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How to go back to stock?

What would be the best way to go back to complete stock (no root). Having some trouble updating to JB and just want to do it the old fashioned way.

SuperSwagSauce said:
What would be the best way to go back to complete stock (no root). Having some trouble updating to JB and just want to do it the old fashioned way.
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Are you unlocked? If so, try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803343
It says .26 but it should work for JB
Edit: if unlocked you need to flash the new JB compatible TWRP or CWM too!

paddycr said:
Are you unlocked? If so, try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803343
It says .26 but it should work for JB
Edit: if unlocked you need to flash the new JB compatible TWRP or CWM too!
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Holy christ.. so much work lol

SuperSwagSauce said:
Holy christ.. so much work lol
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What version you're running currently and are you locked or unlocked?

buhohitr said:
What version you're running currently and are you locked or unlocked?
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.26 unlocked
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch.

SuperSwagSauce said:
.26 unlocked
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch.
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I assumed that you either have twrp or cwm installed since you're unlocked. The below instruction is much better.
CREDIT to Pretoriano80:
========= Recover Factory Restore with custom recovery =========
1) Download the latest firmware from Asus site (based os your SKU,eg. ww 9.4.5.26 * firmware)
2) Extract the download zip file somewere on your desktop. The file name should be EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip
3) Copy EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip to the root of your MicroSD card
4) Insert the MicroSD card in your tablet and use button combination to go to recovery --> Start the tablet by pressing Volume Down and POWER together for 5 seconds ,a message will inform you that you have 5 seconds to enter the recovery,press Volume UP before the 5 seconds expire
5) From the recovery menu press Install and select the "EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip" file ...wait until the install process ends and then restart your device.

buhohitr said:
I assumed that you either have twrp or cwm installed since you're unlocked. The below instruction is much better.
CREDIT to Pretoriano80:
========= Recover Factory Restore with custom recovery =========
1) Download the latest firmware from Asus site (based os your SKU,eg. ww 9.4.5.26 * firmware)
2) Extract the download zip file somewere on your desktop. The file name should be EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip
3) Copy EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip to the root of your MicroSD card
4) Insert the MicroSD card in your tablet and use button combination to go to recovery --> Start the tablet by pressing Volume Down and POWER together for 5 seconds ,a message will inform you that you have 5 seconds to enter the recovery,press Volume UP before the 5 seconds expire
5) From the recovery menu press Install and select the "EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip" file ...wait until the install process ends and then restart your device.
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Will it work with internal memory too? I only have a full size sd that I use with my dock.

SuperSwagSauce said:
Will it work with internal memory too? I only have a full size sd that I use with my dock.
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You could try to boot to recovery mode and see!

buhohitr said:
I assumed that you either have twrp or cwm installed since you're unlocked. The below instruction is much better.
CREDIT to Pretoriano80:
========= Recover Factory Restore with custom recovery =========
1) Download the latest firmware from Asus site (based os your SKU,eg. ww 9.4.5.26 * firmware)
2) Extract the download zip file somewere on your desktop. The file name should be EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip
3) Copy EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip to the root of your MicroSD card
4) Insert the MicroSD card in your tablet and use button combination to go to recovery --> Start the tablet by pressing Volume Down and POWER together for 5 seconds ,a message will inform you that you have 5 seconds to enter the recovery,press Volume UP before the 5 seconds expire
5) From the recovery menu press Install and select the "EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip" file ...wait until the install process ends and then restart your device.
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Ok so this worked to bring me back to stock, but when I went to update it was still telling me "no update available". So I booted to recovery to make sure i didn't have twrp anymore and it went to stock recovery. Unfortunately the little android guy had a red "!" and it said it couldn't find "/sdcard" and that the update failed.
I just want jellybean :/

Borrow a microSD card from your phone temporarily if you need to.....
I have a very old 2 GB microSD that I keep lying around for situations like this....might not be a bad idea to pick one up at a local store.

johnlgalt said:
Borrow a microSD card from your phone temporarily if you need to.....
I have a very old 2 GB microSD that I keep lying around for situations like this....might not be a bad idea to pick one up at a local store.
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Will try this, thanks.

SuperSwagSauce said:
Will try this, thanks.
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Because you have unlocked bootloader, that's why you can't use OTA to update, you need re root and with twrp/cwm, you could install the OTA patch version of JB (incremental update). You could use the stock recovery to update to full version JB, but then you will lose root. If you don't know how I can provide some instructions for you.

buhohitr said:
Because you have unlocked bootloader, that's why you can't use OTA to update, you need re root and with twrp/cwm, you could install the OTA patch version of JB (incremental update). You could use the stock recovery to update to full version JB, but then you will lose root. If you don't know how I can provide some instructions for you.
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Got it to work the long way, lost root but that's no biggie to me. Thanks for all your help!

