Hi All,
So trying to simply flash 1 rom onto my phone. Being only moderately computer minded and over the age of 21 most written guides using the variety of abbreviations that accompany this type of thing leaves me having to google every other word.
I've rooted m N9005 UK Note 3 fine without a hitch. I've downloaded root checker and it confirms my note 3 is now rooted. Great I think this is going well.
All I want to do is install the Aryamod and the Lean Kernel 6.3 for faster and smoother running. Nothing complicated you say, well it is for the feeble of mind I can assure you!
So first step in the guide is install TWRP. Not that it explains how to do this, so after googling it I find a handy youtube guiding explaining it.
"Great!" I think. Alas no.
I follow the first step and download twrp manager, then it wants to know what version of the note 3 I have. Unfortunately the app thinks EVERYONE lives in North America so I'm presented with several options for which note 3 I have. The options are as follows: Canadian, International Exynos (tried this it doesn't work), International Qualcomm, Neo, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular and Verizon. As I live in the UK all of these networks are meaningless to me.
As I can't be the only Brit to have ever attempted to install twrp, which version is mine? It's an unlocked note 3 originally with Vodafone ?
Please help! I'm stumbling at the first hurdle here
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=N9005+twrp
yeah I've tried that mate I can't find where it says which version is for UK tho...
Does it even say anywhere that you need a country specific twrp? Except for that stupid manager app which nobody uses.
You have an 9005, and that's it.
like I said dude, I'm feeble minded!! I'm just trying to do what the instructions tell me!
The first link in my previous post is all you need to know.
Does the aryamod come with lean kernel 6.3 in the download or do I need to install something else separate?
So found the Lean Kernel 6.3 .zip and tried to flash using twrp but when I try and boot it says "this kernel is not deandroid" or words to that effect. What am I doing wrong?
Orta117 said:
So found the Lean Kernel 6.3 .zip and tried to flash using twrp but when I try and boot it says "this kernel is not deandroid" or words to that effect. What am I doing wrong?
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So... do you have TWRP installed?
The message is pretty much irrelevant - it says 'this kernel is not seandroid enforcing' or similar. Google use the setting to remove apps from Playstore if they mess with the setting but Custom ROMs always change it. To check if the kernel installed just go to [Settings] [About Phone] and have a look.
While in [Settings] check if [Developer Options] is there. If it isn't, while in [About Phone] tap [Build Number] 7 times to turn it on. Then go into Developer Options and tick ON [Android Debugging]
If you don't have TWRP - go to the Team Win site and DL the .TAR or .MD5 version (think it's TAR) You have the HLTE version so look for that one. It's at THIS PAGE
Then use Odin 3.09 to flash it in AP. Phone should restart once briefly into Recovery then restart properly. Turn phone off and 3-fingers to Recovery or if your ROM allows reboot into Recovery, choose that.
Flash the kernel in Recovery. Wipe Dalvik and Cache. [Wipe][Advanced] tick only those 2. Note TWRP might offer a [Wipe Cache and Dalvik] on screen after you flash the kernel. OK to do it that way.
If you wish to play with kernel settings for performance or battery, DL Kernel Adiutor (spelling is correct ) from Play - it's free and gives you pretty much all Faux CLock will provide.
Yeah I have twrp and running aryamod. All the links to downloads for the kernel talk about needing to be running stock rom and there's no mention of my model. Could anyone advise on correct download file for this for my phone?
The deandroid message comes up when I try and boot after flashing the kernel and the phone won't boot it just kicks me off onto recovery mode again. That's even when following the guidelines you've given?
Anyone shed any light on why the kernel won't work? Googled it and has yielded nothing
Make sure it's hlteeur. Unless yours is TMO
Sent from my SM-N920C
I'm afraid I don't know what those abbreviations mean? And how would I go about finding if my phone is one or the other?
Just flash any of it. If eur doesn't work then try tmo. But yours is eur right?. Eur - international note 3 tmo - tmobile note 3
Sent from my SM-N920C
Managed to check this working! I now have the note 3 running aryamod and lean kernel I wanted in the beginning!
