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Hello everyone, I have recently bought a galaxy s4 mini GT-I9195 and i want to flash a custom kernel like this one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2636890 ... First, do I have to check if my bootloader is locked or unlocked? Or i just flash it via Odin rightaway? Yesterday I rooted it using CF-Auto-Root.. Please, if anyone can help me out, i would really appreciate it because i have no experience on flashing on sammy devices and i am reeally confused :crying:.. I have been searching like the WHOLE internet to find a solution but came up with nothing.. Thanks in advance :laugh:
Panos97 said:
Hello everyone, I have recently bought a galaxy s4 mini GT-I9195 and i want to flash a custom kernel like this one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2636890 ... First, do I have to check if my bootloader is locked or unlocked? Or i just flash it via Odin rightaway? Yesterday I rooted it using CF-Auto-Root.. Please, if anyone can help me out, i would really appreciate it because i have no experience on flashing on sammy devices and i am reeally confused :crying:.. I have been searching like the WHOLE internet to find a solution but came up with nothing.. Thanks in advance :laugh:
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You must flash thru recovery.
Here the installation steps, but first you must flash a custom recovery like this or other, its up to you.
Installation instructions
- Copy f4ktion_1.4.0-xxx.zip to your SDCARD
- Reboot into CWM recovery
- Choose "Install zip from sdcard"
- Select f4ktion_1.4.0-xxx.zip kernel and confirm installation.
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R_a_z_v_a_n said:
You must flash thru recovery.
Here the installation steps, but first you must flash a custom recovery like this or other, its up to you.
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Thank you so much So all i have to do is flash the recovery in Odin.. But since my s4 mini is rooted, do i have to install the S4Mini_RootKit_V2.zip?? i mean if I do, will it conflict with the SuperSU i have previously installed on my device? Or just overwrite it and work like a charm? Sorry I'm asking like too many questions, but since i'm new here i need some guidance
Btw, how do i know if my bootloader is unlocked? Before I buy this s4 mini i owned an Xperia go and to install a kernel i had to unlock the BL.. I don't know if the same thing applies for sammy devices, just asking:angel:
Panos97 said:
Thank you so much So all i have to do is flash the recovery in Odin.. But since my s4 mini is rooted, do i have to install the S4Mini_RootKit_V2.zip?? i mean if I do, will it conflict with the SuperSU i have previously installed on my device? Or just overwrite it and work like a charm? Sorry I'm asking like too many questions, but since i'm new here i need some guidance
Btw, how do i know if my bootloader is unlocked? Before I buy this s4 mini i owned an Xperia go and to install a kernel i had to unlock the BL.. I don't know if the same thing applies for sammy devices, just asking:angel:
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No, we have bootloader unlocked, so you don't need to unlock anything.
No, try with this recovery if you afraid to not doing some conflicts:
[i919x][CWM Advanced Edition] PhilZ Touch
Download philz_touch_6.07.9-serranoltexx.tar.md5
boot into download mode
connect phone in download mode to PC via USB
press start to flash the tar.md5 package
normally, phone should auto-reboot into recovery.
If it reboots into main system and your recovery remains stock, repeat above steps and untick "autoreboot" in odin. Once flash is done, keep pressing the 3 buttons combo to for a reboot into recovery.You should see the new CWM
when in recovery, if you choose option "reboot system now" and you get "yes - disable flash recovery", select that option to avoid stock recovery overwriting cwm
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R_a_z_v_a_n said:
No, we have bootloader unlocked, so you don't need to unlock anything.
No, try with this recovery if you afraid to not doing some conflicts:
[i919x][CWM Advanced Edition] PhilZ Touch
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So after i install the philz touch recovery, can i install ths deodexed rom http://www.s4miniarchive.com/2014/04/deodexed-and-rooted-stock-for-galaxy-s4-mini.html which comes with a custom kernel (vikinger)? will there be a problem with it because the rom is based on BML1 and my current fw is BNB3? thank you very much :silly:
Panos97 said:
So after i install the philz touch recovery, can i install ths deodexed rom http://www.s4miniarchive.com/2014/04/deodexed-and-rooted-stock-for-galaxy-s4-mini.html which comes with a custom kernel (vikinger)? will there be a problem with it because the rom is based on BML1 and my current fw is BNB3? thank you very much :silly:
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Really, i don't know for sure, BUT in my previous phone (S Advance I9070) i have some errors when i flashed different baseband deodexed.
Make a nandroid backup after you have custom recovery, and you can try it. If something going wrong, restore your backup and all will just like before.
