Heimdall for Linux and mac - this is a program that is used on Linux that's similar to Odin for windows. It is capable of flashing extracted tar firmware AP,CP,CSC,and BL using download mode for Samsung devices.
This is not my program.
Also I am limited to Linux for heimdall so testing Mac I can not do but Instructions to install will also be posted using a link
I am testing how to flash the s7 for others limited to Linux or mac.
Linux install of Heimdall on Linux:
Go to the official website here: http://goo.gl/PQC1RN
Scroll down and click on Download(for Linux)
Click to download the Heimdall version for your Linux version (EX. ubuntu13.04-heimdall_1.4.0-0_amd64.deb will work with 14.04 & 13.04 64bit)
Click and download the frontend if you don't like to work inside the terminal
Open your Downloads folder and click to install the files you downloaded
Remember to open Heimdall as Admin(sudo) so it works correctly
Mac install:
http://rootmygalaxy.net/install-odin-jdoin3-for-mac-osx/
Steps to flashing frimware on linux:
1. open terminal and type sudo heimdall-frontend
2. look for flash tab
3. extract firmware zip to a folder then create 4 more folders named AP,BL,CP,and CSC
4. Rename AP,BL,CP,CSC by removing the .md5 part of the file name leaving only the .tar at the end
5. Extract each tar to its specific folder
6. Under the flash tab look for pit file and click browse, goto CSC folder and click the pit file
7. Now look for add and from the list under partition details choose which file to add then click browse under it should have the file name you are looking for under partition details if unsure what to put, go through each folder you made and keep adding each file
8. then click start
This is capable of flashing the firmware , as in the pictures it shows it works and fails, i am thinking because i am flashing all at once instead of each folder separate, or in the wrong order
there are forums on xda on how to use heimdall more extensivly but im just doing this for the s7 so productive comments are welcomed
Also this is being tested on a sprint version of the s7 g930p that has been flashed to g930u firmware, in the pictures im flashing a firmware i already have installed just incase i mess up
Capable of flashing everything but system.img
miko12312 said:
Capable of flashing everything but system.img
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Should I give up on using Heimdall to flash my S7 active?
rabbiporkchop said:
Should I give up on using Heimdall to flash my S7 active?
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Depends if you know how to use , I still haven't but also haven't used it,to flash ,there has been successful attempts at flashing samsung devices , you just need to put it in the correct order I believe but it does work there is a full forum on the program in xda
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i read into his topic in making tar file from 1.2 kernel, since update.zip is only provided from 1.2. i tried but was unable to get results : (
please help a noob out. thank you !!
Why not just install it using rom manager- that's how he designed the package =P
that is an option, which i used (and worked, thank you again for your help) but i like my rom as clean as possible. if i could just have it as tar file, i could flash it with odin along with the pit when building my rom without needing a separate apk to do the process. i make a update.zip with all custom designed apks.
The only thing the ROM manager package does is utilize a thing called "Redbend" to actually flash the kernel while the system is running- it's the same thing as taking an OTA update from Samsung. It doesn't leave any crap behind or make your ROM any messier.
Though if you're insistent, extract the zImage and use tar:
tar --format=ustar -cf zImage.tar zImage
(Thanks to AJerman for that little tidbit)
what program do i use? i downloaded the tool from unhelpful and tried command prompt but that doesn't work.
You'll have to find the command line based tar software somewhere out on the internet. I haven't personally messed with it, but normally when using tar it's assumed you're using a Linux box =P
haha icic. yeah i googled that and i've decided to stick with rom manager. thank you very much : )
There's really no reason not to use ROM Manager for this. The update.zip does not install any files, it only flashes the kernel.
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Is it possible to get Odin working on Linux
I use hiemdall... but it might work with wine?
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No, Odin does not work with Linux/osx. But there is heimdall, like the Guy above me said.
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I've installed heimdall on my Mac OSX. It seems all the installation guidelines for those 2.3 ROMs from the developers are for odin. Do you happen to know any guidelines for installing those 2.3 ROMs with heimdall? Thanks!
bbm21 said:
I use hiemdall... but it might work with wine?
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you need to extract the files from the .tar, and load them into the individual locations in heimdall (if running the gui, otherwise read the heidmall readme on how to use the commandline heimdall)
Can someone give me play by play instructions like Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: ect...