Thanks so much everyone
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I've tried using several different guides published on XDA and other forums, and I still cannot get CM 10.1 to install correctly on my AT&T Galaxy S4. I have been able to successfully root the phone and install the latest version of TWRP (using the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2262996). However, when I try to flash CM 10.1 using the file found here: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Jflteatt_Info , it fails. After reboot, it loads the Samsung Custom screen for about 10 seconds, and then everything goes black. I have to pop the battery out to power off. Luckily, I was able to use Odin 3.07 to flash the phone back to its original firmware. I've tried to do this at least half a dozen times, but to no avail. Does anyone have an idea of what I could be doing wrong? I would greatly appreciate any help, or if someone could just point me in the right direction. Thanks.
mcostltpa said:
I've tried using several different guides published on XDA and other forums, and I still cannot get CM 10.1 to install correctly on my AT&T Galaxy S4. I have been able to successfully root the phone and install the latest version of TWRP (using the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2262996). However, when I try to flash CM 10.1 using the file found here: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Jflteatt_Info , it fails. After reboot, it loads the Samsung Custom screen for about 10 seconds, and then everything goes black. I have to pop the battery out to power off. Luckily, I was able to use Odin 3.07 to flash the phone back to its original firmware. I've tried to do this at least half a dozen times, but to no avail. Does anyone have an idea of what I could be doing wrong? I would greatly appreciate any help, or if someone could just point me in the right direction. Thanks.
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I am in exactly same boat but right now I am using same custom recovery as you and afraid to do anything else. But I think here is what's going on. CM10.1 you're trying to install is not LOKID (LOKI is something to trick bootloader because our device bootloader is locked) So that LOKI thing should be on rom itself AND kernel. Our recovery does not auto-LOKI roms that's why you installing them and they're fail. So you need to install new recovery with AUTO-LOKI feature installed if you look in developer section you'll see. Now here is my question. How do I go from TWRP that been installed via GooManager to CWM - Auto-Loki edition ? Anyone 1.2.3.4 guide for us ?
Here are new Recovery that have AUTO-LOKI feature. IF your ROM/KERNEL already preLOKI (pre patched) it will still work it'll know rom pre-patched.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291956
So anyone can get quick guide how to move from TWRP to CWM from above ?
Hi, I'm having a heck of a time figuring this out. I'm not new to flashing (had an HTC Desire and flashed it at least a hundred times) but this Canadian I337m thing is kicking my butt.
Some ROMs will work for me, and some won't. They'll flash fine, but they just sit there at the Samsung boot screen or they'll continuously bootloop, or they'll go solid black screen.
The ones that I've been able to get working are the Graviton build, the Echoe Rom, the PAC Man rom... But the ones I can't are things like Infamous, SHOstock, AOKP...
I've read through the threads, and as near as I can tell I need to flash these ROMs and THEN flash a compatible Kernel? But I'm not sure where to locate that Kernel? If it's a 4.3 build I'm guessing I need a 4.3 stock Kernel?
It seems like the 4.2.2 builds are the ones that aren't working?
Help! What am I missing to get these ATT roms to work on a Telus i337m?
Sounds like an incorrect flashing method? Are you wiping system, data, cache... before flashing the Rom?
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Thanks for the reply!
I finally got it working, so I'll post what I did in case others with the i337m have issues. No guarantees on any of these links, the files worked for me but your mileage may vary. (It won't let me post links here because I haven't posted much. Oh well.)
1 - flash the ROM you want to try. Make sure it's something even remotely compatible like something for the i337 (ATT variety for example)
The next step has two options, depending on how you want to tackle it. You have to flash an i337m stock kernel for your brand of phone.
2a - You can use ODIN to flash the stock kernel in Download mode (power+home+vol-down). Find your model (mine is TELUS) samsung-updates . com/device/?id=SGH-I337M&details=Galaxy_S_4_Canada
2b - Alternatively you can find a flashable ZIP file and do that next. androidfilehost . com/?fid=23060877489996266
***Optional in case your WiFi doesn't work****
If you went the ODIN route you'll need to go back into Recovery before step 3. If you went flashable, just go to step 3.
3 - Some ROMs you'll need to patch the WiFi to get it to work properly. I used this zip. androidfilehost . com/?fid=23060877489996403[/URL]
4 - Wipe the cache and the dalvic cache.
5 - It might ask you to fix permissions in case Root was somehow lost. (If it doesn't, don't worry about it.) Say yes.
6 - NOW reboot.
Good luck!
Hey There!!
Just a little guide I threw together for all the new CANADIAN SGH-i257m S4 Mini owners out there who are looking to join the world of modded Androids
I found it quite difficult to track all the info down on Google over the last couple of weeks and have yet to find a CLEAR guide as to how to go about modding this specific model of phone, and unlocking its true potential so I figured I'd throw one up on here since everyone has been so helpful, so here it is!
* If anyone notices anything wrong or changes I need let me know!*
*Disclaimer*
First off I would like to say that I in NO WAY had anything to do with developing ANY of these methods that I am about to explain here, they are property of their respective owners, I am just placing them in a clear order for new users to follow so if anyone has any issues with this please let me know and i will fix it ASAP!
I also assume that you have backed up all of your contacts ETC on the phone to either the sim card or google or something. Its always safer to start from scratch and restore a backup right?
