Hey folks,
I'm trying to un-root my s5 so it gets auto updates again (don't really use any programs that need root access anymore) but when I flash the stock Sprint 4.4.2 rom with Odin it still states that my phone has been modified, etc
I followed all instructions from the Odin thread, including un-root parts, and the rom was from the official stock thread here.
Any idea why that might be happening?
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Hello, I've been out of the rooting scene for over a year now since I bought my Galaxy S4. When I first bought it, i had it rooted but could not install a custom rom because it was on MF3. So, once again I am trying to get back into rooting with the latest OTA update and a NC1 baseband. I've been looking around on how to root and install a custom rom but I've been gone so long that I'm just lost.
From threads I have read I can downgrade my phone to NB1 then to MK2 to root. However, I haven't really been able to find an answer to if I can install a custom rom to it, only upgrading back to the OTA and keeping root. I have been having massive overheating problems with the stock firmware and have a large burn mark on the back of my phone and would like to switch back to CWM which i had on an old phone.
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Hello, I've been out of the rooting scene for over a year now since I bought my Galaxy S4. When I first bought it, i had it rooted but could not install a custom rom because it was on MF3. So, once again I am trying to get back into rooting with the latest OTA update and a NC1 baseband. I've been looking around on how to root and install a custom rom but I've been gone so long that I'm just lost.
From threads I have read I can downgrade my phone to NB1 then to MK2 to root. However, I haven't really been able to find an answer to if I can install a custom rom to it, only upgrading back to the OTA and keeping root. I have been having massive overheating problems with the stock firmware and have a large burn mark on the back of my phone and would like to switch back to CWM which i had on an old phone.
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No CWM. You can only use Safestrap, a variant of TWRP for locked bootloaders that doesn't flash kernels. Due to that restriction (if we tried to flash a custom kernel we'd get bootloader check fails) we can only run ROMs which the stock kernel supports, meaning other Touchwiz ROMs and the one GPE that's been posted in the General section. Part of the downgrade and root process is using Safestrap to update to 4.4.2 with a modified OTA, and so you just replace that step with flashing a ROM, the kernel modules, and then the ODIN files.
Hi i have a bell s4 i337m on 4.3 kingo rooted (knox is still good) (and i want to keep it that way!!)
i want to update to 4.4.2 and towel root
from my knowledge i remeber you cant update ota update with rooted phone but i thought you could use kies which i just found out does not work with root (so i was wrong)
so im asking what is the best way to do it (i dont really wanna unroot)
so from what iv read use odin and flash official 4.4.2 ne1
(no where on this site can i find official bell 4.4.2 firmware?)
and lastly will update stock via odin from a rooted phone trip knox i never though it did but this thread someone says it did??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789420
so long story short
1. a link on how to update via odin
2. a link 4.4.2 stock
3. will this trip knox
thank you
You'll find what you're looking for here.
Hello,
I'm trying to help a friend who has an S4. She just wants it rooted and debloated...not sure if there is an Odin tar for that specifically, but if there is I'd appreciate a link.
This phone was a warranty replacement and came with the 4.4.2 NC1 base.
I've looked over some instructions here and I just wanted to be sure I do this correctly.
Specifically under the "NC1 ROOTED WITH SAFESTRAP" instructions it says I should Odin back to NB1, then apply a zip to get it to Stock NC1...Since this phone is already at Stock NC1 are the first 2 steps even necessary? Unless I'm missing something why could I not just go direct to Step 3 "ROOT AND INSTALL RECOVERY"?
Thanks in advance. As I said this isn't my phone and while I have decent experience from flashing my i897 (Cappy) and i717 (Note 1) I haven't played with Safestrap at all.
Regards.
EDIT: Is this what I'm looking for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52167774#post52167774 ?? Is NC1 the latest OTA release or should I be looking for a root NI1 method?
EDIT 2: Or is the easiest path here where I have her take the OTA to NI1 and proceed from there? I'm assuming NI1 is the latest firmware, so she would want that all thing being equal? Thanks again
Just root with towelroot. Go to towelroot.com and download the latest apk.
Recently, I unroot my GT-i9505 and flashed a stock Samsung 5.0.1 to my phone. Now I wanna root my device again and flash a Deodexed stock Samsung 4.4.2. I search through the internet and multiple forum. Every method I try, it fail. Most the time Odin will run until recovery.img then either stuck or fail.
The rom I'm using is lrx22c.i9505xxuhoa7. I tried to use CF-auto root, doesn't work. What you guys recommend me to do?
Search in S4 General. There are tutorials for rooting an Android 5.0.1 device. After that, install a recovery through Odin and flash away.
tell us if you ca do the downgrade, because i want to do the upgrade now, but i don´t now if i will satisfied with lollipop, thanks!
I search for numerous post and thread on internet already. Pretty much none is working.
Here's some method I tried and doesn't work. Also, I can't even install TWRP recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/general/guide-t3018625
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/general/i9505xxuhoa7-odin-files-100-t3043983
I'm not sure I'm missing something. When I flash, do I really have to wipe data and re-partition?
I can't answer that. I never installed Touchwiz 5.0.1 on my device and went straight from my Black Edition ROM to Danvdh's GPE ROM.
Install Custom Recovery Samsung Galaxy AT&T S4 SGH-I337 Ver 5.0.1 Non-Rooted. OK2
Hello, I Want to do some modifications to my Samsung Galaxy S4 and Have so many questions that I am not sure were to start? Yes I'm a noob but learning. I have a SGH-I337 phone that is unlocked so I use it for T-mobile. The phone came with KitKat 4.4.2 NB1 firmware but I managed to update it manually to the latest firmware OK2.
What I would like to do is install a custom recovery and install a clean non bloated Rom. Maybe a custom such as CyanogenMod? Questions: Is there any recovery software that will work on my present upgraded phone such as Safestrap, TWARP,PhilZ or CWM and in doing so I am guessing I need to root my phone first? When you root a phone does that unlock the boot loader? I have read articles saying you can only install custom recovery on the older firmware such as kitkat 4.4.2. or unless a update comes out. I also have read articles that I cannot downgrade and am not sure what that means as I have read articles that I can use Odin and reinstall my stock firmware NB1 is that true? Is there a way to downgrade your upgrades?
I see a lot of articles how to install recovery software but they do not always say what firmware version they are installing it to so I wont even try it. I am guessing-it is the older firmware 4.4.2.
I have read I can flash my kernel to an older Kernel such as NB1 then root it install a custom recovery then upgrade the kernel again? Not sure it I can upgrade or downgrade kernels that are for my phone?
I did manage to root my phone awhile back when it had kitkat 4.4.2 NB1 but had problems later on with my touch screen going crazy as if someone was in my phone so I brought it back to stock by using Odin and reinstalling NB1 firmware hoping to fix the problem. After installing stock firmware I decided to upgrade to lollipop 5.0.1 OB2 and that is were I am now. About my touch screen going crazy I have been reading it may be due to cheap USB chargers which I am using but that is another story.
Well any-help or leads would be appreciated.
Maybe if I wait long enough someone will come up with a custom ROM for my latest firmware as well as rooting it?
Steve