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Hi all,
I'm currently on Android 4.2.2 (rooted, UK version, SIM unlocked) and would like update to 4.3.
My Baseband version is I9505XXUAMDM.
Does anyone know which rom file I should use? I'd like to retain root permissions if possible and to use an original (or close as possible) Samsung rom.
Many thanks
Jez_ said:
Hi all,
I'm currently on Android 4.2.2 (rooted, UK version, SIM unlocked) and would like update to 4.3.
My Baseband version is I9505XXUAMDM.
Does anyone know which rom file I should use? I'd like to retain root permissions if possible and to use an original (or close as possible) Samsung rom.
Many thanks
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I'm basically in the same boat as you mate!
I have the same setup and need the same as you, only I have philz recovery installed.
If you find out please let me know.
Thanks
philipkroberts said:
I'm basically in the same boat as you mate!
I have the same setup and need the same as you, only I have philz recovery installed.
If you find out please let me know.
Thanks
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I ended up using this which I'm really liking: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2352258
And the 'Battery Percentage 1 & Semi Transparent Status Bar' from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2408258
Jez_ said:
I ended up using this which I'm really liking: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2352258
And the 'Battery Percentage 1 & Semi Transparent Status Bar' from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2408258
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So you were stuck on the XXUAMDM build and simply followed the instructions on the link you gave and all is working well?
Also I have philz recovery, is this an issue or can this be used instead of CWM?
Thanks
philipkroberts said:
So you were stuck on the XXUAMDM build and simply followed the instructions on the link you gave and all is working well?
Also I have philz recovery, is this an issue or can this be used instead of CWM?
Thanks
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Yes I was on the I9505XXUAMDM version (see attached image) and just followed the instructions EXCEPT I didn't use ClockworkMod, I'm using 'TWRP Recovery'. I downloaded the 'GALAXY S4 Google Play Edition 4.3 v1.3 CoOoL_BoY.zip' file, placed it on my memory card, booted in to TWRP, wiped the parts as instructed, then ran the installer. All worked nicely!
I backed it all up first (mostly using titanium backup pro), then restored the programs/program data from it after, so I was up and running pretty quickly after.
Jez_ said:
Yes I was on the I9505XXUAMDM version (see attached image) and just followed the instructions EXCEPT I didn't use ClockworkMod, I'm using 'TWRP Recovery'. I downloaded the 'GALAXY S4 Google Play Edition 4.3 v1.3 CoOoL_BoY.zip' file, placed it on my memory card, booted in to TWRP, wiped the parts as instructed, then ran the installer. All worked nicely!
I backed it all up first (mostly using titanium backup pro), then restored the programs/program data from it after, so I was up and running pretty quickly after.
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Thanks, I shall give that a go then
Philz recovery is basically CWM, so as far as I'm aware you can also run the zip from within philz, However can anyone confirm this?
Sorry to hijack the thread by the way!
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Also when you backed up with titanium pro did you choose to do the batch operation and backup system settings and apps or just the apps?
Thanks
philipkroberts said:
Thanks, I shall give that a go then
Philz recovery is basically CWM, so as far as I'm aware you can also run the zip from within philz, However can anyone confirm this?
Sorry to hijack the thread by the way!
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Also when you backed up with titanium pro did you choose to do the batch operation and backup system settings and apps or just the apps?
Thanks
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I backed up the apps and their settings (but ignored the system apps). Good luck
So I installed the rom and it is more stable but is still crashing alot!
In Philz recovery when you wipe/factory reset there are two options:
Wipe/factory reset
Clean for a new rom
In guessing I should have chose the clean for a new rom option? I mean the phone still has some of my old data on it so I'm sure something went wrong.
I'm debating just flashing to stock rom and giving up! cab anyone suggest anything?
Cheers
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philipkroberts said:
So I installed the rom and it is more stable but is still crashing alot!
In Philz recovery when you wipe/factory reset there are two options:
Wipe/factory reset
Clean for a new rom
In guessing I should have chose the clean for a new rom option? I mean the phone still has some of my old data on it so I'm sure something went wrong.
I'm debating just flashing to stock rom and giving up! cab anyone suggest anything?
