Hello world!
This is my first ROM ever, so please take it easy on me.
Things to note:
1. I am NOT REPONSIBLE for ANY damage this may cause to you, your device, or your self esteem.
2. Please, PLEASE, PLEASE backup your phone before flashing this.
3. DO NOT flash this over 4.2. This is only to reset your phone or to try out some cool features.
Now that the standard stuff is out of the way, I present to you all,
Noob ROM
I am a complete Noob at this, so I will be working on it little by little. Right now it is flashable, and is deodexed/zipaligned with root and busybox installed. Please let me know what you guys think.
Obviously, this is running the latest kitkat update and is only flashable via a custom recovery. Make sure your custom recovery supports 4.4!!
I have a full time job, so I will be doing this during nights and weekends. If you want any new features, let me know and I will do my best to add them.
If you would like to fund my research, you may donate to me here.
Thanks in advanced for any donations, although they are not required in any way. I will continue to work on this no matter what!
Reserving for future use.
Thanks, quick questions
Can flash over my current stock, and is this for unlocked or locked bootloaders?
I have the VZW Moto X but I'm glad someone is giving the Sprint version some love.
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jtheking said:
Thanks, quick questions
Can flash over my current stock, and is this for unlocked or locked bootloaders?
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Yes, you can flash over stock but only IF you are running 4.4. DO NOT, under any circumstances, flash this over 4.2. It will fail. Also, it is recommended to wipe your /data partition to avoid any errors.
This is only for unlocked bootloader, as you need a custom recovery to flash it.
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Hello, i picked up the s4 yesterday from verizon. Well, stupid me, i updated it right when i got it not knowing that i would not be able to root.
Anyways, i know alot of developers are trying to find a bypass/etc.
Here are the questions i have!
Once they find a bypass and i can root, can i use this recovery?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2281367
If i flash cm10, once i root of course will i have to flash a kernal? If its not required i may want to, And would i flash it before or after i install cm10?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2305263
Kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2319243
Do you think the developers will be able to unlock the stupid bootloader?
And how many numbers on the flash counter will it take to come up with a triangle?
Thank you so much, sorry for all the questions!
Note-i am no noob with flashing/roms etc, i had a droid x2 and flashed every rom out there, samsung is a whole lot different with different kernels, the flash counter, etc!
Galaxys4bean said:
Hello, i picked up the s4 yesterday from verizon. Well, stupid me, i updated it right when i got it not knowing that i would not be able to root.
Anyways, i know alot of developers are trying to find a bypass/etc.
Here are the questions i have!
Once they find a bypass and i can root, can i use this recovery?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2281367
If i flash cm10, once i root of course will i have to flash a kernal? If its not required i may want to, And would i flash it before or after i install cm10?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2305263
Kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2319243
Do you think the developers will be able to unlock the stupid bootloader?
And how many numbers on the flash counter will it take to come up with a triangle?
Thank you so much, sorry for all the questions!
Note-i am no noob with flashing/roms etc, i had a droid x2 and flashed every rom out there, samsung is a whole lot different with different kernels, the flash counter, etc!
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U would be able to use any kernel just as long its for the s4 and for the rom u choose, I have tried just about all of them but always went back to the stock kernel for battery life. I've always flashed the kernel after the rom. As far as recovery I prefer twrp but when I used any aokp or aosp I used cwm. Really shouldn't make much difference. Hope I've helped u some.
Thanks
prboricua15 said:
U would be able to use any kernel just as long its for the s4 and for the rom u choose, I have tried just about all of them but always went back to the stock kernel for battery life. I've always flashed the kernel after the rom. As far as recovery I prefer twrp but when I used any aokp or aosp I used cwm. Really shouldn't make much difference. Hope I've helped u some.
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You did, thanks alot, im starting to learn, do you know if they have a bypass yet to root when you installed the newest ota update?
Galaxys4bean said:
You did, thanks alot, im starting to learn, do you know if they have a bypass yet to root when you installed the newest ota update?
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Nothing yet, I updated my new 32 gig s4 without knowing, once I found out I called Verizon and told them I was having data issues and they send me out another which will be activated and then pulling sim, rooting, and flashing. Hopefully they all haven't been updated.
Sorry I realize how stupid this is going to sound but I thought it was worth a shot asking Anyway. So there is a prerooted stock rom for ND7 which is custom recovery flashable and doesn't touch the bootloader (if im not mistaken). so for those who took the OTA update clearly they have no way to flash a custom recovery do to the locked bootloader and I understand that. But what if I convert the prerooted rom into an odin flashable tar? Any chance I could be onto something or my setting myself up for a brick from hell!!!
a little more info
As ive surpassed 100 views and no response I thought perhaps I'd elabrate a little for people to know exactly what I'm talking about.