Also, PLEASE READ THE WHOLE GUIDE, and ANY linked posts. They have some good answers to a lot of peoples issues with rooting and whatnot
WARNING:
!*!*!*!THE METHODS EXPLAINED BELOW DO TRIP THE KNOX 0X1 WARRANTY FLAG!*!*!*!
If you are at all afraid of tripping the flag and voiding your warranty the please DO NOT continue as I, nor anyone else here are responsible for ANY damage or warranty issues you may run into after this. You are still able to flash a STOCK ROM back onto the phone but the 0x1 flag will always be there.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
Another thing I should mention is that although these posts/files are technically for the GT-i9195(LTE) model, I have tested this on my personal phone (SGH-i257m) and I assure you it works GREAT with no problems if you follow the instructions given.
If you DONT want CyanogenMod 11 and want to roll with the stock ROM, you can refer to THIS post. Just follow the instructions as if your phone is the GT-i9195
Originally Posted by arco68
Actually, the SGH-I257M and GT-I9195 are pretty much identical in every way. Unlike the US carriers, the Canadian ones didn't see the need to go about and change everything on it.
The recovery and ROM's for the 9195 should work just fine on it. The only thing is that the model number will be set as GT-I9195. However, in latest CM11 nightlies I've added a routine which will identify which variant it is, and it will set the model number accordingly.
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HERES HOW TO INSTALL CyanogenMod 11 and recovery-clockwork on your SGH-i257m:
Heres the Original Post By arco68 if your interested!
1.You need to download 4 files to your computer (linked below) and move gapps and CM 11 over to your phones internal storage
Odin 3.09
gapps version 20140105
recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-serranoltexx.tar.md5 extracted on your pc (YOU MUST USE THIS RECOVERY TO FLASH CM 11) just download it from that post
CyanogenMod 11 Nightly LTE VERSION
!!MAKE SURE YOU GET THE LATEST ABOVE VERSION OF CYANOGEN! IT IS THE GT-I9195 VERSION AND IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR PHONE TO WORK PROPERLY!! YOU MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE OTHERWISE
Now the fun part! After you have installed Odin and extracted recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-serranoltexx.tar.md5 somewhere on your pc :
2. Turn off the phone.
-Press and hold home, volume down and power. A "Download" screen should appear (a big yellow triangle, youll know when you see it)
-Connect your USB cable, and press volume up to continue.
-Start Odin, and uncheck "F. Reset Time", and then click AP button.
-Select "recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-serranoltexx.tar.md5" file that you previously downloaded and extracted, and press Start button (Odin might seem like it hung up when you first load the file but just let it do its thing!! It eventually let you press start). The phone will reboot when finished.
-After the phone resets (it wil vibrate) IMMEDIATELY hold volume up and home buttons to boot into recovery mode. if you miss it dont worry you can always try again.
3. Once your in recovery your going to want to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache
4. Now choose install from sdcard and navigate to the files we put on there earlier, and install cm-11
5. When that is complete install gapps the same way you installed cm-11
6. REBOOT PHONE AND PROFIT!
Thats basically it people. After that is HIGHLY suggest going and reading the ORIGINAL posts where i got all of this info from, so you can be familiar yourselves Feel free to post any feedback or questions and ill get back to you ASAP!
Enjoy your new rooted and amazingly awesome SGH-i257m
SIDE NOTES:
1.Be sure to use the built in updater for Cyanogen! I have it set to check for updates DAILY (because its still in daily duuuuh ) and everything will work beautifully!
2.I DO NOT recommend restoring your apps data etc from your old rom using google backups, as it re-installs ALL the bloatware that is removed when you install CM11. Instead use an app like AppBak to give you a list of what you had so you can choose
Original Posts:
[GT-I9195][ROM][Official][4.4.2] CyanogenMod 11.0 Nightlies for S4 Mini LTE
[GT-I9190][ROM][Official][4.3.1] CyanogenMod 10.2 Nightlies for S4 Mini 3G
[RECOVERY][ROOT] Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE (GT-I9195)
STOCK i257m ROMS for ALL Canadian Carriers
Sammobile Firmware List for SGH-i257m
Thanks for contributing to the community
The guide looks pretty much set just you might want to start your thread title with something like [SGH-I257M].
You can also mention which of the two ROMs you used and have tested with and if possible just inform readers to use that one (arco68 did mention that the GT-I9195 was the one that the SGH-I257M is identical to and not the GT-I9190) to avoid confusion.
Cheers!
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Nice guide,very interseting
Thank you
Whosat said:
Thanks for contributing to the community
The guide looks pretty much set just you might want to start your thread title with something like [SGH-I257M].
