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Freegee or flash recovery myself?

What's the difference between these two methods? Is there any difference at all? Or is it just preference?
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Simple question can't get a simple answer? Alright guess I'll just dive into whichever at random
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The benefit to using the FreeGee installed recovery is that it is definitely a Loki-agnostic recovery. This means that you can flash any ROM built for our phone without having to confirm that it has been patched with Loki. Shellnut's recovery included with FreeGee automatically detects the presence of a Loki patch. If it's already been applied to a ROM it will not run Loki, but if it has not been applied it will patch it as part of the flashing process.
With that said, I'm not sure if any of the other Recoveries floating around have the auto-Loki feature baked in. For me, it was a matter of safety to go with the FreeGee recovery.
Had I seen this earlier I would have responded.

Thank you sir!! Much appreciated
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What did I do wrong?

While trying to flash to the latest slim bean beta 4 I believe I bricked my device. It came up with something about secure bit being disabled. Lucky I was able to enter download mode and flash a Telcel ROM to make my phone work. I really want to run something other than this stock ROM. This is the first time anything like this has happened during a flash that I've done on any device.
Please help!
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Secure boot error. Cause: boot unlock, so boot successful.
It's supposed to say that. That's how Loki works. I advise you to do a little more reading that way you don't freak out and do something hasty. Also always make sure you read the op carefully. Reroot your phone and try again.
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Jammol said:
Secure boot error. Cause: boot unlock, so boot successful.
It's supposed to say that. That's how Loki works. I advise you to do a little more reading that way you don't freak out and do something hasty. Also always make sure you read the op carefully. Reroot your phone and try again.
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I read the OP, I didn't really see anything about Loki. All I did was root, then install CWM, then flash the Slim ROM. What didn't I do right?
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You really didn't do anything wrong. You supposed to wait for the rom to boot though after flashing. I say give it 5 minutes.
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Jammol said:
You really didn't do anything wrong. You supposed to wait for the rom to boot though after flashing. I say give it 5 minutes.
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The ROM never booted. I flashed the ROM, them gapps, then modem, them hit reboot in CWM. That's when I get the error
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It doesn't sound like you used Loki..
Root device then go to play store and download
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.shell.freegee_free
Make sure to select yes on security unlock and I would pick cwm recovery to avoid touch screen issues with twrp.

Orange_furball said:
The ROM never booted. I flashed the ROM, them gapps, then modem, them hit reboot in CWM. That's when I get the error
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Did you install cwm thorough freegee? If so its auto lokified. And did you wipe data, cache, dalvik and format system? I do that every time with very rare boot issues. Rom posts will only mention Loki if they have lokified it themselves, youre expected to have read all about loki in the recovery threads.

vRoman Godv said:
Did you install cwm thorough freegee? If so its auto lokified. And did you wipe data, cache, dalvik and format system? I do that every time with very rare boot issues. Rom posts will only mention Loki if they have lokified it themselves, youre expected to have read all about loki in the recovery threads.
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I actually got a replacement phone from AT&T. I won't be attempting any flashing anytime soon...
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Just remember after you root your device you must install recovery by using the app Freegee from Play store and select yes to security unlock.
Only flash ROMs made for a 980.

MrDSL said:
Just remember after you root your device you must install recovery by using the app Freegee from Play store and select yes to security unlock.
Only flash ROMs made for a 980.
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Well there's my problem. I didn't know that it was the recovery.
I used this recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2284298
Clockworkmod Recovery v6.0.2.8 v1 for Optimus G Pro
which apparently doesn't support Loki (still don't know what that means, but I guess its bad ). Maybe I'll order an external battery charger and try it again with the Loki-fied recovery.
Thanks for the help!
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Orange_furball said:
Well there's my problem. I didn't know that it was the recovery.
I used this recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2284298
Clockworkmod Recovery v6.0.2.8 v1 for Optimus G Pro
which apparently doesn't support Loki (still don't know what that means, but I guess its bad ). Maybe I'll order an external battery charger and try it again with the Loki-fied recovery.
Thanks for the help!
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The boot loader is locked so there is a security. Loki is what's used to bypass the locked boot loader.
You must use Freegee to install a recovery that had Loki built in that way you can install ROMs because the recovery will always bypass the locked boot loader cause its using Loki.
The app is great and I suggest buying the donate version. I also recommend freegee to backup your els.
Also I suggest selecting cwm as the recovery when freegee asks.

MrDSL said:
The boot loader is locked so there is a security. Loki is what's used to bypass the locked boot loader.
You must use Freegee to install a recovery that had Loki built in that way you can install ROMs because the recovery will always bypass the locked boot loader cause its using Loki.
The app is great and I suggest buying the donate version. I also recommend freegee to backup your els.
Also I suggest selecting cwm as the recovery when freegee asks.
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Thanks. So if I root from my PC using the tutorial at the top of the development section and install CWM with Freegee I can flash Slimbean 4.3 beta 4?
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Orange_furball said:
Thanks. So if I root from my PC using the tutorial at the top of the development section and install CWM with Freegee I can flash Slimbean 4.3 beta 4?
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Yes you can. Make sure to wipe data..after freegee you will start seeing a quick screen that shows up on reboot about bootloader security unlock success or something like that..this is normal.
Again only ROMs in this development section and for the E980

MrDSL said:
Yes you can. Make sure to wipe data..after freegee you will start seeing a quick screen that shows up on reboot about bootloader security unlock success or something like that..this is normal.
Again only ROMs in this development section and for the E980
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Thanks! Just rooted and installed CWM through FreeGee Donate... Flashing a new ROM now.. hope it works!

TWRP Update

How can i update twrp for the T999N? twrp manager app says device isnt supported, but im on version 2.5.0.0 and want/need to flash 2.6.3.1
T999NUVUBMK7

Twrp website
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serio22 said:
Twrp website
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GooManager says no recoveries were found for this device, would it be okayy/safe to odin flash it? Wouldnt want to take away root

NexusS4gFreak said:
GooManager says no recoveries were found for this device, would it be okayy/safe to odin flash it? Wouldnt want to take away root
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Yes, download the tar and flash it
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Root and recovery question

I just figured out how to s-off/unlock with rum runner after an extremely long and frustrating day.. but I did not obtain root from it. Is that supposed to happen? So now I need root and twrp. What can or should I do? I will use adb or anything to get this moving because I wanna start flashing roms! (; thanks for your responses
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jarzy00 said:
I just figured out how to s-off/unlock with rum runner after an extremely long and frustrating day.. but I did not obtain root from it. Is that supposed to happen? So now I need root and twrp. What can or should I do? I will use adb or anything to get this moving because I wanna start flashing roms! (; thanks for your responses
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Have you flashed a custom recovery? If so all you need to do now is flash this Super SU zip and you'll gain root access.
http://download.chainfire.eu/382/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.93.zip
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jarzy00 said:
I just figured out how to s-off/unlock with rum runner after an extremely long and frustrating day.. but I did not obtain root from it. Is that supposed to happen? So now I need root and twrp. What can or should I do? I will use adb or anything to get this moving because I wanna start flashing roms! (; thanks for your responses
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Custom roms are pre-rooted. As long as you flashed TWRP you can start flashing the rom of your choice. You flash TWRP in Fastboot. Refer to the TWRP thread for instructions.

Okay thanks guys I'll give it a go after work today
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Got twrp and root to flash on lunch break can't wait to try a Rom woot!
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Go check out viper ROM. Rock solid and jam-packed with features.
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Will do. Do I need to flash a kernel or anything or can I just go ahead and flash the Rom
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A custom kernel is included in that particular rom.

cmlusco said:
A custom kernel is included in that particular rom.
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I was under the impression that *every* ROM, for this phone or any other, includes a kernel.

It does. Sometimes you may get better performance from a custom kernel. YMMV
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All roms contain a kernel, but only some contain a custom kernel that can be tweaked.

No su binary installed. and supersu cannot install it. Please help.

Hello, guys I just installed cwm through odin. The recovery works fine. .and I flashed the supersu zip file through the recovery and rebooted. I tried opening the supersu it says thus message. I have uploaded a photo. im using t-mobile kitkat 4.4.2. any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
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Use cf-auto root, you may have to be in stock recovery though I'm not sure, so flash back to stock just in case and then flash cf-auto root, after that you will be rooted.. Of course since you have a custom recovery you can also just flash a custom ROM if you wish
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Thank you very much. .I dont need root access to flash a new rom?
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malik478 said:
Thank you very much. .I dont need root access to flash a new rom?
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Nope
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