Started with Unlocked, rooted AT&T used in Italy.
Been away from XDA for a while, but decided to update my Atrix which was modified to my liking when I got just after release day. The rebooting for no reason and the lack of VOIP support convinced me it was time to upgrade to 2.3.4
Anyway I installed The ROM Manager and tried to make a backup, it crashed.
Tried to "fix permissions" and the phone died... I mean really died... Soft brick :-(
Since I am a noob it took me all day to figure how to get it back to "normal" by flashing back to old OEM .SBF file and thereafter upgrading to ATT-2.3.4_Pudding_preroot.
I set it up did the tethering thing the Root thing in windows command Ect.
Now for the issue... Updated a lot of things and thought that THIS would be a nice time to back-up my rom and tried The ROM Manager again.
It will not boot up in recovery mode (wanted to do the WEBTOP hack) and when I tried to do a backup the bastard phone died AGAIN..... Boot Failure 2 and nothing you do can change it??? Press volume up / down both together with power or not.... NOTHING...
Resulted in another flash and then all all over again with Rooting Ect...
What is wrong with this bastard "The ROM Manager" program and am I the only one running in to this?????
I will now remove this program but it did really seem like such a handy one to have...??
Sorry if this post comes out a little negative but this thing just cost me a otherwise perfect Sunday :-(
Robert
Fastboot flash rom racer recovery. Your recovery is probably bad.
I voided my warranty and your mum.
When I first got my Atrix, I downloaded ROM manager and flashed CWM recovery from it, and Got the "Failed to boot 2" error as well. I had to pull the battery and it rebooted just fine. Not sure a full sbf flash was necessary.
But like Pukemon said.. flash rom racer's recovery..
Sorry to display myself as a real noob / newbie again, but I have searched "Fastboot flash rom racer recovery" in various formats and have not found the "golden solution" anybody who have a link or a "how-to-do" which will give me a SAFE way to do this??
If my recovery is bad does this repair it? do I flash another recovery? or how does this work.... and most of all will I be able to use and run The Rom Manager when done?
Thanks in advance
Robert
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204500
You'll do fine Robert and if you need help I will do my best. Just pm me if you would like help.
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I'm a relatively new user of the android device and I was wondering if someone could help me install ICS on my phone.
The first thing I did was the section 5 of this thread to root my phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
Then, I tried following the instructions on this thread to install ICS: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11850-romicsiml74k-teamhacksungs-ics-port-for-fascinate-build-5-0114/
One thing I noticed from reading around though, was that I needed to do a NANDROID backup. In order to do that, I downloaded the 'ROM Manager' and tried to 'Reboot into Recovery'. However, it wouldn't boot into recovery, so I did a quick search and figured out the solution, which was found here: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-clockworkmod-recovery-on-samsung-galaxy-s-i9000/
In order to solver this problem, I realized that I had to download a kernel that's applicable to my drive. I'm now looking at my kernel version to figure out which file to download, but I'm having a hard time going from there.
As you can see, I'm kind of all over the place, so I decided to stop before I screw up my phone. Can anyone please help me out or point me to the right direction?
Thank you!
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I'm a relatively new user of the android device and I was wondering if someone could help me install ICS on my phone.
The first thing I did was the section 5 of this thread to root my phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
Then, I tried following the instructions on this thread to install ICS: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11850-romicsiml74k-teamhacksungs-ics-port-for-fascinate-build-5-0114/
One thing I noticed from reading around though, was that I needed to do a NANDROID backup. In order to do that, I downloaded the 'ROM Manager' and tried to 'Reboot into Recovery'. However, it wouldn't boot into recovery, so I did a quick search and figured out the solution, which was found here: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-clockworkmod-recovery-on-samsung-galaxy-s-i9000/
In order to solver this problem, I realized that I had to download a kernel that's applicable to my drive. I'm now looking at my kernel version to figure out which file to download, but I'm having a hard time going from there.
As you can see, I'm kind of all over the place, so I decided to stop before I screw up my phone. Can anyone please help me out or point me to the right direction?
Thank you!
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Use droidstyle's guide for everything. It is step by step, no way to fail.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
First you don't need to root your phone to flash a new rom. We almost need his in big bold letters in the guide, because this is a huge misconception.
