Hey, sorry if this is already answered somewhere else, I have not been able to find an answer. I have a rooted Verizon Galaxy S4 with MJ7. Root seems to work fine. The problem is when I try to install CWM from Rom Manger it says it installs, but when I reboot into recovery it gets an error and default to the system recovery. If I try to install TWRM it bricks the phone and I have to reflash MJ7 from ODIN to get it back then have to reroot. Any thoughts on what I can do to get a custom recovery installed so I can load some custom ROMs?
Locked bootloader. Can't install a recovery on anything but MDK. There is safestrap if ur want that. Look in the developer section
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jwendt79 said:
Locked bootloader. Can't install a recovery on anything but MDK. There is safestrap if ur want that. Look in the developer section
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Safestrap is the only recovery for our locked bootloader at this time.
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Hey, sorry if this is already answered somewhere else, I have not been able to find an answer. I have a rooted Verizon Galaxy S4 with MJ7. Root seems to work fine. The problem is when I try to install CWM from Rom Manger it says it installs, but when I reboot into recovery it gets an error and default to the system recovery. If I try to install TWRM it bricks the phone and I have to reflash MJ7 from ODIN to get it back then have to reroot. Any thoughts on what I can do to get a custom recovery installed so I can load some custom ROMs?
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You need to read the stickie in the general forum before u brick your phone
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Hello I bought a rooted note 2 and when I go to flash a new rom it always fails. Do I need to unroot go srock and re root?
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phatchef1 said:
Hello I bought a rooted note 2 and when I go to flash a new rom it always fails. Do I need to unroot go srock and re root?
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Rooting doesn't give you the ability to flash ROMs, you have to have the bootloader unlocked and have a custom recovery such as twrp or cwm.
Thought you needed it unlocked to have a rom on it to start with. It has the cleanrom se1.5 on it now
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phatchef1 said:
Thought you needed it unlocked to have a rom on it to start with. It has the cleanrom se1.5 on it now
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Ok, you didn't say that you only said it was rooted.
What steps are you taking to flash a new ROM?
You said it fails, what's the failure?
Have you tried going into recovery mode? Turn off your phone, press and hold volume up+home button+and power button till u reach the boot animation then release the buttons. You will either be in cwm or twrp. If you reached this step, then you can flash a rom that is built for your specific note 2 version. From the recovery menus you can follow the necessary steps to install. Let us know what you see.
Ps make sure you do a back up just incase
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I can get into recovery mode just when I go to install new rom it fails
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What recovery are you running?
phatchef1 said:
I can get into recovery mode just when I go to install new rom it fails
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What error message are you getting and what steps are you taking. Also what recovery are you using?
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update your recovery...most likely your on the original twrp that came with adams first unlock method.
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update your recovery...most likely your on the original twrp that came with adams first unlock method.
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To do this get GooManager from the Play Store, and follow the directions in the description. I believe you press menu and then install a script.
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Hello I bought a rooted note 2 and when I go to flash a new rom it always fails. Do I need to unroot go srock and re root?
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I'd clean the phone up and return it to stock. Start from there.
Also, are you using a custom recovery like twrp or cwm? also, is your BL unlocked?
More info is needed to assist you further, broseph.
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update your recovery...most likely your on the original twrp that came with adams first unlock method.
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This is most likely your problem.
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This is most likely your problem.
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I didn't update twrp until last week. Prior to that I flashed carbon, rootbox, liquid, beans, eclipse, jedi, and cleanrom.
ok im running clean rom 1.5 and for recovery i have twrp. how do i update the recovery?
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To do this get GooManager from the Play Store, and follow the directions in the description. I believe you press menu and then install a script.
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I'll bump this for you
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ok i updated the twrp. wiped the cache and factory reset and then went to flash a rom and it says FAILED e:sigature verification failed and the next lineerror flashing zip
what did i do wrong? i flashed roms on my old s3 that was rooted this phone just doesnt want to flash roms over
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ok i updated the twrp. wiped the cache and factory reset and then went to flash a rom and it says FAILED e:sigature verification failed and the next lineerror flashing zip
what did i do wrong? i flashed roms on my old s3 that was rooted this phone just doesnt want to flash roms over
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Did you check the md5 and what ROM are you flashing?
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how does a person check the md5 and i have tried the beans11 and jedi10 and both have errors and fail
There is an option in TWRP that makes it look for an MD5 match... but unless you have the MD5 accessible to TWRP it will fail and not install.