[Q] Star S5 MTK6589 Root

Hi all,
Just got my Star S5 in the mail, while I'm in the process of removing all chinese bloatware, I'm hitting a wall here. To remove baidu I need root (which i want anyway, actually), but I can't seem to boot into cwm-recovery after creating my own with smart phone flash tools and mtk droid root & tools. None of the other options listed online work either! Is there a secret button combination or something to get into recovery or does smart phone flash tools SAY it flashed the boot.img and recovery.img but doesn't it actually do it?
Pressing vol+ and power, then when green android pops up on screen releasing power but holding vol+ doesn't work (it just continues to boot regularly)!
Edit: ninonirvana's solution below worked to get into CWM.. however, flashing the superuser-binary doesn't work on android 4.2 and up. I had to use SuperSU, everything works now!

henkpeters said:
Hi all,
Just got my Star S5 in the mail, while I'm in the process of removing all chinese bloatware, I'm hitting a wall here. To remove baidu I need root (which i want anyway, actually), but I can't seem to boot into cwm-recovery after creating my own with smart phone flash tools and mtk droid root & tools. None of the other options listed online work either! Is there a secret button combination or something to get into recovery or does smart phone flash tools SAY it flashed the boot.img and recovery.img but doesn't it actually do it?
Pressing vol+ and power, then when green android pops up on screen releasing power but holding vol+ doesn't work (it just continues to boot regularly)!
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Hello, I have accessed the recovery as follows, nexus4toolkit in this reboot options menu No. 21 No. 4 after reboot recovery and already

Hi, you can put a link of recovery and how to root? thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2215393 you can use this tool to restar in to recovery

I can't seem to find the tutorial I used yesterday (it was today, actually, 2.30am) but I read back the original scatter-file and rom with mtk droid root & tools, afterwards I used spflashtool SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.119 to read back the original rom (cache-HEX as endpoint) and used mtk droid root & tools again to create my new boot.img and recovery.img. Lastly, i followed this <<USE SUPERSU INSTEAD OF SUPERUSER>> tutorial, flashing only my newly created recovery.img and boot.img, after using your nexus toolkit to get into cwm. I backed up my rom now AND rooted, so all is well
NOTE: as stated above, using superuser doesn't work on android 4.2 and up, you should flash superSU instead!

I know this phone is new and I may get it in the future, once the rooting process is is figured out for MT6589, it may be useful for other phones with the same chip. Can someone write a simple step-by-step instructions on how to root it for others so there won't be a bunch of scattered threads and questions about the same thing. Thanks in advance!

Whyzor said:
I know this phone is new and I may get it in the future, once the rooting process is is figured out for MT6589, it may be useful for other phones with the same chip. Can someone write a simple step-by-step instructions on how to root it for others so there won't be a bunch of scattered threads and questions about the same thing. Thanks in advance!
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One +

It is no one key root tool for android 4.1 or android 4.2. I think the best way for root the phone is flashing the phone with rooted ROM if it exists

henkpeters said:
I can't seem to find the tutorial I used yesterday (it was today, actually, 2.30am) but I read back the original scatter-file and rom with mtk droid root & tools, afterwards I used spflashtool SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.119 to read back the original rom (cache-HEX as endpoint) and used mtk droid root & tools again to create my new boot.img and recovery.img. Lastly, i followed this <<USE SUPERSU INSTEAD OF SUPERUSER>> tutorial, flashing only my newly created recovery.img and boot.img, after using your nexus toolkit to get into cwm. I backed up my rom now AND rooted, so all is well
NOTE: as stated above, using superuser doesn't work on android 4.2 and up, you should flash superSU instead!
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pls write instructions step by step.and is it possible to give us scatter file and recovery.img?

guapon said:
pls write instructions step by step.and is it possible to give us scatter file and recovery.img?
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:good::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::good:

Hi..
can someone who already own Star S5 tell some info about camera, and can this phone record 1080p video?

misokralj said:
Hi..
can someone who already own Star S5 tell some info about camera, and can this phone record 1080p video?
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no it records 720p. max

ı manage to root S5...ı found correct recovery with scatter file link below.But its china language but not ımportant ıt works..
first intall super su and copy to sd card after flash recovery.img with flash tool
to flash the the supersu to the phone you must enter the recovery (that you flashed with flash tool...) but power and volume + is not working so we can enter the recovery with a program like nexus 4 toolkit or Android Toolkit
http://download.chainfire.eu/315/SuperSU...-v1.25.zip
http://www.4shared.com/rar/PzQiYFxi/CWM_Recovery.html
http://www.4shared.com/rar/m33fLNgf/MTK6...30401.html

S5 Root - windows 8 preloader driver problem
guapon said:
ı manage to root S5...ı found correct recovery with scatter file link below.But its china language but not ımportant ıt works..
first intall super su and copy to sd card after flash recovery.img with flash tool
to flash the the supersu to the phone you must enter the recovery (that you flashed with flash tool...) but power and volume + is not working so we can enter the recovery with a program like nexus 4 toolkit or Android Toolkit
http://download.chainfire.eu/315/SuperSU...-v1.25.zip
http://www.4shared.com/rar/PzQiYFxi/CWM_Recovery.html
http://www.4shared.com/rar/m33fLNgf/MTK6...30401.html
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Hi,
Just came back, wanted to flash the recovery - but I can't seem to the MT65xx Preloader to install (I'm on windows 8 64 bit) - is there something special I need to do to install them? (I used the ones from GizBeat Combo for the H7500+ MT6589 drivers) - it just won't install the VCOM even if I select it by myself - it says it has not signtature - what am I doing wrong?

