My Tegra Note 7 came with Android 4.2. I unlocked, rooted, and installed CWM via the instructional videos over at rootjunky.com. Then through CWM I installed De-Odexed Stock Rooted 4.3plus from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2627671
Once the install finished and I rebooted the device (the reboot took maybe 30-45 seconds) I came to the setup "Welcome" screen. It is here that the Tegra Note froze. I thought it may be because it takes upwards of ten minutes for the first boot to complete/install but 30 minutes later the screen is still frozen.
When I do a hard reboot a few times I'm able to make it through the welcome and setup screens and the device appears to work just fine. I'll be able to install apps, run the stylus software, etc but then every 5 or 6 minutes (maybe shorter, maybe longer) the device freezes again and I must do another hard reboot. This happens repeatedly. And I still can't use the device for more than a few minutes.
Any ideas/suggestions?
onyxkhan said:
My Tegra Note 7 came with Android 4.2. I unlocked, rooted, and installed CWM via the instructional videos over at rootjunky.com. Then through CWM I installed De-Odexed Stock Rooted 4.3plus from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2627671
Once the install finished and I rebooted the device (the reboot took maybe 30-45 seconds) I came to the setup "Welcome" screen. It is here that the Tegra Note froze. I thought it may be because it takes upwards of ten minutes for the first boot to complete/install but 30 minutes later the screen is still frozen.
When I do a hard reboot a few times I'm able to make it through the welcome and setup screens and the device appears to work just fine. I'll be able to install apps, run the stylus software, etc but then every 5 or 6 minutes (maybe shorter, maybe longer) the device freezes again and I must do another hard reboot. This happens repeatedly. And I still can't use the device for more than a few minutes.
Any ideas/suggestions?
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I am having the same issue my Tegra Note keeps freezing after flashing either update, I only did this because the ota update was not hitting but now the tablet is unusable
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RimanX said:
I am having the same issue my Tegra Note keeps freezing after flashing either update, I only did this because the ota update was not hitting but now the tablet is unusable
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I was able to finally fix mine and stop the freezing and locking up. What I had to eventually do was reflash the stock 4.2.2 image, reflash the stock recovery and then update as usual OTA and now I have an updated EVGA TN7 fully functional. Thankfully this forum helped a lot by having the resources needed to fix the issue.
RimanX said:
I was able to finally fix mine and stop the freezing and locking up. What I had to eventually do was reflash the stock 4.2.2 image, reflash the stock recovery and then update as usual OTA and now I have an updated EVGA TN7 fully functional. Thankfully this forum helped a lot by having the resources needed to fix the issue.
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How did you flash the 4.2.2 image and the stock recovery?
Freeje said:
How did you flash the 4.2.2 image and the stock recovery?
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Have to get into the bootloader which for some reason mine is still just a blank black screen even though it says it's unlocked. I used a program called Quick Boot which is mentioned in one of the tut videos, it took a while because of the freezing but once I had it installed I used it to boot back into recovery and bootloader. I did this because the method of holding down power and vol up was not working.
I also noticed that as long as you are moving the screen around with your finger on any screen it would not lock up. I used this to transfer the stock image and recovery over from my computer using the usb.
Once in bootloader you use fastboot to flash. ex. fastboot flash recovery stock_recovery.img from the windows cmd prompt.
I had CWM recovery flashed when this first started so I used Quick Boot to go into recovery to flash the stock 4.2.2 image first to even see if it would help the freezing and once it did I went back and did the above to flash stock recovery so I could let the tablet update using OTA updates.
RimanX said:
Have to get into the bootloader which for some reason mine is still just a blank black screen even though it says it's unlocked. I used a program called Quick Boot which is mentioned in one of the tut videos, it took a while because of the freezing but once I had it installed I used it to boot back into recovery and bootloader. I did this because the method of holding down power and vol up was not working.
