Hello everyone,
Im going to install a custom rom on an s4 mini of a friend of mine, it's a european s4 mini gt-I9195 and i've seen several videos regarding the whole process, (bootloader unlocking, installing recovery, flashing rom) but i cant figure out how i unlock the bootloader and if its even locked, cause i cant actually find a tutorial about it and the only ones i find are tutorials to unlock bootloader cause their phones have unlocked bootloaders due to american carriers. Can someone help me?
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I am interested also in this topic, my i9195 cant boot with LOS 14.1, stock rom flash and run flawlessly and i wondering about locked bootloader
there is no botloader unlock, just instal recovery then instal custom rom then gapps
alnaloty said:
there is no botloader unlock, just instal recovery then instal custom rom then gapps
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Thanks, but yesterday we tried to install the rom and came to the conclusion we jad to install a program called Odin. I installed it and followed the steps of a youtuber but it wouldnt start at the moment I must've clicked 'start'. Also he had a tar.md5 file but i only had a .tar, i dont know if that makes for the problem but in the description he only included a link from an xda tread which had some attached files links but everytime i clicked on tbem i got to the thread again
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Hello Everyone.
I need some help, I came from a good old HTC Diamond and have that one flashed så manny times as we change underwear
BUT now I can't flash the new Desire with Bootloader 0.80 and stock rom.
Think that I have tried various attempts of ways to get a new rom in the phone.
followed different links to flash the phone here in this forum
and other links to should do the work, WHAT AM I DOING WRONG????
have you used this guide?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=672770
From what I know you do not need to root your phone to flash a stock ROM. If your phone is branded then you need to make a GOLD CARD and flash the stock ROM http://android.modaco.com/content/general-discussion/305672/creating-a-goldcard/
If I'm wrong, please correct me.
The phone is not branded or anythig, maybe I just have problems with loading the files into the phone?
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What ROM are you trying to flash? What method are you using? What errors are you getting?
For example, I flashed mine with RUU_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4. 06.00.02_2_release_126984_signed.exe http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=684259 just by executing the file.
I did the same thing and that is working fine, but now I want to try one of those custom rom, but I am not able to flash the phone?
Have you rooted your phone already?
If yes, you can use this guide to flash a new rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6364280&postcount=2
In the first post you said you were having problems installing a stock ROM. If you want to flash a custom ROM you have to ROOT first.
At least that is what I understood.
Do I get Chinese input if I flash this ROM? Thanks!
I think that I got it wrong, Just brough the phone and now I am starting to know it, but still I dont have a custom ROM in it, But working on that.
The problem that I think I have is to rooted the phone got Step1 right (I think) but when I am trying step2 it cant find the device? (go in recovry mode)
I think that step1 was going well I cant do it again, copyed rootedupdate to SD card and booted in recovery mode used the VOLUP+Power and have access to recoverymode, But now it says that rootedupdate.zip dosnt have a Signature verification fail?
maxermaxer said:
Do I get Chinese input if I flash this ROM? Thanks!
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you need to search the forum and install chinese input after you have rooted
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I think that step1 was going well I cant do it again, copyed rootedupdate to SD card and booted in recovery mode used the VOLUP+Power and have access to recoverymode, But now it says that rootedupdate.zip dosnt have a Signature verification fail?
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That would suggest you are not rooted, have you not rooted your phone first?
Hi all, I have a serious problem, I was following a tutorial to install CM on my ZL. The tutorial was for the Z and ZL, when I get to the part of installing the recovery, download the link and not the Z ZL and install and reboot, the phone did not return to light. Anyone know how I could fix the problem. From already thank you very much, I hope you can help me. And forgive me for my poor English.
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Hi all, I have a serious problem, I was following a tutorial to install CM on my ZL. The tutorial was for the Z and ZL, when I get to the part of installing the recovery, download the link and not the Z ZL and install and reboot, the phone did not return to light. Anyone know how I could fix the problem. From already thank you very much, I hope you can help me. And forgive me for my poor English.
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You need a unlocked bootloader to do custom roms however there are custom roms for locked bootloaders too.
