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Is anyone else having trouble getting TWRP Recovery to work right? I have literally tried everything with both the L720 models I have owned and I get screwed by TWRP every time... I have the L720-T model right now Running 5.0.1 and both a 64GB and 16GB SD Card. TWRP won't write crap to the 64GB Sandisk SD card... and when I use the 16GB Patriot SD Card, I can write a backup to it, but that's about all I can do...
When I reboot into recovery trying to restore from the backup I have created, the stupid thing just sits there for 15-20 minutes trying to verify the MD5. Finally after that 15-20 minute period, the stupid thing crashes and reboots... I really love TWRP and it worked amazing with my Droid Razr Maxx, but now it appears to be a total waste of space and time... What the crap..... Is anyone else having issues or have any guidance?
I have tried multiple TWRP versions...
2.5.0.0
2.7.0.0 (current)
2.8.7.0
Rooted with....
I should also note that I used KingRoot to root [a crazy Japanese rooting .apk because it was the only one that would work as all other filed for the FreedomPop Firmware, and I actually like it a lot bt dubs because it actually blocks auto start stuff 100% unlike most root tools that say they do, only for you to see it running in the Application Manager, it gives no fukks what the process system or not and says no ]
SD Fix as follows...
I downloaded a program to fix the write permissions, but with my 64GB SD It never would write to sd, so I even went so far as to manually change the platform.xml file myself in root->system->etc->Permissions->platform.xml to change "WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" to contain sdcard_rw, sdcard_r and media_rw as well as change "WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE" to contain sdcard_rw and media_rw
I can't do a custom ROM, because FreedomPop just doesn't work as good on any rom other than theirs.
If anyone can help me out, I would love you forever, or if someone can point me away from TWRP with something that works and is easy to backup and restore with, then that works also... I am just tired to getting BURNED by TWRP... I Know Titanium is an option, but I would like something that basically backs it up as a snapshot so that there is no setup crap to deal with later, I can just restore on the go and I am good.
mr.ctt said:
Is anyone else having trouble getting TWRP Recovery to work right? I have literally tried everything with both the L720 models I have owned and I get screwed by TWRP every time... I have the L720-T model right now Running 5.0.1 and both a 64GB and 16GB SD Card. TWRP won't write crap to the 64GB Sandisk SD card... and when I use the 16GB Patriot SD Card, I can write a backup to it, but that's about all I can do...
When I reboot into recovery trying to restore from the backup I have created, the stupid thing just sits there for 15-20 minutes trying to verify the MD5. Finally after that 15-20 minute period, the stupid thing crashes and reboots... I really love TWRP and it worked amazing with my Droid Razr Maxx, but now it appears to be a total waste of space and time... What the crap..... Is anyone else having issues or have any guidance?
I have tried multiple TWRP versions...
2.5.0.0
2.7.0.0 (current)
2.8.7.0
Rooted with....
I should also note that I used KingRoot to root [a crazy Japanese rooting .apk because it was the only one that would work as all other filed for the FreedomPop Firmware, and I actually like it a lot bt dubs because it actually blocks auto start stuff 100% unlike most root tools that say they do, only for you to see it running in the Application Manager, it gives no fukks what the process system or not and says no ]
SD Fix as follows...
I downloaded a program to fix the write permissions, but with my 64GB SD It never would write to sd, so I even went so far as to manually change the platform.xml file myself in root->system->etc->Permissions->platform.xml to change "WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" to contain sdcard_rw, sdcard_r and media_rw as well as change "WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE" to contain sdcard_rw and media_rw
I can't do a custom ROM, because FreedomPop just doesn't work as good on any rom other than theirs.
If anyone can help me out, I would love you forever, or if someone can point me away from TWRP with something that works and is easy to backup and restore with, then that works also... I am just tired to getting BURNED by TWRP... I Know Titanium is an option, but I would like something that basically backs it up as a snapshot so that there is no setup crap to deal with later, I can just restore on the go and I am good.
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Do a factory reset get everything back to pre rooted, then root by flashing SuperSU in twrp, instead of Kingroot
mattzeller said:
Do a factory reset get everything back to pre rooted, then root by flashing SuperSU in twrp, instead of Kingroot
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I really don't want to do that. Twrp, has permissions and I have never had any Root issues with the KingRoot regarding permissions. It always propts me of any and all requests, and also any problems that may arise, so I am extremely impressed with it. This makes me believe that doing this will not help anything. I also had the same issue on my old L720 using towel root and SuperSU. So again, I don't see how this will do anything for me, other than take away 2-3 hours of my life. If you could give me a little more to go off of as to why you think it is KingRoot, I would consider it, or tell me what you think KingROot ins't doing and how to test that, I would. However, without something to support this suggestion, I am lost.