I also noticed that as long as you are moving the screen around with your finger on any screen it would not lock up. I used this to transfer the stock image and recovery over from my computer using the usb.
Once in bootloader you use fastboot to flash. ex. fastboot flash recovery stock_recovery.img from the windows cmd prompt.
I had CWM recovery flashed when this first started so I used Quick Boot to go into recovery to flash the stock 4.2.2 image first to even see if it would help the freezing and once it did I went back and did the above to flash stock recovery so I could let the tablet update using OTA updates.
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From where did you get the 4.2.2 image that you can flash from stock recovery? I have a problem of getting the 4.3+ installed since I flashed the CWM recovery. I tried flashing a stock recovery but failed every time. My question is, would flashing an earlier ROM such 4.2.2 enable me to get the 4.3+ update or do I still have to flash a stock recovery?
Got the same error after flashing 4.3 or 4.4.2 manually (since OTA halts with an error).
How to get rid of it?
Thanks!
4.3/4.4 crash. I fixed mine finally! 4.4 working great, no crashing!
astuermer said:
Got the same error after flashing 4.3 or 4.4.2 manually (since OTA halts with an error).
How to get rid of it?
Thanks!
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I had the exact same problem as you... I finally got it working, up to date with 4.4 CWM recovery, rooted and sd card fix. All working great... but here's some history...
I had the same bootloader that never worked from Power on/Vol Up, but would work after an adb reboot into fastboot. (blank screen only)
I was on stock 4.2.2, then unlocked bootloader, then updated to 4.4 using Supertool 2.2, Root, Sd card fix, but stock recovery still. All installed fine, but I had the crashing problem. Factory reset, and reinstall.. didn't solve the problem.
So I went back to 4.2.2 using the "temp" cwm recovery (using the root option to get in the cwm recovery, but I flashed the 4.2.2 file from root junky web page instead of rooting)
So here I was at 4.2.2 stock (from rootjunky web site), and stock recovery. Still not bootloader screen from Power.Vol up.
4.3 OTA would not work (dead droid with red triangle,error),
So I used supertool 1.5, installed CWM recovery, then I installed 4.3. It worked and rooted automatically, but I still got the crashing, and no bootloader by Power/VolUP. 4.4 OTA wouldn't work even when I put stock recovery back.
Here's where I got it to work from 4.3 stock (with crashing still happening, blank bootloader):
So now I used Supertool 2.2 to flash its version of CWM recovery (I had to keep touching the screen to keep it from crashing until CWM was installed and rebooted).
I did NOT use Supertool 2.2 to flash 4.4 as it contains the OTA 2.1 with it!!! (We don't want that yet! You'll se why below) I copied the 4.4 file at rootjunky: "Stock-4.4.2-TegraNote7.zip, February 22nd 2014 460 MB" onto the internal sd card (NOT the external sd card)
I used adb commands to reboot tablet into cwm recovery (had to keep touching screen until it rebooted into recovery so it wouldn't crash). Then I flashed the above 4.4 file. Install went fine. Of course I I still had crashing with 4.4 stock again. However, I noticed that the OTA 2.1 update appeared! I tried to update, but of course it wouldn't with CWM installed. So I reflashed recovery back to stock using supertool 2.2
Guess what happened next? The OTA 2.1 downloaded, flashed and worked! This was the first time I was ever able to get ANY OTA update to work! The key was to flash a stock 4.4 that didn't contain the OTA 2.1, and have stock recovery (from supertool 2.2) first in order to allow the OTA 2.1 to install!
Guess what works now? 4.4 works with NO CRASHING! and my bootloader finally works by holding Vol Up and Power ON and fully function menus,etc..!!! The tablet runs beautiful! The 4.4 had no root, or sd card fix applied, and stock recovery, but it DID lock the bootloader!
So now I used supertool 2.2 to unlock the bootloader (which I could now do because my bootloader had working menus, and could be accessed by Power/Vol Up). Keep in mind that this does a factory reset and wipes user data. (I had not wiped ANY user data right from 4.3 up until now!)
