I'll be going on a trip next month and I'd like to have some assurance that I can reflash the stock Sammy ROM onto my device if I need to.
I've always done it through ODIN (unless it was a custom firmware), but are there custom recovery flashable stock ROMS out there? I won't have access to a full PC while I'm away.
Or is the best option to just nandroid my device instead?
Thanks.
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Twrp it's one of the best custom recovery...u can flash the tar file with odin.
Remember to make your backup (efs also)if you would like to turn to your stock rom u can do it anytime with Odin.
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I have a completely stock i9505 except that its rooted. As I am in Hong Kong and all of the custom roms seem to be based on European firmware (eg different kernel, CSC, modems, etc) I wanted to fully backup my phone before trying custom roms so that in case its no good i can always revert back. Can I do it in stock recovery? If not, whats the easiest way? CWM or TRWP? Is there a way to make sure the nandroid is verified before i flash a custom rom???
Interestingly, can i make a backup of my kernel, CSC and modems so that i can flash them on a custom rom??
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blion said:
I have a completely stock i9505 except that its rooted. As I am in Hong Kong and all of the custom roms seem to be based on European firmware (eg different kernel, CSC, modems, etc) I wanted to fully backup my phone before trying custom roms so that in case its no good i can always revert back. Can I do it in stock recovery? If not, whats the easiest way? CWM or TRWP? Is there a way to make sure the nandroid is verified before i flash a custom rom???
Interestingly, can i make a backup of my kernel, CSC and modems so that i can flash them on a custom rom??
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There is NO way you can backup/restore a nandroid backup without custom recovery.
However there is a way to flash TWRP custom recovery without using your computer.
What you need is "Goomanager" which is a free app that you can download from the playstore.
After its installed you need to open it and click on the left side menu key on the phone and
select "install openrecoveryscript".
Once Goomanager is done, select "reboot recovery" from Goomanagers menu.
After you see the twrp recovery screen select reboot, then you will be ready ready to flash
any cwm/twrp custom roms found here in xda which are fully compatible with your phone.
Before I forget, NEVER backup and flash ANY modems/radio images.
None of the custom roms found here in XDA contain any modem images
because they would either soft brick or hard brick your phone.
You can flash any 100% compatible stock or custom kernels which are designed for your phone's specific model #.
Good luck!
Don't forget that clicking the "THANKS" button takes less time than typing "thank you"!
Are you sure you need CWM?
You can use an app called 'online nandroid' from Playstore and I'm pretty sure all you need is root and Busybox installed.
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blion said:
I have a completely stock i9505 except that its rooted. As I am in Hong Kong and all of the custom roms seem to be based on European firmware (eg different kernel, CSC, modems, etc) I wanted to fully backup my phone before trying custom roms so that in case its no good i can always revert back. Can I do it in stock recovery? If not, whats the easiest way? CWM or TRWP? Is there a way to make sure the nandroid is verified before i flash a custom rom???
Interestingly, can i make a backup of my kernel, CSC and modems so that i can flash them on a custom rom??
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Misterjunky said:
There is NO way you can backup/restore a nandroid backup without custom recovery.
However there is a way to flash TWRP custom recovery without using your computer.
What you need is "Goomanager" which is a free app that you can download from the playstore.
After its installed you need to open it and click on the left side menu key on the phone and
select "install openrecoveryscript".
Once Goomanager is done, select "reboot recovery" from Goomanagers menu.
After you see the twrp recovery screen select reboot, then you will be ready ready to flash
any cwm/twrp custom roms found here in xda which are fully compatible with your phone.
Before I forget, NEVER backup and flash ANY modems/radio images.
None of the custom roms found here in XDA contain any modem images
because they would either soft brick or hard brick your phone.
You can flash any 100% compatible stock or custom kernels which are designed for your phone's specific model #.
Good luck!
Don't forget that clicking the "THANKS" button takes less time than typing "thank you"!
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Ok in that case I need a custom recovery first. Is there any diff between installing via goomanager as you described or install say Philz kernel through recovery/odin????
I want to try omega rom. Are you saying no modem is included in the rom? Does that mean after installing omega it will have the same modem as is currently on my phone??? Out of curiosity I had been flashing various modems on my i9100 without any issues. Is it a particular problem on the i9505???
Obagleyfreer said:
Are you sure you need CWM?
You can use an app called 'online nandroid' from Playstore and I'm pretty sure all you need is root and Busybox installed.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA Premium HD app
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Let me look into this app.
blion said:
Ok in that case I need a custom recovery first. Is there any diff between installing via goomanager as you described or install say Philz kernel through recovery/odin????
I want to try omega rom. Are you saying no modem is included in the rom? Does that mean after installing omega it will have the same modem as is currently on my phone??? Out of curiosity I had been flashing various modems on my i9100 without any issues. Is it a particular problem on the i9505???
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I don't think he really knows what he's talking about mate.
1.You can use Online Nandroid to back up. You don't need recovery.
2.You can flash modems fine, just make sure they are for i9505 and you'll have no issues.
3. DO NOT use Goomanager or TWRP both are risky in my opinion. Stick to Philz recovery or CWM and flash with Odin, easy.
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.