Sorry, but I do not understand what I said apparently what happened is that the Xperia download a recovery and install Z, instead of one of the Xperia ZL. After restarting the phone, the phone did not return to start. Sorry for my English but is very poor.
Anyone know what I should do?
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You need a unlocked bootloader to do custom roms however there are custom roms for locked bootloaders too.
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The problem is not that I can not install because of the bootloader, but that installing the recovery that was not the cell does not start, it is not detected by the FlashBot or the PC.
For AOSP roms like CyanogenMod you need an unlocked bootloader.
Locked bootloader works only for stock kernel based roms.
If your phone is already rooted and BL unlocked, download CyanogenMod http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=odin
Extract the boot.img from that .zip-file and flash it via fastboot.
You'll need fastboot drivers installed to work! (--> http://www37.zippyshare.com/v/40599174/file.html)
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For AOSP roms like CyanogenMod you need an unlocked bootloader.
Locked bootloader works only for stock kernel based roms.
If your phone is already rooted and BL unlocked, download CyanogenMod http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=odin
Extract the boot.img from that .zip-file and flash it via fastboot.
You'll need fastboot drivers installed to work! (--> http://www37.zippyshare.com/v/40599174/file.html)
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Hahaha I still make myself understood, installing a boot.img of "Xperia Z", the phone will not start, is not unbootable android, but the phone does not start. I can not even get into Fastboot mode
Hey Guys,
New of the forum here. For the past few days, I have been trying to install a custom rom on my Xperia S which I bought in Hong Kong about 2 years ago. I also had it updated to JB .96 version.
I read the forums as much as I could and firstly tried to root the phone. I couldn't determine if I had a locked or unlocked bootloader. I used this rooting guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417672
by doomlord
and then I moved on to installing a recovery which was also following doomlords guide :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2308493&highlight=adb+server
After having done this, I wanted to install PureSlim KitKat on my Xperia S which I found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606528&highlight=flash
But once I got into the recovery of CWM and selected to install the zip file, after installation it says that it will reboot device but it doesn't. I tried to manually start the phone but it couldn't start up. I can only get it to go into flashmode and thus I ended up flashing a ftf which I found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2422053
Afterwards, I am back to square one and I repeated the steps to reroot the device and then I installed recovery again and then tried another rom, this time I tried LeopardRom which also resulted in the same problem of not booting.
I also use Galaxy S2 and have custom rom on that but I didn't expect it to be that much different for xperia S. I am willing to follow steps to resolve the issue here.
-Jazi
you cant install that rom because is for unlocked bootloader and you have locked bootloader, you need unlock the bootloader and install a kitkat kernel. When you finish this you can install this rom
Not all of the bootloaders can be unlock. My bootloader can't be unlock so I use a rom that doesn't need unlocked bootloader. The rom is existenz v1.35
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optic-XPERIA said:
you cant install that rom because is for unlocked bootloader and you have locked bootloader, you need unlock the bootloader and install a kitkat kernel. When you finish this you can install this rom
Not all of the bootloaders can be unlock. My bootloader can't be unlock so I use a rom that doesn't need unlocked bootloader. The rom is existenz v1.35
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i have the same problem, i have locked bootloader and i want flash kitkat, can you give me some advise or a link on how to do it? i`ve just bricked my phone twice...
I need to install a custom rom in a bootlooped original Note 2 of a friend of mine... I don't know the basic procedures to unlock the bootloader and flash root and TWRP... could someone please give me an updated link for the procedure (if there's any)? Thanks!
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I need to install a custom rom in a bootlooped original Note 2 of a friend of mine... I don't know the basic procedures to unlock the bootloader and flash root and TWRP... could someone please give me an updated link for the procedure (if there's any)? Thanks!
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Note 2 doesn't come with Locked bootloader, so you are good to go with that.
now, you can start by flashing a TWRP with Odin, while your phone in Download mode, there is a tutorial here.
make sure that the TWRP is exactly for your model number.
after you finish the flash, in recovery you can make a full wipe and flash the ROM and GApps.
for more info, you can use Google :good:
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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