After the bootloader unlock/factory reset, I then used supertool 2.2 to: install CWM recovery, install root, install sd card fix.
Now I have an EVGA Tegra Note 7 with a fully functional bootloader, 4.4 Kit Kat, CWM recovery, root, sd card fix. All running great with NO crashing!
This is what worked for me... proceed with caution and know what your are doing first. Good luck!
4.4.2 Freezing- FIXED!
TerryRed said:
I had the exact same problem as you... I finally got it working, up to date with 4.4 CWM recovery, rooted and sd card fix. All working great... but here's some history...
I had the same bootloader that never worked from Power on/Vol Up, but would work after an adb reboot into fastboot. (blank screen only)
I was on stock 4.2.2, then unlocked bootloader, then updated to 4.4 using Supertool 2.2, Root, Sd card fix, but stock recovery still. All installed fine, but I had the crashing problem. Factory reset, and reinstall.. didn't solve the problem.
So I went back to 4.2.2 using the "temp" cwm recovery (using the root option to get in the cwm recovery, but I flashed the 4.2.2 file from root junky web page instead of rooting)
So here I was at 4.2.2 stock (from rootjunky web site), and stock recovery. Still not bootloader screen from Power.Vol up.
4.3 OTA would not work (dead droid with red triangle,error),
So I used supertool 1.5, installed CWM recovery, then I installed 4.3. It worked and rooted automatically, but I still got the crashing, and no bootloader by Power/VolUP. 4.4 OTA wouldn't work even when I put stock recovery back.
Here's where I got it to work from 4.3 stock (with crashing still happening, blank bootloader):
So now I used Supertool 2.2 to flash its version of CWM recovery (I had to keep touching the screen to keep it from crashing until CWM was installed and rebooted).
I did NOT use Supertool 2.2 to flash 4.4 as it contains the OTA 2.1 with it!!! (We don't want that yet! You'll se why below) I copied the 4.4 file at rootjunky: "Stock-4.4.2-TegraNote7.zip, February 22nd 2014 460 MB" onto the internal sd card (NOT the external sd card)
I used adb commands to reboot tablet into cwm recovery (had to keep touching screen until it rebooted into recovery so it wouldn't crash). Then I flashed the above 4.4 file. Install went fine. Of course I I still had crashing with 4.4 stock again. However, I noticed that the OTA 2.1 update appeared! I tried to update, but of course it wouldn't with CWM installed. So I reflashed recovery back to stock using supertool 2.2
Guess what happened next? The OTA 2.1 downloaded, flashed and worked! This was the first time I was ever able to get ANY OTA update to work! The key was to flash a stock 4.4 that didn't contain the OTA 2.1, and have stock recovery (from supertool 2.2) first in order to allow the OTA 2.1 to install!
Guess what works now? 4.4 works with NO CRASHING! and my bootloader finally works by holding Vol Up and Power ON and fully function menus,etc..!!! The tablet runs beautiful! The 4.4 had no root, or sd card fix applied, and stock recovery, but it DID lock the bootloader!
So now I used supertool 2.2 to unlock the bootloader (which I could now do because my bootloader had working menus, and could be accessed by Power/Vol Up). Keep in mind that this does a factory reset and wipes user data. (I had not wiped ANY user data right from 4.3 up until now!)
After the bootloader unlock/factory reset, I then used supertool 2.2 to: install CWM recovery, install root, install sd card fix.
Now I have an EVGA Tegra Note 7 with a fully functional bootloader, 4.4 Kit Kat, CWM recovery, root, sd card fix. All running great with NO crashing!
This is what worked for me... proceed with caution and know what your are doing first. Good luck!
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@TerryRed:
You saved my bacon! I was having a similar issue with a totally borked root attempt... I was frustrated with repeated attempts to recover from the freezing issue. I followed your instructions and recovered the Tegra. Like you, I discovered that if I continually the device active by tapping and moving the screen, I could use the device. My idle limit was about 5 seconds, though.
