I want to install cleanrom and I need to back up my data with TWRP, when I try to select the external SD for my back up it wont switch. I have read some other threads about this topic but honestly I get confused, people talk about fat32 and I dont know what that is and so on. A step by step guide would be appreciated.
Ps: I use TWRP 2.3.1.0
Stammis said:
I want to install cleanrom and I need to back up my data with TWRP, when I try to select the external SD for my back up it wont switch. I have read some other threads about this topic but honestly I get confused, people talk about fat32 and I dont know what that is and so on. A step by step guide would be appreciated.
Ps: I use TWRP 2.3.1.0
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You can download SDFormatter from here https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/ to format your Microsdcard so that TWRP can see it. Give it a try and report back.
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You can download SDFormatter from here https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/ to format your Microsdcard so that TWRP can see it. Give it a try and report back.
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Lol i just realised that I dont have the external sd card pluged in , I will report back if I even have an issue and when I use the formatter, thx
buhohitr said:
You can download SDFormatter from here https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/ to format your Microsdcard so that TWRP can see it. Give it a try and report back.
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It worked without a hitch, thank you
New to flashing. My Xt907 is unlocked and rooted. Have twrp installed,,, Made a full nandroid backup to my external sd card. . Have Es file exploer. Im scared to flash my first rom . never done it. I've been reading which roms are the most stable. How do I know which kernel to use with the rom? I want to take the plunge. I was looking at paranoid android?
bryan942 said:
New to flashing. My Xt907 is unlocked and rooted. Have twrp installed,,, Made a full nandroid backup to my external sd card. . Have Es file exploer. Im scared to flash my first rom . never done it. I've been reading which roms are the most stable. How do I know which kernel to use with the rom? I want to take the plunge. I was looking at paranoid android?
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Can't help you with Paranoid - I'm a hopeless CROMi-X fan boy myself
It's good that you are careful!
Just keep reading the relevant threads for the rom you want to flash, google and search the forum for what you don't understand and after making a reasonable effort to find an answer, ask about what's still confusing you.
CROMi-X makes it easy for a newbie since it comes with a very cool installer which walks you through the installation options. If you stick with the default selections you can't go wrong.
You can always reflash the same rom and select different options the next time. Pretty soon you're going to be an addict too
Just make sure, that you have the correct bootloader/recovery combination installed. That's the main reason people brick unrecoverable!
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 4
berndblb said:
Can't help you with Paranoid - I'm a hopeless CROMi-X fan boy myself
It's good that you are careful!
Just keep reading the relevant threads for the rom you want to flash, google and search the forum for what you don't understand and after making a reasonable effort to find an answer, ask about what's still confusing you.
CROMi-X makes it easy for a newbie since it comes with a very cool installer which walks you through the installation options. If you stick with the default selections you can't go wrong.
You can always reflash the same rom and select different options the next time. Pretty soon you're going to be an addict too
Just make sure, that you have the correct bootloader/recovery combination installed. That's the main reason people brick unrecoverable!
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 4
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Than you very much!
Related
When it comes down to it here's the order to get ext4 and nameless kernel on your GB rom only.
MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING FILES.
EP1H ON PC http://www.multiupload.com/MU_PRZ9RUD9ZZ
NEW CWM ON PC http://www.multiupload.com/31963EOUA0 *MUST DELETE MD5 EXTENSION
EXT4 FORMAT ALL ON SD http://www.mediafire.com/?6hx7f8g7c8vv6xz
KERNEL CLEANUP SCRIPT ON SD http://www.mediafire.com/?302ofs64v4ibp9l
NAMELESS KERNEL ON PC. http://www.multiupload.com/M7UYRWDE4R *MUST DELETE MD5 EXTENSION
Wipe all
Odin EP1F/H Leak
Odin new CWM (orange) *MUST REINSERT BATTERY BEFORE YOU ODIN THIS
Wipe all again
In CWM Flash ext4 format all
In CWM Mount system, data, etc. NOTE* MUST MOUNT EXTSTORAGE
In CWM Flash your rom one that supports this... (preferably Eclipse touchwiz)
In CWM Flash kernel cleanup script
Odin Nameless Kernel *MUST REINSERT BATTERY BEFORE YOU ODIN THIS
reboot...samsung will flash about 6 to 8 times before it boots
P.S. Forget the quadrant score once you get this you can feel the power your device was meant to have. However I score in the 1500s.
