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Hi, I have a HTC & Asus transformer TF101 and was blissfully unaware that other android devices have convoluted and complicated root / flash procedures, till I was handed my wife's ST15i to root.
I managed to unlock the bootloader and downgrade from ICS stock to gb .42 firmware and rooted using doomlord's zergrush. Then loaded CWMRto the phone (now on .42 gb rooted stock).
I am stuck from here as anything else I flash (custom Rom, upgrade to ICS) gets me to a soft boot (stuck at SE boot logo) or lose root and CWMR on ICS ROM. The help guides, tutorials etc on this forum or elsewhere do not even tell the keypress or tool to use for fastboot, CWMR or how to enter boitloader / recovery. I am no noob on android, adb and rooting, but working with this phone has brought me to tears!
Is the boot IMG and kernel necessarily flashed separately from the ROM on Xperia phones?
My aim is to get to a rooted ICS, non miui ROM for my wife. Please help and /or guide me to achieve this. At this rate, I feel like giving away my HTC to the wife and exchange the Xperia for a more user friendly phone.....
Sent from my HTC Incredible S
Okay, so:
The kernel is seperated from the rom. If you have unlocked the bootloader you can flash a kernel. In most kernels, cwm is included, so you flash the kernel and then you can boot up. While booting you press the volume down button again and again, to come to cwm. There you can install a zip file, in which the rom is.
Are you really sure the bootloader is unlocked? Did you do it by testpoint or sonys official method?
To flash a kernel, you need the boot.img. Before you start flashing the kernel, put the downloaded zip file of the rom on your sd card.
Then, and I would do it like this cause with the normal command line by windows it's the same, you open sony flash tool. There you click on the flash, select fastboot mode and on the right side there is select kernel to flash. There you choose the boot.img. Then you have to shut down your phone, and while you are holding volume up key, you connect phone to pc. There will light up the blue led and flash tool will automaticly flash the kernel. READ THE LOG BEFORE YOU PLUG OFF DEVICE!! If the log is ok (there are no errors), you can plug off device and turn it on. While booting, you press volume down again and again. Then you have to follow the tutorial to the rom (what has to be formatted or wiped and how to install the rom itself. Cause after flashing the kernel, you must install the rom or your device won't boot up!
Okay, now we could do an example:
If you want an ics rom, I would take cyanogenmod 9. Here's a guide:
Download the zip file from here.
Then you extract the zip file, so you have one packed zip file and one unpacked. The packed zip file you copy to your sd card.
In the unpacked, there's a boot.img. If it isn't named boot.img rename it, so it's name is "boot", but windows detects as an image file.
You open sony flash tool and click on the flash, select fastboot mode and then choose "select kernel to flash". Choose the boot.img (make sure it is named boot and it is an image. In flashtool the image you choose should be named boot) and shut down phone. Hold volume up key that the blue led shines, and the kernel is flashed after seconds. Now see the log, if there's no error, plug off the device and power on. While powering on you press the volume down button again and again.
Now you are in cwm. There I would do a backup first. When the backup has finished, you make a factory reset and wipe cache partition.
Then select install zip from sd card and choose zip. There you choose the cm9 zip you copied to your sd card. If it finished installing (don't power off device while installing, sometimes you could think it stuck, but normally it won't. Just wait and drink a coffee!) you can reboot device and normally it should work.
YOU DO THAT ON YOUR OWN RISK. FOR ME ON MINI PRO IT WORKED, BUT I CAN'T PROMISE!
Hope it works and keep up! In the end you will hopefully enjoy your rom (maybe cm9)
Greets
Michael
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Michi_optimus_me said:
Okay, so:
The kernel is seperated from the rom. If you have unlocked the bootloader you can flash a kernel. In most kernels, cwm is included, so you flash the kernel and then you can boot up. While booting you press the volume down button again and again, to come to cwm. There you can install a zip file, in which the rom is.
Are you really sure the bootloader is unlocked? Did you do it by testpoint or sonys official method?
To flash a kernel, you need the boot.img. Before you start flashing the kernel, put the downloaded zip file of the rom on your sd card.
Then, and I would do it like this cause with the normal command line by windows it's the same, you open sony flash tool. There you click on the flash, select fastboot mode and on the right side there is select kernel to flash. There you choose the boot.img. Then you have to shut down your phone, and while you are holding volume up key, you connect phone to pc. There will light up the blue led and flash tool will automaticly flash the kernel. READ THE LOG BEFORE YOU PLUG OFF DEVICE!! If the log is ok (there are no errors), you can plug off device and turn it on. While booting, you press volume down again and again. Then you have to follow the tutorial to the rom (what has to be formatted or wiped and how to install the rom itself. Cause after flashing the kernel, you must install the rom or your device won't boot up!
