First off, please don't punch me for asking a question... I swear I usually know what I'm doing...
Anyway. I got a new S4, and was unable to root using motochopper. The phone was on MK2 but just wouldn't budge rootwise. Tried several comps etc. So I tried safestrap, which worked swimmingly. I see, however, that I cannot get a TW free rom on safestrap. So my question is:
How do I install a different recovery over a safestrap MK2 install? I never OTAed, other than safestrap I'm fresh out the box...Or is MK2 for some reason an upgrade from mk3 and I'm stuffed?
Thanks for the help and for hopefully not punching me.
pendragon11 said:
First off, please don't punch me for asking a question... I swear I usually know what I'm doing...
Anyway. I got a new S4, and was unable to root using motochopper. The phone was on MK2 but just wouldn't budge rootwise. Tried several comps etc. So I tried safestrap, which worked swimmingly. I see, however, that I cannot get a TW free rom on safestrap. So my question is:
How do I install a different recovery over a safestrap MK2 install? I never OTAed, other than safestrap I'm fresh out the box...Or is MK2 for some reason an upgrade from mk3 and I'm stuffed?
Thanks for the help and for hopefully not punching me.
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If punch you but I don't know where you are, lol. You're stuffed
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First off let me say I am a noob I have rooted several phones but just stay stock and do simple mods.... that said....
I got my s4 a week ago, didn't know there was the mf9 update available, so I rooted my phone (on mdl), with CF-Auto Root.
Did the hotspot mod, did a camera tweak, got xposed installer, prl write enable...that's all I've done.
I want to upgrade to MF9 (since I keep getting "message unresponsive" on MDL which it's supposed to fix) ...
I've read the the threads and it seems a lot of people are getting stuck and things occurring when they go from rooted MDL to MF9
so I need help please =DDD
Right now I am
Kernel
Linux version 3.4.0-529760
I tried to be as descriptive as I could since I don't want to run in to any problems..
I want to be able to add all the stuff I currently have on my phone but I don't care if the memory is lost since I can just add it again..
I would REALLY appreciate some help!! since I just got the phone and I don't want to brick it
P.S I got the "system update" notification on my phone telling me to install regarding MF9, would I be able to do it that way and then root (since it would unroot my phone)???
I did that with the s3 and I was unable access root again, it just said I was rooted but I really wasn't....
Or should I unroot, update mf9, then root again?? Is that easier??
helpp!!! Again I read the threads but it dooesn't seem anyone is my situation
Glitterloveglamour said:
First off let me say I am a noob I have rooted several phones but just stay stock and do simple mods.... that said....
I got my s4 a week ago, didn't know there was the mf9 update available, so I rooted my phone (on mdl), with CF-Auto Root.
Did the hotspot mod, did a camera tweak, got xposed installer, prl write enable...that's all I've done.
I want to upgrade to MF9 (since I keep getting "message unresponsive" on MDL which it's supposed to fix) ...
I've read the the threads and it seems a lot of people are getting stuck and things occurring when they go from rooted MDL to MF9
so I need help please =DDD
Right now I am
Kernel
Linux version 3.4.0-529760
I tried to be as descriptive as I could since I don't want to run in to any problems..
I want to be able to add all the stuff I currently have on my phone but I don't care if the memory is lost since I can just add it again..
I would REALLY appreciate some help!! since I just got the phone and I don't want to brick it
P.S I got the "system update" notification on my phone telling me to install regarding MF9, would I be able to do it that way and then root (since it would unroot my phone)???
I did that with the s3 and I was unable access root again, it just said I was rooted but I really wasn't....
Or should I unroot, update mf9, then root again?? Is that easier??
helpp!!! Again I read the threads but it dooesn't seem anyone is my situation
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Wrong section....please use the "Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting" section of the Sprint Galaxy S4 Forums
Oooh you are in big trouble. Lol, I kid, I kid... A Moderator will move this. It is in the wrong section... But while I'm here, use superSU to unroot (there is a setting in it to unroot) reverse any mods, you have got to be 100% stock. Stock kernel, stock recovery, and everything has to match....In download mode if it says you have anything but a zero count, and, or if it says custom, use triangle away to clear the flash count, and if you have custom in about phone.
Once you are unrooted, and everything is stock, do a factory reset, I read you should do it 2 our 3 times. Only when it is like it was when you got it, accept the MF9 update, then root, and you will be all good
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Oooh you are in big trouble. Lol, I kid, I kid... A Moderator will move this. It is in the wrong section... But while I'm here, use superSU to unroot (there is a setting in it to unroot) reverse any mods, you have got to be 100% stock. Stock kernel, stock recovery, and everything has to match....In download mode if it says you have anything but a zero count, and, or if it says custom, use triangle away to clear the flash count, and if you have custom in about phone.
