I am currently running rooted stock jelly bean and want to try the Bobcat ROM. Do I have to unroot, update to kitkat, root, and install the ROM? Or can I just install the ROM?
re: bobcat rom
Akim1220 said:
I am currently running rooted stock jelly bean and want to try the Bobcat ROM. Do I have to unroot, update to kitkat, root, and install the ROM? Or can I just install the ROM?
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You need to download and odin flash the official stock NB4 Kitkat 4.4.2 firmware/rom
before doing anything else. You can find the official 4.4.2 Kitkat stock NB4 rom
at http://SamMobile.com then root the phone and flash twrp/cwm custom recovery.
Then flash the Bobcat rom in twrp/cwm recovery then be sure to flash the
Wifi/Nfc/Bluetooth fix cwm/twrp flashable zip file after flashing Bobcat rom.
You can download the fix file here: http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/...en900T/Needed_Files_BT_WIFI_NFC_Flashable.zip
The fix file is required if your phone is the Tmobile model
SM-N900T or Canadian model SM-N900W8
After flashing the fix file you will need to root
Just remember one thing, once you upgrade
to any 4.4.2 Kitkat NB4 stock and custom rom
you will not be able to downgrade to any 4.3
Jellybean roms including your 4.3 nandroid backup.
Good luck!
Depends what kind of root you have, and the Knox status. If it's 0x1 the method above is correct.
You merely have to flash twrp after you do an official update from sammobile.com with the 4.4.2 binaries through Odin as well, and you know the rest.
If your Knox is 0x0, there is a workaround to get 4.4.2 custom roms with root while keep the 4.3 boot loader. This is the only method known to have root on 4.4.2 every other method trips the counter. Do some more reading and research.
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I found leaked version of 4.3 update on internet called UCUEMJ2 and then flashed the Knox-enabled leaked version.
Now I want to flash CyanogenMod on my phone. Is it safe? I heard it can brick phone because of knox. If it's safe then how to do so?
You could use Odin to flash a custom recovery which allows you to flash a custom ROM.
I don't think you need to flash the leaked 4.3 ROM before installing 4.4.2-based ROMs. At least I didn't have to.
its safe to flash rom from leak mj2 to cyanogenmod.. i flashed CM11 last week via CWM Recovery...root it first then update ur SuperSU to disable knox then install custom recovery, backup ur current rom then flash Cyanogenmod...
I'm currently running custom 4.3 ROMS on my i747m with MK5 bootloader and I'm looking to flash 4.3 stock. I want to return to stock and use DE-SAMSUNGNIZER to de-bloat stock. Is this possible? Or will I lose ROOT and be unable to flash any other custom ROMS.
Thanks for the help!
I suppose you could flash a pre-rooted rom via Odin.
Root is not required to flash custom ROMs, using a custom recovery should do the trick.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543854
Would you recommend using a pre-rooted & deodexed ROM flashed via CWM/TWRP or using the Sasktel Image flashed via Odin?
Thanks for your help audit13
I have a bell s3 so I always just flash the pre_rooted stock image and a custom recovery. By having root, I can uninstall the bloated apps.
I don't think the pre_rooted ROM I use is deodexed.
For the past couple of weeks in have been trying to install a custom rom so I could enable bluetooth tethering for galaxy gear. My tmobile note 3 is rooted in follow every step perfectly, however, after rooting in use Odin to install custom recover after that is done in have my rom on my dad card and boot into recovery when flashing the rom the phone gets sent into reboot loop. If anyone can assist me to either install a custom rom to enable bluetooth tethering or some other way of enabling it would be much appreciated.
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Zuds said:
For the past couple of weeks in have been trying to install a custom rom so I could enable bluetooth tethering for galaxy gear. My tmobile note 3 is rooted in follow every step perfectly, however, after rooting in use Odin to install custom recover after that is done in have my rom on my dad card and boot into recovery when flashing the rom the phone gets sent into reboot loop. If anyone can assist me to either install a custom rom to enable bluetooth tethering or some other way of enabling it would be much appreciated.
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Most likely you are trying to flash a 4.4.2 KitKat Tmobile custom rom coming from
the NB4 4.3 stock Jellybean rom.
If that's the case then you need to Odin flash the official stock kitkat 4.4.2
rom before you can flash any of the 4.4.2 kitkat custom roms.
You can download the official 4.4.2 kitkat stock Odin flash rom from
http://SamMobile.com After flashing you will need to root the phone
again and flash a custom recovery like TWRP or CWM.
Once that's done you will have no problems flashing the 4.4.2 kitkat custom roms.
Good luck!
Misterjunky said:
Most likely you are trying to flash a 4.4.2 KitKat Tmobile custom rom coming from
the NB4 4.3 stock Jellybean rom.
If that's the case then you need to Odin flash the official stock kitkat 4.4.2
rom before you can flash any of the 4.4.2 kitkat custom roms.
You can download the official 4.4.2 kitkat stock Odin flash rom from
After flashing you will need to root the phone
again and flash a custom recovery like TWRP or CWM.
Once that's done you will have no problems flashing the 4.4.2 kitkat custom roms.
Good luck!
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Will try this as soon as I am home. I'm am currently on android 4.4.2 if that provides more information.
I am on firmware 4.3 that I rooted a while ago. I would like to unroot 4.3 however I cannot figure out how. I thought I could flash stock 4.3 via Odin but there are no .tar versions of 4.3. Help?
albo23 said:
I am on firmware 4.3 that I rooted a while ago. I would like to unroot 4.3 however I cannot figure out how. I thought I could flash stock 4.3 via Odin but there are no .tar versions of 4.3. Help?
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Do you have the full stock version of 4.3 or the modified (unrooted) version? You can check your phone's settings and build number to see if it's MJB or MJ2. You can try unrooting from the SuperSU app. The definitive solution to unrooting is indeed to flash a complete stock image. An Odin flashable *.tar file was recently developed. There have, however, been reports on outcome. You can flash custom recovery to your phone (either of CWM or TWRP) and use the instructions in the thread below to download and flash a complete stock restore.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
Its been so long since I installed a custom JB rom I can't see how to update to a custom 4.4.4 rom.
I've got KYRILLOSv8 and baseband rom XXMF1 and don't know the steps to take to flash a Carbon KitKat edition. I think I have to use ODIN to flash an official KitKat rom first then follow the instructions for the custom rom, is that correct?
Can I use ODIN to flash official KitKat over the custom KYRILLOSv8 or do I need to go back to official JB rom first?
Its just steps needed to go from JB custom to KK custom I'm unsure about and after a quick procedure guide so as not to end up in a mess. Any help would be appreciated thanks.
It was easier than I thought, flashed the lated JB rom in ODIN then installed custom KK rom and gapps.