So after blowing off the second half of my duties at work today, I managed to allocate enough time to get my SM-N910V rooted.
I have a few basic questions about what I should expect to see happen.
Allegedly, Verizon is rolling out an OTA upgrade to 6.0.1 Marshmallow sometime soon. Now that I have 'custom' boot and root achieved, will my device still receive and adhere to this OTA upgrade?
I have not applied any custom ROMs to the device. All I have done is follow the steps on this forum to unlock the bootloader and permroot.
If yes, cool!
If no, could someone please share with me a uniform resource identifier (lol) that links to a guide for installing CM13 to this device?
I will use my mind to beam eternal luck at anyone who helps me out. Thankyas.
Have you ever used Odin?
If you have twrp just load onto an sd or the phone and make sure to clear cache and wipe.
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Have you ever used Odin?
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Yessir Mr. Nasty,
I followed a guide on this part of the forum that had me use Odin. After using Odin successfully I was able to get TWRP up before normal boot!
vIgGeN7 said:
If you have twrp just load onto an sd or the phone and make sure to clear cache and wipe.
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Just to clarify, you're saying that if I boot into TWRP again and clear the cache/wipe, I'll go back to factory settings and get the OTA?
If you have a microSD card, use TWRP to backup all of your current data to it if you'd like to preserve it and have something to restore if anything goes awry. Download a custom ROM zip and whatever other zips you'd need for that particular ROM, and put them on the card. Use TWRP to format data and wipe everything EXCEPT FOR THE CARD, and then reboot into recovery mode again and open the TWRP install menu.
In that menu, navigate to external_sd (or whichever root level folder it is that contains the strings "ext" and "sd", referring to the microSD card), and select the zip or zips (in the proper order) that you want to flash. Then flash them, wipe cache/dalvik, and reboot.
I wouldn't stay on a stock ROM if I were you. You might avoid getting the OTA, but you're guaranteed to avoid it by running a custom ROM. JasmineROM seems to be the go-to ROM for stability, but hsbadr's CM13 builds are very functional.
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Thank you for being so specific and clear, and for helping me out. I am new to this, used to working on computers that I can tear apart more easily and change things inside of.
I will keep this in mind and consider switching. I have a lot of free time with a 1GB/1GB
Futtermax said:
So after blowing off the second half of my duties at work today, I managed to allocate enough time to get my SM-N910V rooted.
I have a few basic questions about what I should expect to see happen.
Allegedly, Verizon is rolling out an OTA upgrade to 6.0.1 Marshmallow sometime soon. Now that I have 'custom' boot and root achieved, will my device still receive and adhere to this OTA upgrade?
I have not applied any custom ROMs to the device. All I have done is follow the steps on this forum to unlock the bootloader and permroot.
If yes, cool!
If no, could someone please share with me a uniform resource identifier (lol) that links to a guide for installing CM13 to this device?
I will use my mind to beam eternal luck at anyone who helps me out. Thankyas.
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I dont know what everyone is thinking, but OTA will not work with rooted device. It will failed and in most case you will nee to flash full stock rom to fix it, then your bootloader will locked again. The best bet is to wait until Samsung released the rom and Dev here will modified it the right way so you can flash with TWRP.
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Honestly, don't bother with CM13 yet. It's buggy. I was on it for a short while, tried a couple different builds but I got sold on the Note 5 port which is on 5.1.1. If you have any apps that don't allow mock locations, they won't work on any 6.0/Marshmallow ports (i.e. CM13) from my short experience. I could be wrong. I couldn't find a way to allow mock locations on CM13, so I went somewhere else.
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Honestly, don't bother with CM13 yet. It's buggy. I was on it for a short while, tried a couple different builds but I got sold on the Note 5 port which is on 5.1.1. If you have any apps that don't allow mock locations, they won't work on any 6.0/Marshmallow ports (i.e. CM13) from my short experience. I could be wrong. I couldn't find a way to allow mock locations on CM13, so I went somewhere else.
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I think CM13 is worth giving a chance.
I'm about 90% sure the MM update will come with a new bootloader (a locked one). I highly advise against trying to accept it if/when it comes. Someone here will tear it apart and make odin flashable images to get us on 6.0.1 TW rom. Until then, flash TWRP and CM13. I've been using it daily and it's one of the better CM roms I've used on any device.
Also look into Dual Boot Patcher so you can crack flash roms without affecting your primary one.
