Can i rename Philz to an update.zip and flash it from stock recovery?
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tattoowood said:
Can i rename Philz to an update.zip and flash it from stock recovery?
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No it will fail. Why not install it with odin ? There are tar of the recovery.
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So I tried to root using qbkings method with Odin and that failed and I had to do the unroot method. While this root method may have failed due to my cable not being the best as well as me not plugging my cable into the back of my computer. But I was just wondering. With the mf9 update can you flash a custom recovery via Odin and then flash a custom kernel and then finally flash super user in recovery to obtain root?
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All you have to do is use cf-autoroot. If you are using any other method to root mf9 you are doing it wrong and will have problems.
1. run cf-autoroot through odin
2. install custom recovery of your choice
3. profit
Why does everyone try to make it so complicated.
steam374 said:
So I tried to root using qbkings method with Odin and that failed and I had to do the unroot method. While this root method may have failed due to my cable not being the best as well as me not plugging my cable into the back of my computer. But I was just wondering. With the mf9 update can you flash a custom recovery via Odin and then flash a custom kernel and then finally flash super user in recovery to obtain root?
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Having seen one in for this device yet but here something similar since you are on mf9. Use the tar files
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357471
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Are you saying I should try flashing this?
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steam374 said:
Are you saying I should try flashing this?
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Odin the tar files. If you went odex or deodex. You will have root when booted
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Now if I do this do I even need to root or anything? I can do this straight from stock?
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steam374 said:
Now if I do this do I even need to root or anything? I can do this straight from stock?
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If you flash this through odin then you dont need to root cause its already rooted. If you are in stock yes you can just make sure you get no wipe data tar. If you dont wanna lose data
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How can i get stock rom mja i have 4.3 rooted but i wanna get 4.3 stock
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Not really possible ATM. No tar file available. So you are in a way stuck with 4.3 rooted.
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batsmilanator said:
How can i get stock rom mja i have 4.3 rooted but i wanna get 4.3 stock
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daniel4653 said:
Not really possible ATM. No tar file available. So you are in a way stuck with 4.3 rooted.
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Not really unless cnexus makes a stock odexed rom then we can just flash that, flash stock kernel and stock recovery and unroot. Then do a factory wipe. But we dont have those files so if you modded your phone. You stuck until we can get a working tar or the files needed.
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I think I saw in the general section that there is a tar file for Odin now. You may want to check there
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Yes, the full MJA tar file is available on sammobile.com, download it and flash with odin.
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Does anyone have a copy of a TWRP backup or know where I can get a new ROM for it?!
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bigmikejb said:
Does anyone have a copy of a TWRP backup or know where I can get a new ROM for it?!
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A .tar or a custom tw ROM?
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I don't know. Would a tar (Odin file) restore my phone completely to stock? No root?
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bigmikejb said:
I don't know. Would a tar (Odin file) restore my phone completely to stock? No root?
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Yes, if that's what you want, that's the way to go. I don't believe there is an MK2 .tar, but there is a MJA .tar that you can use. Then let the phone download the MK2 update on it's own. If you are on either MJA or MK2, you have the KNOX bootloader and can't go back to any build prior to MJA.
Ok. Thank you! I have a .tar file I didn't know it restored it though I just thought it got rid of the root
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bigmikejb said:
Ok. Thank you! I have a .tar file I didn't know it restored it though I just thought it got rid of the root
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Make sure you are using the correct tar file. If you were already on 4.3 then you need to use either the MJA or MK2 tar to restore your phone. You can't restore older versions to your phone if you are already on MJA or MK2.
Is there a file that I can flash in recovery to go back to complete stock mk2?
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churchey360 said:
Is there a file that I can flash in recovery to go back to complete stock mk2?
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This might be what your looking for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586586
By 'complete' I think he means unrooted stock MK2.
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Go here, it has the fastest download of the stock tar MK2 file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49213024
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cruise350 said:
Go here, it has the fastest download of the stock tar MK2 file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49213024
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if one were to flash this stock MK2 over an already installed MK2 for a completely stock finish, would it trip KNOX? no because it's using stock recovery?
No, it will not trip knox.
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I just rooted my phone and would like to find out if I can flash zips for thing like mods (NOT ROMS) safely.
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Mods/Roms are flashed in same way through CUSTOM RECOVERY (TWRP or PhilzTouch). Remember always make a nandroid backup before install any mod for recovery your system in case it goes wrong :highfive:
Does that mean I cannot flash through the stock recovery?
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Conceited_squirrel said:
Does that mean I cannot flash through the stock recovery?
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Correct you cannot flash through stock it has to be a custom recovery