And here I thought I tried every combination of things lol. I will give this a try once my childrens go to bed. How is that eclipse rom btw? Everything stable and working? If you have time will you provide links to all the necessary files. If not I can rewrite the OP for you with all of them in there.
I would greatly appreciate if the OP had links to all the necessary files. I'm dying to get the most out of this amazing device but this site is somewhat difficult to navigate even with the attempts to establish a template for naming threads.
skydeaner said:
And here I thought I tried every combination of things lol. I will give this a try once my childrens go to bed. How is that eclipse rom btw? Everything stable and working? If you have time will you provide links to all the necessary files. If not I can rewrite the OP for you with all of them in there.
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Will get those links for you rite now....
brandonaspencer said:
Will get those links for you rite now....
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Just got done doing all the steps now and am waiting for it to boot up.
I can't thank you enough if this works right lol.
And this thread is going to be sooooo useful to EVERYONE once them links are up.
I already had most of the files sitting on my drive where I have been trying every combination to get it working, but you sir have figured it out and I am infinitely thankful.
I'm on the galaxy S screen now, so it looks like everything is going to go well.
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And everything booted fine and the mount command displays my partitions as EXT4! Great job OP.
skydeaner said:
and here i thought i tried every combination of things lol. I will give this a try once my childrens go to bed. How is that eclipse rom btw? Everything stable and working? If you have time will you provide links to all the necessary files. If not i can rewrite the op for you with all of them in there.
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eclipse is awesome and stable. The only reason it has a bug or 2 (nothing major) is because the gb leak came like that. I am very picky and extremely happy with this setup. Now that im on this i will never return to ee4.:d
skydeaner said:
Just got done doing all the steps now and am waiting for it to boot up.
I can't thank you enough if this works right lol.
And this thread is going to be sooooo useful to EVERYONE once them links are up.
I already had most of the files sitting on my drive where I have been trying every combination to get it working, but you sir have figured it out and I am infinitely thankful.
I'm on the galaxy S screen now, so it looks like everything is going to go well.
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The Galaxy S is a sign of success enjoy.
marcucci217 said:
I would greatly appreciate if the OP had links to all the necessary files. I'm dying to get the most out of this amazing device but this site is somewhat difficult to navigate even with the attempts to establish a template for naming threads.
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I understand where you are coming from...I have never been more happier with my device than since I first got it. I wish I knew how to dev. But for now all I can do is assist with what I know to all loyal droid charge soldiers lol
i've found everything but the orange cwm. i only found the blue, and using blue cwn i cant seem to find a mount ext storage option. =\
Do I need to reboot at any time before the very end?
This worked like a charm. I do really appreciate all the files being located in one area. I've been wanting to give this a try, but this was a no brainier! Thank you thank you!
FroyoBaggins said:
i've found everything but the orange cwm. i only found the blue, and using blue cwn i cant seem to find a mount ext storage option. =\
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http://www.multiupload.com/31963EOUA0
Jstevenett said:
Do I need to reboot at any time before the very end?
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Do not reboot the device until the end
Sorry this is extremely noob but what is "wipe all"?
marcucci217 said:
Sorry this is extremely noob but what is "wipe all"?
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In recovery you can see the option to wipe data factory reset, wipe cache and in advanced recovery you will see wipe dalvik. Doing this is what i mean by wipe all.
brandonaspencer said:
In recovery you can see the option to wipe data factory reset, wipe cache and in advanced recovery you will see wipe dalvik. Doing this is what i mean by wipe all.
