I have an ATT S4 and I have moved on to other devices. I just want to flash the whatever latest stock is available out there. I am still on MDL so I don't want to ODIN to save myself from unlockable bootloader. I am not able to find any in the development thread.
Can anyone pelase help me finding the flashable stock rom (latest or any)? or tell me a way to ODIN flash the latest rom while keeping bootloader unlockable?
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Hi guys, i am doing this for a friend, hes on offial 5.0.1 LP accidentally updated it and he doesnt like it.
we need to root it and then downgrade Bootloader and Modem then flash a Stock based ROM yes !?
i have fetched latest KK modem/BL from a thread on xda , one with WiFi fix supposedly.. and the latest KK BL as well.
but i cant find a Flashable Stock KitKat Rom anywhere.. can someone help me with this please !?
and maybe link me to the stock Modem/BL as well.. cause i dont wanna brick his phone.
for now i have only Rooted it with AutoRoot.
You don't need to root it in order to be able to downgrade. You might even trip Knox in the process, so you're on the safer side if you don't do that. But as you have probably already done that, you could back EFS up using EFS Professional or terminal, just in case it gets corrupted during flashing.
I'm not completely sure about the downgrade process and what it takes not to brick your I9505, but you can find stock KitKat firmwares (flashable in Odin) here and here. There are some stock KitKat firmwares here as well, but some of them are offline. You can find some firmwares at SamMobile too, but you will probably need to pay to download from there.
Some pre-Lollipop modems can be found here, some more modems and bootloaders here.
~ embrosyn
I'm coming from 4.4.1 I want to flash a Lollipop ROM, I haven't flashed for very nearly 2 years. I'm obviously rooted already.
Is coming from KitKat as simple as just flashing a Lollipop ROM? I'm an SM-9005, I've got Odin 3.10 and I want to flash Resurrection-Remix-LP-v5.5.5.
I've seen that I need to backup my PIT and obviously backup my current ROM, do I need to update my baseband or radio etc?
No one?
No need to backup your baseband or radio. RR is an AOSP ROM as far as I know, so you won't be able to flash it with Odin I'm guessing, as it comes as a zip package? I don't have any interest or idea about it, but you can only flash via Odin if the ROM comes as tar image.
Also as you are coming from KK, you 'might' need to flash a stock Lollipop ROM first to update the bootloader from KK to LP, read RR topic, see if its mentioned or not. If its not then you probably don't need to, but as I said no idea.
I currently have AT&T stock (I used to have a custom ROM then had to flash to stock ROM to be able to flash to another custom ROM--however, I accidentally flashed a newer version of the AT&T stock ROM which locked my bootloader and I could no longer flash to a custom ROM). I updated my AT&T stock ROM recently and now my back/menu buttons don't work, so I want to see if I can flash to a custom ROM now.
I don't remember the procedure to flash a custom ROM--do I first need to get root in order to unlock the bootloader to be able to flash ROMs (i.e. if I have root then I am guaranteed to be able to unlock bootloader in order to flash ROM)? Is the baseband version the only thing that determines whether I can unlock the bootloader and then be able to flash ROMs?
I currently have OK2 as broadband version and checked one of the stickied threads which said this:
" ROOT
OK2 -- No direct root method. Must Odin OC4 kernel, use Kingroot, then Odin OK2 kernel back."
Does that mean what I have to do is use Odin to get OC4 kernel, then use Kingroot, then Odin OK2 kernel and then I will be able to have root, which means I can then unlock my bootloader and be able to flash to ANY ROM (not just TouchWiz-based ROMs)? Is there anything else I need to consider or is this 100% foolproof? In the future, what should I be careful of in order to prevent getting my bootloader locked again--just that I don't flash a stock (AT&T) ROM that is known to lock back the bootloader?
Thank you all!
There's no way to unlock the bootloader if you have updated your device to the lastest firmware version. The only thing you can do is flash SafeStrap and use Stock Kernel Based ROMs which are compatible with Safestrap.
As regards to the procedure of rooting an OK2 firmware, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you.
Have a happy new year.
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...however, I accidentally flashed a newer version of the AT&T stock ROM which locked my bootloader ...
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I was just about to sit down and flash a stock ROM. Can you explain what you mean by this? Did you flash OK2 and it caused you a problem?
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I was just about to sit down and flash a stock ROM. Can you explain what you mean by this? Did you flash OK2 and it caused you a problem?
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It was a while ago but I used to have I believe an MDL broadband version which meant I could flash any ROM available. I tried a different ROM, didn't like it, then decided to flash back to the stock ROM but accidentally flashed a newer version of it, which meant that my bootloader is now locked. With a locked bootloader, apparently I can only flash to a newer stock ROM (not other ROMs like Cyanogenmod) via Safestrap.
I think if you don't have the MDL broadband version you shouldn't worry about it anyway because it is locked and you will only be limited to flashing stock ROMs.