I want to make it clear my goal is not to unlock the bootloader, right now I just want root I'm not a master dev and I'm not going to go try to do something i'm incapable of, the reason I'm posting this question is because if there is a dev that would know if this was a good idea or definitely a brick, and/or if there is a soul braver then me to test my theory.
Anyway all that out of the way I think everyone is aware that the ND7 update locked the bootloader. I think they are also aware that towlroot, saferoot, kingo, or vroot all will not work. cf-autoroot will also fail. flashing a recovery is impossible with the locked bootloader.
So here is what my idea is.
In the past I have been able to flash stock roms with Odin so long as they are the same Rom, same version ect.
N3BULA Team made a Pre-Rooted stock ND7 Rom made for people who have not yet updated to nd7. This rom is made for Philz or CWM it is a zip and it is not a tar, and I belive this rom doesn't touch your bootloader though I could of course be wrong.
This is a link to the rom thread I refer to. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2765021
rwilco12 Made a very thorough tutorial about how to make an Odin Flashable rom using a linux machine, and I have no issues using linux.
this is the link to the tutorial I am refering too
http://www.rwilco12.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=92
So now my point is if use rwilco12's tutorial to convert n3bula's Pre-Rooted rom into a odin flahable tar and flash it on the 1605 that already has ND7 on it...any chance it will be the root solution everyone is trying to achieve...or is it certain death...If anyone can help please do...I'm not doing this to get any credit..if I ever upload my converted tar all credit would go to team n3bula for making the rom...but all i want is some sort of way to get root on ND7 that's all!!!
majicmazo said:
As ive surpassed 100 views and no response I thought perhaps I'd elabrate a little for people to know exactly what I'm talking about.
I want to make it clear my goal is not to unlock the bootloader, right now I just want root I'm not a master dev and I'm not going to go try to do something i'm incapable of, the reason I'm posting this question is because if there is a dev that would know if this was a good idea or definitely a brick, and/or if there is a soul braver then me to test my theory.
Anyway all that out of the way I think everyone is aware that the ND7 update locked the bootloader. I think they are also aware that towlroot, saferoot, kingo, or vroot all will not work. cf-autoroot will also fail. flashing a recovery is impossible with the locked bootloader.
So here is what my idea is.
In the past I have been able to flash stock roms with Odin so long as they are the same Rom, same version ect.
N3BULA Team made a Pre-Rooted stock ND7 Rom made for people who have not yet updated to nd7. This rom is made for Philz or CWM it is a zip and it is not a tar, and I belive this rom doesn't touch your bootloader though I could of course be wrong.
This is a link to the rom thread I refer to. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2765021
rwilco12 Made a very thorough tutorial about how to make an Odin Flashable rom using a linux machine, and I have no issues using linux.
this is the link to the tutorial I am refering too
http://www.rwilco12.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=92
So now my point is if use rwilco12's tutorial to convert n3bula's Pre-Rooted rom into a odin flahable tar and flash it on the 1605 that already has ND7 on it...any chance it will be the root solution everyone is trying to achieve...or is it certain death...If anyone can help please do...I'm not doing this to get any credit..if I ever upload my converted tar all credit would go to team n3bula for making the rom...but all i want is some sort of way to get root on ND7 that's all!!!
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Well I can tell you our build does not touch the bootloader but what you are trying to accomplish I do not think is possible. Sad to say, I think this would result in a bad brick..not sure it would be none fixable but why risk it?
I might ask around and follow up with but I do not think that is possible..
lacoursiere18 said:
Well I can tell you our build does not touch the bootloader but what you are trying to accomplish I do not think is possible. Sad to say, I think this would result in a bad brick..not sure it would be none fixable but why risk it?
I might ask around and follow up with but I do not think that is possible..
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Lol I don't want to just risk it that's why I made this thread I was hoping someone with more knowledge then myself could tell me if this would brick or not before I attempt anything...I just want a way to root this phone :cyclops: I do appreciate your response though and if you do find more info please let me know asap
I JUST ROOTED MY Galaxy Note 2 (SCH-i605) after 4.4.2 update
I used this ghetto root other ghetto roots didn't work but this one did
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...t-adb-ghettoroot-v0-1-towelroot-port-t2864125
claytoncx12 said:
I used this ghetto root other ghetto roots didn't work but this one did
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...t-adb-ghettoroot-v0-1-towelroot-port-t2864125
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Thanks!!! I will try it soon!!! I'm pleased with the feedback on the thread, this wasn't for my phone but for a friend of mine so I'm going to get ahold of him and try this out!!! I'm so happy the devs didn't give up and finally got this thing rooted
Hello all!
