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[Q] Can I flash a touchwiz ROM with Clockword recovery?

I have the Clockword recovery and CM 10.1 installed on my Sprint Galaxy S3 running on PagePlus
I would like to flash a Touchwiz rom. Which one can I flash using the Clockword Recovery (lightweight)?
Why is MD4 not flashable using Clockwork?
Thanks.

The official update is NOT flashable.using any custom recovery, custom meaning anything other than stock recovery.
And you can flash any Touchwiz rom with CWM recovery, as the MD4 update is not a ROM. OTAs are not full ROMs on their own, they are collection of files that patch the already existing apps to the most recent versions.
If you want to update to MD4, you simply need flash a custom ROM that is based on MD4 (check the thread titles and OPs), or you can flash freezas stock rooted MD4 ROM, not the update.

CNexus said:
The official update is NOT flashable.using any custom recovery, custom meaning anything other than stock recovery.
And you can flash any Touchwiz rom with CWM recovery, as the MD4 update is not a ROM. OTAs are not full ROMs on their own, they are collection of files that patch the already existing apps to the most recent versions.
If you want to update to MD4, you simply need flash a custom ROM that is based on MD4 (check the thread titles and OPs), or you can flash freezas stock rooted MD4 ROM, not the update.
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Thanks. That makes a few things clear.
Could you provide any suggestions on a Touchwiz ROM as close to the stock as possible, but preserves root of-course and does not require me to change my recovery. Thanks a lot. (I see you mentioned freezas and I'll try to find it, but just making sure).

kniwor said:
Thanks. That makes a few things clear.
Could you provide any suggestions on a Touchwiz ROM as close to the stock as possible, but preserves root of-course and does not require me to change my recovery. Thanks a lot. (I see you mentioned freezas and I'll try to find it, but just making sure).
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Right here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1910947

CNexus said:
Right here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1910947
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Just to be doubly sure, here is what I do:
1) Download the file "MD4_update_FULL_Odex.zip" - The first link in the thread.
2) Place it on SDCard
3) Flash zip from SDCard using the CWM Based Recovery v5.5.0.4
The post in that thread confused me. And I did not want to mess up anything. I especially don't want to update the radio and firmware etc because I've flashed the phone to PagePlus and I'm not sure what that'll do to it.
Flashing Cyanogen any number of times in the past has had no effect.
Thanks agian.

kniwor said:
Just to be doubly sure, here is what I do:
1) Download the file "MD4_update_FULL_Odex.zip" - The first link in the thread.
2) Place it on SDCard
3) Flash zip from SDCard using the CWM Based Recovery v5.5.0.4
The post in that thread confused me. And I did not want to mess up anything. I especially don't want to update the radio and firmware etc because I've flashed the phone to PagePlus and I'm not sure what that'll do to it.
Flashing Cyanogen any number of times in the past has had no effect.
Thanks agian.
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Yes, that is correct
However, I would suggest to take this opportunity to update your recovery, as you are a full revision behind
The latest CWM can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2151476
Download that recovery zip, boot into recovery, flash the recovery.zip, then go to advanced > reboot recovery, wait a bit for.it to reboot, and then flash the MD4odexed.zip

CNexus said:
Yes, that is correct
However, I would suggest to take this opportunity to update your recovery, as you are a full revision behind
The latest CWM can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2151476
Download that recovery zip, boot into recovery, flash the recovery.zip, then go to advanced > reboot recovery, wait a bit for.it to reboot, and then flash the MD4odexed.zip
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Git it! Done, updated and everything working perfectly!
Thanks a ton.

kniwor said:
Git it! Done, updated and everything working perfectly!
Thanks a ton.
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No problem! Dont be afraid to ask or PM me if any more questions/concerns

[Q] Update stock ROM with custom recovery

I am currently on stock ROM and TWRP, is there any way to update stock ROM without having to restore stock recovery first ?

lapocompris said:
I am currently on stock ROM and TWRP, is there any way to update stock ROM without having to restore stock recovery first ?
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Yes. check this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47640458#post47640458
download the KRT16S repackaged TWRP/CWM-flashable - flo/WiFi
Follow instructions. Worked for me

[Q] Can't Root? What are my options?

