Hi All
I bought an S4 which is my first Samsung Device, its delopment stuff seems diifferent than HTC or Xperia Devices I used.
Previously I was on JB 4.3, Today I downloaded a firmware from sammobile.com and Flashed the firmware i9505xxvfnb8, Then I tried CF Root method but it didnt root the device. I updated to FC9 firmware (latest one) and tried to root but it didnt work either.
Now I dont know if its even possible to root KK 4.4.2.
The last I tried to flash FC9 (PREROOTED WITH CWM Installed from THIS this thread. The ROM is being flashed as i can see update but there was no SuperUser and neither was any CWM recovery installed.
Please tell me how to root and get Recovery installed.
MY PHONE HAS NO WARRANTY SO I DONT CARE IF THERE IS COUNTER STUFF. Its a carrier free phone. Just need a rooted device on 4.4.2 with CWM installed.
If not possible , cant I downgrade to 4.3?
The thing is the update to android 4.4.2. It "hides" some apps sometimes. Make a backup of your Internal Memory and factory reset ur phone (Settings > Accounts > Back Up and Reset > Factory Data Reset > Reset Device > Delete All/Erase Everything) if the process of root went ok through ODIN. You will see the SuperSU app when ur phone reboots :highfive:
Lol and F*** , that really worked.. thanks mate you saved the day...:highfive:
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So basically I went back to stock by "TAR files to flash MF3 via ODIN" and now I am on 4.2.2 stock. I don't really need root and just want to go 4.3
What I want to do is go 4.3 but it won't let me, it says I am up to date even though I am on 4.2.2.
It also won't let me update via kies...how do I fix this?
btort1 said:
Ok so I have a rooted 4.2.2 mf3 S4 and I want to factory reset it because it's pretty laggy if I compare it to my gf's s4 which is also rooted.
I didn’t do the odin root, I used this method to root my s4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_lu4ibJQtg
Is there any easy way to factory reset without losing the root?
I got a few more questions
Is there a way I can go to 4.3 root from 4.2.2? What would happen if I update to stock 4.3 or 4.4 (when it officially comes out) using the AT&T software update, will it brick my phone or will I be ok?
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ODIN root method is for the I337m only anyways, so it wouldn't have worked. If you do a factory reset in the stock recovery, it doesn't touch the system files at all so you should still keep root. I'd make SuperSU a system app first though. You can get the 4.3 OTA through the software update menu and as long as you activate survival mode in SuperSU and you haven't made any changes whatsoever to the system files (besides root), it will run just fine.
Nvm got it! thanks
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Hello.
I'm having trouble updating via OTA. I froze sdm.apk but unfreezing didn't work. I tried installing a back up but that didn't work. Please help!
I'm rooted and trying to get kitkat while using supersu survival mode.
Thanks for the help.
Really, no one has a solution?
Unroot, maybe factory reset and then update, root again?
or safe yourself the trouble and just flash the rom you want with Odin? In both cases you have to root again.
emTr0 said:
Hello.
I'm having trouble updating via OTA. I froze sdm.apk but unfreezing didn't work. I tried installing a back up but that didn't work. Please help!
I'm rooted and trying to get kitkat while using supersu survival mode.
Thanks for the help.
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1. Make a backup of ur Internal Memory
2. Make a factory reset (Settings > Accounts > Back Up and Reset > Factory Data Reset > Reset Device > Delete All/Erase Everything.)
3. Conect it to Kies 3
4. Kies 3 will give u the info you need for know ur correct CSC. This will be btw parenthesis close CSC.
5. Knowing ur CSC, take a look for this firmware in Sammobile.com
6. Download and flash it with ODIN (Dont flash a "Black EDITION" if ur phone isnt it).
7. Root it again :highfive:
Thanks to those that replied.
How about we try this first. Can someone provide a sdm.apk file? Every time I search for it all I get is how to block OTA updates, nothing about getting the original file.
