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Guide me please :D (Custom rom confusion?)

Hi XDA society and devs.
So I've moved to an S4 and I've already rooted it.
Sadly, KNOX figured it out so I'm at 0x1, however, this isn't an issue, I believe KNOX is only important for warranty purposes?
But anyway, I have rooted and installed custom recovery but what I want to ask is how will I go about installing this specific rom on my I9505?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283194
I'm really confused as to what I'm supposed to do, my BUILD number ends in FNB8 and this rom requires NGE8, so is it safe for me to install it without that number?
Do I need to do anything extra to install this rom or can I just move it directly to my storage and install it?
On WanamLites website, it says that the modem and the bootloader for NGE8 is optional?
So does that mean, I don't need to do any ODIN flashes before and after installing this rom?
MY main question is, I have a I9505, rooted and TWRP, can I install this rom straight away?
I appreciate any help, I'm fairly new to this phone and I have done a bit of research but I'm still a little confused.
Thanks to anyone that can provide me with an explanation and perhaps a brief guide. <3
Long Live, XDA.

It does not matter what version you have on your phone (eg FNB8/NGE8), so you can ignore that completely.
The bootloader and modem are for people that still have the old bootloader installed. You don't have that because you have KNOX. So you can also ignore that part.
Just flash away.The instructions are in the first post of that thread.

Lennyz1988 said:
It does not matter what version you have on your phone (eg FNB8/NGE8), so you can ignore that completely.
The bootloader and modem are for people that still have the old bootloader installed. You don't have that because you have KNOX. So you can also ignore that part.
Just flash away.The instructions are in the first post of that thread.
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Alright! Thank you for your speedy reply!

CorePrideX8 said:
Alright! Thank you for your speedy reply!
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Your welcome.
I read that Wanam just updated the rom, but some people claim that it still has some bugs. Use the 2.6 version instead of the 2.7 untill everything is sorted out.

Needing a straight forward answer on Root/Custom ROMs

Hi everyone,
Just spent the best part of 2 hours wondering how I go about installing some kind of custom recovery on my wife's Note 3 (SN9005) so I can run SlimKat on it.
It's currently running MJ7 firmware.
Question: Can this phone have a custom recovery installed so I can flash a different ROM?
I understand that the bootloader is "locked", but it seems that I can still go on my merry way and install a custom recovery and ROM, but Knox will flag that I've changed it.
Can someone please explain to me my options if that's ok?
Thanks very much

No one? :/
Any info would be great

Install ROM Toolbox Pro from the Google play store. You can get recovery installation within that.

CaptChaos1969 said:
Install ROM Toolbox Pro from the Google play store. You can get recovery installation within that.
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How do you manage to think that?
Doesn't that just install a ROM? I didn't think it'd somehow install a different Recovery partition or anything. You'd need Root before installing Rom Toolbox Pro first though, so I'd need to find the best/easiest way to gain Root Access on this handset first.
Thanks

Whip Cracker said:
Hi everyone,
Just spent the best part of 2 hours wondering how I go about installing some kind of custom recovery on my wife's Note 3 (SN9005) so I can run SlimKat on it.
It's currently running MJ7 firmware.
Question: Can this phone have a custom recovery installed so I can flash a different ROM?
I understand that the bootloader is "locked", but it seems that I can still go on my merry way and install a custom recovery and ROM, but Knox will flag that I've changed it.
Can someone please explain to me my options if that's ok?
Thanks very much
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Bootloader is not locked. Just install CWM/TWRP using Odin, then boot into recovery and flash your ROM.
Knox will be broken, but otherwise you should be fine.

jisoo said:
Knox will be broken,
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My Knox was broken first day I had the phone. Was a wonderful thing I did.