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Bicknasty said:
If you have a microSD card, use TWRP to backup all of your current data to it if you'd like to preserve it and have something to restore if anything goes awry. Download a custom ROM zip and whatever other zips you'd need for that particular ROM, and put them on the card. Use TWRP to format data and wipe everything EXCEPT FOR THE CARD, and then reboot into recovery mode again and open the TWRP install menu.
In that menu, navigate to external_sd (or whichever root level folder it is that contains the strings "ext" and "sd", referring to the microSD card), and select the zip or zips (in the proper order) that you want to flash. Then flash them, wipe cache/dalvik, and reboot.
I wouldn't stay on a stock ROM if I were you. You might avoid getting the OTA, but you're guaranteed to avoid it by running a custom ROM. JasmineROM seems to be the go-to ROM for stability, but hsbadr's CM13 builds are very functional.
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I might add to that storing a copy of that backup on another device... your desktop computer, perhaps, so that if something really goes bad and wipes your sd card, you still have a backup.
Do not, no matter how much your phone nags you to, take an OTA now that you're rooted. The odds are good that they've closed the exploit used to get root.
If you're looking for stability, Jasmine ROM is the best that I've tried. It's not being supported anymore, but it really doesn't need it. Everything works. I froze, then deleted every single Samsung and Google app that I don't use and it is just smooth.
CM 13? The last I looked, the camera doesn't work well, Bluetooth is problematic, you can't set your sd card as internal storage and a few other niggling issues. I've been doing this since my Droid Incredible and have found that ROMs ported from other devices will have issues until the developers marry the software to the hardware. I'm now waiting for the official Marshmallow to drop and let the developers take a crack at it.
joshw0000 said:
I'm about 90% sure the MM update will come with a new bootloader (a locked one). I highly advise against trying to accept it if/when it comes. Someone here will tear it apart and make odin flashable images to get us on 6.0.1 TW rom. Until then, flash TWRP and CM13. I've been using it daily and it's one of the better CM roms I've used on any device.
Also look into Dual Boot Patcher so you can crack flash roms without affecting your primary one.
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Dual boot patcher has worked pretty reliably for me. Just be sure to thoroughly read the directions to make doubly sure that nothing goes wrong.
douger1957 said:
CM 13? The last I looked, the camera doesn't work well, Bluetooth is problematic, you can't set your sd card as internal storage and a few other niggling issues. I've been doing this since my Droid Incredible and have found that ROMs ported from other devices will have issues until the developers marry the software to the hardware. I'm now waiting for the official Marshmallow to drop and let the developers take a crack at it.
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Bluetooth is flawless. I can't see why anyone would set their sd card as internal (defeats the point of being able to move info between other phones and/or computers). Camera works very well (for CM). I've had very few issues with taking pictures. Recording video doesn't work for me. I've modded every phone I've used (I've owned many that I wouldn't carry due to no root) since the Eris and this is IMO the best CM port ever.
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I am using PaulPizz 5.1.1 ROM and it's working almost flawlessly. I'm happier than ever with this phone. I want to wait for the OTA 6.0.1 to hit and the teardown of that to begin before I switch.
I'll look into dual boot.
Hi!
I bougth a Tab A T550. I already rooted it but can't find how to put apps on SD. I don't know if it's because of root or it was "as it" when bought because I didn't try it before. My last tablet was able to let me change apps to SD from the same apps config but this one hasn't the option. Is this an error or a change on MarsMallow?
I also tried to use App Master, but it closes just on opening, don't know why. Not compatible with MM?
Thanks!
Pepa
PepaBCN said:
Hi!
I bougth a Tab A T550. I already rooted it but can't find how to put apps on SD. I don't know if it's because of root or it was "as it" when bought because I didn't try it before. My last tablet was able to let me change apps to SD from the same apps config but this one hasn't the option. Is this an error or a change on MarsMallow?
I also tried to use App Master, but it closes just on opening, don't know why. Not compatible with MM?
Thanks!
Pepa
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Adoptable storage
ashyx said:
Adoptable storage
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What's this? What does it mean?
ashyx said:
Adoptable storage
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Ok! I found it on Google (as usual ). But other devices had internal and external SD. I understand the internal was a partition but, where? Inside the device mem? Or on the SD? First option seems stupid so must be second. And why change a way that lets you choose where to put apps and data? I was comfortable by choosing by myself where to store each thing...
The internal SD is nothing but a partition of the flash rom the T550 uses. If you want the external SD to be used as a flash card you can use as a sepearte, removable storage, you have to modify a file in your system folder. This of course means your device needs to be rooted. If you know how to root your Tab A6, I will post a way to give your wanted applications read and write access to the external. I have to warn you though, that the development on the T550 has not advanced very much yet because of the brand (Samsung) trying to make their devices exclusive and the new processor architecture. I have found only one way to root the device in a stable way but that makes it impossible to backup and recover my current configuration. TWRP wasn't able to break the encryption of the DATA partition which holds the specific user settings and personal data.