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Thanks. That's what I thought but wasn't sure because you had "wipe all" before you have Odin latest Clockwork
These are the exact steps I took last night to get on ext4. Great post.
Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk
Ok another question:
Why would you want the new recovery (minus the md5 extension) on the SD card when you are using ODIN to push it to the phone? Wouldn't you want it on the phone? In the steps it says on SD.
Sorry I've never flashed kernels only roms so this is new for me.
marcucci217 said:
Ok another question:
Why would you want the new recovery (minus the md5 extension) on the SD card when you are using ODIN to push it to the phone? Wouldn't you want it on the phone? In the steps it says on SD.
Sorry I've never flashed kernels only roms so this is new for me.
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The new CWM stays on your PC and you Odin it. You have to erase the MD5 extension for it to work. Just follow those steps exactly and you will be fine. The dev that created the CWM created it to be flashed thru Odin.
brandonaspencer said:
The new CWM stays on your PC and you Odin it. You have to erase the MD5 extension for it to work. Just follow those steps exactly and you will be fine.
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I understand that. I erased the md5 extension and it turned into a zip file. The instructions say on SD in the OP. That's why I was confused. So I shouldn't put it on the SD card, correct
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It turned into a tar file when I deleted the extension, not zip
Hello, I have just got my TF700.
I have followed the Scott's TF700T Recovery Install Tool and install TWRP.
Once I have put the custom ROM on the SD card, how can I load into TWRP?
Thanks
eatout said:
Hello, I have just got my TF700.
I have followed the Scott's TF700T Recovery Install Tool and install TWRP.
Once I have put the custom ROM on the SD card, how can I load into TWRP?
Thanks
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Scott's Recovery Install Tool will put twrp on your device, after that, boot into twrp to flash custom rom which prerooted so you don't need to do root. If you want to stay with stock then use TWRP to flash supersu and you should have root. Follow the link and start with section 2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32825557
You'll need to do some reading, my friend. Those stickies aren't made for sheer joy of typing. A few places to start:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1755576
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833212
EDIT: while typing, saw that buhohitr saved your bacon. I'm going to be bold anyway and ask you to look around the forums and use the search function next time. It, too, is there for a reason.
MartyHulskemper said:
You'll need to do some reading, my friend. Those stickies aren't made for sheer joy of typing. A few places to start:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1755576
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833212
EDIT: while typing, saw that buhohitr saved your bacon. I'm going to be bold anyway and ask you to look around the forums and use the search function next time. It, too, is there for a reason.
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Marty, you're another kind person in this forum )
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Marty, you're another kind person in this forum )
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Haha, I really hope I interpret this correctly as being in irony. I'm a pretty nice guy, but sometimes I do feel like we really should try and adhere to the rules for a bit. Just a bit. You're theforum regular, as I see you helping out all over the place -- very knowledgeable, and very much more friendly than I am. Keep it up! :good:
Just bought a new TF300T that came with 4.1.
I need to do a few thngs:
1. Root.
2. Flash Recovery.
3. Install 4.2.
I have been reading the FAQ thread but there are so many different options.
Which is the safest method to root+recovery of them all? Should I update to stock 4.2 and then root+recovery or do it from 4.1?
this is what you need mate
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187982
Make sure that you read the thread that Robgee linked you to very carefully. People are bricking their tablets right and left. Keep in mind that if you do decide to go ahead with the update to 4.2, you will not be able to overclock your tablet because Asus hasn't released the source for the kernel yet.
Whether you update or not, I recommend choosing CleanROM. There is a version for both the 4.1 and 4.2 bootloader. You can't go wrong with either one of them and the ROM support is excellent. :good:
wetbiker7 said:
Make sure that you read the thread that Robgee linked you to very carefully. People are bricking their tablets right and left. Keep in mind that if you do decide to go ahead with the update to 4.2, you will not be able to overclock your tablet because Asus hasn't released the source for the kernel yet.