I'm kind of a noob to Linux but I no how to run su commands and I've never used Heimdall.
Ya
1.go here
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/
2.scroll down and download both heimdall command line binary for for you linux version (for 32bit linux choose i386/X86, for 64 bit linux choose AMD64/ intel 64
3. Then download hiemdall frontend for whatever linux version u have
4. Install the command line binary deb first then the heimdall-frontend binary
Thanks how you install, now here's how to flash
1. Download the package you want
2. Extract all files including thoose in tar or tar.md5 or whatever
3. Open heimdall by opening terminal and typeing without the quotes "heimdall-frontend"
4. Put all the extracted files in the right boxes
5. Press flash
To make easier
If you don't want to type "heimdal-frontend" in terminal everytime you flash do this
1 right click on desktop
2. Press create launcher
3. Make name heimdall and command heimdall-frontend
4. Make the launcher
5. To open press on the lancher
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Thank you so much!!!!
Lol I just noticed you you said "to open press on the launcher" and "press flash" lmao.
I decided to make this post to help people bring life back to the I9505X live demo unit. I know how conflicting some some sites are so I just wanted to write something all can follow step for step. Hope it helps like it helped me
1 Download rom from www.sammobile.com
2 Once file is downloaded you will have something looking like this I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_BTU.zip (this is one i used) http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/?page=1&model=GT-I9505&pcode=0#firmware
3 Extract the zip file
4 You will now have somthing like this I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_I9505XXUAMDM_HOME.tar.md5
5 Rename file to samrom.tar
6 Place this file on your desktop (this will be the tar file we want to edit)
7 Download cygwin from here http://cygwin.com/setup.exe and install
8 Move the tar file to C:\cygwin\home
10 Open cygwin
11 We need to delete some files from the tar file. to do so i will list the commands below and files that need deleting. after typing each line command please wait while the action completes as it will look like its doing nothing. commands as follows
$ tar --delete --file=samrom.tar NON-HLOS.bin
$ tar --delete --file=samrom.tar modem.bin
12 Once the last command is done just close cygwin (depending on the rom you download there maybe other files that need deleting)
the files remaining should be
boot.img
cache.img.ext4
hidden.img.ext4
recovery.img
system.img.ext4
(you can check this by opening the samrom.tar file with winrar)
13 Download odin and install from http://www.android.gs/download-odin-3-07/
14 Make sure samsung drivers are installed if they are not download em from http://www.mediafire.com/download/d2h54mx7kt4uupt/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones(3).exe
15 Open odin and connect your S4
16 Click on PDA and place the samrom.tar file in there and click start (it will flash)
17 after it has flashed install TWRP and install adams kernel explained here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256252&page=14
i hope this helps people who are having trouble installing roms on there S4 live demo unit. if you would like to know anything or having trouble message me im happy to try help.
Thanks to marian_86 for helping me sort out this problem for me
If this helped you please hit thank me
Hi!
is everything works fine after you did this?
I have live demo unit, I'm afraid bricking it.
there is the possibility of making a video demo?
there is the possibility of making a video demo?
QUOTE=Sirus2012;43240081]I decided to make this post to help people bring life back to the I9505X live demo unit. I know how conflicting some some sites are so I just wanted to write something all can follow step for step. Hope it helps like it helped me
1 Download rom from www.sammobile.com
2 Once file is downloaded you will have something looking like this I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_BTU.zip (this is one i used) http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/?page=1&model=GT-I9505&pcode=0#firmware
3 Extract the zip file
4 You will now have somthing like this I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_I9505XXUAMDM_HOME.tar.md5
5 Rename file to samrom.tar
6 Place this file on your desktop (this will be the tar file we want to edit)
7 Download cygwin from here http://cygwin.com/setup.exe and install
8 Move the tar file to C:\cygwin\home
10 Open cygwin
11 We need to delete some files from the tar file. to do so i will list the commands below and files that need deleting. after typing each line command please wait while the action completes as it will look like its doing nothing. commands as follows
$ tar --delete --file=samrom.tar NON-HLOS.bin
$ tar --delete --file=samrom.tar modem.bin
12 Once the last command is done just close cygwin (depending on the rom you download there maybe other files that need deleting)
the files remaining should be
boot.img
cache.img.ext4
hidden.img.ext4
recovery.img
system.img.ext4
(you can check this by opening the samrom.tar file with winrar)
13 Download odin and install from http://www.android.gs/download-odin-3-07/
14 Make sure samsung drivers are installed if they are not download em from http://www.mediafire.com/download/d2h54mx7kt4uupt/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones(3).exe
15 Open odin and connect your S4
16 Click on PDA and place the samrom.tar file in there and click start (it will flash)
17 after it has flashed install TWRP and install adams kernel explained here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256252&page=14
i hope this helps people who are having trouble installing roms on there S4 live demo unit. if you would like to know anything or having trouble message me im happy to try help.
