[Q] CyanogenMod installation - LG Optimus G Pro

Hello I'm new to LG Optimus G Pro forums here on xda. I'm requesting to see if anyone has a guide on installing cyanogen mod properly on my phone. also if you could put a guide on how to return to stock. I know a little about adb and have installed cyanogen mod on other phones. If there are any threads about this I would be grateful if you provide a link because I could not find any.

Which lg g pro do you have matters....but its pretty simple man just search the threads about root and flashing cm ....it's the same with any other ROM. Root ....install recovery and flash........you will need madmacks twrp though for kitkat if that's what your going for which I don't have a link right now.The new philz touch recovery works good I think now..I uses it to flash 4.3.1 cyanogenmod last night on my e980.....but like I said root(which I did with kingo and was so easy)then install recovery with freegee on the play store (cwm 6.0.4.7) then backup your ROM......then Install philz touch recovery......then you should be good to go with flashing Cm.If you know how to properly wipe and install them you are good to go If I helped then your welcome :beer:
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shayneflashindaily said:
Which lg g pro do you have matters....but its pretty simple man just search the threads about root and flashing cm ....it's the same with any other ROM. Root ....install recovery and flash........you will need madmacks twrp though for kitkat if that's what your going for which I don't have a link right now.The new philz touch recovery works good I think now..I uses it to flash 4.3.1 cyanogenmod last night on my e980.....but like I said root(which I did with kingo and was so easy)then install recovery with freegee on the play store (cwm 6.0.4.7) then backup your ROM......then Install philz touch recovery......then you should be good to go with flashing Cm.If you know how to properly wipe and install them you are good to go If I helped then your welcome :beer:
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Got lost. I have an e980 from att. The phone is already rooted. I want to install cm 10.2 (android 4.3) and maybe later when a stable version comes out install cm 11 kitkat.

OK well you need philz touch recovery or madmacks lokified twrp.....then you can flash that ... I run it right now
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shayneflashindaily said:
OK well you need philz touch recovery or madmacks lokified twrp.....then you can flash that ... I run it right now
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I installed philz recovery and tried to flash cm but the phone reboots into recovery everytime. please help.

axel2230 said:
I installed philz recovery and tried to flash cm but the phone reboots into recovery everytime. please help.
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It shouldn't have.........restore your backup....I used it and did it ...weord
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shayneflashindaily said:
It shouldn't have.........restore your backup....I used it and did it ...weord
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No dice. still rebooting into recovery.

Fixed. shayneflashindaily colud you tell me what i need to do so i can flash cm 10.2. I lost root and the custom recovery. I am on stock att rom.

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Unable to install CWM Recovery

hi all!
Just received my note 2 n7100 back from insurance claim (smashed screen) and they factory restored it
rooted phone and all was fine but i forgot to use root with cwm.
So i used Mobile Odin to install CWM but now when i try to reboot to recovery it freezes and restarts. The Samsung screen flickers and flashes for few seconds and restarts.
I can get back into the phone after a reboot but i cant install CWM.
I have flashed stock rom and was able to get into stock recovery then tried galaxynote2root.com method to root and CWM but still does the same.
any help?? xx
scrott901 said:
hi all!
Just received my note 2 n7100 back from insurance claim (smashed screen) and they factory restored it
rooted phone and all was fine but i forgot to use root with cwm.
So i used Mobile Odin to install CWM but now when i try to reboot to recovery it freezes and restarts. The Samsung screen flickers and flashes for few seconds and restarts.
I can get back into the phone after a reboot but i cant install CWM.
I have flashed stock rom and was able to get into stock recovery then tried galaxynote2root.com method to root and CWM but still does the same.
any help?? xx
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try installing philz or twrp using odin and it will work fine just enable usb debugging before flash and stop your antivirus and remove kies if you have it or disable it
here you will find link to all http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
do have an efs backup handy
shhbz said:
try installing philz or twrp using odin and it will work fine just enable usb debugging before flash and stop your antivirus and remove kies if you have it or disable it
here you will find link to all http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
do have an efs backup handy
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i did have an efs backup but it was on the phone memory
i was able tp install twrp and philz but still the same when trying to install cwm
maybe i have to learn to use twrp
Fastboot recovery
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scrott901 said:
i did have an efs backup but it was on the phone memory
i was able tp install twrp and philz but still the same when trying to install cwm
maybe i have to learn to use twrp
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well if you are able to install twrp or philz just stay with it , as it does the job well specially philz incase u want to try a 4.3rom for now than u need a recovery with 4.3 support which cwm has but maybe even other recovery works on it as I havent tried 4.3 till yet so better use philz and it will help u to stay away from bootloop as it works great with all custom rom
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Fastboot recovery
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what do you mean??
Download recovery image then.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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Fastboot recovery
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Android The Greek said:
Download recovery image then.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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sorry i dont get what you mean, where do you get the recovery.img from?
Install rom manager from Google Play. Here is possible to installed cwm in app. It works on my N7100.
also unable to install custom roms now!! using twrp and tried to install Hawkish and Pheonix!!
what the hell has happened
wenousch said:
Install rom manager from Google Play. Here is possible to installed cwm in app. It works on my N7100.
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thank you man!!! that did the job!!
lots of love xx