guapon said:
ı manage to root S5...ı found correct recovery with scatter file link below.But its china language but not ımportant ıt works..
first intall super su and copy to sd card after flash recovery.img with flash tool
to flash the the supersu to the phone you must enter the recovery (that you flashed with flash tool...) but power and volume + is not working so we can enter the recovery with a program like nexus 4 toolkit or Android Toolkit
http://download.chainfire.eu/315/SuperSU...-v1.25.zip
http://www.4shared.com/rar/PzQiYFxi/CWM_Recovery.html
http://www.4shared.com/rar/m33fLNgf/MTK6...30401.html
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the recovery is in chines :victory::laugh:

ninonirvana said:
the recovery is in chines :victory::laugh:
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Hi again,
I've managed (finally to trick windows 8 into installing the vcom...) to flash the chiniese green recovery - but I have no idea how to navigate and what option to choose - since I saw SD I went to that one and clicked with the power button - writes something in chinese in white and does nothing? Am I doing something wrong in here? Is there a special way to navigate that recovery?
Shoud I have placed the supersu zip in a specific folder? rename it perhaps to update.zip or something like that?
Thank you again for all your help

yulypis said:
Hi again,
I've managed (finally to trick windows 8 into installing the vcom...) to flash the chiniese green recovery - but I have no idea how to navigate and what option to choose - since I saw SD I went to that one and clicked with the power button - writes something in chinese in white and does nothing? Am I doing something wrong in here? Is there a special way to navigate that recovery?
Shoud I have placed the supersu zip in a specific folder? rename it perhaps to update.zip or something like that?
Thank you again for all your help
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If you post a screenshot of the recovery menus, then we could get someone who understands Chinese to do a line-by-line translation. Or maybe even Google Translate

yulypis said:
Hi again,
I've managed (finally to trick windows 8 into installing the vcom...) to flash the chiniese green recovery - but I have no idea how to navigate and what option to choose - since I saw SD I went to that one and clicked with the power button - writes something in chinese in white and does nothing? Am I doing something wrong in here? Is there a special way to navigate that recovery?
Shoud I have placed the supersu zip in a specific folder? rename it perhaps to update.zip or something like that?
Thank you again for all your help
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It works - thank you all that helped and got us here
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Whyzor said:
If you post a screenshot of the recovery menus, then we could get someone who understands Chinese to do a line-by-line translation. Or maybe even Google Translate
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Thank you, but I already managed to flash the supersu - thank you anyway.
After rooting the device I pushed the NetworkLocation.apk into system/app - but to no avail - I still can't get any google location.
Does anybody know what can be done?

Would someone PLEASE be so kind to put up a 100% secure tutorial?
I really dont want to get an expensive brick to throw out of the window...
Maybe with video, or much screenshots... That would be great!

Myrothas said:
Would someone PLEASE be so kind to put up a 100% secure tutorial?
I really dont want to get an expensive brick to throw out of the window...
Maybe with video, or much screenshots... That would be great!
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+1
I just ordered one, so if someone can write tut for root..
Thanks..

I would like also a guide, maybe even with a non Chinese (english) recovery and rom..
I just got the the phone - and its sweet And I must admit I did like the price also

[Q] Freeze and automatic restarting..!!

After flashing sense rom (walkman sense) pico freezes and automatically restarting.. :crying:
Tried flashing super_wipe.zip before flashing rom, and tried other roms too (cm11,carbon,nextgen,jaggy..!! ). The problem still persist..
How to fix this..??

Pee_kee said:
After flashing sense rom (walkman sense) pico freezes and automatically restarting.. :crying:
Tried flashing super_wipe.zip before flashing rom, and tried other roms too (cm11,carbon,nextgen,jaggy..!! ). The problem still persist..
How to fix this..??
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some questions/ info needed
What recovery you using at the moment
Did you format everything but sdcard
Which firmware are you on / which region

anonymous-user said:
some questions/ info needed
What recovery you using at the moment
Did you format everything but sdcard
Which firmware are you on / which region
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recovery : Latest TWRP
formatted every thing.. flashed superwipe.zip
am in india using Walkman sense rom 5.10.
problem persist in all rom..

Pee_kee said:
recovery : Latest TWRP
formatted every thing.. flashed superwipe.zip
am in india using Walkman sense rom 5.10.
problem persist in all rom..
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ok, well have you tried relocking your bootloader and flashing RUU package back to full clean stock? if you`ve already done that properly (not by flashing some custom stock rom through recovery) then I guess its a repair shop job.

anonymous-user said:
ok, well have you tried relocking your bootloader and flashing RUU package back to full clean stock? if you`ve already done that properly (not by flashing some custom stock rom through recovery) then I guess its a repair shop job.
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I didn't do that /*relocking your bootloader and flashing RUU package*/..
well, let me seek tutorials to do that.

Any tutorial with less risk than this one.? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500165

Pee_kee said:
Any tutorial with less risk than this one.? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500165
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1st you need to find your firmware version, boot into bootloader and the info is there and then download the appropriate RUU package as these are region specific, I can tell you how to do it without much hassle so long as you have adb setup on your comp already and the unlock token or application used to unlock your bootloader.......
you can find all the RUU packages for pico here : http://www.androidruu.com/?developer=Pico
tell me which 1 it is and I`ll extract the files needed to be able to update it via sdcard

anonymous-user said:
1st you need to find your firmware version, boot into bootloader and the info is there and then download the appropriate RUU package as these are region specific, I can tell you how to do it without much hassle so long as you have adb setup on your comp already and the unlock token or application used to unlock your bootloader.......
you can find all the RUU packages for pico here : http://www.androidruu.com/?developer=Pico
tell me which 1 it is and I`ll extract the files needed to be able to update it via sdcard
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This is RUU_Pico_hTC_Asia_India_1.31.720.3_Radio_10.35d.80.09H_1.11.82.17_release_230683_signed.exe

Pee_kee said:
This is RUU_Pico_hTC_Asia_India_1.31.720.3_Radio_10.35d.80.09H_1.11.82.17_release_230683_signed.exe
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ok I have the specific RUU package for your region downloaded and I`ve extracted the rom.zip from the package, now I`m in the process of uploading the file for you. So you have adb working? the unlock token you used to unlock your bootloader or utility that will do the same job?

