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[Q] Having tons of problems please help

Ok so before I start I did try to put this on the developers page but I haven't made enough posts yet so it didn't let me .... I am having lots of problems with my Canadian Samsung galaxy s4 sgh 1337m .... I don't even know where to start .. first off im rooted so I have that covered I know that for a fact I also have team win recovery project ... now I want to rom buy my phone will NOT allow me to do it ... I will go online I will download the rom and the Gapps directly to my internal storage ... il go into it il do the whole wipe cache and Delvik and then factory reset .. then ill flash the rom and the Gapps and it says failed to flash the rom but the Gapps are successful .. I then flash my backup and proceed with my day .... YES I am downloading them for the correct device .... why is this happening ?? in my last post someone replied my Twrp may be out dated so I went onto my new computer and tried to install Odin again so I could flash the new Twrp to my device and my computer wont let me open Odin its a new windows 8 and it WILL NOT open it it gives me some Chinese letters and closes ... Why is this happening to me ?? why cant I open Odin or download Roms to my phone ... I've watched numerous instruction videos and it works perfectly for everyone accept for me .. someone please help me .... if my issue is resolved I will be donating to XDA .... this issue has been ongoing for weeks .

have you verified the md5 sum of your downloads?
also what backup method did you use?

muskratt said:
have you verified the md5 sum of your downloads?
also what backup method did you use?[/QUOTE
What is the whole verify thing your telling me about ive never had to do it before on other devices its just been simple .... also I use team win recovery project to create my backups
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Lets start with what rom are you trying to flash? I noticed you are trying to flash gapps.....so I take it you are trying to flash a aosp rom.

Timtim1234321 said:
muskratt said:
have you verified the md5 sum of your downloads?
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What is the whole verify thing your telling me about ive never had to do it before on other devices its just been simple .... also I use team win recovery project to create my backups
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Most roms provide an md5 number to verify a good download. It is a checksum that tells you the download is good. Get a file explorer like FX Explorer. Long press on rom you downloaded and then open details. It will have selection to do a checksum. The number should match the one from the rom site where you downloaded it from. Very common to get a bad download from time to time. You can also use terminal on pc, if you familiar with that and have adb on your pc. I prefer that method. I do it as soon as download to rom to pc.
Also, what version twrp are you on. Most prefer 2.5.0.2. This is a flashable zip for it.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yhrq0tia8512rj9/FCjN8C9RMT/TWRP_Flashable-2.5.0.2.zip
Flash thru your current twrp recovery. Unless you already have 2.5.0.2 or the very latest twrp seems ok. On 2.5.0.2 don't ever do a format where you have to type "yes" to comfirm format.
I always wipe thru the Advanced menu manually. I wipe System/Data/Caches 3x. Always do that flashing new roms on new versions to a rom, unless dev says otherwise. Or, on CM Nightlies. Even then it doesn't hurt to do a full wipe on occasion. Crap can build up over time dirty flashing and cause issues.
As Ax said, unless you are flashing a CM roms, no need for gapps. Also, depending on rom you are flashing you may need to flash your carriers kernel after rom.
So, more info may be needed to help you--:good:
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LG L5 philzmod error

hi guys
I installed (Kinguser) and root my phone via it , then I installed philz mod (philz v.6.0.img) using flash tools (rasher) to install new ROM .However, it doesn't work ,So I restored my old ROM and all files and my Device return as it was and No problems yet , then
when I was playing in the recovery (try all tasks) , I have press ( philz settings\rerootsystem(supersu)\yes), then tried to boot operating system (android), but the Device didn't boot it , when I run my Device it Automatically boot to recovery (philz) , I tried more than once , It always boot the recovery or didn't boot any thing (still show LG logo)
notes:
I have another same Device
my recovery version: cwm:v.6.0.4.8 \philz:v.6.27.5
I tried to restore Backup (from my another same Device),but didn't work​

hm,please say me what rom you installed (android version,romname,kernel),is your bootloader unlocked,etc!!!!

