galaxy note 4 n910c: cant install open recovery (without root) - Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I am trying to install open recovery on my note 4 n910c android 5.1.1, using odin and openrecovery-twrp-2.8.3.0-treltexx.img.
Odin says that the flash is successful, but when I try to reboot in recovery mode I obtain the green android and after that the laid down android with 'no command' message to finally ending up in the normal recovery mode.
I have tried several methods to flash it, I even tried to root the phone (I had boot loop and reflashed the stock rom).
Can anyone help.
Thanks in advance

Hello,
Did you have the autoreboot option UNCHECKED in Odin when you flashed the recovery? it must be unchecked, the device can not be allowed to reboot into system after flashing. After flashing with the option unchecked and you get the green pass, you have to manually boot the device to recovery with the button method, then you will keep the recovery, if you boot it to any other modes immediately after flashing then it reverts back to stock recovery, it requires booting directly to the recovery immediately after flashing, then it will be retained.

Hi,
Well it make sense, I had the reboot option ticked on. I actually went through another way by flashing the 5.0.1 bootloader which then allowed me to flash the custom recovery.
To be honest I am not sure whether or not I had the reboot option ticked on (my guess would be that it was as it's the default option in Odin).
Anyway, thanks for the tips I hope it will help others.

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Cannot install Recovery.

Hi all,
I am not sure whether this the right forum to post my query. It's been a year a since I bought my S4 (i9500) so O thought of rooting and installing recovery on my phone. I was on stock 4.4.2 and I was able to root my phone using the CF-AUTOROOT, but after that when i am trying to flash a custom recovery using Odin it ends up in the download mode. I have disabled knox after rooting the phone and my phone status is now custom and so I cannot get any official update.Is there anything I did wrong which is forcing the download mode to overwrite the custom recovery I am tryjng to install???? Any help is highly appreciated.
Thank you,
Bobby Thomas.
Just boot into download mode. Uncheck auto-reboot in Odin and flash the recovery. That's it.
Thanks Lenny for your prompt reply, actually I did try that but after the manual boot it again goes back to the download mode instead of recovery mode....I even tried to install it through ADB shell but with no luck...I just goes to the download mode whatever I tried to do...
I was having a problem with the system trying to enforce the stock recovery every time I flashed TWRP through Odin. Turns out I got it by simply removing the battery as soon as Odin finished the job and restarted my phone. Waited for a few seconds, put battery back on and voila.
It worked for me. Do it at your own risk.
I also had the same trouble and had to untick auto-reboot, take out battery reboot back into download mode flash again. The first time I tried that it didnt work and the only way I got it to work was you Cyanogens windows installer, then went into recovery and flash the rom of choice.
What happens when you boot your phone, download terminal emulator from the market (or use adb) and type the following:
su
reboot recovery

[Q] I9505 Help

Just making a post to ask for some help with my S4, to make a long story short ill make bullet points.
1. Booted into recovery (Philz)
2. Wiped it using the install a new rom option
3. Someone knocked at the door, I came back and the phone screen had gone off.
4. Turned it back on
5. tried to boot into recovery but it just hung on the boot screen with the text "Recovery Booting"
6. Tried flashing a different recovery but it still gives the same text
I've tried reflashing recovery and re-partition the phone with odin and now I'm really clueless at what to do next, anyone know how I could fix this?
thanks in advance - peter :fingers-crossed:
- Did you uncheck auto-reboot before flashing the recovery?
- Can't you get a working phone at all with flashing stock?
ps I don't think wiping and your screen turning of are related. It's just a coincidence.
TWRP doesn't work?
Try to flash a Stock ROM and reflash TWRP before. In my opinion, TWRP recovery is better than Philz or CWM, but if you want, flash the recovery that gives the better results for you.
When my screen hangs at "rebooting recovery" I simply turn the phone off and reboot again into recovery and it usually works.

Custom recovery reset?

I have a SM-900I (Taiwan version) with the Samsung version of Lollipop 5.0. I'm trying to install a custom recovery for backup purposes. I'm flashing the TWRP2.8.0.1 image using Odin 3.07. It seems I can have the custom recovery installed, but when I restart the phone it goes back to the stock recovery.
In Odin I'm checking only "Reset F. Time", I'm loading the tarball of the recovery as PDA, I start the process and it stops once it has reached "RES OK!!", I unplug the phone and shut it off, start it in recovery mode and the custom recovery is there, but after I launch Android and try to access recovery again I load up the stock recovery.
Solved by using a more up to date recovery image.
Tick off the auto reboot on odin
Then
Flash your recovery
Wait until it's done abt 2 min
Remove your battry and put it back
Go straightly in to the recovery mode by pressing volume up+power and home
U will see your custom recovery
Ps: flash the compatible twrp or phiztouch to your device