Whether you update or not, I recommend choosing CleanROM. There is a version for both the 4.1 and 4.2 bootloader. You can't go wrong with either one of them and the ROM support is excellent. :good:
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Ok as it turns out the tab has factory 4.2.1 actually installed from the previous person.
So I would need root+recovery (will keep stock ROM for now) is that link above still relevant?
sd_dracula said:
Ok as it turns out the tab has factory 4.2.1 actually installed from the previous person.
So I would need root+recovery (will keep stock ROM for now) is that link above still relevant?
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Actually it is. You can find the patched version of TWRP (recovery). If you decide to go ahead with recovery and root, make sure that you flash the patched version of TWRP. If you don't, TWRP won't be able to pick up your sd card while in recovery.
If you don't mind waiting, I'm sure they'll be another version of TWRP out pretty soon. We've just gotta give the Devs some time. :good:
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Actually it is. You can find the patched version of TWRP (recovery). If you decide to go ahead with recovery and root, make sure that you flash the patched version of TWRP. If you don't, TWRP won't be able to pick up your sd card while in recovery.
If you don't mind waiting, I'm sure they'll be another version of TWRP out pretty soon. We've just gotta give the Devs some time. :good:
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Thanks.
I do not have a miniSD card just yet, if I place a full size SD card into the keyboard dock will that get detected for TWRP?
Also I found stock 4.2.1 very sluggish when used with multiple users, is anyone else finding the same?
I guess a ROM with no extras is what I need, someone mentioned CleanRom above, is that barebones 4.2.1?
sd_dracula said:
Thanks.
I do not have a miniSD card just yet, if I place a full size SD card into the keyboard dock will that get detected for TWRP?
Also I found stock 4.2.1 very sluggish when used with multiple users, is anyone else finding the same?
I guess a ROM with no extras is what I need, someone mentioned CleanRom above, is that barebones 4.2.1?
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Also can I root without unlocking the device? Would like to not void the warranty if possible.
So I sell my Infinity on ebay tonight. Went to wipe my data via TWRP and managed to delete my OS. The device shows the ASUS bootup screen but goes nowhere.
I'm a near illiterate in terms of understanding root level work on the tablet, and my other handicap is that I am a Mac user which means that I am not familiar with some of the "lingo" people use when describing connections to their Windows OS (things like ADB, bootloader, that sort of stuff).
Can someone help me with a step by step fix, using basic language?
i was hoping to ship tomorrow. OTOH, if I've bricked the thing, give me the bad news and I'll refund the money.
gmermel said:
So I sell my Infinity on ebay tonight. Went to wipe my data via TWRP and managed to delete my OS. The device shows the ASUS bootup screen but goes nowhere.
I'm a near illiterate in terms of understanding root level work on the tablet, and my other handicap is that I am a Mac user which means that I am not familiar with some of the "lingo" people use when describing connections to their Windows OS (things like ADB, bootloader, that sort of stuff).
Can someone help me with a step by step fix, using basic language?
i was hoping to ship tomorrow. OTOH, if I've bricked the thing, give me the bad news and I'll refund the money.
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You should be alright... Can you try this for me? Holding the power button and volume down at the same time.. You should see your bootloader menu whih has 3 icons... Please let me know if you can get there..:fingers-crossed:
gmermel said:
So I sell my Infinity on ebay tonight. Went to wipe my data via TWRP and managed to delete my OS. The device shows the ASUS bootup screen but goes nowhere.
I'm a near illiterate in terms of understanding root level work on the tablet, and my other handicap is that I am a Mac user which means that I am not familiar with some of the "lingo" people use when describing connections to their Windows OS (things like ADB, bootloader, that sort of stuff).
Can someone help me with a step by step fix, using basic language?
i was hoping to ship tomorrow. OTOH, if I've bricked the thing, give me the bad news and I'll refund the money.
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No - you're probably ok.
