I wanna install a new Rom on my Samsung Galaxy Note II and this would be the first time i do this.
I first need to install a new bootloader. Do i lose my app data or other data if i install a new bootloader ?
JdKock said:
Do i lose my app data or other data if i install a new bootloader ?
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If bootloader only, nope. you won't lose them.
You already know what bootloader you're going to install?
erljayp said:
If bootloader only, nope. you won't lose them.
You already know what bootloader you're going to install?
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Thanks for your reply. I think i start with the MJ5 bootloader
So it's totally save to load this bootloader with Odin?
After that i make a backup with TitaniumBackup
Thanx for information dude ! ?
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If u have flash 4.3 bootloader..u can't downgrade..if so..u will face big problem..??
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JdKock said:
I think i start with the MJ5 bootloader
So it's totally save to load this bootloader with Odin?
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MJ5 is a good choice since you can install 4.1.2, 4.3, or 4.4.2 roms.
But for KK roms, offline charging is not working.
Goodluck.
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Yes and yes.
Damnit. What about if I flash a custom tw ROM? I just want to get back to tw with root and use my Bluetooth
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They always come pre-rooted and never contain a recovery. So that should work for you.
Aerowinder said:
They always come pre-rooted and never contain a recovery. So that should work for you.
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do as he said, there are some pre-rooted TW based ROM, dl and flash in TWRP and they will not do anything to yr TWRP.
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Done. Thsnks guys
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Done. Thsnks guys
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good, enjoys whatever u just flashed.
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hey guys, same question but i was wandering if i flash stock rom using twrp, would my booloader be locked?
I am trying to reset my flash counter to 0 so my allshare cast dongle works. btw triangle away didnt work. it goes to 1.
thanks
TriangleAway works fine. Your bootloader will not be locked.
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Will the bootloader be unlocked or will get locked again?
Thanks
Vikram8 said:
Will the bootloader be unlocked or will get locked again?
Thanks
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Bootloader stays unlocked.
The bootloader on the T999 was never locked. Using any program to unlock the bootloader will brick the phone.
Hey Guys, coming from the Samsung galaxy nexus. Receiving my s4 in a few days.
Just a few question to install twrp:
1.Root using motochopper
2. Install goo manager
3. Install TWRP
4. Funfun
Are those the correct steps? Thanks!
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I think unlock bootloader should be in there somewhere.
Isn't tmobile s4 boot loader already unlocked?
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Don't worry about the bootloader I just rooted w motochopper and then from there I installed recovery via Goo manager already flashed a couple of things with success everything runs fine
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pezlomd said:
Don't worry about the bootloader I just rooted w motochopper and then from there I installed recovery via Goo manager already flashed a couple of things with success everything runs fine
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So the steps :
1 Motochopper
2. Goo manager
3. Install TWRP
That's correct right? We don't need to worry about boot loader because its unlocked alrdy. Right? Coming from GN so.. Just making sure.
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TonikJDK said:
I think unlock bootloader should be in there somewhere.
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nitrogen618 said:
Isn't tmobile s4 boot loader already unlocked?
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Bootloaders on T-Mobile's S4 are not locked, confirmed.
pilot_xphile said:
Bootloaders on T-Mobile's S4 are not locked, confirmed.
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Thanks guys! Sorry for being a noob. So I just need to root then get goo manager to get TWRP right?
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nitrogen618 said:
Thanks guys! Sorry for being a noob. So I just need to root then get goo manager to get TWRP right? TWRP will be perm right?
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Sorry double post. Once I install twrp with goo, twrp will be perm right?
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nitrogen618 said:
Sorry double post. Once I install twrp with goo, twrp will be perm right?
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Sorry for the bootloader comment. I have no idea how I got in the t mobile section. I'm vz.
Yes twrp will be permanent unless you flash it back to stock.
pezlomd said:
Don't worry about the bootloader I just rooted w motochopper and then from there I installed recovery via Goo manager already flashed a couple of things with success everything runs fine
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Did doing it that way change your system status in Odin mode? I Odin'ed TWRP and then rooted. Now I have a system status of Custom instead of Official.
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Did doing it that way change your system status in Odin mode? I Odin'ed TWRP and then rooted. Now I have a system status of Custom instead of Official.
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If u have a custom recovery the status will always say custom. Only flashing back to stock through odin will make it official again.
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pezlomd said:
If u have a custom recovery the status will always say custom. Only flashing back to stock through odin will make it official again.
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I'm used to my Galaxy S2 I guess. It never said custom. Tried Odin k0ane's stock file. Still says custom. I thought I was going to have to return the phone. It started using hotspot data for all data. I was almost to my 500 meg limit. A factory reset fixed it and Tmo gave me an extra 2gb hotspot data for this month only for free.
What's the difference between custom and official?
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nitrogen618 said:
What's the difference between custom and official?
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Stock recovery doesnt let u flash custom roms ; no bakups.
Custom you won ur phone.
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nitrogen618 said:
What's the difference between custom and official?
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Official is all stock factory system. Custom means you altered the system and your warranty is probably void. That's why people try to flash back to stock if they need to get their phone repaired or replaced.
I see. Coming from the galaxy nexus, so much to learn..
Also, where can I get the samsung USB Drivers to do the motochopper?
nitrogen618 said:
I see. Coming from the galaxy nexus, so much to learn..
Also, where can I get the samsung USB Drivers to do the motochopper?
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Direct from Samsung, a few people have posted the links on the development boards already so check there.
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nitrogen618 said:
I see. Coming from the galaxy nexus, so much to learn..
Also, where can I get the samsung USB Drivers to do the motochopper?
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Take a look ant the N2 and S3 forums - they have threads on returning to stock and i am sure we will see one here - AS SOON as and only when an official Samsung TMo firmware is available.
If you break or brick your device before then you will have to wait before sending it in to Samsung or TMo.
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Take a look ant the N2 and S3 forums - they have threads on returning to stock and i am sure we will see one here - AS SOON as and only when an official Samsung TMo firmware is available.
If you break or brick your device before then you will have to wait before sending it in to Samsung or TMo.
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I can't believe sammobile hasn't gotten the firmwares posted yet. Isn't this unusual? Doesn't Samsung usually release the firmware almost immediately?
Does anyone know why that when I download something to my internal sd card and then boot into twrp and try to install it the file is missing in the download folder. Am I doing something wrong? i'm coming from cwm and things are a lot different. Any help would be great thanks
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I'm trying to unlock a US TMo S3 so that I can use it in the UK for 2 months during a trip.
I tried the following steps from XDA Forum to unlock my S3 locked with TMo. But dialing the code *#197328640# doesn't bring up the 'secret' menu to unlock the phone.
I'm running CM 10.1 with baseband UVDLJC. Do I have to switch to a TouchWiz rom to do this? I'm not sure why it's not working in CM.
Yes, you do. Just make a nandroid of your current setup, and flash a TW ROM.
Aerowinder said:
Yes, you do. Just make a nandroid of your current setup, and flash a TW ROM.
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Will any TouchWiz rom work?
dhawk312 said:
Will any TouchWiz rom work?
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Yes
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serio22 said:
Yes
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Well, there is one...
Don't Odin flash the UVDMD5 firmware. It'll upgrade your baseband to the only one this won't work with.
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Great thanks. Can I update the baseband after unlocking or will that re-lock it?
You can update w/o relocking. Once unlocked, it'll stay that way.
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Well, there is one...
Don't Odin flash the UVDMD5 firmware. It'll upgrade your baseband to the only one this won't work with.
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Ah yes of course.. I assumed he meant flashing from recovery, thanks for that
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Aerowinder said:
Yes, you do. Just make a nandroid of your current setup, and flash a TW ROM.
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But nandroid backup is complete image of your phone. So it will relock it back once I restore the full backup?
I highly doubt it would re lock. Flashing roms and firmware dont do that so I'd be surprised if it did.
I haven't heard of anyone having a device relock from anything.
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Has anyone tried downgrading to dmg1 via odin, after flashing the mj5 bootloader..?
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Nope. I'm pretty satisfied with mj5. Why? What happened?
same bootloader on different variant of note 2
I have a related question. Can I use the same MJ5 bootloader and flash it on I317 (At&t note 2)?
Do you know whether it is compatible or not?
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Has anyone tried downgrading to dmg1 via odin, after flashing the mj5 bootloader..?
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I have a related question. Can I use the same MJ5 bootloader and flash it on I317 (At&t note 2)?
Do you know whether it is compatible or not?
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Noo! I would recommend you not to try even!
It can completely hard brick your device!
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Hello I've recently installed the french 4.4.2 on my Note II .. I want to know if I can re-flash 4.3 again ?
What are the Steps and possible problems ?
Thank you
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Ahmed.Soubih said:
Hello I've recently installed the french 4.4.2 on my Note II .. I want to know if I can re-flash 4.3 again ?
What are the Steps and possible problems ?
Thank you
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Well, finally we have got KitKat and so I may ask, why you want to go back?
If you want to run 4.3 custom roms, no need to downgrade, go ahead and flash.
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Well, finally we have got KitKat and so I may ask, why you want to go back?
If you want to run 4.3 custom roms, no need to downgrade, go ahead and flash.
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I have 2 problems
1- samsung keyboard : I can't switch between the 2 selected languages.
2- some applications get crashed.
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i have a cwm backup is it safe to restore?
Reg2net said:
i have a cwm backup is it safe to restore?
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Same question
Reg2net said:
i have a cwm backup is it safe to restore?
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Ahmed.Soubih said:
I have 2 problems
1- samsung keyboard : I can't switch between the 2 selected languages.
2- some applications get crashed.
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ameralkial said:
Same question
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Yes you can go back to 4.3 without issues
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Yes you can go back to 4.3 without issues
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Do You mean just flash official 4.3 ?
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Ahmed.Soubih said:
Do You mean just flash official 4.3 ?
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I know custom Roms are done,stock ROMS I'm not sure
Reg2net said:
i have a cwm backup is it safe to restore?
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flash ofw with odin then flash cwm and restore backup. it worked for me
People are saying you can't flash back to 4.3 from 4.4.2, which is partially true.
Even when you flash the 4.3 firmware, you will still have 4.4.2 bootloader.
However, if you are not really fussed about the mini details, just flash it like you would normally with Odin,
then when there are problems with wifi, use custom kernels to fix it.
Otherwise, flash 4.3 then use a nand backup to restore (if you have it).
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People are saying you can't flash back to 4.3 from 4.4.2, which is partially true.
Even when you flash the 4.3 firmware, you will still have 4.4.2 bootloader.
However, if you are not really fussed about the mini details, just flash it like you would normally with Odin,
then when there are problems with wifi, use custom kernels to fix it.
Otherwise, flash 4.3 then use a nand backup to restore (if you have it).
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What custom kernel should I chose to fix the WiFi problem?
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Just using odin 1.85 to flash back to 4.3 stock rom. Remember to wipe data/cache before flash
I hope this can help.