If I install custom recovery (via odin) my stock recovery will be gone right. So, how do I backup my current stock recovery.img so that I can recover it later? I was looking for the answer on many threads and most xda members suggest to use the 'fastboot' method (which temporarily injected the custom recovery and return the stock recovery immediately). But this fastboot method does not work with Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-9005. Is there any other alternative how to backup the stock recovery?
EDIT: the alternative method that I can think of is to use Flashify app. It can backup the stock recovery image but, in other to use this app, I must be root. and in other to root i must install custom recovery.. and.... yeah I lost the stock recovery.. this is the problem.
Reflash the official rom
kenny1991 said:
Reflash the official rom
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Hmmm.. here is my situation. I have the official ROM KitKat. It contains the kitkat stock recovery.img. I updated my phone to Lollipop and I believe it has updated my recovery.img to lollipop version (I found it has more options than the KitKat version). I cannot find the official ROM of my phone. My question is,
where can I find the official lollipop ROM? I just received it via OTA. Does reflashing the ROM will backup my recovery.img? I mean I want to obtain this recovery.img file.
Android System Recovery <3e>: LRX21V.N9005DXUGBOD1
rom try sammobile or samsung- updates .
never ever heard of a backed up recovery .
Hi there, I rooted this phone a while back and for some reason decided to also load a custom recovery (Pretty sure it's TWRP) even though I was using stock firmware and just wanted root. Now the phone's trying to do an OTA and it won't work of course because of my custom recovery. I was wondering if someone had a link to a stock recovery I could flash via ODIN/Heimdall? Thanks!
P.S. If you could include a step-by-step on what I need to do, that'd be nice. As far as I remember it's just putting the phone in Download Mode and flashing the .tar file via ODIN.
Hi,
I have been using RR for quite a while now, but lately I am having several troubles and I'd like to go back to the stock version, now that MM is available on S5 officially.
Is it possible? What is the best way to do so? Can I use TWRP to update the rom instead of odin?
nig3d said:
Hi,
I have been using RR for quite a while now, but lately I am having several troubles and I'd like to go back to the stock version, now that MM is available on S5 officially.
Is it possible? What is the best way to do so? Can I use TWRP to update the rom instead of odin?
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Yes it's possible, just download your official stock rom from sammobile, then extract the tar.md5 file from the zip and flash via odin. 1 point I will say is do a factory reset via twrp first as it's a clean fresh start. Once phone is done reboot to recovery and do another factory reset vis stock recovery. Then reboot and enjoy. I personally went backwards and went back to kk
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jimbomodder said:
Yes it's possible, just download your official stock rom from sammobile, then extract the tar.md5 file from the zip and flash via odin. 1 point I will say is do a factory reset via twrp first as it's a clean fresh start. Once phone is done reboot to recovery and do another factory reset vis stock recovery. Then reboot and enjoy. I personally went backwards and went back to kk
Sent from my SM-G900F
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thanks, why is it Odin needed? Cannot be flashed like another rom using TWRP?
Also, I need to register to sammobile, I guess there is not alternative, right?
nig3d said:
thanks, why is it Odin needed? Cannot be flashed like another rom using TWRP?
Also, I need to register to sammobile, I guess there is not alternative, right?
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Because it's the official software and unmodified Samsung firmwares must be flash via odin. Plus it's the safest way to get stock back. If u can find a stock MM rom that's already been tweaked and made into a zip u can but modems and bootloader's (which come in official firmwares) can only be flashed via odin. It'll take around 30-50 mind to download on pc, are you wanting unbranded UK firmware? If so give me 20 mind to upload it
nig3d said:
thanks, why is it Odin needed? Cannot be flashed like another rom using TWRP?
Also, I need to register to sammobile, I guess there is not alternative, right?
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https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=106857
Sent from my SM-G900F
jimbomodder said:
Because it's the official software and unmodified Samsung firmwares must be flash via odin. Plus it's the safest way to get stock back. If u can find a stock MM rom that's already been tweaked and made into a zip u can but modems and bootloader's (which come in official firmwares) can only be flashed via odin. It'll take around 30-50 mind to download on pc, are you wanting unbranded UK firmware? If so give me 20 mind to upload it
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Thanks, I don't remember much since the last time I used odin. I will look up for the instruction. I have just another question, I guess in doing so I will loose the TWRP boot. Is that right? If so, how am I supposed to backup and restore the data?
nig3d said:
Thanks, I don't remember much since the last time I used odin. I will look up for the instruction. I have just another question, I guess in doing so I will loose the TWRP boot. Is that right? If so, how am I supposed to backup and restore the data?
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Do a backup first and store on ext sd card, no if card do backup and move to pc, then once flashed stock just re-root and flash twrp again and then u can restore your backup.
jimbomodder said:
Do a backup first and store on ext sd card, no if card do backup and move to pc, then once flashed stock just re-root and flash twrp again and then u can restore your backup.
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oh great! Thanks, it's going to take some times, but I hope it's worth it
I installed the rom/firmware G900FXXS1CPHW_OXA1CPE1_BTU_UK_6.0.1 and I am now stuck in the bootloop...I guess I am not using the right firmware. Any help? (UK Samsung Galaxy S5)
edit: fixed, I forgot to disable the re-partion option on Odin