Once you are unrooted, and everything is stock, do a factory reset, I read you should do it 2 our 3 times. Only when it is like it was when you got it, accept the MF9 update, then root, and you will be all good
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
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is that one of the easiest ways to just go back to stock then upgrade then root again?
I found the following way to be simple and it worked:
1. Flash your phone with the Samsung MDL tar using Odin. Reboot.
2. Perform a factory reset from Settings. Reboot.
3. Go into stock recovery and flash the official MDL to MF9 zip file from a microSD card. Reboot.
4. To get root back, flash a custom recovery of your choice with Odin.
5. Within custom recovery, flash the latest SuperSU zip. Reboot.
You should now be rooted and you can start modding.
If you are staying stock rooted this is by far the easiest way: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357471
No reason to even mess with flashing the OTA push.
I ended up doing an unroot flash stock, factory reset. Add mf9. Cf root
and now im on mf9 rooted
it seems like the hard method mostly that stock took like 2 hours to download
cerj said:
Oooh you are in big trouble. Lol, I kid, I kid... A Moderator will move this. It is in the wrong section... But while I'm here, use superSU to unroot (there is a setting in it to unroot) reverse any mods, you have got to be 100% stock. Stock kernel, stock recovery, and everything has to match....In download mode if it says you have anything but a zero count, and, or if it says custom, use triangle away to clear the flash count, and if you have custom in about phone.
Once you are unrooted, and everything is stock, do a factory reset, I read you should do it 2 our 3 times. Only when it is like it was when you got it, accept the MF9 update, then root, and you will be all good
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
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Is this the order these steps should be done in?
I'm using MF3 now. i don't want to root again after update. so i'm asking if SuperSU's survival mode will prevent unrooting during the update, and also I'm thinking of staying MF3 until KitKat, unless MK2 is very important or fabulous update (such as bootloader unlock).
ryujeff said:
I have no idea how AT&T can get benefit by locking bootloaders. Why do they want it locked? They also said they are going to lock bootloaders for further devices. Does that mean AT&T will lock KitKat's bootloader? KitKat's my only hope unless Dan Rosenberg releases unlocking method. When is he gonna release the method? It's been a while. I really want custom ROMs. Safestrap's choices are too limited and eats up my storage.
Sadly, I bought the device right after MF3. I'm not updating to MK2 in order to not encounter another bootloader problem.
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AT&T locks bootloaders so that they can guarantee everyone will have and use exactly what they give access to. It makes it harder for us to get rid of their restrictions such as locking tethering and using apps they hide in the play store. It keeps us on their stock system where they can have more control basically. KitKat will be locked, just like everything else was/is. Don Rosenberg's unlock method has been out for a while, it's only an exploit known as loki and was patched by MF3. It was never a full unlock.
DeadlySin9 said:
AT&T locks bootloaders so that they can guarantee everyone will have and use exactly what they give access to. It makes it harder for us to get rid of their restrictions such as locking tethering and using apps they hide in the play store. It keeps us on their stock system where they can have more control basically. KitKat will be locked, just like everything else was/is. Don Rosenberg's unlock method has been out for a while, it's only an exploit known as loki and was patched by MF3. It was never a full unlock.
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thanks for spending your precious time on answering such a stupid question.
now i edited my question into another question:laugh:
ryujeff said:
thanks for spending your precious time on answering such a stupid question.