You can also mention which of the two ROMs you used and have tested with and if possible just inform readers to use that one (arco68 did mention that the GT-I9195 was the one that the SGH-I257M is identical to and not the GT-I9190) to avoid confusion.
Cheers!
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You are very welcome!
Thanks for the feedback, I have fixed some errors i found as well as what you said
Hopefully it makes a bit more sense now!
Cheers!
Many Thanks!!!
This is an awesome thread! Thank you SO much for the work you put into this for the many Canucks up here with Bloated i257m's.
I have been waiting for 6 months for a detailed guide for the Canadian s4m . woohoo!
@Davis4ever
You are very welcome!
Im glad I was able to help out with your phone.
Feel free to share with others!
Enjoy your new phone: D
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Now we need someone to build an I257M rom
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Unfortunately I am not qualified to do that
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ExiLeX420 said:
Hey There!!
Just a little guide I threw together for all the new CANADIAN SGH-i257m S4 Mini owners out there who are looking to join the world of modded Androids
I found it quite difficult to track all the info down on Google over the last couple of weeks and have yet to find a CLEAR guide as to how to go about modding this specific model of phone, and unlocking its true potential so I figured I'd throw one up on here since everyone has been so helpful, so here it is!
* If anyone notices anything wrong or changes I need let me know!*
*Disclaimer*
First off I would like to say that I in NO WAY had anything to do with developing ANY of these methods that I am about to explain here, they are property of their respective owners, I am just placing them in a clear order for new users to follow so if anyone has any issues with this please let me know and i will fix it ASAP!
I also assume that you have backed up all of your contacts ETC on the phone to either the sim card or google or something. Its always safer to start from scratch and restore a backup right?
Also, PLEASE READ THE WHOLE GUIDE, and ANY linked posts. They have some good answers to a lot of peoples issues with rooting and whatnot
WARNING:
!*!*!*!THE METHODS EXPLAINED BELOW DO TRIP THE KNOX 0X1 WARRANTY FLAG!*!*!*!
If you are at all afraid of tripping the flag and voiding your warranty the please DO NOT continue as I, nor anyone else here are responsible for ANY damage or warranty issues you may run into after this. You are still able to flash a STOCK ROM back onto the phone but the 0x1 flag will always be there.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
Another thing I should mention is that although these posts/files are technically for the GT-i9195(LTE) model, I have tested this on my personal phone (SGH-i257m) and I assure you it works GREAT with no problems if you follow the instructions given.
If you DONT want CyanogenMod 11 and want to roll with the stock ROM, you can refer to THIS post. Just follow the instructions as if your phone is the GT-i9195
HERES HOW TO INSTALL CyanogenMod 11 and recovery-clockwork on your SGH-i257m:
Heres the Original Post By arco68 if your interested!
1.You need to download 4 files to your computer (linked below) and move gapps and CM 11 over to your phones internal storage
Odin 3.09
gapps version 20140105
recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-serranoltexx.tar.md5 extracted on your pc (YOU MUST USE THIS RECOVERY TO FLASH CM 11) just download it from that post
CyanogenMod 11 Nightly LTE VERSION
!!MAKE SURE YOU GET THE LATEST ABOVE VERSION OF CYANOGEN! IT IS THE GT-I9195 VERSION AND IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR PHONE TO WORK PROPERLY!! YOU MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE OTHERWISE
Now the fun part! After you have installed Odin and extracted recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-serranoltexx.tar.md5 somewhere on your pc :
2. Turn off the phone.
-Press and hold home, volume down and power. A "Download" screen should appear (a big yellow triangle, youll know when you see it)
-Connect your USB cable, and press volume up to continue.
-Start Odin, and uncheck "F. Reset Time", and then click AP button.
-Select "recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-serranoltexx.tar.md5" file that you previously downloaded and extracted, and press Start button (Odin might seem like it hung up when you first load the file but just let it do its thing!! It eventually let you press start). The phone will reboot when finished.
-After the phone resets (it wil vibrate) IMMEDIATELY hold volume up and home buttons to boot into recovery mode. if you miss it dont worry you can always try again.
3. Once your in recovery your going to want to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache
4. Now choose install from sdcard and navigate to the files we put on there earlier, and install cm-11
5. When that is complete install gapps the same way you installed cm-11
6. REBOOT PHONE AND PROFIT!
Thats basically it people. After that is HIGHLY suggest going and reading the ORIGINAL posts where i got all of this info from, so you can be familiar yourselves Feel free to post any feedback or questions and ill get back to you ASAP!
Enjoy your new rooted and amazingly awesome SGH-i257m
SIDE NOTES:
1.Be sure to use the built in updater for Cyanogen! I have it set to check for updates DAILY (because its still in daily duuuuh ) and everything will work beautifully!