Thanks to marian_86 for helping me sort out this problem for me
If this helped you please hit thank me [/QUOTE]
Pics pleas??
Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9505
Every thing is working fine for me only one prob.
when i reboot it . it stuck into the first logo. i have waited for more than 10 min.
than if i got recvoery and format the data. it boot than normally once.
Again if i had to reboot it. i have to goto recovery and format the data to boot the phone.
how to get rid of this?
br
s4 demo unit
Deduxma said:
there is the possibility of making a video demo?
QUOTE=Sirus2012;43240081]I decided to make this post to help people bring life back to the I9505X live demo unit. I know how conflicting some some sites are so I just wanted to write something all can follow step for step. Hope it helps like it helped me
1 Download rom from www.sammobile.com
2 Once file is downloaded you will have something looking like this I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_BTU.zip (this is one i used) http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/?page=1&model=GT-I9505&pcode=0#firmware
3 Extract the zip file
4 You will now have somthing like this I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_I9505XXUAMDM_HOME.tar.md5
5 Rename file to samrom.tar
6 Place this file on your desktop (this will be the tar file we want to edit)
7 Download cygwin from here http://cygwin.com/setup.exe and install
8 Move the tar file to C:\cygwin\home
10 Open cygwin
11 We need to delete some files from the tar file. to do so i will list the commands below and files that need deleting. after typing each line command please wait while the action completes as it will look like its doing nothing. commands as follows
$ tar --delete --file=samrom.tar NON-HLOS.bin
$ tar --delete --file=samrom.tar modem.bin
12 Once the last command is done just close cygwin (depending on the rom you download there maybe other files that need deleting)
the files remaining should be
boot.img
cache.img.ext4
hidden.img.ext4
recovery.img
system.img.ext4
(you can check this by opening the samrom.tar file with winrar)
13 Download odin and install from http://www.android.gs/download-odin-3-07/
14 Make sure samsung drivers are installed if they are not download em from http://www.mediafire.com/download/d2h54mx7kt4uupt/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones(3).exe
15 Open odin and connect your S4
16 Click on PDA and place the samrom.tar file in there and click start (it will flash)
17 after it has flashed install TWRP and install adams kernel explained here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256252&page=14
i hope this helps people who are having trouble installing roms on there S4 live demo unit. if you would like to know anything or having trouble message me im happy to try help.
Thanks to marian_86 for helping me sort out this problem for me
If this helped you please hit thank me
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please dose it mean my live s4 live demo unit will now behave like a normal phone and make or receive calls? after intalling this rom?
Help!
Just picked up a i9505x live demo unit.....does this process still work??
Demos don't have imeis do they I know our 3 s4s don't so calls can't be made
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s4sajii said:
Every thing is working fine for me only one prob.
when i reboot it . it stuck into the first logo. i have waited for more than 10 min.
than if i got recvoery and format the data. it boot than normally once.
Again if i had to reboot it. i have to goto recovery and format the data to boot the phone.
how to get rid of this?
br
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Flash edited stock rom
Yes
Already did that. As described in the first post.
Br
Works but...
Everything works as it should but no WiFi.When flash Adam Kernel just get a black screen and that's it
I follow all the steps from the first post but at the end of odin flash i get FAIL . Any ideas?
Sirus2012 said:
11 We need to delete some files from the tar file. to do so i will list the commands below and files that need deleting. after typing each line command please wait while the action completes as it will look like its doing nothing. commands as follows
$ tar --delete --file=samrom.tar NON-HLOS.bin
$ tar --delete --file=samrom.tar modem.bin
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i did it but i got this
Dj [email protected]ib ~
$ tar --delete --file=samrom.tar NON-HLOS.bin
tar: NON-HLOS.bin: Not found in archive
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
Dj [email protected] ~
$ tar --delete --file=samrom.tar modem.bin
tar: modem.bin: Not found in archive
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
Dj [email protected] ~
so sir what to do ???
mastro:° said:
i did it but i got this
Dj [email protected] ~
$ tar --delete --file=samrom.tar NON-HLOS.bin
tar: NON-HLOS.bin: Not found in archive
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
Dj [email protected] ~
$ tar --delete --file=samrom.tar modem.bin
tar: modem.bin: Not found in archive
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
Dj [email protected] ~
so sir what to do ???
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same problem here.....seems like the command is not written in the right way
EDIT: I noticedd that when you start the program, it creates a folder inside 'cygwin-home' which is your user name and you have to place the samrom.tar in there in order to delete the two files!
btw the command lines are correct! cheers!!
stergios89 said:
same problem here.....seems like the command is not written in the right way
EDIT: I noticedd that when you start the program, it creates a folder inside 'cygwin-home' which is your user name and you have to place the samrom.tar in there in order to delete the two files!
btw the command lines are correct! cheers!!
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So what`s the status of your phone, I was given an S4 LDU and I`d love to get rid of the demo all together, I`m not to bothered that I won`t be able to use it as a phone.
mloc33 said:
So what`s the status of your phone, I was given an S4 LDU and I`d love to get rid of the demo all together, I`m not to bothered that I won`t be able to use it as a phone.
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Well, based on the stock ROM I downloaded it (I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_I9505XXUAMDM_HOME.tar.md5),I deleted the the files sirus2012 was referring to and I am stuck at a point were the Odin says fail while flashing the ROM....
Trying to figure out if I need to delete another more file from the .TAR
After the FAIL status in Odin, I disconnected the phone, removed battery and placed it again and I had an error saying 'Firmware needs to be recovered via Kies'
I, once then, flashed again the stock ROM(without the deleted files) and noticed there was no WiFi....
So I either have a phone with no WIFI, or an error and phone can't boot
Hope I can find a way out of this!
stergios89 said:
Well, based on the stock ROM I downloaded it (I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_I9505XXUAMDM_HOME.tar.md5),I deleted the the files sirus2012 was referring to and I am stuck at a point were the Odin says fail while flashing the ROM....
Trying to figure out if I need to delete another more file from the .TAR
After the FAIL status in Odin, I disconnected the phone, removed battery and placed it again and I had an error saying 'Firmware needs to be recovered via Kies'
I, once then, flashed again the stock ROM(without the deleted files) and noticed there was no WiFi....
So I either have a phone with no WIFI, or an error and phone can't boot
Hope I can find a way out of this!
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Seems that there`s no real method or solution, pity, it`s a waste of a phone the way it is..
mloc33 said:
Seems that there`s no real method or solution, pity, it`s a waste of a phone the way it is..
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Don't give up on that.....I think there will be a solution sooner or later....(I'll try to find it asap) because this 'phone' is really good
Or it could be something really small that we can't see and do it wrong.
stergios89 said:
Don't give up on that.....I think there will be a solution sooner or later....(I'll try to find it asap) because this 'phone' is really good
Or it could be something really small that we can't see and do it wrong.
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True man, fingers crossed I suppose
mloc33 said:
Seems that there`s no real method or solution, pity, it`s a waste of a phone the way it is..