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-CALIBAN666- said:
hm,please say me what rom you installed (android version,romname,kernel),is your bootloader unlocked,etc!!!!
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ROM version: lollepop
kernel: (I don't think what was name, but it was for LG devise)
I don't know if my devise was unlocked bootloader, but before I install recovry I was unlooked bootloader and when I make backup file, the devise was unlooked bootloader(note:I make the backup from my another devise)
I don't think the problem in the ROM or the backup becuse the problem start when I press (reroot,,,,,)
I'm reedy for all athoer QQ
and that is my email:
[email protected]
And sry for printed mistakes

simply use the latest twrp2.8.6.0 recovery from aidasaidas75 than it should be fixed i think.
link to aidas thread below me,greeeeeeetz!!!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/opt...recovery-twrp-2-8-0-1-touch-recovery-t2877143

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-CALIBAN666- said:
simply use the latest twrp2.8.6.0 recovery from aidasaidas75 than it should be fixed i think.
link to aidas thread below me,greeeeeeetz!!!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/opt...recovery-twrp-2-8-0-1-touch-recovery-t2877143
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Ok, I download the file (trwp2.8.6.0.zip) and tried to install it via philz recovry (install zip/choose zip from strong sdcard /twrp.2.8.6.0-e612-aidasaidas75.zip/yes)
Then I get masseg (installation aborted)
Now, how I install twrp recovry??
Note:I tried download (twrp flshable.zip) and install it .and install complete then restart the recovry but nothing changed
wiating you

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Guys
I need hellp :crying:​

AhMaD eLMoMaNi said:
Ok, I download the file (trwp2.8.6.0.zip) and tried to install it via philz recovry (install zip/choose zip from strong sdcard /twrp.2.8.6.0-e612-aidasaidas75.zip/yes)
Then I get masseg (installation aborted)
Now, how I install twrp recovry??
Note:I tried download (twrp flshable.zip) and install it .and install complete then restart the recovry but nothing changed
wiating you
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I still wait for the solution, Please help me

try flash with latest cwm or with terminal emulator,in normal case it must work.

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-CALIBAN666- said:
try flash with latest cwm or with terminal emulator,in normal case it must work.
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that's hard for me , pleas tell me how i flash it useing terminal emulator when i cant open OS ?!!
is root Reason the problem ? because the problem start when I reroot the device using the recovery
when I reroot the device , when I restart it using recovery tell me [root access is missi] is the root necessary to operate OS ?
I tried press yes-apply root (/system/xbin,,,,,,ETC) and nothing changed
can you give me skype or facebook or any thing can we chat with it

ASUS ZENFONE 5 A501CG usb logo problem

Need help Urgent!!!!!!!!
I had rooted my phone successfully 1 year ago but while installing xposed privacy it asked unlock bootloader and changed to twrp recovery 2.8.7.0 but some problem occured i can not go after asus logo so i visited customer care and he installed kitkat 2.22.40.54 version with out locking that bootloader. After succesful usage of 1 year my settings option not opened it always show "unfortunately. com.android settings has stopped" so i tried to flash a new rom i wiped cache and data unfortunately system also.
so that im not able to flash new rom errors occurs are
1. E:unknown file system: 'osip'
E:unknown file system: 'osip'
E:unknown file system: 'osip'
E: Invalid block device on '/dev/block/zram0one......................................
2. E: Unable to locate page (system_readonly)
3. no MD5 file found even i downloaded the firmware from asus support (2.22.40.540 as well as 2.21.40.44)
4. assert failed: getprop("ro.build.asus.sku")=="ww" return code 8
5. E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/external_sd/.....................zip
(** note: i had not enabled usb debugging
when i try to flash rom using adb sideload it is not showing in the list even it is connecting as media transfer
through otg also not going i dont know it is not showing in the recovery)
thats the problem guys please help me out of this

ajay019 said:
Need help Urgent!!!!!!!!
I had rooted my phone successfully 1 year ago but while installing xposed privacy it asked unlock bootloader and changed to twrp recovery 2.8.7.0 but some problem occured i can not go after asus logo so i visited customer care and he installed kitkat 2.22.40.54 version with out locking that bootloader. After succesful usage of 1 year my settings option not opened it always show "unfortunately. com.android settings has stopped" so i tried to flash a new rom i wiped cache and data unfortunately system also.
so that im not able to flash new rom errors occurs are
1. E:unknown file system: 'osip'
E:unknown file system: 'osip'
E:unknown file system: 'osip'
E: Invalid block device on '/dev/block/zram0one......................................
2. E: Unable to locate page (system_readonly)
3. no MD5 file found even i downloaded the firmware from asus support (2.22.40.540 as well as 2.21.40.44)
4. assert failed: getprop("ro.build.asus.sku")=="ww" return code 8
5. E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/external_sd/.....................zip
(** note: i had not enabled usb debugging
when i try to flash rom using adb sideload it is not showing in the list even it is connecting as media transfer
through otg also not going i dont know it is not showing in the recovery)
thats the problem guys please help me out of this
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Ok so as per my understanding , you have unlocked bootloader .
You also have custom recovery twrp 2.8.7 installed . Right ?
Since you wipe system , your phone is without any os right now .
So now what you do is download any stock modified rom for your device .
Download latest twrp by xanwar . Flash the twrp zip (by xanwar)from twrp 2.8.7 (already installed ).
Voila ! Now you can flash any custom rom or stock based modified roms .
I don't know this is what you asking

Boomshiva said:
Ok so as per my understanding , you have unlocked bootloader .
You also have custom recovery twrp 2.8.7 installed . Right ?
Since you wipe system , your phone is without any os right now .
So now what you do is download any stock modified rom for your device .
Download latest twrp by xanwar . Flash the twrp zip (by xanwar)from twrp 2.8.7 (already installed ).
Voila ! Now you can flash any custom rom or stock based modified roms .
I don't know this is what you asking
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yes i unlocked bootloader and i have custom recovery twrp 2.8.7.0 installed but here the problem is i didnt enabled usb debugging mode so that i'm not able to flash and the errors are as above mentioned. modified rom you are saying means i'm using 2.22.40.54 kitkat so may i able to install lollipop or higher version.one more thing i dont know what these errors mean..

ajay019 said:
yes i unlocked bootloader and i have custom recovery twrp 2.8.7.0 installed but here the problem is i didnt enabled usb debugging mode so that i'm not able to flash and the errors are as above mentioned. modified rom you are saying means i'm using 2.22.40.54 kitkat so may i able to install lollipop or higher version.one more thing i dont know what these errors mean..
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Ok . I understand now .
1)donwlaod latest twrp by xanwar . And flash it. So now you have latest recovery installed on your device .:fingers-crossed:
2)download gecko premium rom from Android development section here on xda . Place it on SD card .
3)reboot to recovery , wipe everything except SD card . (You will lose everything from your phone .)
4)if step 3 gives error then format data not wipe .
5)repeat step 3
6)reboot to recovery now .
Flash the rom that you downaoded (gecko premium )
7)reboot system .
8) do this first then report back .

Boomshiva said:
Ok . I understand now .
1)donwlaod latest twrp by xanwar . And flash it. So now you have latest recovery installed on your device .:fingers-crossed:
2)download gecko premium rom from Android development section here on xda . Place it on SD card .
3)reboot to recovery , wipe everything except SD card . (You will lose everything from your phone .)
4)if step 3 gives error then format data not wipe .
5)repeat step 3
6)reboot to recovery now .
Flash the rom that you downaoded (gecko premium )
7)reboot system .
8) do this first then report back .
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one more mistake bro i didnt find xanwar twrp 3.0.2.0 so i browsed for another one which is 3.0-m-4.0 and flashed it successfully but reboot in recovery is not going then powered off the phone and started to go into recovery mode but in recovery mode touch is not working so only hanged i repeatedly switched off and on but same result. so what to do now.....? i think im having no other choices than using droidboot but adb side load is not working bz i didnt enabled usb debugging mode. in pc it is showing connected to pc until i started adb when i started it disappearing.

ajay019 said:
one more mistake bro i didnt find xanwar twrp 3.0.2.0 so i browsed for another one which is 3.0-m-4.0 and flashed it successfully but reboot in recovery is not going then powered off the phone and started to go into recovery mode but in recovery mode touch is not working so only hanged i repeatedly switched off and on but same result. so what to do now.....? i think im having no other choices than using droidboot but adb side load is not working bz i didnt enabled usb debugging mode. in pc it is showing connected to pc until i started adb when i started it disappearing.
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I don't understand the logic behind not enabling usb debugging !
No need for all that .
If using windows then make sure the all driver shows up when you enter into fastboot mode .
Check from control panel of your PC . If not then reinstall the drivers . It must show asus composite ...........Blah Blah blah ...Android bridge interface .(well i use Linux so dont recall properly ).
Once the desired drivers are present you are good to go ahead .And flash proper twrp .And do the rest .
Bottom line :check drivers
Flash the latest twrp (24 July build) link below
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=52033

Boomshiva said:
I don't understand the logic behind not enabling usb debugging !
No need for all that .
If using windows then make sure the all driver shows up when you enter into fastboot mode .
Check from control panel of your PC . If not then reinstall the drivers . It must show asus composite ...........Blah Blah blah ...Android bridge interface .(well i use Linux so dont recall properly ).
Once the desired drivers are present you are good to go ahead .And flash proper twrp .And do the rest .
Bottom line :check drivers
Flash the latest twrp (24 July build) link below
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=52033
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thank you bro successfully flashed new rom GECKO-premium-ROM-3.24.40.87-v1.0. problem solved. may i know how to install and activate xposed installer for this version and one more thing may i change the recovery any time with out disturbing os?

ajay019 said:
thank you bro successfully flashed new rom GECKO-premium-ROM-3.24.40.87-v1.0. problem solved. may i know how to install and activate xposed installer for this version and one more thing may i change the recovery any time with out disturbing os?
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Flash xposed zip . Sdk21 v86 works flawlessly ,
Then download the apk for xposed and install it as normal apk you can change recovery anytime but be sure that you flash your devices twrp only not others .

A trouble with my N9008

After wiping everything and installing the Lineage OS 15.1 Hltechn，when the system is turned on , the screen turned yellow and then switched to a screen with only time and date . I tried to reboot the system and unlock the screensaver as fast as I can to avoid it but it doesn't work . It still like that , no matter how I press it is useless . How could I do ? I've been reinstall it more then ten times .

Flash stock rom through Odin for a working phone .
Then read the instructions and search the Roms thread for your problem.
99% of problems are user errors .
Or installing a rom not for your model .
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Install instructions coming from a different ROM (ie. TouchWiz\LineageOS\MIUI etc...):
1. Download ROM, GApps & favoured root method (Magisk / SuperSU)
2. Do full backup in recovery and Internal\SD Card data (at your own risk if you don't)
3. Full Wipe (Caches (Dalvik & Cache), System, Data(Wiping DATA will clear your Apps & App Data - BEWARE!))
4. Install ROM followed by GAPPS & ROOT method.
5. REBOOT!!

Thanks for your promot reply !
I'm sure the ROM I downloaded and installed is correct and I've been already follow the steps you said to install it . But this error still exists . I don't know how to fix it .

What is the model number in download mode? Does it match the ROM you flashed?

JJEgan said:
Flash stock rom through Odin for a working phone .
Then read the instructions and search the Roms thread for your problem.
99% of problems are user errors .
Or installing a rom not for your model .
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Install instructions coming from a different ROM (ie. TouchWiz\LineageOS\MIUI etc...):
1. Download ROM, GApps & favoured root method (Magisk / SuperSU)
2. Do full backup in recovery and Internal\SD Card data (at your own risk if you don't)
3. Full Wipe (Caches (Dalvik & Cache), System, Data(Wiping DATA will clear your Apps & App Data - BEWARE!))
4. Install ROM followed by GAPPS & ROOT method.
5. REBOOT!!
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Thanks for your promot reply !
I'm sure the ROM I downloaded and installed is correct and I've been already follow the steps you said to install it . But this error still exists . I don't know how to fix it .

audit13 said:
What is the model number in download mode? Does it match the ROM you flashed?
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Thanks for your reply !
My Model is Note3(N9008) . It's a model of China . The ROM I download is hltechn , I'm sure it match my phone's model .

Is the phone running the latest bootloader and modem?

audit13 said:
Is the phone running the latest bootloader and modem?
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I'm not sure because there's a website said that my phone cannot unlock the bootloader .
How could I check them whether running the latest version or not ?

Root and changing rom hlte

Hello everyone,
i want to record calls on my hlte SM-N9005 KSA but all recording apps have failed to capture audio on both ends so if you guys have any apk that works with stock lollipop 5.0 tell me the name and your setting; thanks in advance
i have read that if i edit others.xml and add some line i will be able to record calls by replacing add call with record button that is the reason i read about root and roms;
i am going to tell you what i will be doing and need you to tell me if i am correct or not and if i need to change something.
first i will back up the phone using helium apk and syncios for my data and i will also backup contacts and calendar to gmail if you know a pc software that can back up data like smart switch and works with custom roms tell me
then i will install twrp from here https://twrp.me/samsung/samsunggalaxynote3qualcomm.html using version twrp-3.3.1-0-hlte.img.tar "Americas, Europe & (SM-N9005/hltexx, SM-N900P/hltespr, SM-N900R4/hlteusc, SM-N900T/hltetmo, SM-N900V/hltevzw, SM-N900W8/hltecan)" and flashing through odin
now i have Odin3 version 3.09 and ver 3.13.1 which one is better i read that 3.09 is better also should i keep f.reset time ticked and auto reboot ? and select the twrp image in AP tab ; after flashing i will hold volume up + home + power to boot into recovery as soon as it restarts so that twrp won't be deleted
then i will flash magisk with twrp in install tab without a wipe ? to test root on stock and try the others.xml file editing for recording calls
i have magisk "Magisk-v20.3.zip" and "MagiskManager-v7.5.1.apk" will copy then to internal while in recovery they flash the zip file if i don't find manager app i can install it later after rebooting
for the rom i will boot into twrp and do a full wipe then copy the rom to internal and copy gapps to install them i have
" lineage-16.0-20200219-nightly-hlte-signed.zip" for rom from here https://download.lineageos.org/hlte but it didn't match with sha256 when i checked it with MD5_and_SHA_Checksum_Utility" for both 20200219 and 217 is that normal ? or i have the wrong tool or something also i have open gapps "open_gapps-arm-9.0-nano-20200215.zip" from https://opengapps.org/?api=9.0&variant=nano
also i will need to flash magisk before gaapps and before rebooting or after first boot ?
are those steps correct or i need to edit something ?
linageOS have their own SU rooting addon but i need to use banking apps so i read that i can use magisk or their SU is better ?
can i use banking apps with custom roms at all ?
will have 4G working ?
can i go back to stock firmware and stock recovery or not also i downloaded the stock firmware using this tool "SamFirm_v0.3.6 "
do i need to change kernal and csc to Poland versions ?
can i use normal playstore and its apps like google contacts and gmail etc ?
after i gather more data from this thread i will try the above or the edited version if i am mistaken then i will make a thread of how to root and change rom updated with the method above for other people to use as i couldn't find an updated thread online. Thanks for all your help

Backup usual in TWRP Recovery backup .
< select the twrp image in AP tab>
NO never ODIN flashes stock TAR files only .
TWRP does not delete .
< copy the rom to internal and copy gapps to install them >
NO External sd card only .
Really do nothing as so much of your post is plain wrong .

JJEgan said:
Backup usual in TWRP Recovery backup .
< select the twrp image in AP tab>
NO never ODIN flashes stock TAR files only .
TWRP does not delete .
< copy the rom to internal and copy gapps to install them >
NO External sd card only .
Really do nothing as so much of your post is plain wrong .
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oh wow didn't think i would be mostly wrong i followed the stuff written on each website ; can you help me with the steps maybe ? or gimme some links

What are you trying to do .
Install a custom rom then follow its instructions .
TWRP for custom roms .
Odin for stock Samsung firmware .
Call recording suggest you sort that first as pointless flashing stuff and still find call recording not working .
GOOGLE >>xda Note 3 Call Recording
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=xda+Note+3+Call+Recording+

Call Recorder. Works fine, both on stock and Alexandr.
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JJEgan said:
What are you trying to do .
Install a custom rom then follow its instructions .
TWRP for custom roms .
Odin for stock Samsung firmware .
Call recording suggest you sort that first as pointless flashing stuff and still find call recording not working .
GOOGLE >>xda Note 3 Call Recording
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=xda+Note+3+Call+Recording+
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all fixes i find online require root https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784608
that is one of them many other apks claim that they will work once you root so idk atleast i would have to root but will try to flash stock again with odin maybe thanks for the information given so far
zokcevi said:
Call Recorder. Works fine, both on stock and Alexandr.
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which app you use and what setting you have and are you rooted or not and did you apply any kind of fix ? thanks

First on stock, non-rooted, then rooted, alexandr, as I wrote. Settings, nothing special, just voice input.
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