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Stuck in [email protected] and Boot screen.

I was getting fed up with touchwiz and a few other things and decided to flash my phone.
I was trying exynos 7.1.5.
SO as per instructions I flashed CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KF2-v4.0-CWM4.tar with odin.
And it seemed ok, booted into os, used CWM to load custom rom.
Put the rom on the root of internal sd card.
rebooted into cwm and flash seemed to go ok.
Now it's just playing the startup chime and looping the boot animation, left it running for twenty mins.
When I try to start cwm (vol down, power, menu) to get the original rom back it is stuck in "odin mode" and I can't access any menus to re-flash.
If I plug it in it connects and I can access it and reflash with odin. but I'm still unable to access anything to fix the rom.
Any ideas?
Thanks.

mega_bite said:
I was getting fed up with touchwiz and a few other things and decided to flash my phone.
I was trying exynos 7.1.5.
SO as per instructions I flashed CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KF2-v4.0-CWM4.tar with odin.
And it seemed ok, booted into os, used CWM to load custom rom.
Put the rom on the root of internal sd card.
rebooted into cwm and flash seemed to go ok.
Now it's just playing the startup chime and looping the boot animation, left it running for twenty mins.
When I try to start cwm (vol down, power, menu) to get the original rom back it is stuck in "odin mode" and I can't access any menus to re-flash.
If I plug it in it connects and I can access it and reflash with odin. but I'm still unable to access anything to fix the rom.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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Well you have forgotten to flash base sytem first. Exynos 3.5
read, read, read....
Just start over m8.
HOW TO INSTALL EXYNOS: (WIPE)
1. First of all download Exynos Base System: (this will wipe all your data)
2. Download EXYNOS Update
3. Put those files in your internal SD
3. Flash from CWM -> EXYNOS3.X_Base_System.zip (base system)
4. Let the system boot up until you see the homescreen
5. Put the phone in RECOVERY MODE
6. Flash from CWM -> ExynosX.X_update.zip
7. Reboot and enjoy
How to update from older Exynos System:
1. Download Exynos Update
2. Put the zip in your internal SD
3. Put the phone in RECOVERY MODE
4. Flash from CWM -> ExynosX.X_update.zip
5. Reboot and enjoy
All downloads here

I cant access anything to put the base xenos on.
I can't access cwm to flash rom
The only thing I seem to be able to do is load odin.
Is there anyway to use odin to flash a rom?
I get ding-a-ling of a device being plugged in when I connect the phone, and the drives appear, but I can't drop the 3.5 zip file in, the flash drives appear but can't be connected to. And if I could put the zip files in the internal card, I can't access cwm to change the rom.
THanks btw

Find different rom that is Odin flashable. Flash to this one and than start over.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

Thanks mate.
I'm trying to find one now, but not having much luck.
could you point me tpwards one please mate
thanks

mega_bite said:
I was getting fed up with touchwiz and a few other things and decided to flash my phone.
I was trying exynos 7.1.5.
SO as per instructions I flashed CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KF2-v4.0-CWM4.tar with odin.
And it seemed ok, booted into os, used CWM to load custom rom.
Put the rom on the root of internal sd card.
rebooted into cwm and flash seemed to go ok.
Now it's just playing the startup chime and looping the boot animation, left it running for twenty mins.
When I try to start cwm (vol down, power, menu) to get the original rom back it is stuck in "odin mode" and I can't access any menus to re-flash.
If I plug it in it connects and I can access it and reflash with odin. but I'm still unable to access anything to fix the rom.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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start cwm (vol down, power, menu)...you say this!!! Cwm is vol up,not down.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App

well thats embarassing.
fixed now.

[Q] SGH-i377 stuck on Cyanogenmod logo

Hello,
first I'd like to say that since the first day, I really....hate my Galaxy S4, this is probably the phone I hate the most actually. This is why I wanted to get rid of this stupid stock ROM (who the hell wants all this preinstalled on his phone ?!)
I flashed it from the CWM Rom manger with Cyanogen Mod 10.1 and it's been stuck on the CM logo since 3 hours, I tried entering into recovery mode, but it boots on the stock recovery.
Please, help me..