Sorry, I know this is probably a stupid question, but after reading a few threads, I can't figure out if I can flash custom roms, since I'm running MK2. I know that I can't flash a custom recovery since I'm not running MDK, but past that I'm unsure.
I get the general feeling that I should be able to use Odin to flash a custom rom to my phone, but I'm not sure if that's right, and I don't wanna risk bricking.
I've done plenty of rooting and flashing with my old LG Ally, Pantech Breakout, and HTC Thunderbolt, so I'm sure I can figure out the process if it's possible, but I'd feel a lot better if someone could give me a specific "Yes it's possible" or "Sorry dude, no dice".
Thanks in advance!
drewsephvladmir said:
Hello all!
Sorry, I know this is probably a stupid question, but after reading a few threads, I can't figure out if I can flash custom roms, since I'm running MK2. I know that I can't flash a custom recovery since I'm not running MDK, but past that I'm unsure.
I get the general feeling that I should be able to use Odin to flash a custom rom to my phone, but I'm not sure if that's right, and I don't wanna risk bricking.
I've done plenty of rooting and flashing with my old LG Ally, Pantech Breakout, and HTC Thunderbolt, so I'm sure I can figure out the process if it's possible, but I'd feel a lot better if someone could give me a specific "Yes it's possible" or "Sorry dude, no dice".
Thanks in advance!
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You can root & use safe strap recovery. There's a list of roms that work with safestrap. No AOSP roms & no custom kernels except what comes with the rom.
Hey guys,
First of i'm not sure if this is a appropriate thread to ask this, if not i'm sorry and will move/remove it.
Anyways it's been awhile since i've been in the android scene and xda in general, had an iphone for about a year or two and just recently got my Z2:victory: so i'm back but things changed a little and i need a little info if anyone can help,
Basically i'm looking to flash [Xperia Z2] DooMKernel v09 kernel but i read it requires an unlocked bootloader... so basically i need to know if my bootloaders unlocked now that i flashed recovery (check signature) (Does flashing recovery unlock a bootloader?) and can i just flash the zip?
or do i need to still unlock my bootloader even though i have dual recovery and then flash the kernel?
Your bootloader is still locked, what you did is you installed recovery for locked bootloader.
Do not try to flash custom kernel on locked bootloader, you'll soft brick your phone.
What you need in order to flash custom kernel is to unlock bootloader, but firstly you need to back up your TA keys ( click here )
For more info click HERE (about unlocking)
Proceed carefully!
Regards!
hey thanks for the info, that' clears up everything, I did already backup my TA partition so I guess all I need to do is unlock bootloader then flash the kernel! quick question have you flashed your kernel? I know I read the info an features of it but is there any upside to it on a z2? my device is pretty fast an stable as is, just looking for a reason to flash mine, any further advice you can give me? is it worth it?
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hey thanks for the info, that' clears up everything, I did already backup my TA partition so I guess all I need to do is unlock bootloader then flash the kernel! quick question have you flashed your kernel? I know I read the info an features of it but is there any upside to it on a z2? my device is pretty fast an stable as is, just looking for a reason to flash mine, any further advice you can give me? is it worth it?
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Well to be honest, I haven't, I didn't find any reason to do so, the stock is doing good for me at the moment.
As for the side affects, or as you say upside downs, there is no any, not at least that I'm aware of, but as far as I saw it's not compatible with every rom, only with stock as with stock based ones, I mean developer does not guarantee for it's stability if it's being used along with any other rom. I have rooted and flashed recoveries only to use existenz rom. I heard for Doomlord's kernel, that it has "fix" for a video recorder mic, you can control it's sensitivity and it's far more battery friendly.
Ah I see! thanks, think I'll stick with the stock kernel for the time being, I don't have any complaints at the moment with it but if I ever do decide to switch to the doom kernel atleast I know what to do first, I've got one last question though sorry, do I need to unlock my bootloader to flash a custom rom? I don't think I do, I'm pretty sure I don't, but just want to make sure, used to have only low end droid devices back in the day when I used to be here, didn't have things like dual recoveries etc so yeah I'm kind of reading an learning as I'm going along, pretty awesome device though sleek and powerful I've only been doing minor adjustments to the stock rom using xposed modules, haven't used a custom rom as yet but I will soon...