2.I DO NOT recommend restoring your apps data etc from your old rom using google backups, as it re-installs ALL the bloatware that is removed when you install CM11. Instead use an app like AppBak to give you a list of what you had so you can choose
Original Posts:
[GT-I9195][ROM][Official][4.4.2] CyanogenMod 11.0 Nightlies for S4 Mini LTE
[GT-I9190][ROM][Official][4.3.1] CyanogenMod 10.2 Nightlies for S4 Mini 3G
[RECOVERY][ROOT] Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE (GT-I9195)
STOCK i257m ROMS for ALL Canadian Carriers
Sammobile Firmware List for SGH-i257m
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You should help these folks that stumble upon this from google as well to show them how to unlock the phone to use in the States on ATT or Tmobile. When I unlocked mine I used the regionlockaway app after rooting using the s4 mini rootkit and was on stock rom. Was painless and smooth. Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470551
Also you could inform them that all lte roms work for our phone as in 9195 roms. BUT there kernels DO NOT work.
And just another thing about roms, Cyanogenmod is a basic AOSP with very little customizbility, Liquidsmooth is the best option for AOSP on our phones, Ive always hated basic cyanogenmod builds link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2676053 and also ive never liked clockworkmod recoveries as well lol.. we have twrp touchscreen recovery as an option on our phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589011
EDIT: also if anyone is looking for stock rom firmwares to flash to odin they can be found here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ by searching for i257m and picking which carrier you want.
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Omega2513 said:
Now we need someone to build an I257M rom
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All LTE roms work on our device. look for 9195 roms, there are plenty!
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All LTE roms work on our device. look for 9195 roms, there are plenty!
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They do but then they get identified as a 9195 and we lose features that are I257M exclusive.
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Omega2513 said:
They do but then they get identified as a 9195 and we lose features that are I257M exclusive.
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And what features are those? I thought we gained not lost,FM radio wasn't an option stock and it is after 9195 roms
Is this confirmed to be working on MK5? And does MI3 have KNOX installed or is it the MK5 update that installs it? Thanks in advance
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civicsr2cool said:
And what features are those? I thought we gained not lost,FM radio wasn't an option stock and it is after 9195 roms
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There are some S4 features such as the smart stay and some of the gestures that was put into the I257M and I haven't seen a 9195 rom with those in it. The radio is nice if you use it.
ninjablackwing said:
Is this confirmed to be working on MK5? And does MI3 have KNOX installed or is it the MK5 update that installs it? Thanks in advance
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I do believe that MI3 has KNOX but there is something in Mk5 that makes it harder to get around.
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Omega2513 said:
There are some S4 features such as the smart stay and some of the gestures that was put into the I257M and I haven't seen a 9195 rom with those in it. The radio is nice if you use it.
I do believe that MI3 has KNOX but there is something in Mk5 that makes it harder to get around.
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Thanks for the reply but I still want to know whether or not this method can root and install cwm on MK5.
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does this method work on the newly released i257 US AT&T?
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Being completely new to the technical aspects of this phone i wanted some clarification on the details. I did some more research and asked a bunch of questions of ExiLeX420. He very graciously answered in detail. Thank you ExiLeX420. I incorporated the results as some Notes and Explanations into his original post and reproduced it here. Hope this helps, especially others who are new like me!
As i post this i have not done this procedure yet myself. I have been having a technical problem requiring that i return the phone for repair. Once that process is settled, or my warranty runs out, then i will consider doing this myself.
Note:
The phone is rooted once you INSTALL CM11 (arco has it pre rooted for you), but the KNOX flag is tripped when you flash the custom recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-serranoltexx.tar.md5 onto the phone using Odin. Once you do this there is no going back! As soon as ANYTHING on the inside of the phone is modified via something other than Samsung it gets set to 0x1.
Before beginning do the following ...
Save your contacts to an external SD card
Download the stock i257m ROM from Sammobile. The link is at the end of this note. The stock ROM is actually very good to have because it allows you to start FRESH. Yes the KNOX flag will always be tripped, but it DOES allow you to get updates once you flash the stock ROM back onto the phone using Odin. But there is no need to update as CM11 runs on 4.4.
If you would like a list of all the apps on your phone then install AppBak and run it before proceeding with step 1 of the guide below. That way you'll have a list of all the apps you had if you want them back. The program even links them in the play store. Just run it again after finishing step 6 below to restore your apps. OTOH, if you have only a few apps to transfer over just write down a list and re-download/install them fresh.
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1.You need to download 4 files to your computer (linked below), and move gapps and CM 11 over to your phones storage - you could in theory use the internal storage but for the sake of this just use the external sd card.