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Question....
You have tested this right? Just wondering...
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Jammol said:
Question....
You have tested this right? Just wondering...
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Sure, does it not work correctly on your device?
Works perfect. Even works with the Value Pack update and cm10.1 and 10.2. I haven't tested for original stock though.
Excellent work my friend!!! Thank you!!!!
Works great, thank you.
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Touch is way off on stock ROM, very sluggish and freezes, had to use freegee to go back to 2.6.0
It did work fine on 10.2 but was a little slow.
Thanks
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Think i found the problem for the lazy behaviour. I'm going to make a rebuild on tomorrow.
Is this working for E988 version 10a build jzo54k ? I have problems installing cwm/ twrp with project freegee. It will go into a secure booting error boot certification verify message after i restart my phone. I can only install kdz to get back to stock. I can access the cwm recovery though, but i don't dare to flash anything.
Probably yes - the loki patcher lists "official" support for AT&T E980 / HK LG E988 and works also with the international E986 version.
But it has not been tested with the E988 on this recovery yet.
I also updated both install packages on the first post, please check if you could see an improvement regarding the touch/lag issue.
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Works perfect. Even works with the Value Pack update and cm10.1 and 10.2. I haven't tested for original stock though.
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How are you guys getting this to work with CM10.1?
Everytime I go into recovery, the phone becomes unresponsive/freezes, even on this newest update.
I'm also looking for an alternative way to install CWM 6.0.3.7, since FreeGee won't work.
...TWRP
Nope, didn't work for me. I am rooted. went into recovery, which was a piece of cake....(thx!!)....but then, the buttons would not work correctly. such as....pressed 'BACKUP', and it went into the 'REBOOT' menu. I then went back to the free gee method.
btw - E980 here
creatvlif said:
Nope, didn't work for me. I am rooted. went into recovery, which was a piece of cake....(thx!!)....but then, the buttons would not work correctly. such as....pressed 'BACKUP', and it went into the 'REBOOT' menu. I then went back to the free gee method.
btw - E980 here
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is there anyway to install CWM within TWRP. I can not install Stock rom as restore within TWRP.
Worked fine for me. Touch is right on the money
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A flashable zip doesn't exist?
Works for me!
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mugenex said:
is there anyway to install CWM within TWRP. I can not install Stock rom as restore within TWRP.
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Right now you have to switch from CWM to TWRP or vice versa. If you are on stock...Freegee is what you want.
After stock, you need a flashable CWM or one of the TWRP zips.
There was CWM that I saw but can't find the link. Then you can switch between them, if needed.
A dual recovery would be nice but I didn't see one for the OGP.
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not work for me too
ADB AND debug
Heads up everyone, I was having no luck with this until I realized that I had to not only hit the check mark by 'enable USB debug..' but also tap on the option so I could choose to enable debug AND adb. Hope that helps someone.

Rooted using Oding and Root66, how do I flash custom recovery?

