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Help with CWM

Hi guys,
Long time lurker first time poster so sorry if in wrong place.
For the love of me i can not seem to get the CWM to boot. It always boots into Android recovery.
Updated my S4 today with the latest software, have the latest version of ODIM and the correct CWM flash for i9505, still, nothing.
Any help would be brill,
Again, sorry if in wrong place

gsettle24 said:
Hi guys,
Long time lurker first time poster so sorry if in wrong place.
For the love of me i can not seem to get the CWM to boot. It always boots into Android recovery.
Updated my S4 today with the latest software, have the latest version of ODIM and the correct CWM flash for i9505, still, nothing.
Any help would be brill,
Again, sorry if in wrong place
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If u updated to the latest version for ur phone from ur carrier u are screwed, I do not think the cwm will work with the latest phone update on most all of the s4's
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And could potentially brick ur phone
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Demented22 said:
If u updated to the latest version for ur phone from ur carrier u are screwed, I do not think the cwm will work with the latest phone update on most all of the s4's
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And could potentially brick ur phone
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Turns out in my excitement i didnt extract the file needed and just tried to upload the zip, so its now rooted.
However, i went to run Omega V9 on it and its stuck at Samsung logo so have restored back to previous stock rom

Thats good
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Help me out!

Hey guys! So a friend of mines wants me to root and upgrade his phone. He has a AT&T Infuse 4G and he's using it unlocked in Canada with Chatr as the carrier. Can someone give me a step by step or redirect me to a guide that i can use to root it and update it to the latest stable custom ROM? It's running official samsung 2.3 at the moment. I'm familiar with flashing roms and stuff so a basic overview would be enough. Also, some stable ROM recommendations would be helpful. One last thing, since it's from AT&T and he unlocked it to use it in Canada, will he have to unlock it again after this whole process? Thanks in advance.

If you go into the android Dev section and follow the cm10.2 install instructions you'll be fine it is very easy.
You wind up installing two Roms ICS then jelly bean
As for the being unlocked I have no clue I never had reason to unlock my wife's phone.
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Here is the link
Read the install direction they are straight forward.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1776129
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Touchwiz 4.3 (VRUCML1/NC1) update discussion thread

DO YOU WANT 4.3 WITHOUT LOCKING YOUR BOOTLOADER OR KNOX? DO I HAVE A LITTLE TREAT FOR YOU: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2591895
We now have a safestrap! Mind you its an ALPHA and should be used with caution there are currently NO Roms that support it but it does have TWRP. So backups are possible. Read up and download here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2605648
Now that the 4.3 update is out the old thread isn't very accurate.
So I'm making this so we can talk about it!
Rules:
-No spamming
-Be nice
-HAVE FUN
DISCLAMER FOR TAKING THIS UPDATE: your bootloader will become perminantly locked after updating. So if you are fine with no more Roms or Kernels then update away. any rooting applications other then the one listed below will cause hard brick. any attempts to downgrade to MF! HARD BRICK
Some general info on the update rooting ROMs and such
Useful information:
Saferoot for rooting after 4.3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758&highlight=s3
What is "Knox": http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47800268
a good write up on the cons of 4.3 by our local CYanogenMod maintainer @invisiblek : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788313

First? Ha..ha...ha.
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so... if i go back to a stock rooted nan, i wont be able to go back to cm11?

Emoji Input
View Changes I don't like:
On/Off Button uses words "on and off" instead of the sign
Emojis have changed and they look worse than 4.1 (IMO)
Cannot swipe left (or right) to access lock screen camera (3rd app must do that)
No Swipe to Unlock with passcode on

smart--phone said:
View Changes I don't like:
On/Off Button uses words "on and off" instead of the sign
Emojis have changed and they look worse than 4.1 (IMO)
Cannot swipe left (or right) to access lock screen camera (3rd app must do that)
No Swipe to Unlock with passcode on
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More of a 4.3 thing
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Screenshots would be great. I don't have a clue what tw 4.3 looks like lol.

jamminjon82 said:
Screenshots would be great. I don't have a clue what tw 4.3 looks like lol.
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Not sure many actually "installed" the OTA, think most are waiting for beans and them to crack it open.

Aren't those guys all on the s4?
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cammykool said:
More of a 4.3 thing
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Yeah. Meant to change title. Oh well.