Okay, now we could do an example:
If you want an ics rom, I would take cyanogenmod 9. Here's a guide:
Download the zip file from here.
Then you extract the zip file, so you have one packed zip file and one unpacked. The packed zip file you copy to your sd card.
In the unpacked, there's a boot.img. If it isn't named boot.img rename it, so it's name is "boot", but windows detects as an image file.
You open sony flash tool and click on the flash, select fastboot mode and then choose "select kernel to flash". Choose the boot.img (make sure it is named boot and it is an image. In flashtool the image you choose should be named boot) and shut down phone. Hold volume up key that the blue led shines, and the kernel is flashed after seconds. Now see the log, if there's no error, plug off the device and power on. While powering on you press the volume down button again and again.
Now you are in cwm. There I would do a backup first. When the backup has finished, you make a factory reset and wipe cache partition.
Then select install zip from sd card and choose zip. There you choose the cm9 zip you copied to your sd card. If it finished installing (don't power off device while installing, sometimes you could think it stuck, but normally it won't. Just wait and drink a coffee!) you can reboot device and normally it should work.
YOU DO THAT ON YOUR OWN RISK. FOR ME ON MINI PRO IT WORKED, BUT I CAN'T PROMISE!
Hope it works and keep up! In the end you will hopefully enjoy your rom (maybe cm9)
Greets
Michael
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That won't work if you have no unlocked bootloader! Do this only if you are sure, the bootloader is unlocked!! If it works, it'd be nice if you could tell me!
Michi_optimus_me said:
Okay, so:
The kernel is seperated from the rom. If you have unlocked the bootloader you can flash a kernel. In most kernels, cwm is included, so you flash the kernel and then you can boot up. While booting you press the volume down button again and again, to come to cwm. There you can install a zip file, in which the rom is.
Are you really sure the bootloader is unlocked? Did you do it by testpoint or sonys official method?
To flash a kernel, you need the boot.img. Before you start flashing the kernel, put the downloaded zip file of the rom on your sd card.
Then, and I would do it like this cause with the normal command line by windows it's the same, you open sony flash tool. There you click on the flash, select fastboot mode and on the right side there is select kernel to flash. There you choose the boot.img. Then you have to shut down your phone, and while you are holding volume up key, you connect phone to pc. There will light up the blue led and flash tool will automaticly flash the kernel. READ THE LOG BEFORE YOU PLUG OFF DEVICE!! If the log is ok (there are no errors), you can plug off device and turn it on. While booting, you press volume down again and again. Then you have to follow the tutorial to the rom (what has to be formatted or wiped and how to install the rom itself. Cause after flashing the kernel, you must install the rom or your device won't boot up!
Okay, now we could do an example:
If you want an ics rom, I would take cyanogenmod 9. Here's a guide:
Download the zip file from here.
Then you extract the zip file, so you have one packed zip file and one unpacked. The packed zip file you copy to your sd card.
In the unpacked, there's a boot.img. If it isn't named boot.img rename it, so it's name is "boot", but windows detects as an image file.
You open sony flash tool and click on the flash, select fastboot mode and then choose "select kernel to flash". Choose the boot.img (make sure it is named boot and it is an image. In flashtool the image you choose should be named boot) and shut down phone. Hold volume up key that the blue led shines, and the kernel is flashed after seconds. Now see the log, if there's no error, plug off the device and power on. While powering on you press the volume down button again and again.
Now you are in cwm. There I would do a backup first. When the backup has finished, you make a factory reset and wipe cache partition.
Then select install zip from sd card and choose zip. There you choose the cm9 zip you copied to your sd card. If it finished installing (don't power off device while installing, sometimes you could think it stuck, but normally it won't. Just wait and drink a coffee!) you can reboot device and normally it should work.
YOU DO THAT ON YOUR OWN RISK. FOR ME ON MINI PRO IT WORKED, BUT I CAN'T PROMISE!
Hope it works and keep up! In the end you will hopefully enjoy your rom (maybe cm9)
Greets
Michael
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That won't work if you have no unlocked bootloader! Do this only if you are sure, the bootloader is unlocked!! If it works, it'd be nice if you could tell me!
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Bootloader IS unlocked from SE website. I used the unlocking-relocking toil by quaghi. Wow! So many steps in this phone..... And thanks, CM7/CM9 was also one of my choices, though the wife prefers smulrronic..... Thanks a ton you guys......