Ok, so I finally got root with ODIN and the Root66 file. Now I want to flash a custom ROM. First I have to flash a custom recovery right guys? How do I do that. Last time I had rooted, I had TWRP which I liked. Where do I get TWRP and how do I flash it if it applies to android 4.1.2?
Download goo manager from the play store, open it and press menu and select install OpenRecoveryScript. Just follow along with the pop ups and you'll have TWRP in no time.
Then you'll be able to flash roms...stay in the t999 section and you really shouldn't run into any problems. Oh and look into backing up your imei before you start to flash roms.
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using goo manager on t999n
Using the method mentioned above does not work for me, no support yet for the newer one. Are there really any good roms yet for the T999n?
r20zbk said:
Using the method mentioned above does not work for me, no support yet for the newer one. Are there really any good roms yet for the T999n?
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Do you really want TWRP or would you be okay with CWM? I know you can just download ROM manager and flash CWM. If not, you can use [ROOT]Recovery Tools - Flasher from the Play Store.
It can flash TWRP or CWM. I use it for flashing CWM Touch on my Nexus 7. It works great.
TheKid1 said:
Ok, so I finally got root with ODIN and the Root66 file. Now I want to flash a custom ROM. First I have to flash a custom recovery right guys? How do I do that. Last time I had rooted, I had TWRP which I liked. Where do I get TWRP and how do I flash it if it applies to android 4.1.2?
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Also answered yesterday in your other thread.
r20zbk said:
Using the method mentioned above does not work for me, no support yet for the newer one. Are there really any good roms yet for the T999n?
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use d2tmo recovery. Read the T999L/T999N thread. (Link in sig)
Purplezigar said:
Do you really want TWRP or would you be okay with CWM? I know you can just download ROM manager and flash CWM. If not, you can use [ROOT]Recovery Tools - Flasher from the Play Store.
It can flash TWRP or CWM. I use it for flashing CWM Touch on my Nexus 7. It works great.
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Read 2nd post. Goo Manager is for TWRP.
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I am Running a 4.1 What do I need to do to update to 4.4

