I have a rooted galaxy note 3 sm-900w8 running jelly bean. I upgraded it to the xnote 9005 rom and it worked flawlessly and today i upgraded it to the bobcat rom so that i can get 4.4 kit kat. I did it by just flashing the rom. I couldn't get past their boot icon. Then I tried to reinstall xnote and TWRP says it fails to open the xnote zip. Is there anything that I can do? Help would be very appreciated because its my daily driver.
czozuk said:
I have a rooted galaxy note 3 sm-900w8 running jelly bean. I upgraded it to the xnote 9005 rom and it worked flawlessly and today i upgraded it to the bobcat rom so that i can get 4.4 kit kat. I did it by just flashing the rom. I couldn't get past their boot icon. Then I tried to reinstall xnote and TWRP says it fails to open the xnote zip. Is there anything that I can do? Help would be very appreciated because its my daily driver.
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If you was using x-note jellybean version and trying to upgrade to kitkat by just flashed bobcatrom then it's not right. You need to flash stock kitkat rom with odin then flash custom kitkat rom of your choice with custom recovery. And maybe the xnote zip has corrupted. Try redownload and reflash. Or try cwm to see if you could flash the xnote
Well, since this is noob-friendly, would I be able to install a Custom ROM IF there were one available for 4.4.2? I got a Custom Recovery from Autorec and it said it downgraded my Bootloader so that it can install and old version of TWRP.
Tymau5 said:
Well, since this is noob-friendly, would I be able to install a Custom ROM IF there were one available for 4.4.2? I got a Custom Recovery from Autorec and it said it downgraded my Bootloader so that it can install and old version of TWRP.
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you can install any rom for your device as long as you meet the following-
a)if you are flashing a kk rom(g pro 2/flex kk/stock kk) then you just just have to either be on kk with recovery or flash the kk baseband for your device
b)if on kk and you want to flash jb rom(stock jb/flex jb) you need to flash the jb baseband at the same time as you flash the rom
c)if you want to flash an aosp rom you either check if it supports stock kk/if it doesn't mention anything flash a kk ported baseband for aosp kk or flash a jb baseband while flashing aosp rom
XxZombiePikachu said:
you can install any rom for your device as long as you meet the following-
a)if you are flashing a kk rom(g pro 2/flex kk/stock kk) then you just just have to either be on kk with recovery or flash the kk baseband for your device
b)if on kk and you want to flash jb rom(stock jb/flex jb) you need to flash the jb baseband at the same time as you flash the rom
c)if you want to flash an aosp rom you either check if it supports stock kk/if it doesn't mention anything flash a kk ported baseband for aosp kk or flash a jb baseband while flashing aosp rom
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Yeah, it works! Thanks for verifying for me!
My question is if I update my vzw note 3 on mje 4.3 to kitkat 4.4.2 I will have to use safestrap v3.72 and will have to run kitkat on the stock rom slot but what is I want to flash another rom like cryogenmod or something can I use rom slot 1 or do I use stock rom slot and if so if I save the stock rom under the restore in safestrap can I flash it back to the stock slot when I want to
shogun3340 said:
My question is if I update my vzw note 3 on mje 4.3 to kitkat 4.4.2 I will have to use safestrap v3.72 and will have to run kitkat on the stock rom slot but what is I want to flash another rom like cryogenmod or something can I use rom slot 1 or do I use stock rom slot and if so if I save the stock rom under the restore in safestrap can I flash it back to the stock slot when I want to
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When you flash the odex or deodexed 4.4.2 leak by Beanstown you will use JB Safestrap. Stable 3.65 is recommended. After you flash the rom and Odin the firmware by following the instructions here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726558
★ [ROM/ROOT][N900VVRUCNC2][4.4.2] Stock Root Odex/DeOdex [04/23/14]★
Once on 4.4.2 you will use Safestrap v3.72 for flashing roms.
Stock slot is the only thing available right now.
No rom slots can be used yet.
We are not able to flash AOSP roms with a locked bootloader unless you have a DevEd. @nitroglycerine33 is going to have a sweet 4.4.2 AOSP rom out soon but it's using the stock kernel so it's not full AOSP but it's gonna be the next best thing for our Note3.
shogun3340 said:
My question is if I update my vzw note 3 on mje 4.3 to kitkat 4.4.2 I will have to use safestrap v3.72 and will have to run kitkat on the stock rom slot but what is I want to flash another rom like cryogenmod or something can I use rom slot 1 or do I use stock rom slot and if so if I save the stock rom under the restore in safestrap can I flash it back to the stock slot when I want to
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First, if you have the retail Note 3 you can't use CM11. The only ROM slot that we can use with SS 3.72 on KK is the stock slot for now. If you want to flash another ROM just make a backup in SS then flash the new ROM in the stock slot. If you want to go back to the previous ROM just make a new backup and restore your previous (first ROM) backup into the stock slot.