You can fix this. You have to reflash stock firmware again since something clearly went wrong and you cant do anything.
1. Download Odin ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189539 )
2. Download the stock ROM image ( http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-I337 ) Large File. Unzip the file to get the .tar.md5 file you will need.
3. Download and install Samsung Kies (Installs Drivers)
4. Boot the phone into "Download Mode" (From http://www.ninjaromeo.com/download-mode-samsung-galaxy-s4/ for i9500 but same procedure)
Unplug phone
Switch off your Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 Android Smartphone.
Now press and hold “Volume Down + Power + Home” buttons together for a little bit of time.
After appearing Samsung logo release the buttons.
Then you will move on to Warning page.
Read the warning before going to proceed.
As the given on screen instruction, press Volume Up button to enter into download mode.
The you will see the page with Android logo and “Downloading, Do not turn off target!!”
If you don’t want to move on download mode, just press Volume Down button in the proceed page.
5. Plug Phone into PC. Open Odin. Select "PDA" and point it to the large firmware file that you downloaded that has a .tar.md5 extension.
6. Click "Start". This will reflash the stock recovery and firmware. It will retain your Data partition. Odin will inform you when it's done. Then close Odin.
You now have a functioning phone. Yay!
Backup everything you need to back up from your data partition to your PC or a microSD card.
If you want to Flash CM10.1
first run this,CASUAL http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297900
It will install TWRP Recovery. Just like CWM but touch. No difference to me has all same features. It installs easier so I used it. It will also root the device and perform the Loki trick to get it to boot and bypass the locked bootloader. RUN IT and follow the instructions laid on in that post word for word and you will get everything working.
So! Now you have a working recover! Yay!. Boot up into Android.
Download the latest CM10.1 Nightly from here. http://get.cm/?device=jflteatt&type=nightly
Download Latest Google Apps from here http://goo.im/gapps
Copy it to your phone. Preferably a mcroSD card.
Reboot to recovery. Go to Install. Select that CM10.1 file and install it.. (Choosing external SD card if you saved it to a microsd). Repeat for the Google Apps zip file.
When done, wipe Data, Cache, Dalverik Cache from the menu in recovery, sometimes under Advanced.
Reboot.
Working CM10.1.

WoodburyMan said:
You can fix this. You have to reflash stock firmware again since something clearly went wrong and you cant do anything.
1. Download Odin ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189539 )
2. Download the stock ROM image ( http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-I337 ) Large File. Unzip the file to get the .tar.md5 file you will need.
3. Download and install Samsung Kies (Installs Drivers)
4. Boot the phone into "Download Mode" (From http://www.ninjaromeo.com/download-mode-samsung-galaxy-s4/ for i9500 but same procedure)
Unplug phone
Switch off your Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 Android Smartphone.
Now press and hold “Volume Down + Power + Home” buttons together for a little bit of time.
After appearing Samsung logo release the buttons.
Then you will move on to Warning page.
Read the warning before going to proceed.
As the given on screen instruction, press Volume Up button to enter into download mode.
The you will see the page with Android logo and “Downloading, Do not turn off target!!”
If you don’t want to move on download mode, just press Volume Down button in the proceed page.
5. Plug Phone into PC. Open Odin. Select "PDA" and point it to the large firmware file that you downloaded that has a .tar.md5 extension.
6. Click "Start". This will reflash the stock recovery and firmware. It will retain your Data partition. Odin will inform you when it's done. Then close Odin.
You now have a functioning phone. Yay!
Backup everything you need to back up from your data partition to your PC or a microSD card.
If you want to Flash CM10.1
first run this,CASUAL http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297900
It will install TWRP Recovery. Just like CWM but touch. No difference to me has all same features. It installs easier so I used it. It will also root the device and perform the Loki trick to get it to boot and bypass the locked bootloader. RUN IT and follow the instructions laid on in that post word for word and you will get everything working.
So! Now you have a working recover! Yay!. Boot up into Android.
Download the latest CM10.1 Nightly from here. http://get.cm/?device=jflteatt&type=nightly
Download Latest Google Apps from here http://goo.im/gapps
Copy it to your phone. Preferably a mcroSD card.
Reboot to recovery. Go to Install. Select that CM10.1 file and install it.. (Choosing external SD card if you saved it to a microsd). Repeat for the Google Apps zip file.
When done, wipe Data, Cache, Dalverik Cache from the menu in recovery, sometimes under Advanced.
Reboot.
Working CM10.1.
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Hello, I did everything except the CM10.1 part and succesfully managed to boot my phone onto stock rom, but can't even make it work. Just after booting, it's a completely black screen with the notification bar on top (can't reveal it)