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Sirus2012 said:
I decided to make this post to help people bring life back to the I9505X live demo unit. I know how conflicting some some sites are so I just wanted to write something all can follow step for step. Hope it helps like it helped me
1 Download rom from www.sammobile.com
2 Once file is downloaded you will have something looking like this I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_BTU.zip (this is one i used) http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/?page=1&model=GT-I9505&pcode=0#firmware
3 Extract the zip file
4 You will now have somthing like this I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_I9505XXUAMDM_HOME.tar.md5
5 Rename file to samrom.tar
6 Place this file on your desktop (this will be the tar file we want to edit)
7 Download cygwin from here http://cygwin.com/setup.exe and install
8 Move the tar file to C:\cygwin\home
10 Open cygwin
11 We need to delete some files from the tar file. to do so i will list the commands below and files that need deleting. after typing each line command please wait while the action completes as it will look like its doing nothing. commands as follows
$ tar --delete --file=samrom.tar NON-HLOS.bin
$ tar --delete --file=samrom.tar modem.bin
12 Once the last command is done just close cygwin (depending on the rom you download there maybe other files that need deleting)
the files remaining should be
boot.img
cache.img.ext4
hidden.img.ext4
recovery.img
system.img.ext4
(you can check this by opening the samrom.tar file with winrar)
13 Download odin and install from http://www.android.gs/download-odin-3-07/
14 Make sure samsung drivers are installed if they are not download em from http://www.mediafire.com/download/d2h54mx7kt4uupt/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones(3).exe
15 Open odin and connect your S4
16 Click on PDA and place the samrom.tar file in there and click start (it will flash)
17 after it has flashed install TWRP and install adams kernel explained here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256252&page=14
i hope this helps people who are having trouble installing roms on there S4 live demo unit. if you would like to know anything or having trouble message me im happy to try help.
Thanks to marian_86 for helping me sort out this problem for me
If this helped you please hit thank me
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Well I think I figured it out with my S4 demo unit to make WiFi work.
All the steps were followed BUT...
I DIDN'T delete the two files(modem and NON-hlos) and continued with the procedure
The most important step was .17 which redirects you to another thread about TWRP and Adams Kernel...
Following the steps there where enough to solve my issue.
And now my WiFi works pretty good(so far so good at least for the last 2-3 hours )
Let me know if it worked for you too!
Cheers!
HI,
I have looked at various tutorials and can't seem to find one specific to what i am looking for. Apologies if it's out there and i just haven't found it.
I have a bunch (like 250) of brand new Samsung Note 3's (Canadian N900W8 build) that have stock 4.4.2. I am required to get them all configured with a specific set of apps installed and various shortcuts on the home screen along with some custom settings (APN, data limits etc). so far i have been doing this manually and it is very time consuming and tedious. If there a way to take a phone i have already configured and make a file that i can flash in odin to each of the new phones that will mirror all of the changes i need to the new phones? Or some other tool to automate the process of deploying that many devices. If anyone can point me to a tool or tutorial i would be eternally grateful and may manage to retain my sanity.
I haven't seen anything like this yet in my browsing, most of the tutorials i have seen are for compiling/building a full rom.
Thanks
bugleboy said:
HI,
I have looked at various tutorials and can't seem to find one specific to what i am looking for. Apologies if it's out there and i just haven't found it.
I have a bunch (like 250) of brand new Samsung Note 3's (Canadian N900W8 build) that have stock 4.4.2. I am required to get them all configured with a specific set of apps installed and various shortcuts on the home screen along with some custom settings (APN, data limits etc). so far i have been doing this manually and it is very time consuming and tedious. If there a way to take a phone i have already configured and make a file that i can flash in odin to each of the new phones that will mirror all of the changes i need to the new phones? Or some other tool to automate the process of deploying that many devices. If anyone can point me to a tool or tutorial i would be eternally grateful and may manage to retain my sanity.
I haven't seen anything like this yet in my browsing, most of the tutorials i have seen are for compiling/building a full rom.
Thanks
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This might not work for reasons I don't know about, but why not make a nandroid backup of the completed ROM and Apps etc, and copy it to multiple extSDCards then run a Restore on each phone? Although I guess you'd need to flash a custom recovery first... hm...
Maybe someone who knows ADB ins and outs could suggest something - connect phone, push SW out etc.
So i found a tutorial that described how to dump an img file for various partitions using ADB commands. I used the following to dump the system partition
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p23 of=/mnt/extSdCard/backup/system.img bs=4096
I then coppied the system.img to computer and used a tool i found on here to convert it to system.tar.md5. I put a new phone into download mode and open odin load the system.tar.md5 into the PDA section it verifies the file ok, but when i try to flash it it fails instantly and a message appears on the phone saying "Unsupport dev_type"
I have seen a couple different versions of this tutorial out there, and i even tried booting to a ubuntu live CD to try to use the linux commands i saw on a different tutorial to convert the .img to a .tar.md5 but the result is the same.
