i have been trying to flash a custom recovery on my virgin mobile samsung galaxy s2 epic 4g touch...but i have never done this before... it has android 4.1.2 and the build is GB28.. im not sure at all how to do this so if someone could help it would be greatly appriciated. my end goal is to get CyanogenMod on my phone but like i said have never done this before. thanks in advance!
johnnyohar said:
i have been trying to flash a custom recovery on my virgin mobile samsung galaxy s2 epic 4g touch...but i have never done this before... it has android 4.1.2 and the build is GB28.. im not sure at all how to do this so if someone could help it would be greatly appriciated. my end goal is to get CyanogenMod on my phone but like i said have never done this before. thanks in advance!
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1. Download full ROM, verify MD5 checksum and copy to phone SD storage. And download GApps and do the same. Also download the FL24 Modem as you will need that as well.
2. Download and copy Jellybean X2 Format utility to SD storage: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2077277
3. Install EL29 Directboot kernel. It can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1662295
( Look for: GB - Direct Boot CWM )
Note: .tar file is for flashing with Mobile Odin, .zip is for flashing in recovery (you probably don't have one), and .exe file is for flashing with Odin on PC.
4. Reboot into recovery, flash JB X2 Format then the ROM. You may flash the modem at this point if you like (required to run CM), but no other mods until ROM has fully booted the first time.
***Note- EL29 cannot flash modems- however, you can always flash it after the ROM boots with the built-in recovery***
5. Let ROM boot fully and settle for a couple of minutes during the initial boot. (It will take around 10 minutes)
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im rooted my friends epic 4g months ago.. its has super su app thats it.. still has stock revcovery.. i have rooted many samsung phones in the past but this phone seems to be a lil confusing.. all the other samsung phone all i had to do was open odin on my pc.. grab the recovery tar file and boom.. done.. then i could flash rom ect.. can some please tell me how to get a recovery on this phone?? thanks:good:
Recovery is packaged with the kernel on this device, horrible move on Samsung's part
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im rooted my friends epic 4g months ago.. its has super su app thats it.. still has stock revcovery.. i have rooted many samsung phones in the past but this phone seems to be a lil confusing.. all the other samsung phone all i had to do was open odin on my pc.. grab the recovery tar file and boom.. done.. then i could flash rom ect.. can some please tell me how to get a recovery on this phone?? thanks:good:
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i have a mobile odin guide...but it might be a little to much info for you out the gate....more or less on this device. if you want a recovery you have to flash a kernel...as ryan said...our kernels and recoveries are tied together. so you need to go to rwilco12's repo and find a kernel with a custom recovery (cwm ) that is compatible with the rom you are currently running.
if the device is on jb 4.1.2 you need to grab a gb27 kernel that has cwm in it....but if the device is on ics....you really need to odin the gb27 rooted one click that wipes data...this is needed because jb has a preload partition that we need to make room for.
there is a qbking77 video showing how to do this....but even easier than that...there is a link in rwilco12 repo for this exact one click...and it has instructions as well as a link to a video... i think.lol
if you are on jb 4.1.2 hit me back and ill walk ya through a mobile odin flash for the kernel....easy as pie...
Was using a kitkat rom, and decided to grab a newer one and try it (mokee), I tried to flash as i always have. which is odin>directboot el29 v32> reboot flash rom. but i get a stats 7 error when flashing. So i searched and read that you need to use a newer CWM.. my question is, is there a newer bootable rom with cwm that i can odin on? also tried flashing the rom i used to use Vulimated or something.. and same error.. thanks
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Was using a kitkat rom, and decided to grab a newer one and try it (mokee), I tried to flash as i always have. which is odin>directboot el29 v32> reboot flash rom. but i get a stats 7 error when flashing. So i searched and read that you need to use a newer CWM.. my question is, is there a newer bootable rom with cwm that i can odin on? also tried flashing the rom i used to use Vulimated or something.. and same error.. thanks
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You can't flash KitKat from EL29, try using the recovery from the KK ROM you were on or flash the Blasphemy kernel
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You can't flash KitKat from EL29, try using the recovery from the KK ROM you were on or flash the Blasphemy kernel
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Thanks.. i had read bout the blasphemy kernel.. issue i have is, since i flashed the directboot i can't go back to the rom's recovery. and i can't seem to move the blasphemy kernel to the phone.. Was gonna try adb, but was told it can't push through cwm, and the directboot kernel wont mount usb storage.. and i don't have a adapter here to hook the microsd to my pc. can do that tomorrow though if i have to wait no biggy
Got it sorted... had to redo my drivers to get adb working.. flashed blasphemy then mokee thanks much
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Got it sorted... had to redo my drivers to get adb working.. flashed blasphemy then mokee thanks much
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Glad you got it working
Hey guys,
I've been reading the last 2 weeks how to re-rom my stock gb27 e4gt and have successfully rooted and installed a new kernel/recovery, it's garwynn's SXTP_Agat_GB27-v0.5.0
I made 2 backups and verified that the preload partition was in both nandroids.