Cheers
Sent from my GT-I9505G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Yeah you should have chosen the 'Clean for new rom' option. It's likely crashing as it still has settings/files left behind that aren't compatible with your new rom. Mine has been very stable since the upgrade, so it's worth trying again with a proper wipe
Jez_ said:
Yeah you should have chosen the 'Clean for new rom' option. It's likely crashing as it still has settings/files left behind that aren't compatible with your new rom. Mine has been very stable since the upgrade, so it's worth trying again with a proper wipe
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So it turns out the battery is ruined on the phone, I thought it was the rom initally and I will give it a fresh install when I can.
In the press samsung have stated that some S4 batteries are faulty, Mine has swollen up and the phone no longer lies flat!
Also it only holds charge for about 20 mins!
Anyhow, I have spoken to the local service centre and I can get a free replacement, good news, however will I have to flash my phone back to stock firmware? Or is my warranty still good?
I can borrow a friends battery and flash back to stock fw but will I need to do this or can I just go ahead and flash back on my rom of choice?
I'v never overclocked the phone or played with any battery voltage settings etc, so I think it must be a genuine faulty batch.
Any suggestions?
philipkroberts said:
So it turns out the battery is ruined on the phone, I thought it was the rom initally and I will give it a fresh install when I can.
In the press samsung have stated that some S4 batteries are faulty, Mine has swollen up and the phone no longer lies flat!
Also it only holds charge for about 20 mins!
Anyhow, I have spoken to the local service centre and I can get a free replacement, good news, however will I have to flash my phone back to stock firmware? Or is my warranty still good?
I can borrow a friends battery and flash back to stock fw but will I need to do this or can I just go ahead and flash back on my rom of choice?
I'v never overclocked the phone or played with any battery voltage settings etc, so I think it must be a genuine faulty batch.
Any suggestions?
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Nope you can leave the phone software as is, it's only the battery that's at issue. If they want to see the phone just say it's private and you don't want them looking at it. Maybe even take the battery out in front of them as you're talking at the counter so that the phone is turned off, and they have the battery to instantly look at. Should be an obvious / easy swap out for them...
Jez_ said:
Nope you can leave the phone software as is, it's only the battery that's at issue. If they want to see the phone just say it's private and you don't want them looking at it. Maybe even take the battery out in front of them as you're talking at the counter so that the phone is turned off, and they have the battery to instantly look at. Should be an obvious / easy swap out for them...
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Thanks Jez! You've been very helpful!
Well tomorrow my plan is to get the battery replaced, then flash it with that rom listed earlier, It was nice and smooth looking, a shame it didnt have Contacts & Music apps however no biggie, Very nice rom
Thanks
philipkroberts said:
Thanks Jez! You've been very helpful!
Well tomorrow my plan is to get the battery replaced, then flash it with that rom listed earlier, It was nice and smooth looking, a shame it didnt have Contacts & Music apps however no biggie, Very nice rom
Thanks
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No worries, good luck! It does have the default Google 'People' app, which is the same as the Contacts one. And for music I installed the Google 'Play Mucic' app which isn't bad. The only thing I miss from the Samsung 'TouchWiz' rom is their camera app.
Jez_ said:
No worries, good luck! It does have the default Google 'People' app, which is the same as the Contacts one. And for music I installed the Google 'Play Mucic' app which isn't bad. The only thing I miss from the Samsung 'TouchWiz' rom is their camera app.
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I didn't know the People app was the same, cheers for that
I went for winamp but tbh its layout is awful and I found it very buggy that and my phone battery was already swollen up! haha.
Will report back with results!
thanks once again.
Got a new battery and not had any issues with the rom at all, only issues I did find was that having my SIM PIN enabled got the phone stuck when it booted, I had to take my sim out and put it in my girlfriends phone to disable the sim lock, after that no issues.
I'm in two minds of if I should reflash it or not tho as it now has a **** ton of my apps, I have used titatnium backup before but I find it to copy my buggy software and back it up then reloading it on my new rom hahah!
But a fresh flash might set it straight for longer avoiding me any future headaches... hahah
Anyhow thanks for all the advice.
Peace
Quick Sanity Check here. I mainly just want to confirm that I have all my ducks in a row before I pull the trigger on installing my first ROM on my 3 mo old S5. I have flashed ROMS in the past on other devices, but it has been 3 years or so, and then it was on the first day I got said device. I have been using my S5 for a few months now, and I don't want to lose any of my accumulated data. So here goes.
Running Stock 4.4.4 on G900V
I am Rooted via Towelroot, and I have installed Safestrap recovery. I also completed a Nandroid backup.
I completed a Titanium backup of all my apps and system settings just now.
I plan to flash the MOAR Rom to stock slot via Safestrap, and upon completion, do a restore from Titanium.
My hope is that by doing that, I will wind up with a custom ROM, but with all my contacts, sms messages, Apps and app settings, which is actually the entire point of this post.
Am I right in assuming that if I follow those steps, I should be good?
Your advice/confirmation/response will be appreciated!! Thanks!
Wow.. 40 views and no one knows the answer to my query? I just need a quick yes if my hunch is true, or if I'm off, just a no and a few small words or correction. Thanks will be given!
musiclover7 said:
Wow.. 40 views and no one knows the answer to my query? I just need a quick yes if my hunch is true, or if I'm off, just a no and a few small words or correction. Thanks will be given!
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Make sure to backup call log, and the sms in titanium as well. The easiest way to keep everything the same app and data wise is to wipe all partitions besides micro sd and data, and then flash do a slightly dirty flash. Thats what I did, and it worked just fine. Just make sure to back up, and after you flash, make sure to odin the oa8 kernel as well. Also make sure to flash the kernel before first boot. Btw my phone took a while to boot up, so dont be too worried if it takes longer than 5 minutes. Mine took like 10-15 minutes, and has been rock solid since. Hope this helps!
Thorkle said:
Make sure to backup call log, and the sms in titanium as well. The easiest way to keep everything the same app and data wise is to wipe all partitions besides micro sd and data, and then flash do a slightly dirty flash. Thats what I did, and it worked just fine. Just make sure to back up, and after you flash, make sure to odin the oa8 kernel as well. Also make sure to flash the kernel before first boot. Btw my phone took a while to boot up, so dont be too worried if it takes longer than 5 minutes. Mine took like 10-15 minutes, and has been rock solid since. Hope this helps!
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Thanks Thorkle! Are you sure I only need to flash OA8 Kernel? When I look at JKRuse's instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/vzwstock-based-tw-rom-t3024731
It mentions that it is important to flash the entire firmware, not just the kernel...
"6. flash VZW_BOA8_RETAIL_FIRMWARE_ONLY.tar.md5 Make sure it is the retail firmware and not just the kernel"
Of course, the link that is provided to said firmware does not work, and I have not been able to find a working one on the net so far. Anyone who has a link to that firmware, please share...
I got it installed and working. I am loving this new ROM!
musiclover7 said:
I got it installed and working. I am loving this new ROM!
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Several people that have restored data, even in TIBU have run into problems. The suggested method is a full wipe and clean install. With that being said I resorted some data with TIBU and never had any issues.
jrv331 said:
Several people that have restored data, even in TIBU have run into problems. The suggested method is a full wipe and clean install. With that being said I resorted some data with TIBU and never had any issues.
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So far it seems to be working very well for me. I only restored data from about 10-15 apps, none of which were red in TIBU. Messages, Contacts, email, etc.
So far, my phone feels much smoother than it did on 4.4.4. Battery life is good as well. I fell asleep with 55% last night, and about an hour after waking up this morning, I noticed I was at 51%. That is a marked improvement. Here is hoping that sentiment holds.
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Of course, the link that is provided to said firmware does not work, and I have not been able to find a working one on the net so far. Anyone who has a link to that firmware, please share...
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if you look at the URL for the firmware, then look at the other URLs to download files in that post it will give you the clue to fix the firmware link to make it work. TIP: add a t to the end.
Haven't been around the forums for a long time. But I noticed with lollipop the phone battery seems to not last as long. What is best to do should I install another rom? I'm on Verizon Appreciate the help.
Pivo187 said:
Haven't been around the forums for a long time. But I noticed with lollipop the phone battery seems to not last as long. What is best to do should I install another rom? I'm on Verizon Appreciate the help.
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If you updated and didn't do a factory reset, then do a factory reset and your battery will be just as good or better.
Make a backup just in case. :good:
How can I know if I did a factory reset? Is that something I would have needed to manually do or after installing lollipop it automatically does a factory reset? Also, why does doing a factory reset somehow make the battery last longer? Sorry for so many questions but how do I create a backup?
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I appreciate the response but How can I know if I did a factory reset? Is that something I would have needed to manually do or after installing lollipop it automatically does a factory reset? Also, why does doing a factory reset somehow make the battery last longer? Sorry for so many questions but how do I create a backup?
Also, If I want the phone to work better how do I do what you did with yours and have a custom ROM? Will that make the phone work a lot faster & better?
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You need to do it manually. When updating a rom there might occur issues because of cache/dalvik and b/c of differences between the old and the new version of the firmware. If you do a factory reset (aka wipe) the app cache will be cleared. Sometimes not wiping when upgrading can result in low battery life, app crashes etc.
Here's a step by step guide http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/factory-reset-galaxy-s5/
To flash a custom rom you need to have a custom recovery, for more on that go here and read all of it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699648
"Lite" (XstresoLite rom for example) versions of roms usually make the phone faster, as does cyanogenmod. Take a look in "S5 android development" and "S5 unified android development" for roms.
Hey everyone I know you all probably get fed up helping noobs out and I do apologize in advance but have no idea what to do. My daughter has had gt-i9505 for a year and a half now she had an update about a week ago that she did. And now the phone was having sound problems and seems very unstable not sure if update has anything to do with it. Looked around the net tried a few different things did nothing serious just cleaned headphone jack and wiped cache nothing seemed to work. Just to say the phone was on 5.0.1 Now she has wanted me to root and install philz touch recovery for a while now but didn't really want to incase something went wrong. So given that all these problems were happening I decided I would do it for her and It all went smoothly so then I put new rom on it for her and that seemed fine to but sound problem still there and still seems very unstable is there any suggestions you guys can think of to fix it, would be greatly appreciated CHEERS :good:
Try flashing back to a completely stock rom using Odin.
Stock ROMs can be downloaded from sammobile.com.
Your best bet is to odin restore, if issue still pertains, then you have a problem in hardware, if you don't want to restore, then root device flash twrp, and factory reset there, if you have further questions, Google rooting flashing and bootloaders.
Just to say thanks to you guys I think back to stock is the only way cheers
Hey everyone just to say i have flashed back to stock now but no change even tried to update and still no sound,I even found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2612167 and tried what they said and know go just notice now when i hit the volume control at all it crashes the phone. But if it was a hardware problem would it play music on the samsung logo screen on start up? any other idea of where to go from here would be great CHEERS AGAIN
Try a stock android based ROM.
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Try a stock android based ROM.
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Can i try an android based ROM from where i'm at now or do i have to root again?
The phone is running the latest stock rom? Was it factory reset before booting for the first time? Possible hardware issue?
Sorry just a question is Cyanogenmod an android based stock rom?
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The phone is running the latest stock rom? Was it factory reset before booting for the first time? Possible hardware issue?
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No its not running the latest stock rom i went back to 4.4.2 because the latest stock rom is where the problem seemed to start in the first place. And yes i did a wipe data/factory reset before restart.
eireusa said:
Sorry just a question is Cyanogenmod an android based stock rom?
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Yup!You can try Viper4android, its a mod for audio and is really awesome.I'm pretty sure it can fix the issue
Here's the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
It requires root.
Hey guys hypothetically if it was a hardware problem and i wanted to get it fixed is it hard to reset the knox counter?
Still no luck it seems to have gotten worse touch wiz has stopped and wifi won't turn on what the hell is happening?
I would try flashing the latest stock rom and perform a factory wipe before booting the rom for the first time.
audit13 said:
I would try flashing the latest stock rom and perform a factory wipe before booting the rom for the first time.
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OK now i get what your saying before it starts, but do you not have to let it boot up for Odin to say pass and turn green?
Open Odin, uncheck everything except f.reset time. Flash the rom, when you see the word reset in the status window, remove cable from the phone, remove battery, wait 5 seconds, insert battery, use button combination to boot into stock recovery, factory wipe, and reboot.
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Open Odin, uncheck everything except f.reset time. Flash the rom, when you see the word reset in the status window, remove cable from the phone, remove battery, wait 5 seconds, insert battery, use button combination to boot into stock recovery, factory wipe, and reboot.
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OK got it, I will try that hour of a download of sammobile.com thank you for your patience
Let us know how it goes. I suggested flashing a stock rom and wiping because, if it still doesn't work properly, it could be a hardware issue.
Good luck.
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Hey everyone I know you all probably get fed up helping noobs out and I do apologize in advance but have no idea what to do. My daughter has had gt-i9505 for a year and a half now she had an update about a week ago that she did. And now the phone was having sound problems and seems very unstable not sure if update has anything to do with it. Looked around the net tried a few different things did nothing serious just cleaned headphone jack and wiped cache nothing seemed to work. Just to say the phone was on 5.0.1 Now she has wanted me to root and install philz touch recovery for a while now but didn't really want to incase something went wrong. So given that all these problems were happening I decided I would do it for her and It all went smoothly so then I put new rom on it for her and that seemed fine to but sound problem still there and still seems very unstable is there any suggestions you guys can think of to fix it, would be greatly appreciated CHEERS :good:
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Your daughter seems to know more than the average one Either that or kids just grow up fast these days!
It's highly unlikely that a software update would interfere with the phone's sound imo. How was the update done, e.g. wifi?
Me thinks your problem is hardware related. Also, you mentioned something about downgrading from 5.0.1 to 4.4. This might have something to do with your sound woes.
And then, once root counter has been tripped, there is no way to un-flag it. I believe there might be a way "trick" the counter to show "zero" but I haven't personally ever bothered to try it out.
Personally, I think it's the phone's hardware :good:
Hope you didn't get too much conflicting answers.
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Your daughter seems to know more than the average one Either that or kids just grow up fast these days!
It's highly unlikely that a software update would interfere with the phone's sound imo. How was the update done, e.g. wifi?
Me thinks your problem is hardware related. Also, you mentioned something about downgrading from 5.0.1 to 4.4. This might have something to do with your sound woes.
And then, once root counter has been tripped, there is no way to un-flag it. I believe there might be a way "trick" the counter to show "zero" but I haven't personally ever bothered to try it out.
Personally, I think it's the phone's hardware :good:
Hope you didn't get too much conflicting answers.
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No had my doubts about the update myself it was done over wifi I think she said it was one of the lollipop updates. Now regarding the downgrading from 5.0.1 the sound problem had already started on 5.0.1 only thing I done from that point forward was to root it an put philz recovery on it and then tried a custom rom to see if that would help which it did'nt sound prob still there, after that i was advised to try reverting back to stock then i downgraded to 4.4.2 stock to see if that would help no luck, just a question when i was rooting i was reading about triangle away does that not reset the counter?
I have seen many people on the ROM forums saying that you can't install Marshmallow ROMs on a G925I, or asking how to install.
Well I can say that yes it is possible and yes it is really straight forward and easy to do.
So I have decided to do it myself (prior to this I was also on Lollipop ROM) and took down the steps (literally step by step) to help others.
Please note: This will trip Knox.
What you need first:
1. Official Stock Marshmallow ROM for G925I
Download from here
2. Odin (I used 3.10.7)
3. Arter97's TWRP 3.0 recovery fro G925FI
Download from here
4. A custom ROM (I used Pure Stock ExtraLite Rom). Copy to your phone.
Steps:
1. Backup (EFS, nandroid, I also copied my files like photos, documents, etc to my PC)
2. Turn off device
3. Power on device directly in recovery (volume up + home + power)
4. Plug USB cable to PC and device
5. Go to Mount and enable MTP
6. Delete folders you don't need (I only kept DCIM, Bluetooth, downloads, documents, etc)
6.1 In DCIM, delete .thumbnails. I also deleted all the other folders with a . in front of them
7. Disable MTP and pull the USB cable from your device
8. Go to Home and click on Wipe
9. Swipe to factory reset
10. Click back and then advanced wipe
11. Select dalvik cache, cache, data and system (no need to wipe internal)
12. Swipe to wipe
13. Turn off device
14. Power on device directly in download mode (volume down + home + power)
15. Press volume up to continue in download mode
16. Start ODIN in administrator
17. Connect USB cable and make sure your device is recognised by ODIN
18. Click on AP and select G925I Marshmallow Stock ROM
19. Click start (it will take some time to flash)
20. Once finished, let it boot into new Marshmallow Stock ROM
21. You can unplug the USB once it is booting
22. Once booted, quickly setup your phone (probably dont need to but i wanted to see it first)
23. Once booted, turn off device completely
24. Power on device directly in download mode (volume down + home + power)
25. Press volume up to continue in downlod mode
26. This time uncheck auto reboot
27. Connect USB cable and make sure your device is recognised by ODIN
28. Click on AP and select Arter97's TWRP 3.0 (.tar.md5)
29. Click start
30. Once finished, unplug the USB cable from device
31. Press volume down + home + power until phone turns off (screen black). Release the keys and immediately press volume up + home + power to boot phone into recovery
32. Agree to TWRP's modification of the system message (swipe to allow)
33. Plug USB cable in device and click on mount
34. Once again delete files you don't need (folders with a . in front of them)
35. Disable MTP and unplug USB cable from device
36. Go to Home and click on Wipe
37. Swipe to factory reset
38. Click back and then advanced wipe
39. Select dalvik cache, cache, data and system (no need to wipe internal)
40. Swipe to wipe
41. Go to Home and select Install
42. Select ROM and swipe to flash
43. Reboot once installation is complete
44. Enjoy!
Credits:
@arter97 for TWRP 3.0
@ambasadii for ROM I used
On G925IDVU2COGA?
is it possible to install the update from G925IDVU3EPC5 on G925IDVU2COGA ?
Thanks in advance!
hbaez said:
is it possible to install the update from G925IDVU3EPC5 on G925IDVU2COGA ?
Thanks in advance!
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Yes it should work. That is the build that I flashed to switch to Marshmallow from Lollipop.
Thanks, was looking for the instructions, just to make sure and will do it soon and update on the result.
UPDATE: Worked like a charm ... thanks. BTW, trips KNOX for those who cares.
Thanks... but this void knox?
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raroh69 said:
Thanks... but this void knox?
Sent from my SM-G925I using Tapatalk
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The flashing rom of stock marshmallow did not void knox, but the twrp maybe trigger the knox , but im not sure since im a stock user
aditia581999 said:
The flashing rom of stock marshmallow did not void knox, but the twrp maybe trigger the knox , but im not sure since im a stock user
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Thanks! Just got update to M now!
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raroh69 said:
Thanks... but this void knox?
Sent from my SM-G925I using Tapatalk
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Flashing anything not signed by Samsung like a custom recovery, kernel or ROM will trip Knox. Rooting also trips Knox.
Knox for me was already tripped before flashing MM but yes this will trip Knox
SM-G925I update to MM been relase now, so no need to rooting or install cwm unless want to dualboot!
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Awesome tutorial, very easy to follow indeed.
I however, instead of downloading a custom ROM fom XDA decided to download the stock Nepal 6.0.1 from sammobile. Since installing that ROM I have noticed very very poor battery life. Almost losing 5% of battery every 30 minutes SoT, this compared to losing 1% per 30 mins of SoT back on stock 5.1.1 Australia XDA.
Would anyone be able to shed some light on this at all? Maybe a fix? Do you know of a better custom MM ROM with better battery life?
Thanks
ProbablyRaging said:
Awesome tutorial, very easy to follow indeed.
I however, instead of downloading a custom ROM fom XDA decided to download the stock Nepal 6.0.1 from sammobile. Since installing that ROM I have noticed very very poor battery life. Almost losing 5% of battery every 30 minutes SoT, this compared to losing 1% per 30 mins of SoT back on stock 5.1.1 Australia XDA.
Would anyone be able to shed some light on this at all? Maybe a fix? Do you know of a better custom MM ROM with better battery life?
Thanks
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Well that's what I did. I downloaded the stock MM ROM from sammobile in order to get MM boot loader and modem. And then was able to use a custom ROM.
Not wanting to be rude but are you sure you have your stats right? 1% of battery loss per 30 minutes of SOT is impossible.. that means you'll be getting 5 hours SOT per 10% battery loss..
Right now I'm sitting on 90% battery life with a SOT of 30 minutes with hotspot on, browsing the internet, XDA and facebook.. battery life should get better but in the past few days I've been getting over 4 hours SOT per cycle. Which is roughly what I got on LP.
vman10 said:
26. This time uncheck auto reboot
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Why do you need to uncheck auto-reboot??
vman10 said:
Well that's what I did. I downloaded the stock MM ROM from sammobile in order to get MM boot loader and modem. And then was able to use a custom ROM.
Not wanting to be rude but are you sure you have your stats right? 1% of battery loss per 30 minutes of SOT is impossible.. that means you'll be getting 5 hours SOT per 10% battery loss..
Right now I'm sitting on 90% battery life with a SOT of 30 minutes with hotspot on, browsing the internet, XDA and facebook.. battery life should get better but in the past few days I've been getting over 4 hours SOT per cycle. Which is roughly what I got on LP.
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I'll admit the 1% per 30 mins SoT was a tiny exaggeration/estimate, but not far off.
I noticed the poor battery this morning when I woke up. I took my phone off charge (100% at the time, after an ~8 hour charge), I muted some alarms and put my phone back down, roughly 30 minutes later I got out of bed, checked my phone and noticed it was down to 96% without even using it.
As I've used it more and more through the day (as my charge gets lower) I am noticing an improvement in battery discharge so I guess I'll just let it go flat and give it a fresh charge and go from there.
I may just be focusing on the battery percentage more now because, new firmware/features ect.. But I still feel like I am losing 3-4% more now then I was on Lollipop.
But just to clarify, using the Nepal ROM on an Australian phone wouldn't be draining battery would it? I can't really think why it would, but worth asking.
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Why do you need to uncheck auto-reboot??
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I believe this is because sometimes your phone may want to boot straight into the firmware after flashing certain things. Such as with installing TWRP, TWRP needs to finish installing by booting into recovery after flashing, and not into the firmware.
Pardon me if this isn't correct.
ProbablyRaging said:
I believe this is because sometimes your phone may want to boot straight into the firmware after flashing certain things. Such as with installing TWRP, TWRP needs to finish installing by booting into recovery after flashing, and not into the firmware.
Pardon me if this isn't correct.
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Only reason I ask is I tried it both ways of letting it reboot and not (by Editting the Odin.ini file) and their was no difference other than I had to manually reboot when auto reboot was off (which was annoying!)
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Only reason I ask is I tried it both ways of letting it reboot and not (by Editting the Odin.ini file) and their was no difference other than I had to manually reboot when auto reboot was off (which was annoying!)
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Did you try rebooting into recovery after instead of booting into the firmware? Also you can uncheck auto reboot within Odin, you don't need to edit the .ini file.
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Did you try rebooting into recovery after instead of booting into the firmware? Also you can uncheck auto reboot within Odin, you don't need to edit the .ini file.
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Hmm.. Can't remember.
Installed 4 or 5 times from scratch.
Doesn't matter now. Tested after that I could restore and all good.
Version of Odin I used has no options for auto reboot in the UI. [emoji106]
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One question: can I get to install the marshmallow stock rom only following the instructions 14 to 20? I am not interested to wipe data (I haven´t done it the previous times I have done it in other mobiles) and I don't want to install a custom rom
I'm feeling curious, in this case you don't need to install it rooting the device in first place?
Thank you!
nicotb said:
One question: can I get to install the marshmallow stock rom only following the instructions 14 to 20? I am not interested to wipe data (I haven´t done it the previous times I have done it in other mobiles) and I don't want to install a custom rom
I'm feeling curious, in this case you don't need to install it rooting the device in first place?
Thank you!
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If all you're doing is flashing the stock MM ROM then yes, you should be fine doing steps 14-20. Generally, when flashing stock ROMs you wont lose any of your data (images, media, documents..) also there is no need to wipe your phones data, but I would still recommend making a backup just in case something does go wrong.
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If all you're doing is flashing the stock MM ROM then yes, you should be fine doing steps 14-20. Generally, when flashing stock ROMs you wont lose any of your data (images, media, documents..) also there is no need to wipe your phones data, but I would still recommend making a backup just in case something does go wrong.
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Thank you. I've done it and it works smoothly so far :good:
I didn't make a backup but I didn´t have any problem