Zeyn Karim said:
Ah I see! thanks, think I'll stick with the stock kernel for the time being, I don't have any complaints at the moment with it but if I ever do decide to switch to the doom kernel atleast I know what to do first, I've got one last question though sorry, do I need to unlock my bootloader to flash a custom rom? I don't think I do, I'm pretty sure I don't, but just want to make sure, used to have only low end droid devices back in the day when I used to be here, didn't have things like dual recoveries etc so yeah I'm kind of reading an learning as I'm going along, pretty awesome device though sleek and powerful I've only been doing minor adjustments to the stock rom using xposed modules, haven't used a custom rom as yet but I will soon...
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Well, yes and no, LB means its for locked bootloaders and UB means for unlocked bootloaders, search for those to two words when you find the rom which you can flash.
Some roms require unlocking, some do not. All stock based roms usually dont require, but as I told you, it will be stated in Rom's thread name or in OP.
Regards!
Ah! I'll be sure to look out for those, thanks for the valuable info, think that's all I needed to find out. I should be ok from here on out
For the simple of heart who don't need the diversity of a custom ROM, but moreso hate the pain of re-rooting after OTA installation. Not intended to host this thread so much as I am here to inspire it...
I updated with flash fire. It worked perfectly. I am on stock rooted. went from 7.0 to 7.1.1.
pickupman66 said:
I updated with flash fire. It worked perfectly. I am on stock rooted. went from 7.0 to 7.1.1.
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Can you please explain how to do this? I'm on 7.0, and wanna go to 7.1.1 also
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Taken from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/nougat-7-1-1-roll-begins-t3513139/page8
1. Download the factory image from here.
https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aos...y-ef607244.zip
2. Select the firmware option on FlashFire.
3. Select ONLY system, vendor and boot images. ***DO NOT SELECT BOOTLOADER OR RADIO***
4. Select Flash.
5. Wait for some time.
6. Might bootloop a couple of times. Do not panic.
7. ENJOY!!!
Techstro said:
For the simple of heart who don't need the diversity of a custom ROM, but moreso hate to pain of re-rooting after OTA installation. Not intended to host this thread so much as I am here to inspire it...
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Seriously! Not to be rude, but if flashing a zip is that painful for you, perhaps you're in the wrong place.
Sincere apologies...
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Seriously! Not to be rude, but if flashing a zip is that painful for you, perhaps you're in the wrong place.
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Please forgive me sir. I love custom ROM's, I'm just in a phase right now and I figured that what helps me may help someone else. I don't understand how I offended you though sir. Is it because this thread is a waste of space or that it has no business on XDA? I need clarification in order to understand my error. My only clue is that you said flashing a zip, which leaves me feeling misunderstood... I have been flashing zips since the original HTC Desire which was on 2.1 donut before it's final OTA of eclair. Rooted, S-Off'd, flashed all kinds of mods and ROMS, even had a buggy ICS running on it for a while.
HTC Amaze, how hard was it to S-Off that? The wire trick? Had xPosed, custom boot animation, etc. Then there was Alcatel, had 2 that I rooted, the venture and the evolve2, same as above custom everything.
I'm on my Nexus 6P now, as long as we're getting updates OTA I want to remain stock for a change, at least till the updates stop coming. Maybe it's cuz I said there is pain in re-rooting... it's not just the process of re-rooting, it's everything that is undone and uninstalled when you update with a stock zip, and wiping data is a big step for those in my sort of position so flashing "some" custom ROM's is an un-worthy sacrifice at this phase.
If need be I will edit or delete my original post you quoted. I hope I did manage to bring into focus to some degree at some part of cause for the confusion emoji. Any ideas are welcome and thank you for your analytical input.
pickupman66 said:
I updated with flash fire. It worked perfectly. I am on stock rooted. went from 7.0 to 7.1.1.
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A perfect example. I have flash fiire but never used it, I read somewhere that it doesn't work as one would expect. That it does not preserve root against OTA, and that there truly is no solution available as if it were not possible. I take your word for it though. I personally am not ready to try it yet, just to provide resources for those who are and to be well educated when I am ready.
I'm still waiting for xPosed for the new architecture, I don't want to update just to find out it's available for 7.0 and not 7.1.1 however unlikely that may be. I know I can always back up, but I'd have to do so regularly to keep it up to date which can't be done once you've upgraded and it may be months before the framework is available if it can be done which I hear it has...
Too many variables, I'm on stand-by, ready to pay and grateful for my memories and the devs responsible for them...