Odin 3.09
gapps version 20140105
recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-serranoltexx.tar.md5 extracted on your pc (YOU MUST USE THIS RECOVERY TO FLASH CM 11) just download it from that post
CyanogenMod 11 Nightly LTE VERSION
Notes:
gapps is a version of the google play store that works with CM 11 and allows you to download apps regularly, as if the phone wasn't modded.
Extracting the md5 from the zip is simple - just double click the zip and out comes the md5.
We are using the Nightly version of CyanogenMod rather than a release Candidate or even a Stable version because according to arco68 "the SGH-I257M ... in latest CM11 nightlies I've added a routine which will identify which variant it is, and it will set the model number accordingly. It sets the model number properly so you retain all of the features the phone comes with originally".
!!MAKE SURE YOU GET THE LATEST ABOVE VERSION OF CYANOGEN! IT IS THE GT-I9195 VERSION AND IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR PHONE TO WORK PROPERLY!! YOU MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE OTHERWISE
Now the fun part! After you have installed Odin and extracted recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-serranoltexx.tar.md5 somewhere on your pc :
2. Turn off the phone.
-Press and hold home, volume down and power. A "Download" screen should appear (a big yellow triangle, youll know when you see it)
-Connect your USB cable, and press volume up to continue.
-Start Odin, and uncheck "F. Reset Time", and then click AP button.
-Select "recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-serranoltexx.tar.md5" file that you previously downloaded and extracted, and press Start button (Odin might seem like it hung up when you first load the file but just let it do its thing!! It eventually let you press start). The phone will reboot when finished.
-After the phone resets (it wil vibrate) IMMEDIATELY hold volume up and home buttons to boot into recovery mode. if you miss it dont worry you can always try again.
Note:
If you miss you don't have to do ALL of the above steps over; you just have to boot into recovery using the volume up and home buttons. Just keep the phone in your hand and wait for it to reboot and vibrate, and when it does hold the power, home, and volume up buttons and you'll get into recovery.
3. Once your in recovery your going to want to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache.
Note:
This step is done to delete all the old data left from the stock ROM so nothing conflicts with CM11. Use this method ...
Turn your Galaxy S4 mini OFF.
Simultaneously press and hold the Volume Up + Home + Power buttons on your device until the logo appears, then release.
Once Android system recovery loads, use the volume buttons to navigate to ”Wipe data/Factory reset” and the power button to select it.
Confirm your choice by selecting “Yes”.
Select “Reboot System Now”.
There are separate options to Wipe Data/Factory Reset and Wipe Cache.
4. Now choose install from sdcard and navigate to the files we put on there earlier, and install cm-11
5. When that is complete install gapps the same way you installed cm-11
6. REBOOT PHONE AND PROFIT!
Thats basically it people. After that is HIGHLY suggest going and reading the ORIGINAL posts where i got all of this info from, so you can be familiar yourselves Feel free to post any feedback or questions and ill get back to you ASAP!
Enjoy your new rooted and amazingly awesome SGH-i257m
SIDE NOTES:
1.Be sure to use the built in updater for Cyanogen! I have it set to check for updates DAILY (because its still in daily duuuuh ) and everything will work beautifully!
2.I DO NOT recommend restoring your apps data etc from your old rom using google backups, as it re-installs ALL the bloatware that is removed when you install CM11. Instead use an app like AppBak to give you a list of what you had so you can choose
Original Posts:
[GT-I9195][ROM][Official][4.4.2] CyanogenMod 11.0 Nightlies for S4 Mini LTE
[GT-I9190][ROM][Official][4.3.1] CyanogenMod 10.2 Nightlies for S4 Mini 3G
[RECOVERY][ROOT] Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE (GT-I9195)
STOCK i257m ROMS for ALL Canadian Carriers
Sammobile Firmware List for SGH-i257m
dynamiclynk said:
does this method work on the newly released i257 US AT&T?
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I appreciate the detailed directions an did locate them through the search function of the forum.
I do not see that anyone confirmed that this process and these roms would work on the newly released AT&T SGH-I257 with volte. I appreciate any constructive responses.
thx for that but i have problem
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Being completely new to the technical aspects of this phone i wanted some clarification on the details. I did some more research and asked a bunch of questions of ExiLeX420. He very graciously answered in detail. Thank you ExiLeX420. I incorporated the results as some Notes and Explanations into his original post and reproduced it here. Hope this helps, especially others who are new like me!
As i post this i have not done this procedure yet myself. I have been having a technical problem requiring that i return the phone for repair. Once that process is settled, or my warranty runs out, then i will consider doing this myself.