In a nut shell, and while pretending to be a poor excuse for DJ 'scratching' (or do they call them 'controllerists' now?) I:
* Made sure ADB Debugging was enabled
* Copied the 'Stock-4.4.2-TegraNote7.zip' archive to the device's internal storage
* Ran SuperTool 2.2 and ONLY flashed the stock recovery
* Rebooted
[Resume silly DJ motions, while frantically setting up WIFI]
* Checked for, and downloaded the OTA update manually [OTA FOUND!!!]
* Waited the agonizing 10 second countdown for the device to initialize the installation
* Let Android do it's thing
!! SUCCESS !!
Thank you, and all of the guys here at XDA who donate their time, talent, and valuable info that help us mere muggles free our devices and take them to new heights.
I bricked my while trying to get back to 4.3 and I really hope that this will still help me after all I've already done. Wish me luck(
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OrangeCalculator said:
I bricked my while trying to get back to 4.3 and I really hope that this will still help me after all I've already done. Wish me luck(
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So yours bricked as well???
I had the same problems:
- Bootloader not working as expected (only black screen).
- After CWM and flashed 4.3 constantly freezing.
- OTA not working (it said something like "This is not Tegra Note, it is Tegra Tab")
So being desperate I flashed a deodex 4.3 from RootJunky's web.
Since then tablet in boot-loop and still no way to get into Recovery.
I can only access APX mode, but I am not sure, how to use it.
Any help appreciated.
Jaro
NVflash unbricked
jardam.cz said:
So yours bricked as well???
I had the same problems:
- Bootloader not working as expected (only black screen).
- After CWM and flashed 4.3 constantly freezing.
- OTA not working (it said something like "This is not Tegra Note, it is Tegra Tab")
So being desperate I flashed a deodex 4.3 from RootJunky's web.
Since then tablet in boot-loop and still no way to get into Recovery.
I can only access APX mode, but I am not sure, how to use it.
Any help appreciated.
Jaro
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So, to fix the boot loop it is as simple as it can be. I can't believe I didn't find that earlier. (BTW I didn't find a clear answer in the forum until today, thanks to hacktrix2006)
Just download the NVflash and the image mentioned in post #2 in following thread. Follow the instructions to switch tablet into APX mode, install the driver and start the flashing. Flawlessly done. No problem. Got rid of the Chinese OS (not supporting Google).
Really cool!
Just in case anyone still has these issues I'm going to post how I found a way to resolve them. I had all the problems mentioned in the previous posts and more besides. The inability to apply OTA updates, the device would freeze after 5 seconds of inactivity, endless boot loops, failed recovery partitions etc etc etc.
I tried a butt load of different solutions but none worked for me. What did work is described below. Others have already mentioned that Advent has a stock rom recovery utility, however, even after flashing that my problems still remained. So I downloaded the Advent stock recovery util and documentation and modified it slightly to the latest Android release for the Tegra Note 7.
Do as follows:
1 - Go here and download both the Advent Vega Tegra Note Factory Image (4.3) util and the documentation.
2 - Extract the Advent Factory Image zip file (as described in the documentation) somewhere on your pc.
3 - Inside the extracted folder you'll see a bunch of files. The three files we're interested in are the "recovery.img", "system.img" and "boot.img". Select all three and delete them.
4 - Now download the Tegra Super Tool utility here. At the time of this post the latest version is 2.5.
5 - Extract the downloaded Supertool to a new folder on your pc.