Thanks for the answers everyone

[Q] Pure Stock Android for S5

I am new to the world of Android, coming from an Iphone. I have no first hand knowledge about rooting or installing custom roms.
I have an S5 which lags alot and its because of the touchwiz as i've read.
I want to install the pure android, like the one on the nexus 5 on my S5
Model number is G900H. I dont want custom roms like cyanogenmod. I want The one from google pure stock android for my s5.
Can someone please help me out with this and provide step by step instructions as to how I can get that?

zammy1032 said:
I am new to the world of Android, coming from an Iphone. I have no first hand knowledge about rooting or installing custom roms.
I have an S5 which lags alot and its because of the touchwiz as i've read.
I want to install the pure android, like the one on the nexus 5 on my S5
Model number is G900H. I dont want custom roms like cyanogenmod. I want The one from google pure stock android for my s5.
Can someone please help me out with this and provide step by step instructions as to how I can get that?
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you cant. lol unless you have a unlocked BL and someone has a pure aosp rom.. usually cm is close
Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Free mobile app

elliwigy said:
you cant. lol unless you have a unlocked BL and someone has a pure aosp rom.. usually cm is close
Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Free mobile app
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Unlocked BL ? Now that I dont have a choice. I would really appreciate if you could guide me step by step.. through the latest rooting technology to installing CM on my s5
Thank you

zammy1032 said:
Unlocked BL ? Now that I dont have a choice. I would really appreciate if you could guide me step by step.. through the latest rooting technology to installing CM on my s5
Thank you
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Very doubtful someone will guide you step by step, the general idea is to root your phone, install a custom recovery, then install a ROM, there are many guides on how to do this which are tried and tested.
Have a search, it's hard to miss them.

dladz said:
Very doubtful someone will guide you step by step, the general idea is to root your phone, install a custom recovery, then install a ROM, there are many guides on how to do this which are tried and tested.
Have a search, it's hard to miss them.
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Ok which custom roms would you recommend. One that won't send my apps crashing and much more stable than the touchwiz

zammy1032 said:
Ok which custom roms would you recommend. One that won't send my apps crashing and much more stable than the touchwiz
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there is no many ways of choosing custom roms of g900h cauze the dev arent few :/
take a look on thread

Airboner said:
there is no many ways of choosing custom roms of g900h cauze the dev arent few :/
take a look on thread
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"root your phone, install a custom recovery, then install a ROM" Anyone care to link me a nice and easy tutorial .. Ive gone through many.. and they seem to be talking about knox.. and custom roms like cyanogenmod
Much Appreciated

zammy1032 said:
"root your phone, install a custom recovery, then install a ROM" Anyone care to link me a nice and easy tutorial .. Ive gone through many.. and they seem to be talking about knox.. and custom roms like cyanogenmod
Much Appreciated
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u have to read some tutorials we did the same u are not the first or latter
start reading

zammy1032 said:
"root your phone, install a custom recovery, then install a ROM" Anyone care to link me a nice and easy tutorial .. Ive gone through many.. and they seem to be talking about knox.. and custom roms like cyanogenmod
Much Appreciated
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Downgrade your device if you're on a new firmware, use a firmware for your model, flash it via odin (there are plenty of tutorials) root using towel root and you have a rooted phone, the way I did it will void your warranty and knox will be set to 0x1, this happens when you flash something you shouldn't via odin, I flashed a custom recovery, bootloader and modem via odin so my counter is no longer 0x0, there is a way you can root, install a custom recovery and flash a rom, find the Neat Rom thread in android development, get everything you need from there and fire away.
Research and read everything, until you understand it, but the general idea is, root, recovery then rom, forget about original android development for now, concentrate on actually finding a rom that will work on your device, the most common is mine which is the 900f, you're on h so you need to find one that is compatible, don't leap in without guiding yourself first, check and double check.
Good luck.

zammy1032 said:
"root your phone, install a custom recovery, then install a ROM" Anyone care to link me a nice and easy tutorial .. Ive gone through many.. and they seem to be talking about knox.. and custom roms like cyanogenmod
Much Appreciated
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As most custom roms are pre-rooted flashing a recovery with Odin will do and there is no need to root the device first , then make a nandroid backup of your current rom in recovery and flash the rom (and Gapps for CM) of your choice. Flashing a custom recovery/kernel may void warranty though as KNOX will be tripped to 0x1. As you have the G900H CM is not option atm. You could root the phone and freeze all not needed apps and widgets with Titanium Backup.