now i edited my question into another question:laugh:
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For me.....alot of users hanging on MF3 because we have MF3 FULL TAR FILES, but not Mk2. Last night my buddy @muniz_ri shared mk2 files and now we have ......MK2 FULL TAR FILES .....it mean u can go back to stock MK2 firmware just in case something goes wrong....i think u should now.... plus we confirmed more than 20 custom roms worked with MK2 + SafeStrap v3.71 Recovery .....check this MK2_INDEX_ROMS_LIST thread by @guut13 ......anything u need to know for MK2.....get your READING MODE ON..........GOODLUCK.....:good::good:
ted77usa said:
For me.....alot of users hanging on MF3 because we have MF3 FULL TAR FILES, but not Mk2. Last night my buddy @muniz_ri shared mk2 files and now we have ......MK2 FULL TAR FILES .....it mean u can go back to stock MK2 firmware just in case something goes wrong....i think u should now.... plus we confirmed more than 20 custom roms worked with MK2 + SafeStrap v3.71 Recovery .....check this MK2_INDEX_ROMS_LIST thread by @guut13 ......anything u need to know for MK2.....get your READING MODE ON..........GOODLUCK.....:good::good:
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Thanks for making time to reply my question. I've got a little problem. I used survive mode in supersu and tried to update into MK2, but at 25% during the installation, it goes off and fails everytime. I uninstalled safestrap recovery just in case but the installation fails. Is there a way to flash MK2 on MF3 with Odin? What if i cant update forever? So im planning to factory reset and unroot if there is no other way
ryujeff said:
Thanks for making time to reply my question. I've got a little problem. I used survive mode in supersu and tried to update into MK2, but at 25% during the installation, it goes off and fails everytime. I uninstalled safestrap recovery just in case but the installation fails. Is there a way to flash MK2 on MF3 with Odin? What if i cant update forever? So im planning to factory reset and unroot if there is no other way
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SuperSu known for updating failure... so It work better if you coming from mf3 .... u need to flash to mf3 stock firmware by flashing mf3.tar from my update. Zip thread. ... Or u can just flash the mk2 full tar files. ... u would end up on mk2.....If you check my other thread about update.zip.....u would see couples peoples confirmed work ......... Goodluck
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Ok I have been trying for a week to install and run roms, I was able to get 1 rom working, don't remember which on at the moment.
I have Rooted the phone, installed Safestrap 3.75, also in the process of messing with it over the week I have tripped Knox, But no Big deal.
I have have tried to install nc2 using the instructions in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543386 the one that says "IF YOU ARE ON NC4 (Official VZW OTA) Follow The Below Instructions" with NO Luck, All I got was the boot screen before the safestrap screen and then Nothing, Black screen!
What I am trying to do is get it to where I can use the rom slots in the Safestrap and run Hyperdrive rom in a rom slot along with other roms in the other slots
So far I have tried so many things I lost track and I have had to use ODIN about 5 times to re-install the Stock roms because I messed it up so bad it would not even go into safestrap
Any help would be appreciated.
Update: I guess i did not stand on my head the right way or something like that! LOL
All I had to do was follow this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2787627 and got things going
Zenman2010 said:
Ok I have been trying for a week to install and run roms, I was able to get 1 rom working, don't remember which on at the moment.
I have Rooted the phone, installed Safestrap 3.75, also in the process of messing with it over the week I have tripped Knox, But no Big deal.
I have have tried to install nc2 using the instructions in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543386 the one that says "IF YOU ARE ON NC4 (Official VZW OTA) Follow The Below Instructions" with NO Luck, All I got was the boot screen before the safestrap screen and then Nothing, Black screen!
What I am trying to do is get it to where I can use the rom slots in the Safestrap and run Hyperdrive rom in a rom slot along with other roms in the other slots
So far I have tried so many things I lost track and I have had to use ODIN about 5 times to re-install the Stock roms because I messed it up so bad it would not even go into safestrap
Any help would be appreciated.
Update: I guess i did not stand on my head the right way or something like that! LOL
All I had to do was follow this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2787627 and got things going
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I was just about to send there, glad you got it going...
I have the galaxy s4 i337 NC1, i was on a hyperdrive 4.2.2 rooted rom, i updated to the 4.4.2, now the rom works perfectly but i have no wifi, no data, im no longer rooted, and i cannot access safestrap. I just wanna get wifi working and safestrap installed.
Any help is appreciated,
Thanks,
Deershoot3r
Since you have lost safestrap recovery, you would have to redo everything by first flashing stock NB1 using Odin, update to NC1, root and install safestrap. To get Wi-Fi, you would need to flash the modules. For data, you would have to configure the correct APN. For root, flash SuperSU from recovery.
deershoot3r said:
I have the galaxy s4 i337 NC1, i was on a hyperdrive 4.2.2 rooted rom, i updated to the 4.4.2, now the rom works perfectly but i have no wifi, no data, im no longer rooted, and i cannot access safestrap. I just wanna get wifi working and safestrap installed.
Any help is appreciated,
Thanks,
Deershoot3r
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As I pointed out in another thread (as I had a LOT of issue with this too going back to stock):
I had rooted my fiance's Galaxy S4 and when she wanted it back to unrooted and stock, I put it back. However, it appears that the common recovery that is available online is available with a kernel that is either corrupt, or just plain wrong. Her WiFi would not turn on despite everything. After much searching and attempts at removing the battery, factory restore and whatnot, finally decided to research the flash file itself and sure enough, it would not update past 4.2.2.