I never do.nadroids, I back up what I want and reinstall.the programs I need. You can always Odin back to stock if.something goes wrong. The advantage to rooting is that you.can now use titanium backup to back up your programs. (I have the least problems if I install them from the market and then restore data only.)
Then flash CWM fixed for CM7. Three finger into recovery. If the phone boots it will reflash the stock recovery and you'll have to flash it again.
Install ICS.
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Profit.
I see You found section 5 in my guide, but you missed the part right at the top that says "this is not needed if flashing a custom rom". Also, how did you miss section 3 that has the exact instructions for putting ICS on your phone?
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I see You found section 5 in my guide, but you missed the part right at the top that says "this is not needed if flashing a custom rom". Also, how did you miss section 3 that has the exact instructions for putting ICS on your phone?
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Damn it, you're right. I guess I'm an idiot.
Is it OK that I go straight to section 3 right now? Or must I un-root the device first?
No your fine to move ahead, a rooted phone wont hurt you.
Dear reader,
After rooting my phone for a while and downloading all these apps I came upon ChainFire 3D. I downloaded it without checking and installed it without a big thought about the warnings it showed. Now when my phone reboots, the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-i9500 logo appears but then the screen turns empty blank. So I went into recovery and wiped data. When I reboot, same thing happens. So I searched and panicked but didn't find good results. I thought if I use Odin it may work, so I flashed the stock recovery and root and then CWM. Tried again...still fails! So I downloaded the adb thing from Android, opened in cmd, everything fine but when i followed these instructions(from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362873) it did not work when I wrote 'su'. So I skipped to the next one, comments saying mount /system which already happened but it did not work. Now I don't know what to do and I feel sad and disappointing.
If anyone has a backup file which I can use to start and then reset or a solution to my problem please help!
Thanks to everyone!
Phone: GT-i9500
Recovery:CWM
Rooted:Yes
P.S I can tell more details about my device but you may need to reply.
Why do you post in noob thread, then about 5 minutes later open up this thread.
If you waited about 7 minutes you would have got an answer.
Obviously you spent as much time reading the rules as you did with chainfire 3d install instructions.
Hey all. My GS4 recently broke so I went through insurance to get another one. Luckily they sent a good quality one, looks brand new!
Anyways, last time when I rooted--well over a year ago--I used a root tool which used ADB to root and install CWM on one go. This time I used towelrain to root the phone successfully then installed supersu, a fairly painless process. However, I've been trying to find some guides on installing CWM but I'm having trouble finding a simple guide. I said screw it and installed ROM Manager and flashed CWM, which installed without any errors, but booting into it shows a red warning sign with "No Command". There is no option to install .zip from SD card and all that good stuff. If anyone can guide me through this I'd truly appreciate it.
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Hey all. My GS4 recently broke so I went through insurance to get another one. Luckily they sent a good quality one, looks brand new!
Anyways, last time when I rooted--well over a year ago--I used a root tool which used ADB to root and install CWM on one go. This time I used towelrain to root the phone successfully then installed supersu, a fairly painless process. However, I've been trying to find some guides on installing CWM but I'm having trouble finding a simple guide. I said screw it and installed ROM Manager and flashed CWM, which installed without any errors, but booting into it shows a red warning sign with "No Command". There is no option to install .zip from SD card and all that good stuff. If anyone can guide me through this I'd truly appreciate it.
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Get the CWM zip for your phone then use an app called Flashify. Works for me every time.
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Get the CWM zip for your phone then use an app called Flashify. Works for me every time.
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Just tried it and now I'm getting the "System software not authorized by Verizon Galaxy S4" message upon reboot. I think I had this problem, too, and I also remember fixing it was a pain in the a.
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Okay, I got past the screen. Still no recovery, however.
You need to tell that you have a verizon S4. That is a completely different phone. You have a locked bootloader so you can't flash cwm.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon
I think you need to search for safestrap.
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You need to tell that you have a verizon S4. That is a completely different phone. You have a locked bootloader so you can't flash cwm.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon
I think you need to search for safestrap.
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I see. I guess I forgot some steps from when I last rooted the phone. When I restart, it shows the Samsung logo in a different font with an unlocked icon so I assumed my bootloader was unlocked. Thanks.