Galaxy S5 G900F: How Do I Root and Flash A Custom ROM?

Help>first time custom rom flashing
I would like to flash custom ROM for my Samsung Galaxy S5 G900F 5.0 Lollipop, but I was so confused of too many related threads regarding flashing so i cannot decide which method to use. my phone doesn't have root access or custom recovery yet, its fresh from the box so someone please help me regarding rooting too.. it'll be really helpful if you tech me step by step because I'm new in Android and I'm afraid of bricking my phone Thanks in advance!
by the way this is the ROM I would like to flash... what do you think?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/rom-popwiz-edge-plus-5-1-1-galaxy-s5-sm-t3242285

marlon2567 said:
I would like to flash custom ROM for my Samsung Galaxy S5 G900F 5.0 Lollipop, but I was so confused of too many related threads regarding flashing so i cannot decide which method to use. my phone doesn't have root access or custom recovery yet, its fresh from the box so someone please help me regarding rooting too.. it'll be really helpful if you tech me step by step because I'm new in Android and I'm afraid of bricking my phone Thanks in advance!
by the way this is the ROM I would like to flash... what do you think?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/rom-popwiz-edge-plus-5-1-1-galaxy-s5-sm-t3242285
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To flash a Custom ROM there is no need to root, the only thing you need is to install a custom recovery, TWRP is very good. After you have installed TWRP or any other custom recovery, you have to put on your SD Card the ROM that you want to install, and install it from the custom recovery.

Uzair40 said:
To flash a Custom ROM there is no need to root, the only thing you need is to install a custom recovery, TWRP is very good. After you have installed TWRP or any other custom recovery, you have to put on your SD Card the ROM that you want to install, and install it from the custom recovery.
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Hi, thanks for the reply could you please help me how to install a custom recovery? That TWRP, i'm so sorry i really dont know ehat to do and where to find that custom recovery thanks for the help.

Start by reading some threads, all the info you need is right here, it just takes not being lazy to find it

marlon2567 said:
Hi, thanks for the reply could you please help me how to install a custom recovery? That TWRP, i'm so sorry i really dont know ehat to do and where to find that custom recovery thanks for the help.
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Which recovery software works with every rom. which of the following works the best TWRP, CWM or philz recovery

it is possible to make a full backup of my s5 NON root?
I wish I could go back in case of problem.
thanks

androidjunkees said:
Which recovery software works with every rom. which of the following works the best TWRP, CWM or philz recovery
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I installed TWRP so far so good

LeoFender said:
it is possible to make a full backup of my s5 NON root?
I wish I could go back in case of problem.
thanks
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In my S5 I install TWRP fist then patch the Root file, I don't know if backing up works when your phone is non rooted.

[HELP] G900V-CID11 Toshiba-locked bootloader, looking for 6.0.1 ROM working

Hi all, we are all surrounded here from ROM releases, versions of phones, a moltitude of options. I can't really figure out how to find a rom which can be installed on my phone, by the time I'm waiting for an unclock for CID11.
I've now a BT1 rom sim-locked and SD-not working and I can't use my phone at all. I'm stuck here.
I've rooted it already, waiting for a proper solution.
You may kindly indicate me the steps I've to follow to install the right rom, if I've to use safestrap or chainfire.flash_0.50.apk, and if I've to flash with Odin the bootloader and with which file.
Thank you so much, please add any consideration that you can consider important!