6 - Inside the extracted folder there are another bunch of files. Again, we're only interested in three of them. You're going to rename three of the files and use them to replace the three files you deleted earlier. At present their names are "4.4.2-2.5recovery.img", "4.4.2-2.5boot.img" and "4.4.2-2.5system.img.ext4". The filenames will obviously change as time goes by, but a little common sense goes a long way at this stage. So "4.4.2-2.5recovery.img" is renamed to "recovery.img", " 4.4.2-2.5boot.img" is renamed to "boot.img" and "4.4.2-2.5system.img.ext4" is renamed to "system.img". Once you've renamed them, copy them into the folder for the Advent Vega Tegra Note Factory Image which you extracted in step 2.
7 - Now go and read the documentation for the Advent Vega Tegra Note Factory Image util. Just take your time and follow it to the letter. It'll tell you how to put your Tegra Note 7 into it's APX mode, install windows drivers for it and begin the recovery of your device. It's mostly an automated procedure and fairly simple to follow as long as you follow the documentation.
This method brought my Tegra Note 7 back when it had several of the problems mentioned earlier in this thread, all at the same time.
Hope it helps someone.
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I'm not allowed to post in the Development forum, so I will ask my question here:
I updated to ICS successfully by changing the update-script in the update.zip.
I removed the lines which delete the recovery or reinstall it; I deleted the whole recovery folder as well.
But now I can't get back into CWM, it just doesn't start, it stops during "booting into recovery kernel" ( it was not overwritten).
So, is the ICS update changing so much in the system that CWM stops working? (through google I found something about different kernels, but didn't understand it)
I think I'll try to install the original recovery, better than nothing.
(this may also be a warning to people who think that they can roll back to honeycomb with CMW - apparently, once the update was succesfull that's it with honycomb)
daniel
I think it might have to do with the updated bootloader that comes with the ICS OTA.
I just had a look at the "blob"-file in the update.zip and was able to unpack it with the BlobTools for the Asus Transformer (https://github.com/AndroidRoot/BlobTools). Inside it was an EBT-file, which, according to my research, should be an image for the bootloader.
Looking through the strings in the blob, it seems to be one indeed: "Bootloader Start at:%d ms".
So I guess the new bootloader loads the recovery system from a different address or partition than the HC bootloader, which is why CWM won't start.
So adding the lines for flashing the OTA recovery-from-boot.p to the updater-script and re-running the update over HC should theoretically solve the issue. Or, if that doesn't work, flash the recovery image manually and flash the blob via nvflash (I'm not sure, though, if that is possible without the keys).
Maybe then someone with enough reverse-engineering skills could determine what has changed in the update and patch CWM accordingly...
Similar Issue..
In CWM, from [ROM][JB] CM10 for Ideapad K1 [Updated 8/29] (I'm running version 2). Whenever I attempt to use any of the features it asks me to install the recovery (which I know I have, and can boot to it) and asks me to choose my device.. Which it then only gives me the ASUS TRANSFORMER as an option.
So, on Version 1 of this build, some time back. I said, what the heck, why not. Let it do its thing,rebooted.. and the system would not ever boot. Just hung at the CM10 boot animation.
Whatever. I used the NVFlash version, got it back up and running. Rebooted in to CWR, and flashed the [ROM]CM10 for Ideapad K1 version 2 CWM version on it. Id really rather not have to wipe my device again to go to version 3, or 4.. and I don't want to get stuck at a boot animation again.
Any thoughts?
It will work again. Just find the file "k1recovery" from the system/bin folder of a rom that has it. Push it in the device, fix permissions and execute it using ADB. The combination Power Btn & VOL+ doesn't work on some devices.
hi all.
I'm really struggling here and dont know what to do.
Ive been rooted and have been running EchoeRom 4.4.2 with an Alucard kernel thats been brilliant.
Last week i seemed to have lost a load of apps - which in hindsight were some that i had moved to SD card. I couldnt update the apps, reinstall or reinstall via titanium.
Long story short I used mybackup after reflashing the ROM but started getting some f/c
A factory reset didnt help so I decided to unroot and flash stock 4.3 NG8 firmware then re-root through ODIN. This is something I/ve done before - but now it wont work.