ShonkaiDJ said:
The internal SD is nothing but a partition of the flash rom the T550 uses. If you want the external SD to be used as a flash card you can use as a sepearte, removable storage, you have to modify a file in your system folder. This of course means your device needs to be rooted. If you know how to root your Tab A6, I will post a way to give your wanted applications read and write access to the external. I have to warn you though, that the development on the T550 has not advanced very much yet because of the brand (Samsung) trying to make their devices exclusive and the new processor architecture. I have found only one way to root the device in a stable way but that makes it impossible to backup and recover my current configuration. TWRP wasn't able to break the encryption of the DATA partition which holds the specific user settings and personal data.
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I already rooted my tablet (In fact, I said on my first post). Even when Adaway app says it's not rooted! :silly: But one another adblocker app works correctly so I don't know what to believe. At least, with root explorer I can see folders locked before rooting...
Well. i had it working with the DM13 on my Tab 2. But I tested it on the Tab A and it doesn't seem to work that way anymore...
Still tweaking I am.
What is DM13?
Sorry, I meant CM13 (CyanogenMod)
Verstuurd van mijn SM-T585 met Xposed Modules
PepaBCN said:
Hi!
I bougth a Tab A T550. I already rooted it but can't find how to put apps on SD. I don't know if it's because of root or it was "as it" when bought because I didn't try it before. My last tablet was able to let me change apps to SD from the same apps config but this one hasn't the option. Is this an error or a change on MarsMallow?
I also tried to use App Master, but it closes just on opening, don't know why. Not compatible with MM?
Thanks!
Pepa
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For this problem's solution, use Root Essentials from the Google Play Store and give it root access. Then look through the app until you see adoptable storage. After you go to that button, press adopt to internal if you want more storage for the phone (computers cannot access the sd card anymore!). If you want to change back to making the SD Card being read for computers, go to that adoptable storage page and press migrate. Your GBs or MBs should be back to normal on the SD Card.
Hope I helped.
ParadoXGodzillA said:
For this problem's solution, use Root Essentials from the Google Play Store and give it root access. Then look through the app until you see adoptable storage. After you go to that button, press adopt to internal if you want more storage for the phone (computers cannot access the sd card anymore!). If you want to change back to making the SD Card being read for computers, go to that adoptable storage page and press migrate. Your GBs or MBs should be back to normal on the SD Card.
Hope I helped.
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I take note of your advice, but I'm not sure of liking this "adopting" mode.
I also am not sure if this tab is doing well. The screen needs to be more or less al 25% of bright to be able to look at it without "eyeache". Too bright in white! And more in the center of the screen than in corners which show a little gray (just a little, but it makes me feel as I was looking at a curve screen).
I'm very disappointed because my old tab is just it: old. And battery drains easy. But I prefer it to anyone sold today! :crying: I love it and I'm right doing it, because it's a Galaxy Tab S, the best tab ever made, at least, to me. So, what can I do?
Sorry for explaining my personal drama, but I'm getting really mad with all this...
PepaBCN said:
I take note of your advice, but I'm not sure of liking this "adopting" mode.
I also am not sure if this tab is doing well. The screen needs to be more or less al 25% of bright to be able to look at it without "eyeache". Too bright in white! And more in the center of the screen than in corners which show a little gray (just a little, but it makes me feel as I was looking at a curve screen).
I'm very disappointed because my old tab is just it: old. And battery drains easy. But I prefer it to anyone sold today! :crying: I love it and I'm right doing it, because it's a Galaxy Tab S, the best tab ever made, at least, to me. So, what can I do?
Sorry for explaining my personal drama, but I'm getting really mad with all this...
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If your device is rooted, and you want it to have the latest updates, download Samsung Smart Switch on your Windows PC. Reply back if you want to hear the full advice to change back to stock rom when you sell it to anyone.
(Nobody wants to buy a rooted tablet from the previous owner)
ParadoXGodzillA said:
If your device is rooted, and you want it to have the latest updates, download Samsung Smart Switch on your Windows PC. Reply back if you want to hear the full advice to change back to stock rom when you sell it to anyone.
(Nobody wants to buy a rooted tablet from the previous owner)
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Don't know which latest updates you're referring to. And either don't understand which tablet you're talking about to sell.
I'm not yet sure if I'll return the tab A to seller (here we have 14d days of return policy) or not. Because buying an S2 is more expensive and I'm not sure this difference to be useful to me (taking apart the screen). Anyway, to be able to return the tab A, I already flashed the stock ROM. I didn't change the ROM when I rooted it, but rooting seems to break the possibility to make a factory reset, either from bootloader or from Android. So, I thank your try to help me but, as you can see, I already did it.
