I flashed an AOSP 4.4.2 ROM a few weeks back, and I'm having a lot of issues with it. I would like to go back down to 4.3, but the backup I made doesn't work anymore. Would it be safe to ODIN flash a 4.3 image onto this device? If it is ,I should be able to use that to restore my backup afterwards, correct?
Just flash the 4.3 stock rooted image from ZenArcade...
It's bone stock except for root...and it does not contain the knox bootloader...
Wipe device and flash in recovery....done....g
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BJSerpas said:
I flashed an AOSP 4.4.2 ROM a few weeks back, and I'm having a lot of issues with it. I would like to go back down to 4.3, but the backup I made doesn't work anymore. Would it be safe to ODIN flash a 4.3 image onto this device? If it is ,I should be able to use that to restore my backup afterwards, correct?
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If you flash back to stock 4.3 doesn't mean it's going to fix your back-up you perilously made. If the back up is failing then it's probably corrupted somehow...
Backups (nandroid) are usually done thru TWRP or CWM recovery if that's what your referring too...
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If my S3 is stock rom but rooted with cwm recovery loaded, will I be able to get the AT&T OTA JB update once it rolls out with no issues? I understand I might lose root, but is that it? I know it will be a couple more months, just want to be sure the phone will be able to get this with no issues when the time comes.
wiz4769 said:
If my S3 is stock rom but rooted with cwm recovery loaded, will I be able to get the AT&T OTA JB update once it rolls out with no issues? I understand I might lose root, but is that it? I know it will be a couple more months, just want to be sure the phone will be able to get this with no issues when the time comes.
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From what I understand, you need the stock recovery in place for OTA updates, otherwise they will fail. Which makes sense.
Ok that makes since, so closer to go time I can just put the stock recovery.img on there right?? Is it that simple?
wiz4769 said:
Ok that makes since, so closer to go time I can just put the stock recovery.img on there right?? Is it that simple?
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flash to stock via Odin, so yes...
-Ryan
Or you could just wait until the update drops and somebody posts a stock rooted version and update it through Odin.
Ok so have to flash the stock rom itself and not just the recovery. I have only really used an older Galaxy S1 to mess with flashing and stuff and never cared about the apps and everything, just would put a rom on there and when needed put it back to stock(borrowed it for a couple months). So if I do a titanium backup of apps+system data I can flash the stock rom, I assume root again and then restore the apps? let it update and Im done, or assuming the stock At&T JB rom is available on XDA I can just flash it on there, root and restore from titanium? Those are the 2 options if I want to stick with stock right?
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Ok so have to flash the stock rom itself and not just the recovery. I have only really used an older Galaxy S1 to mess with flashing and stuff and never cared about the apps and everything, just would put a rom on there and when needed put it back to stock(borrowed it for a couple months). So if I do a titanium backup of apps+system data I can flash the stock rom, I assume root again and then restore the apps? let it update and Im done, or assuming the stock At&T JB rom is available on XDA I can just flash it on there, root and restore from titanium? Those are the 2 options if I want to stick with stock right?
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Right, but it's not usually recommended that you install apps+data with TiBu; better to just install apps only.
-Ryan
Got ya, I do a backup with apps and data to be safe, but you can just restore apps only from that right?
wiz4769 said:
Got ya, I do a backup with apps and data to be safe, but you can just restore apps only from that right?
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You can. Though could also just let the Play Store redownload your apps for you.
Hi everybody!
I just have restored my phone with the stock rom i previously backed up using CWM,but i didn't unrooted it;but now,the stock rom tell me that there's an official update OTA to do,and i agree with the warning,and start to download the update;when it finishes,the phone tells me to reboot to start the update..and when it do that,the phone reboot in the CMW recovery,telling me:
E:Invalid command argument
and the phone didn't do the update. what's the problem with it?i have also to unroot the phone for doing the updates?or i have to install the stock recovery?
Thanks for the help!
You need stock recovery. Bug it will not restore CWM back up. The only way for you is to flash stock ROM again. Or use stock ROM without ota update. You will not be able to update it with CWM.
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LeroViten said:
You need stock recovery. Bug it will not restore CWM back up. The only way for you is to flash stock ROM again. Or use stock ROM without ota update. You will not be able to update it with CWM.
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thank you..already solved.....first i restored the stock rom with the backup done with CWM..then i installed the Stock recovery with odin..then i update the stock rom..et voilà!
I am running IOKP 4.3.1 on my nexus. I have downloaded the OTA update for kitkat 4.4. Can I flash the 4.4 update from cwm or so I have to return to stock then flash it? I ask this because my stock backup will not restore due to md5 mismatch. Thanks for any advice.
Anyone?
Just backup, restore a flash the 4.4 ROM.
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OK I've backed up iokp. Can I now flash 4.4 from cwm? Or do I need to flash stoc first?
razormccabe said:
OK I've backed up iokp. Can I now flash 4.4 from cwm? Or do I need to flash stoc first?
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You can only flash an OTA if you are on stock ROM.
OK but how do I get back to stock ROM then? My backup won't restore.
razormccabe said:
OK but how do I get back to stock ROM then? My backup won't restore.
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If you don't know how to flash back to stock manually you are probably better off using one of the toolkits in the development forums.
meekrawb said:
If you don't know how to flash back to stock manually you are probably better off using one of the toolkits in the development forums.
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Sorry I should have asked how I can do this without a pc...
razormccabe said:
Sorry I should have asked how I can do this without a pc...
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Tasssadar has some stock flashable zips here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48544617&postcount=255
Don't forget to thank him if you use it.
They seem to be stock kitkat. I would need to flash stock JB and then flash KK though, yeah?
razormccabe said:
They seem to be stock kitkat. I would need to flash stock JB and then flash KK though, yeah?