Make sure the option is not checked when you go to flash.
To manually check the MD5 yourself to verify your downloads... you need an app on your PC that has the ability. Google will point you right.
Then to check the MD5, you have the app analyze the file and compare it to the MD5 provided in the ROM thread.
thanks unchecked the md5 stuff and it works thanks
So my friend rooted his s4 he cant remember how then got the tarp app from the play store to install tarp not goomanager and then when he booted to recovery its said could not boot normally and went into download mode. We tried goomanager but now no matter what you try to boot it says the same thing. I tried flashing the stock firmware on it but it failed in Odin. Any ideas?
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You never mentioned what firmware your friend is on. But I'm guessing it's me7. Flash the me7 firmware in Odin. Then don't try to put a recovery on the phone. You can't or you'll end up where you are now. Then have your friend read a lot before he tried custom roms.
well that's what I as trying to do was flash the stock I don't know what he was on. It failed right after aboot.mbn
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I tried to flash MDC
Maybe try the other one? Do you have a link for that?
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And don't I need to put a recovery on the phone TO put on a custom ROM? How do you put them on I thought you just flashed the zip/tar
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I'll try me7
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And don't I need to put a recovery on the phone TO put on a custom ROM? How do you put them on I thought you just flashed the zip/tar
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It failed on aboot because he has an me7 phone and your trying to flash the mdk firmware which yoh cant do. Grab the me7 image from the dev section and flash that. You cant install a custom recovery on me7. Youre only options for romming are rooting then installing safestrap. So you and your friend got a bit of reading to do.
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It failed on aboot because he has an me7 phone and your trying to flash the mdk firmware which yoh cant do. Grab the me7 image from the dev section and flash that. You cant install a custom recovery on me7. Youre only options for romming are rooting then installing safestrap. So you and your friend got a bit of reading to do.
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Thanks for the help me7 worked I'll look into safestrap
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I was messing around and had a soft brick so I odin'd back to stock rom and got everything running and got root up and running. No matter how I do it I can NOT get a custom recovery to install. I tried Goo Manager which never actually downloads the file. I found the .tar file to install manually via Odin and it says it fails. I even tried clockwork mod to install clockwork recovery and it just boots me to the stock recovery. Anyone have any ideas on how I can fix this?
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I was messing around and had a soft brick so I odin'd back to stock rom and got everything running and got root up and running. No matter how I do it I can NOT get a custom recovery to install. I tried Goo Manager which never actually downloads the file. I found the .tar file to install manually via Odin and it says it fails. I even tried clockwork mod to install clockwork recovery and it just boots me to the stock recovery. Anyone have any ideas on how I can fix this?
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What is your build base? Mdk?
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What is your build base? Mdk?
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Yes, MDK.
any ideas?
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any ideas?
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I don't know mdk stuff but did u do the loki thing?
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decaturbob said:
I don't know mdk stuff but did u do the loki thing?
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Not sure what you mean by "loki thing" but this is the guide I followed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2290798
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Not sure what you mean by "loki thing" but this is the guide I followed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2290798
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2337590
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2337590
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Yeah it basically says once you have root access you can use Goo Manger or Clockwork Mod to install the pre Loki'd recovery. Neither one of those 2 work though it just says it does and then takes me back to the stock recovery.
JAYNO20 said:
Yeah it basically says once you have root access you can use Goo Manger or Clockwork Mod to install the pre Loki'd recovery. Neither one of those 2 work though it just says it does and then takes me back to the stock recovery.
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did you review this video that is posted in the link to see where it went wrong?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B36ZTUF8aoY
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did you review this video that is posted in the link to see where it went wrong?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B36ZTUF8aoY
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Yeah I did all the steps up until the actual recovery isn't installed. Goo Manger won't download anything at all but Clockwork Mod does and it says my recovery is set at either clockwork or twrp (which ever I pick) but when I boot into recovery its still just the stock one...
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Yeah I did all the steps up until the actual recovery isn't installed. Goo Manger won't download anything at all but Clockwork Mod does and it says my recovery is set at either clockwork or twrp (which ever I pick) but when I boot into recovery its still just the stock one...