Ok here`s the full procedure for you
Download the the full firmware stock rom from here: http://www.freefilehosting.net/pj03img press "DOWNLAD THIS FILE" then enter the captcha, the file name is "PJ03IMG" do not modify it in anyway.
Copy the PJ03IMG file to the root of your sdcard (not in any folder)
Boot to Bootloader and connect usb to phone and computer, open CMD on windows or Terminal on Linux and type the following:
Code:
fastboot oem lock
you should now see on the phone that your bootloader has been "re-locked" if you see that you can now press the power button on phone to change to bootloader (mode see attached pic 1 at the bottom), now the phone will look for files on your sdcard (see pic 2 attached at the bottom)
at this point it should find the PJ03IMG file and a loading bar will appear on the right hand side, be patient it takes about 30 secs to load it. When its finished it will ask if you want to flash the update or not, use the volume keys to move the selector to yes and press the power button and the process will begin to totally reflash your phone back to stock once done it will ask you to reboot phone, voila done. the first boot will take some time as its a fresh install so give it afew minutes to get to homescreen, assuming all is well and phone is working as it should we can get a recovery back after unlocking the bootloader.

anonymous-user said:
will ask if you want to flash the update or not, use the volume keys to move the selector to yes and press the power button and the process will begin to totally reflash your phone back to stock
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how pico do that without stock rom file.?! Where i should should keep rom.zip file.? how can i extract it from RUU_Pico_hTC_Asia_India_1.31.720.3_Radio_10.35d.80 .09H_1.11.82.17_release_230683_signed.exe..??

[How-To] Update to I337_OK2 - 5.0.1 and KeepRoot

**You can begin the following process from any 4.4.x Build/ROM or higher but you must already have Root Access**
**Required** FlashFire - Play BETA - PREVIEW.
**Caution!** The following process is only for the AT&T I337 S4 Variant. Use on any other device may result in a hardbrick!
Downloads:
- I337_OK2_Stock_Rooted_ROM.zip
- I337_OK2_Stock_Rooted_Deodexed_ROM.zip
Attention! Set your screen timeout to 10mins before beginning!
1. Place the ROM onto your device (use either internal or ext-sdcard).
2. Open the FlashFire app and "Agree" to the Terms and Conditions.
3. Press "(+)" twice to bring up the "Actions" menu.
4. Select "Flash Zip or OTA" and locate and select the ROM. Leave "Auto-mount" unchecked under the "Options" menu and press the checkmark to continue.
5. From the main menu Uncheck all options under "EverRoot" and set Reboot setting to "Download."
6. Press the lightning bolt then "Ok" to begin the flash.
7. Once the flash is complete and the device reboots into "Download" mode, flash the I337_OK2_Bootloader.tar.md5 using Odin's PDA/AP slot. Done!
The screen will turn black then display the contents of your system before beginning the flash. FlashFire will pause for about 1 minute while flashing the "system" partition. Once complete your device will reboot and pause on the AT&T splash screen for about 1 - 2 minutes (15 - 20 mins for DeOdexed version) before completely rebooting. Done!
Tip: for blazing fast speed turn off animations from Developer Options and reboot!
Known Issues:
- None!
Optional:
- I337_OK2_TetherAddOn.zip
- I337_OC3_Batch_Debloater (Customizable)
Notes:
1. The above process will not affect your Knox Warranty Flag.
2. The process will update your Modem, Non-hlos, System, Kernel, and Stock Recovery.
3. No need to wipe prior to flashing! The ROM will automatically perform a factory data reset.
4. If you are not already rooted (or to unbrick) you must first flash the I337UCUFNB1_Rootable_Full_Odin.tar (use Odin's PDA slot (AP in Odin v3.09+), root with Towelroot, then proceed with the above process.
5. To learn more about FlashFire's capabilities on locked bootloader devices see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60070810&postcount=2
Credits:
@Chainfire

Awesome
Amazing! you done it again @muniz_ri downloaded and installed perfectly!

Is there a way to root without having to flash back to nj4? I'm already on OC3 and a non-odin method like on nj4 would be pretty nice.

muniz_ri said:
Instructions:
1. Extract the I337_OC3_Stock_Rooted_Backup from the .rar archive and place it into the following folder: ext-sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/xxxxxx, fyi...the name of this folder will vary. If the folder does not already exist you must first use safestrap to create a nandroid backup and Safestrap will create the folder for you.
2. From Safestrap recovery press "Wipe" then "Advanced Wipe" and wipe everything but your ext-sdcard.
3. From the main menu press "Restore," then select and restore the I337_OC3_Stock_Rooted_Backup.
4. Once complete from the main menu press "Reboot," then reboot into "Download" mode.
5. Last, flash the I337_OC3_Stock_Partitions using Odin's PDA slot (AP in Odin v3.09+) and reboot. Done!
Upon reboot the Safestrap Recovery splash screen will flash a few times before pausing on the AT&T splash screen for about 2 minutes before completely rebooting. **You will no longer be able to access Safestrap Recovery from 5.0 (see notes below for workaround)**
Optional Tethering AddOn:
1. Place the I337_OC3_TetherAddOn onto your ext-sdcard.
2. From Safestrap recovery press "Install," then select and install the I337_OC3_TetherAddOn(Do not wipe prior to flashing!).
3. Reboot. Done!
Notes:
1. The above process will not affect your Knox Warranty Flag.
2. This process will update your Modem, Non-hlos, System, Kernel, Stock Recovery, and Bootloader to OC3 (BusyBox is also pre-installed).
3. Safestrap will no longer function after updating to 5.0. However you can access Safestrap recovery by flashing back the I337_NJ4_Stock_Kernel (reflash the I337_OC3_Stock_Kernel once you are done using Safestrap).
4. The most common cause of an Odin flash failure is a bad usb port or cable. Please check before reporting a failure!
Credits:
@Apoplectic1 - for capturing the OTA update.
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Muniz you are great you are genius, but i'm lol nothing to do with this kinda great work so, please a little explain to me
I am a crazy fan of you and of course you great work
i have an AT&T i337UCUFNJ4 unrooted (may be because rootchecker.apk shows root access is not properly installed on this device) so it somehow means that i am on stock firmware but unfortunatly i live in a country where ATT has no existance so, no AT&T SIM card or so, now i want to update my phone to LOOOOOOOOLIpop
Please tell me if i have no roooted phone and no working safestraf in it what can i do please,
i