OK, so I have been rooted almost a year, and have flashed several roms. I am currently on 4.1 of I believe Hybrid's rom. I believe I have had a 4.3 at one time but my last flash, whenever I started trying to flash a 4.4 version I started running into problems along the way. Is there anything special I need to do to upgrade to 4.4? Like besides flashing the rom, is there anything else I need to flash? Anyone have any recommendations?
Thanks!
Brandon.
wwe9112 said:
OK, so I have been rooted almost a year, and have flashed several roms. I am currently on 4.1 of I believe Hybrid's rom. I believe I have had a 4.3 at one time but my last flash, whenever I started trying to flash a 4.4 version I started running into problems along the way. Is there anything special I need to do to upgrade to 4.4? Like besides flashing the rom, is there anything else I need to flash? Anyone have any recommendations?
Thanks!
Brandon.
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I have the same question here.... I just rooted my phone on 4.3 jelly bean stock but if one day a stock 4.4 is comming out do I need to unroot my phone to make the update ?
carlosQC said:
I have the same question here.... I just rooted my phone on 4.3 jelly bean stock but if one day a stock 4.4 is comming out do I need to unroot my phone to make the update ?
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No one still has answered lol. I tried to flash a few different 4.3's and they kept failing. I'm using TWRP or whatever it's called 2.6.0.0 not sure what that's about. I had to flash an older rom I had on my computer to get it to allow my phone to work.
I prefer using CWM or Philz Touch which is based on CWM rather than TWRP. I tried TWRP with a few ROMs but they always failed to install. Once I switched to CWM, they installed without issue.You can flash the tar version of Philz using Odin.
http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2att
To run 4.4.2 ROMs, you should update to the latest 4.1.2 bootloader, load a custom recovery, boot into recovery, wipe cache, Dalvik, data, system, and flash the new ROM.
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I prefer using CWM or Philz Touch which is based on CWM rather than TWRP. I tried TWRP with a few ROMs but they always failed to install. Once I switched to CWM, they installed without issue.You can flash the tar version of Philz using Odin.
http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2att
To run 4.4.2 ROMs, you should update to the latest 4.1.2 bootloader, load a custom recovery, boot into recovery, wipe cache, Dalvik, data, system, and flash the new ROM.
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I already updated my bootloader to the one that said "you cannot downgrade from this one or you will brick your device" I think that's the latest one I'm not sure lol.
By "Boot into recovery" are you meaning boot to the recovery screen? Sorry, I like to make sure of what I am doing so I don't brick anything lol. Although in a month I'm buying the Note 3 .
How do I go about switching back to CWM? Sorry to ask and sound dumb -- which I am not I have an associates of science in computer programming but just reciently switched to Mechatronic Engineering due to higher job growth in my area. I digress.
I could probably find dozens of articles on here how to go about it, but its generally quicker if someone just posts the link to the correct one to use for my device, every time I go searching these forms, I end up on every-which phone other than mine -- I do apologize.
You need the newest version of cwm to flash anything 4.4.
If you're rooted use goomanager from play store it will install cwm or look in the stickies there are files and instructions.
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audit13 said:
I prefer using CWM or Philz Touch which is based on CWM rather than TWRP. I tried TWRP with a few ROMs but they always failed to install. Once I switched to CWM, they installed without issue.You can flash the tar version of Philz using Odin.
http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2att
To run 4.4.2 ROMs, you should update to the latest 4.1.2 bootloader, load a custom recovery, boot into recovery, wipe cache, Dalvik, data, system, and flash the new ROM.
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If I have already TWRP installed can I install CWM over it ?
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You need the newest version of cwm to flash anything 4.4.
If you're rooted use goomanager from play store it will install cwm or look in the stickies there are files and instructions.
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Thats how I got TWRP I believe x). And ok thanks, I'll look around.
wwe9112 said:
Thats how I got TWRP I believe x). And ok thanks, I'll look around.
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Sorry I confused the cwm and twrp install process. Goo manager will download the newest twrp which is 2.6.3.1 I don't know if it will flash 4.4 roms or not... And yes you can flash cwm directly over twrp. You will want to use rom manager from play store to flash cwm. Sorry for the confusion...
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Sorry I confused the cwm and twrp install process. Goo manager will download the newest twrp which is 2.6.3.1 I don't know if it will flash 4.4 roms or not... And yes you can flash cwm directly over twrp. You will want to use rom manager from play store to flash cwm. Sorry for the confusion...
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IT WORKED! Thanks so much. I am using Liquid Kit-Kat lol. Thanks again!