You may want to retitle this thread as "TW 4.3" since, you know, 4.3 existed on AOSP for some months.

Beans said on twitter that he hard bricked his s3
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jamminjon82 said:
Beans said on twitter that he hard bricked his s3
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Which means VZW probably has some trickery in this to permalock the bootloader, so be careful.

Can anybody please check what languages does 4.3 have and if they're any different from 4.1.2? As we won't have root as of now, I'm afraid to lose support of one specific language enabled by Language Enabler. Thanks in advance!

Well this is great news. Maybe i'll run it over the holidays for the Camera. Can't wait to see what our great Devs can do with this!

Chris123NT said:
Which means VZW probably has some trickery in this to permalock the bootloader, so be careful.
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great, permalocked bootloader . The Sprint and T-mobile versions were cracked though...

Someone said delete the new boot loader in the update zip, that's what they had to with the old Motorola.
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CisternaChyli said:
great, permalocked bootloader . The Sprint and T-mobile versions were cracked though...
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Sprint and TMobile are never locked. Just Verizon and ATT. This is basically same as S4 and it has never been unlocked. They are blowing Q-Fuses like old Moto.
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Someone said delete the new boot loader in the update zip, that's what they had to with the old Motorola.
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Think there is something also in the TZ partition if I remember right.

prdog1 said:
Sprint and TMobile are never locked. Just Verizon and ATT. This is basically same as S4 and it has never been unlocked. They are blowing Q-Fuses like old Moto.
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Think there is something also in the TZ partition if I remember right.
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yeah there is a check in the trustzone I believe
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I wonder who else is going to try and install it

So seeing that Beans hardbricked his S3, is the only way to unroot back to stock, re-lock the bootloader, and then get the update?

saldomontoya said:
So seeing that Beans hardbricked his S3, is the only way to unroot back to stock, re-lock the bootloader, and then get the update?
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Pretty much. I tried to update and it failed. I'm rooted on stock TW and unlocked. Tried a few things and I can't even get back to a stock unrooted rom
I guess I'll wait for a rooted rom.

Why I do not receive the latest 4.2.2. OTA update?

Hello,
I have recently bought from eBay a beautiful new HTC One SV and I wonder why I cannot receive the latest 4.2.2 upgrade through OTA.
I asked the HTC support in UK and they told me the phone is branded Virgin UK and I have to wait for them to release the upgrade. But I read on other post that the upgrade is already available from Virgin mobile.
I tried to unlock the phone, doing several factory reset, changed the sim to a different provider, but no success... Now the phone is re-locked.
This is the current configuration:
sw: 2.14.401.6
CID: HTC__001
Android version: 4.1.2
Can somebody please help me to get the latest 4.2.2 update?
Thanks!
Alberto

@fplanet
Probably a dumb question but have you attempted a manual update check on your phone in 'settings>>system updates>>HTC software update'?
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Modding.MyMind said:
Probably a dumb question but have you attempted a manual update check on your phone in 'settings>>system updates>>HTC software update'?
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Hi Modding.MyMind,
Thanks for your answer. I have tried yes, several times but no success... It always says your sw is the latest version.
When I switched on the phone the first time, there was a system update of about 34Mb and nothing more.
The sw is still 4.1.2.

You may need to sit and be patience then. Sometimes a new device that has been activated needs to be processed in the system through their database. Not sure how long you have had your device activated though. I would think at most, a week (and that is pushing it lol).
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If the update is already available for your device with virgin mobile then I would assume someone has already provided a download link for the ota. However, I don't have it, but I would suggest downloading it if you can find it and attempt that route.
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Wish I could be more helpful.
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Modding.MyMind said:
You may need to sit and be patience then. Sometimes a new device that has been activated needs to be processed in the system through their database. Not sure how long you have had your device activated though. I would think at most, a week (and that is pushing it lol).
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If the update is already available for your device with virgin mobile then I would assume someone has already provided a download link for the ota. However, I don't have it, but I would suggest downloading it if you can find it and attempt that route.
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Wish I could be more helpful.
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I have activated the phone about 3 weeks ago... Where do you think can I find the right OTA? And how can I install it manually?
Thanks!

