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Something just not right in my attempt to flash roms.

About to tear my hair out at its roots trying to get this thing up to Jellybean. I bought it being told it was Jellybean capable but it had not been upgraded yet and all I had to do was go to the Asus site and get the files.
Well I go to the asus site and sure enough I download the file but thenit does not mention how to do the upgrade process. So I then go to - http://forums.androidcentral.com/an...-jelly-bean-asus-infinity-tf700t-minutes.html and this tells me to get the file needed to make it a specific file name and then do the reboot into the regular bootloader.
Well this worked like a hill of beans. I kept getting an error about the signature being invalid though I downloaded it off the ASUS site and I tried downloading the file three different ways (at work) on my phone and off my home Cablemodem) so if its a file problem its a file problem on the hosted site Asus is using.
I then used the unlocker and I unlocked my Asus it even shows it is unlocked every time it unboots so this part I know I did right.
I then ran DebugfsRoot_Generic_v2.3.zip from the link here - http://dottech.org/78441/how-to-root-asus-transformer-pad-infinity-tf700-debugfs-method-guide/ - and it said that it gave me root access on the OS installed. I however downloaded SU and RootChecker both which indicated I did not have root.
So then I decided if I was going to do this I would go full gusto. So I got a CWM GUI from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2094746 because I use CWM on my phones and figured if I stuck with the gui version of this I would be fairly competent on doing a rom replacement.
So then I downloaded a couple of roms from here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1834521
as well as the SU that can be flashed. before boot up but I seem to still not to be able to get root (though the tool I used indicated I have it) on the current system.
The problem I have right now is rigt now anything I try and load from my sd card that is a zip shows -
E: Can't Open /sdcard/filename.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.
For Filename.zip I have tried CWM-SuperSU-v0.99.zip from http://download.chainfire.eu/310/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.04.zip as well as multiple ROM files from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1834521 as well as a couple from Asus
Things i know 1) I have correct USB from the Tablet to the PC this is evident because I was able to update the bootloader to the CWM GUI. 2) The MicroSD card is a 4 gb card and it works just fine. I have used it in my computer many times and I can open and copy and move files just fine on it any which way. 3) I am unsure as to why DebugfsRoot_Generic_v2.3.zip indicated it was all Rooted but then rootchecker is not showing it as rooted.
Is the fact I don't have Root the main reason for the files not being able to be opened? If so is there a better TF700T root program out there?

So for my clarification you want Jelly Bean rooted?
Is this correct?

Although it could be risky, you can actually toggle file system hashing verifications off in CWM. Make absolutely sure that the file downloaded correctly by verifying the MD5 yourself, other wise you could end up with a brick of the same value but even less practical use than the one you currently have.
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StumpedTechy said:
About to tear my hair out at its roots trying to get this thing up to Jellybean. I bought it being told it was Jellybean capable but it had not been upgraded yet and all I had to do was go to the Asus site and get the files.
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To answer Thats_OK's question: I read this to mean that the 700 is still ICS, and he wants to get JB on there.
1) I have correct USB from the Tablet to the PC this is evident because I was able to update the bootloader to the CWM GUI.
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Just to correct a minor error in terminology, just to get it straight: CWM is a recovery, and not a bootloader nor a "GUI" to the bootloader.
2) The MicroSD card is a 4 gb card and it works just fine. I have used it in my computer many times and I can open and copy and move files just fine on it any which way.
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Not thT IT SEEMS TO BE THE ROOT Cuse here, but what filesystem is it formatted to?
3) I am unsure as to why DebugfsRoot_Generic_v2.3.zip indicated it was all Rooted but then rootchecker is not showing it as rooted.
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I do not have a clue either -- the script should do everything for you and you should not have to undertake any action afterwards.
Is the fact I don't have Root the main reason for the files not being able to be opened?
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Nope, an unlocked bootloader and a suitable recovery is all you need. Once those two are in place and working correctly, you should be able to flash anything. Rooting pertains to the access granted to the filesystem once you're 'inside', i.e. with the tablet running the ROM installed.
If so is there a better TF700T root program out there?
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Nah, this works for pretty much anyone. I've had the error of "bad installation" a few times as well, and I toggled the hashing. Worked like a charm, although, as said, there is a minor risk involved if you do not keep your head cool and forget to verify manually. I haven't had this on the latest version of CWM, though.
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Go to settings--> about tablet and provide the full build number for your device.

Thats OK said:
So for my clarification you want Jelly Bean rooted?
Is this correct?
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I want Jellybean, roooted isn't so much a need but would be a plus.
Go to settings--> about tablet and provide the full build number for your device.
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Build number is IML74K.US_epad-9.4.5.30-20120907
Not thT IT SEEMS TO BE THE ROOT Cuse here, but what filesystem is it formatted to?
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The card is formatted to fat32
I've had the error of "bad installation" a few times as well, and I toggled the hashing.
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I am not seeing anythign for hashing i am seeing signiture varification but with this enabled or disabled it is not changing the error I am getting.

If you just want JellyBean have you tried looking here? >>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28374043&postcount=1

Thats OK said:
If you just want JellyBean have you tried looking here? >>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28374043&postcount=1
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I appreciate the link but did you read this part of my post?
Well I go to the asus site and sure enough I download the file but thenit does not mention how to do the upgrade process. So I then go to - http://forums.androidcentral.com/and...t-minutes.html and this tells me to get the file needed to make it a specific file name and then do the reboot into the regular bootloader.
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I have already followed these instructions multiple times and each time it is giving me errors about the files being invalid or something of the sort.
I have tried about 4 different roms to load and each time I get bad file indicators even after comparing md5s and verifying the files are okay.
Is there any way to wipe this thing 100% and just load something on fresh?

StumpedTechy said:
I appreciate the link but did you read this part of my post?
I have already followed these instructions multiple times and each time it is giving me errors about the files being invalid or something of the sort.
I have tried about 4 different roms to load and each time I get bad file indicators even after comparing md5s and verifying the files are okay.
Is there any way to wipe this thing 100% and just load something on fresh?
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Hmmm..Guess I'm not catching what you have done.
When you downloaded from the Asus website did you rename the file inside the zip to: EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip then place this on your microSD?
Also I don't see any mention of ADB to push files to the tablet.
Sorry for my confusion.
Just not understanding where your at.
It is possible to wipe the internal SD card (eMMC) memory using TWRP...yet I'd wait until we get things sorted.

Let me go over what I did and what didn't work and let me go over what I finally did that did work now that I have mine all upgraded.
Didn't work -Scenario 1 -
Go into Settings->About Tablet-> System update this did absolutely nothing for getting me jellybean it just sat at a connecting screen that gave me nothing.
Didn't work -Scenario 2 -
Straight from the last link you provided -
1. Decompress downloaded .zip file (it will be another .zip)
2. Rename it to EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip
3. Format FAT32 the MicroSD card that you will be using for the update process
4. Copy the file to (the root directory of) your MicroSD
5. Insert it into the tablet
6. Shutdown (power off) the tablet
7. Power it on by pressing and holding VOLUME DOWN and POWER buttons simultaneously
8. When you see white text in the top left corner of the screen, release the buttons ^^ and press VOLUME UP button until you see Android logo and process bar
9. Wait patiently for 10 minutes or so
(when I reached number 8 nothing happened automatically and I had to use the blue screened system recovery and when I pointed it to the SD file it told me it was a bad file.)
Didn't work -Scenario 3 -
Loaded
Transformer ADB Tool v6 and then loaded CWM GUI and then tried loading different rom from all over the place Asus main site, and all over the Index site here for different roms. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1834521
Finally however I finally made it work -
I am not sure why ALL the other ways did not work but on mine this is what I had to do.
1) From my first post I got the program from Asus that did the Unlocker I ran that from the Asus site.
2) From the first post I installed CWM GUI and I installed that.
3) From the index site I downloaded Stock Rooted Odex 10.4.4.23 to a USB stick - mainly because it says its rooted and I don't have to worry about rooting it AND I don't mind being .02 revisions behind.
4) I did an MD5 check vrs the download verified all was correct.
5) Tried to install from the MicroSD card and it failed yet again same errors as before.
6) On a whim I rebooted the TF700T and I copied the Stock Rooted Odex 10.4.4.23 to the device directly.
7) I booted to CWM GUI again and this time it installed when I selected to load from the internal SD.
8) I reloaded all my apps on the top.
9) I then loaded the apk of flash that "isn't supported" but works well enough on JB even on my phone.
So basically it would not install from my MicroSD though everything said it should but it would work fine from the internal memory.
This is with me using 2 different MicroSD cards and both are known working ones out of current phones I use all the time.
So I am now up to Jellybean and I am sporting all I needed to be upgraded for. Thanks for the attempts but it was just my constant tenacity that got me through this process.

Sounds like you have loaded my stock rooted rom. Which means you will still be on the old ice cream sandwich bootloader. Recommend you flash the JellyBean bootloaderfrom one of my threads in the ddevelopment section.
The reason your ota Asus updates failed is because you were already unlocked.

sbdags said:
The reason your ota Asus updates failed is because you were already unlocked.
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Good point. Any idea why the other ROMs were failing as well?
@OP: now you have found a way that works, I suggest to try CROMI.

sbdags said:
Sounds like you have loaded my stock rooted rom. Which means you will still be on the old ice cream sandwich bootloader. Recommend you flash the JellyBean bootloaderfrom one of my threads in the ddevelopment section.
The reason your ota Asus updates failed is because you were already unlocked.
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Ugh so I actually just made this worse? Basically since I did Stock Rooted Odex 10.4.4.23 over the version 9 ICS I am still running version 9ICSwith files over the top that are from 10.4.4.23 making it now some mixture of the two? So confused because I thought when I did a rom upgrade it wiped out the old and put in the new? it is showing the right version in Settings and it is acting right with what Jellybean should be doing so I am a lot confused right now.

StumpedTechy said:
Ugh so I actually just made this worse? Basically since I did Stock Rooted Odex 10.4.4.23 over the version 9 ICS I am still running version 9ICSwith files over the top that are from 10.4.4.23 making it now some mixture of the two? So confused because I thought when I did a rom upgrade it wiped out the old and put in the new? it is showing the right version in Settings and it is acting right with what Jellybean should be doing so I am a lot confused right now.
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boot into recovery, when you see 4 icons, take a look at the second line (white text), it should say the version of your bootloader (1.00e is JB bootloader and 2.00e is ICS), then next to it is your JB or ICS version.
What sdbags said is when you flash a premade rom from XDA, it only included the ROM/kernel, but no bootloader. The only way is to flash the full firmware download from Asus site which included everything and bootloader is one of them.

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boot into recovery, when you see 4 icons, take a look at the second line (white text), it should say the version of your bootloader (1.00e is JB bootloader and 2.00e is ICS), then next to it is your JB or ICS version.
What sdbags said is when you flash a premade rom from XDA, it only included the ROM/kernel, but no bootloader. The only way is to flash the full firmware download from Asus site which included everything and bootloader is one of them.
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Ahhh gotcha. So I have really only done it halfway and have to get the bootloader flashed up as well. Will work on this next then. Right now I only have three options in my bootloader android, USB and the wipe data when all the others I read about indicate 4 icons should be there so I thought something was off there.

StumpedTechy said:
Ahhh gotcha. So I have really only done it halfway and have to get the bootloader flashed up as well. Will work on this next then. Right now I only have three options in my bootloader android, USB and the wipe data when all the others I read about indicate 4 icons should be there so I thought something was off there.
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You could flash just JB bootloader with custom recovery from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2049274

StumpedTechy said:
Ahhh gotcha. So I have really only done it halfway and have to get the bootloader flashed up as well. Will work on this next then. Right now I only have three options in my bootloader android, USB and the wipe data when all the others I read about indicate 4 icons should be there so I thought something was off there.
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I uploaded sbdags' version I used to DropBox for you: https://www.dropbox.com/s/js0m8nas00ts95h/tf700t-WW-JB-bootloader-only.zip
It's just a matter of flashing this (and update your recovery, if applicable), and then reflash any ROM you'd like.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/js0m8nas00ts95h/tf700t-WW-JB-bootloader-only.zip

Thanks guys I went ahead I went ahead and downloaded it from the link right on the website that sbdags was talking about just did a quick forum search and found the proper JB bootloader. So now I have a CWM GUI recover, JB bootloader and the sdbags stock rooted JB rom on it.
Now I know this is a loaded question and someone has already mentioned CleanROM Inheritance 3.2
But are there any clear cut "great" JB roms that run pretty much flawlessly on the TF700T that are prerooted? Just checking because as I mentioned I have tried quite a few roms on my Samsung S2 and used AOKP, SuperNexus, and am now on ShoStock3. Are the roms on the TF700Ts about the same in "feel" to their galaxy s counterparts? E.G. AOSP TF700T like a AOKP Galaxy S2? (assuming AOSP and AOKP are the same developer?
Thanks for everyone sticking with me through this. This has been such a learning curve over my phone which was simply install CWM (non gui) and download the rom and then flash. Didn't have to worry about unlocking anything, didn't have to worry about where I was installing the rom from and all that.

StumpedTechy said:
Thanks guys I went ahead I went ahead and downloaded it from the link right on the website that sbdags was talking about just did a quick forum search and found the proper JB bootloader. So now I have a CWM GUI recover, JB bootloader and the sdbags stock rooted JB rom on it.
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Good job -- wherever you got it from, it served you well. I'll keep the JB bootloader on that DropBox link for a while so others can benefit from it too.
Now I know this is a loaded question and someone has already mentioned CleanROM Inheritance 3.2
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Yup.
But are there any clear cut "great" JB roms that run pretty much flawlessly on the TF700T that are prerooted?
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Pretty much all of them are preooted, but in my opinion, none of them is as smooth as CROMI. BBB7 has been quite a bufggy experience for most of the people that tried it (or so I gather from the thread), and although the CM team is making nice progress on their 10.x version, some minor niggles remain (and sometimes resurface, such as shortcut keys on the dock being broken every once in a while). Also, CROMI is developed actively in the meantime as well, and you can take the mods with it that disable those annoying notifications.
Just checking because as I mentioned I have tried quite a few roms on my Samsung S2 and used AOKP, SuperNexus, and am now on ShoStock3.
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I agree that the SGS2 was a breeze to flash compared to the TF700 -- I was in the same boat as you. Flashed away without a care, then had to learn how to do it anew with the Infinity.
Are the roms on the TF700Ts about the same in "feel" to their galaxy s counterparts? E.G. AOSP TF700T like a AOKP Galaxy S2? (assuming AOSP and AOKP are the same developer?)
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The differences are greater, because the TF700 has a lot of pixels to push and therefore its hardware is more hard-pressed than the SGS2's. The Exynos in the SGS2 is a VERY good chip, so it handles itself quite nicely in lots of scenarios. The Tegra3, I am pained to say, has impressed me less in everyday use than the numbers on paper did. With CROMI, it's pretty good, so I'm happy as it is now, but it should have been better out-of-the-box.
Thanks for everyone sticking with me through this. This has been such a learning curve over my phone which was simply install CWM (non gui) and download the rom and then flash. Didn't have to worry about unlocking anything, didn't have to worry about where I was installing the rom from and all that.
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All I worried about was that darned yellow triangle. Thanks to Chainfire we could disable that too, so I was a happy camper.

[Q] TWRP external sd backup

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

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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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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

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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
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Than you very much!

Oh dear, i'm in trouble now!

Hi all,
Well its been a while since been on here and played with android..
Anyway I have the one xl, was rooted running kickdroid. Was giving phone to wife n decided to wipe,,,,, and it all went downhill from there
For some reason, I factory reset but then decided to wipe from in recovery and foolishly ticked all boxes, so wiped SD, EXt SD, cache etc.
TWRP v2.6.3
Can see zip file now but says cannot open zip file (kickdroid xl v 5.0.0)
Also says do you really want to reboot no OS installed
And no root, then offers to install but fails....
I think I'm close but soo far, I just need some good advice... please
Hmm then it was having trouble being seen by pc, so formatted again with an HP usb tool, that seemed to work better.
But now I cant recall nor find how to get the rom up n running again, I tried copying to sd and trying to run from recovery but no zip files showing... should it go in android secure?
So now I'm kinda stuck n could really use some help....please!
Currently... its formatted 32gb fat32 but only shows 24gb, guess rest system or something..
Was rooted but twrp tells me not now and its attempts to install root fail
Its all unlocked S-OFF, CID 11111111
HBOOT 2.18.0000
Radio 1.35a. 32.45.27
I know its not bricked but I have now been at this for hours n going round in circles....
Can someone PULEEEZE guide me?

Ron173 said:
Hi all,
Well its been a while since been on here and played with android..
Anyway I have the one xl, was rooted running kickdroid. Was giving phone to wife n decided to wipe,,,,, and it all went downhill from there
For some reason, I factory reset but then decided to wipe from in recovery and foolishly ticked all boxes, so wiped SD, EXt SD, cache etc.
TWRP v2.6.3
Can see zip file now but says cannot open zip file (kickdroid xl v 5.0.0)
Also says do you really want to reboot no OS installed
And no root, then offers to install but fails....
I think I'm close but soo far, I just need some good advice... please
Hmm then it was having trouble being seen by pc, so formatted again with an HP usb tool, that seemed to work better.
But now I cant recall nor find how to get the rom up n running again, I tried copying to sd and trying to run from recovery but no zip files showing... should it go in android secure?
So now I'm kinda stuck n could really use some help....please!
Currently... its formatted 32gb fat32 but only shows 24gb, guess rest system or something..
Was rooted but twrp tells me not now and its attempts to install root fail
Its all unlocked S-OFF, CID 11111111
HBOOT 2.18.0000
Radio 1.35a. 32.45.27
I know its not bricked but I have now been at this for hours n going round in circles....
Can someone PULEEEZE guide me?
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You've lost root because you wiped your /system partition. You have the correct amount of storage. Have you tried putting any other ROM zips on it to flash or have you only tried Kickdroid? It doesn't need to be in Android Secure, just anywhere on the virtual sd card. Do you have any folder structure on the sd card at all when you use the install function in TWRP?
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timmaaa said:
You've lost root because you wiped your /system partition. You have the correct amount of storage. Have you tried putting any other ROM zips on it to flash or have you only tried Kickdroid? It doesn't need to be in Android Secure, just anywhere on the virtual sd card. Do you have any folder structure on the sd card at all when you use the install function in TWRP?
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The only zip I got to load was the "update Super SU v1.86"
My pc keeps telling me problem with drive, then it scans n says fixed.
Maybe I need to run some sort of sector fixer?
Tried couple other roms, says unable to unzip?

Ron173 said:
The only zip I got to load was the "update Super SU v1.86"
My pc keeps telling me problem with drive, then it scans n says fixed.
Maybe I need to run some sort of sector fixer?
Tried couple other roms, says unable to unzip?
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You've got corrupted storage for sure. Try using the wipe feature in TWRP to wipe it, sometimes that formats it correctly.
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timmaaa said:
You've got corrupted storage for sure. Try using the wipe feature in TWRP to wipe it, sometimes that formats it correctly.
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That's what I used initially n seems I stuffed it
Phone was working perfectly before I decided to wipe, its only 1 yr old, surely storage not stuffed on it already?
I'll try the TWRP again n see if can fix it, if not any other programs you can recommend?
Thanks

Ron173 said:
That's what I used initially n seems I stuffed it
Phone was working perfectly before I decided to wipe, its only 1 yr old, surely storage not stuffed on it already?
I'll try the TWRP again n see if can fix it, if not any other programs you can recommend?
Thanks
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It might be worth trying an earlier version of TWRP, 2.6 to be exact. In my opinion things started to go a bit downhill after that build. You can download it here:
http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/evita
I'd flash TWRP 2.6, wipe the sd card, copy a zip across, and try to flash it.
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timmaaa said:
It might be worth trying an earlier version of TWRP, 2.6 to be exact. In my opinion things started to go a bit downhill after that build. You can download it here:
http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/evita
I'd flash TWRP 2.6, wipe the sd card, copy a zip across, and try to flash it.
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Eassus partitioning found almost half drive bad sectors
No idea how this happened, was fine before, I'm hoping that its a magnetic deformation, which from what I read can be fixed..?
Might need to buy some software to achieve this, however if it fixes, then I'd be happy.
Other options, open phone and replace drive, is this possible on an HTC one xl?
Ive ran HDD regenerator in premade n its found to be all ok, I'm assuming this is magnetic damage not physical damage, going to run a low level format n go from there.
If phone was 10yrs old or something i'd accept as stuffed but at a year and previously working fine, I think its been a bad format, which I'm hoping is fixable

Ron173 said:
Eassus partitioning found almost half drive bad sectors
No idea how this happened, was fine before, I'm hoping that its a magnetic deformation, which from what I read can be fixed..?
Might need to buy some software to achieve this, however if it fixes, then I'd be happy.
Other options, open phone and replace drive, is this possible on an HTC one xl?
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Did you perform a factory reset from the bootloader at any point?
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Did you perform a factory reset from the bootloader at any point?
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Well you wouldn't believe it, all up n running again.
The culprit ..... windows 8!!!!!
As I said phone never had any issues before, but all the read problems were when on a windows 8 pc.
Swapped to another one n all read no drama, put kickdroid 5 zip on there, flashed no drama, also the 5.2 ota flashed ok too, root all ok etc.
Only one thing outstanding, I think I need a version of google apps to make the google play work,,, cant find it on my files
Anyone point me to which one I need? ( I think its gapps 4.2.2)
I'd also like to say a BIG thanks to those who helped me thus far
cheers

Ron173 said:
Well you wouldn't believe it, all up n running again.
The culprit ..... windows 8!!!!!
As I said phone never had any issues before, but all the read problems were when on a windows 8 pc.
Swapped to another one n all read no drama, put kickdroid 5 zip on there, flashed no drama, also the 5.2 ota flashed ok too, root all ok etc.
Only one thing outstanding, I think I need a version of google apps to make the google play work,,, cant find it on my files
Anyone point me to which one I need? ( I think its gapps 4.2.2)
I'd also like to say a BIG thanks to those who helped me thus far
cheers
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Google Apps are built into Kickdroid, you shouldn't need to flash a separate GApps package.
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Google Apps are built into Kickdroid, you shouldn't need to flash a separate GApps package.
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Yes I discovered that, all working fine, thanks for help.
Mustve been win8 not wanting to copy to fat32, being ntfs, not sure but was def the issue, went on daughters pc n everything was like it shoudve been.
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Ron173 said:
Yes I discovered that, all working fine, thanks for help.
Mustve been win8 not wanting to copy to fat32, being ntfs, not sure but was def the issue, went on daughters pc n everything was like it shoudve been.
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That's very weird, I'm running Win8 on my laptop and have never had an issue.
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[Question] Going stock

Hey I'm going to stock 5.0 of some kind my to my galaxy s5 sprint, smg900p. I wanted to know a few things before I did from more experienced people than I!
1. Should I pull my sim?
2. Should I pull my sd card?
3. My SD is 64g partitioned half and half for system and normal almost worthless SD storage, will I need to re partition it? Pt2. I want to go stock to ice some system apps and only install root programs I need instead of want to play with I copied my ne5, og1, and will copy ok4 to my SD into fat32 or ntfs memory...whatever my comp can access. This also has files like phh and magisk. If pulled sd, can I put it in my comp and flash the tar from the sd reader? Is this a good way to corrupt files or should it be fine that way? Then I can put it back in my phone when it's stock and use twrp to flash magisk/phh?
4. Just pda flash the TAR in odin, no setting changes: no reboot, no pit, no bs? Phone in dl mode...I have 3.07, 3.10.6, and 3.11.1. Should I use a certain version?
5. Stock are tar files only?
6. Does a stock version replace my bootloader to that android version I flashed?
7. Once stock, Instead of cf autoroot, can I Odin twrp: pda mode, don't change anything, use twrp 3.0.2 kltespr img or tar? and use twrp to flash magisk and phh like you do normally?
8. Will my Knox go up yet again for flashing twrp though odin.
Thanks xda

1. Should I pull my sim?
nah, isnt necessary
2. Should I pull my sd card?
nah
3. My SD is 64g partitioned half and half for system and normal almost worthless SD storage, will I need to re partition it?
no
Pt2. I want to go stock to ice some system apps and only install root programs I need instead of want to play with I copied my ne5, og1, and will copy ok4 to my SD into fat32 or ntfs memory...whatever my comp can access. This also has files like phh and magisk. If pulled sd, can I put it in my comp and flash the tar from the sd reader?
no
Is this a good way to corrupt files or should it be fine that way?
likely would corrupt
Then I can put it back in my phone when it's stock and use twrp to flash magisk/phh?
yes
4. Just pda flash the TAR in odin, no setting changes: no reboot, no pit, no bs?
ap slot
Phone in dl mode...I have 3.07, 3.10.6, and 3.11.1. Should I use a certain version?
not that im aware of
5. Stock are tar files only?
no, but tar files are stock
6. Does a stock version replace my bootloader to that android version I flashed?
yes
7. Once stock, Instead of cf autoroot, can I Odin twrp: pda mode, don't change anything, use twrp 3.0.2 kltespr img or tar?
ap, not pda. and yes
and use twrp to flash magisk and phh like you do normally?
yes
8. Will my Knox go up yet again for flashing twrp though odin.
probably so

1. Should I pull my sim?
nah, isnt necessary
2. Should I pull my sd card?
nah
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Will flashing stock erase my sd? And no chance my SIM gets messed up?
I think an one of my versions uses pda instead of ap, just habit from an instruction.
Just worried to do it with my galaxy. I have an lgg2 I flash and mess up constantly and flash back to stock and start over; no network. But without having a backup phone I'm nervous to mess with my galaxy. Thanks, I checked your thumbs up!!

Also, when I'm finally brave enough, should I try every damn ROM for the smg900p I can find and flash stock if there's issues? I have unlimited unthrottled data, 5.0 os. Should I go back to a KK version to see if my native Hotspot will unlock? I haven't found a working method for sprint or universal app.

andrew2432 said:
Also, when I'm finally brave enough, should I try every damn ROM for the smg900p I can find and flash stock if there's issues? I have unlimited unthrottled data, 5.0 os. Should I go back to a KK version to see if my native Hotspot will unlock? I haven't found a working method for sprint or universal app.
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Will flashing stock erase my sd? And no chance my SIM gets messed up?
Nope and nope
I think an one of my versions uses pda instead of ap, just habit from an instruction.
youre all good man
Just worried to do it with my galaxy. I have an lgg2 I flash and mess up constantly and flash back to stock and start over; no network. But without having a backup phone I'm nervous to mess with my galaxy. Thanks, I checked your thumbs up!!
Yeah, i understand your apprehension, especially if youre coming from a G2. LG has a decent "download mode" that allows you to recover even from the most disastrous mistakes and the G900P has something even more foolproof. Samsungs download mode has been the saving grace for its unlocked bootloader phones ever since the S3. Basically, what im telling you is that even if you screw it up, its not hard to recover from. Just get the OK4 tar.md5 stock rom, keep it safe on your computer, and use it when necessary. Otherwise, just make Nands of your current setup, keep a copy on your SD card and on your computer (just for backup) and you should be good. One thing to make sure of is to never flash a tar.md5 that was built for a different phone or a bootloader for a different phone, youll brick it if you do.
Unless you do something really stupid, these phones are REALLY hard to permanently brick. Feel free to ask any other questions, we all are here to help and learn!!

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and the G900P has something even more foolproof...even if you screw it up, its not hard to recover from.
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Which is? Or are you just referring to volume down boot download mode being that useful?
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Just get the OK4 tar.md5 stock rom, keep it safe on your computer, and use it when necessary.
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On top of being a nerd and a "baller on a budget" I'm a pack rat...got about 10 gbs free on my laptop lol but one at a time the tars will fit
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One thing to make sure of is to never flash a tar.md5 that was built for a different phone or a bootloader for a different phone, youll brick it if you do.
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Smg900p, doesnt match get out!! I have Sammobiles page bookmarked for reference to check my stock images. I can't find the OK4 build anywhere but sammobile, any thoughts? 1.5gb÷15kbs/sec...lots. It's what I'm using and seems to be the best choice for this.
When you mention a tar for a different bootloader, do you mean custom roms? And doesn't the ROM dev tell you over and over what Droid OS it's for?
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Unless you do something really stupid, these phones are REALLY hard to permanently brick. Feel free to ask any other questions, we all are here to help and learn!!
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Like? It sounds like as long as download mode works and Odin recognizes it...you're good...haha

Which is? Or are you just referring to volume down boot download mode being that useful?
yeah, the vol dn + home + pwr download mode. Of course youd have to hit vol up to continue into DL mode
On top of being a nerd and a "baller on a budget" I'm a pack rat...got about 10 gbs free on my laptop lol but one at a time the tars will fit
yup, sounds like youre good there
Smg900p, doesnt match get out!! I have Sammobiles page bookmarked for reference to check my stock images. I can't find the OK4 build anywhere but sammobile, any thoughts? 1.5gb÷15kbs/sec...lots. It's what I'm using and seems to be the best choice for this.
i get my tarballs from idoneapps.com. Here is an good link for the OK4 but you have to create a login for the page to view the link. Trust me, its worth the registration process. WAAAAAY faster dl's
When you mention a tar for a different bootloader, do you mean custom roms? And doesn't the ROM dev tell you over and over what Droid OS it's for?
No, the bootloader is flashed with the tarball. Its basically which baseband the phone uses. The best one right now for pretty much ANY custom ROM is OK4.
Like? It sounds like as long as download mode works and Odin recognizes it...you're good...haha
Yep, DL mode is only useful if Odin recognizes it, which it always does. I have 2 G900Ps and ive never had an issue with Odin recognizing either. I also have a vzw S4, a Sprint S3, Sprint S2 and an international S1 plus. Odin gives love for all of em

OneUI for Note 8 questions

I tried to install the beta OneUI from XDA for my ATT variant. I saw as I using Odin, that the firmware was for TMobile. Does this make a difference? I stopped the install, but I still want to go through with it. I just don't want to brick my phone. I have the Snapdragon processor needed. I just got freaked when I saw the TMobile firmware. Is it safe for ATT?
Got it from here
Has anyone installed OneUI? Did it work with this video?

So you know, you're not just installing OneUI, you're installing Android Pie Beta. OneUI is just the "rebranding" of "TouchWiz/Samsung Experience"
I havent downloaded the files shown in that link, but IF your device is already on N950USQU5CRK1 you dont need to Odin to anything all you need is the update.zip file to upgrade to 5DLR6. If you're not on CRK1 then you will need to Odin to it. That being said, you can go HERE for the files (post 2) and additional questions.

kangi26 said:
So you know, you're not just installing OneUI, you're installing Android Pie Beta. OneUI is just the "rebranding" of "TouchWiz/Samsung Experience"
I havent downloaded the files shown in that link, but IF your device is already on N950USQU5CRK1 you dont need to Odin to anything all you need is the update.zip file to upgrade to 5DLR6. If you're not on CRK1 then you will need to Odin to it. That being said, you can go HERE for the files (post 2) and additional questions.
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Thanks for the clarity.
I knew it was Pie. I wanted to try out the UI because it seems more conducive to taller phones and I like the dark mode.
I didnt know I didnt need Odin however. That's interesting. I am on CRK1, just checked. So if I understand correctly, just drag the update file over to my sd card, then flash the oneui file over it?
Have you tried it? Is it worth the time?

cwis said:
Thanks for the clarity.
I knew it was Pie. I didnt know I didnt need Odin however. That's interesting. I am on CRK1, just checked. So if I understand correctly, just drag the update file over to my sd card, then flash the oneui file over it?
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Yeah, if you're on CRK1 then all you need to do is to copy the DLR6 file (Update.zip) to your Ext SD, boot to recovery and "install from SD". This will wipe your device

Okay, update file first to the ext sd card, boot to recovery, then install SM-N950U_1_20181126150901_ouxwmh265r_fac.zip after.
Sorry for being a pia. I dont mind losing data, I just dont want to brick the phone with the wrong file. I want to be clear on the steps.

cwis said:
Okay, update file first to the ext sd card, boot to recovery, then install SM-N950U_1_20181126150901_ouxwmh265r_fac.zip after.
Sorry for being a pia. I dont mind losing data, I just dont want to brick the phone with the wrong file. I want to be clear on the steps.
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No worries at all. I am not familiar with that specific file name. I haven't ever installed from that link you posted. You can use THIS one. I'm familiar with this location.
But yes, copy file to Ext SD>Reboot to Recovery>Install from SD>navigate to Update.zip file and install

Thank you. Better safe than sorry.

is your wifi working cause mine wont stay on. It toggles to on but then shuts off. i think drl6 is better than dlr7

saulc1981 said:
is your wifi working cause mine wont stay on. It toggles to on but then shuts off. i think drl6 is better than dlr7
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My experience with 6 and 7 are EXACTLY the same (the only issues I had were Netflix not displaying and AR Emoji not working). If you had done a dirty flash this could be part of your issue, try a factory reset and see if it changes things.

kangi26 said:
So you know, you're not just installing OneUI, you're installing Android Pie Beta. OneUI is just the "rebranding" of "TouchWiz/Samsung Experience"
I havent downloaded the files shown in that link, but IF your device is already on N950USQU5CRK1 you dont need to Odin to anything all you need is the update.zip file to upgrade to 5DLR6. If you're not on CRK1 then you will need to Odin to it. That being said, you can go HERE for the files (post 2) and additional questions.
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totally wiped my phone for no reason then haha. god i suck

Blob Blobbed said:
totally wiped my phone for no reason then haha. god i suck
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Maybe turn off the "Turn on Wifi automatically" setting in the Wifi > Advanced settings. And look in the developer options and see if the Wifi power savings mode is toggled on. There may be a few other settings to check too, just search wifi in the settings search bar and look through what you see that may seem like it could cause your wifi toggle.

So what if I'm not on CRK1 ....my ATT note 8 is on CRL1. can I still flash pie to my phone ? Or will it mess it up being tmobile?