R_a_z_v_a_n said:
Really, i don't know for sure, BUT in my previous phone (S Advance I9070) i have some errors when i flashed different baseband deodexed.
Make a nandroid backup after you have custom recovery, and you can try it. If something going wrong, restore your backup and all will just like before.
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Ok then! I will try and see, maybe sometime after i try doing it, i will post here how it went.. Thank you very much for being so kind as to answering all my noob-full questions :silly: :good:
If you flash a custom recovery your device's Knox counter will be triggered to 0x1
Hi everyone, I have an Xperia Acro S and recently I wanted to unlock my bootloader to get acces installing custom ROMs, now I've a question about unlocking the bootloader, I have read/seen many tutorials/videos where explain the official way to unlock the bootloader, in all of them say that I need to provide the IMEI to the Sony web, so I can get an unlock code; the IMEI has 15 digits, but I've seen only first 14 digits it's needed, today I used the entire 15 digits, got an unlocked code, but I don't know if I'm in the right way, or I need to ask for another code using just the first 14 digits.
I hope anyone could help me.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi everyone, I have an Xperia Acro S and recently I wanted to unlock my bootloader to get acces installing custom ROMs, now I've a question about unlocking the bootloader, I have read/seen many tutorials/videos where explain the official way to unlock the bootloader, in all of them say that I need to provide the IMEI to the Sony web, so I can get an unlock code; the IMEI has 15 digits, but I've seen only first 14 digits it's needed, today I used the entire 15 digits, got an unlocked code, but I don't know if I'm in the right way, or I need to ask for another code using just the first 14 digits.
I hope anyone could help me.
Thanks in advance.
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Nah You are doing right, only first 14 digits are shown online since it is not safe to publish own imei on internet. Since You received an unlock code, it is safe to assume that You are going the correct way.
Mirhawk said:
Nah You are doing right, only first 14 digits are shown online since it is not safe to publish own imei on internet. Since You received an unlock code, it is safe to assume that You are going the correct way.
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So, you're telling me that It's ok I provided the entire 15 digits to the web, and got an unlock code, so I can continue the procedure and unlock my bootloader? This just scare me, because I don't want to make unusable my device. Thanks for your reply.
Strik3_rAm said:
So, you're telling me that It's ok I provided the entire 15 digits to the web, and got an unlock code, so I can continue the procedure and unlock my bootloader? This just scare me, because I don't want to make unusable my device. Thanks for your reply.
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Yes, as long as You provide it on the Sony website, it is safe to do the procedure. And don't worry, it won't make Your device un usable.
Mirhawk said:
Yes, as long as You provide it on the Sony website, it is safe to do the procedure. And don't worry, it won't make Your device un usable.
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Sir, can you please help me with this... I wanted to get this ROM for my Xperia Acro S http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2790532, I just don't want to make it wrong, the instrucctions in the thread shows a Samsung S2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDQ_ER0mU9Y, can I use the same instructions and flash it to my Acro S? I already have unlocked my bootloader, and I'm on 4.1.2 - 6.2.B.1.96, and CMW-based Recovery v6.0.3.0.
Thanks for the reply.
Strik3_rAm said:
Sir, can you please help me with this... I wanted to get this ROM for my Xperia Acro S http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2790532, I just don't want to make it wrong, the instrucctions in the thread shows a Samsung S2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDQ_ER0mU9Y, can I use the same instructions and flash it to my Acro S? I already have unlocked my bootloader, and I'm on 4.1.2 - 6.2.B.1.96, and CMW-based Recovery v6.0.3.0.
Thanks for the reply.
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1-Put the rom on sdcard
2-Flash boot.img (inside zip) with fastboot
3-Boot into recovery and wipe system, data, cache and dalvik
4-Install the rom then gapps
5-Reboot
Strik3_rAm said:
Sir, can you please help me with this... I wanted to get this ROM for my Xperia Acro S http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2790532, I just don't want to make it wrong, the instrucctions in the thread shows a Samsung S2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDQ_ER0mU9Y, can I use the same instructions and flash it to my Acro S? I already have unlocked my bootloader, and I'm on 4.1.2 - 6.2.B.1.96, and CMW-based Recovery v6.0.3.0.
Thanks for the reply.
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darknessmc said:
1-Put the rom on sdcard
2-Flash boot.img (inside zip) with fastboot
3-Boot into recovery and wipe system, data, cache and dalvik
4-Install the rom then gapps
5-Reboot
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Do as per the instructions given by darknessmc, just an addition that clean only cache and dalvik immediately after You flash the ROM.