Note:
The phone is rooted once you INSTALL CM11 (arco has it pre rooted for you), but the KNOX flag is tripped when you flash the custom recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-serranoltexx.tar.md5 onto the phone using Odin. Once you do this there is no going back! As soon as ANYTHING on the inside of the phone is modified via something other than Samsung it gets set to 0x1.
Before beginning do the following ...
Save your contacts to an external SD card
Download the stock i257m ROM from Sammobile. The link is at the end of this note. The stock ROM is actually very good to have because it allows you to start FRESH. Yes the KNOX flag will always be tripped, but it DOES allow you to get updates once you flash the stock ROM back onto the phone using Odin. But there is no need to update as CM11 runs on 4.4.
If you would like a list of all the apps on your phone then install AppBak and run it before proceeding with step 1 of the guide below. That way you'll have a list of all the apps you had if you want them back. The program even links them in the play store. Just run it again after finishing step 6 below to restore your apps. OTOH, if you have only a few apps to transfer over just write down a list and re-download/install them fresh.
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1.You need to download 4 files to your computer (linked below), and move gapps and CM 11 over to your phones storage - you could in theory use the internal storage but for the sake of this just use the external sd card.
Odin 3.09
gapps version 20140105
recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-serranoltexx.tar.md5 extracted on your pc (YOU MUST USE THIS RECOVERY TO FLASH CM 11) just download it from that post
CyanogenMod 11 Nightly LTE VERSION
Notes:
gapps is a version of the google play store that works with CM 11 and allows you to download apps regularly, as if the phone wasn't modded.
Extracting the md5 from the zip is simple - just double click the zip and out comes the md5.
We are using the Nightly version of CyanogenMod rather than a release Candidate or even a Stable version because according to arco68 "the SGH-I257M ... in latest CM11 nightlies I've added a routine which will identify which variant it is, and it will set the model number accordingly. It sets the model number properly so you retain all of the features the phone comes with originally".
!!MAKE SURE YOU GET THE LATEST ABOVE VERSION OF CYANOGEN! IT IS THE GT-I9195 VERSION AND IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR PHONE TO WORK PROPERLY!! YOU MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE OTHERWISE
Now the fun part! After you have installed Odin and extracted recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-serranoltexx.tar.md5 somewhere on your pc :
2. Turn off the phone.
-Press and hold home, volume down and power. A "Download" screen should appear (a big yellow triangle, youll know when you see it)
-Connect your USB cable, and press volume up to continue.
-Start Odin, and uncheck "F. Reset Time", and then click AP button.
-Select "recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-serranoltexx.tar.md5" file that you previously downloaded and extracted, and press Start button (Odin might seem like it hung up when you first load the file but just let it do its thing!! It eventually let you press start). The phone will reboot when finished.
-After the phone resets (it wil vibrate) IMMEDIATELY hold volume up and home buttons to boot into recovery mode. if you miss it dont worry you can always try again.
Note:
If you miss you don't have to do ALL of the above steps over; you just have to boot into recovery using the volume up and home buttons. Just keep the phone in your hand and wait for it to reboot and vibrate, and when it does hold the power, home, and volume up buttons and you'll get into recovery.
3. Once your in recovery your going to want to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache.
Note:
This step is done to delete all the old data left from the stock ROM so nothing conflicts with CM11. Use this method ...
Turn your Galaxy S4 mini OFF.
Simultaneously press and hold the Volume Up + Home + Power buttons on your device until the logo appears, then release.
Once Android system recovery loads, use the volume buttons to navigate to ”Wipe data/Factory reset” and the power button to select it.
Confirm your choice by selecting “Yes”.
Select “Reboot System Now”.
There are separate options to Wipe Data/Factory Reset and Wipe Cache.
4. Now choose install from sdcard and navigate to the files we put on there earlier, and install cm-11
5. When that is complete install gapps the same way you installed cm-11
6. REBOOT PHONE AND PROFIT!
Thats basically it people. After that is HIGHLY suggest going and reading the ORIGINAL posts where i got all of this info from, so you can be familiar yourselves Feel free to post any feedback or questions and ill get back to you ASAP!
Enjoy your new rooted and amazingly awesome SGH-i257m
SIDE NOTES:
1.Be sure to use the built in updater for Cyanogen! I have it set to check for updates DAILY (because its still in daily duuuuh ) and everything will work beautifully!
2.I DO NOT recommend restoring your apps data etc from your old rom using google backups, as it re-installs ALL the bloatware that is removed when you install CM11. Instead use an app like AppBak to give you a list of what you had so you can choose
Original Posts:
[GT-I9195][ROM][Official][4.4.2] CyanogenMod 11.0 Nightlies for S4 Mini LTE
[GT-I9190][ROM][Official][4.3.1] CyanogenMod 10.2 Nightlies for S4 Mini 3G
[RECOVERY][ROOT] Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE (GT-I9195)
STOCK i257m ROMS for ALL Canadian Carriers
Sammobile Firmware List for SGH-i257m
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Just for everyone using ATT model. This doesn't work for the Samsung SGH-I257 ATT model.