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Sorry I confused the cwm and twrp install process. Goo manager will download the newest twrp which is 2.6.3.1 I don't know if it will flash 4.4 roms or not... And yes you can flash cwm directly over twrp. You will want to use rom manager from play store to flash cwm. Sorry for the confusion...
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It does work. I have flashed every 4.4 rom there is with that version of TWRP. Which is way better than cwm for me. :silly:
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Sorry I confused the cwm and twrp install process. Goo manager will download the newest twrp which is 2.6.3.1 I don't know if it will flash 4.4 roms or not... And yes you can flash cwm directly over twrp. You will want to use rom manager from play store to flash cwm. Sorry for the confusion...
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I have checked in the rom manager app it will install a version for galaxy s3 (metroPCS) d2mtr .... Is it going to work ??
carlosQC said:
I have checked in the rom manager app it will install a version for galaxy s3 (metroPCS) d2mtr .... Is it going to work ??
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I just downloaded rom manager today and it installed cwm for I747 D2ATT. Perhaps you need a newer version of rom manager?
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I just downloaded rom manager today and it installed cwm for I747 D2ATT. Perhaps you need a newer version of rom manager?
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Rom manager by clockworkmod ?? Why the **** it says "sorry we do not have a version for i747m " I dont understand why haha
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Rom manager by clockworkmod ?? Why the **** it says "sorry we do not have a version for i747m " I dont understand why haha
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I can not verify anything about the I747M, I have the AT&T I747. However I have heard it is safe for you guys to use the I747 D2ATT version of cwm. I am trying out the philz touch cwm that audit13 keeps suggesting, it is highly modifiable. Thus far I am happy.
Can anyone on the I747M verify it is safe to flash the D2ATT recovery? I do know for a fact you guys can use any of our roms.
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I can not verify anything about the I747M, I have the AT&T I747. However I have heard it is safe for you guys to use the I747 D2ATT version of cwm. I am trying out the philz touch cwm that audit13 keeps suggesting, it is highly modifiable. Thus far I am happy.
Can anyone on the I747M verify it is safe to flash the D2ATT recovery? I do know for a fact you guys can use any of our roms.
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yeahh maybe it will find it for your phone but not for mine .....
carlosQC said:
yeahh maybe it will find it for your phone but not for mine .....
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Go to the general section and read the stickies here is a quote from the recovery thread I have heavily clipped it you need to read the whole thing in its original form. From what I read it is safe for your phone to use the D2ATT recovery image, I however take no responsibility for any thing that happens successful or not if you you flash it you wear it...
dstruct2k said:
So you've got your device rooted, and you want to install a custom recovery? Great! Don't just follow any guide you stumble across though, as some of the early recovery packages for the "AT&T" model were actually just copies of the custom Sprint recovery, and then you'll have all sorts of fun trying to install ROMs. ("Status 7" errors anyone? )
While this may seem difficult, it's really not. Grab a recovery image (these files end in ".img") such as ClockWork Mod (CWM) or Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) for your device. Most ROM developers say to use CWM, but they both work equally well.
In our case, we need an image for the Samsung Galaxy S3 AT&T. Telus, Rogers, Bell, and SaskTel phones are (almost*) the exact same phone as AT&T, if you have one of these devices, you will be installing the AT&T recovery.
*NOTE: While we're on the topic, let's take a second to talk about what makes the Canadian I747M different from the AT&T I747.
The short version is... The modem. AT&T is using completely different and incompatible modem firmware in their phones when compared with the Canadian models. Rogers, Bell, Telus, and any other Canadian I747M are the same device (Samsung worked some strange voodoo and got all the Canadian carriers to agree on the same hardware!) which means that if Rogers releases a new modem firmware update, a SaskTel user could install it without issue. AT&T modem updates will not work on Canadian models, nor will Canadian updates work on AT&T phones! I've tried it. Trust me. You don't want to deal with the hassle of fixing it.
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Go to the general section and read the stickies here is a quote from the recovery thread I have heavily clipped it you need to read the whole thing in its original form. From what I read it is safe for your phone...
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ok good thank you for your help !!!
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ok good thank you for your help !!!
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I edited the above post please reread it.
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I edited the above post please reread it.
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So in on word I can't really do anything with my rooted phone ?? When you flash a rom does it change anything to the modem file ?