Just boot up with Power and Volume Down, hold both buttons until you feel the tablet vibrate twice. Let go when you see the tiny script and you'll see the bootloader menu with three icons and RCK flashing. Push Volume up and you should boot into TWRP.
From here you can just re-flash the rom you wiped or the stock rom (although flashing the stock firmware would wipe out TWRP). You need to have the zip of your chosen rom on your internal storage already (but maybe you wiped it???) or on your microSD.
Ask if I was not clear enough.
Edit: LMK beat me to it - again... LOL
Sorry mate, didn't see your post
berndblb said:
No - you're probably ok.
Just boot up with Power and Volume Down, hold both buttons until you feel the tablet vibrate twice. Let go when you see the tiny script and you'll see the bootloader menu with three icons and RCK flashing. Push Volume up and you should boot into TWRP.
From here you can just re-flash the rom you wiped or the stock rom (although flashing the stock firmware would wipe out TWRP). You need to have the zip of your chosen rom on your internal storage already (but maybe you wiped it???) or on your microSD.
Ask if I was not clear enough.
Edit: LMK beat me to it - again... LOL
Sorry mate, didn't see your post
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Wow. 2 minutes and I'm getting help already.
I'm in TWRP. Where do I get the stock rom? I presume I'll download it my computer, but how do I tell the tablet to load it from there?
berndblb said:
No - you're probably ok.
Just boot up with Power and Volume Down, hold both buttons until you feel the tablet vibrate twice. Let go when you see the tiny script and you'll see the bootloader menu with three icons and RCK flashing. Push Volume up and you should boot into TWRP.
From here you can just re-flash the rom you wiped or the stock rom (although flashing the stock firmware would wipe out TWRP). You need to have the zip of your chosen rom on your internal storage already (but maybe you wiped it???) or on your microSD.
Ask if I was not clear enough.
Edit: LMK beat me to it - again... LOL
Sorry mate, didn't see your post
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It is not a problem... I think that my device is running the ET so it is a little faster...:silly: Just kidding...
It would be better that you can help him/her.. I am a little busy testing new stuffs.. Thanks for the helps and talk more with you later...
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It is not a problem... I think that my device is running the ET so it is a little faster...:silly: Just kidding...
It would be better that you can help him/her.. I am a little busy testing new stuffs.. Thanks for the helps and talk more with you later...
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A LITTLE busy testing new stuff??? Haha! Are you doing anything but...?
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gmermel said:
Wow. 2 minutes and I'm getting help already.
I'm in TWRP. Where do I get the stock rom? I presume I'll download it my computer, but how do I tell the tablet to load it from there?
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You don't. You have to copy the rom or firmware to your microSD.
Insert the card, boot into TWRP as described earlier.
Choose 'Install" and then navigate to your microSD and the zip you parked there.
Select it, swipe to flash it.
Now: I cringe, when someone on a perfectly fine and unlocked TF700 wants to flash back the Asus firmware. Ouch!
But I understand you only want to sell it and the buyer may not know how much better this tablet is on a custom ROM like CROMi-X. Sigh!
So, if you insist on flashing the latest firmware, go to the Asus support website, the download section, enter Transformer in the search box, select the TF700 and look for the 10.6.1.14.10 firmware. Make sure you select the one for your SKU, meaning US if you're on this continent (and I assume you are since you're awake at this time ), or WW or where ever you are.
Download the firmware and and on your computer, extract that zip file once - the result being another zip file.
It's that once extracted zip you want to copy to your SD, insert in your tab and flash in TWRP.
Ask if I left anything out.
Thanks. You're right, I'm in the US. But I am going to sleep. Will get on this in the AM.
You are correct to cringe. I rooted/C-romix'd a few months ago because I was frustrated by the constant lag on the tab. Figured if I bricked it, well, I wasn't happy with it anyway. I cringed when I went and did it because I knew I was taking a risk what with my capabilities. I've moved on to the Nexus 7 and just love it. Not just the performance. The small platform is just right....