Youssow said:
Hello, I did everything except the CM10.1 part and succesfully managed to boot my phone onto stock rom, but can't even make it work. Just after booting, it's a completely black screen with the notification bar on top (can't reveal it)
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Try the emergency restore / recovery option in Kies. I have never done it but many people have had to after a bad flash. Not sure how you lost your custom recovery. I had issues with a rom I flashed and for stuck at boot but my recovery was fine so I restored my nandroid.

Try wiping your Data partition. Should fix that. Just hook the device up to a computer and copy your stuff off it first. Stock firmware was restored so any lingering problems would be related to stuff in the Data partition. Should be able to boot the stock recovery and do a factory reset which will also wipe the data partition.
As mentioned above you dont need the whole Kies suit. You can just install USB drivers. To make it simple as possible I stated using Kies but you can obtain the drivers elsewhere and install them rather than the whole Kies suit.

WoodburyMan said:
Try wiping your Data partition. Should fix that. Just hook the device up to a computer and copy your stuff off it first. Stock firmware was restored so any lingering problems would be related to stuff in the Data partition. Should be able to boot the stock recovery and do a factory reset which will also wipe the data partition.
As mentioned above you dont need the whole Kies suit. You can just install USB drivers. To make it simple as possible I stated using Kies but you can obtain the drivers elsewhere and install them rather than the whole Kies suit.
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I can't even browse files from my computer, my phony is only detected by Odin ATM.
The stock recovery gives me two options: Quit, Download mode.....
God I'm so anxious right now

jperry73 said:
Flash back to stock with ODIN
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This is what I did.
Stock ROM doesn't even work now, when I boot it for the first time it's a black screen with the notification bar on top and I can't get out and need to remove the battery.

OMFG
REMOVED SIM AND SD CARD AND THE PHONE BOOTED !
Thanks for the help guys, I'm very happy that my phone isn't dead ! (And I will never ever try to flash again a phone like the GS4)

Hi
I have an sgh-i377 (att usa), i installed a 4.3 rom using safestrap since i dont have cwm, now it's stuck in the samsung galaxy s4 logo, it wont boot, i tried to download the stock 4.3 from http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-I337 but it doesnt list anything, can you please show me where I can download sgh-i377 stock 4.3 from?
I tried going into the android recovery and wiping all caches but nothing. your help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,

portmap said:
Hi
I have an sgh-i377 (att usa), i installed a 4.3 rom using safestrap since i dont have cwm, now it's stuck in the samsung galaxy s4 logo, it wont boot, i tried to download the stock 4.3 from http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-I337 but it doesnt list anything, can you please show me where I can download sgh-i377 stock 4.3 from?
I tried going into the android recovery and wiping all caches but nothing. your help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
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Try flashing i337mk2stockboot.tar from my thread post#3 ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2573080 see if that work. ..... Goodluck. ......
Swyped from MF3 Deadly Venom SS

ted77usa said:
Try flashing i337mk2stockboot.tar from my thread post#3 ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2573080 see if that work. ..... Goodluck. ......
Swyped from MF3 Deadly Venom SS
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I flashed the boot file you suggested and I see progress, now I have a "system software not authorized by AT&T has been found on your phone.." message..
what should I do next?

Revived it with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502003 (MF3 TARs.tar)
Thanks for your help!

[Q] Problems with stock rooted rom when flashed from recovery.