Does anyone have any experience getting this method to work? any suggestions?
Thanks
bugleboy said:
So i found a tutorial that described how to dump an img file for various partitions using ADB commands. I used the following to dump the system partition
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p23 of=/mnt/extSdCard/backup/system.img bs=4096
I then coppied the system.img to computer and used a tool i found on here to convert it to system.tar.md5. I put a new phone into download mode and open odin load the system.tar.md5 into the PDA section it verifies the file ok, but when i try to flash it it fails instantly and a message appears on the phone saying "Unsupport dev_type"
I have seen a couple different versions of this tutorial out there, and i even tried booting to a ubuntu live CD to try to use the linux commands i saw on a different tutorial to convert the .img to a .tar.md5 but the result is the same.
Does anyone have any experience getting this method to work? any suggestions?
Thanks
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Maybe check adb setting in Developer menu? There's an ADB over network setting in there. Not sure if it will help, after looking at it it says it is reset on boot...
I ended up using a nandroid backup as suggested earlier. However i initially had issues doing that i think because i was using TWRP recovery and it requires the backups to be in a folder named uniquely per device id or something which requires you to make a backup on that device before you can copy the backup files . TWRP also write protected the backup folders requiring root to be able to copy a backup onto it.
I changed to CWM and it works much better, all i have to do is flash CWM recovery to a new device and then boot it to copy the backup files and then reboot to recovery and restore the backup.
bugleboy said:
I ended up using a nandroid backup as suggested earlier. However i initially had issues doing that i think because i was using TWRP recovery and it requires the backups to be in a folder named uniquely per device id or something which requires you to make a backup on that device before you can copy the backup files . TWRP also write protected the backup folders requiring root to be able to copy a backup onto it.
I changed to CWM and it works much better, all i have to do is flash CWM recovery to a new device and then boot it to copy the backup files and then reboot to recovery and restore the backup.
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Make sure all the devices have the same bootloader and modem. What Firmware version are you using as a base?
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
celderic said:
Make sure all the devices have the same bootloader and modem. What Firmware version are you using as a base?
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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They're all using the same 4.4.2 base image, the only change i made was flashing a custom recovery to be able to create the initial backup of the configured phone and to restore the backup to the stock phones saving me having to maunally configure each device.
Flashing Bootloader/Modem/Recovery etc with Heimdall on Linux
Tested on G930F / G935F
Code:
* I am not responsible for bricked devices
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Guide for flashing Bootloader & Modem on G935F :
1. Install Heimdall
Ubuntu users can execute the following command in terminal :
sudo apt-get install heimdall-flash heimdall-flash-frontend
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2. Download the Bootloader & Modem you wish to flash.
3. Remove the .md5 extension (erase .md5 from the name)
4. Decompress the renamed tar files and you will get cm.bin, param.bin,modem.bin & sboot.bin.
5. Place the files in a folder and cd to that folder from terminal . e.g cd Downloads
6. Launch Heimall using :
sudo heimdall-frontend
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4. Detect device & download device pit
5. Open pit file in heimdall and select partitions CM, Radio, Param and Bootloader specifying location of each file respectively
6. Flash
How do you flash a firmware that's in zip file. .. the same way?? Trying to root sprint s7 with heimdall....
oct01 said:
How do you flash a firmware that's in zip file. .. the same way?? Trying to root sprint s7 with heimdall....
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Don't do it. Your device has a locked bootloader. This guide is only for G935F.
Thank you
Can I install TWRP this way?
yes, you can install twrp , but its more easy if you use the terminal
Code:
heidmall flash --RECOVERY recovery.img
and it should take less than a minute , all done
Wasted the last 8(!) hours of my life with this crap. Do yourself a favour and just grab a Window$ computer, install Samsung drivers and use the latest Odin -- it took less than 5 min in total.
smoneck said:
Wasted the last 8(!) hours of my life with this crap. Do yourself a favour and just grab a Window$ computer, install Samsung drivers and use the latest Odin -- it took less than 5 min in total.
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I use Linux for years heimdall v frustratingly hit & miss _ sometimes works sometimes no.pit file printed dodgy USB cables / ports et al one day device recognised next day nothing sadly I have to concur flashing is much easier using Doze and Odin . . .