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Want to back to stock recovery

I want to back to stock recovery for my i9505 (I9505XXUBMG5 ) Malaysia (XME). MY question is where can I download only a single file to flash back to the stock recovery because I don't want to download the whole big rom file, currently I using stock (rooted) with custom CWM recovery. Is all the stock recovery from different country same? Is there any site where I can only download my (XME I9505XXUBMG5 ) stock recovery?
Please advice.
Thanks.

ssneoh said:
I want to back to stock recovery for my i9505 (I9505XXUBMG5 ) Malaysia (XME). MY question is where can I download only a single file to flash back to the stock recovery because I don't want to download the whole big rom file, currently I using stock (rooted) with custom CWM recovery. Is all the stock recovery from different country same? Is there any site where I can only download my (XME I9505XXUBMG5 ) stock recovery?
Please advice.
Thanks.
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This is the XME MG5 stock recovery, I've transferred the Hotfile link to a premium download link so it will download quicker, flash via Odin 3.04 as PDA

Thanks a lot :good: I still got lots to learn from here

Just flash the file given to earlier.. My recovery is still the custom CWM. Not change back to stock recovery.
Please help and advice.
Thanks.

ssneoh said:
Just flash the file given to earlier.. My recovery is still the custom CWM. Not change back to stock recovery.
Please help and advice.
Thanks.
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How did you flash the Recovery?

I load the tar file I downloaded into odin at PDA then click start, after finish.. factory reset. I think I know what happen, the kernel downloaded got no recovery.img inside it. I guess I need that file to relace my CWM recovery.

Best recovery option for rooted stock S4?

I have an i9505 running stock Android 4.2.2 (JDQ39.I9505XXUBMF8) - rooted using CF-Auto-Root (jflte-jfltexx-gti9505 IIRC). My battery life is poor, and I was hoping that a ROM upgrade to 4.3 would help, but haven't flashed a ROM for a while. I was wondering if anyone could answer the following:
- First of all I guess I need to flash a recovery using Odin? Would Philz Touch Recovery be the best option, or is there a basic, more reliable Recovery mod?
- If I want to retain warranty, would it be best to flash a non-Knox ROM such as Omega v18? (which I believe leaves the original bootloader intact?)
- How can I tell whether or not I need to flash a new modem?
Is there anything else I should be careful/aware of when flashing the Recovery mod and ROM?

itm said:
I have an i9505 running stock Android 4.2.2 (JDQ39.I9505XXUBMF8) - rooted using CF-Auto-Root (jflte-jfltexx-gti9505 IIRC). My battery life is poor, and I was hoping that a ROM upgrade to 4.3 would help, but haven't flashed a ROM for a while. I was wondering if anyone could answer the following:
- First of all I guess I need to flash a recovery using Odin? Would Philz Touch Recovery be the best option, or is there a basic, more reliable Recovery mod?
- If I want to retain warranty, would it be best to flash a non-Knox ROM such as Omega v18? (which I believe leaves the original bootloader intact?)
- How can I tell whether or not I need to flash a new modem?
Is there anything else I should be careful/aware of when flashing the Recovery mod and ROM?
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1. You can use either Philz recovery or twrp
2. If you want to retain a warranty You need to flash this http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23050663588004454 (Its a 4.2.2 pre-rooted rom) then download Triangle away to reset the binary and sent it for repair incase.
3. If you flash a Custom rom Omega, Golden, Echo, etc. you need to Flash a new 4.3 based modem to fix any data drop issues.
4. Never flash any 4.3 stock firmware from samsung via odin. =Newbootloader = Knox void warranty

Repulsa said:
1. You can use either Philz recovery or twrp
2. If you want to retain a warranty You need to flash this http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23050663588004454 (Its a 4.2.2 pre-rooted rom) then download Triangle away to reset the binary and sent it for repair incase.
3. If you flash a Custom rom Omega, Golden, Echo, etc. you need to Flash a new 4.3 based modem to fix any data drop issues.
4. Never flash any 4.3 stock firmware from samsung via odin. =Newbootloader = Knox void warranty
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Thanks for that. Do I flash the modem using Odin AFTER flashing the new ROM, or before flashing the ROM?

itm said:
Thanks for that. Do I flash the modem using Odin AFTER flashing the new ROM, or before flashing the ROM?
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Actually it doesnt matter or you can just flash the modem and then the custom rom you want (Make sure to full wipe when your flashing any rom via recovery )and here's a modem http://www.mediafire.com/download/48r0rgqv25s8968/GSM_Modem_XXUEMFK_and_LTE_Modem_XXUBMH1.rar, download then extract and flash it via odin by selecting phone Make sure to turn of your phone manually before flashing via odin. Once your done check if your baseband version change into MKE . Have a nice day.