Ive tried CF Autoroot but the Superuser app says missing Binary.
If I try to get to recovery it just reboots again after 2 seconds to normal startup. I have tried just flashing CWM and TWRP recoveries both with auto reboot checked then un-checked with a battery pull about 20 times.
On 2 or 3 occasions I've had the CF red splash screen for rooting, but that seems to finish with a 'restoring stock recovery' message and i'm back to square one after it reboots.
Ive tried a different superuser app but it couldnt update the binary.
I even attempted a different rooting method with Towelroot but after accessing the APK it starts phone not supported.
Im really stumped now and have no root and no access to any recovery. If i could get to recovery Id be ok.
I dont know if ive destroyed root forever - when updating on ODIN I usually get a PASS message so i suspect something bootloader related may be overwriting the installed recovery ?
Any clues folks !!
1. Reflash android 4.4.2 GN8 firmware through ODIN
2. Download this FILE and copy it to your phone (in SDCard better)
3. Go to DOWNLOAD MODE and Flash TWRP (for example) through ODIN.
4. Remember the combination for go TWRP is a lil difficult and sometimes your phone will reboot normally. This happend to me too:
- Power off your device completely.
- Press and hold Volume Up, Home and Power buttons simultaneously.
- Release the buttons when the phone’s screen flickers or the TWRP Recovery logo blue appears.
- That is it, after you release buttons, you will be taken to the main Recovery Mode menu..
5. Install the file of the step 2 with TWRP.
6. Done
sorry for delay in responding.
I was about to follow your advice, when at random when using the phone it flashed up a message..
something along the lines of 'unauthorised activity detected - reboot phone'
I did this only to go straight into Philz recovery and since then have been able to load a backup, reflash a new rom and all seems ok.
Very strange !
Thanks for the help though.
Robin
My Nexus 4 was previously running 4.4.2 ... I had a modified kernel patch (done via an app and I can't remember the name of it) and it was rooted. On occasion I would pickup the phone just to find out it had shut down. I would reboot it and it would be fine for days. One day it got stuck on the boot animation. It just wouldn't pass that point. Then the battery died (I assume) so I plugged it in via USB to both wall and PC and it would not charge. I had to put in on my wireless charging pad and it charged right up .. but still would not pass the animation.
Since then I have individually flashed each file manually from the newest lolipop ROM. Tried the nexus toolkit including most of the 4.X.X stock ROMS. Did a format and erase. Booted Clockwork Recovery and installed 5.0 from sdcard. (I can access the sdcard via USB on CWM). I flashed the kernel, Radio and bootloader several times each. I tried the Cyan ROM 10.x too
After the second attempt installing 5.0 (using the toolkit) I did get "Android is upgrading ... Optimizing apps" then it hung on "starting apps" and the animation continued for hours. I have had no other success since then.
I am at a complete loss. So I turn to the experts in hope of salvation.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong or what else I should be doing?
Your emmc chip is fried.. Take the phone to a service center
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA Free mobile app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2964619
Well, here's a new twist. I'm able to flash 4.2 and 4.2.2 with no problems .. but 4.3 OTA and even manual flash will reproduce the stuck on animated logo problem.
I installed a sensor app and it seems like all sensors are working fine.
I remember that I was using the franco kernel before my problems started. Maybe I have a botched kernel. But I have flashed it when I did all the ROMs did I not?
What is the earliest kernel version that is compatible with 4.3, 4.4 and 5.0?
Does anyone know why I can't flash beyond 4.2.2?
Is there a way to systematically test each .img to discover the problem?
Also, even though I have USB debugging enabled, I can't use ADB to sideload at all. I keep getting ADB was not found. I can use ADB without problems on my nexus 5.
bump
Same issue here. Could flash 4.2.2 and update with ota to 4.4.4, after that the boot animation stay's for more then an hour. Any idea how to solve this?