Barabba11 said:
Hi all, we are all surrounded here from ROM releases, versions of phones, a moltitude of options. I can't really figure out how to find a rom which can be installed on my phone, by the time I'm waiting for an unclock for CID11.
I've now a BT1 rom sim-locked and SD-not working and I can't use my phone at all. I'm stuck here.
I've rooted it already, waiting for a proper solution.
You may kindly indicate me the steps I've to follow to install the right rom, if I've to use safestrap or chainfire.flash_0.50.apk, and if I've to flash with Odin the bootloader and with which file.
Thank you so much, please add any consideration that you can consider important!
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Everywhere I go, there you are

is that uncomfortable for u?
U'll see soon it will be a good result for all the community

Barabba11 said:
is that uncomfortable for u?
U'll see soon it will be a good result for all the community
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Nah man, im just picking on you. I dont believe there are any custom mm roms for locked bootloaders so far, ressurection remix works with a lp bootloader and its 6.0.1 though. Maybe check that one out. You may have to set your apns manually. I have no real way of knowing if it works on locked bl, i flased with twrp. But if you feel like taking a risk that badly for it, i would try flashfire on pb1 bl and baseband. Good luck!

Bryanx86 said:
Nah man, im just picking on you. I dont believe there are any custom mm roms for locked bootloaders so far, ressurection remix works with a lp bootloader and its 6.0.1 though. Maybe check that one out. You may have to set your apns manually. I have no real way of knowing if it works on locked bl, i flased with twrp. But if you feel like taking a risk that badly for it, i would try flashfire on pb1 bl and baseband. Good luck!
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I'm thinking about trying ressurection remix and i'm wondering if making a backup in lp safestrap would help in the event something goes wrong? or if does happen would I just have to flash the original pb1 rom and re-root and set everything back up again?

I_AM_ERROR said:
I'm thinking about trying ressurection remix and i'm wondering if making a backup in lp safestrap would help in the event something goes wrong? or if does happen would I just have to flash the original pb1 rom and re-root and set everything back up again?
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As far as I know you should always be able to flash back to at least pb1 and root. Also I myself would try flash fire instead of safestrap because I was never successful with safestrap, only flash fire. And I know the frustration of having a locked bl, as the unlock method has only been out a few months now. Good luck and I hope it works for you!

Well that didn't seem to work. Thank god for backups.

I_AM_ERROR said:
Well that didn't seem to work. Thank god for backups.
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Yes thank God for backups, sorry it didn't work. Did u flash it with flash fire and move wipe to happen before flashing ROM? If you hold the wipe action and move it above the flash it will wipe before flashing, just don't wipe your internal storage that the ROM is on

Barabba11 said:
Hi all, we are all surrounded here from ROM releases, versions of phones, a moltitude of options. I can't really figure out how to find a rom which can be installed on my phone, by the time I'm waiting for an unclock for CID11.
I've now a BT1 rom sim-locked and SD-not working and I can't use my phone at all. I'm stuck here.
I've rooted it already, waiting for a proper solution.
You may kindly indicate me the steps I've to follow to install the right rom, if I've to use safestrap or chainfire.flash_0.50.apk, and if I've to flash with Odin the bootloader and with which file.
Thank you so much, please add any consideration that you can consider important!
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You really dont listen do you I know I have given this link to you several times IF YOU WANT TO FLASH CUSTOM 6.0.1 ROMS ON LOCKED BOOTLOADER THEN FOLLOW THIS GUIDE http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...ow-to-flash-custom-6-0-1-roms-locked-t3393943
By the way this thread has no business in the development thread
I might add that you can only flash TW roms with the above method your out of luck with CM roms

jrkruse said:
You really dont listen do you I know I have given this link to you several times IF YOU WANT TO FLASH CUSTOM 6.0.1 ROMS ON LOCKED BOOTLOADER THEN FOLLOW THIS GUIDE http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...ow-to-flash-custom-6-0-1-roms-locked-t3393943
By the way this thread has no business in the development thread
I might add that you can only flash TW roms with the above method your out of luck with CM roms
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I flashed 6.0.1 following the thread, thank you.
Sim is unlocked but Verizon keeps bothering me about, anyway it's not a problem.
The problem is that SD doesn't work, I formatted it FAT32 and it's working on PC/other phone, it was working with previous rom.
Have it ever happened to you that after flashing CID11 with BP1 u lost the SD card recognition?
Thank you!