Thank you both, I finally got what I wanted, finally got a ROM on my device, actually was very scary, because the TWRP was in chinesse, I've got a hearthattack when I saw the symbols. :S:S:S
But Google translator and another guides helped me out. :good:
Hi guys, I've a question, if I want to install ahother ROM, do I just follow the steps you gave me before? I mean, that step when I need to enter in fastboot mode and flash the boot.img. Thanks @Mirhawk @darknessmc
Strik3_rAm said:
Hi guys, I've a question, if I want to install ahother ROM, do I just follow the steps you gave me before? I mean, that step when I need to enter in fastboot mode and flash the boot.img. Thanks @Mirhawk @darknessmc
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Yes, if it is a Kitkat based ROM.
@Mirhawk
Hello, how have you been? Mr. I have another question about all this, flashing with FLASHTOOL is the same as flashing with the recovery? If i want to flash a new ROM and in its instructions says I need to flash it using the flashtool, do I just follow your previous steps or I need to install the flashtool? thanks
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@Mirhawk
Hello, how have you been? Mr. I have another question about all this, flashing with FLASHTOOL is the same as flashing with the recovery? If i want to flash a new ROM and in its instructions says I need to flash it using the flashtool, do I just follow your previous steps or I need to install the flashtool? thanks
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Hello, If you flashing a stock rom you use flashtool but if it's a custom rom your phone has to be rooted. Please follow the steps to root and etc.
"If you come from a stock Sony firmware image please flash this kernel before via fastboot:
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Attention: your bootloader need to be unlocked to flash a custom rom like SlimBean.....a good step by step tutorial you find here:
http://androidlegend.com/how-to-unlo...peria-s-lt26i/
after that you can go ahead with the next steps below
1. Download:
(Kernel or if the rom has a boot.img file that will work)
2. Turn your phone off and hold the volume up button and plug in your USB connection and wait till the LED is getting blue
3. Terminal command to flash:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
4. Reboot your phone and wait till your LED turns violett....in this moment push the volume up button and you have access to your custom recovery
5. Connect your phone with USB and push the downloaded roms and gapps to your phone now with the terminal command:
adb push <filename> /sdcard/
6. Wipe data/cache/dalvic, format system, flash the rom and the gapps and you are finished "
The end. Good luck Please have you custom ready on hand. Download SMS backup app to backup your sms's, root not need for this. Your apps should download on it's own after a few minutes when the phone is on and working.
Happy modding.
Strik3_rAm said:
@Mirhawk
Hello, how have you been? Mr. I have another question about all this, flashing with FLASHTOOL is the same as flashing with the recovery? If i want to flash a new ROM and in its instructions says I need to flash it using the flashtool, do I just follow your previous steps or I need to install the flashtool? thanks
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No, flashing with flashtool and recovery is different.
Flashtool : You can only flash stock firmware(the .ftf files) or kernel (.img , .elf etc) using flashtool.
Recovery : The recovery is used to flash the ROM and kernel's in zip format, they cannot flash .ftf files. Also they can't flash files if they are not in zip.
If You are going to use a stock based ROM(i.e. JB ROM's) then some Developers need You to flash the Stock firmware(ftf file) first and then flash their ROM. So You flash the stock firmware(ftf) via flashtool and then flash the ROM after installing a recovery.
If You are going to flash a Kitkat ROM, then simply follow the earlier steps.
Hi in first place I want to say I have this phone about 2 weeks and it's comes to me already on lollipop I have v20h and I'm rooted I wish install recovery and unlock boot loader but there is so many threads and am confused because every person say different thing , can I unlock boot loader without backing to kk? And how can i flash a recovery that will work for me ? Can I just install twrp app from play store and flash there recovery ? Do I need have boot loader unlocked ?
wts1 said:
Hi in first place I want to say I have this phone about 2 weeks and it's comes to me already on lollipop I have v20h and I'm rooted I wish install recovery and unlock boot loader but there is so many threads and am confused because every person say different thing , can I unlock boot loader without backing to kk? And how can i flash a recovery that will work for me ? Can I just install twrp app from play store and flash there recovery ? Do I need have boot loader unlocked ?
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the bootloader isn't unlocked(ever) we just use a workaround , you need to revert to kitkat first for this to work and you can install twrp by following the instructions HERE
suljo94 said:
the bootloader isn't unlocked(ever) we just use a workaround , you need to revert to kitkat first for this to work and you can install twrp by following the instructions HERE
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I saw there is a new method without going back to kk but isn't clear for me, feeling so noob ;( that's most complicated device I ever had to install custom recovery
wts1 said:
I saw there is a new method without going back to kk but isn't clear for me, feeling so noob ;( that's most complicated device I ever had to install custom recovery
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I thought there is only a new root methode and not a new workaround
suljo94 said:
I thought there is only a new root methode and not a new workaround
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3048845 look at this thread there is new method but I don't know from where I can get stock images ..
wts1 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3048845 look at this thread there is new method but I don't know from where I can get stock images ..
