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Help with CWM

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

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

Thats good
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[Q] Move from 4.0.4 to 4.4

I am trying to get to kitkat on this damn phone and it just keeps bricking.
Does anyone know if i need to go through all the updates to get this to work?
maybe if you have a step by step that would be amazing.
Thank you

I assume you have a custom recovery installed, just make sure your recovery manager is up to date as some older versions of CWM will not flash 4.4 and same with TWRP. I used CWM touch v6.0.4.3.

esjames said:
I assume you have a custom recovery installed, just make sure your recovery manager is up to date as some older versions of CWM will not flash 4.4 and same with TWRP. I used CWM touch v6.0.4.3.
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Im on 4.0.4 and when i use the same version of cwm i get error and the bootloop

Have you tried flashing any other rom like CM 10.2 ?

esjames said:
Have you tried flashing any other rom like CM 10.2 ?
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Going to attempt that now. We will see.

esjames said:
Have you tried flashing any other rom like CM 10.2 ?
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Nope cannot update to cm10.2.0 RC1
installation aborted.

There must be an order in which you have to apply updates.
Anyone have any clue on what that order is?

davidjmorin said:
There must be an order in which you have to apply updates.
Anyone have any clue on what that order is?
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There is no such order. As long as your bootloader is unlocked and you are running an updated recovery you should be able to flash seamlessly between any ROM.
What 4.0.4 ROM are you currently running? And are you sure you're on the most recent CWM?

I think your firmware must be up to date as well. I can't remember what the latest is off the top of my head. I'll check.
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VRBMF1 is the firmware you should be on.
Check that in the "about phone" section.
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BattsNotIncld said:
There is no such order. As long as your bootloader is unlocked and you are running an updated recovery you should be able to flash seamlessly between any ROM.
What 4.0.4 ROM are you currently running? And are you sure you're on the most recent CWM?
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I was able to get it to work. Issue was cwm touch version.
Up and running on cm11 now

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is this possible yet? I'm running CWM. Can I just drop the zip in my sd and flash as usual?
Thanks.

jldr said:
Is this possible yet? I'm running CWM. Can I just drop the zip in my sd and flash as usual?
Thanks.
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Yeah giving this a bump. I flashed the new CMW recovery 2.7.1.0. Can I flash CM11 from there?
Anyone?!:crying:

someone needs to address please!!
cant believe there hasnt been any input on this yet
guess ill be stuck on stock kk until the devs come up with an easy fix 
 @dhacker29 's CWM or TWRP doesnt allow me to flash back to CM11
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jldr said:
Yeah giving this a bump. I flashed the new CMW recovery 2.7.1.0. Can I flash CM11 from there?
Anyone?!:crying:
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if worst comes to worst we will have to go back in time and use matts utility 1.21....

I am working on it you can't use the current cm builds with the kitkat bootloader
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Awesome, thanks for the reply.

Can't go back to lolipop from Marshmallow

I already have PK1 MM ROM on my sprint s5, but I can't flash lollipop ROMs and Odin keeps failing.
How should I do that? Thanks.

you cant. there is a physical "fuse" of sorts in the phone that once you are on PK1, you cant go back. All you can do is root, twrp and flash 6.0 ROMs

youdoofus said:
you cant. there is a physical "fuse" of sorts in the phone that once you are on PK1, you cant go back. All you can do is root, twrp and flash 6.0 ROMs
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Thanks for your reply
Is there any way to activate wifi hotspot on marshmallow?

Ahmad77888 said:
Thanks for your reply
Is there any way to activate wifi hotspot on marshmallow?
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yeah, there are several of wifi hotspot apps out there that work on 6.0. Might want to poke around in the themes and apps section. Sometimes people get a little anxious about talking about hotspot apps because of the debate over it circumventing carriers money making abilities and that violates the TOS of XDA, but the last thing i saw the mods on here were ok with talking about it

I did, from PK1, and PL2 to OK4. So it is posible. Try redownloading/Odining OK4. Also there is a PK1 ROM with hotspot modded.
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Also disable Reactivation Lock if enabled.
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csmasn said:
I did, from PK1, and PL2 to OK4. So it is posible. Try redownloading/Odining OK4. Also there is a PK1 ROM with hotspot modded.
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Also disable Reactivation Lock if enabled.
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you can only odin back if you didnt take the OTA. So, it depends really

Maybe that, because I downloaded the full Tar.
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csmasn said:
Maybe that, because I downloaded the full Tar.
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if you take the ota, you cant go back. ive odin'd PCA and gone back to ok4, but ive been rooted with a non stock recovery for almost 3 years

Ok so i see you guys are rooted on marshmallow can you please tell me how did you do it cause i cant find a way to get my phone rooted

Itzdaddyxd said:
Ok so i see you guys are rooted on marshmallow can you please tell me how did you do it cause i cant find a way to get my phone rooted
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what is your baseband version and have you been taking the OTA's?

Im not sure about the ota cause i just got the phone but the baseband do you need the whole thing or just the beginning which is g900p

Itzdaddyxd said:
Im not sure about the ota cause i just got the phone but the baseband do you need the whole thing or just the beginning which is g900p
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the last three in that field actually

Oh ok the last 3 are QB3

Itzdaddyxd said:
Oh ok the last 3 are QB3
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here is the list of sprint basebands just for reference in case youre interested
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900P/SPR/
and youre in the 6.0.1 family and if you got it that way, youre likely not going to be able to downgrade (if thats what youre wanting to do), but you can root by flashing the PCA baseband then follow the 6.0.1 root instructions (im not sure, but i think theyre still just installing the appropriate TWRP, boot to twrp and flash supersu while in twrp)