I have an i747M, from Fido (rogers) running the stock 4.3 firmware. yesterday i tried to root it using odin to install CWM, and then CWM to install supersu.
after successfully installing supersu, i restarted the phone, and got knox blocking the app. i updated it from Play, but then i couldn't open it, and it said it can't install the binary. when my phone asked to update the security certificates, i (stupidly) agreed.
i downloaded the .zip for supersu 1.89, and tried installing that, with the same result, but this time i also can't uninstall supersu.
i've bumped my binary counter, but i'm back to basically stock now.
my goal is to install aokp. is there a way to do it without gaining root first?
if i install CWM through odin, can i flash the aokp rom from CWM?
will the phone reset the recovery?
is this risky?

You could try installing a pre-rooted Rogers rom from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
I was not able to find a pre-rooted 4.3 for Fido and, since you intend to install a custom rom and recovery, the pre-rooted Rogers ROM might be a good place to start.

It's there a reason to install a rooted rom before aokp? As far as I can tell, I can install aokp without rooting at all.
or am I missing something?
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Yes, you can just install a custom ROM without rooting first.
I mentioned the prerooted ROM because you post said you wanted to install su.

Ok, please confirm i have this procedure correct:
1. i use Odin to install CWM
2. boot straight into CWM
3. from inside CWM, i flash the AOKP zip file, and then the gapps zip file
my understanding is that this will keep cwm as my recovery and install aokp with gapps.
am i missing anything?
audit13 said:
Yes, you can just install a custom ROM without rooting first.
I mentioned the prerooted ROM because you post said you wanted to install su.
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Milothicus said:
Ok, please confirm i have this procedure correct:
1. i use Odin to install CWM
2. boot straight into CWM
3. from inside CWM, i flash the AOKP zip file, and then the gapps zip file
my understanding is that this will keep cwm as my recovery and install aokp with gapps.
am i missing anything?
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Just make sure you flash a tar version of CWM that is meant for your phone.
I can't really speak about 4.3 because I'm on 4.1.2 but the method you described is the same method I used.

Milothicus said:
I have an i747M, from Fido (rogers) running the stock 4.3 firmware. yesterday i tried to root it using odin to install CWM, and then CWM to install supersu.
after successfully installing supersu, i restarted the phone, and got knox blocking the app. i updated it from Play, but then i couldn't open it, and it said it can't install the binary. when my phone asked to update the security certificates, i (stupidly) agreed.
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If you want to kill Konx to enable root you can flash this knox removal script: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507931
If you are just going to flash AOKP via CWM, this may not be necessary, but this is the answer to your Knox problem.

Stuck in boot loop

I recently tried to root my phone using CF Auto Root and its now stuck in boot loop. The phone is a sm-n910p running 5.1.1. Is there anything I can do to fix it? I have been trying to use stock roms but they either fail in odin or they cause odin to freeze up without doing anything. The only error I can see is SW Rev check fail fused 4 binary 1

Thuganomics said:
I recently tried to root my phone using CF Auto Root and its now stuck in boot loop. The phone is a sm-n910p running 5.1.1. Is there anything I can do to fix it? I have been trying to use stock roms but they either fail in odin or they cause odin to freeze up without doing anything. The only error I can see is SW Rev check fail fused 4 binary 1
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Stock ROMs getting flashed in Odin? Stock tars full and partitions from tar ball or custom recovery is all you should flash with Odin.
If you're trying to flash custom OG5 ROMs, that would require TWRP or CWM recovery flashed in Odin.
CF Auto Root was suggested until Android 5.1.1/OG5 update. Root now requires kernel exploit like Beastmode kernel by freeza plus SuperSU zip to root stock flashed in custom recovery.
Odin to flash custom recovery would be a prerequisite for rooting stock with those zips or custom ROM zip.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62241991&postcount=56
Custom OG5 ROMs only require custom recovery to flash because they're pre-rooted with those during flash.
Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk

samep said:
Stock ROMs getting flashed in Odin? Stock tars full and partitions from tar ball or custom recovery is all you should flash with Odin.
If you're trying to flash custom OG5 ROMs, that would require TWRP or CWM recovery flashed in Odin.
CF Auto Root was suggested until Android 5.1.1/OG5 update. Root now requires kernel exploit like Beastmode kernel by freeza plus SuperSU zip to root stock flashed in custom recovery.
Odin would be a prerequisite for rooting stock with those zips or custom ROM zip.
Custom OG5 ROMs only require custom recovery to flash because they're pre-rooted with those during flash.
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I was able to flash the TWRP 2.8.1.1 and im able to access the menu in recovery mode however I still get stuck on the boot loop with no kernel even though I had one on the phone before starting the process

Have you flashed the Beastmode kernel and SuperSU zip linked in the post I linked you to above? Are you getting a message indicating no kernel installed? A ROM flash or those zips would get a kernel onboard.
If you're stuck, just try OBAR ROM on a clean install. You can find it in development forum.
Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk

I was able to do a complete reinstall after a few hours of stock rom and it seems ok as of right now still back on 5.1.1. How do I root it but still keep everything as close to stock as possible?
And yes i have checked out the beastmode however the link is down.

Thuganomics said:
I was able to do a complete reinstall after a few hours of stock rom and it seems ok as of right now still back on 5.1.1. How do I root it but still keep everything as close to stock as possible?
And yes i have checked out the beastmode however the link is down.
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The link is live in the post above. Scroll down to where SuperSU zip is linked as well. Flash both those in TWRP recovery.
You'll still need to freeze or remove Knox. There's some other notes that apply to stock in that post, like the build.prop edit.
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Thuganomics said:
I was able to do a complete reinstall after a few hours of stock rom and it seems ok as of right now still back on 5.1.1. How do I root it but still keep everything as close to stock as possible?
And yes i have checked out the beastmode however the link is down.
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@tx_dbs_tx has 2 stock, prerooted, odexed & deodexed roms. They are completely stock excepting Knox & sprint itson and as I said are prerooted.
If that sounds like what you are looking for here is the link :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3185274
These roms are flashed in recovery.

jhill110 said:
@tx_dbs_tx has 2 stock, prerooted, odexed & deodexed roms. They are completely stock excepting Knox & sprint itson and as I said are prerooted.
If that sounds like what you are looking for here is the link :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3185274
These roms are flashed in recovery.
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Thanks..i was able to get twrp 2.8.7.0 loaded on and the beastmode kernel..however the phone seems to be draining battery extremely fast even with my zerolemon extended battery..in about 5 hours I'd normally go from 90-80% with average usage where as today I barely used it and it dropped from 65-20%. If I'm trying to remain as close to stock as possible but just have root permissions with the bloatware removed which one would I want the odexed or deodexed? Do i have to flash the ALL_SPT_N910PVPU4COG5_N910PSPT4COG5_CL5303209_QB56 91107_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 before flashing one of those?

Thuganomics said:
Thanks..i was able to get twrp 2.8.7.0 loaded on and the beastmode kernel..however the phone seems to be draining battery extremely fast even with my zerolemon extended battery..in about 5 hours I'd normally go from 90-80% with average usage where as today I barely used it and it dropped from 65-20%. If I'm trying to remain as close to stock as possible but just have root permissions with the bloatware removed which one would I want the odexed or deodexed? Do i have to flash the ALL_SPT_N910PVPU4COG5_N910PSPT4COG5_CL5303209_QB56 91107_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 before flashing one of those?
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Odexed is better for performance, deodexed is a better choice for moding. I always use deodexed as the performance of this device is outstanding.
As for the battery issues, I use GSam battery monitor (there are many others). It helps you see what is using up battery.
Go through the system settings and turn off things that aren't necessary for you. Many of them contribute to battery drain. It's a drip, drip, drip thing... Not any one thing. A process of learning what helps and what doesn't. There's no catch all answer... You've got to work at it.

LG G3 T-Mobile Stock Recovery

So I rooted my G3 and I flashed twrp with flashify so I could flash xposed ( did not flash a custom ROM, just xposed) I got an OTA update so I tried flashing my stock recovery using flashify but i just got an error and had to pull the battery to reboot. I know some of you will think its pointless to root and flash a custom recovery just to revert back to stock but can anybody help me get back my stock recovery so I can get the OTA update.

You need the flash whole stock ROM via FlashTool first.

forumber2 said:
You need the flash whole stock ROM via FlashTool first.
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Any guide?