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No. Just wipe(cache, dalvik cache, data, and system) and then flash KK and you are done.
Another edit: Since you can't use a computer for this, you should download a few other ROMs so you have something else to flash if something goes wrong. I would really only recommend upgrading if you have access to a computer. Things can go wrong very easily. Good luck.
Thanks very much!
They aren't update custom ROMs, they're like factory images. You just need a kitkat 4.4 custom ROM that you can flash in custom recovery. If you don't have custom recovery on your tablet, you need to use your PC to flash it, or just boot temporarily.
Afterwards, restore your tablet, clear cache and dalvik cache, install zip, choose your custom rom, and flash it.
If there is an update for a ROM (such like nightlies for CM) you wouldn't have to restore the tablet, just flash the updated custom ROM because it's just an upgrade.
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I'm on CM11. I'd like to return to a stock-like JB rom for the time being until there's some reasonable functionality available in the AOSP-based KK roms. I've seen the warnings on the int'l forum that once you go to the Sammy 4.4 roms, you can't go back to JB due to the bootloader update. I've not installed a KK rom other than CM.
Does this no-going-back issue apply if I've only done the following?
1) Rooted stock MI7 using RDLV, installed TWRP Manager
2) Flashed TWRP recovery
3) Wiped device, flashed CM11 nightly build
I looked through the forums but I've not found this question or answer, so I apologize if I'm reposting... I guess I just didn't find the magic keyword combo to search for.
You can still go back to 4.3. Did you happen to make a nandroid backup before installing CM11?
Cm 11 isn't the same 4.4 as the official tw 4.4 which is the one with the updated bootloader. So going back to a 4.3 rom is not a problem. Either find and flash the stock rom located in Dev section or you can Odin the stock tar file (which will revert you back completely to stock.
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Tdeljr said:
Cm 11 isn't the same 4.4 as the official tw 4.4 which is the one with the updated bootloader. So going back to a 4.3 rom is not a problem. Either find and flash the stock rom located in Dev section or you can Odin the stock tar file (which will revert you back completely to stock.
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I'm stuck in a similar spot.
On TMO 4.3 stock/deoxed, I did a nandroid backup with CWM 6.0.4.6, flashed CM11 to play with a for a few days, and after restoring the backup, the phone boots, but after putting in my pin, all i get is black screen and lots of force closes. I tried the Brick_Loop_fixer zip with no luck. I've different combo of wiping cache/davik cache and formatting system BEFORE the restore with no luck. I also tried ODIN back to full stock, flashing the stock/deoxed ROM i was using, then doing the restore, same outcome.
Any help would be great!
Reggie.
installed a new rom, restored a twrp backup of previous & now stock kernel wont work
Hi All,
I picked up my note 4 Feb of this year and i've been running 5.0.1 stock with it since then. Only change was to root it and install twrp.
In an effort to try and resolve some signal strength issues i thought I would try updating to a more current stock firmware. So i went ahead and downloaded HYBRID_OB7sbl_SPT_N910PVPU4COG5. This installed fine but I had to install the beastmode kernel to root it.
Didn't help with my signal strength issue so i thought i'd just go back to what I had running previously by restoring the twrp backup i made just prior to installing the updated rom.
I can no longer run that backup unless I am also using the beastmode kernel. If i restore the twrp backup i get a bootloop at the samsung screen. Can someone help me sort out why my twrp backup no longer works unless i'm using that kernel? Or how to get it working using the stock kernel?
Currently under about device this is what it's displaying (running the twrp restored backup and beastmode kernel):
software version: N910PVPU4COG5
hardware version: N910P.05
baseband version: N910PVPU4COG5
kernel version: 3.10.40 beastmode freeza
build number: LRX22C.N910PVPU1BOB7
I'm not sure what i changed/did that causes restored backup to keep bootlooping if i'm not using beastmode kernel.
Ultimately I would like to be running the latest stock firmware but rooted.
Thanks in advance for any help
You should still be on the OB7 Bootloader, that being the case;
Odin the stock OB7 tar to restore to full stock OB7. Be sure to protect your backup that you are trying to restore. Copy it and any other files you don't want to lose to your computer before you Odin the stock tar.
Reroot/Install TWRP and then restore your backup. You can download the tar from kies i believe or one of the threads on here in the Android development threads.
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You should still be on the OB7 Bootloader, that being the case;
Odin the stock OB7 tar to restore to full stock OB7. Be sure to protect your backup that you are trying to restore. Copy it and any other files you don't want to lose to your computer before you Odin the stock tar.
Reroot/Install TWRP and then restore your backup. You can download the tar from kies i believe or one of the threads on here in the Android development threads.
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That signature, still have the Note 4?
Do tell!
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kenjesse said:
You should still be on the OB7 Bootloader, that being the case;
Odin the stock OB7 tar to restore to full stock OB7. Be sure to protect your backup that you are trying to restore. Copy it and any other files you don't want to lose to your computer before you Odin the stock tar.
Reroot/Install TWRP and then restore your backup. You can download the tar from kies i believe or one of the threads on here in the Android development threads.
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OB7 is the android 5.1.1 update? Just to be clear - the backup i'm trying to restore is android 5.01. Just want to make sure if OB7 is 5.1.1 there's no concerns going from 5.1.1. to 5.01
Thanks for your help
merkk said:
OB7 is the android 5.1.1 update? Just to be clear - the backup i'm trying to restore is android 5.01. Just want to make sure if OB7 is 5.1.1 there's no concerns going from 5.1.1. to 5.01
Thanks for your help
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OB7 is 5.0.1. 5.1.1 is OG5.
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samep said:
That signature, still have the Note 4?
Do tell!
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Yes still have my Note 4 [emoji6]
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