There are lots of things I don't know, but I've rooted all my Android devices, from first till now. And I even had an iPad 2 and jailbraked it. I'm a little bit freaky! LOL
PepaBCN said:
Don't know which latest updates you're referring to. And either don't understand which tablet you're talking about to sell.
I'm not yet sure if I'll return the tab A to seller (here we have 14d days of return policy) or not. Because buying an S2 is more expensive and I'm not sure this difference to be useful to me (taking apart the screen). Anyway, to be able to return the tab A, I already flashed the stock ROM. I didn't change the ROM when I rooted it, but rooting seems to break the possibility to make a factory reset, either from bootloader or from Android. So, I thank your try to help me but, as you can see, I already did it.
There are lots of things I don't know, but I've rooted all my Android devices, from first till now. And I even had an iPad 2 and jailbraked it. I'm a little bit freaky! LOL
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Ok. Thanks for the clarification on that but, flashing a stock rom won't do anything. The device will still say Custom, not Official in the Status of the device. So, what I mean by the Samsung Smart Switch, is to download it on a Windows PC and open it up then go to Device Reinitialization in the More tab and then press the second tab in that, then put your device model number then the serial number. Give it Administrator access and then the latest updates should install and also the custom binary and custom device should turn back to official. (FLASHING STOCK FILES ON ODIN WON'T SOLVE ANYTHING! IT STILL VOIDS YOUR WARRANTY!! SO YOU GOT TO TURN IT BACK TO NORMAL BY USING SAMSUNG SMART SWITCH.)
ParadoXGodzillA said:
Ok. Thanks for the clarification on that but, flashing a stock rom won't do anything. The device will still say Custom, not Official in the Status of the device. So, what I mean by the Samsung Smart Switch, is to download it on a Windows PC and open it up then go to Device Reinitialization in the More tab and then press the second tab in that, then put your device model number then the serial number. Give it Administrator access and then the latest updates should install and also the custom binary and custom device should turn back to official. (FLASHING STOCK FILES ON ODIN WON'T SOLVE ANYTHING! IT STILL VOIDS YOUR WARRANTY!! SO YOU GOT TO TURN IT BACK TO NORMAL BY USING SAMSUNG SMART SWITCH.)
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Totally incorrect on several points.
Stock ODIN flashable firmware is official and does NOT void your warranty.
It WILL return your device back to official status and remove custom status.
The files downloaded via Smartswitch are identical.
ashyx said:
Totally incorrect on several points.
Stock ODIN flashable firmware is official and does NOT void your warranty.
It WILL return your device back to official status and remove custom status.
The files downloaded via Smartswitch are identical.
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True that, but I mean, if you want the latest updates and the newest kernel, etc. Then you might want to download the SmartSwitch waty. Let's say, you have a Lollipop rom and then you want a Marshmallow one for that device. Then it would be better to get it the Samsung SmartSwitch way because the Odin flashable version is not out yet.
ParadoXGodzillA said:
True that, but I mean, if you want the latest updates and the newest kernel, etc. Then you might want to download the SmartSwitch waty. Let's say, you have a Lollipop rom and then you want a Marshmallow one for that device. Then it would be better to get it the Samsung SmartSwitch way because the Odin flashable version is not out yet.
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They pretty much come out at the same time.
Sites like Sammobile download direct from Samsungs update server, same as Smartswitch connects to.
Release dates are usually posted with the firmware.
ashyx said:
They pretty much come out at the same time.
Sites like Sammobile download direct from Samsungs update server, same as Smartswitch connects to.
Release dates are usually posted with the firmware.
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Ok, I can understand that but it takes forever for the person who wants to download that .tar file in order to get that Odin file. Plus, SmartSwitch can install the updates and files within 30 minutes without 8 hours of waiting. (I don't use money for websites such as FileGator, etc.)
ashyx said:
They pretty much come out at the same time.
Sites like Sammobile download direct from Samsungs update server, same as Smartswitch connects to.
Release dates are usually posted with the firmware.
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The problem with Sammobile is that just this days is having problems with free downloads... But it's easy to find the same stock ROM anywhere in the net if you take the CSC code to Google. Isn't it so? I found it in this way...
ParadoXGodzillA said:
True that, but I mean, if you want the latest updates and the newest kernel, etc. Then you might want to download the SmartSwitch waty. Let's say, you have a Lollipop rom and then you want a Marshmallow one for that device. Then it would be better to get it the Samsung SmartSwitch way because the Odin flashable version is not out yet.