Ok guys, here's the deal. i bought a secondhand s4 which was advertised as a google edition. it has a couple of annoying issues, first i noticed it switching itself off and on. the worst problem with it is that when my battery goes reeeally dead it just bootloops when i have recharged. the only way i can get it back on is to start it in recovery mode (which is clockworkmod v6.0.4.4) then do a factory wipe. so yeah thats a major pain. the s4 itself is a red model and behind the battery it says its a gt-19505, however in the settings on the phone it says its a gt-19505g.
my goal is to install an official firmware if possible that i may be able to update easily, the worry that i have is that i dont know if it would then accept my network as although it appears to run google edition custom firmware it may not once i install something official on it. this may be a nooby statement i know but a noob i am lol.
if its at all possible could i keep the cwm recovery?
and if its any help when i load the other boot loader thingy (with the green android on it) in the top left it says gt-19505, im just sayin cus im sure its vital which ever this phone actually is.
here are as many details as i can give but please ask if im missing anything
ANDROID VERSION 4.4.2
KERNEL VERSION 3.4.0-faux123-KK44-GE-Custom
[email protected]omain #20
Sun Dec 1 02:30:28 CST 2013
BASEBAND VERSION 19505XXUFNA1
BUILD NUMBER KOT49H.S001.131204
also upon booting in the top left it says "kernel is not seandroid enforcing
set warranty bit:kernel"
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME And please tell me where to start as i tried updating it via kies to fix it but it just wont connect, i assume due to custom firmware.
The Google Play Edition S4 devices didn't come in any color but white. Therefore, this is an I9505 with a custom ROM on it. The download mode screen reading GT-I9505 confirmed it.
Since this is an I9505 and not an I9505G, the main question is whether this device will work with your SIM card. For that, simply insert your SIM card and boot the device. If you get signal, you're good. Otherwise you'll have to unlock the device, either by purchasing an unlock code from one of the sites that sells them, or by trying the unlock methods available on the forums.
This will also help answer the question of which stock ROM you can install on the device. If the S4 doesn't prompt you to unlock the device, then you can install one of the unbranded S4 ROMs available on sammobile.com. After that, you can put the recovery of your choice on the S4, though I recommend TWRP over the other options.
Thanks for your help. I'm a little confused though, at the moment with this custom google edition ROM it does take my sim, in fact I bet it takes any sim, I heard that was a feature of google play devices. What I meant was after I install the stock ROM will it then not take my sim. So if it has already been unlocked How would I know which ROM to install? As I now know its not a google edition, is it possible to install an official google edition ROM? Do i use this download mode, Odin, or cwm to install a firmware. I'm just not sure what my starting point is. I don't wanna follow someone's guide yet to installing something just in case I'm jumping the gun and need to uninstall this custom ROM somehow.
Sorry for asking questions that I'm sure seem dumb I'm really just trying to learn at the moment I'm green as they come with android. BTW thanks for your suggestions so far, you def seem like you know what you're talking about, cheers
Google Play devices are carrier unlocked, but this is not a Google Play Edition S4. Therefore the device was carrier unlocked at some point in its past. The unknown here is how the original owner unlocked the device. If he or she used the unlocking methods found on XDA there is a chance the lock will be lost when installing a stock ROM.
If the S4 is unlocked, you aren't restricted to a particular region and can install any I9505 ROM using Odin, though I recommend the carrier unbranded ROMs. You cannot install a stock Google Play Edition ROM on the device as the model number of a GPE device is not the same as the device you have. However, you're already rooted and have a custom recovery installed. In I9505 Development here on XDA there is a Google Play Edition ROM that can be installed on your device. Download it to your S4, wipe everything in recovery, then flash the ROM's flashable zip in recovery. I've used said ROM and it works quite well.
OK I have found the 5.0.1 ge ROM , but in there it says I must use latest recovery or whatever plus it recommended one different to mine, is it safe to install using my version of cwm or do I need to learn how to change it??
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TWRP is recommended as there are people who are still maintaining it, unlike Clockworkmod and Philz. While you probably can get the ROM installed using the version of Clockworkmod you have, learning how to change recoveries is useful.