I updated my galaxy s4 i9500 to 5.0.1 using odin. My phone was working well when I saw that i am having no more root access So i rooted my device. But rooting on 5.0.1 was no use. Most of the application's were not compatible with 5.0.1. So i flashed xposed framework and was dumb enough to read the full instructions. After flashing my phone was soft brick. So i went to the forum again and saw the instructions that thr version is not for Touchwiz. So i glashed cm11 and it worked my phone was working again but i noticed that it's been a while and my network signals are not appearing. I thought that the zip file would be corrupted so i flashed ozcan rom. But no success. Then i opened my settings and saw that imei was "Null/Null". And lastly /device/data folder is empty. Would be great if anyone will help.
1. Flash again the lollipop version.
2. Then root it using cf root.
3. Problem solved
ps maybe you should also do a factory reset, but backup first.
Lennyz1988 said:
1. Flash again the lollipop version.
2. Then root it using cf root.
3. Problem solved
ps maybe you should also do a factory reset, but backup first.
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Thank you sir for your reply but i have factory reset my device more then 7 times. And can yoyou please give me the link for Lollipop frimware becuase the link through i download was of mega.co but now it's not working and sammobile is also having lollipop firmware but there download speed is very poor. So any other link would be appreciated. Thank you.
Hello everyone,
I am a new user of galaxy s5 sm g900h, the marshmallow update rolled out just a few days ago for the device. And i was using stock touchwiz based non rooted android 4.4.2 ......
Now my question is can i directly update my s5 from 4.4 to 6.0.1 through odin....????
Because the ota is asking for lollipop first.....
Thank u ...
Somone please help.....
_Aman_ said:
Hello everyone,
I am a new user of galaxy s5 sm g900h, the marshmallow update rolled out just a few days ago for the device. And i was using stock touchwiz based non rooted android 4.4.2 ......
Now my question is can i directly update my s5 from 4.4 to 6.0.1 through odin....????
Because the ota is asking for lollipop first.....
Thank u ...
Somone please help.....
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Yes you can as the odin file contains a copy of the entire os
homing23 said:
Yes you can as the odin file contains a copy of the entire os
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Thank u.....
I was about to ask the same thing... for g900F, but I am rooted.
44.2 --> 6.0.1 update of the official samsung firmware.
I am pretty clear on the steps:
- Install TWRP Recovery
- Create a full backup with TWRP - ALL options checked
- Enable USB DEbugging mode from the Developer options
- Charge battery to at least 80%
- Load up the the firmware image in ODIN
- After upgrade, hard reset the phone
My only question is, since I am going from 44.4 to 6.0.1, Do I only need to check in the:
- Auto reboot
- F reset time
- AP
or
I also need to check the Phone Bootloader Update
Can someone confirm?
Thanks
azsamsancho said:
I was about to ask the same thing... for g900F, but I am rooted.
44.2 --> 6.0.1 update of the official samsung firmware.
I am pretty clear on the steps:
- Install TWRP Recovery
- Create a full backup with TWRP - ALL options checked
- Enable USB DEbugging mode from the Developer options
- Charge battery to at least 80%
- Load up the the firmware image in ODIN
- After upgrade, hard reset the phone
My only question is, since I am going from 44.4 to 6.0.1, Do I only need to check in the:
- Auto reboot
- F reset time
- AP
or
I also need to check the Phone Bootloader Update
Can someone confirm?
Thanks
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I dont know abt ur version but i will tell u my procedure hopin it will help...
My g900h was not rooted and was on everything stock...
I mean the recovery too...
First i wiped my data from the stock recovery and directly went to download mode and flashed the 6.0.1 from odin....
And i didnt showed any problem....
And as homing23 told the odin file contains the copy of entire os, u dont need to worry....
And in odin i only selected auto reboot , F Time Reset And AP...
Hope this will help u....
Hi guys,
so flashed a stock note 3 rom for EE in the UK to remove the effects of the root and custom rom I had.
Flashed via odin, all went ok.
Went to update OTA to more recent version and it says system has been modified. Sure enough under settings/about device/status it says "custom"
my question is, is there a way to change that to official so i can receive OTA updates?
ive googled and seen a few solutions that didn't work.
I tried removing SD card, reboot and wipe cache - didnt work.
Also tried using xposed, tells me im not rooted so cant do anything
Finally tried SuperSU unroot option, told me again, not rooted.
Any help please!!
Ben