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That's what I thounght and what I understood. I don't write usually here but I read a lot! :highfive:
Honor released an update today for its KIW-L24
This will upgrade your system to KIW-L24C567B351 from any of the versions given below.
If you are in KIW-L24C567B331CUSTC567D003 - Download the package from http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G79/g0/v74510/f1/full/update.zip
If you are in KIW-L24C567B334 - Download the package from http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G79/g0/v74512/f1/full/update.zip
This update consists of latest January Google security patches and few important bug fixes for device.
vsriram92 said:
Honor released an update today for its KIW-L24
This will upgrade your system to KIW-L24C567B351 from any of the versions given below.
If you are in KIW-L24C567B331CUSTC567D003 - Download the package from http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G79/g0/v74510/f1/full/update.zip
If you are in KIW-L24C567B334 - Download the package from http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G79/g0/v74512/f1/full/update.zip
This update consists of latest January Google security patches and few important bug fixes for device.
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Thanks for the note, but either there is an issue with the update or the file got corrupted on the download. I flashed it and emui went through the update process, rebooted and then said my SD card was corrupt and to format it.
I have a 128GB card full of music TBU and saved ROMs that I did not want to lose. Went back via TWRP to previous and no damaged SD card and all is well.
Might have been the file was corrupted but just be caareful and always backup before you make any changes.
So nice of their support site to be down...
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Thanks for the note, but either there is an issue with the update or the file got corrupted on the download. I flashed it and emui went through the update process, rebooted and then said my SD card was corrupt and to format it.
I have a 128GB card full of music TBU and saved ROMs that I did not want to lose. Went back via TWRP to previous and no damaged SD card and all is well.
Might have been the file was corrupted but just be caareful and always backup before you make any changes.
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Instructions > https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-5x/how-to/guide-force-installing-stock-ota-t3502874
What are the bug fixes???
Are there any new features???
I am currently on custom ROM and would like to know the answers to these questions to see if it's worth it to go back to stock rom
Hi, is there a full firmware package for this new version? Tried to upgrade and got soft-bricked and I don't know if it's safe to flash the full B331 package.
[EDiT]
Flashed the full B331, booted and applied the B351 update by powering off and pressing Vol+ & Vol -. After booting it still says B331 and my WiFi is dead.
m0ndul said:
Hi, is there a full firmware package for this new version? Tried to upgrade and got soft-bricked and I don't know if it's safe to flash the full B331 package.
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Flashed the full B331, booted and applied the B351 update by powering off and pressing Vol+ & Vol -. After booting it still says B331 and my WiFi is dead.
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So much miss information .. no one bothers to find the truth
Can I ask where/when/how you found these files? There seems to be nothing official available, nor will Huawei provide any information about any prospective update.
animeme said:
Can I ask where/when/how you found these files? There seems to be nothing official available, nor will Huawei provide any information about any prospective update.
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Link below or install the Huawei Firmware Finder form the Google Play Store and set it up to get OTA files in settings.
http://hwmt.ru/hwmtsite/firmware-database/?firmware_model=kiw-l24
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So did anyone ever take a wack at this? I've done a lot of googling and haven't been able to find anything official off the support site about this update so I was wondering if it was legit or not? I know how the update zip suppose to work and how to make it work. Just wondering if anyone used this.
GrimReaper24 said:
So did anyone ever take a wack at this? I've done a lot of googling and haven't been able to find anything official off the support site about this update so I was wondering if it was legit or not? I know how the update zip suppose to work and how to make it work. Just wondering if anyone used this.
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What he said.
I'm hoping it's nothing more than a VoLTE update that LOS maintainers warn against anyway, if there's actually no one to further explain what it is
received this B351 update over B331, also did factory reset, GUI lag seems gone, not noticing new feature
my kiwi-L24 got re-flashed today, it is weird that this B351 update is no longer available from B331's update check
searched on internet, there is news about "honor 5c" getting a B351 nougat update
This came up on one of the 5X's that I have. Updated and forgot to put back stock recovery. Don't be like me and forget to do that. Now it won't work properly and I can't get to start any apps to try and fix it. I can put back TWRP and wipe it, but I don't want to lose my data. I also have that problem now where it keeps telling that the SD card is corrupted. I backed up the data and scrubbed the card in the phone but it keeps coming back with the same thing.
If someone did an actual successful update properly (with stock recovery) then please update and say if everything is working. If not, I'm going to have to find some way to backup the data and then scrub it.
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I believe something like this happened to me before. I was on B151 and went to B331 with TWRP installed by accident. What happened was that the OS was still running EMUI 3.1 but the build was saying B331. After fighting with it (and community support) I managed to get it to B331 fully and EMUI 4.0 - since then and a few custom ROMs I'm back on B151 EMUI 3.1 due to stability. Games and some apps just didn't work on the new one. The second phone was on B331 fully though - then I made the same mistake and it went to B351. This time though, the phone seems screwed. No apps will load. I can get into settings and the file manager, but no Titanium Backup and no Flashify. Going to put back TWRP and try to flash GAPPS and see if it will help me get into Play Store. From there I'll try to reinstall Flashify and flash the ZIP of the update. Will post back once done.
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Well that didn't work. Even after going back and trying to root the device again - then checking the option for it to not detect the dirty flash - still didn't work. Kept complaining that stock apps are already present.
I'm going to try and get some files off the device, but keep having issues. Not sure why. May just have to scrub. Will update again.
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With TWRP on I used "ADB PULL" to get certain files from the root system which I couldn't access otherwise for some reason. Then copied the other things (photos and such) and will now be using the UPDATE.APP to get it working. For this I formatted the SD from within TWRP and created the DLOAD folder (with no caps - so that's dload - but I'm not sure if it matters) and will be copying the UPDATE.APP. Not sure which version yet, because there was some problem with one I had downloaded before. So I need to double-check and re-download.
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So I've successfully flashed the UPDATE.APP from the SD card (same one the phone was claiming is corrupted). Just for reference, here is the file information and hashes.
File Name: Honor 5X_Firmware_KIW-L24_Android 6.0.1_EMUI 4.0_C567D003_United States.zip
Size: 1762266487 bytes
ADLER32: 27cb0c31
CRC32: 1d9379b9
MD2: 6517c34dc9bac0cd8680e3c4fd09d8d9
MD4: 4a803765c0ed54cb5d6853a9f365cd3b
MD5: 04f60b067d546ad71f556e44a7934dc7
SHA1: 8d2718568ac6509a40c95e42857d400395eb88d2
SHA256: 82975923172b3800d3f09f76691f2a694ab98110e3f909084a02bd566448386f
SHA384: da53b58b8e20395595590fd0cec30e56fa6a62e638ec53e46a74ebf58d051fdd7576602019bd3130ca5c00cc432715a0
SHA512: 806e0e8969c293ca8b497a786699ee306352ad6ef434552f2d23decff8a5279c7fd605e046c13f11c2f87947f5a2bdf23d78fdec6263661e68f023fd72bf4381
RIPEMD128: 9d963e5d51c9df9554fa3422da84dd27
RIPEMD160: a1e5b8f08b65dd2bb08e04d62db270ad8f4cf51a
TIGER128: 66fb4e4e4ce11cb30626aea807355f83
TIGER160: 66fb4e4e4ce11cb30626aea807355f8345f1dd79
TIGER192: 66fb4e4e4ce11cb30626aea807355f8345f1dd79dbb39488
GOST: 93774537f6ca49d4406f9d3a0316d014e1e099b34fc1cd9b968dacc870700827
The file name may be different, but as long as you got the right one you should be OK. If you have issues when copied to an SD card - verify that the file on the SD card has the correct hashes. To make it faster use CRC32. For more surety, use MD5. You can get a tool like WinMD5 to check. It's free.
So now that it's done, I'm going to set it up as a new phone and wait to see if the update comes back on. If it does, I'll get it down and upload the B351 recovery. After that I'll need to remember that I have to put back the stock recovery before running any updates. Flashify FTW.
BTW - during the initial setup after connecting to wireless it came back with the update. Pics to follow.
Files will be uploaded here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzqEmGyNP_v6aTZTZDN6bWo2ZEk
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So the files are uploading to the folder. The screenshot is attached. Had one issue where after the update I couldn't get back into the phone. Had to wipe/factory reset. I've used FASTBOOT BOOT TWRP.IMG to take the backups of the BOOT and RECOVERY. Hopefully one of the gurus can use that and give the IMG files. I'm going to try root and get FLASHIFY to backup the stock recovery and add to the folder.
khat17 said:
This came up on one of the 5X's that I have...............
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I don't really like to do double replies, but I guess for ease of finding the info it's better this way. Unless a mod thinks differently and wants to merge all the info.
Google Drive Link With Files
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzqEmGyNP_v6aTZTZDN6bWo2ZEk
This contains TWRP backups of the recovery and boot images. There's also a file called KIW-L24-B351 which was created with Flashify. I assume you can add the IMG extension to it and flash as needed.
Basically I had this update run on another phone (my wife's) and it messed with the phone due to the recovery being TWRP and not stock. My fault - forgot to do that before handing the phone back to her. I believe it happened to me before but it never messed up the phone this way. Nothing would work except core apps like settings and the stock file manager. The Play Store wouldn't even open.
Anyways - back to factory with UPDATE.APP then run the automatic update from an OTA update on wireless, then FASTBOOT BOOT TWRP.IMG and capture the backups. Then flash SuperSU to get root. Then Flashify. Files are uploaded for your convenience.
Warning that during the initial OTA it took a while. And after it was done I couldn't get into the phone with the password. Had to factory wipe/reset again and setup again. Disable passwords just in case I guess. Hope this helps others - have fun.
No major differences. I haven't really used the stock OS6 but some things look a little different. Nothing major. Will see when she's using it if it lags or has improved memory and such. Not sure if I'll be able to test with apps that wouldn't run previously for me, but will see. Tested with TransDrone and it failed. Once SeedBox information is loaded it still crashes. Only happens on OS6 so I'm sticking with OS5 on mine. Does not happen with custom roms however (from what I recall - would have to check back).
Hello every one,
I have the Honor 5X KIW-L24 rooted with TWRP, stock ROM.
I received this OTA update and saddly i pressed the update button. Now the phone is in TWRP loop.
What can I do please help. I already wipe cache and Dalvik, didnt work.
raulpcamara said:
Hello every one,
I have the Honor 5X KIW-L24 rooted with TWRP, stock ROM.
I received this OTA update and saddly i pressed the update button. Now the phone is in TWRP loop.
What can I do please help. I already wipe cache and Dalvik, didnt work.
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Follow this video if don't know how to flash back stock recovery through adb. Then take a look at those threads how to downgrade, here, here, here. Hope it helps.
bluesky299 said:
received this B351 update over B331, also did factory reset, GUI lag seems gone, not noticing new feature
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Same here.
It had been too many months of the Honor 5X in the closet so i almost lost track what to do but what i did was revert all the way back to Stock ROM (had to flash an extracted/saved Recovery.IMG) and then do the UPDATE.APP from Dload complete and repeat on up to the current B351.
Of course lost Root but when ready can add that back too.
Yes the Honor 5X runs much smoother now than before plus that Battery Drain issue (Remember That?) where we had to dig deep to change 4 to 0 i think, well Battery Life is also greatly improved on mine.
GrimReaper24 said:
So did anyone ever take a wack at this? I've done a lot of googling and haven't been able to find anything official off the support site about this update so I was wondering if it was legit or not? I know how the update zip suppose to work and how to make it work. Just wondering if anyone used this.
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I tried to update as the previous user did using TWRP and got the corrupted SD card message. I then tried to go back to stock ROM. Went into bootloop.
Been having a hell of a time getting anything to work properly since.
Hi,
I might have to send my N6P (64GB) in for service and before I do I'd like to copy its contents onto my other N6P (32GB). I just upgraded and am confident I am still under 32GB of usage. I wonder what the fastest and easiest way to securely copy from one device to the other would be. I have TWRP installed on my 64GB unit. The 32GB one also had it but I've since restored it to factory. I don't mind if I have to re-unlock the bootloader and install TWRP on that one again.
I'm just not sure exactly how to go about saving the backup files and loading them onto the other phone. Is it as simple as just loading them and then using TWRP to restore them? I tried that once and did something where I almost bricked the phone by flashing the wrong partition. Also, I've heard that if I do something incorrectly to the 64GB phone I can cause the partition to resize irreversibly to 32GB.
Thanks for the help!
sshanky said:
Hi,
I might have to send my N6P (64GB) in for service and before I do I'd like to copy its contents onto my other N6P (32GB). I just upgraded and am confident I am still under 32GB of usage. I wonder what the fastest and easiest way to securely copy from one device to the other would be. I have TWRP installed on my 64GB unit. The 32GB one also had it but I've since restored it to factory. I don't mind if I have to re-unlock the bootloader and install TWRP on that one again.
I'm just not sure exactly how to go about saving the backup files and loading them onto the other phone. Is it as simple as just loading them and then using TWRP to restore them? I tried that once and did something where I almost bricked the phone by flashing the wrong partition. Also, I've heard that if I do something incorrectly to the 64GB phone I can cause the partition to resize irreversibly to 32GB.
Thanks for the help!
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All hinged upon unlocked and twrp'd
Make your backups in TWRP just be sure the new device is on the ROM/vendor as your broken phone.
Once you have made the backup plug into your computer offload the TWRP backup to a safe place once you're new device is all set up make a backup in TWRP boot the phone then plug into computer navigate to TWRP backup folder drop broken phone's backup then boot to TWRP and restore old phone's backup.
Same process with titanium backup as a double measure.