The file you will need to reflash via ODIN v1.85 is available here: http://www.androidayos.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-odin-stock-firmware/
Found the proper file (Telus), flashed it and it is now at 4.4.2 and WiFi is working perfect again. Also fast as well. Hope this helps as I know I found it extremely difficult to find answers!
kalealex said:
As I pointed out in another thread (as I had a LOT of issue with this too going back to stock):
I had rooted my fiance's Galaxy S4 and when she wanted it back to unrooted and stock, I put it back. However, it appears that the common recovery that is available online is available with a kernel that is either corrupt, or just plain wrong. Her WiFi would not turn on despite everything. After much searching and attempts at removing the battery, factory restore and whatnot, finally decided to research the flash file itself and sure enough, it would not update past 4.2.2.
The file you will need to reflash via ODIN v1.85 is available here: http://www.androidayos.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-odin-stock-firmware/
Found the proper file (Telus), flashed it and it is now at 4.4.2 and WiFi is working perfect again. Also fast as well. Hope this helps as I know I found it extremely difficult to find answers!
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Do you have an i337m? The link you posted for the file is not going to work on the i337
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Ok So everywhere i looked for the SM-G900V says i need to use safestrap to install roms on my verizon s5 cause of the locked bootloader.
Installed busybox, SuperSu, got root access and installed safestrap.
Everytime i seem to install any rom (AllianceRom) it takes me straight back to Stock Recovery and then i have to reboot into safestrap. Once i see the Safestrap screen for 10 seconds after that it is just a black screen. Other people seem to be installing roms fine . Im not sure if im doing something wrong but if anyone has any help it would be much appreciated.
GardenST8Wonder said:
Ok So everywhere i looked for the SM-G900V says i need to use safestrap to install roms on my verizon s5 cause of the locked bootloader.
Installed busybox, SuperSu, got root access and installed safestrap.
Everytime i seem to install any rom (AllianceRom) it takes me straight back to Stock Recovery and then i have to reboot into safestrap. Once i see the Safestrap screen for 10 seconds after that it is just a black screen. Other people seem to be installing roms fine . Im not sure if im doing something wrong but if anyone has any help it would be much appreciated.
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Read the section of "Fixing a Bricked Phone" here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/guide-painiacs-essential-guide-to-t3319848
painiac said:
Read the section of "Fixing a Bricked Phone" here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/guide-painiacs-essential-guide-to-t3319848
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I can go into download mode and restore to Stock NCG. The only problem im having is when i try to install any touch-wiz based rom it goes to black screen then it boots into stock recovery forcing me to flash stock recovery again.
GardenST8Wonder said:
I can go into download mode and restore to Stock NCG. The only problem im having is when i try to install any touch-wiz based rom it goes to black screen then it boots into stock recovery forcing me to flash stock recovery again.
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Can you Odin back to NCG and start from scratch. That's the only thing that I can think of doing and that's if you haven't taken any OTA's passed OD5.
al50 said:
Can you Odin back to NCG and start from scratch. That's the only thing that I can think of doing and that's if you haven't taken any OTA's passed OD5.
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Honestly im kinda new to rooting and what not. Ive rooted a non-verizon phone before, but i understand its different on verizon and at&t due to the locked bootloader. Ive tried to Odin back to NCG. Everything installs fine up to the point when i install a rom, it soft-bricks the phone. It loads back into stock recovery.
Now i thought it would be better if i update my Phone to OA8 5.0 Not sure if that is the newest update from verizon cause i dont get ota updates on my s5. Any help i can get would be much much appreciated. If i can i will try and odin back down to NCG.
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Honestly im kinda new to rooting and what not. Ive rooted a non-verizon phone before, but i understand its different on verizon and at&t due to the locked bootloader. Ive tried to Odin back to NCG. Everything installs fine up to the point when i install a rom, it soft-bricks the phone. It loads back into stock recovery.
Now i thought it would be better if i update my Phone to OA8 5.0 Not sure if that is the newest update from verizon cause i dont get ota updates on my s5. Any help i can get would be much much appreciated. If i can i will try and odin back down to NCG.
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Did you read that section and try it? It contains the procedure for clearing the cache after a ROM install, which almost always resolves the very issue you are having.
The other thing is, lollipop ROMs take around 10 minutes to boot up the first time.
Did you figure it out yet?
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