Help installing recovery

Hi, just bought an S5 G900F (international version)... and i wanted to install a custom recovery than root.. than flash rom. Im experienced in this matter... but ... im having all sorts of odd problems. I tried several reocvery (openrecovery, twrp, philztouch)... non stick when i reboot?
I tried several times... odin says everything installed fine.
I wanted to install cf-root... i did it win odin and when phone restarted it says: "recovery booting.... recovery is not seandoird enforcing ... set warranty bit : recovery
Who can help me??
PS Im on lollipop 5.0 if it makes any difference. All attempts were realized with different versions of odin
People have success with TWRP 2.8.7.0 and ODIN 3.10.6
Then SuperSU from TWRP if it sticks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2727406
Tried no luck. I simply get the stock recovery all the time after restart
daniel_cassian said:
Tried no luck. I simply get the stock recovery all the time after restart
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Try unchecking "Auto reboot" in ODIN, and once the flash has finished, pull the battery, replace and boot into recovery
just tried it... still no go (... do you think i would have more success trying from adb?
Lol this phone has smth against me.
Tried adb: as long as i have it in "desktop" mode adb devices finds it; as soon as i adb reboot bootloader, using the fastbootdevices... adb doesnt see it anymore... so i cant proceed to the flashig
I know you know what you're doing when it comes to this stuff, as you said
But just to make sure, can you post the exact step by steps you're using to try and flash CF Auto-Root and TWRP etc with ODIN?
Yes of course. As i doesn't work for me... i (even) hope im doing something wrong, so we can get to the bottom of this.
So, installed S5 drivers, Enabled usb debuggin in phone (dev menu). Put phone in dl mode (vl dwn+power+home), open odin, select at AP the recovery (tried about 3 recoveries, older versions and newer ones, twrp, phil, open). I have both (by default) checked auto reboot and f-reset time... connect phone with usb cables (tried 2) (connected directly to mb, no extension)... hit start... get the pass message.. phone resets... goes into android. I power off, go to recovery mode (vl up+power+home) and... i get the stock recovery every single time.
Tried something wierd... flashed through Odin CF-root first (with intention to flash after twrp ... as it says phone needs to be rooted first)... it flashes ok (odin says pass, successful 1), reboot (or go to recovery mode)... i get that seandroid error.
Tried to to with with apps from android as well... it doesnt let me.. obviously as most ask phone to be rooted.
What am I missing?
Those are the correct steps, it definitely should have flashed
Doing this from a native PC yes? Ive seen people trying it from Macs and it fails every time
Only thing I can think of right now is try using a different PC
You don't need USB debugging enabled for flashing with ODIN, download mode has no idea what settings you have enabled in Android
Like your method, I just do this:
Samsung Drivers (KIES3 installs them for you anyway)
Vol Down & Home & Power for Download Mode
Connect phone to PC USB
Leave ODIN defaults set (3.09 or 3.10.6)
Select CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltexx-smg900f.tar.md5 in AP/PDA section of ODIN
Wait for it to become ready
Hit start
Phone reboots, and I have root
You could try factory resetting the phone, and trying again, see if that does anything, or at least clear the caches from stock recovery first

No TWRP although flash was successful

Hello,
I tried to flash my S8 with TWRP with Odin. OEM and Debugging is active. After I had some failed flashes, when I now boot into revocery (VolUp+Bixby+Power) there is a blue background with a yellow warning sign and a dead android guy and "no command" but after some seconds I get into recovery mode. Even though I made factory reset and wipe I still get the error everytime I boot into recovery. When I now go to bootloader, flash TWRP with Odin I get a succesfull-message from Odin. But when I boot into recovery afterwards there is still the Android Recovery and not TWRP.
I tried different Odin and TWRP Versions and deactivatet F.reset and autostart.
Can someone help me? According to google search the blue background with the dead android guy should be gone after factory reset and wipe but its still there.
crackhead131 said:
Hello,
I tried to flash my S8 with TWRP with Odin. OEM and Debugging is active. After I had some failed flashes, when I now boot into revocery (VolUp+Bixby+Power) there is a blue background with a yellow warning sign and a dead android guy and "no command" but after some seconds I get into recovery mode. Even though I made factory reset and wipe I still get the error everytime I boot into recovery. When I now go to bootloader, flash TWRP with Odin I get a succesfull-message from Odin. But when I boot into recovery afterwards there is still the Android Recovery and not TWRP.
I tried different Odin and TWRP Versions and deactivatet F.reset and autostart.
Can someone help me? According to google search the blue background with the dead android guy should be gone after factory reset and wipe but its still there.
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Sounds like incorrect installation of TWRP.
Did you boot up into TWRP straight after installation? not system.
Note: - USB Debugging is not required.
- Just start up odin leave default settings - In options section you can untick Auto Reboot then flash TWRP then boot into TWRP manually before starting system.

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