Let me give you the timeline. A few days ago I rooted the device using the method outlined in this video. I verified my root status with Root Checker and my device was indeed successfully rooted. I installed BusyBox (basic) and TitaniumBackup Pro. Made a backup of my user apps+data to the external SD. I then downloaded Goomanager and used it to install the latest version of TWRP.
All of this was successful. I went into TWRP and created a NAND backup. I backed up: Boot, System, and Data. I did not back up EFS, Preload, Cache, or Recovery.
I performed a wipe and format of user data. Flashed to SlimBean, had some issues. Wiped. Flashed CM10.1. Again, some issues. I decided I'm going to wait a while for these roms to stabilize a bit before I try using any of them on a regular basis. I wiped and restored my original NAND backup of my stock rooted ROM. The restore appeared to go fine. I don't know if this will have anything to do with anything but I went ahead and ran a PRL and Profile update. The device was functioning okay until...
I noticed that the time was off. The lockscreen time was correct but the time in the upper right status bar was stuck at about an hour before. I decided I'd just try restarting the device to see if that fixed anything. Well when I did it wouldn't boot. I'd get stuck on the first Samsung Galaxy S4 logo screen. Took the battery out, waited, put it back in, restarted. Still... stuck on the logo screen. I tried booting into recovery (Vol. Up + Power). The black SGS4 logo would come up with a tiny blue notification in the upper left corner (Recovery Boot). Then the device would restart and get stuck at the SGS4 logo screen again.
Eventually I was able to get it to boot to TWRP (maybe I was just holding the power button too long?)
I wiped. It failed. I tried again. It worked. I recovered my CM10.1 setup and it's been working "okay" on CM10.1 ever since.
I want to get back to my stock rooted rom but I want to understand what happened first.

Anyone? Please?

Stu_Gots said:
Anyone? Please?
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What version of TWRP were you on? If it was 2.5.0.3 then there's your culprit. That version of TWRP is known to have issues. You need to flash version 2.5.0.2 found here.......http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277480. Scroll down to install Alternate recovery and download the 2.5.0.2 .img file.
Once you've downloaded the file, go to your Goo Manager folder and delete the file there. Then paste the file you downloaded from the above link into that same folder. After that, open Goo Manager and go to Install Recovery Script. It should see the file you have in your folder and then download it from their server. Make SURE it says you are downloading 2.5.0.2. Once Goo does its thing, reboot into Recovery and make sure you're running the 2.5.0.2 version of TWRP. Now you can flash all you want because it will function properly. I would first download a stock rom and clear out any skeletons in the closet. Then go into TWRP and wipe EVERYTHING. This includes data, dalvik cache, cache, system and then factory reset as well 3 times each. MAKE SURE you don't delete the internal or external sd cards. Flash the stock rom, set it up how you wish, make a nand of that file( Include EFS and Preload because it can't hurt to be safe) and then flash whatever you like. You should be good to go.
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Stu_Gots said:
Anyone? Please?
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Another question I have is what version of software/firmware are you on? Go to Settings/More/About Phone and check what your software and baseband versions are? If its MDC, then rooting via MotoChopper was a good method to use. If it says MDL, that could also be the reason why the phone was acting so quirky. There is a new method to rooting if you are on MDL and it's also found in Mudavo's thread found here...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277480

For the record. I was using the phone stock rooted for a week or so without any problems. I hadn't had any issues until after restoring the backup I made in TWRP. When I wiped prior to installing SlimBean/CM10.1 I did the standard auto-wipe AND I wiped data
Oh yeah. To answer your questions.
TWRP Version: 2.5.0.2
Software/Baseband versions: L720VPUAMDL
Earlier today I just tried wiping (default TWRP 2.5.0.2). Then restoring the backup again. This was so I could get you the information on what software/baseband version I was on. When the restore completed I went to reboot. The phone stuck on the SGS4 logo screen. I then rebooted in recovery and wiped as before and then I wiped data. The phone was then able to boot into the stock rooted rom. I have so far noticed the times being out of sync from the lock screen and the status bar. I reset the phone again. Stuck at SGS4 logo again.
My trouble getting back into TWRP was my own fault. I was holding the buttons down too long. I can get back into TWRP no problem.
So. What are my options at this point? I would like to be on the latest stock everything... with root and stock wireless tether enabled. The way I was. If I can't restore my backup then I'm going to have to reflash the stock rom. I can't seem to find a comprehensive index of information. Every time I think I've got something figured out I stumble on new bits of information.

Stu_Gots said:
For the record. I was using the phone stock rooted for a week or so without any problems. I hadn't had any issues until after restoring the backup I made in TWRP. When I wiped prior to installing SlimBean/CM10.1 I did the standard auto-wipe AND I wiped data
Oh yeah. To answer your questions.
TWRP Version: 2.5.0.2
Software/Baseband versions: L720VPUAMDL
Earlier today I just tried wiping (default TWRP 2.5.0.2). Then restoring the backup again. This was so I could get you the information on what software/baseband version I was on. When the restore completed I went to reboot. The phone stuck on the SGS4 logo screen. I then rebooted in recovery and wiped as before and then I wiped data. The phone was then able to boot into the stock rooted rom. I have so far noticed the times being out of sync from the lock screen and the status bar. I reset the phone again. Stuck at SGS4 logo again.
My trouble getting back into TWRP was my own fault. I was holding the buttons down too long. I can get back into TWRP no problem.
So. What are my options at this point? I would like to be on the latest stock everything... with root and stock wireless tether enabled. The way I was. If I can't restore my backup then I'm going to have to reflash the stock rom. I can't seem to find a comprehensive index of information. Every time I think I've got something figured out I stumble on new bits of information.
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Honestly, at this point, you need to unroot and reroot again using the method in Mudavo's post. You used the wrong method to root with motochopper. Motochopper was only for the MDC version. That could be why you are having the issues that you are. That's all I can suggest at this point. Start with a clean slate and try it again. Trust me you aren't the only one to do this. I've done it a few times myself. It sucks but at least you know you did everything right. You're going to have to flash a stock MDC rom that came shipped with the phone via Odin. Then take the OTA to update your phone to MDL and then just follow Mudavo's post to root the proper way when you're on the MDL version.

What about the TWRP recovery I have installed? Am I going to have to deal with that in some way?
What are the advantages of Odin over TWRP? I'm not trying to question your judgment btw. I'm legit curious because I've only ever used TWRP to
Flash roms.
Sorry for all the dumb questions.
Btw . While I was waiting for your reply I tried trouble shooting a bit myself. To see if I could fix my own problem. I found a thread with MDL stock rooted and a bunch of firmware and kernel files. I flashed to it in TWRP and it's working reasonably well so far. I'm still dtf for other methods if mine is somehow flawed.

My method didn't work. When I restarted from TWRP (after no other issues) the phone for stuck.
The phone was restarted several times and booted fine. It wasn't until I restarted into TWRP then and then back into normal boot that I had issues
this time. So I'm going to do what you suggested. I just have a couple questions.
If my rom/recovery is corrupted how do I fix my problem. I would need a working rom AND recovery to flash stock rom. I'm not sure where to start since everything is all messed up.
Thank you so much for your help. You're the best!

You should do a Full Odin restore to Stock and start from scratch if you continue to have issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2270065
You can also try this thread to ensure a full wipe before flash
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277261

gharlane00 said:
You should do a Full Odin restore to Stock and start from scratch if you continue to have issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2270065
You can also try this thread to ensure a full wipe before flash
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277261
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Installed Mobile ODIN Pro from the play store for $5... I hope that's the right Odin!

Stu_Gots said:
Installed Mobile ODIN Pro from the play store for $5... I hope that's the right Odin!
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download Odin 1.85 or 3.07 on your PC don't use mobile version for something like this
Sent from my SPH-L720 using xda premium

Do I need to flash the stock kernal too? Will this eliminate my TWRP recovery installation as well?

If you odin back to stock it also has the kernel and stock recovery this will start you all over. Also of it doesnt boot past galaxy s4 screen then boot into recovery and wipe data after you odin back.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using xda premium

devoureddreams said:
If you odin back to stock it also has the kernel and stock recovery this will start you all over. Also of it doesnt boot past galaxy s4 screen then boot into recovery and wipe data after you odin back.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using xda premium
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Alright... so another problem. I need the latest Samsung USB driver right? Unfortunately...
1.5.25.0 as linked to in this thread cannot be downloaded because uploaded.com or whatever says I've exceeded my allowance. Trouble is... I haven't downloaded anything from them ever. I have this problem all the time because of my ISP (Satellite Internet).
Is there a rehost? Do these drivers not install themselves automatically when the device is plugged into the PC?

http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/c...ng_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.14.0.exe
Sent from my SPH-L720 using xda premium

I'm so freaking frustrated by this whole process. It looks like by all accounts there are a dozen different ways to do everything and I just know i'm going to mess it up.
I'm following the directions in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD5CHlrPQJQ&feature=youtu.be
When I extract the file I downloaded I get an MD5 file not an ODIN file.