how do i update if i am on unrooted NJ4?

talvigi said:
Muniz you are great you are genius, but i'm lol nothing to do with this kinda great work so, please a little explain to me
I am a crazy fan of you and of course you great work
i have an AT&T i337UCUFNJ4 unrooted (may be because rootchecker.apk shows root access is not properly installed on this device) so it somehow means that i am on stock firmware but unfortunatly i live in a country where ATT has no existance so, no AT&T SIM card or so, now i want to update my phone to LOOOOOOOOLIpop
Please tell me if i have no roooted phone and no working safestraf in it what can i do please,
i
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onisleeve said:
how do i update if i am on unrooted NJ4?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...to-root-i337ucufnj4-4-4-4-11-13-2014-t2939553

Noob Alert!
Elated to hear about that the Lollipop update for ATT S4 is out.
Newbie here ! I own an ATT S4 running Official jelly bean, Its rooted & unlocked so that I can use here in India. Can anyone help me how do I got about with the upgrade with losing the unlock?
Do I need a custom ROM like TWRP ?
or any links to guides to how to go about it.

muniz_ri said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...to-root-i337ucufnj4-4-4-4-11-13-2014-t2939553
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dude, thanks for your reply,
i guess i was not clear, i am unrooted on NJ4 and need to remain unrooted to 5.0
I use GOOD for Enterprise for work email hence the need to remain unrooted.

onisleeve said:
dude, thanks for your reply,
i guess i was not clear, i am unrooted on NJ4 and need to remain unrooted to 5.0
I use GOOD for Enterprise for work email hence the need to remain unrooted.
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Here After We Can Update Our AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 Software Update Via .. ADB Sideload
We Can Use This Method To Update Our Phone :
1) Install Samsung USB Drivers
2) Start Samsung Recovery [ Volume Up + Home + Power ]
3) Select " Apply Update From The ADB "
4) On PC : Install Minimal ADB and Fastboot Software ... Then Put The Update File (ZIP) On Same Folder
5) Open Minimal ADB and Fastboot : After Type : - adb sideload FILE NAME.zip
5) Update Successfully.
You Will LOSING OUR DATA OR CONFIGURATION
Here OTA 5.0.1 Update :
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934552137

ashishk2 said:
Elated to hear about that the Lollipop update for ATT S4 is out.
Newbie here ! I own an ATT S4 running Official jelly bean, Its rooted & unlocked so that I can use here in India. Can anyone help me how do I got about with the upgrade with losing the unlock?
Do I need a custom ROM like TWRP ?
or any links to guides to how to go about it.
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Iam from India too! ?

BhavyaBirla said:
Iam from India too! ��
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Are ya trying to upgrade to Lollipop too ?

Hello guys,
I am also from india with S4 AT&T i337 (NJ4) and downloading this rom.
i will update u guys after flashing

ashishk2 said:
Are ya trying to upgrade to Lollipop too ?
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Me too.. But I'll have to wait to download this! Where are yo u guys from?
gdjindal said:
Hello guys,
I am also from india with S4 AT&T i337 (NJ4) and downloading this rom.
i will update u guys after flashing
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Hay guys I too not in the US so having an OTA update is indeed impossible, and my i337UCUFNJ4 is also not rooted ( i have tried many times but failed to root) and yet i want to update my phone to lollipop can you guys please tell me what to do next after i download the OTA update from here https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934552137
waiting for your simple and step to step guide
thanks

Thanks
talvigi said:
Hay guys I too not in the US so having an OTA update is indeed impossible, and my i337UCUFNJ4 is also not rooted ( i have tried many times but failed to root) and yet i want to update my phone to lollipop can you guys please tell me what to do next after i download the OTA update from here https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934552137
waiting for your simple and step to step guide
thanks
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Manually Flash OC3 -- Lollipop 5.0.1 -- Update via Stock Recovery
1. Copy 2400258.zip to your External SdCard
2. Unplug and power off phone
3. Boot into Stock Recovery
--- press and hold BOTH power and volume up buttons
--- when you see the blue "RECOVERY BOOTING..." message in the top left corner, release power button
--- when you see the android guy, release volume up button
4. Select "apply update from external storage"
5. Browse to location of 2400258.zip and select it
6. Phone will reboot when complete.
:laugh:

@jack_ssl can I follow the instruction from JB to Lollipop ?