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Install the all in one root and recovery tool for mdk...since you are already rooted you can skip that step...select the prep for recovery option...it will clean up and get rid of things that interfere with custom recovery and then select install either oudhs or twrp...these will allow you to flash updated cwm/twrp versions which I recommend to ensure proper flashing of newer roms...once one of these is installed you can always use rom manager or goo manager or the others to update...but I believe the prep for recovery step is crucial in having a functional custom recovery
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Install the all in one root and recovery tool for mdk...since you are already rooted you can skip that step...select the prep for recovery option...it will clean up and get rid of things that interfere with custom recovery and then select install either oudhs or twrp...these will allow you to flash updated cwm/twrp versions which I recommend to ensure proper flashing of newer roms...once one of these is installed you can always use rom manager or goo manager or the others to update...but I believe the prep for recovery step is crucial in having a functional custom recovery
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I agree. Where can I find the all in one root and recovery tool for MDK?
Why dont you try to look for custom recovery thats suits your device manually and flash it using recovery tool app. You can get it in playstore
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301720
This is a PC utility not an app so you will need PC if you didn't already know that
jamesd1085 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301720
This is a PC utility not an app so you will need PC if you didn't already know that
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Great! That did it. Thanks! :good:
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Great! That did it. Thanks! :good:
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No prob!
sure, i rely too much on pc before until i found out it can be done using app and even terminal emulator
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harrymason37 said:
sure, i rely too much on pc before until i found out it can be done using app and even terminal emulator
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Our devices are quirky... Some will do just fine just randomly flashing recovery...others just won't behave without going through the prep for recovery step...I know I flashed stock with Odin once before rooted again and had the same problems getting custom recovery setup...used the same steps to fix it then too...I would recommend these for anyone having issues with recovery install
Ok. So sorry for being rude
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Ok. So sorry for being rude
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It's cool...I didn't actually catch any rudeness from that
Breakdown:
Was rooted with twrp recover running jellywizmj9
Accidently installed ota 4.3 firmware and got stuck in a bootloop
I managed somehow to the other day to install the stock rom that was rooted but then attempted to unlock the bootloader so I could reinstall trwp and custom roms again. This is were things fell apart.
Prior to trying to unlock the bootloader I had the following on the phone (trying to recall exactly from memory) Android version 4.1.1 and baseband vraljb
Using odn3 v3.07
I have flashed the pit file successfully
I have flashed root66_vzw_stock_system.tar.md5 successfully
---- still locked on boot screen
VRALJB fails in sboot.in
And WAMC3 says its unsupported version
In my oden mode the screen says:
Product name: sch-i605
Custom binary downloads: no
Current binary: Samsung official
System status: custom
Know warranty void: 0
RP swrev: A2
I have tried removing the sim card and sd card resetting phone I think I tried it all.
Right now I will settle for a functioning phone. Rooted or unrooted, bootloader or not. I just want my phone functioning again.
ok here is a solution that i found on xda. since i downloaded 4.3 i screwed myself until someone comes up with an unlocker for bootloader. I had to install vzwemj9. the phone is now working and is rooted still.
With this being said with the phone being rooted is there any way outside of the bootloader to install custom roms?
d73jester said:
ok here is a solution that i found on xda. since i downloaded 4.3 i screwed myself until someone comes up with an unlocker for bootloader. I had to install vzwemj9. the phone is now working and is rooted still.
With this being said with the phone being rooted is there any way outside of the bootloader to install custom roms?
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If you used ODIN to restore to stock 4.3 MJ9, then I'm confused how you're still rooted. Did you root it with saferoot?
If it's rooted, you should be able to flash custom ROM's with safestrap. Check it this thread on Safestrap..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51616723
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mattnmag said:
If you used ODIN to restore to stock 4.3 MJ9, then I'm confused how you're still rooted. Did you root it with saferoot?
If it's rooted, you should be able to flash custom ROM's with safestrap. Check it this thread on Safestrap..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51616723
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the only way that i can tell that i am rooted is that super user is installed. ok after further investigation the program is there but there is no SU binary installed. it says i manually need to reroot. can i use safestrap for that?
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the only way that i can tell that i am rooted is that super user is installed. ok after further investigation the program is there but there is no SU binary installed. it says i manually need to reroot. can i use safestrap for that?
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Yep. You should be able to root 4.3 MJ9 with saferoot. Here's the link to saferoot-- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48392009. If you have data and apps leftover from before you restored, it sounds like everything might not have got wiped with the factory restore. Did you use Droidstyle's guide to restore? You might see if a factory reset from within the settings of the stock ROM would wipe everything.... and you could also try to do another Odin restore.
