Hi Folk,
I have a N7105 and I'm quite familiar with rooting and flashing roms...
atm I'm on 4.1.2 stock rom, due to a repair case, I'm still on stock because I wanted to see what Samsung
has to offer in the new 4.3. But there is no Air command etc, and I read a lot about problems with Knox and the new boot loader..
Now I want to flash a custom rom (most likely 4.1) and there is my question:
Do I have to root the stock first or is it enough to just flash a custom recovery trough Odin and flash the custom rom ??
I can't see any sense in rooting the rom before flashing, it gets eliminated anyway... but I am no expert...
Cheers
there's no need to root your rom, just flash recovery with odin and then flash any rom with the recovery
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tomixdev said:
there's no need to root your rom, just flash recovery with odin and then flash any rom with the recovery
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That's wath I tought....thanks...
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Do I need to root my phone to flash Stock roms via Odin? I want to flash the Stock rom and I wonder if it gonna lose the IMEI? thanks guys
Nope. But you do need root to install a custom recovery like TWRP or CWM. There may be another method but im not familiar with it at the moment.
Anyway you can easily dl one of the stock firmwares from samfirmware.com and install using odin. Provided you just want pure stock.
And you shouldn't have to worry about losing your imei flashing stock with odin. I dont recall that ever hapoening. Besides, imei issues have been solved. Just check the dev section for info.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Nope. But you do need root to install a custom recovery like TWRP or CWM. There may be another method but im not familiar with it at the moment.
Anyway you can easily dl one of the stock firmwares from samfirmware.com and install using odin. Provided you just want pure stock.
And you shouldn't have to worry about losing your imei flashing stock with odin. I dont recall that ever hapoening. Besides, imei issues have been solved. Just check the dev section for info.
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thanks for your reply
btw, I'm on stock with latest Tmo update now. Let say I want to flash stock without that update (stock before the update). how does it change my stock recovery? is the recovery still the stock with latest Tmo update?
I dont really understand how the stock recovery works. after I apply the update, is the update applied to the stock recovery too?
As far as I am aware it will rewrite your stock recovery back to whatever version you are installing as well. So long as you use odin and a full firmware file from Samsung.
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As the topic said, is it safe to downgrade from 4.3 , knox free custom rom to 4.1.2 custom rom?
another question is, once I installed any 4.3 knox free custom rom, is it safe to restore my 4.1.2 rooted stock rom backup without any problem?
For both question I use philz recovery.
I dare not to flash any 4.3 custom rom if I can't find any answer.
Thanks in advance!
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I am not trying to scare you but I have read people saying their phone is ****ed up after flashing 4.3 rom. Now they want their phone to just work. if you're lucky you will run 4.3 flawlessly otherwise you will post a thread asking about how to make your phone work again
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As per my knowledge there is no issue to downgrade from knox free ROM. However you needs to read a lot to do so. :laugh:
herculespang said:
As the topic said, is it safe to downgrade from 4.3 , knox free custom rom to 4.1.2 custom rom?
another question is, once I installed any 4.3 knox free custom rom, is it safe to restore my 4.1.2 rooted stock rom backup without any problem?
For both question I use philz recovery.
I dare not to flash any 4.3 custom rom if I can't find any answer.
Thanks in advance!
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it is safe. i made this without problems
Thank you guys, for both giving me advice and confirm that there's no problem.
Thanks~
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me to downgrade without problem...:good::good::good:
Hello experts ! i the unlocked version of the note 2 n7100 and running android 4.1.2 stock rooted with CWM recovery i downloaded pheonix 15 custom rom did a full wipe and flashed the rom but the phone gets stuck on samsung galaxy note 2 screen then reboots directy into recovery! what am i doing wrong ? should i flash MJ5 bootloader in odin before ?? and when i restored my nandroid backup the cellular didnt work until i flash ariza patch to get my imei back ! plz help and thx in advance
Yes, flash the MJ5 bootloader to avoid any problems. And make sure that you have the latest CWM version. I personally recommend TWRP, latest version also. You should be set with that.
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Ruwin said:
Yes, flash the MJ5 bootloader to avoid any problems. And make sure that you have the latest CWM version. I personally recommend TWRP, latest version also. You should be set with that.
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can you provide me the MJ5 bootloader link plz i cant seem to find it and does it fix my problem and boot the rom successfully
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The_Flashaholic said:
can you provide me the MJ5 bootloader link plz i cant seem to find it and does it fix my problem and boot the rom successfully
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MJ5 just bricked my note 2 now its entering recovery mode cant even boot the os even when restoring nandroid backup!! helpppp
Cool down buddy... download stock dmg1 tar odin rom from sammobile.com.. flash it from odin... aftr flashing, go to recovery (it will be stock android system recovery), and wipe data/factory reset
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Sent it to a shop im on a 256k conx it takes forever anw thx
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Btw hotfile is down
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hotfile is down need a link plz
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http://d-h.st/s9I
This is the link to dr ketans pre rooted stock dmg1 odin rom..
Just flash the preeroted.tar.md5 file with odin fir pda tab..and use the odin which works with your pc
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custom kernel for stock based 4.3...n7100
Hello everybody..Im kinda new to the root and custom rom scene here but I have been doing a fair amount of research...I recently flashed a rooted knox removed stock 4.3 india release to my gt-n7100 international note 2...I am looking for a kernel I can flash so I can overclock/undervolt for better battery life and performance....I downloaded neak, speedwizz and saber kernels from the xda forum but there wasnt any info I could find if they were compatible with stock based roms...Any info would be helpful...thanks!
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manan999583 said:
http://d-h.st/s9I
This is the link to dr ketans pre rooted stock dmg1 odin rom..
Just flash the preeroted.tar.md5 file with odin fir pda tab..and use the odin which works with your pc
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hey just repaired my note 2's bootloader it took me forever and lots of work so im afraid to brick it again is there a safe official way to update to android 4.3 im currently running a rooted 4.1.2 stock N7100XXDMB5
Can anyone direct me into the thread that shows step by step how to add a custom recovery , root and install a custom rom on the stock Android 4.4.2 rom..I haven't installed roms on xda in a while ...so im kinda out of the loop and confused on what I need to do ..thanks
Odin your preferred recovery, reboot to recovery, wipe, and flash your custom ROM.. That's it.. And you can make a nandroid before if you choose to as well.. Your thread says rooting but you talk about installing a custom ROM, for rooting I was gonna suggest cf-auto root or saferoot, but its not needed
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2677252
after rooting, what is a good recovery to install and good rom that gives good battery life to install? Thanks.
I'm using clockworkmod for a custom recovery, and Insane Kitkat as my rom. Battery life is very good.
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ab102 said:
Can anyone direct me into the thread that shows step by step how to add a custom recovery , root and install a custom rom on the stock Android 4.4.2 rom..I haven't installed roms on xda in a while ...so im kinda out of the loop and confused on what I need to do ..thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005
this is how to root after you root use goo manager from the market to install open custom recovery
I'm on stock 4.3 rom & recovery + rooted. I want to flash ND3 kitkat rom over Mobile Odin.(to avoid flashing kitkat bootloader)
So ,my question is - Is it necessary to flash custom recovery(like philz) before flashing Stock rom from mobile odin?
Or it is not necessary?
Any Suggestions....
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optimusPRIME said:
I'm on stock 4.3 rom & recovery + rooted. I want to flash ND3 kitkat rom over Mobile Odin.(to avoid flashing kitkat bootloader)
So ,my question is - Is it necessary to flash custom recovery(like philz) before flashing Stock rom from mobile odin?
Or it is not necessary?
Any Suggestions....
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If your on stock 4.3 then flashing a custom recovery will trip knox as you will have a bootloader mk4 or newer (I would guess mk9) so if your attempting to keep knox at 0 then you would have to flash a Stock rom with odin, why don't you want the kk bootloader?
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If your on stock 4.3 then flashing a custom recovery will trip knox as you will have a bootloader mk4 or newer (I would guess mk9) so if your attempting to keep knox at 0 then you would have to flash a Stock rom with odin, why don't you want the kk bootloader?
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My knox bit is already voided 0×1
My bootloader is ML4.
& I heard somewhere wifi/battery performance degrade due to kitkat bootloader.
If I'm satisfied with 4.3 bootloader then why should go for kitkat bootloader.(offline charging is not deal breaker though ).
Btw,Anyone knows there, is it necessary to flash custom recovery before flashing Stock rom via Mobile Odin?
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optimusPRIME said:
My knox bit is already voided 0×1
My bootloader is ML4.
& I heard somewhere wifi/battery performance degrade due to kitkat bootloader.
If I'm satisfied with 4.3 bootloader then why should go for kitkat bootloader.(offline charging is not deal breaker though ).
Btw,Anyone knows there, is it necessary to flash custom recovery before flashing Stock rom via Mobile Odin?
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How about you install a custom recovery and flash dr ketan's pre rooted dedoxed deknoxed ND3 rom ,it's same as stock without bootloader and no mods.As far as flashing any stock rom one doesn't need to have custom recovery that's the whole point of stock rom you can flash it whenever you like irrespective of being rooted or not and can be done via pc odin or mobile odin.(mobile odin doesn't flash the bootloader).You only need custom recovery when you're flashing any ROM as a zip file. (as the case would be in dr ketan's rom or any other custom rom)
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