[Q] towelroot and custom recovery on g900w8

Hey guys. I rooted perfectly with towel root and I'm ready for a custom ROM, but my question is can I go right to download mode and flash twrp or cwm from Odin or am I gonna have to reflash the stock rom, then flash cf autoroot and then a custom recovery ?

collindubya said:
Hey guys. I rooted perfectly with towel root and I'm ready for a custom ROM, but my question is can I go right to download mode and flash twrp or cwm from Odin or am I gonna have to reflash the stock rom, then flash cf autoroot and then a custom recovery ?
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No, the recovery partition is independent. So you can simply use Odin from download mode to flash TWRP or whatever. You won't have to root again.
A custom recovery will increment Knox though if that matters to you i.e. some carriers and Samsung depots in North America may not honour your warranty in that case.
And then you would install a custom ROM from recovery mode (volume up + home + power).
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Unable to install custom recovery and flash custom roms on rooted note 3 lte

I am on a UK (vodafone) phone 4.4.2 KK and after rooting with odin and tripping knox (obviously) i installed CWM And TWRP and entered recovery but only after a long time i discovered that the recovery mode i was entering was stock .
In the recovery mode i couldnt find the option to install from zip only the option to install from external storage.
I have downloaded the CM 11 4.4.4 and put it on the external sd card.
In the recovery mode i navigated to the location of the CM 11 zip and attempted to flash it .
It goes through the process and at the end it says something like installation successful but the the phone boots into the normal stock firmware.
After reading a ton of material and articles i have discovered that my bootloader may be locked and this is the reason i cannot install CWM and flash custom roms.
In the end i have 3 questions.
Is there curently a solution to install CWM and flash custom roms on phones with locked bootloders ?
Will i be able to update to lollipop via Kies when is released ?
Will i be able to return my phone to its original state so that the lollipop update when it is released wont detect that the phone has been modified ?
Basically i am stuck. I have a rooted phone with void warranty and unable to install roms because the bootloder is locked ??????
I would really apreciate some help because i have run out of options and the frustration has reached stratospheric levels.
Thanks in advance for your help.

You rooted with ODIN and installed both CWM and TWRP .Thats all wrong odin is not root and you don't flash two recovery s .
You say your bootloader is locked = what model phone do you have .
Its reading as fail read the very basics .
Start at the beginning at for that you need to know what model number you have . You then find the correct root for your model and flash a recovery either CWM or TWRP not both .

JJEgan said:
You rooted with ODIN and installed both CWM and TWRP .Thats all wrong odin is not root and you don't flash two recovery s .
You say your bootloader is locked = what model phone do you have .
Its reading as fail read the very basics .
Start at the beginning at for that you need to know what model number you have . You then find the correct root for your model and flash a recovery either CWM or TWRP not both .
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I did not flash both.
I only installed both and tried to flash either.When i saw that i couldn flash one i tried the other one.
My phone model number is SM-9005 ..
The root file i used was CF-Auto-Root for SM-N9005 .

uxaar said:
I did not flash both.
I only installed both and tried to flash either.When i saw that i couldn flash one i tried the other one.
My phone model number is SM-9005 ..
The root file i used was CF-Auto-Root for SM-N9005 .
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Flash this in Odin.
https://dl.twrp.me/hlte/twrp-2.8.7.0-hlte-4.4.img.tar.html
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

Untick auto reboot in Odin when you flash recovery then boot to recovery using three button combo stock ROM rewrites stock recovery when it boots iirc

celderic said:
Flash this in Odin.
https://dl.twrp.me/hlte/twrp-2.8.7.0-hlte-4.4.img.tar.html
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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Thank you very much.
That worked flawlessly and afterwards i managed to install CM12 5.1.
you saved me .Thanks again

Help! Custom binary

Help! I am still on stock kitkat and I have reactivation lock (yep I know thats the problem) on. Then I decided to install a custom recovery (twrp) via flashify and then I booted into recovery, now it says "custom binary blocked by reactivation lock" and "secure fail: recovery". If I try to reboot my phone it keeps booting into recovery mode.
My question is do I have to install the firmware all again or can I also install only the stock recovery with odin and make the phone work all again? If it is the second one... Can someone PLEASE upload a file of the kitkat recovery? Thx in regards!

dude install stock kitkat firmware for ur device and extract recovery.img inside the tar file then convert recovery.img to tar hope u understood

shahram Ali said:
dude install stock kitkat firmware for ur device and extract recovery.img inside the tar file then convert recovery.img to tar hope u understood
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Thank you for your answer
However I did it another way lol, just flashed the whole rom all again with odin and it works flawlessly. There's no need to wipe anything.

tm60405 said:
Thank you for your answer
However I did it another way lol, just flashed the whole rom all again with odin and it works flawlessly. There's no need to wipe anything.
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Yes cause it is reflashed stock recovery xD and phone status to offical anyway congratulations:victory: