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I'm very new to android and have been using Clockworkmod Recovery basically since day 3 or 4 since I got my HTC One XL...
I'm just wondering how many of you are using TWRP instead of Clockworkmod Recovery.. and if so, do you recommend me flashing that instead of CWM?
I have no real complaints with CWM and dont mind using the volume keys to navigate. But besides that, are there any real advantages besides the touch interface?? also, can someone post a link where i can find TWRP ?
thanks guys!! I LOVE the community on here!! it's great!!!
also, when people refer to "Touch Recovery" are y'all referring to TWRP ?
trichrome1 said:
I'm very new to android and have been using Clockworkmod Recovery basically since day 3 or 4 since I got my HTC One XL...
I'm just wondering how many of you are using TWRP instead of Clockworkmod Recovery.. and if so, do you recommend me flashing that instead of CWM?
I have no real complaints with CWM and dont mind using the volume keys to navigate. But besides that, are there any real advantages besides the touch interface?? also, can someone post a link where i can find TWRP ?
thanks guys!! I LOVE the community on here!! it's great!!!
also, when people refer to "Touch Recovery" are y'all referring to TWRP ?
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I personally use twrp I like its setup look and feel and it is a little speedier than cwm when making backups, flashing etc in my opinion. I used cwm on every phone I had except this one x. After twrp was introduced I switched and love it.
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i believe CWM is also touch screen, just no buttons, so you gotta be careful not push a wrong link - but they have conf screen as well.... haven't tried TWRP - would also like to know if it has any advantages... thanks!
will try
eraste said:
I personally use twrp I like its setup look and feel and it is a little speedier than cwm when making backups, flashing etc in my opinion. I used cwm on every phone I had except this one x. After twrp was introduced I switched and love it.
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Thanks for the reply,
I'm going to flash twrp and try it out.. see what I think. I'm just enjoying playing with my phone
twrp ?
Can someone point me into the right direction to TWRP..
I can't seem to find a download link anywhere..
and correct command is ..
fastboot flash recovery twrp_file_name.whateverextentionis
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trichrome1 said:
Can someone point me into the right direction to TWRP..
I can't seem to find a download link anywhere..
and correct command is ..
fastboot flash recovery twrp_file_name.whateverextentionis
?
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here ya go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677447
All needed info is there or the links provided there to the official page of TWRP
attempting first backup
just backed up my current rom... twrp seems a little more thorough with more options and there's even a progress bar when backing up.
eraste said:
here ya go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677447
All needed info is there or the links provided there to the official page of TWRP
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Would i able to flash CWM one click again....? did u ever try to go back to CWM....?
ted77usa said:
Would i able to flash CWM one click again....? did u ever try to go back to CWM....?
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No never went back. Not sure what the process would be to get back to CWM. Dont see why the one click wouldnt work but dont take my word for it dont want to give any wrong information.
eraste said:
No never went back. Not sure what the process would be to get back to CWM. Dont see why the one click wouldnt work but dont take my word for it dont want to give any wrong information.
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I'm just curious....but so far i have no problem with CWM....if ain't broke don't fix it right.....
trichrome1 said:
just backed up my current rom... twrp seems a little more thorough with more options and there's even a progress bar when backing up.
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Just FYI... u can't restore ur CWM back up file with TWRP.... it's totally different
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ted77usa said:
Would i able to flash CWM one click again....? did u ever try to go back to CWM....?
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to go back to CWM, all you would need to do is place the CWM.img in the fast boot folder, and
go to the dir where u have fastboot files (mine is c:\fastboot ) but i am also running a virtual machine on a mac.. process should be the same since i'm still using windows..
anyways in command prompt.. navigate to c:\fastboot
and then,
fastboot flash recovery CWM.img
(or whatever your clockworkmod recovery image is named)
I haven't tried this, but it's how i originally flashed cwm and it's how i just flashed twrp.... so far it's sweet, a lot more options as well.. don't see myself going back anytime soon. (sorry cwm devs, still love cwm)
trichrome1 said:
to go back to CWM, all you would need to do is place the CWM.img in the root of your sdcard on the phone, and
go to the dir where u have fastboot files (mine is c:\fastboot ) but i am also running a virtual machine on a mac.. process should be the same since i'm still using windows..
anyways in command prompt.. navigate to c:\fastboot
and then,
fastboot flash recovery CWM.img
(or whatever your clockworkmod recovery image is named)
I haven't tried this, but it's how i originally flashed cwm and it's how i just flashed twrp.... so far it's sweet, a lot more options as well.. don't see myself going back anytime soon. (sorry cwm devs, still love cwm)
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+1. Yea it's easy to flash back and forth between recoveries. Just do it the same way you flash the first one.
cwm twrp incompatibility
ted77usa said:
I'm just curious....but so far i have no problem with CWM....if ain't broke don't fix it right.....
Just FYI... u can't restore ur CWM back up file with TWRP.... it's totally different
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right, wish I'd known that before. I ended up in bootloops when using twrp to ry and restore a cwm nandroid. luckily, i was able to reflash a beans rom and get it running again, but in the process, I believe I have messed up something. the kernel, bootloader, maybe how the file system is set up. dont mix them up. choose one and stick with it.
Well, I'm pretty sure that one, twrp is simpler, more pretty, more useful, faster, easier.
Also Pretty sure cwm in some cases ruins your phone forever.
Go a head and use cwm though.
TWRP has and official release for the One XL although last time I checked CWM only has a port. I highly suggest using TWRP. It should work better
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Another advantage of TWRP is that the sdcard can be mounted while in recovery mode. I don't think that's supported in CWM.
That may be the case for the htc, the thing is, I am on a verizon samsung galaxy s 3.
I wonder if that makes a difference!?
I was reading elsewhere in these forums that the non kexec kernels ( meaning that the bootloader is actually unlocked) don't work as well on twrp
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fritzboyle said:
That may be the case for the htc, the thing is, I am on a verizon samsung galaxy s 3.
I wonder if that makes a difference!?
I was reading elsewhere in these forums that the non kexec kernels ( meaning that the bootloader is actually unlocked) don't work as well on twrp
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Every device is different, this discussion is about the One X(L). If you want more info on CWM vs. TWRP on the Galaxy S3, head over to the forum for your device. Don't follow the GS3, but would assume that its officially supported by CWM (which makes a huge difference). That is not even the case for the One X. Its not yet officially supported, and the CWM we have is just a port. Although an official version is in testing.
redpoint73 said:
Every device is different, this discussion is about the One X(L). If you want more info on CWM vs. TWRP on the Galaxy S3, head over to the forum for your device. Don't follow the GS3, but would assume that its officially supported by CWM (which makes a huge difference). That is not even the case for the One X. Its not yet officially supported, and the CWM we have is just a port. Although an official version is in testing.
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I needed help how do.you erase battery history with twrp
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htcbrazilian said:
I needed help how do.you erase battery history with twrp
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On the main/home TWRP screen, go Wipe>battery stats.
But battery stats get wiped every time you charge the phone, anyway. There is not benefit to wiping it manually: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/google-engineer-debunks-myth-wiping-battery-stats-does-not-improve-battery-life/
Followed root guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1657056 to the letter.
Odin loads and installs the downloaded recovery file. When I boot into recovery, it loads the stock android recovery instead of CWM.
I have downloaded the files several times, made sure the drivers are updated and installed and I still get the same result.
When in download mode, it says Custom Binary Download: Yes (10 counts)
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Try the updated CWM recovery in my guide.
No joy! Downloaded your CWM recovery on a different pc and after flashing with Odin, I still can only boot to the stock android recovery.
My counter went up one more time. Pure frustration at this point!
I'm having the same problem on my 3113. I tried several times, odin says everything is good, count goes up and still Android recovery.
sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
i have same proglem on GT-P5100.. what should i do.. :crying:
I can't guarantee this will fix it, buy you should try restoring to stock 4.0.3.
Rolled back to 4.03 and everything works great! Big thanks for your help!
How to rollback to 4.0.3?
I see folks talking about rollback to 4.0.3, yet no one explains how to do it or where to get the firmware image from! As far as I can tell, I have to have root access before I can flash anything. My device is reporting that it is not properly rooted. What do I do next? I've successfully rooted my EVO and my Galaxy Nexus, but the GTab2 has me stumped.
Widedomain said:
Rolled back to 4.03 and everything works great! Big thanks for your help!
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Same but with Heimdall. Well at least it is awesome Windows users experience the same troubles. This improves chances that somebody has enough rating here to post to the ClockworkMod recovery thread.
Widedomain said:
Followed root guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1657056 to the letter.
Odin loads and installs the downloaded recovery file. When I boot into recovery, it loads the stock android recovery instead of CWM.
I have downloaded the files several times, made sure the drivers are updated and installed and I still get the same result.
When in download mode, it says Custom Binary Download: Yes (10 counts)
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Look in the general thread. Links to 5110 and 5100 are in a guide thread that includes returning to stock in the title. The 5113 is in a different thread titled something like 5113 stock firmware
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Widedomain said:
Rolled back to 4.03 and everything works great! Big thanks for your help!
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4.0.3 - no joy
Endoroid said:
Look in the general thread. Links to 5110 and 5100 are in a guide thread that includes returning to stock in the title. The 5113 is in a different thread titled something like 5113 stock firmware
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The problem appears to be that Samsung has gotten cute and restores stock recovery during the boot.
This isn't very nice -- they did the same thing with a recent update on their SGS-II phones as well, and I don't remember how I got around it.
Genesis3 said:
The problem appears to be that Samsung has gotten cute and restores stock recovery during the boot.
This isn't very nice -- they did the same thing with a recent update on their SGS-II phones as well, and I don't remember how I got around it.
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I noticed this first on my Thrive tablet, then noticed it again on the 4.0.4 update. Once you are rooted, you can rename (If memory serves) /system/etc/install-recovery.sh to something like /system/etc/install-recovery.bak
Then go back into download mode and reflash cwm recovery.
I incremented my flash count by about 5 before I remembered about this.
If you do not rename that script, by the time you see your boot animation, the stock recovery will have already overwritten your custom recovery..
MultipleMonomials said:
Try the updated CWM recovery in my guide.
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I was going to follow your guide, which is well organized, but the firmware download for my p5113 is no longer supported by that site.
Widedomain said:
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Odin loads and installs the downloaded recovery file. When I boot into recovery, it loads the stock android recovery instead of CWM.
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That´s the trick:
Uncheck "Auto-Reboot" in Odin.
If Odin finished flashing: wait one minute.
Now DIRECTLY boot from Downloadmode into Recovery - don´t reboot into System!
Now enjoy CWM - no need to do this again
Recently rooted my Tmobile Tab 2 with no issues that I could see, got my superuser going and verified the root with Root Checker all was good. Then went to boot into recovery and saw that I had not TWRP so I grabbed a recovery installed via Odin and then restarted tablet and when it did I had it boot into recovery gave me the message "recovery booting" then would just turn off anytime I would try the Download mode or Booting it would just flash the recovery booting, what can I do to fix this an start from scratch. ADB ? if so does anyone have some resources to link me to try
chilango1986 said:
Recently rooted my Tmobile Tab 2 with no issues that I could see, got my superuser going and verified the root with Root Checker all was good. Then went to boot into recovery and saw that I had not TWRP so I grabbed a recovery installed via Odin and then restarted tablet and when it did I had it boot into recovery gave me the message "recovery booting" then would just turn off anytime I would try the Download mode or Booting it would just flash the recovery booting, what can I do to fix this an start from scratch. ADB ? if so does anyone have some resources to link me to try
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Yeah there is a bit of a trick to get recovery going the first time, and it's not mentioned much. After you flash the recovery if your tab starts to reboot it will rewrite the original recovery. You have to catch it and do the power + volume down to get it to go straight to recovery. It's all about the timing. It took me flashing it about five times before I caught it just right. Just keep flashing it in Odin until you get it, you're doing it right your tab is just fighting it. After you get it the first time you'll have no more issues.
or uncheck "Auto-Reboot" inside Odin and use the Button-Combi to boot directly from Download-Mode into recovery after flashing
First time my Counter = 5 until i got it work
Android-Andi said:
or uncheck "Auto-Reboot" inside Odin and use the Button-Combi to boot directly from Download-Mode into recovery after flashing
First time my Counter = 5 until i got it work
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I was able to finally get it into download mode and flashed a new recovery and that fixed the error , I am now unable to load a rom onto my tablet keep getting the Status 7 error , maybe im just not understanding what the instructions mean from the sticky I saw about it, but anyway anyone can elaborate on it.
wich recovery installed? (please post name & versionnumber)
This was the exact recovery I used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101044
chilango1986 said:
This was the exact recovery I used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101044
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What's your model number to your Tab? A ROM is specific to that model number...
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chilango1986 said:
This was the exact recovery I used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101044
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There is no new Rom out for your ATT / TMOBILE Galaxy Tab 2 10.1
Don't use Roms from P5100, P5110 or P5113 - this meight brick your Dervice!
SGH-T779 Model #
So with my type of tablet I can only use roms that are for the SGH-T779 or just go back to a stock rom?
chilango1986 said:
SGH-T779 Model #
So with my type of tablet I can only use roms that are for the SGH-T779 or just go back to a stock rom?
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Yes, that's right! Or do you like to have a bricked device?
Never flash things from a different device to yours!
If you have a SGH-T779 - only use SGH-T779 -Files (e.g. Roms, Recoverys)
There's some development on CM for your device only, but no Rom released: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2364028
Android-Andi said:
Yes, that's right! Or do you like to have a bricked device?
Never flash things from a different device to yours!
If you have a SGH-T779 - only use SGH-T779 -Files (e.g. Roms, Recoverys)
There's some development on CM for your device only, but no Rom released: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2364028
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So with the link you provided would I need to do the status 7 fix which is deleting the asserts line or is that necessary with this CM 10.1
don't remove assert lines - this will keep your device alive! there is no Custom rom out for your device! only a stockbased one.
Whenever I attempt to flash a Cyanogenmod Rom for P3110 (Using that because I have a P3113) I get a Status 7 Error.
Anyone know how to fix this?
I use this to get the Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2583316
Picture: http://prntscr.com/43qdlq
Zackpip said:
Whenever I attempt to flash a Cyanogenmod Rom for P3110 (Using that because I have a P3113) I get a Status 7 Error.
Anyone know how to fix this?
I use this to get the Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2583316
Picture: http://prntscr.com/43qdlq
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Flash the latest @Android-Andi Philz Touch or TWRP recovery and that should solve the problem (I recommend flashing the recovery with Odin or Heimdall.) Status 7 error usually means outdated recovery.
Link to @Android-Andi's recovery thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2548257
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Well, that may have worked but before I did anything I let it charge, this is the message I got though: "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
How should I go about this? I cannot do anything in Kies because the P3113 won't turn on. Whenever I plug it in to the PC if makes the sound of connecting, then disconnecting over and over again.
Zackpip said:
Well, that may have worked but before I did anything I let it charge, this is the message I got though: "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
How should I go about this? I cannot do anything in Kies because the P3113 won't turn on. Whenever I plug it in to the PC if makes the sound of connecting, then disconnecting over and over again.
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What exactly did you do that it did this? Did you attempt to flash the recovery in Odin or Heimdall? If Odin, which version?
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Since the Cyanogenmod Rom failed flashing I tried to flash the stock firmware using Odin v.1.83 (Odin v3.09 and v3.07 wouldn't open) in order to get a Rom, then I tried to re-root it using v1.83, but it died when I was trying to. So, I decided to charge it and that's what happened. At least that's what I remember. My USB connector works but doesn't charge when connected to the PC, that's why it died. Other than that I do not believe anything else was done to it.
Zackpip said:
Since the Cyanogenmod Rom failed flashing I tried to flash the stock firmware using Odin v.1.83 (Odin v3.09 and v3.07 wouldn't open) in order to get a Rom, then I tried to re-root it using v1.83, but it died when I was trying to. So, I decided to charge it and that's what happened. At least that's what I remember. My USB connector works but doesn't charge when connected to the PC, that's why it died. Other than that I do not believe anything else was done to it.
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OK, that makes more sense. If your device died during installation that will happen. If I use Odin, I usually use v1.85, but I have found Heimdall to be more stable and consistent. Can you boot into download mode?
Edit: also, what version of windows are you running?
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jrc2 said:
OK, that makes more sense. If your device died during installation that will happen. If I use Odin, I usually use v1.85, but I have found Heimdall to be more stable and consistent. Can you boot into download mode?
Edit: also, what version of windows are you running?
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I am using Windows 8.1. Sorry for the late reply, had a little Family Reunion.
Zackpip said:
I am using Windows 8.1. Sorry for the late reply, had a little Family Reunion.
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There have been known problem using Odin on Windows 8, but I've done it multiple times. (I had kies installed if it makes any difference)
Anyway, do you have a Linux computer laying around somewhere? Depending on what happened during I installation, one can be used to maybe trip the device into a bootloop and then from there you can boot into recovery and flash a ROM. (I had to do this with my S2 after a power glitch while using Odin.) Odin isn't needed to root the tab. All you have to do us use Odin or Heimdall to flash a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP) and then flash SuperSU.zip in recovery.
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jrc2 said:
There have been known problem using Odin on Windows 8, but I've done it multiple times. (I had kies installed if it makes any difference)
Anyway, do you have a Linux computer laying around somewhere? Depending on what happened during I installation, one can be used to maybe trip the device into a bootloop and then from there you can boot into recovery and flash a ROM. (I had to do this with my S2 after a power glitch while using Odin.) Odin isn't needed to root the tab. All you have to do us use Odin or Heimdall to flash a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP) and then flash SuperSU.zip in recovery.
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I do not have a Linux machine anywhere.. Would that be the only way to fix it?
Zackpip said:
I do not have a Linux machine anywhere.. Would that be the only way to fix it?
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Not necessarily but it was just what I used and what worked. Does Odin detect the device on the firmware upgrade encountered an error screen?
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Not necessarily but it was just what I used and what worked. Does Odin detect the device on the firmware upgrade encountered an error screen?
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What do you mean by that? Odin shows this when I plug it in: http://prntscr.com/44yzf2
Nothing looks out of the ordinary.
Zackpip said:
What do you mean by that? Odin shows this when I plug it in: http://prntscr.com/44yzf2
Nothing looks out of the ordinary.
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Odin does detect the device. So you SHOULD be able to go to www.samfirmware.com , click on "Firmware Database" and select the options in the drop down boxes for your tablet. Download the zip file (you'll need a sammobile account) and then extract the zip file. You should have a tar.md5 or a tar file that you can flash in Odin. Make sure your tab is charged and you run Odin as admin. After you flash that, reboot into recovery (will be stock recovery) and do a factory reset and wipe cache. Now you should be able to reboot into stock android (with TouchWIZ of course). To root from here, use Odin to flash latest @Android-Andi TWRP recovery and the flash @Chainfire's SuperSU.zip and you'll be rooted!
As always, I am not responsible for what happens to your device. Doing this will raise your flash counter and void your warranty, which is probably void already if you flashed anything before.
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jrc2 said:
Odin does detect the device. So you SHOULD be able to go to www.samfirmware.com , click on "Firmware Database" and select the options in the drop down boxes for your tablet. Download the zip file (you'll need a sammobile account) and then extract the zip file. You should have a tar.md5 or a tar file that you can flash in Odin. Make sure your tab is charged and you run Odin as admin. After you flash that, reboot into recovery (will be stock recovery) and do a factory reset and wipe cache. Now you should be able to reboot into stock android (with TouchWIZ of course). To root from here, use Odin to flash latest @Android-Andi TWRP recovery and the flash @Chainfire's SuperSU.zip and you'll be rooted!
As always, I am not responsible for what happens to your device. Doing this will raise your flash counter and void your warranty, which is probably void already if you flashed anything before.
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Well, that partially worked. It does not show that anymore and it shows the Charging animation, but I can not boot into Odin/Download mode, or Recovery mode.
Zackpip said:
Well, that partially worked. It does not show that anymore and it shows the Charging animation, but I can not boot into Odin/Download mode, or Recovery mode.
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That is quite weird. I have done the same thing at least 2 or 3 times. Try going to https://builds.casual-dev.com/jodin3/ Make sure you plug in your device before loading the above page. Your device should be detected when the page loads. In PDA put the latest TWRP tar file. Click start. It will say something like it needs a pit file and will reboot to find it. Click OK. It might fail but thats fine. Unplug your device. It will reboot and should show a bootloop. Now you should be able to reboot into recovery. If not, you might have to JTag but I don't know. For future reference, if a ROM is bootlooping, don't flash stock in Odin. Just do a full wipe and reflash the ROM and that should fix it.
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EDIT: if the tab died during installation of an important file, it can ruin the device. www.mobiletechvideos.com does have JTAG service that can be used as a last resort. It costs around 50 US Dollars.
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That is quite weird. I have done the same thing at least 2 or 3 times. Try going to https://builds.casual-dev.com/jodin3/ Make sure you plug in your device before loading the above page. Your device should be detected when the page loads. In PDA put the latest TWRP tar file. Click start. It will say something like it needs a pit file and will reboot to find it. Click OK. It might fail but thats fine. Unplug your device. It will reboot and should show a bootloop. Now you should be able to reboot into recovery. If not, you might have to JTag but I don't know. For future reference, if a ROM is bootlooping, don't flash stock in Odin. Just do a full wipe and reflash the ROM and that should fix it.
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EDIT: if the tab died during installation of an important file, it can ruin the device. www.mobiletechvideos.com does have JTAG service that can be used as a last resort. It costs around 50 US Dollars.
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I used Odin to re-download the stock firmware, and that worked. Thank you so much for all your help, it is working now!
Zackpip said:
I used Odin to re-download the stock firmware, and that worked. Thank you so much for all your help, it is working now!
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So you mean you redownloaded the firmware from sammobile and flashed with Odin or what? I couldn't figure out exactly what you meant. Glad to hear your tab is working again!
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jrc2 said:
So you mean you redownloaded the firmware from sammobile and flashed with Odin or what? I couldn't figure out exactly what you meant. Glad to hear your tab is working again!
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Yes, I did exactly that.
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Yes, I did exactly that.
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So it must have been a bad download then. You used Odin v1.87 or what? Also, you should add [SOLVED] to the thread title.
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Hey,
Since I saw how Stock Android looks for the first time, I wanted to get my Tablet's UI (Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 32GB WiFi) to look as nice as the stock Android one. I have already installed the Google Experience Launcher and it's in my opinion just so much better than the Samsung TouchWiz one. But I'd like to go one step further: installing a Stock Android or Custom ROM. Sadly, I don't have any experience with custom ROMs nor with the custom recovery stuff.
From what I heard, a custom ROM would have more features and would be more customizable than the stock Android, so I would prefer a custom ROM - but which? I don't have any experience with any of them and I don't really know much about the risks as the galaxy tab isn't a device that is officially supported by any of the custom roms. I would like to know what you would recommend to me.
~Stefan (Sorry for my bad english)
Stefan Baumann said:
Hey,
Since I saw how Stock Android looks for the first time, I wanted to get my Tablet's UI (Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 32GB WiFi) to look as nice as the stock Android one. I have already installed the Google Experience Launcher and it's in my opinion just so much better than the Samsung TouchWiz one. But I'd like to go one step further: installing a Stock Android or Custom ROM. Sadly, I don't have any experience with custom ROMs nor with the custom recovery stuff.
From what I heard, a custom ROM would have more features and would be more customizable than the stock Android, so I would prefer a custom ROM - but which? I don't have any experience with any of them and I don't really know much about the risks as the galaxy tab isn't a device that is officially supported by any of the custom roms. I would like to know what you would recommend to me.
~Stefan (Sorry for my bad english)
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If you look in the development section for your tablet, there are lots of KitKat Roms available. If you want close to stock with not too many additional features, I recommend SlimKat. If you want something with more features and customization, but still has the stock android look and feel, I would go for CyanogenMod11 or OmniRom.
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I don't care that much about getting a pure stock Android experience than just about getting rid of TouchWiz. I have looked through the Roms available and from what I read and saw, I liked OmniRom and CM the most. Could you please tell me, what the differences between these are?
Stefan Baumann said:
I don't care that much about getting a pure stock Android experience than just about getting rid of TouchWiz. I have looked through the Roms available and from what I read and saw, I liked OmniRom and CM the most. Could you please tell me, what the differences between these are?
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I have a 7 inch, not 10 inch but the features should be the same. I am currently running Omni Homemade Unofficial (it has multi window.) CM has its theming engine and omni does not. Omni has multi window, OmniSwitch and other stuff I can't remember off the top of my head. Both have heads up I believe. The features should be listed in the ROM thread. I'd tell ya now, but it's kinda hard to on my phone.
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So, just to be sure that I'm going to do everything the right way:
1. Download TWRP from here and flash it to the recorvery
2. Download CyanogenMod from here and flash it using TWRP
Did I get it all right? And I've got some more questions: Where can I get the right version of Odin? Do I have to flash a firmware?
Stefan Baumann said:
So, just to be sure that I'm going to do everything the right way:
1. Download TWRP from here and flash it to the recorvery
2. Download CyanogenMod from here and flash it using TWRP
Did I get it all right? And I've got some more questions: Where can I get the right version of Odin? Do I have to flash a firmware?
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I haven't used odin in a while, but there us a download of Odin at samfirmware.com. Just search for your tab and click any firmware for it. Don't download the firmware, but in the instructions for how to flash there is an Odin download. Download TWRP 2.6.3.3 from the link and flash it in Odin as PDA. That one and 2.7.*.* supports KK, but if you will be using adb in windows while in recovery, you will need 2.6.3.3. Before flashing CM, go into backup and chech every backup option and click start. This may take awhile. Then (assuming you already have CM and Gapps on your tab) go into wipe > advanced wipe and check system, data, cache, and dalvik cache. Now you can flash your ROM and gapps. After that flashes click wipe cache and dalvik and reboot.
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jrc2 said:
I haven't used odin in a while, but there us a download of Odin at . Just search for your tab and click any firmware for it. Don't download the firmware, but in the instructions for how to flash there is an Odin download. Download TWRP 2.6.3.3 from the link and flash it in Odin as PDA. That one and 2.7.*.* supports KK, but if you will be using adb in windows while in recovery, you will need 2.6.3.3. Before flashing CM, go into backup and chech every backup option and click start. This may take awhile. Then (assuming you already have CM and Gapps on your tab) go into wipe > advanced wipe and check system, data, cache, and dalvik cache. Now you can flash your ROM and gapps. After that flashes click wipe cache and dalvik and reboot.
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Why would I need to use ADB while in recovery mode? And I dont habe CM and the GApps installed/flashed, so what do you mean with "assuming you already have [...] installed"?
Stefan Baumann said:
Why would I need to use ADB while in recovery mode? And I dont habe CM and the GApps installed/flashed, so what do you mean with "assuming you already have [...] installed"?
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Not cm and gapps installed. Cm and Gapps zip file on your tab to flash. And in case something goes wrong in recovery (wiped internal SD) adb can save you there. There is nothing wrong with twrp 2.6.3.3.
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jrc2 said:
Not cm and gapps installed. Cm and Gapps zip file on your tab to flash. And in case something goes wrong in recovery (wiped internal SD) adb can save you there. There is nothing wrong with twrp 2.6.3.3.
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Ok, thank you very much for your help. I'm going to have a look at a few tutorials and then try it tomorrow.
Hey,
I've now flashed the TWRP 2.7.1.1 (the 2.6.3.3 version was not available, at least I wasn't able to find it) with Odin from the link provided for my tab on samsfirmware. Then, I downloaded CM and the GApps and put them onto the internal storage. But when I wanted to boot into recovery mode, I didn't get the TWRP screen. I attached a screenshot of the screen to this post. Do you know what could've went wrong?
Stefan Baumann said:
Hey,
I've now flashed the TWRP 2.7.1.1 (the 2.6.3.3 version was not available, at least I wasn't able to find it) with Odin from the link provided for my tab on samsfirmware. Then, I downloaded CM and the GApps and put them onto the internal storage. But when I wanted to boot into recovery mode, I didn't get the TWRP screen. I attached a screenshot of the screen to this post. Do you know what could've went wrong?
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Looks like you have stock recovery going. Try to reroot your system, odin in your TWRP 2.7.1 .tar file and then try again with your .zips. I always put files on external sd and flash from there just in case something is funky internally
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Looks like you have stock recovery going. Try to reroot your system, odin in your TWRP 2.7.1 .tar file and then try again with your .zips. I always put files on external sd and flash from there just in case something is funky internally
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What do you mean with rerooting my system?
Stefan Baumann said:
What do you mean with rerooting my system?
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in short,you are not ROOTED!!!!!!!
derrick1976 said:
in short,you are not ROOTED!!!!!!!
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Yes, I know that but why should my tab even be rooted?
Stefan Baumann said:
Yes, I know that but why should my tab even be rooted?
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You need to root and install custom recovery (latest PhilZ or TWRP) in order to flash custom ROMs.
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jrc2 said:
You need to root and install custom recovery (latest PhilZ or TWRP) in order to flash custom ROMs.
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How do I root my tab?
Stefan Baumann said:
How do I root my tab?
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Do you use windows, linux, or Mac?
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jrc2 said:
Do you use windows, linux, or Mac?
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I use Windows but could also use a Linux pc if that would be neceserry.
Stefan Baumann said:
I use Windows but could also use a Linux pc if that would be neceserry.
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Prerequisites: Tablet running stock JB or higher
SuperSU zip file on tablet (this will root your tablet. Download from http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu )
Odin 1.87 on computer (the title will say GT-N7000 but this doesn't matter. Download from http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1068597&d=1337343150 and extract to an Odin folder)
Drivers on computer
In Windows you will need to use Odin 1.87. Make sure you run the Odin exe as admin. Use that to flash the TWRP or PhilZ tar.md5 file. @Android-Andi has a recovery thread in the dev section. Download the file from there. Use the PDA option in Odin to flash it. Make sure that the only box checked is PDA. Do not check any other boxes. When it says PASS, flashing is finished. Wait 10 seconds and unplug your tablet. Boot into recovery by holding in power and volume up (volume up on the 10 inch is the volume button farthest from power and is frequently confused for volume down since they are reversed) and flash the SuperSU zip file. You are now rooted. If this doesn't work or Odin doesn't recognize tour tablet, I can give you Linux instructions.
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jrc2 said:
Prerequisites: Tablet running stock JB or higher
SuperSU zip file on tablet (this will root your tablet. Download from http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu )
Odin 1.87 on computer (the title will say GT-N7000 but this doesn't matter. Download from http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1068597&d=1337343150 and extract to an Odin folder)
Drivers on computer
In Windows you will need to use Odin 1.87. Make sure you run the Odin exe as admin. Use that to flash the TWRP or PhilZ tar.md5 file. @Android-Andi has a recovery thread in the dev section. Download the file from there. Use the PDA option in Odin to flash it. Make sure that the only box checked is PDA. Do not check any other boxes. When it says PASS, flashing is finished. Wait 10 seconds and unplug your tablet. Boot into recovery by holding in power and volume up (volume up on the 10 inch is the volume button farthest from power and is frequently confused for volume down since they are reversed) and flash the SuperSU zip file. You are now rooted. If this doesn't work or Odin doesn't recognize tour tablet, I can give you Linux instructions.
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Thank you very much for your instructions. Problem is, I only have a Samsung 4.2.2 Rom, not a Stock Rom.