[Q] Flashed a bad recovery... - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I attempted to flash a TWRP recovery on my S5 (9006v). I previously had a chinese recovery of CWM but the language was all chinese so I needed to change it.
Now, I'm stuck with it attempting to reboot into recovery and pulling battery / volume +/- etc doesn't seem to stop it from attempting to load recovery (and fail / reboot)
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated...

Boot into odin mode and flash the proper recovery.

Alan Shore said:
Boot into odin mode and flash the proper recovery.
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Great idea, but it isn't responding to power/volume to get into Odin Mode. I used "Boot into recovery" in Rom Installer. Now I can't seem to force it to boot anything except attempting to load recovery over and over.

Queueyou said:
Great idea, but it isn't responding to power/volume to get into Odin Mode. I used "Boot into recovery" in Rom Installer. Now I can't seem to force it to boot anything except attempting to load recovery over and over.
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Pull the battery, wait about 30 seconds, reinsert the battery and press volume down + menu + power and see if you can get into downloadmode and flash a custom recovery (i personaly recommend Philz Touch recovery) or a stock rom to get the phone running again. You might also try a JIG to get into downloadmode, tried it myself and works on the G900F.

gee2012 said:
Pull the battery, wait about 30 seconds, reinsert the battery and press volume down + menu + power and see if you can get into downloadmode and flash a custom recovery (i personaly recommend Philz Touch recovery) or a stock rom to get the phone running again. You might also try a JIG to get into downloadmode, tried it myself and works on the G900F.
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Attempted multiple times and for some reason it kicked in this time and went into odin mode. Is there a philz touch for the td-lte version? Didn't see one anywhere, but perhaps there's something hiding somewhere...

Queueyou said:
Attempted multiple times and for some reason it kicked in this time and went into odin mode. Is there a philz touch for the td-lte version? Didn't see one anywhere, but perhaps there's something hiding somewhere...
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No, idea tbh. PM the dev for more info and maybe info about development for your device.

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[HELP] Possibly bricked i9505 - Please help me!

So yesterday I rooted my i9505 for the first time using motochopper and installed the following rom: I9505_-_Official_Google_Edition_4.4.2_by_Jamal2367_v11
I powered phone and everything was working perfectly, until I inserted sim card in my phone, after a while, while browsing hangouts phone froze and got stock in boot logo. I tried to access the Recovery mode but it is simply not working was getting recovery is not seandroid enforcing on top left. I can only get into download mode!!
I have already tried flashing several CWM with odin and even flashing stock rom with oding but still phone is not booting nor going into recovery Please help me out I have been trying for 3 hours :/
RiKKu28 said:
So yesterday I rooted my i9505 for the first time using motochopper and installed the following rom: I9505_-_Official_Google_Edition_4.4.2_by_Jamal2367_v11
I powered phone and everything was working perfectly, until I inserted sim card in my phone, after a while, while browsing hangouts phone froze and got stock in boot logo. I tried to access the Recovery mode but it is simply not working was getting recovery is not seandroid enforcing on top left. I can only get into download mode!!
I have already tried flashing several CWM with odin and even flashing stock rom with oding but still phone is not booting nor going into recovery Please help me out I have been trying for 3 hours :/
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- Go to DOWNLOAD MODE
- Flash with ODIN ur STOCK ROM (If u remember what stock rom u was using it will be perfect)
Joku1981 said:
- Go to DOWNLOAD MODE
- Flash with ODIN ur STOCK ROM (If u remember what stock rom u was using it will be perfect)
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I have no idea what stock rom it was using, but I flashed to stock rom and now when I try to go into recovery it just displays recovery loading in blue but nothing happens (yes I did let go of the power button)...
RiKKu28 said:
I have no idea what stock rom it was using, but I flashed to stock rom and now when I try to go into recovery it just displays recovery loading in blue but nothing happens (yes I did let go of the power button)...
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- Open Odin
- Untick Autoreboot
- Flash with ODIN -> TWRP . Ur phone will be stucked when finish the installation. Take the battery out for 1 min and put it in again.
- Reboot in custom recovery -> (Button home + Button volume + Power button). When u see the white letters of Samsung logo, pls drop only the Power button
- Wipe all (data, system, cache and dalvick cache)
- Reboot ur phone in DOWNLOAD MODE
- Flash the STOCK Rom again
Joku1981 said:
- Go to DOWNLOAD MODE
- Flash with ODIN ur STOCK ROM (If u remember what stock rom u was using it will be perfect)
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Joku1981 said:
- Open Odin
- Untick Autoreboot
- Flash with ODIN -> TWRP . Ur phone will be stucked when finish the installation. Take the battery out for 1 min and put it in again.
- Reboot in custom recovery -> (Button home + Button volume + Power button). When u see the white letters of Samsung logo, pls drop only the Power button
- Wipe all (data, system, cache and dalvick cache)
- Reboot ur phone in DOWNLOAD MODE
- Flash the STOCK Rom again
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when I try to flash the TWRP you sent me (PDA on odin right?), Oding stops responding...
RiKKu28 said:
when I try to flash the TWRP you sent me (PDA on odin right?), Oding stops responding...
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- Install the new drivers: HERE
- Update ur ODIN
EDIT: How to use ODIN -> HERE
Tryvthis first:
Boot to recovery by pressing VOLUME UP + POWER.
when you see blue writing in top left corner release the power button but keep holding volume up until you're in recovery.
P.S The Home button is not needed on i9505 to boot to recovery or download modes.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA Premium HD app
Obagleyfreer said:
Tryvthis first:
Boot to recovery by pressing VOLUME UP + POWER.
when you see blue writing in top left corner release the power button but keep holding volume up until you're in recovery.
P.S The Home button is not needed on i9505 to boot to recovery or download modes.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA Premium HD app
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This worked, and phone booted in recovery mode (not touch that was previously installed), wiped data/factor reset however phone is still not booting. I think phone has no rom manager installed, how can I proceed to install rom manager and flash stock rom or root it again?
RiKKu28 said:
This worked, and phone booted in recovery mode (not touch that was previously installed), wiped data/factor reset however phone is still not booting. I think phone has no rom manager installed, how can I proceed to install rom manager and flash stock rom or root it again?
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I think u dont have CUSTOM recovery installed. Is it like the pic attached?
* EDIT:
- For install TWRP -> HERE
- For Philz Touch -> HERE

[Q] Any type of Recovery goes to Download/Odin Mode?

Hi everyone!
Today I attempted to install a ROM for the first time using ROM Manager. I flashed Clockwork Mod Recovery and then downloaded CyanogenMod and tried to install it (pressed Reboot / Install in ROM Manager). My phone then went into Download/Odin mode. It then didn't do anything for ~10 minutes, and after taking out the battery, the phone still went into Download mode. I got it to boot normally by pressing Home + Power + Volume Down and then pressing cancel when it prompted me to enter download mode. However, every time I attempt to boot into recovery, normally or ClockWork, the phone just goes to download mode. I even tried to do a factory reset, and the phone booted again into Download Mode.
Does anyone know how I can fix this?
Thanks!
Vahgi said:
Hi everyone!
Today I attempted to install a ROM for the first time using ROM Manager. I flashed Clockwork Mod Recovery and then downloaded CyanogenMod and tried to install it (pressed Reboot / Install in ROM Manager). My phone then went into Download/Odin mode. It then didn't do anything for ~10 minutes, and after taking out the battery, the phone still went into Download mode. I got it to boot normally by pressing Home + Power + Volume Down and then pressing cancel when it prompted me to enter download mode. However, every time I attempt to boot into recovery, normally or ClockWork, the phone just goes to download mode. I even tried to do a factory reset, and the phone booted again into Download Mode.
Does anyone know how I can fix this?
Thanks!
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U Can't install any other recovery if your are on MK2 firmware. .... I'm assuming that was your original firmware anyway. ....Since u don't give enough information so we can help you......U soft bricked your phone by installing custom recovery .....U CAN ONLY INSTALL SAFESTRAP RECOVERY .......Follow my thread on post #3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2573080...... Try flashing i337mk2stockrecovery.tar.md5 from Odin....... go to download /Odin mode from your phone since u stuck in there anyway.... open Any ODIN version. .... flash that files on PDA slot. .... It should get your stock Mk2 recovery. .... check this thread by @guut13 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221 there is alot of information regarding MK2 firmware. .... rooting method. .... List of compatible custom and stock 4.3 firmware. ......Please READ before u damage your phone even more.....If I helped u please hit Thank button. ..... or u can pm me if u need more help ...... Goodluck. ...
Swyped from MK2 Dark Carnage SS Edition