jack_ssl said:
Manually Flash OC3 -- Lollipop 5.0.1 -- Update via Stock Recovery
1. Copy 2400258.zip to your External SdCard
2. Unplug and power off phone
3. Boot into Stock Recovery
--- press and hold BOTH power and volume up buttons
--- when you see the blue "RECOVERY BOOTING..." message in the top left corner, release power button
--- when you see the android guy, release volume up button
4. Select "apply update from external storage"
5. Browse to location of 2400258.zip and select it
6. Phone will reboot when complete.
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Well Thanks Jack_ssl, if it is so easy to do it i would really really laugh at myself not because i didn't know that all, becuase i really don't know that all but i will be happy enough that i may go crazy and laugh. waiting for my download to be completed its almost 72% now
BUt one thing the file "2400258.zip" where does it come from is it the unzipped file name of 5.0update.zip or i'll have to grab it from somewhere i don't know yet?

Yes
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@jack_ssl can I follow the instruction from JB to Lollipop ?
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Yes .. But One Thing First Kitkat Then After Lollipop ... Ok ...:laugh:
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Well Thanks Jack_ssl, if it is so easy to do it i would really really laugh at myself not because i didn't know that all, becuase i really don't know that all but i will be happy enough that i may go crazy and laugh. waiting for my download to be completed its almost 72% now
BUt one thing the file "2400258.zip" where does it come from is it the unzipped file name of 5.0update.zip or i'll have to grab it from somewhere i don't know yet?
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Yes , Unzip First U Will Get 2400258.cfg .. Just Change Extension .cfg to .zip ... Then Put into the extsDcard ....

jack_ssl said:
Yes .. But One Thing First Kitkat Then After Lollipop ... Ok ...:laugh:
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Yes , Unzip First U Will Get 2400258.cfg .. Just Change Extension .cfg to .zip ... Then Put into the extsDcard ....
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Doing it in the name of God and by the great work of you all guys but most perfectly you Jack, Thanks a lot
install/sdcard,,,,,
finding update package,,,,,
opening update package,,,,
verifiing update package,,,,,
insalling update,,,,,
verifying current system,,,,
removing unneeded files,,,,,
patching system files,,,,,,
patching NON-HLOS.bin img,,,,,
patching modem.bin img,,,,,,
fulll patching boot.img img,,,
package boot.img ,,,
and many more
install from sdcard complete
in the medal it showed two or more red lines of writing too cut started,
i noticed the samsung logo changed and now its the ATT logo for a minut let me wait for a cuple of minuts more
Oh yes the chage has shown its face it is the new thing i was waiting for
thanks Jack_ssl it work like charm , the method you told me works
and i am sorry Apoplectic1 you actually did the great job first by fetching the ota update thanks a lot.

[GUIDE][UTIL][Allview Energy P8] STOCK ROM + TWRP + ROOT

UPDATE:
Hey guys,
One of our Romanian fellows has found an article with a much easier ROOTing method, in case you're wondering: http://www.androidvillaz.com/2015/11/how-to-root-gionee-m5-and-install-twrp-recovery.html
This one should be pretty easy and straight forward. ( thanks ovi_jer! )
The BACKUP part of the tutorial is stil valid and can be used to fully backup your STOCK ROM before you start rooting your device.
Best of luck!
Backup
Before doing anything, I strongly recommend that you perform a full backup in case something goes wrong along the way and you manage to brick your phone (I've bricked mine several times until I found the right method).
Once your drivers are installed you'll need to connect your phone to your PC
Drag down the notification bar and click on the "Connected as a media device" notification
Make sure "USB debugging is on"
Open "SP_Flash_Tool_exe_Windows_v5.1528.00.000\flash_tool.exe"
Click on the "Download" tab
Click on the "Scatter-loading" button on the top-right
Select the "Allview_P8_Energy_0102_V6063_STOCK_scatter.txt" scatter file from the "ROM_Allview_P8_Energy_0102_V6063" folder that was created when you've unzipped the kit
Now click on the "Readback" tab
Click the "Add" button on the top-left
Once the new entry is added in the list below, double-click it and a file dialog will open
Now give your ROM BACKUP a name (you will need this later on in case you want to perform an emergency recovery)
Select the folder where you wish to place your new backup and click Save
A new popup will open allowing us to set the readback block start address - make sure Type: Hex is selected
Make sure start address is 0x0000000000000000
In the Length box, put this: 0x00000000d7800000
Click on OK
And now, to begin the readback (backup) procedure, you'll need to click on the Read Back button (top-center)
Now reboot your phone (long-press the Lock button on your phone until the Power Off/Reboot dialog appears and select REBOOT)
Once the phone reboots the SPF app should start saving the phone memory to file, and your backup is created
Once you see a green success message, you can safely turn your phone back on (unplug USB and long press the Lock button until the screen turns on)
Good luck!

downloading ), finger crossed ), thank you
next thing to try is xposed )
step 1 : flashed, no errors
step 2 : booting , optimising app ; probably did not format my old data partition ?

criszz said:
downloading ), finger crossed ), thank you
next thing to try is xposed )
step 1 : flashed, no errors
step 2 : booting , optimising app
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Glad to hear it. I might have noticed some issues with the network settings (for some reason my 2G network doesn't seem to work but it might be because I've overwritten something with the Gionee versions and forgot to restore it from the Allview version) - I'll investigate this further and come up with a solution.
Cheers!