Note 3 issues with CWM/Goo Manager recovery bootloops

Hi XDA! I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N900T T-Mobile. I've had custom roms such as CM11 Nightly in the past. Well after trying to do a fresh install a while back of another custom rom, my phone at first had no OS because I wiped it like a doofus. So I flashed it back to stock, 4.3 at the time. And then starting a couple weeks ago I flashed CWM using CWM Manager app. That's when the same issue that's recurring over and over, began. My phone works great as long as I never reboot into recovery. If I reboot into recovery it gets stuck in a bootloop. However I noticed tonight after trying to reboot into recovery using goo manager, I noticed the last line when it first boots, then bootloops, says Set warranty bit-recovery. If I remember correctly shouldn't it say kernel?? I know this is my fault because I'm not as knowledgable as all of you (I'm still learning on my own). SO my question is this. I want to fix this once and for all because I can't ever flash a custom rom like Darthstalker (that's the one I'd like to flash)...after several failed attempts of flashing CM for example, to no avail. What can I do to fix this once and for all and be able to flash a kernel, and Darthstalker? I can get into download mode, needless to say. ANd all the other times it's bootlooped I flashed KitKat 4.4.2 and everything works fine until i try to reboot into recovery. I am at my witts end because this i I really want a custom rom instead of flashing only the md5. Would anyone please be willing to give me a tutorial of some kind? I know it's a lot to ask but I can't find another reliable source that can explain how to do all of this. You're the only site I trust and if anyone is willing to give mea tutorial via email , PM, etc. I'd be eternally grateful beyond belief. Thank you in advance for any advice or info
I posted a few days ago about my bootlooping in the recovery. I finally fixed it by these 3 steps.
1) Odin flashed Stock 4.4.2 complete as this sets the correct boot loader.
2) I downloaded Twrp 2.7.0 the one that list KitKat (Must say this) 4.4 version.
http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/hltetmo/openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-hltetmo-4.4.img.tar
3) Right from Odin when flashing this you set it not to reboot, Once finished you then unplug the usb cable and pull the battery. Let is sit for about 10 sec. Then with the upVlm,Home and Power it will boot to the recovery. It first will post what you said but wait about 10 sec more twrp will come up.
4) Now you should be able to flash any rom you want. I am using axmans N3 for now works great. I will be trying CM 11 later.
5) make a backup once in Twrp
Hope this helps.
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Hi XDA! I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N900T T-Mobile. I've had custom roms such as CM11 Nightly in the past. Well after trying to do a fresh install a while back of another custom rom, my phone at first had no OS because I wiped it like a doofus. So I flashed it back to stock, 4.3 at the time. And then starting a couple weeks ago I flashed CWM using CWM Manager app. That's when the same issue that's recurring over and over, began. My phone works great as long as I never reboot into recovery. If I reboot into recovery it gets stuck in a bootloop. However I noticed tonight after trying to reboot into recovery using goo manager, I noticed the last line when it first boots, then bootloops, says Set warranty bit-recovery. If I remember correctly shouldn't it say kernel?? I know this is my fault because I'm not as knowledgable as all of you (I'm still learning on my own). SO my question is this. I want to fix this once and for all because I can't ever flash a custom rom like Darthstalker (that's the one I'd like to flash)...after several failed attempts of flashing CM for example, to no avail. What can I do to fix this once and for all and be able to flash a kernel, and Darthstalker? I can get into download mode, needless to say. ANd all the other times it's bootlooped I flashed KitKat 4.4.2 and everything works fine until i try to reboot into recovery. I am at my witts end because this i I really want a custom rom instead of flashing only the md5. Would anyone please be willing to give me a tutorial of some kind? I know it's a lot to ask but I can't find another reliable source that can explain how to do all of this. You're the only site I trust and if anyone is willing to give mea tutorial via email , PM, etc. I'd be eternally grateful beyond belief. Thank you in advance for any advice or info
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I'm honestly confused on what you are asking. What bootloader are you on . Jellybean or Kit Kat. That is the big part of the question. If you are on Kit Kat you can no longer run Darthstalker as it's a 4.3 rom. Just curious because you say that you flashed 4.4.2 rom and everything works. Also, the bootloop would either be your kernel or your recovery. I would suggest Philz or Twrp 2.7 as they are both updated and will work on either bootloader.
Once you have flashed a bootloader and custom recovery NEVER USE ODIN AGAIN UNLESS YOU HAVE BRICKED YOUR PHONE.
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I'm honestly confused on what you are asking. What bootloader are you on . Jellybean or Kit Kat. That is the big part of the question. If you are on Kit Kat you can no longer run Darthstalker as it's a 4.3 rom. Just curious because you say that you flashed 4.4.2 rom and everything works. Also, the bootloop would either be your kernel or your recovery. I would suggest Philz or Twrp 2.7 as they are both updated and will work on either bootloader.
Once you have flashed a bootloader and custom recovery NEVER USE ODIN AGAIN UNLESS YOU HAVE BRICKED YOUR PHONE.
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I'm on 4.4.2.I figured it is my kernel. After sending this message last night I had my phone in download mode but didn't do anything to it. I decided to turn it off and then on again and it booted. So if this is a kernel issue where would I find one and how would I do this? Oh and when the bootloop occurred last night I was trying to boot into recovery via too manager. If I put Twrp on my phone when I have CWM will they interfere? I apologize for the likely stupid questions but I'm just wanting to get it done properly. One last thing is PacMan ROM compatible?
helterkelter said:
I'm on 4.4.2.I figured it is my kernel. After sending this message last night I had my phone in download mode but didn't do anything to it. I decided to turn it off and then on again and it booted. So if this is a kernel issue where would I find one and how would I do this? Oh and when the bootloop occurred last night I was trying to boot into recovery via too manager. If I put Twrp on my phone when I have CWM will they interfere? I apologize for the likely stupid questions but I'm just wanting to get it done properly. One last thing is PacMan ROM compatible?