[Q] n900w8 Won't boot into recovery mode

A few months ago I rooted my N900w8, installed custom recovery (cwm), and flashed Android L. Today I tried to update the recovery, planning on updating the ROM as well. But now no custom recovery works at all, even the one I had running before. When trying to boot into recovery it says booting recovery... like it should, and then the screen just goes blank, then the phone restarts. Sometimes getting stuck in a bootloop trying to boot to recovery, but usually just regularly booting and boots normally to Android L. So now I am unable to update my ROM because not a single custom recovery has worked and therefore I cant flash the .img files. Please Help!
Ryan_407 said:
A few months ago I rooted my N900w8, installed custom recovery (cwm), and flashed Android L. Today I tried to update the recovery, planning on updating the ROM as well. But now no custom recovery works at all, even the one I had running before. When trying to boot into recovery it says booting recovery... like it should, and then the screen just goes blank, then the phone restarts. Sometimes getting stuck in a bootloop trying to boot to recovery, but usually just regularly booting and boots normally to Android L. So now I am unable to update my ROM because not a single custom recovery has worked and therefore I cant flash the .img files. Please Help!
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I had the same issue except when I try to load recovery it would "forward" itself to download mode.
This may work for you, try re-flashing the latest CWM update with Odin. Place your phone in download mode by powering it off and holding Volume Down + Home + Power. Press volume up to proceed.
1. Download and extract
2. Run Odin as Administrator (Download if you don't have already)
3. Select CMW file from your download folder and place it in the "AP" section.
4. Start
When finished, Reboot holding Volume UP + Menu + Power Button. Vola!
Let me know if this works for you.
MmoFanatic said:
I had the same issue except when I try to load recovery it would "forward" itself to download mode.
This may work for you, try re-flashing the latest CWM update with Odin. Place your phone in download mode by powering it off and holding Volume Down + Home + Power. Press volume up to proceed.
1. Download and extract
2. Run Odin as Administrator (Download if you don't have already)
3. Select CMW file from your download folder and place it in the "AP" section.
4. Start
When finished, Reboot holding Volume UP + Menu + Power Button. Vola!
Let me know if this works for you.
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Yeah depending on which recovery I flash it'll either forward to download mode, get stuck in a boot loop trying to start recovery, or restart and load the ROM.
Unfortunately it still isn't working :/ I used the tool from this page (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2446269) to convert the .img to a flashable odin file. Used the proper Canadian touch recovery (also tried recovery without touch) from this page (https://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager) and no luck. Tried to enter recovery mode, it says entering recovery mode, goes black for a few seconds, vibrates then restarts the phone in regular boot mode :/ Any more idea's?
Do I need to be flashing a recovery that supports Android 5.0.2 for it to work? Im so puzzled.
YES!! Finally I was able to get a TWRP 2.8.5.0 working. Downloaded latest version from the main TWRP site and flashed using ODIN, did not use the converting tool above, downloaded the TWRP as a .tar flashable file from their site. Thanks for the help!
Do I need to close this thread or anything? This is my first time posting on xda
Ryan_407 said:
YES!! Finally I was able to get a TWRP 2.8.5.0 working. Downloaded latest version from the main TWRP site and flashed using ODIN, did not use the converting tool above, downloaded the TWRP as a .tar flashable file from their site. Thanks for the help!
Do I need to close this thread or anything? This is my first time posting on xda
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Congratulations on solving your own problem! ^_^
I just figured to share my part when i experienced the same issue. I feel like it has somehow corrupt itself after it finished flashing which results in an empty directory for the recovery mode.
Warm Regards,
MmoFanatic

Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900F 5.0 stuck during root

This is not the first time i root an android device but it is the first time im doing it on an S5, nonetheless I am pretty much stuck right now.
I tried to install CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltexx-smg900f.tar using Odin from here, it installed with no problems, but when the phone restarted I get:
RECOVERY BOOTING
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warranty Bit: recovery
and then it shuts down.
I tried to enter recovery mode by doing power+vol up+menu but nothing happens ?
Can anyone help ?
EDIT: ok, so I did manage to get it running again by flashing openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-gt-klte. This got me past the "Recovery is not seandroid...", but all in all I still didn't manage to get root access...
I passed through a similar situation , all u have to do once u've got the recovery is get the SuperSU flashable zip and flash it and ur done
Here is a direct link : https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip?retrieve_file=1
This happened to me also. I am running XXU1BOJ1 . I flashed twrp-2.8.7.0-klte.img and even though it solved getting stuck at recovery, my phone still boots into the standard recovery instead of TWRP when pressing VOLUP+Home+Power. Anyone got ideas?
xmun said:
This happened to me also. I am running XXU1BOJ1 . I flashed twrp-2.8.7.0-klte.img and even though it solved getting stuck at recovery, my phone still boots into the standard recovery instead of TWRP when pressing VOLUP+Home+Power. Anyone got ideas?
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You don't flash .img - you flash .tar
*Detection* said:
You don't flash .img - you flash .tar
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I did flash .img.tar actually. Still no effect - boots to regular recovery. Can't figure this out...
i get in the same situation...why still rebooting in original recovery?
i installed this one CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltexx-smg900f.tar with odin with succes but still have
RECOVERY BOOTING
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
Set Warranty Bit: recovery
then when i boot i get a black screen with all application error....the only way to get it back working was to wipe factory reset in original recovery.
what can i do to get it working so i can install custom roms?
thx in avance
seaskyways said:
I passed through a similar situation , all u have to do once u've got the recovery is get the SuperSU flashable zip and flash it and ur done
Here is a direct link : https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip?retrieve_file=1
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I can't seem to get the coustom recovery installed, and after some digging i found this :
manubhargav said:
Actually the problem was that custom recovery(twrp here) was not installed at all, that above mentioned error occurs when you try to install SuperSU.zip from stock recovery<3e>.
This happens because when you flash custom recovery from Odin and allow it to reboot on its own, Samsung's recovery checking script checks if a custom recovery is present and overrides.
To bypass that check you need to take your battery out as soon as the recovery is flashed by Odin ( and before the phone reboots).
As soon as the Odin says PASS you should be ready to take out the battery which will stop it from rebooting,
put back the battery and enter recovery mode directly by pressing and holding Volume Up, Home and Power keys at the same time.
Release all three buttons when Samsung Galaxy S5 screen flickers and the main screen of Recovery mode appears.
This will avoid script checking and will let you to custom recovery directly,there you can install SuperSU or any other zip.
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The thing is, when i try to do that, and then get into recovery i get
Could not do normal boot.
ODIN MODE.
Any help ? Please ? The bloatware is driving me nuts :crying:
VL4DST3R said:
I can't seem to get the coustom recovery installed, and after some digging i found this :
The thing is, when i try to do that, and then get into recovery i get
Could not do normal boot.
ODIN MODE.
Any help ? Please ? The bloatware is driving me nuts :crying:
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Maybe your phone is not recognized in Download Mode as corresponding drivers may not be properly installed. So Computer is not able to recognize the phone when in Downlaod mode. Install SM Bus Controllers drivers from Intel from Official driver source.
After setting-up you'll be able to flash TWRP and boot into recovery mode.
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xmun said:
This happened to me also. I am running XXU1BOJ1 . I flashed twrp-2.8.7.0-klte.img and even though it solved getting stuck at recovery, my phone still boots into the standard recovery instead of TWRP when pressing VOLUP+Home+Power. Anyone got ideas?
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Actually the problem of custom recovery (TWRPhere) not installed at all, stock recovery<3e> persists after reboot because when you flash custom recovery from Odin and allow it to reboot on its own, Samsung's recovery checking script checks if a custom recovery is present and overrides.
To bypass that check you need to take your battery out as soon as the recovery is flashed by Odin ( and before the phone reboots).
As soon as the Odin says PASS you should be ready to take out the battery which will stop it from rebooting,
Put back the battery and enter recovery mode directly by pressing and holding Volume Up, Home and Power keys at the same time.
Release all three buttons when Samsung Galaxy S5 screen flickers and the main screen of Recovery mode appears.
This will avoid script checking and will let you to custom recovery directly,there you can install SuperSU or any other zip.
manubhargav said:
Maybe your phone is not recognized in Download Mode as corresponding drivers may not be properly installed. So Computer is not able to recognize the phone when in Downlaod mode. Install SM Bus Controllers drivers from Intel from Official driver source.
After setting-up you'll be able to flash TWRP and boot into recovery mode.
Actually the problem of custom recovery (TWRPhere) not installed at all, stock recovery<3e> persists after reboot because when you flash custom recovery from Odin and allow it to reboot on its own, Samsung's recovery checking script checks if a custom recovery is present and overrides.
To bypass that check you need to take your battery out as soon as the recovery is flashed by Odin ( and before the phone reboots).
As soon as the Odin says PASS you should be ready to take out the battery which will stop it from rebooting,
Put back the battery and enter recovery mode directly by pressing and holding Volume Up, Home and Power keys at the same time.