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Yep. You should be able to root 4.3 MJ9 with saferoot. Here's the link to saferoot-- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48392009. If you have data and apps leftover from before you restored, it sounds like everything might not have got wiped with the factory restore. Did you use Droidstyle's guide to restore? You might see if a factory reset from within the settings of the stock ROM would wipe everything.... and you could also try to do another Odin restore.
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I tried using saferoot to root my note 2 but i got a failed message
"Your kernel is patched!
This device is not supported."
looking at my phone i am running
3.0.31
[email protected] #1
Thur April 10 12:46:30 KST 2014
how can i downgrade my kernel so that i can root my phone?
d73jester said:
I tried using saferoot to root my note 2 but i got a failed message
"Your kernel is patched!
This device is not supported."
looking at my phone i am running
3.0.31
[email protected] #1
Thur April 10 12:46:30 KST 2014
how can i downgrade my kernel so that i can root my phone?
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It sounds like you took the OTA update to the recent 4.3 VRUAND3 build, which doesn't work with saferoot. Others have had success using ODIN to revert back to 4.3 VRUEMJ9. You can use Droidstyle's guide to restore back to factory stock MJ9.... from there, you should be able to use saferoot on MJ9 to get root access.
This thread discusses the issue I am talking about.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52764286&highlight=sdm#post52764286
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It sounds like you took the OTA update to the recent 4.3 VRUAND3 build, which doesn't work with saferoot. Others have had success using ODIN to revert back to 4.3 VRUEMJ9. You can use Droidstyle's guide to restore back to factory stock MJ9.... from there, you should be able to use saferoot on MJ9 to get root access.
This thread discusses the issue I am talking about.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52764286&highlight=sdm#post52764286
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Thanks,
I will try it this afternoon.... I miss my Root and custom roms.
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Thanks,
I will try it this afternoon.... I miss my Root and custom roms.
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it wirked i have saferoot and superSU installed on my phone. Stupid Verizon locking there bootloader.
Glad to hear that you were able to get it restored back to MJ9 and get it rooted again. :thumbup:
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Hey guys, I recently got a replacement device from best buy because my old ones screen broke. I successfully rooted the new device using the towelroot method. I just tried to install the loki recovery via goomanager and when I rebooted it just boots into odin mode and says that it "could not do normal boot." I've tried everything I can think of but cant get it to boot. Any help?
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Hey guys, I recently got a replacement device from best buy because my old ones screen broke. I successfully rooted the new device using the towelroot method. I just tried to install the loki recovery via goomanager and when I rebooted it just boots into odin mode and says that it "could not do normal boot." I've tried everything I can think of but cant get it to boot. Any help?
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Have actually research what firmware you have and what recovery can be used. You do know that unless you have mdk...you can't use goomanger or twrp or Cwm right?
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Have actually research what firmware you have and what recovery can be used. You do know that unless you have mdk...you can't use goomanger or twrp or Cwm right?
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How many times do you think this same question has been asked and answered?
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riker147 said:
How many times do you think this same question has been asked and answered?
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Countless times....not even 15 mins of reading anything...
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christianstudebaker said:
Hey guys, I recently got a replacement device from best buy because my old ones screen broke. I successfully rooted the new device using the towelroot method. I just tried to install the loki recovery via goomanager and when I rebooted it just boots into odin mode and says that it "could not do normal boot." I've tried everything I can think of but cant get it to boot. Any help?
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I believe you are going to have to go with SafeStrap 3.72. You don't have an unlocked bootloader but Safestrap isn't bad. You can still install some really good roms
The problem is that I can't boot my phone now. It just boots into Odin mode. When I got my phone originally it wasn't mdk so I didn't have to deal with safestrap. So I didn't know there was other options.
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christianstudebaker said:
The problem is that I can't boot my phone now. It just boots into Odin mode. When I got my phone originally it wasn't mdk so I didn't have to deal with safestrap. So I didn't know there was other options.
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this is a stickie in general forum that all new S4 people should be required to read...I can not imagine how some one ignores a thread when its titled
What you need to know before, during and after modifying your verizon S4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
christianstudebaker said:
The problem is that I can't boot my phone now. It just boots into Odin mode. When I got my phone originally it wasn't mdk so I didn't have to deal with safestrap. So I didn't know there was other options.
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if you can get into download mode and have Odin, flash a full wipe or a no wipe tar and start over.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172