Stu_Gots said:
I'm so freaking frustrated by this whole process. It looks like by all accounts there are a dozen different ways to do everything and I just know i'm going to mess it up.
I'm following the directions in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD5CHlrPQJQ&feature=youtu.be
When I extract the file I downloaded I get an MD5 file not an ODIN file.
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Follow this tutorial here
http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showthread.php?p=2599
Sent from my SPH-L720 using xda premium

Alright guys. I got it done a while back. Phone is back to normal stock.
Perusing the internet I found this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_hXUJ-u-cw
As it happens I linked to the wrong video in my OP. The method in that video is exactly what I did to root in the first place. The proper way. I installed TWRP from GooManager.
So if I rooted correctly and I installed TWRP correctly what do you suppose caused my problem? I want to root and install custom recovery again!

If I root using the CF-Auto-Root method will I then be able to install custom recovery in goomanager or does custom recovery need to be installed in some other special way?

Stu_Gots said:
If I root using the CF-Auto-Root method will I then be able to install custom recovery in goomanager or does custom recovery need to be installed in some other special way?
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thats all there is to it.

[Q] Can safestrap be removed and still run custom rom?

I have been flashing new roms alot on my att mk2 I337 and found one I really like. But twice during all the roms the phone either wiped safestrap or skipped it during startup. It would start right up without the safestrap recovery or continue option. This happen when flashing into the stock rom slot. I dont know why it did that. The first time it booted and worked fine except the wifi because I forgot the AT&TMK2kernelmodules.zip. I rebooted multiple times trying to get the recovery option. I finally reinstalled ss to get that in there. The second time it skipped it but got stock in bootloop. Stuck on the boot animation for the rom I was installing. I cant blame the roms for doing it because I get them running fine. I had to go back to stock with odin. But I was curious if once the rom is up and going could you uninstall ss? And skip the recovery/continue option. It would be neat if you could. Then just reinstall it if need. Although I can see if something happens you would probably need to use odin again.
Also while typing this I started wondering if there is a way to install safestrap through odin or some other way if the phone system isnt booting?
Thanks to all the devs and members on this site!

LarryW3 said:
I have been flashing new roms alot on my att mk2 I337 and found one I really like. But twice during all the roms the phone either wiped safestrap or skipped it during startup. It would start right up without the safestrap recovery or continue option. This happen when flashing into the stock rom slot. I dont know why it did that. The first time it booted and worked fine except the wifi because I forgot the AT&TMK2kernelmodules.zip. I rebooted multiple times trying to get the recovery option. I finally reinstalled ss to get that in there. The second time it skipped it but got stock in bootloop. Stuck on the boot animation for the rom I was installing. I cant blame the roms for doing it because I get them running fine. I had to go back to stock with odin. But I was curious if once the rom is up and going could you uninstall ss? And skip the recovery/continue option. It would be neat if you could. Then just reinstall it if need. Although I can see if something happens you would probably need to use odin again.
Also while typing this I started wondering if there is a way to install safestrap through odin or some other way if the phone system isnt booting?
Thanks to all the devs and members on this site!
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You can't install safestrap any other way except the APK. The only way to flash to Stock without removing Safestrap is if the ROM has AROMA installer and an option to not wipe system, because then you can wipe /system from the Safestrap menu and then install.

no

Just an Idea
You can install the SafeStrap apk file using the ADB (Android Debug Bridge) "install" command, as long as adb recognizes your phone. You can download everything you need from here. Although if you can't boot up your phone I don't see what you could do with the apk installed because you can't open the app to press the install button.
Quick tutorial on ADB:
1) Download the file above.
2) Unzip and navigate to the sdk folder > platform-tools.
3) Hold shift and right click inside the platform-tools folder. (Make sure you click on an empty space inside the folder, not on a file.)
4) Select "Open command window here".
5) Run the install command which you can find information on here.