OK thank you for all your help my friend, I will now find out how to do this, I'm sure there is a section on this somewhere, BTW I think you are right about my device being rooted, but I wanted to check and I followed a guide and used super su but apparently its not rooted so I guess something must've gone wrong. Bit scary if I try to change my recovery or my firmware and this causes a brick hmmmmm
It's virtually impossible to brick the S4, especially as the recovery is flashed through Odin.
Phew that's a relief. Thanks man.... Well I'm gonna just risk using cwm for now as I'm new to this........ Thanks a whole lot for your time I really mean that.
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Phew that's a relief. Thanks man.... Well I'm gonna just risk using cwm for now as I'm new to this........ Thanks a whole lot for your time I really mean that.
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Use TWRP. CMW is outdated.
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Use TWRP. CMW is outdated.
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I want to, I really do but I'm struggling here. Before I wrote that last comment I tried to find a guide on this forum for swapping to twrp, but couldn't and didn't wanna bug this guy as he had helped enough. Anyway I went to the place he told me and have hit another wall anyway because I don't know how to use the firmware the relevant kernel or the git. My life is so busy and I'm getting about an hour on this subject a day and its gonna take forever lol
If you can help me on my way even a little its much appreciated, I would like to use twrp and the 5.0.1 ge plus the right kernel of course
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I want to, I really do but I'm struggling here. Before I wrote that last comment I tried to find a guide on this forum for swapping to twrp, but couldn't and didn't wanna bug this guy as he had helped enough. Anyway I went to the place he told me and have hit another wall anyway because I don't know how to use the firmware the relevant kernel or the git. My life is so busy and I'm getting about an hour on this subject a day and its gonna take forever lol
If you can help me on my way even a little its much appreciated, I would like to use twrp and the 5.0.1 ge plus the right kernel of course
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https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys4internationalqualcomm.html
Follow the Odin guide. It's excactly the same when you flashed CWM.
@Lennyz1988: The S4 was bought secondhand and already had CWM on it from the original owner.
@killfrenzy: Follow the guide Lenny mentioned, but don't worry about the second paragraph. Our device isn't one of those that restores the original recovery on boot.
ok will do, i just tried the app install method but as i suspected, it said root is required for this app and promptly exited so i shall do the odin method, i heard that some people remove root or it could be that it was done wrong. also after reading a few posts here and there i found out that someone had similar issues with their phone random re-booting and they had custom ge with the wrong kernel so it seems once im done my issues should be history if i learn how to install fw + kernel, after this twrp thing i will be one step closer for sure. i also know ppl slate lollipop but once im all done with this im sure i will have picked up enough terminology to install cfw's to my hearts content. hooray for forums and people like you, sounds like im kissin ass but its just gratitude
so using the twrp install guide i gotta install using the odin method i have now got 3.07 odin but this is the next step.........
Odin Install Method (No Root Required):
You will need to download and install Odin on your PC. Once you have Odin installed, download the proper .tar file for your device from the download link above. Power off your device. Turn on your device using the proper key combo to get into download mode and attach the device to your computer via a USB cable. Use the PDA tab or button to browse to and select the tar file that you downloaded and flash the device.
lololol nothins ever simple i see the list of tar files in the link above but no mention at all as to which is the proper .tar for my device, i guess they assume the guide is for people who have done it before. more research tomorrow maybe i gotta be up early ugh
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https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys4internationalqualcomm.html
Follow the Odin guide. It's excactly the same when you flashed CWM.
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Think you misunderstood, I have flashed nothing yet I got it like this. I'm completely green
Don't suppose anybody knows which is the tar file for my device?? S4gt-19505
OK now I get it, the list of tars in that section are all the same just newer builds of the same version. Seems obvious if you have done this before, but I wasn't to know that and cannot assume things. I'm also gonna guess and say Lenny thinks my s4 needs this particular version for an international, am I right?? Anyway it would've made a lot of sense but how does he know. I have no idea what this phone was I have never owned it new.
Different devices have different codes. For example, jfltexx is the I9505. A T-Mobile S4 would be jfltetmo, and so on.The link Lenny provided is for the I9505. Download the 2.8.6.0 version as its the latest.
As to how you were supposed to know, having never owned one, you weren't. There are tutorials in the General forum though that can help.