A lot of the instructions to the roms were given a while back (12/2012) so I've been bouncing back and forth between threads.
I'm super confused if I can or can't flash the Project X 3.9 zip from my current recovery by wiping everything first from this recovery and then flashing the projectX 3.9 zip. Everything is working fine right now, I'm activated, profile and prl updated, so just being careful.
Are there still issues with flashing/wiping from agat's (v1.4.2F) or garwynn's (v0.5.0) kernel/recovery so I would still have to use the el26 or el29DB kernel/recoveries and then flash JB X2 Format before installing the rom?? Or can I wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik, then flash the rom through v.0.5.0, my current kernel/recovery (agat recovery tREC_v0.3.4)?
I've rooted and rom/rerommed 5 or 6 devices since the OG droid came out but the e4gt has been the most confusing trip of all. Maybe I'm just getting old lol.
Thanks in advance....
Some people have issues, some don't. If you're not having any, you should be good.
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Battery problems fixed!
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Some people have issues, some don't. If you're not having any, you should be good.
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Thanks @bilgerryan, and for all that you and the other devs do in supporting these older (but new to me) e4gts. I'm on my 2nd one in 3 weeks. I did a format twice of my internal storage yesterday and my excessive battery drain problems are fixed. Amazing what that did.. 86% down to 68% in 17h so far. (also had 11-6-13 TWEAK-PACK Comadose 3.5 on it THANKS to Goddly). Ready to install custom roms now lol.
Hello everyone and have a Merry Christmas,
I'm trying to update my TWRP recovery because I want to go 100% stock. I'm still running TWRP 2.7.0.2. The most recent version of TWRP is 2.8.3.0.
I downloaded the TWRP manager app from the Play store and easily selected the last available version of the recovery to install.
After downloading the .img file, I get a pop up that looks like this:
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The pop up says: "Be sure that the listed path is correct for your device. An uncorrect check may result in bricking your device. You can't flash a recovery directly on Android on some devices. If you can't flash through Android, please choose a different method".
It looks like a "routine" alert, but nonetheless it sounds very alarming. How can I say if the listed path is the correct one for my device (HTC One M8 unbranded GSM international version)?
Thank you for helping.
why update twrp ? twrp is not stock ! and you can also fastboot flash it. oldskool way
Because the procedure to go stock requires some flashing and it was adviced to have the latest version running.
I'm not such an expert, I'm more the type who tries to read as much as possible before trying anything, and upgrading TWRP was a sort of "pre-step".
Also I'm not very keen to use fastboot: I got that it is great, but it is not very straightfoward for beginners.
The tool from the Play store seemed to do the job pretty good and easily.
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why update twrp ? twrp is not stock ! and you can also fastboot flash it. oldskool way
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What if I flash a custom recovery over a custom recovery? Is it possible to simply flash it and overwrite an already existing custom recovery?
there is no other way, the recovery will always overwrite the old one. its impossible to run 2 recoveries
I bought this samsung galaxy the T model. I rooted using ODIN>CWM>SUPERSU. Now i want to install wickedXrom but I have to update the bootloader to ND8 I believe or else risk bricking my phone. I've downloaded the philz recovery to odin flash it to my phone, but it doesnt show up after I click AP on ODIN, even though i have TWO philz recovery files in the folder. I tried removing ".md5" from the name and it turned into a zip file and that didnt help at all. The problem I'm having is with oDIN. If i try to flash "L710-ND8-Bootloader" I get a fail. If i try to flash philz it wont even show up under pda...
I've been researching and looking around for hours now before i finally decided to make a post.
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I bought this samsung galaxy the T model. I rooted using ODIN>CWM>SUPERSU. Now i want to install wickedXrom but I have to update the bootloader to ND8 I believe or else risk bricking my phone. I've downloaded the philz recovery to odin flash it to my phone, but it doesnt show up after I click AP on ODIN, even though i have TWO philz recovery files in the folder. I tried removing ".md5" from the name and it turned into a zip file and that didnt help at all. The problem I'm having is with oDIN. If i try to flash "L710-ND8-Bootloader" I get a fail. If i try to flash philz it wont even show up under pda...
I've been researching and looking around for hours now before i finally decided to make a post.
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It's good you're getting a fail. This doesn't apply to the L710T Model. Simply go to post #4 of my thread and there is a link to a tutorial on how to flash with the L710T Model. I'll update the OP to include this information so no one gets confused.
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My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
these are the instructions.. they're pretty simple but at #4 that file doesnt show up when I click PDA
1. Extract Download file
2. Put phone into download mode (power off, then power button + Volume Down, then volume up when prompted)
3. Open Odin (right click > open as administrator)
4. Load File L710VPUCND8_L710SPRCND8_L710VPUCND8_HOME.tar.md5 into the PDA slot
5. Start flashing
6. Grab some popcorn because it will take a while