Sent from my HTC Incredible S
Tried all methods, flashtool, adb & fastboot commands, and everytime I get to a softbrick/stuck at bootloader.
Facts:
1. Bootloader is unlocked (unlock method SE official). Checked by *#*# SERVICE(7378423) #*#* & got no output.
2. Am able to downgrade to .42 firmware and root that firmware (stock gb).
From that point onwards, when I try to flash a new kernel (boot.IMG), or a custom ICS ROM (smultronic & real ICS 5.2) I end up losing boot, root and end up at bootloop. It's all as clear as mud!
I suppose I have to relinquish this phone to my wife,while I try to find out a way to get a rooted ICS ROM up and running on the Xperia ST15i. Any help from this community will be gratefully accepted.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S
But you can use it with the stock bootloader and gingerbread?
With this your phone boots up?
mihahn said:
But you can use it with the stock bootloader and gingerbread?
With this your phone boots up?
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Tried that too. Does not boot.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S
So the device is bricked up atm?
Can you enter cwm or does it vibrate if you try to turn it on?
Have you tried multiple kernels right now?
Device is ok till I root on .42. Firmware. Thereafter I can't seem to get any custom ROM to boot. After installing CWMR and flashing a custom kernel (x-kernel, krish kernel) & thereafter wipe data, system, cache &dalvik & flash smultronic or clean ICS 1.5 thru aroma, I always seem to end in a bootloop (that too with the gb boot showing Sony Ericsson, not the Sony - Xperia ICS boot). To get back, I have to flashtool the .42 ftf and use the doomlord zergrush exploit to re-obtain root. What am I doing wrong?
Sent from my HTC Incredible S
You should install Android Android 4.0.4. You have to flash it with flashtool.
NEVER UPDATE OVER THE AIR IF YOU HAVE AN UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER!!!
So just flash Android 4.0.4 . Download an android 4 kernel like Extended Stock Kernel from here and download the android 4 rom (4.1.B.0.431) for your xperia mini here. Then you download Real Ics from here.
Then flash the kernel in fastboot mode and without restarting flash the android 4 rom in flashmode.The rom isn't rooted, but you don't need to root, cause cwm is included in the kernel! Then restart. If it restarts you can go on. Shutdown and enter cwm.
There you don't wipe anything!!! Don't format system etc!
You just install the zip from sdcard and after the installation is complete and before you reboot you make a factory reset and wipe dalvik cache...
Then you restart.
Normally it should work!
Greets
Michael
@Michael,
Dankeschön. Will give the way you describe one last try.
Edit....
My wife connected her phone to the laptop and the SEUS updated the phone to stock ICS 4.1xx. Not a big problem I assume, coz I downgraded from that very version.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S
I SOLVED IT!!!! You guys on the Xperia 2011 section are quite unkind to noobs & neophytes. I was wondering... 'After all it is the same Android OS. What can be so difficult in this device?' I did some more research and decided to give it another try:
1. Starting point... ST15i at stock ICS 4.1.B.0.431 firmware with locked boot loader (after a mistaken connection to laptop and SEUS updated to locked boot loader ICS firmware... iI think it is the Sony Smultron WWE equivalent).
2. Ran SE Boot loader Unlocking v1.6 by quangnhut123 (Excellent tool BTW). Got boot loader unlock from SE Official method.
3. While in the same boot loader Locking/Unlocking tool, flashed EXtended Stock Kernel - v2 for 4.1.B.0.431 from fastboot (Blue light, vol up and insert USB?). The kernel is pre-rooted with busybox and has DoomLord's version of CWMR.
4. Viola!!! Root on Stock ICS firmware with CWMR. Here's to you boors who told me that ICS on this phone could not be rooted!!!!
Thanks Michael, you helped me think while every other thread advised outrageous actions and i was quietly led up the garden path (Auf Eis gefurht!!!)
Presently wife prefers stock and wishes only to delete bloat system apps and use hostfiles to block ads.... Hope others find my post helpful to root their devices too....
Sent from my Incredible S
For NewBie'sHii Today Iam Going To Help All New Users Of Grand 2 SM-G7102,SM-G7105.
BasicIf U Want To Install New Custom Roms Or Any Type Of Custom Rom Then Follow The Steps.
●First You Need A Custom Recovery To Install A Custom Rom Or Any Zip Files
●There Are Many Custom Recovery Available For Grand 2 Both Varients(But I Recommend TWRP).