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The kernels you can use are listed in the general thread. A user posted a very good listing of what's what. TWRP 2.7 or Philz Touch are the 2 recoveries i would recommend using. Whichever one you decide will overwrite the other. you can never have 2 recoveries.
OK I'm sorry but I'm a little confused. One solution mentioned was to flash 4.4.2 stock using Odin. But you said not to use it unless I've bricked my phone. So now I'm lost. Lol. Do I flash the stock with the above mentioned method? Or do I flash a kernel and then a ROM? I apologize for my inexperienced questions. I'm including my device info below in hopes you can tell me the very first step I should take. Thank you for all your help!!!
Baseband N900TUVUCNB4
KERNEL- 3.4.0-660648 [email protected]#1
BUILD #- KOT49H.N900TUVUCNB4
SE FOR ANDROID STATUS- ENFORCING SEPF_SM-N900T_4.4.2-0005
SECURITY SOFTWARE VERSION- MOF v1. Release 2
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helterkelter said:
OK I'm sorry but I'm a little confused. One solution mentioned was to flash 4.4.2 stock using Odin. But you said not to use it unless I've bricked my phone. So now I'm lost. Lol. Do I flash the stock with the above mentioned method? Or do I flash a kernel and then a ROM? I apologize for my inexperienced questions. I'm including my device info below in hopes you can tell me the very first step I should take. Thank you for all your help!!!
Baseband N900TUVUCNB4
KERNEL- 3.4.0-660648 [email protected]#1
BUILD #- KOT49H.N900TUVUCNB4
SE FOR ANDROID STATUS- ENFORCING SEPF_SM-N900T_4.4.2-0005
SECURITY SOFTWARE VERSION- MOF v1. Release 2
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You are already on the 4.4 bootloader so you can no longer use the Darthstalker rom, you can only use Kit Kat 4.4.2 and above roms from here on out. Next question would be have your rooted your phone since the update and have a custom recovery. If you have not rooted, then you will need to use Odin to run the CF_Autoroot, but that will trip your Knox to 0x1. Thus voiding your warranty.
Yes I rooted. But every time I try flashing CWM or Twrp it bootloops. And to get out of bootloop I have to boot in download and then cancel download and it reboots normal again. Is this a kernel or boot loader issue?
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Yes I rooted. But every time I try flashing CWM or Twrp it bootloops. And to get out of bootloop I have to boot in download and then cancel download and it reboots normal again. Is this a kernel or boot loader issue?
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Which cwm and twrp are you trying to flash. The only 2 that will work on Kit Kat are PHilz touch latest one, and TWRP 2.7
Twrp 5.7.3
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So do I flash stock as mentioned from another member or do I flash a kernel? I'm not sure what to do next
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helterkelter said:
So do I flash stock as mentioned from another member or do I flash a kernel? I'm not sure what to do next
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oh sorry for the late response. Just got back from boy scouts. Anyway. No you don't need to flash back to stock, Your just flashing the wrong version of TWRP. You can go to the android originial development thread and download the TWRP 2.7 and flash via recovery and you will be all good to go. Also, download the latest Wootever kernel just to make sure you have both angles covered. Both downloads are found in the same section.
Ok thanks so much. Im a little scared to flash in TWRP as it always puts me in bootloops. I did download philz and I was considering flashing that via Odin as I can't boot into recovery. Would that be the next best thing to do? Oh and dont apologize!! I can't thank you enough!
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Ok thanks so much. Im a little scared to flash in TWRP as it always puts me in bootloops. I did download philz and I was considering flashing that via Odin as I can't boot into recovery. Would that be the next best thing to do? Oh and dont apologize!! I can't thank you enough!
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Yes, odin the custom recovery and you should have no more issues. As for the bootloops with TWRP, you only had issues with that, because the version you were trying to use was outdated and does not work on Kit Kat
Hmm found an interesting possible solution and would greatly appreciate your guidance. I found a ROM that supports KK and I think in this thread that it may indicate why I bootloop when trying to bootbin recovery. http://www.infamousdevelopment.com/...-recover-from-a-bad-flash-updated-for-kitkat/
I'm seriously considering following this whole tutorial of his to the letter. Would it be wise to do?
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helterkelter said:
Hmm found an interesting possible solution and would greatly appreciate your guidance. I found a ROM that supports KK and I think in this thread that it may indicate why I bootloop when trying to bootbin recovery. http://www.infamousdevelopment.com/...-recover-from-a-bad-flash-updated-for-kitkat/
I'm seriously considering following this whole tutorial of his to the letter. Would it be wise to do?
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You have already upgraded to Kit Kat, that part is done. and you ran CF_Autoroot correct in Odin correct? If you have done both steps all that is left is to Odin the Philz Touch Recovery that you downloaded.
Ok and yes I did both the first two steps you asked above. After I do flash philz can I flash a ROM it CM or PacMan as long ad they're 4.4.2?
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helterkelter said:
Ok and yes I did both the first two steps you asked above. After I do flash philz can I flash a ROM it CM or PacMan as long ad they're 4.4.2?
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As long as they are AOSP Roms that support both bootloaders yes, and as i've been told most if not all the AOSP Roms do support the Kit Kat bootloader that you are already on.
Ok thank you again. I will likely flash philz tonight (if hubby allows me to cuz I usually stay up all night til I got my phone the way I want it, ie no boot loops lol) I will report back to let you know if it works. This phone has been through hell and back with me but I've learned a lot!! Especially from contributors such as yourself. :thumbup:
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Cool. I'm glad I read this thread. I too had same problems.
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