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The previous entry is not entirely correct. Like the OP, I was originally on an unlocked bootloader on my i337. I'd purchased my i337 on the first day and eschewed OTA updates. I wanted to try a touchwiz based ROM, Hyperdrive, and in doing so I recall flashing the stock NB1 firmware. Every firmware beginning with NB1 has a locked bootloader and there has been no progress for more than a year in unlocking the bootloader again. This can limit you to either stock ROMs OR other touchwiz based ROMs like Hyperdrive. I love the Hyperdrive ROM (now on release 21) but its developer has moved on to a newer phone, so it's stuck at Android 4.4.2 and no one has picked up the project in many months. There are several other touchwiz based ROMs for the i337 version of the S4 which I have also tried but I prefer Hyperdrive's myriad customization, even without proper patching. I'll be moving on soon to the Nexus 6P as my daily driver, but would very much like to keep my S4 up to date with a custom ROM. Given the number of people that have been in this same situation, where a newer stock ROM from AT&T locked a previously unlocked bootloader, it's been surprising that the issues have not been overcome on a phone as popular as the Galaxy S4 was and continues to be. I've seen unlocked versions of the S4 selling for just under $400 in the last week of 2015.
Use the desktop version of Kingoroot to root and use Super su and update the binary. Don't forget to hit thanks if this helped.
The bootloader for the at&t s4 was never unlocked. The MDL bootloader had a flaw in it that allowed you to use LOKI which is a lock bypass, not a way to unlock the bootloader.
I have a ZE550KL still stock and don't want to root it until I can find a way to build a pre-rooted stock ROM so I can keep root but also update or downgrade versions as I like.
I also have a Sony Z3 and a Samsung S3 and both are quite easy to build pre-rooted stock ROMs, especially the Sony with PRFCreator. Now we have the TWRP recovery, flashable SuperSU zip and stock ROMs, is there any way to create a flashable pre-rooted stock ROM?
you may use pre rooted patched firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zen...oot-ze550kl-zenfone-laser-z00ld-1-15-t3249326
you do not need to unlock your phone.
just follow instructions, latest firmware is in same link.
you may download any version you wish.
rajlko said:
you may use pre rooted patched firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zen...oot-ze550kl-zenfone-laser-z00ld-1-15-t3249326
you do not need to unlock your phone.
just follow instructions, latest firmware is in same link.
you may download any version you wish.
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Yes I know I can flash your patched firmware but I was hoping that after the initial root that I want to be able to create my own pre-rooted stock firmware. At present I always have to wait until you post an updated patched firmware.
Hi all, I wanted to get some info on this topic, I have done allot of searching/reading and still have a bit of confusion. Currently I have a SGH-I337 AT&T S4 that is running 5.0.1 that I rooted. I want to update to the custom 6.0 ROM, which I downloaded from the JDC Team along with Gapps and superSU 2.52. I am going to follow the directions on their thread, but my issue is flashing the latest correct version of TWRP. I am able to boot into recovery and when Im flashing the TWRP version they have on their site (recovery,flash from SD, TWRP-2.8.7.2-F2FS.ZIP) I get a footer and authenticate error. Im assuming this version of TWRP is not compatible with this ver. S4? Or is there another way I have to flash it to the phone. Please point me to a thread that has the steps to do this if possible.
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Hi all, I wanted to get some info on this topic, I have done allot of searching/reading and still have a bit of confusion. Currently I have a SGH-I337 AT&T S4 that is running 5.0.1 that I rooted. I want to update to the custom 6.0 ROM, which I downloaded from the JDC Team along with Gapps and superSU 2.52. I am going to follow the directions on their thread, but my issue is flashing the latest correct version of TWRP. I am able to boot into recovery and when Im flashing the TWRP version they have on their site (recovery,flash from SD, TWRP-2.8.7.2-F2FS.ZIP) I get a footer and authenticate error. Im assuming this version of TWRP is not compatible with this ver. S4? Or is there another way I have to flash it to the phone. Please point me to a thread that has the steps to do this if possible.
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Your phone has the newer bootloader which is locked. Only variants with older bootloader, mdl and mdb will be able to flash twrp.
You can still use flashfire but your options are limited and marshmallow isn't one of them.
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Your phone has the newer bootloader which is locked. Only variants with older bootloader, mdl and mdb will be able to flash twrp.
You can still use flashfire but your options are limited and marshmallow isn't one of them.
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Thanks..
jgig73 said:
Hi all, I wanted to get some info on this topic, I have done allot of searching/reading and still have a bit of confusion. Currently I have a SGH-I337 AT&T S4 that is running 5.0.1 that I rooted. I want to update to the custom 6.0 ROM, which I downloaded from the JDC Team along with Gapps and superSU 2.52. I am going to follow the directions on their thread, but my issue is flashing the latest correct version of TWRP. I am able to boot into recovery and when Im flashing the TWRP version they have on their site (recovery,flash from SD, TWRP-2.8.7.2-F2FS.ZIP) I get a footer and authenticate error. Im assuming this version of TWRP is not compatible with this ver. S4? Or is there another way I have to flash it to the phone. Please point me to a thread that has the steps to do this if possible.
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Currently I have the same phone and carrier...
If you are still interested in a custom recovery our only option is SafeStrap Recovery, you might want to check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925. I was able to install SafeStrap and utilize NC1 Flasher to facilitate booting into SafeStrap Recovery with no problems whatsoever. Once you have SafeStrap Recovery operational on your phone you can also flash custom TouchWiz ROM's.
I hope that helps and, I'm far from an expert but, don't hesitate asking any questions!
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