step 3 : launcher stopped first second after boot, looping
step 4 : restart to recovery, here surpiseeeee : stock recovery, i flashed with twrp one )
step 5 : i will flash again, if factory reset not solve it
step 6 : fixed with factory reset , next step is to flash twrp
i don't have any problems with sim or network signals, except my imei are reversed, imei 1 are in imei 2 slot )), checked with *#06#
edit 7, tried to flash twrp again, same thing , stock recovery are present ), flashed both file, flashed my twrp file, the same stock is always present ))
NOW WORKING !! FULL ROM, ROOT &TWRP

Do you think allview firmare will work on M5? Am asking so that people will not go and end up with bricked phones
Sent from my HTC One dual sim using Tapatalk

mathy007 said:
Do you think allview firmare will work on M5? Am asking so that people will not go and end up with bricked phones
Sent from my HTC One dual sim using Tapatalk
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YES, i came from your rom who worked on mine, now working allview rom , rooted

criszz said:
step 3 : launcher stopped first second after boot, looping
step 4 : restart to recovery, here surpiseeeee : stock recovery, i flashed with twrp one )
step 5 : i will flash again, if factory reset not solve it
step 6 : fixed with factory reset , next step is to flash twrp
i don't have any problems with sim or network signals, except my imei are reversed, imei 1 are in imei 2 slot )), checked with *#06#
edit 7, tried to flash twrp again, same thing , stock recovery are present ), flashed both file, flashed my twrp file, the same stock is always present ))
NOW WORKING !! FULL ROM, ROOT &TWRP
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I flashed with the TWRP scatter and TWRP wasn't installed just stock recovery. So did you flash the TWRP recovery manually?
EDIT - To say I manully flashed the TWRP recovery and worked fine

Spare parts for Energy P8
As a quick update: I've hard-bricked mine . I then went for the battery (to do a hard reset) then while putting the screws back, I've accidentally put a longer screw in the wrong place and pierced my screen :silly:
So now I have spare parts for the Allview Energy P8 But nevertheless, it's still an awesome phone and I've already placed an order for another one.
Can't wait to get my new Energy P8 :crying:
Cheers!

Damn, sorry to hear that (((((((((((((((((((((((((((

criszz said:
Damn, sorry to hear that (((((((((((((((((((((((((((
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Oh well, that happens. It's funny that it had nothing to do with the rooting itself ) It was just me playing around... Anyway, I've decided to cancel my order and just call Allview - maybe they can change just the case & screen, which should be cheaper than getting a new one fingers crossed.

I'll post the questions I receive in private just in case there are other people who could use the answer.
ganiyuwale said:
A big thank you for the rooting and custom rom you developed for gionee m5 and also sorry abt ur fone as well. But i will want you to describe only the rooting process and give me all the necessary file to achieve that including the sptool you use, ve been trying to do dat for the past two days but no success (thanks to crizzy and glbsolutions) but I still can't flash twrp (error message "PMT change for the rom").
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The files that I've used to root it are all present in the Preparation section: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4y-lCr0oBtjcV9WcDJEb2hkcFE/view?pli=1
WARNING: I have not tested this for the Gionee Marathon M5 (only for Allview Energy P8 which is a rebranded version of the M5).
I recommend that you follow all the steps: Preparation, Backup, Flashing TWRP/STOCK (this is the part where it replaces your ROM with a rootable one) and then the activation of Root.
I believe you got stuck at the Flashing part. The trick I did was to use my STOCK ROM files but I've replaced the recovery.img file with the TWRP recovery (which also has rooting ability).
Simply get a copy of your ROM (see this post for links - don't forget to give thanks! - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63816091&postcount=68 )
Replace the recovery.img file in your Gionee Stock ROM with the recovery_twrp.img you find in the Allview ZIP (ROM_Allview_P8_Energy_0102_V6063/recovery_twrp.img)
Make sure ONLY recovery and system are checked!
Don't forget to wipe the cache and user data - maybe @criszz has a few tips here?
You should now have your stock ROM with TWRP recovery installed. Once you have that, simply follow the steps in the ROOT section above and you should be fine.
Cheers!

My phone is Allview branded but before to put this rom was with gionee stock rom. I flashed allview rom and with allview scater i put twrp, with whole rom, not just twrp. Flashed 3 times before twrp to work ))
Sent from my P8_Energy_M5_Marathon

criszz said:
My phone is Allview branded but before to put this rom was with gionee stock rom. I flashed allview rom and with allview scater i put twrp, with whole rom, not just twrp. Flashed 3 times before twrp to work ))
Sent from my P8_Energy_M5_Marathon
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I think mine worked on the first run because I did an OEM Unlock before starting
WARNING: Performing an OEM Unlock will prevent your phone from booting, so make sure you have everything ready for flashing before doing that!
To perform the OEM Unlock you'll need to:
Enable OEM unlock from Developer options
Connect your phone to your pc via USB
run: adb reboot bootloader
then to unlock run: fastboot oem unlock
Cheers!

don't do that like me, after putting the rom, you will have bootlop and twrp bakup doesn't help. Now i'm flasing again with bootloader unloked )
hmmm, after flash im still not able to restore my data ), maybe it must be unlocked again, are you sure you flashed with bootloader unlocked?
locked bootloader again, still not working, i will flash gionee stock rom and again after allview rom with twrp )

criszz said:
My phone is Allview branded but before to put this rom was with gionee stock rom. I flashed allview rom and with allview scater i put twrp, with whole rom, not just twrp. Flashed 3 times before twrp to work ))
Sent from my P8_Energy_M5_Marathon
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My phone is a Chinese Gionee M5 and I've had both the stock Gionee Amigo ROM with TWRP and now the Allview ROM with TWRP running on it
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criszz said:
don't do that like me, after putting the rom, you will have bootlop and twrp bakup doesn't help. Now i'm flasing again with bootloader unloked )
hmmm, after flash im still not able to restore my data ), maybe it must be unlocked again, are you sure you flashed with bootloader unlocked?
locked bootloader again, still not working, i will flash gionee stock rom and again after allview rom with twrp )
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@criszz I flashed all files from the Allview ROM, rebooted and went into the ROM to check it was working, I then rebooted into recovery but it was stock recovery. I then just flashed the TWRP recovery (by choosing same scatter file but only ticking recovery). I then booted into recovery and TWRP was there

after some work i concluded : is not worth to unlock bootloader, so stay away of that.
Finnaly i restore my twrp bakup back right now.

For anyone who has 'Invalid IMEI' after flashing (as I did). Here's how I solved:
1. Download 'MTK Engineering Mode' from the playstore
2. Open app and select 'MTK Settings', scroll to 'Connectivity' tab then select 'CDS Information'
3. Select 'Radio Information' then SIM 1
4. Type AT +EGMR=1,7,"INSERT YOUR IMEI HERE", then Send AT Command
5. Select 'Radio Information' then SIM 2
6. Type AT +EGMR=1,10,"INSERT YOUR IMEI HERE", then Send AT Command
7. reboot and all was OK

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Hi tipuban, thank you sooooooooooo muuuuuuuuuuch for this tuto. I have a question for you if you may. But first a little notification to help you (You will need to download the Allview_P8_Energy_0102_V6063.zip file and unpack it somewhere you can access the contents.) i tried to download but the link don't work for me . Before asking my question, i want to tell you that i have a gionee marathon m5 with androide 5.1 but with the memory leak issue problem, that's why i posted a thread here to ask help to dowgrade to kitkat. Now my question for you is : if i follow your tuto flash the TWRP, root my phone with the stock Rom gave, will this androide problem disappear or it still gonna be present? Thanks

adamyd said:
Hi tipuban, thank you sooooooooooo muuuuuuuuuuch for this tuto. I have a question for you if you may. But first a little notification to help you (You will need to download the Allview_P8_Energy_0102_V6063.zip file and unpack it somewhere you can access the contents.) i tried to download but the link don't work for me . Before asking my question, i want to tell you that i have a gionee marathon m5 with androide 5.1 but with the memory leak issue problem, that's why i posted a thread here to ask help to dowgrade to kitkat. Now my question for you is : if i follow your tuto flash the TWRP, root my phone with the stock Rom gave, will this androide problem disappear or it still gonna be present? Thanks
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Hi adamyd,
Unfortunately it seems that somebody reported the file and Google has taken it down, which means that either Allview or Gionee do not want the software online for public access. Makes you wonder why wouldn't they want that tho... I feel this issue requires a bit of paranoia here so I'll investigate this as soon as I'll have some free time. Could it be collecting personal data? Usage patterns? Just wondering...
Aaanyhow, until some official from Allview or Gionee gives us green light to post their ROM online, we will have to do this manually.
Regarding the memory leak, I'm not aware if the Gionee ROM or the Allview ROM have this issue fixed - haven't had any problems with it so far.
Now, if you still want to root your phone the manual way, here is a suggestion of how it could be done (that's how I did it):
First, you will need to follow the steps mentioned in the Backup section of the tutorial and then generate your own ROM, which means you'll have to:
Download the SPFT application from the web (try searching XDA or simply use Google).
Get the scatter file for the Gionee Marathon M5 device ( try googling for "MT6735_Android_scatter.txt" ).
Follow the rest of the backup procedure described in the tutorial.
Dice the backup file (resulted from the BACKUP operation) into actual partition images, replace the recovery image file with the TWRP_recovery one and finally flash the entire MODIFIED ROM to your phone's memory.
Let me know if you choose to go the manual route, and I'll post a tutorial on how to accomplish #4 in the list above.
Cheers!

tipuban said:
Hi adamyd,
Unfortunately it seems that somebody reported the file and Google has taken it down, which means that either Allview or Gionee do not want the software online for public access. Makes you wonder why wouldn't they want that tho... I feel this issue requires a bit of paranoia here so I'll investigate this as soon as I'll have some free time. Could it be collecting personal data? Usage patterns? Just wondering...
Aaanyhow, until some official from Allview or Gionee gives us green light to post their ROM online, we will have to do this manually.
Regarding the memory leak, I'm not aware if the Gionee ROM or the Allview ROM have this issue fixed - haven't had any problems with it so far.
Now, if you still want to root your phone the manual way, here is a suggestion of how it could be done (that's how I did it):
First, you will need to follow the steps mentioned in the Backup section of the tutorial and then generate your own ROM, which means you'll have to:
Download the SPFT application from the web (try searching XDA or simply use Google).
Get the scatter file for the Gionee Marathon M5 device ( try googling for "MT6735_Android_scatter.txt" ).
Follow the rest of the backup procedure described in the tutorial.
Dice the backup file (resulted from the BACKUP operation) into actual partition images, replace the recovery image file with the TWRP_recovery one and finally flash the entire MODIFIED ROM to your phone's memory.
Let me know if you choose to go the manual route, and I'll post a tutorial on how to accomplish #4 in the list above.
Cheers!
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Hi tipuban. Thanks for the quick answer. Of course i'm interested in rooting my phone manually so it would be awesome if you do that tutorial on the 4th step. Thanks so much for your time ??