Just to share my own experience on similar issue..
my N4 was official Lollipop 5.0.1 unrooted & locked.
Unlocked & installed clockworkmod & latest official pa rom -> stuck in boot screen. (had done all resets etc )
full wipe & latest official CM nightly -> stuck in boot screen.
full wipe & installed full official google 4.4.4 image -> phone booted ok.
full wipe & install cwm & latest official pa rom (same as earlier) -> phone booted ok.
So my conclusion was that it had something to do with lollipop modem etc part, that didnt quite work with roms i tried to run.
BTW for some reason wasnt able to get adb sideload to work for me neither, so installed the factory images on fastboot / flash-all.bat
If you have a backup with USB debugging enabled, you could restore it and try to take a logcat while booting. This would make finding the culprit a lot easier.
Hi all - Im hoping someone can help with what I suspect is an easy issue, and me just being a bit dense.
Note 4 N910F (international)
Today, I had the motherboard replaced after eMMC failure, phone wouldnt turn on. My phone went away with Kitkat, it's come back with Marshmallow.
Now would like to re-root and re-rom to how I had it.
I've TWRP'ed successfully.
I used CF Auto Root and it worked fine, then tried to install Super SU via recovery image zip file. It sometimes says that there is no binary installed when I'm back in the Android OS.
My ROM of choice is http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/snapdragon-dev/rom-n910f-stock-odexed-bloated-rom-v1-t3216390 as I have used this for the past year without any issues, and had it setup as I liked it (KitKat).
I use ODIN (with phone in download mode) and installed the bootloader and the modem, then restart the phone in recovery mode, and install the ROM tried both "Download v5 ROM" and "Full Un-Debloated Stock N910FXXU1DPE1 ROM (DeKNOXed, DeOdexed, Rooted)" which I have copied to my SD Card. Neither works, one ends up in German language phone setup.
/System /Data /Cache /DalvikCache /AndroidSecure is cleared.
Phone rebooted...
....ends up back with Marshmallow after 5 minutes at the animated "Samsung" screen.
Any ideas where Im going wrong, please?
So.. about me being dense..
Yeah - I've been installing a Marshmallow ROM, then getting confused why my phone was "reverting to stock" with a Marshmallow ROM.
Obviously, that WASN'T the ROM I've been using for the past year...
derp.
I recently bought a Cherry Mobile Tegra Note and didn't notice on the ad that the previous owner updated to Lollipop. Defeated the purpose of me buying it since I wanted a powerful device to stay on Kitkat to avoid ART compatibility headaches. So i proceeded to search through the xda forums and found Supertool and stock 4.4 images (both from rootjunky).
Bootloader was unlocked without a hitch. TWRP was installed. And I was flashing away . Then the device goes into a crazy bootloop in which I see it start up only to have instant error messages then reboot. I tried again and same thing happened again...
So I decided to use Supertool's "Restore 5.1" option which according to it, was successful. It just gave me an entire night of "TEGRA NOTE" screen which I thought was just the new rom slowing down at first boot. So now I'm stuck... TWRP disappeared and Supertool can't install it again since the device starts in fastboot already...
Is there a way to flash a ROM while in fastboot? or even a custom recovery?
I was thinking of downloading an older version of Supertool and using that to "restore to 4.4" but I think it will make the situation worse. So I'll wait for help instead of making the situation worse. AT least I have fastboot and I got my bootloader unlocked
Nvm I fixed it myself by fastboot flashing the TWRP image and using that to flash the original Kitkat ROM that crashed on me. Case closed.
Hi Raylgo., Can you help me out.. I have the CM TN7 wifi as well.. I'd like to root it and flash a custom recovery.. So far, I've read about successful Root installs but none of the custom recovery.. Yours is the first one I read. I also I wanna try out the supertool by rootJunky but, read a comment with the same unit that he had bricked it.
What version of RootJunky's supertool did you used and Can you go by the steps you did...
TIA.