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this method requires you to downgrade(only bootloader) and is more dangerous then the regular downgrading approach. just downgrade you could enjoy have enjoyed a rom by now(while you were searching for the correct images
suljo94 said:
this method requires you to downgrade(only bootloader) and is more dangerous then the regular downgrading approach. just downgrade you could enjoy have enjoyed a rom by now(while you were searching for the correct images
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For now I really enjoing stock I don't think to changing it I just wanted recovery for some mods
Hello. I was able to root my note 4 and looking to flash a rom. I read several threads and they mentioned that the bootloader also need to be unlocked before I can flash a new rom. I'm not sure how to do that. Could someone please guide me there? I used to have a s4 so it was just root then TWRP then flash my favorite ROM. Not familiar with this phone at all
I took the latest update, it is n910pvps4dqh1, Android 6.0.1
Thanks experts
tlp560 said:
Hello. I was able to root my note 4 and looking to flash a rom. I read several threads and they mentioned that the bootloader also need to be unlocked before I can flash a new rom. I'm not sure how to do that. Could someone please guide me there? I used to have a s4 so it was just root then TWRP then flash my favorite ROM. Not familiar with this phone at all
I took the latest update, it is n910pvps4dqh1, Android 6.0.1
Thanks experts
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Bootloader locked only in verizon&AT&T N910V/N910A.
all the other american models just flash twrp and start flashing any rom compatible with your model.
Yessss. Good to hear any good rom can you recommend?
Thanks
Trex888 said:
Bootloader locked only in verizon&AT&T N910V/N910A.
all the other american models just flash twrp and start flashing any rom compatible with your model.
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My oneplus 3 has no OS installed. I am unable to install the stock os because my it states that my devices is "" and the one I am trying to install is for oneplus 3. PLEASE HELP.
Do you have unlocked bootloader?
Do you have custom recovery?
Can you boot the device to fastboot or recovery?
Did you try using flashing tools to flash a ROM?
Do you have root permission, adb or you have OEM unlock enabled?
Lastly, Is your phone in bootloop or is soft/hard bricked?
To ask for help you need to provide necessary information first.
No one can just look at this
My oneplus 3 has no OS installed. I am unable to install the stock os because my it states that my devices is "" and the one I am trying to install is for oneplus 3. PLEASE HELP.
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And say, hmm I know exactly what he needs. Here I am the miracle maker the problem solver comiiing~~
We aren't in the powerpuff girls world here, get real please.
XDHx86 said:
Do you have unlocked bootloader?
Do you have custom recovery?
Can you boot the device to fastboot or recovery?
Did you try using flashing tools to flash a ROM?
Do you have root permission, adb or you have OEM unlock enabled?
Lastly, Is your phone in bootloop or is soft/hard bricked?
To ask for help you need to provide necessary information first.
No one can just look at this
And say, hmm I know exactly what he needs. Here I am the miracle maker the problem solver comiiing~~
We aren't in the powerpuff girls world here, please be realistic.
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My phone is soft bricked. My bootloader is unlocked and there is a custom recovery which is blu spark. Also I do have root permission. Seems like my os is completely wiped, so my phone is stated as " " . When I try to install through recovery, it states that the zip file is for oneplus 3 and that my device is " ".
Have you tried solving your softbrick?
Try this:
Back up your data.
Flash the original TWRP.
Flash your desired ROM.
Make sure that the ROM you're trying to flash is meant for your device.
Don't forget the necessary drivers, fastboot tools, and cleaning dalvik cache once you're done.
Also flashing a ROM means losing root access, you may want to flash magisk again.
XDHx86 said:
Have you tried solving your softbrick?
Try this:
Back up your data.
Flash the original TWRP.
Flash your desired ROM.
Make sure that the ROM you're trying to flash is meant for your device.
Don't forget the necessary drivers, fastboot tools, and cleaning dalvik cache once you're done.
Also flashing a ROM means losing root access, you may want to flash magisk again.
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Thanks for the help. I was able to fix the problem. Right now I am updating to the latest android version of oneplus 3.
Hitman00770 said:
Thanks for the help. I was able to fix the problem. Right now I am updating to the latest android version of oneplus 3.
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Happy to help.