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.
KlLLFRENZY said:
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.
Lennyz1988 said:
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
KlLLFRENZY said:
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
Lennyz1988 said:
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.
Hello there,
I am having a little bit of an issue with a new Galaxy Note 4 that i got for my wife. We both bought our devices yesterday, mine from Three, and hers from EE (we are in the UK), both SM-N910F, so i proceeded to root my device and it worked all great. So earlier today i started the exact same procedure, unfortunately, my wifes Note 4 got stuck in a Recovery Boot Loop, and i genuinely don't understand what is happening.
As for the rooting method, i went with the [SM-N910*] CF-Auto-Root and choose the right .tar file, or else it wouldn't of had worked on the first device.
I have read quite a few posts, saw a few videos on youtube, but it far beyond me. I have seen a few people mention that i need to download the German (?) version of the Stock firmware, and then flash it. I seem to have found a link for it on SamMobile but it's gonna take 5 hours to finish, and i don't understand why i would download the German Stock firmware, is that the correct one for her device ?
At this point, is there any way around it ? Why did my device which is the same work perfectly, but not hers ?
I would appreciate any and all help, if you could make it quite detailed for me i would appreciate it even more.
Thank you!
Hi @Vaskie!
Can you enter in download mode?
Hello there @_mone, the following has happened since i posted:
Went ahead and flashed the following: N910FXXU1BOB4_N910FOXA1BOB4_N910FXXU1BOB4_HOME.tar and it made the device reach the home screen, from there i attempted to root using the same method which worked, but it ended installing a few extra applications, which i don't understand how. I also don't understand how flashing a new stock rom didn't make me start the device from the beginning, it already had all my information and went straight to the home screen ready to use. I feel quite confused if im honest.
On the other hand, most things seem to be working perfect, but i am having some issues with the front camera. I have two Note 4s, both bought yesterday from the same place, but one was flashed with the Stock rom (N910FXXU1BOB4_N910FOXA1BOB4_N910FXXU1BOB4_HOME.ta r) due to being stuck in a boot loop. The front camera seems to be massively over exposed compared to the other Note 4, not just a little bit either, making it almost unusable.
Would anyone be able to help ?
Vaskie said:
I also don't understand how flashing a new stock rom didn't make me start the device from the beginning, it already had all my information and went straight to the home screen ready to use. I feel quite confused if im honest.
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That's because you "dirty" flashed a new ROM on top of the old one.. it was like an "update".
What I suggest you (because you already rooted your phone and your knox is 0x1) is to flash TeamWin Recovery Project from ODIN and then flash a TW ROM from the Galaxy Note 4 Android Development (Snapdragon) page
To do so download "twrp-2.8.7.0-trltexx.img.tar" from here, put your phone in download mode, connect it to the pc via usb, from the pc launch odin, let it recognize your phone, add the downloaded .img.tar file on the pda button, click on the "start" button and let it flash the recovery.
Now download a TW ROM like _alexndr's DevBase from here and this modem and this bootloader.
Then put the downloaded ROM (N910FXXU1POF2_DevBase_alexndr.zip) in your external SDcard. Reboot your phone in recovery mode. From TWRP go Wipe/AdwancedWipe/ and tick DalickCache, System, Data, Internal Storage, Cache and "Swipe to Wipe". After go back to the first page, hit "Install" search "N910FXXU1POF2_DevBase_alexndr.zip" in "/external_sd" and install it. Wipe Dalvick and Cache again and reboot into download mode. Again connect your phone to the PC and launch ODIN now put the downloaded modem "CP_N910FXXU1POF1.tar.md5" in the CP button and the bootloader "BL_N910FXXU1POF2.tar.md5" in the BL button and click on the "start".
Once it is done switch off and on your phone and start again with the latest samsung rom for N910F already with root, busy box and all the fixes by _alexndr
And let us know if you still have problems.
Thank you very, very much for the very well detailed reply @_mone
I will attempt to go ahead with your explanation tomorrow. Would that somehow fix the camera, and i guess the other question is.. is the front camera issue that i explained myself above to do with me "dirty flashing" ?
Is there anything inherently wrong with "dirty flashing" ?
Thank you yet again!
Nothing wrong with dirty flashing.. but sometimes doing so you can create conflicts between old and new rom or leaving "bugs" from the old to the new generating problems in your new os that may wont be there if you performed a clean install. :good: