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[Solved] Wanting to root, custom recovery and miui....

...but im really confused by it all.
Im not new to rooting or flashing roms etc but im confused with all the different builds and my efs folder and what not.
I came from having a moto atrix and a htc desire before that.
My phone is currently on stock XXDME6 with baseband DMF1 and im in the UK.
Can someone point me in the right direction to be able to root, install TWRP recovery and flash miui v5 please?
Any help would be much appreciated.
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For TWRP: HERE
MIUI thread: HERE
Once TWRP installed make sure to make a Nandroid Backup and check EFS partition.
Then you will be able to flash MIUI safely.

The easiest way to root is chainfires autoroot but that won't give you custom recovery you will have to flash separately. Dr ketan has published a gude that is stickied, you can't go wrong if you follow that and dr ketan is always helpful and friendly if your confused
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Thanks for the replies.
If i root using CF auto root, how do i flash the twrp recovery?
Is it only roms built using a stock base that i have to worry about the build number then?
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You can flash any build number I think the issue is with the latest modem which once flashed can't be downgraded . There are a few threads on it. If you want to use auto root you can use something like rom toolbox pro or I used mobile odin to flash a custom recovery. Personally I recommend phils touch recovery. I think he has an all in one root and custom recovery package that you just flash with odin
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Sorted now,
Thanks for everyones help. Im rooted, got TWRP recovery and just downloading MIUI.
Oh and Ive got the latest modem I think so I'll just have to stick with that one
Thanks again everyone - Thread close?

Bert.C said:
Sorted now,
Thanks for everyones help. Im rooted, got TWRP recovery and just downloading MIUI.
Oh and Ive got the latest modem I think so I'll just have to stick with that one
Thanks again everyone - Thread close?
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If I remember correctly you can downgrade to an earlier rom as long as you reflash your modem
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Bert.C said:
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Yeah if you are happy
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Thaaanx

[Q] Why can't I find this answer about root

I want to Root my wife's Sprint Note 2. I recently updated her phone to 4.3 through KIES. I have been searching for about an hour now and I don't see the best way to root this phone. I have read up on the Kingoroot and Chainfire methods. Neither one are very specific on if they work with the 4.3 update.
I really don't care at all about tripping the Knox counter, I just want the phone to be rooted with custom recovery. I am sure the answers are there, I just don't think I am using the right terminology to find my answers.

Kingoroot works fine. I along with many others have used it. For custom recovery just use odin to flash what you want. There is a guide on what knox files you should remove. Louforgivenot is the op of it. It is either in general or q&a
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jlmancuso said:
Kingoroot works fine. I along with many others have used it. For custom recovery just use odin to flash what you want. There is a guide on what knox files you should remove. Louforgivenot is the op of it. It is either in general or q&a
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Thank you for the info...I had a feeling that was the way to go! One more quick question, can I flash a 4.1.2 rom after rooting?

You dont need to even root to flash a rom just odin the recovery. Bootloader and baseband/radio from mk4 work with all roms i have tried touchwiz and aosp.
FYI DONT ROOT 4.3 IN RECOVERY.
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Keep stock recovery.

Hello i would like to root my s4 mini, but i want to keep everything stock. Including the recovery. Is this possible? Thanks
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There are no root methods I know of that automagically install CWM or any other custom recovery. If all you do is root, all you'll have is root.
Also, in the future, if you post a topic in the Q&A forum and either don't get a response or don't get the response you want, you should refrain from reposting it in another forum.
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sfgrimes said:
There are no root methods I know of that automagically install CWM or any other custom recovery. If all you do is root, all you'll have is root.
Also, in the future, if you post a topic in the Q&A forum and either don't get a response or don't get the response you want, you should refrain from reposting it in another forum.
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That is not true. All the root tutorials i came across include installing, Clock Work Recovery Mode. I dont want this, as i want to stick woth the stock one. Any help?
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alrosh7 said:
That is not true. All the root tutorials i came across include installing, Clock Work Recovery Mode. I dont want this, as i want to stick woth the stock one. Any help?
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This one does not involve flashing any custom recovery prior to rooting:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611971
Some developers have also released some pre-rooted roms which do not need to modify the stock recovery..
You may spend some time searching for different methods.

alrosh7 said:
Hello i would like to root my s4 mini, but i want to keep everything stock. Including the recovery. Is this possible? Thanks
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Use the CWM method and after the phone is rooted, you can install back the stock recovery.
Attached. Unzip and flash in Odin as PDA/AP.

Rooting and flashing custom rom

Would it be possible to root using the ping-pong root method, then use flashify to flash twrp img?
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I'm sure you can, but that would definitely trigger Knox and would void your warranty. You might be able to also flash a ROM using FlashFire which is supposed to be even better and doesn't require a custom recovery. In fact, if you eliminate the boot and kernel elements from whatever rom you're flashing, you could still remain under warranty (not tripping knox).

Thanks, but I really was not to worried about knox, just wanted a way with out apc.
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tc7276 said:
Thanks, but I really was not to worried about knox, just wanted a way with out apc.
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Yes it definitely is possible, that's how I rooted and installed twrp. Nothing like being able to root and flash twrp without using a PC!

Could anyone point me to the twrp. Img download page for the the tmobile edge?
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tc7276 said:
Could anyone point me to the twrp. Img download page for the the tmobile edge?
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I also need the recovery.img file. When I open flashify and try to choose the image file I downloaded it is greyed out and won't let me select it. Any ideas? I have tried downloading twrp through the flashify app and the S6 edge isn't on the download links.
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tc7276 said:
Thanks, but I really was not to worried about knox, just wanted a way with out apc.
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I tried flashify, softbricked, took forever to get it back running as im on a mac, and having to use a VM and what not getting everything set up and the right Odin, right files, stock firmware, took me literally all night to get up and running again, and yet i still cant get twrp working on this damn phone.

Try this:
1. Download twrp recovery and zip it with the installer script. Make sure it's named recovery.img
2. Install flashfire
3. Flash twrp update zip with flashfire
4. Hopefully boot into twrp!
This is how I got TWRP installed.
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Help/Basics for unrooting and rooting

Gentleman I need some guidance. I used a custom rom and want to return my note 4 back to stock so I can update it to Marshmallow. The problem I'm having is that I cant' find lollipop stock for my phone, and when I do, I can't seem to flash it even using odin. Would you gentleman be kind to help me with this situation .. Thank you in advance

What's your device?
Sprint galaxy note 4?
If it's just download the firmware from general section or from sammobile then flash it using odin.
You have to install the drivers of the phone.
Or you can use flashfire app if you have root.
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anees02 said:
What's your device?
Sprint galaxy note 4?
If it's just download the firmware from general section or from sammobile then flash it using odin.
You have to install the drivers of the phone.
Or you can use flashfire app if you have root.
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Yes,I'm using a sprint note 4 I used a variety of firmware from this site and others as well to help me unroot this. And yes I did use flash it using odin and TWRP