Thanks for the rapid replies and the sophisticated yet understandable directions. Mostly, thanks for not calling me a knucklebrain even though I deserve it.
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Thanks. You're right, I'm in the US. But I am going to sleep. Will get on this in the AM.
You are correct to cringe. I rooted/C-romix'd a few months ago because I was frustrated by the constant lag on the tab. Figured if I bricked it, well, I wasn't happy with it anyway. I cringed when I went and did it because I knew I was taking a risk what with my capabilities. I've moved on to the Nexus 7 and just love it. Not just the performance. The small platform is just right....
Thanks for the rapid replies and the sophisticated yet understandable directions. Mostly, thanks for not calling me a knucklebrain even though I deserve it.
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Not that long ago, I was exactly where you are now....:silly:
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Not that long ago, I was exactly where you are now....:silly:
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Problem #1: When I opened the ROM.zip, I didn't get another zip, I got a folder with no zips in it (a blob.exe, several other .exe). When I moved that over to the SD and chose to install it TWRP returned a "failure" notification.
I'd like to get the stock ROM on for the buyer. What should I do
Problem #2: I still have CROM-X on the external card. It is installing, but which kernel should I use?
I'm going to use sbdags stock, and if you think that's a mistake I'll reflash.
gmermel said:
Problem #1: When I opened the ROM.zip, I didn't get another zip, I got a folder with no zips in it (a blob.exe, several other .exe). When I moved that over to the SD and chose to install it TWRP returned a "failure" notification.
I'd like to get the stock ROM on for the buyer. What should I do
Problem #2: I still have CROM-X on the external card. It is installing, but which kernel should I use?
I'm going to use sbdags stock, and if you think that's a mistake I'll reflash.
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If you get the blob file you extracted once too often. The firmware is a zip inside a zip. You extract the downloaded file ONCE.
Stock kernel is fine.
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I'm currently on 4.4.2. I ve been doing a lot of reading so bare with me. I'm simply getting tired of my phone, its been getting incredibly slow lately so I've thought about finally rooting and getting rid of the bloat. I should have done some roms before it was too late to get anything custom. I realize my options are incredibly limited now so I'd at least like to root and flash the debloated rom that seems to be the only one available. I found the sticky in the development section with all of the links to the only files available for 4.4.2 but when I attempt to download the root file, my computer flags it as a trojan so I can't go any further. What's the deal there? I"m on windows 8.1 so it it just my computer stating its not safe when it really is or can someone point me to a root file that will work.
Any programs that I need to download as well on my computer to flash this and anything else. I had my last phone set up well with custom roms but its been a little while so i'm out of the loop currently.
Thanks :good:
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I'm currently on 4.4.2. I ve been doing a lot of reading so bare with me. I'm simply getting tired of my phone, its been getting incredibly slow lately so I've thought about finally rooting and getting rid of the bloat. I should have done some roms before it was too late to get anything custom. I realize my options are incredibly limited now so I'd at least like to root and flash the debloated rom that seems to be the only one available. I found the sticky in the development section with all of the links to the only files available for 4.4.2 but when I attempt to download the root file, my computer flags it as a trojan so I can't go any further. What's the deal there? I"m on windows 8.1 so it it just my computer stating its not safe when it really is or can someone point me to a root file that will work.
Any programs that I need to download as well on my computer to flash this and anything else. I had my last phone set up well with custom roms but its been a little while so i'm out of the loop currently.
Thanks :good:
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Why not just download it to your phone? Unless your using Odin then I can understand the need for a pc.
From my CM11 S3
In years past I just downloaded the apk file, connected the phone to my laptop and then ran the file in order to root. I thought it had to be done that way.
pbsandman7 said:
In years past I just downloaded the apk file, connected the phone to my laptop and then ran the file in order to root. I thought it had to be done that way.