Release all three buttons when Samsung Galaxy S5 screen flickers and the main screen of Recovery mode appears.
This will avoid script checking and will let you to custom recovery directly,there you can install SuperSU or any other zip.
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The drivers are installed, and Odin sees my phone just fine, also the thing with removing the battery before it restats leads me to the error i mentioned above...
VL4DST3R said:
The drivers are installed, and Odin sees my phone just fine, also the thing with removing the battery before it restats leads me to the error i mentioned above...
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Ah, So the problem you're facing is NOT getting into recovery mode
There are 2 ways to solve the problem, (1st -> flashing recovery.tar again, 2nd-> flashing stock firmware)
First method:
Enter "Download Mode" by holding down "Volume Down"+ "Home" + "Power" button.
Flash recovery.img again and check if it boots into recovery this time.
Sometimes this may not work and you may need to try flashing firmware
Second method:
Download Firmware from here
Open odin in your PC
Enter "Download mode"
Connect the device to PC using USB
Flash the PDA, BL, AP, CSC etc.
Alternatively, You can flash the firmware using SmartSwitch
manubhargav said:
Ah, So the problem you're facing is NOT getting into recovery mode
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Oh but it is! That's exactly my problem. Look, here are the 3 outcomes I get regarding the whole recovery menu thing:
Go into the default recovery menu - cant install SuperSU but at least it works.
Install twrp and remove the battery after it finishes transfering and wants to restart, at which point when I go into recovery I get the above error (Could not do normal boot. ODIN MODE.)
Install twrp and let it restart by itself and after it is done, go into recovery only to find it is back to the default one.
VL4DST3R said:
Oh but it is! That's exactly my problem. Look, here are the 3 outcomes I get regarding the whole recovery menu thing:
Go into the default recovery menu - cant install SuperSU but at least it works.
Install twrp and remove the battery after it finishes transfering and wants to restart, at which point when I go into recovery I get the above error (Could not do normal boot. ODIN MODE.)
Install twrp and let it restart by itself and after it is done, go into recovery only to find it is back to the default one.
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Which Kernel version are you in? Which TWRP version did you try? Install other custom recoveries? On locked bootloader?
Ok, I tried CWM and nothing changed, i get the default recovery menu...
Doing the shut down before it restarts gets me "recovery is not seandorid enforcing"
VL4DST3R said:
Ok, I tried CWM and nothing changed, i get the default recovery menu...
Doing the shut down before it restarts gets me "recovery is not seandorid enforcing"
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Turn OFF Auto-Reboot option in ODIN and flash the recovery.tar and remove battery and directly boot into recovery mode.
Go into a working custom recovery (CWM or TWRP) and flash SuperSU.zip from the recovery and reboot with ("Fix permissions" if there is such an option, otherwise simply reboot).
manubhargav said:
Turn OFF Auto-Reboot option in ODIN and flash the recovery.tar and remove battery and directly boot into recovery mode.
Go into a working custom recovery (CWM or TWRP) and flash SuperSU.zip from the recovery and reboot with ("Fix permissions" if there is such an option, otherwise simply reboot).
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Tried that already, and as I said, I can't get a custom recovery working, it either resets to the default one or I get the "recovery is not seandorid enforcing" error.
VL4DST3R said:
Tried that already, and as I said, I can't get a custom recovery working, it either resets to the default one or I get the "recovery is not seandorid enforcing" error.
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1)
Ah use latest twrp 2.8.70
Ah use latest supersu beta 2.52
Quick download cm12.1 nightly and flash it.
Boot Rom and go into settings/aboutphone/ click build number rapidly.
Developer settings should appear, then go into developers options/ click on "root access" and enable it.
---- now test if its working . however....
2)
If its not working, take yourself back into twrp and flash that supersu beta.
----now test again. However ....
3)
If it doesn't work again .
go back to stock 5.0 rom>>> put twrp on >>> and flash DAT supersu .
now test ya rom again. However.........
4)
If it dont work again ..
go back to stock 4.4 rom>>> put twrp on>>> and flash a random supersu.
now test ya rom again. However.....
5)
if that doesn't work again,
Go back to stock rom through (odin) and restart the process from the top .
btw the "recovery is not seandorid enforcing" is normal . not an error.
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1)
Ah use latest twrp 2.8.70
Ah use latest supersu beta 2.52
Quick download cm12.1 nightly and flash it.
---- now test if its working . however....
2)
----now test again. However ....
3)
If it doesn't work again .
now test ya rom again. However.........
4)
If it dont work again ..
now test ya rom again. However.....
5)
if that doesn't work again, .
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First of all holy **** what an answer... let's SLOW DOWN a bit first, shall we ?
Secondly you lost me from step 1, I don't want CyanogenMod, I want the default Samsung 5.0 with TouchWiz (contrary to popular belief I actually like it).
Also I would really like to know (from someone that actually knows why this happens) why is it reverting to default recovery and how can I stop it from doing so ? manubhargav had an interesting idea, but sadly it doesn't work for everyone (as someone else mentioned on that other post)
So I'm guessing no one knows the answer to my problem considering almost a moth has passed...
I know that in kitkat the answer was to turn off / disable 'Reactivation Lock' (located under settings>>security and unchecking the box)........
I had heard that Samsung had removed that option in lollipop, but it might be worth checking......it has/had to be disabled BEFORE attempting to flash anything......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
keithross39 said:
I know that in kitkat the answer was to turn off / disable 'Reactivation Lock' (located under settings>>security and unchecking the box)........
I had heard that Samsung had removed that option in lollipop, but it might be worth checking......it has/had to be disabled BEFORE attempting to flash anything......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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RL is still there with LP too

Trying to fix a fake S5 = Hell

So, long story short, i have a Galaxy S5 Fake in hands (not mine). But i'm trying to fix it.
I realized soon enough it would be harder than i expected.
This beast comes with trojans all over the rom. So my first thought was , let's wipe it.
After the wipe, everything is installed back, all the junk and trojans.
So i decided to flash using download mode.
Here's how the button combos are set :
Recovery Combo (Power + Home + Volume UP) would send me to a english recovery.
Donwload mode combo (Power + home + volume down) would put me in a chinese recovery instead of download mode.
So... yeah.. no download mode! After a while trying to flash a custom recovery using flashify app i noticed that cwm was successfully installed! But once again... Trying the recovery combo now , would just boot normally and the download mode combo is still in the chinese recovery.
Also trying flashing via fastboot without sucess.
I'm running out of ideas! Any help?
mornaistar said:
So, long story short, i have a Galaxy S5 Fake in hands (not mine). But i'm trying to fix it.
I realized soon enough it would be harder than i expected.
This beast comes with trojans all over the rom. So my first thought was , let's wipe it.
After the wipe, everything is installed back, all the junk and trojans.
So i decided to flash using download mode.
Here's how the button combos are set :
Recovery Combo (Power + Home + Volume UP) would send me to a english recovery.
Donwload mode combo (Power + home + volume down) would put me in a chinese recovery instead of download mode.
So... yeah.. no download mode! After a while trying to flash a custom recovery using flashify app i noticed that cwm was successfully installed! But once again... Trying the recovery combo now , would just boot normally and the download mode combo is still in the chinese recovery.
Also trying flashing via fastboot without sucess.
I'm running out of ideas! Any help?
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Is there any way i can check if cwm was really installed and is it possible to change the boot script to load it instead of the chinese recovery?
Recover the whole stock status with Odin, then you can flash custom things.
APKCCCP said:
Recover the whole stock status with Odin, then you can flash custom things.
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how can i flash with odin without download mode?
No point asking about it here, just because they stuck the name S5 on it, doesn't make it an S5, the hardware will be different, ROMs won't work, likely ODIN won't either as ODIN is for Samsung, and it's not a Samsung phone
Find out what hardware is in it, and go from there
mornaistar said:
how can i flash with odin without download mode?
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Sorry, didn't sleep much.
My fault.
Not even recognized it's not a Samsung.

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