help with safestrap

Hello the other day I was trying to flash a ton and I soft bricked my phone. I could only use one file in Odin to get it back working. I am currently running 4.4.2 and I cannot get a safestrap to work. Is there any methods to make this work or any way to get a custom recovery in order to flash roms? I would appreciate any help in this matter.

bfiz84 said:
Hello the other day I was trying to flash a ton and I soft bricked my phone. I could only use one file in Odin to get it back working. I am currently running 4.4.2 and I cannot get a safestrap to work. Is there any methods to make this work or any way to get a custom recovery in order to flash roms? I would appreciate any help in this matter.
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Which version of SS were you using that failed? Did you try the latest SafeStrap 3.75 B04 for KK?

I sure did. I tried all sorts of different ones and still nothing. It works like normal. I install the recovery the when I hit reboot into recovery it shuts down like it is going to reboot but nothing. I can't turn it on I have to pull the battery and then restart. On boot up it doesn't show the safestrap screen where you can choose normal or recovery start up...

Do you have busybox installed and is it updated?
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bfiz84 said:
I sure did. I tried all sorts of different ones and still nothing. It works like normal. I install the recovery the when I hit reboot into recovery it shuts down like it is going to reboot but nothing. I can't turn it on I have to pull the battery and then restart. On boot up it doesn't show the safestrap screen where you can choose normal or recovery start up...
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czach5932 said:
Do you have busybox installed and is it updated?
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Assuming the answer to @czach5932 question is no, then you will have to install BusyBox first. You would need to TowelRoot first, then dl BusyBox & run it, then install your SuperSU and SS.
Once you have done all of those steps, in that order, then you will have the splash screen of joy and you can then flash ROM's.
Keep in mind that you will have to follow the OP of the ROM of your choosing to verify whether you need to flash the NC2 firmware, but lets not get ahead of ourselves, lets make sure you get the splash screen first-

I just noticed you said you hit the reboot into recovery from the app. In the OP for the safestrap thread it says the reboot into recovery button isn't working. It also says an uninstall and reinstall might help. What I suggest is to open the app, uninstall recovery (if possible) uninstall safestrap, reinstall safestrap, open the app and reinstall recovery, and reboot like normal (from the power button) and a splash screen should come up during boot to either select recovery or continue. Also remember a lot of people have had problems using Rom slots do I would durst to just use the stock slot like a normal recovery
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so i finally got it working i installed the recovey the uninstalled safestrap the installed it again and reinstalled the recovery and rebooted. it did work i got the splash screen. so now im backing up the stock rom and going to try install a rom on another slot. how does that sound?

bfiz84 said:
so i finally got it working i installed the recovey the uninstalled safestrap the installed it again and reinstalled the recovery and rebooted. it did work i got the splash screen. so now im backing up the stock rom and going to try install a rom on another slot. how does that sound?
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You can install roms on the other slots but you might have some performance issues such as battery drain. As long as you are making a backup of your stock rom you can recover it if things go haywire. Most of the roms are advised to use the stock slot but some people have had luck installing on other slots and the roms ran fine. You can try for yourself and see what you get.

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like I said a lot of people have had problems using Rom slots. You can use the stock slot just like a regular recovery. Backup and if you mess something up just restore to the stock slot and try again
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Need help with smn900v safestrap
I have tried installing and reinstalling all versions of safe strap. I tried installing in a specific order as suggested in the forum, no luck. When I hit boot into recovery, it just reboots then goes black and I have to remove the battery and hold the power down to get it to boot up again. Here is some info on my phone:
build number: kot49h.n900vvrucnc4
model number: smn900v
Android os: 4.4.2
baseband version: n900vvrucnc4
kernal version 3.4.0
security software version: mdfv1.0 release 2
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'm rooted with towelroot, installed busy box, installed supersu.

Like I said in the above post (and OP of safestrap) the reboot into recovery button inside the safestrap app doesn't work. You need to just have everything installed and reboot like normal (power button - reboot) and a splash screen will come up allowing you to select recovery during the boot process
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I figured I would ask here. I am not able to do an advanced wipe in TWRP Safestrap. It fails everytime. What is a good solution for cleaning the internal memory of my device? Thanks