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Well it would only make sense for the laptop running Windows to flag a android file which is an apk file as a virus. Windows doesn't and can't open it. If it's towelroot your referring to then yea downloading it to your phone is a lot easier
From my CM11 S3
ShapesBlue said:
Well it would only make sense for the laptop running Windows to flag a android file which is an apk file as a virus. Windows doesn't and can't open it. If it's towelroot your referring to then yea downloading it to your phone is a lot easier
From my CM11 S3
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That makes sense. I took your advice and just downloaded it to my phone, loaded the towelroot and rooted. Simple. Also download safestrap and busybox. I rebooted and in safestrap created a backup file. This version is a bit different than the last that I'm use to. Is there a location that it saves to on my phone ? I thought I'd copy it to my computer to keep a backup there also.
I'm trying to get use to the differences but seems fairly simple. Is there a specific method to flashing a rom thru safestrap? Or do I just drop the zip file to my ext sd, reboot, wipe and flash via safestrap? Thanks for the help.
pbsandman7 said:
That makes sense. I took your advice and just downloaded it to my phone, loaded the towelroot and rooted. Simple. Also download safestrap and busybox. I rebooted and in safestrap created a backup file. This version is a bit different than the last that I'm use to. Is there a location that it saves to on my phone ? I thought I'd copy it to my computer to keep a backup there also.
I'm trying to get use to the differences but seems fairly simple. Is there a specific method to flashing a rom thru safestrap? Or do I just drop the zip file to my ext sd, reboot, wipe and flash via safestrap? Thanks for the help.
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That I'm not sure of, I'm on an unlocked bootloader. May want to check in the safestrap thread
I know a little about how safestrap works. You utilize what's called a rom slot basically making the main rom as secondary and whatever BL rom you flash as the default one
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ShapesBlue said:
That I'm not sure of, I'm on an unlocked bootloader. May want to check in the safestrap thread
I know a little about how safestrap works. You utilize what's called a rom slot basically making the main rom as secondary and whatever BL rom you flash as the default one
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Ya its a little confusing to me. It sounds like you use a rom slot to flash a rom and keep the stock one available to switch back to if need be? But it seems that people are flashing a new rom into the stock rom slot for better battery life. But that would mean then that the stock rom is no longer available to toggle to?
pbsandman7 said:
Ya its a little confusing to me. It sounds like you use a rom slot to flash a rom and keep the stock one available to switch back to if need be? But it seems that people are flashing a new rom into the stock rom slot for better battery life. But that would mean then that the stock rom is no longer available to toggle to?
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Unsure of the true answer there. I'd suggest posting in the safestrap thread for that answer. Sorry wish i could help
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ShapesBlue said:
Unsure of the true answer there. I'd suggest posting in the safestrap thread for that answer. Sorry wish i could help
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If you flashed on stock slot you only have one O/S to work with and it's recommended to use stock slot for better battery life. Safestrap is using TWRP for backup, restore and other functions so when you backup you should keep your backup on your external SD card. When you select backup, you should choose external sdcard and it will create a backup in the TWRP folder on your external sdcard, then make a copy on your pc if needed. Don't ever keep your backup on your internal storage because some day you're so drunk that you may wipe the internal by mistake..lol
buhohitr said:
If you flashed on stock slot you only have one O/S to work with and it's recommended to use stock slot for better battery life. Safestrap is using TWRP for backup, restore and other functions so when you backup you should keep your backup on your external SD card. When you select backup, you should choose external sdcard and it will create a backup in the TWRP folder on your external sdcard, then make a copy on your pc if needed. Don't ever keep your backup on your internal storage because some day you're so drunk that you may wipe the internal by mistake..lol
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Ok why did you quote me? I know how twrp works, I use it myself
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ShapesBlue said:
Ok why did you quote me? I know how twrp works, I use it myself
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Sorry I meant @pbsandman7
buhohitr said:
Sorry I meant @pbsandman7
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No problem. Just giving you a hard time lol
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