Android ruu. Google that. There is a website by that name. Scroll down to K2 and select the link. There you can find OTA's. Though, I do not know if it has the one you need honestly. Also, check out @old.splatterhand index thread. You would need to place it on your internal sdcard and then reboot. If the right one you should get a notification at the top of your phone.
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Modding.MyMind said:
Android ruu. Google that. There is a website by that name. Scroll down to K2 and select the link. There you can find OTA's. Though, I do not know if it has the one you need honestly. Also, check out @old.splatterhand index thread. You would need to place it on your internal sdcard and then reboot. If the right one you should get a notification at the top of your phone.
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I will give it a try! Thanks again!

fplanet said:
sw: 2.14.401.6
CID: HTC__001
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In my opinion, this the available "free" software of an unbranded phone.
Regarding htcdev.com, Virgin mobile Software number should be 2.14.652.6 or 2.14.351.6 (if i'm not totally wrong).

old.splatterhand said:
In my opinion, this the available "free" software of an unbranded phone.
Regarding htcdev.com, Virgin mobile Software number should be 2.14.652.6 or 2.14.351.6 (if i'm not totally wrong).
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Yea, that threw me off earlier lol.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513071
Maybe this OTA might help.It has the same software version as yours.

old.splatterhand said:
In my opinion, this the available "free" software of an unbranded phone.
Regarding htcdev.com, Virgin mobile Software number should be 2.14.652.6 or 2.14.351.6 (if i'm not totally wrong).
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Hi!
I also though it was unbranded, but I asked the HTC support and after checking the IMEI, they told me is branded Virgin.

Fysiks said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513071
Maybe this OTA might help.It has the same software version as yours.
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I would like to try but I do not know how! Can somebody help?

fplanet said:
I would like to try but I do not know how! Can somebody help?
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Put the update on your device's SD card and flash it from within recovery (TWRP, CWM, possibly stock)

I don't think you can flash OTA zips through custom recovery....

Not unless you know what you are doing when modifying it lol. But lets keep it simple
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russellvone said:
I don't think you can flash OTA zips through custom recovery....
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Not unless you know what you are doing when modifying it lol. But lets keep it simple
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Fair point. So, with stock recovery installed, we could apply from sdcard or apply from phone storage

Internal sdcard (phone storage)
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An OTA is downloaded in the /storage/sdcard0/Download/ directory and once applied it is removed. However, if saved and not applied it will remain there. Anyways, that is the location where it is normally stored when you get that notification (assuming it is the proper OTA).
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But I would think that being on the root of the internal sdcard is fine. Though personally have not given that a go for myself so I am only guessimating on that one lol.
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Actually, now that I think of it.... Stock recovery comes with a prebuilt feature very similar to CWM. So with that said, guess the location wouldnt necessarily matter if applied that way.
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[Q] Installing Custom Roms on Android 4.3

I have one simple question. Can you install custom roms on a Verizon GS3 running on Android 4.3?
Thanks

If you took the OTA update...then you need to use safe strap and a touch wiz rom I believe...if you use anything else you'll be in trouble.

Shakes The AssClown said:
If you took the OTA update...then you need to use safe strap and a touch wiz rom I believe...if you use anything else you'll be in trouble.
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Just to make sure it's clear, only VRUCML1 4.3 based TouchWiz roms
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Shakes The AssClown said:
If you took the OTA update...then you need to use safe strap and a touch wiz rom I believe...if you use anything else you'll be in trouble.
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Yes, but I'd add it has to be a 4.3 custom TouchWiz rom also.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Just to make sure it's clear, only VRUCML1 4.3 based TouchWiz roms
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How did you ninja that? It was literally at the exact same time...
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BadUsername said:
Yes, but I'd add it has to be a 4.3 custom TouchWiz rom also.
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How did you ninja that? It was literally at the exact same time...
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Can one of you guys link that rom to me? Or is there a way I can downgrade back to 4.1.2?

Jeeab said:
Can one of you guys link that rom to me? Or is there a way I can downgrade back to 4.1.2?
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You cannot downgrade back to 4.1.2, you will hard brick your phone. Check this post for a list of 4.3 TW ROMs you can flash through safestrap:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50194302&postcount=11
All of these ROMs can be found in the Verizon SGS3 Android Development section here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-verizon/development