How To Install Custom Recovery ?●First U Need To Download TWRP Recovery
●The Recovery Should Be In Tar Format(Odin Flashable)
●Then U Need To Download Odin Latest Version(I Added The Files Link Below)
●Then Extract Odin.zip In Desktop And Open Extracted Folder From There
●Now U Need To Access Your Phone Into Download Mode,To Access Download Mode U Need To Press(Volume Down+Home Button+Power Button Together)Then U Will See An Android Icon On Your Screen Press Volume Up Button To Continue,Now Connect Ur Device To Your PC Via An USB Cable.
●Ok Now Last Step Is Open Odin As Administrator By Right Click On Your Mouse.
●Now U Will See That Odin Is Opened And There Are Many Options Like AP,CP,Etc
●Now U Need To Select Ap Option And Find Ur Recovery.tar File Where U Placed It Then Click Start To Start The Installation.(Uncheck Auto Reboot Option If U Are On Stock Rom Means 4.4.2 Kitkat,This Will Bypass install-recovery.sh)
●It Will Take Some Seconds To Complete When U See Pass Message Then Look At Your Phone.
●Now Remove Battery And Reinsert The Battery And Press Volume Up+Home Button+Power Button) To Enter Into Recovery Mode.And U Will See That TWRP Is Written In Your Screen.
Congrats You're Successfully Installed Custom Recovery
How To Install Custom Rom Or Patches ?●First Download The Rom.zip File To Your Internel Storage Or Externel Storage Wherever U Want.
●Then In TWRP Recovery
●Select>Wipe Option Then Tick 4 Options
●Data,Cache,Dalvik-Cache,And System
●Now Install Ur Rom.zip File From Ur Specific Storage Where U Placed The Rom.zip File And Wait For Installation Complete(If There Is No Patch Required For The Rom,Then Follow This Instruction Only)
●And If There Is Any Patch Required To Fix Any Bug Of Any Rom That You're Installing Then All U Need To Do This Just Follow Above Step But Before Start U Select 1 Option Add Zip Files (Which Is Came After U Select Any Zip File),And Select Your Patch Zip For Your Rom,Then Start The Installation.
How To Fix BootLoop On Your Current Rom ?●Bootloop Is An Irritating Bug Of Any Device.
What Is Bootloop ?
●Look You're Using A Rom Such As Stock Or Custom Rom.And U've Powered Off Your Devicr Or U've Selected Restart,And Suddenly U're Saw That You're Phone Is Not Booting Or Stuck At Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Logo Or In Boot Animation.And Not Booting Or Not Turning Up The Soft Key Lights.
How To Fix Bootloop ?
●If You've Did'nt Flashed Anything Then Select Wipe Dalvik Cache And Cache,After That Reboot Your Phone And Your Phone Will Start Within Some Minutes.
●If U Flashed Something That Is Not Supported By You're Device And U Dont Know What U've Done And U Saw Bootlooping Then Wipe All Partitions
System
Data
Dalvik-Cache
Cache
Then Reflash Your Rom With Patch(If U Remember How To Do This Then Ok Or Otherwise Follow My Step In This Thread Which I've Written Above.
How To Flash A Rom Without Loosing Any Of Your Personal Data Or Apps ?If U Want To Flash A Custom Rom With All Your Personal Data And Apps Then Stay Chilled You're In Right Place.
●First Of All Go To TWRP Recovery Go To Wipe And Select Only System,Cache,Dalvik-Cache Do Not Wipe Data
●Then Flash Your Favourite Custom Rom With Out Loosing Your Apps And Personal Data. :good:
Anirban Ganguly[email protected] Grand 2 duos,Lte(4G) Hit Thanks●If U Need Any Help Then Feel Free To PM Me At Xda.
●More Guides Are Coming Soon.
●Iam Bit Busy In Development,So When I've Free Time I Will Add More.
DownloadsDownloads Link In 3rd Post.
How To Install Boot.img Or Recovery.img Without A Pc ?●First You Will Need To Download Flashify From Play Store
●Open Flashify And Give It A Root Access
●Then Select Flash Img
●Then locate Your Img File Wherever You Placed It And Select Flash
●It Will Automatically Reboot
Thats It For Now More Guides Are Coming Soon
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DOWNLOADS
●TWRP[ms013g][Grand 2 Duos SM-G7102]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-grand-2/orig-development/recovery-twrp-2-8-6-0-touch-recovery-t3107535
●Odin
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwyPHEL3RNOzRmtlZnA3UmwwZ1U/view?usp=drivesdk
Anirban Ganguly said:
DOWNLOADS
?TWRP[ms013g][Grand 2 Duos SM-G7102]
https://basketbuild.com/devs/aapav01/ms013g/TWRP/3.0.0
?TWRP[ms01lte][Grand 2 LTE SM-G7105]
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8lrh85ps62h2l8l/recovery.tar.md5?dl=0
?Odin
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwyPHEL3RNOzRmtlZnA3UmwwZ1U/view?usp=drivesdk
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Bro Direct links of others work not allowed in xda... better give their thread link...so that no one will report to mod
....
