I am posting this here because I saw others asking and with my experience last night these are the links and software guides and downloads I used to piece together the process of going to HD KK RLS8 from MJE.
Thanks and credit go to the people in the links who originally created these methods and small guides. I just brought them together in one easy to find resource based on my experience of performing this process. You do this at your own risk.
I decided to take this plunge last night after my phone was damaged and my new replacement arrived in the mail. Here are my steps on how I went from Stock MJE (no root) to Hyperdrive Kitkat 4.4.2 rom with root and Safestrap 3.72
This guide assumes you already have your Samsung USB drivers installed as well as Odin downloaded. (As well as a basic knowledge on how to use it).
Step one: I was having problems with Kingo saying failing to root so I downloaded vroot from http://www.mgyun.com/en/getvroot
Parts of this are in Chinese, but you can use the common guess that OK is on the Right side of the popup, Cancel on the left. ETC. At some point it will ask to install the mlkcamera and root security app, you need to accept the install of these to obtain root. After doing so, vroot rooted my phone in under 2 minutes. It leaves behind two apps. You can follow http://www.w0lfdroid.com/2013/11/How-to-Remove-Replace-VRoot-Chinese-superuser-with-SuperSU.html for how to replace these two Chinese apps with the normal popular SuperSU.
Step two: Once rooted and with the new SuperSU installed, I then proceeded to install Safestrap 3.65. Found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517610 (Both 3.65 and 3.72 download links are here, download both as you will need both).
Step three: Download and place the rom you wish to use onto your external SD CARD in your phone, for this example we will use the Stock 4.4.2 Kitkat with root available in Odex or Deodex. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726558
Step four: Next make sure to download the FIRMWARE link from the same link above, it is directly below the Odex or Deodex links. Make sure to extract this from its zip as it is currently in .md5.zip format which once extracted will be n900v_kk_firmware.tar.md5
Step five: Boot into safestrap recovery. Perform a default wipe of the system. Next make sure you are on the STOCK slot (should be by default). Now select Install and select the new hltevzw_root_odex_nc2.zip file. This will flash to your stock slot. DO NOT REBOOT HERE ONCE DONE, hit the back button in the bottom right corner to get back to the main page, then choose to reboot to DOWNLOAD mode.
Step six: Now your in download mode (and have already hit UP to start download mode). Open ODIN on your PC, plug in your phone and wait for it to identify its COM port. Now select the FIRMWARE file you previously downloaded and extracted: n900v_kk_firmware.tar.md5 in AP and click on Start. This now flashes the new firmware needed for Kitkat.
Step seven: Boot back into recovery and do one more wipe (I originally skipped this step but had a TON of FC app errors which I fixed by wiping again, hence adding this step) Then reboot into the stock Kit Kat 4.4.2 with root.
Step eight: Download safestrap 3.72, Run the new Safestrap and click the Uninstall recovery button, then click Install, next reboot to recovery!
At this point I booted into recovery and installed the ROM Hyperdrive, which is a 4.4.2 rooted highly tweaked rom which I have to say is ABSOLUTELY awesome. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2520550 I flashed this to the STOCK spot and then wiped the data on the phone once more and rebooted! DO NOT FLASH THE FIRMWARE AGAIN from the NC2 rom.
Now I again reinstalled Safestrap 3.72 and am currently running Hyperdrive KK RLS8 w/ Safestrap 3.72 successfully!
Here is my Note 4 Guide. I did one for the note 3 so figured i will throw one up for note 4 so it might look familiar to it! Sorry this one is a little late but here it is!
I TAKE NO CREDIT I AM NO DEVELOPER! THIS IS MERELY A GUIDE!!
UNDERSTAND ROOT/RECOVERY WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY
Part 1: Flashing TWRP onto Developer Note 3
Step 1- Download and install Odin onto Windows PC http://uploaded.net/file/o2xcp01n
Step 2- Download Verzion TWRP Tar File (openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.1-trltevzw.img.tar) http://www.techerrata.com/file/twrp2/trltevzw/openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.1-trltevzw.img.tar
Step 3- Flash your Verizon TWRP Tar File your just downloaded in Odin under the AP Slot ONLY!
BE CAREFUL IF YOU PLACE IN WRONG SLOT DEVICE WILL BE A BRICK!
Side note phone will now say Set Warranty Bit: Recovery when booting into recovery. Don't worry this is normal. This is showing you what tripped warranty. More about this below later in guide.
Step 4- Flash Superuser if TWRP doesn't ask you to root http://download.chainfire.eu/589/Sup...erSU-v2.16.zip
Step 5- Make a complete backup of EVERYTHING in TWRP. Boot, Recovery, System, Data, Cache ALL OF THEM I have backed up to internal sdcard & external sdcard & even throw a backup on your pc just in case something catastrophic happens since we have no Odin stock files still!
Step 6- (optional) Flash a rom/kernel.
Rom Section: Only one stock rooted, deodexed, Knox-Free rom so far
Thanks @EMSpilot!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...rom-stock-root-odex-deodex-knox-free-t2949569
Kernel Section: While there is no verizon specific kernels there are ones that will work. I have flashed ktoonsez's kernel over in the T-Mobile side of things and it does work. Haven't been on long but it will flash. I am testing now how much better it is then stock. Always have your boot.img ready to go and/or your stock backup in TWRP ready to restore the boot if required. Some other carrier kernels will not play nice with it but from what i have expereienced with Note 4 so far and the Note 3 T-Mobile kernels will work without any hassle. So continue to check back here for updates!
Thanks @ktoonsez!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...lopment/kernel-kt-note4-nih-ktweaker-t2936809
Step 7- Enjoy!
Part 2: Restoring Boot.img if phone will not boot after rom or kernel install
If you get a kernel that won't run properly or boot loop or a rom that will not boot on the developer edition without proper boot.img here is how you fix.
Step 1- Boot into TWRP. From phone being off use three finger method of vol up, power and home button to boot into TWRP.
Step 2- Restore boot.img from the very important backup in step 5 from part one! This is why you have to have a backup of everything! Restore the boot.img only and reboot!
Step 3- Back to enjoy!!
I do not take any credit for roms/kernel/recovery just sharing links and what I have done. Hope this guide helps!! Please continue to check back here for updates on roms/kernels or other helpful Developer Edition info!
Thanks for the instructions!
After your suggestion I also flashed KToonez kernel and it makes the phone a WHOLE lot snapier. The only issue is that sometime it'll randomly go into a boot-loop. I was wondering if you also had encountered this.
There's other kernels from t-mobile development which work on the DE, such as the N4 Kernel from Echo Rom. I'm running that and it's the smoothest my device has ever been.
keithce said:
Thanks for the instructions!
After your suggestion I also flashed KToonez kernel and it makes the phone a WHOLE lot snapier. The only issue is that sometime it'll randomly go into a boot-loop. I was wondering if you also had encountered this.
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yes it does and oh i havent experienced that. i actually flashed stock kernel again to get a good baseline for battery life and such for a week or so before i start going off the deep end with kernels! haha what settings did you change?
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There's other kernels from t-mobile development which work on the DE, such as the N4 Kernel from Echo Rom. I'm running that and it's the smoothest my device has ever been.
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there wasnt when i looked but i will have to check them out! any special settings you are using!?
I do not know if this question has been brought up before, but I am in desperate need of an answer. I recently got my 6P and immediately proceeded to unlock the bootloader and flash TWRP to start loading custom roms. I decided to start use Pure Nexus with it's accompanying gapps package but when I go to reboot the device, I am stuck at the circles boot animation. I decide to try CM13 nightlies and the same problem occurs. After searching online for some time, I realize I needed to flash a SuperSU file from recovery that flashes a custom boot.img. I flash Version 2.66 and restart the device. After 5+ minutes on the boot screen, I decided I am stuck still. What do I need to do, I am unable to boot the device.
Thanks.
I'd use Nexus Root Toolkit to unbrick your phone just so that it is working to start with. Then follow the steps more closely for installing a rom. You'll be doing something wrong, I've had no issues!! Best of luck with this.
hmm I'm not sure. this is happening to me right now as I try to restore my backups... maybe has to do with twrp's system handling/mounting, but I just don't know.
I've read pretty much every source I can find on getting a custom ROM up on my LG G2, which I haven't even rooted in the past 2 and a half years. My warranty ran out a while back and I'm getting a bit bored with stock now, and I want to start flashing, but the last time I did this was with my old HTC Desire HD.
As you can see I'm on 20d on my LG G2. It's a Hong Kong version for some reason, lol. What I considered doing was the following: update to the latest Lollipop official ROM using the LG Flash Tool (it gives me an available update to 30d); root using the rooting app, install a recovery with AutoRec Lollipop, flash a thermal recovery from the installed recovery (very scared of my phone overheating, I'm even considering putting it on a large, fast-running fan while doing anything, read too much about the phone overheating and making the screen yellow); back up my phone's IMEI data; use the recovery to install a brand new (I'm hoping a Marshmallow) ROM. I also understood that I need to flash a bootstack to change my bootloader to a KitKat, because it can be "fooled" using the BUMP thing. Is that correct? Do I even have to update my phone to Lollipop in this case? Also, how likely is it to overheat while doing all of these procedures?
Thanks in advance!
Sorry for the necroing my old thread, but I have yet to do anything with my phone. I am also still on KK. I saw that I can start rooting and install TWRP from it straight away. After that I need to flash a bootstack, right? How likely is it that I can brick myself? By that I mean what could get mixed up to get a brick while flashing. Also, has anyone had overheating issues while doing root, recovery installation and flashing things (newer TWRP, bootstacks, new ROM)?
Hi, i can understand your situation as i was in same till today, g2 with stock kitkat.
i finally installed cm13 after rooting it and the phone feels fresh.
you have understood most things right and ready now.
you dont need to upgrade to lollipop if youdont want to, you can start from kitkat itself.
few things i can tell you to begin here,
Root your G2,
for kitkat i found few good methods. Either do it via ioRoot using pc. or you can use towelroot or kingoroot apps to do it from phone itself. I used kingoroot since i didnt have a system with me. You can find these apps by searching at google, jst tyoe kingoroot. At first i was skeptical but it worked nice.
after root, you download autorec app, this is to install a custom recovery(twrp) for kitkat. you just have to install the app and run it and press install recovery/twrp and it'll do the rest.
after you have twrp installed, you need to upgrade it to latest version. For that download blastgator's twrp for your model and flash it through your recovery.
oh and dont forget to learn, how to enter into recovery yourself, since each G2 model has different method.
once you have these things you can start flahing roms. Most of the instructions on how to flash certain rom with what bootloader and bootstack etc. is written in its own thread, so you can learn that from that rom's thread that you will flash.
but basically, you need kk bootloader and lp bootstack for cm13 and above. usually both these things come in one zip. (if not you check for hybrid bootstacks)
Just make sure you are downloading things For your Model, if you try to flash different models stuff into yours, itll brick.
The autorec app, blastgator's twrp and ioroot can be found in a sticky thread in G2 general section, along with many other files and guides in that thread, theres complete index in that thread of all thing for all g2 models .
here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/general/05-10-index-guides-fixes-roots-t3218178
also usually the phone doesnt heat up while flashing, just make sure your battery is more than 80% before you start and itll be ok. Even if it does a little, after a custom rom itll be fixed. I suggest you try cm13 for starters as your first custom rom.
hope this helps you :good:
Good Luck ::highfive:
Thank you very much, appreciate the vote of confidence, lol.
I've actually considered installing Resurrection Remix Marshmallow. In the thread they point to the hybrid bootstack I need to install. I am on a D802 phone, so I'll be downloading that boostack. Anything I should really know before flashing that particular stack, except that I need to run the latest recovery from blastagator? Can I boot back into my old stock KK installation before putting the new ROM and Gapps on my phone and wiping + flashing, or will the phone not be able to boot that old firmware with the new bootstack? Theoretically, can the phone still get bricked even if I'm using the latest recovery + the proper bootstack? I've read that the CM13 devs don't recommend flashing bootstacks but instead using the kdz flashing method to flash the latest Lollipop release...
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Thank you very much, appreciate the vote of confidence, lol.
I've actually considered installing Resurrection Remix Marshmallow. In the thread they point to the hybrid bootstack I need to install. I am on a D802 phone, so I'll be downloading that boostack. Anything I should really know before flashing that particular stack, except that I need to run the latest recovery from blastagator? Can I boot back into my old stock KK installation before putting the new ROM and Gapps on my phone and wiping + flashing, or will the phone not be able to boot that old firmware with the new bootstack? Theoretically, can the phone still get bricked even if I'm using the latest recovery + the proper bootstack? I've read that the CM13 devs don't recommend flashing bootstacks but instead using the kdz flashing method to flash the latest Lollipop release...
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to upgrade from kitkat you need lp or hybrid bootstacks. they have images (. img files) that are needed for your phone to function properly., like aboot, modem, radios etc. Hybrid bootstack contains aboot from kk and everyhing else from Lp. So when youll flash a bootstack, youll need to wipe everything, except internal storage(or external if you have one) , before you can flash it. that wipe will include, cache, dalvik cache, system, data. so basically all the old system stuff will be gone before you can flash this bootstack. i hope after reading that youll know that you cant access your old kk installation since itll be wiped, therell be nothing to boot to. if youll try, it will give you errors on lg logo.
understand it like this, to install new 21 inches tyres to your car, you need to upgrade the rims to hold a 21 inch tyre right? what will happen if you just put the 21' tyres on old 15' rim or old 15' tyres on new 21' rims?
the cm 13 devs dont recommend you to flash bootstacks because most of the models took the official lollipop update, which put everything in their phone to lolipop level. since there is no official marshmallow(MM) bootstack for our phone (because no official update), everyone developed ways to utilize lollipop bootstack to function on a custom MM Rom. Since most models are already on lollipop, theres no need to flash lollipop bootstack while flashing custom rom. That step is mostly for those who are still on stock or custom kitkat based rom. So they say to get official lollipop through kdz method, instead of flashing Lp bootstack before gettig their rom. But remember if a rom developer asks to install a bootstack for their rom, you should consider it if you dont have much knowledge about it, cause if you dont follow instructions, you can soft brick, in that case youll need hybrid bootstack.
see if you are using everyhing proper for your phone then your phone wont brick. only thing that can go wrong with that condition is your execution, your steps. As long as you dont make a mistake in these steps everything will go fine.
ill explain it what you should do.
1. first root your phone.
2. when done rooting, install "root checker" from google play. itll confirm if you have root or not.
3.Then you come back here and find autorec app from the link i gave you in my previous reply. download that, install the autorec app. and follow on screen instructions and itll install twrp recovery for you.
4. then come back here again, and find blastgator's twrp, from the same link in previous post. itll be the one whih says "twrp with f2fs". download it and remember where you put it.
5. turn off phone, boot into recovery (i hope you've learned by now how to get into recovery of your g2 model). Now youll be in recovery, hit install button there and find where you put that file, flash it, then reboot recovery, youll have new recovery after that. then you reboot into system.
now upto this point, you can play along in your kk, have fun with features, say last goodbyes and all lol. Because everything stock kk related will be gone, past this point, including all the apps you have installed.
[IMPORTANT] : after rooting and installing recovery, get bootstack zip, rom zip and gapps zip files downloaded and placed together in a folder on your phone, before you start with flashing bootstack. Because you wont be able to boot back into system after flashing just bootstack.
now you prepare for MM, boot into recovery, now since you are in kk, you need to install LP bootstack, and for that you need to wipe everything using your recovery's wipe feature.
6. in recovery, hit wipe, hit advanced, select cache, dalvik cache, system, data. [ Dont select internal storage otherwise all flashing files will be gone and youll be left with a brick.] and wipe.
7. Now hit the back button to go back to main recovery screen once wiping is finished. hit install, flash the bootstack zip.
8. now your phone has new bootloader but its still empty, like you got a body but no soul . so hit back button, hit install and flash the rom zip you downloaded.
9. now flash gApps same way.
10. once its done, just hit reboot system. no other steps needed.
11. be patient, first boot takes longer than normal boot.
12.enjoy MM :highfive:
you probably know these steps from all the reading but its for your reference, so you dont screw up at all and be safe from bricking.
you can get google apps from opengapps website. you need to get ARM-> 6.0 -> (your prefered ones) pico/nano/micro/etc.. pico has the least amount of gapps, all important ones are there in pico, then extra will increase as you go up from pico to stock. stock has all the gapps. size will also increase as you go up. so choose as you prefer.
now once you have a cm13 /MM based rom, you wont need to flash bootstacks for other roms from next time unless the developer instructs to do so.
good luck
@MarshisnotMellow
Does the cwm mm come pre rooted? Or unrooted ready from whatever idiocy I'm ready for?
1.stock
2.root
3.autorec twrp
4.upgrade to blastagators 3.0.2-1> or a different version I'm missing? This one says blastas twrp bump
5.put cwm rom, bootloader, gapps <where to get gapps zip?> onto internal memory somewhere familiar to me
5.wipe all but internal memory
6.flash bootloader
7.flash rom
8.flash gapps
9.???
10.profit
Check my steps teacher? I'm gonna start it anyway when my phone hits 80+ percent
andrew2432 said:
@MarshisnotMellow
Does the cwm mm come pre rooted? Or unrooted ready from whatever idiocy I'm ready for?
1.stock
2.root
3.autorec twrp
4.upgrade to blastagators 3.0.2-1> or a different version I'm missing? This one says blastas twrp bump
5.put cwm rom, bootloader, gapps <where to get gapps zip?> onto internal memory somewhere familiar to me
5.wipe all but internal memory
6.flash bootloader
7.flash rom
8.flash gapps
9.???
10.profit
Check my steps teacher? I'm gonna start it anyway when my phone hits 80+ percent
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cwm is clockworkmod, its a custom recovery. i think you meant CM 13, mm rom.
yes, the Cyanogenmod team have placed root access into the rom, so once youll be finished wih installing cm 13 rom, you can just go to settings, Tap build number repeatedly until a message will show "congrats you are a developer now". that'll open developer options in main setting screen Go into that and youll see root access. turn it on. youll have root.
you can check in root checker app to confirm root access for confirmation. you wont need super su app in any of these roms anymore.
your steps :
stock
1. root
2.autorec (for installing twrp on your phone) for kitkat its on forums, for lollipop its in google play. just get the one for your model, search for autorec in google play.
- blastgator's twrp requires you to have any version of twrp beforehand in order to install his version.
3. download and save blastgator's latest twrp, when youll go to download his twrp, itll be written there which one's is the latest version, just download that one and flash it through recovery.
4. Yes place all files in your phone, you can get gapps from opengapps.org/
select arm- 6.0- whatever size you like(, pico is lightest contains all essential gapps, stock contains every gapps)
5. wipe yes.
6. flash bootstack
7. flash rom
8. flash gapps
9. once gapps done, just hit reboot system.
10. enjoy
yes go for it when you have more than 80% battery, this is to ensure that all flashing steps go through without any issue, you dont want your phone to run out of juice while flashing rom do you that could cause soft bricks. so always keep battery more before flashing.
[IMPORTANT] : remember to read instructions of the rom you're installing and adjust the steps as instructed in there.
Goodluck :highfive:
Awesome, I forgot to.flash gapps prior to something I just did, not sure if it will cause increased global warming or thermonuclear war...update soon
@MarshisnotMellow
Gapps installed!! No Internet connection on the d800 and something sinister has happened to my unlocked WiFi Hotspot so I'll have to check for play store capabilities later!! Thanks for the help!!
I decided to go with the latest 29.10.2016 nightly of CM13 for my first run on this phone. Everything went through, no one died, lol. I'm going to start installing and restoring stuff now, get Xposed on, like I have on my TF701T tablet and trick out my phone's appearance. Just a note - after you install new bootstacks your phone's MAC address will change, so if you have a WiFi network with a MAC filter you might want to add your new address.
Hello,
I am completely new in this rooting/flashing etc, so sorry for a maybe stupid question, and please, if you can help, try to give me detailed instructions. I read some posts on this subject, but it is not obvious to me how to move forward...
I had a running stock firmware. My intention was to root the phone but stay on the stock firmware.
1. I followed Sony's tutorial for unlocking the bootloader:
https://developer.sony.com/develop/...d/unlock-bootloader/how-to-unlock-bootloader/
2. I followed this tutorial for installing TWRP:
https://twrp.me/sony/sonyxperiaxcompact.html
3. I restarted into TWRP
I looked around and wanted to boot the android again
Now I just see alternating screens
black "your device has been unlocked..." screen <-> Sony logo
How to get it working again?
For now I used Sony flash tool:
https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/get-started/flash-tool
and installed the latest available firmware - it seems that I am back on the stock firmware. Ok, better than bricked phone. Yet, I wonder how to proceed with the root? I thought that the TWRP would allow me to install SuperSU(https://supersuroot.org/) and that would be sufficient for me.