Hi Guys, I am fairly new to flashing and rooting. Have successfully done on my Galaxy S5 and now trying on my Note 3 - N9005. I tried flashing a latest 4.4 rom - Echoe rom and it got stuck in Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Logo. Now i have flashed stock rom (Australian Vodafone) running 4.3. My question is since i am trying to flash a 4.4.2 rom, do i need to do anything specific or just flash TWRP and install a custom rom? i noticed there were 2 versions of TWRP one ofr 4.3 and one for 4.4. I am confused as to since i am on 4.3 version do I flash TWRP 4.3 version? or since i am looking to flash 4.4 rom should i install TWRP 4.4 at first place?
maximus81 said:
Hi Guys, I am fairly new to flashing and rooting. Have successfully done on my Galaxy S5 and now trying on my Note 3 - N9005. I tried flashing a latest 4.4 rom - Echoe rom and it got stuck in Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Logo. Now i have flashed stock rom (Australian Vodafone) running 4.3. My question is since i am trying to flash a 4.4.2 rom, do i need to do anything specific or just flash TWRP and install a custom rom? i noticed there were 2 versions of TWRP one ofr 4.3 and one for 4.4. I am confused as to since i am on 4.3 version do I flash TWRP 4.3 version? or since i am looking to flash 4.4 rom should i install TWRP 4.4 at first place?
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you need 4.4 twrp. It should be 2.7.1 I think. you also need to me sure the Rom is compatible with your phone.
Swyped from the next galaxy...
danon.brown said:
you need 4.4 twrp. It should be 2.7.1 I think. you also need to me sure the Rom is compatible with your phone.
Swyped from the next galaxy...
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During my first try, i had TWRP for 4.3, which allowed me to flash Echoe Rom based on 4.4 (latest version) for N9005, it even showed me success notification but it never booted past Samsung logo. I then flashed TWRP 4.4 version, but it then wouldn't boot in recovery. i reflashed TWRP 4.3 version and as last resort i had to flash stock firmware.
I will now flash TWRP 4.4 version at first instance and try flashing a rom again. maybe will try a different rom. Thanks for your suggestion :good:
This should be in Q and A don't be surprised if this thread gets closed ..
Sent from my proudly e-fused 0x1 N900P.
maximus81 said:
During my first try, i had TWRP for 4.3, which allowed me to flash Echoe Rom based on 4.4 (latest version) for N9005, it even showed me success notification but it never booted past Samsung logo. I then flashed TWRP 4.4 version, but it then wouldn't boot in recovery. i reflashed TWRP 4.3 version and as last resort i had to flash stock firmware.
I will now flash TWRP 4.4 version at first instance and try flashing a rom again. maybe will try a different rom. Thanks for your suggestion :good:
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hello there.
u were sayin u r on 4.3 JB rom.
ur device is N9005 international 32gb right?
let me tell u 1 thing which is a good thing to remember.
4.4 rom will need a 4.4 bootloader.
since u r on 4.3, u must be on 4.3 bootloader which is incompatible with 4.4 rom. flashing twrp for kitkat won't help.
steps that u need to take (easiest) :
1. download 4.4.2 stock firmware.
2. flash with odin v3.09
3. root with cf autoroot (download the KK version)
3. flash custom recovery for KK version (twrp/cwm/ philz). I personally prefer cwm as it has give me less trouble for any custom rom.
4. u can flash any 4.4.2 custom rom now.
Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
antique_sonic said:
hello there.
u were sayin u r on 4.3 JB rom.
ur device is N9005 international 32gb right?
let me tell u 1 thing which is a good thing to remember.
4.4 rom will need a 4.4 bootloader.
since u r on 4.3, u must be on 4.3 bootloader which is incompatible with 4.4 rom. flashing twrp for kitkat won't help.
steps that u need to take (easiest) :
1. download 4.4.2 stock firmware.
2. flash with odin v3.09
3. root with cf autoroot (download the KK version)
3. flash custom recovery for KK version (twrp/cwm/ philz). I personally prefer cwm as it has give me less trouble for any custom rom.
4. u can flash any 4.4.2 custom rom now.
Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
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THANK YOU!!! This makes lot of sense.:good: I will upgrade to KK first, then custom recovery and then rom. One question? 4.4 is not yet available for my carrier in Australia. can I download and install the Poland version that is floating around internet. Or would you recommend some other.
maximus81 said:
THANK YOU!!! This makes lot of sense.:good: I will upgrade to KK first, then custom recovery and then rom. One question? 4.4 is not yet available for my carrier in Australia. can I download and install the Poland version that is floating around internet. Or would you recommend some other.
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check ur device model.
if it is n9005 international 32 gb then u can use any.
I prefer UK firmware (BTU).
do read first on how to upgrade from 4.3 to 4.4 before u do.
good luck.
Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
I am using lateat cloudyg2/dorimanx on D802. I have jb bootloader.
I want to update to a stock lollipop rom and use new dorimanx kernel.
Can I just wipe everything and flash? Do I need a Kitkat bumped bootloader? Or a lollipop bootloader(if there is one)?
Thank you.