Ok
Please, how do I flash recovery for Samsung Grand 2 without pc?
Billygent said:
Please, how do I flash recovery for Samsung Grand 2 without pc?
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only possible only when a existing custom recovery installed on your device,if u want to flash zip but if u want to flash img file then follow my guide which is written above
This thread is really helpful for new users. Thx for this thread, really helpful.
Sincerely, NYT
I want to flash recovery.img for Samsung g7102 but I've got no pc. Is there a way to do that?
Flashing Recovery.IMG without PC
Billygent said:
I want to flash recovery.img for Samsung g7102 but I've got no pc. Is there a way to do that?
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It is easy and convinient if you're gonna use this method somehow watch out for the bugs because it may cause u to get stuck on recovery booting or download mode (good news is it wont affect with ur memory).
Use flashify, select the downloaded recovery (Extract when needed) and wait for some few minutes to flash the file.
Billygent said:
I want to flash recovery.img for Samsung g7102 but I've got no pc. Is there a way to do that?
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use flashify if you have root
To root without pc,you can use Kingroot
Just got my Le X829 last week and found out the EUI version is 5.8.016S. I've been trying to update to 019S. I've downloaded the file from http://forum.le.com/in/eui_detail.html?euiid=209 , and followed the instruction of but unable to find the SYSTEM UPDATE on my phone menu.
Just wondering what did I do wrong?
Rename the downloaded file to update.zip and put it to the root directory. Then power off the device. When off, keep the Vol up button pressed and then press the Power button to enter recovery. Once you see "RECOVERY" on the screen, release the two buttons. In Recovery, click Start update. The recovery will search for update.zip and will start to change the ROM to 019s.
Good luck!
valy_cta said:
Rename the downloaded file to update.zip and put it to the root directory. Then power off the device. When off, keep the Vol up button pressed and then press the Power button to enter recovery. Once you see "RECOVERY" on the screen, release the two buttons. In Recovery, click Start update. The recovery will search for update.zip and will start to change the ROM to 019s.
Good luck!
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It won't let me install. It said corrupted. Do I have to root it first? how do I do it?
klee905 said:
It won't let me install. It said corrupted. Do I have to root it first? how do I do it?
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Well, you don't have to root to install TWRP. Seems like this will be the way as stock recovery won't do the trick.
Install TWRP and then install the 019s.
When the ROM has finished installation, reboot in recovery and before reboot back to system, allow disable custom recovery. This way you are completely stock and you can receive OTA updates.
Hello guys now you can easily shifted custom rom to stock rom
Finally I found the rmx2151 stock recovery img file
Realme 7 (rmx2151) stock recovery.zip - Ydisk
How to shift custom rom to stock rom:
1. Download zip and extract it.
(Also you need ozip stock rom then go to realmeupdater, select your device and choose which rom version you download)
2. Go to recovery mode (Pitch Black Recovery)
3. Enter Install and choose recovery img file
4. select recovery and swipe right to flash it
5. Click volume down button (-) to enter stock recovery mode
6. Now you can see stock recovery, select your language to enter the recovery mode
7. Now click install from storage and then select your downloaded ozip stock rom file and click ok
8. It takes 5 or 6 minutes to flash
9. After finish flash, a pop up message show then click ok (do not click reboot)
10. Click back arrow and click Wipe data
11. Simply enter the code which is shown to you and then click Format data and click format
12. and after successfully format data click ok and then click Reboot
13. Hopefully you system is now reboot.
14. Stock rom flash successfully.
mnhc10 said:
Hello guys now you can easily shifted custom rom to stock rom
Finally I found the rmx2151 stock recovery img file
Realme 7 (rmx2151) stock recovery.zip - Ydisk
How to shift custom rom to stock rom:
1. Download zip and extract it.
(Also you need ozip stock rom then go to realmeupdater, select your device and choose which rom version you download)
2. Go to recovery mode (Pitch Black Recovery)
3. Enter Install and choose recovery img file
4. select recovery and swipe right to flash it
5. Click volume down button (-) to enter stock recovery mode
6. Now you can see stock recovery, select your language to enter the recovery mode
7. Now click install from storage and then select your downloaded ozip stock rom file and click ok
8. It takes 5 or 6 minutes to flash
9. After finish flash, a pop up message show then click ok (do not click reboot)
10. Click back arrow and click Wipe data
11. Simply enter the code which is shown to you and then click Format data and click format
12. and after successfully format data click ok and then click Reboot
13. Hopefully you system is now reboot.
14. Stock rom flash successfully.
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Finally I found the rmx2151 stock recovery img file !!!
you can get it from extraction ofp file.
mnhc10 said:
Hello guys now you can easily shifted custom rom to stock rom
Finally I found the rmx2151 stock recovery img file
Realme 7 (rmx2151) stock recovery.zip - Ydisk
How to shift custom rom to stock rom:
1. Download zip and extract it.
(Also you need ozip stock rom then go to realmeupdater, select your device and choose which rom version you download)
2. Go to recovery mode (Pitch Black Recovery)
3. Enter Install and choose recovery img file
4. select recovery and swipe right to flash it
5. Click volume down button (-) to enter stock recovery mode
6. Now you can see stock recovery, select your language to enter the recovery mode
7. Now click install from storage and then select your downloaded ozip stock rom file and click ok
8. It takes 5 or 6 minutes to flash
9. After finish flash, a pop up message show then click ok (do not click reboot)
10. Click back arrow and click Wipe data
11. Simply enter the code which is shown to you and then click Format data and click format
12. and after successfully format data click ok and then click Reboot
13. Hopefully you system is now reboot.
14. Stock rom flash successfully.
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Really? I still don't get it. What is that you found at last? Since if it's only stock recovery of R7 then I think anyone can send u 1 recovery image file for each version ( even that they're the same ). Pls help to enlighten me!!!
Can I use it for a Narzo 20 Pro
can you please provide me stock recovery img for rmx 2117 (Realme narzo 30 pro 5G) ?
AK_8K said:
can you please provide me stock recovery img for rmx 2117 (Realme narzo 30 pro 5G) ?
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Download the .ofp firmware and extract recovery.img from it
my imei is gone now . I didn't have any backup now
Stano36 said:
Download the .ofp firmware and extract recovery.img from it
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any solution for restoring imei without changing the motherboard ?
I don't have backup of partitions of my phone .
This is my first post of this kind so bear with me, please
Info for Galaxy A8 Star:
CPU : SDM660 ( A only, 64bit )Support Project TrebleSupport System as root
※WARNING※
You will have to have OEM unlocked and this will void your warranty!!!
※also, I'm not responsible for the accident about you bricking your device※Step. 1
First of all, you will need to download two custom recoveries (TWRP, OrangeFox)
OrangeFox: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/orange-fox-recovery-galaxy-a8-star-sm-g885f.4301055/
TWRP: https://github.com/sabpprook/android_device_samsung_astarqlte (test3 file does not work for me but you can try)
I want to finish it only using TWRP but the only TWRP that was working does NOT support flashing the system.img files
and also Orange Fox recovery has a bug that while in recovery you can't connect with the computer and push the files to the phone
so it was required to use two bootloader
Step. 2
Odin: https://odindownload.com/
I also recommend downloading the stock ROM for backup
1. after downloading the TWRP from the link (for Odin we will use the .tar file)
put your phone into download mode
Code:
adb reboot download
or just turn off the phone and press the power button, volume up, Bixby button at the same time
and use the volume button to boot into download mode
2. after the phone went to the download mode, go to Odin and at the ap section add the TWRP file then flash it
3. press the volume down, power button to turn off the device, and right after that press the power button, volume up, Bixby button at the same time
4. you will now see the TWRP recovery, press wipe, and format data
5. now we will download some files we needed
makemesar.zip: (at the attachment) or you can download it from https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?export=download&confirm=P1-1&id=1F_f_tL4sEYFx5fa6AnwR0x1tlYhqarcT ( when you unzip it there is the zip file )Permissiver_5.zip: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=6006931924117940902Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt: https://drive.google.com/file/d/166texWJQhR1RgRoXiRSH_M2Q2mAyS2gC/viewCertification_Patch.zip: (at the attachment)Havoc Rom (you can use any rom you want but this is the one that I've managed to work) http://download.havoc-os.com/?dir=arm64-ab (download arm64 ab with gapps)most rooms with AB partition will be supportedMagisk: https://magiskmanager.com/ (download the apk and make it a zip file) - you could need for the phone to get the boot (makemesar will unroot it so don't worry)6. after downloading all the files that we need, we will push the files to our device using
Code:
adb push 'file dir' sdcard
※ also push TWRP .img file and the OrangeFox .img too!!
7. after pushing all the files we need to our phone, press install from the TWRP recovery and press flash from image
and select the Orange Fox .img as a recovery image, and reboot to bootloader
8. now you will boot to the Orange Fox recovery, (locate to data/media to find the files)
at the Orange Fox recovery wipe System, Dalvlk / ART Cache, Cache, Data
9. after wiping now install the os.img file and reboot to the bootloader (before reboot you will see the warning that OS is not installed), go to the menu and mount system, vendor, and install Dm Verity.zip, Permissiver_5.zip, makemesar.zip then reboot to the bootloader again, (now we will not see the OS is not installed) and now install the Certification Patch.zip
10. reboot to the system and you will see the new os setup process (sometimes you have to install the Certification Patch after setup the os )
10-1. if your device keeps going to download mode, reinstall the magisk and then reboot the phone, then it will work.
(after it boots, gently turns off the phone and install makemesar.zip first and install Dm-Verity to unroot) - some of you will be forced to use magisk but doing some wiping or reflashing the system.img sometimes makes the unrooted state work (or flash the stock system.img (extract from the stockrom) and flash the gsi ROM without wiping )
Screenshots: At Below
Currently, MTP does not work but I think this is the problem with the Havoc os, if you use another rom it could work
face unlock, fingerprint unlock works, the camera works.
if I manage to get other ROMs workingI will update the post
also at the first time I have made mine to boot without magisk but while doing again for this post I'm having trouble without magisk, if I found a way that works always I will add that to the post
[UPDATE#2]
you can download the Pixel 3 gsi rom from
(Thanks for Santa Duck providing this information!!!!)
with this files you can install the android 12 gsi rom in a usable state!!
and also ADB is working with this rom
there is still a bootlooping bug so do it with caution
[Update#1]
Today I have managed to install the Android Beta 3.1 [ is beta software and I don't recommend using it as your daily os]
https://sourceforge.net/projects/nippongsi/files/Pixel%20-%20Pixel4a_SBeta3.1%20-%20TBO42ZZ8IF/Pixel4a_SBeta3.1-AB-12-20210727-nippongsi.img.gz/download
you can download the ROM file from Nippon's Sourceforge
every step is the same and you just have to change the rom as this
there's a bug that developer setting crash the settings app and it is working but it does have some lots of bugs, and screen lock is not working but I'll try to fix it and upload the method
if your device get boot looped, press Bixby + power + vol down to boot into download mode and flash the stock AP file using Odin
[I was supposed to edit the upper one but accidentally created as a reply ]
Just go to UPDATE#2
Skuld Norniern said:
Havoc Rom (you can use any rom you want but this is the one that I've managed to work) http://download.havoc-os.com/?dir=arm64-ab (download arm64 ab with gapps)
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Hey I thought that A8 star is an A-only device. Does flashing A/B roms cause any problems?
thongass000 said:
Hey I thought that A8 star is an A-only device. Does flashing A/B roms cause any problems?
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thanks for the makemesar.zip we can install the A/B partition roms without any problems on the A only device and for me the A only roms won’t work on my phone
Skuld Norniern said:
thanks for the makemesar.zip we can install the A/B partition roms without any problems on the A only device and for me the A only roms won’t work on my phone
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Hi I'm back. Do you have any issue with wired audio? I have a A9 2018 (same chipset) and audio still goes through speaker while headphones are plugged in.
If anything in Phh Treble Settings helps you, please tell me. Or if you don't need any settings for wired audio, can you send me a zip file containing any files that have the name "audio_policy" in /vendor/etc? Thanks.
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Hi I'm back. Do you have any issue with wired audio? I have a A9 2018 (same chipset) and audio still goes through speaker while headphones are plugged in.
If anything in Phh Treble Settings helps you, please tell me. Or if you don't need any settings for wired audio, can you send me a zip file containing any files that have the name "audio_policy" in /vendor/etc? Thanks.
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Sorry for being late!!
for me, I do have the same issue with wired audio and I have not been able to find a way to fix it yet
if I manage to fix the issue I will fix the main article
Skuld Norniern said:
Skuld Norniern said:
This is my first post of this kind so bear with me, please
Info for Galaxy A8 Star:
CPU : SDM660 ( A only, 64bit )Support Project TrebleSupport System as root
※WARNING※
You will have to have OEM unlocked and this will void your warranty!!!
※also, I'm not responsible for the accident about you bricking your device※Step. 1
First of all, you will need to download two custom recoveries (TWRP, OrangeFox)
OrangeFox: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/orange-fox-recovery-galaxy-a8-star-sm-g885f.4301055/
TWRP: https://github.com/sabpprook/android_device_samsung_astarqlte (test3 file does not work for me but you can try)
I want to finish it only using TWRP but the only TWRP that was working does NOT support flashing the system.img files
and also Orange Fox recovery has a bug that while in recovery you can't connect with the computer and push the files to the phone
so it was required to use two bootloader
Step. 2
Odin: https://odindownload.com/
I also recommend downloading the stock ROM for backup
1. after downloading the TWRP from the link (for Odin we will use the .tar file)
put your phone into download mode
Code:
adb reboot download
or just turn off the phone and press the power button, volume up, Bixby button at the same time
and use the volume button to boot into download mode
2. after the phone went to the download mode, go to Odin and at the ap section add the TWRP file then flash it
3. press the volume down, power button to turn off the device, and right after that press the power button, volume up, Bixby button at the same time
4. you will now see the TWRP recovery, press wipe, and format data
5. now we will download some files we needed
makemesar.zip: (at the attachment) or you can download it from https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?export=download&confirm=P1-1&id=1F_f_tL4sEYFx5fa6AnwR0x1tlYhqarcT ( when you unzip it there is the zip file )Permissiver_5.zip: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=6006931924117940902Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt: https://drive.google.com/file/d/166texWJQhR1RgRoXiRSH_M2Q2mAyS2gC/viewCertification_Patch.zip: (at the attachment)Havoc Rom (you can use any rom you want but this is the one that I've managed to work) http://download.havoc-os.com/?dir=arm64-ab (download arm64 ab with gapps)most rooms with AB partition will be supportedMagisk: https://magiskmanager.com/ (download the apk and make it a zip file) - you could need for the phone to get the boot (makemesar will unroot it so don't worry)6. after downloading all the files that we need, we will push the files to our device using
Code:
adb push 'file dir' sdcard
※ also push TWRP .img file and the OrangeFox .img too!!
7. after pushing all the files we need to our phone, press install from the TWRP recovery and press flash from image
and select the Orange Fox .img as a recovery image, and reboot to bootloader
8. now you will boot to the Orange Fox recovery, (locate to data/media to find the files)
at the Orange Fox recovery wipe System, Dalvlk / ART Cache, Cache, Data
9. after wiping now install the os.img file and reboot to the bootloader (before reboot you will see the warning that OS is not installed), go to the menu and mount system, vendor, and install Dm Verity.zip, Permissiver_5.zip, makemesar.zip then reboot to the bootloader again, (now we will not see the OS is not installed) and now install the Certification Patch.zip
10. reboot to the system and you will see the new os setup process (sometimes you have to install the Certification Patch after setup the os )
10-1. if your device keeps going to download mode, reinstall the magisk and then reboot the phone, then it will work.
(after it boots, gently turns off the phone and install makemesar.zip first and install Dm-Verity to unroot) - some of you will be forced to use magisk but doing some wiping or reflashing the system.img sometimes makes the unrooted state work (or flash the stock system.img (extract from the stockrom) and flash the gsi ROM without wiping )
Screenshots: At Below
Currently, MTP does not work but I think this is the problem with the Havoc os, if you use another rom it could work
face unlock, fingerprint unlock works, the camera works.
if I manage to get other ROMs workingI will update the post
also at the first time I have made mine to boot without magisk but while doing again for this post I'm having trouble without magisk, if I found a way that works always I will add that to the post
[UPDATE#2]
you can download the Pixel 3 gsi rom from
(Thanks for Santa Duck providing this information!!!!)
with this files you can install the android 12 gsi rom in a usable state!!
and also ADB is working with this rom
there is still a bootlooping bug so do it with caution
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Hello sir i can't find havoc os 4.5 in:https://download.havoc-os.com/?dir=arm64-ab
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After flashing twrp on my sm g885f, cant get into terp,
mine shows volume down + power to restart, not to enter turn off
how can i enter into twrp
Skuld Norniern said:
9. after wiping now install the os.img file and reboot to the bootloader (before reboot you will see the warning that OS is not installed), go to the menu and mount system, vendor, and install Dm Verity.zip, Permissiver_5.zip, makemesar.zip then reboot to the bootloader again, (now we will not see the OS is not installed) and now install the Certification Patch.zip
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'os.img file' where
, guess i fixed it
when installing Certification_Patch.zip, it shows command error
what i found- this patch is for G885FDXS5CUL1, mine is
G885FDXU5CUG1