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[Q] Root and custom recovery question

Hello? I was recently s-off, unlocked and using Adrenaline sense 6 lollipop rom.
Yesterday, I went back to stock 4.4.4 using the ruu file. I still have the s-off and unlocked.
Now my questions are..
1. Can I install custom recovery first then root by using supersu.zip file?
2. Or do I need to root first by weaksauce or something then get custom recovery?

You can go straight to installing a custom recovery. From there you can either flash the su binaries to achieve pure stock rooted rom or you could flash any one of the custom roms available which are pre-rooted.

[Q] bootloader flashing

First of all i want to say HI!
I am plannning to flash Xtrestolite rom for my Samsung Galaxy S5 G900f Kitkat version [rooted already]. It says "Make sure you're on an recent Lollipop Bootloader/Firmware".
Q: can i flash lollipop bootloader on my SGs5 KITKAT version?
It also says "Make sure you have an custom recovery installed (I advise you to use the custom TWRP version by @ktoonsez)"
I can't find this custom twrp by ktoonsez on google search.
This is my first time to flash a custom rom. Please help me. . Thank you so much

Hi, you can look this page:
androidrootz.com/2014/04/how-to-root-galaxy-s5-recovery-root.html
To install a costum ROM you have to obtain root and costum recovery on your phone.
I had Galaxy S2 and the procedure was similiar... you have to download Odin (Samsung program to flash firmware and other system file), PhilZ recovery (a costum recovery) and SuperSU (root app).

thanks for your help

jaybonline said:
thanks for your help
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You're welcome! Did you install the recovery and the rom?

[Q] I can't flash recovery

I can't flash recovery in my phone, Odin say me FAIL (Auth), need install TWRP recovery for flash rom Android (TeamOctOs), i have Android 4.4 stock rom and root, but i can't this, can you help me?

BrandoCody said:
I can't flash recovery in my phone, Odin say me FAIL (Auth), need install TWRP recovery for flash rom Android (TeamOctOs), i have Android 4.4 stock rom and root, but i can't this, can you help me?
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Your on a locked bootloader. You can't flash a custom recovery, the only option you have is safestrap. You also cannot flash custom roms
Sent from my Nexus 5

Unable to install any custom rom on my SM-N915FY

Hi all,
I have an Galaxy Note Edge type SM-N915FY with custom rom installed: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-edge/development/rom-micky387-rom-v1-0-t2998972
My phone is running on android 5.0.1 with kernel: 3.10.30-andrei-N915F-BOC6-v1.0
Baseband-version: N915FYXXU1BOB5
Yesterday I was trying to install the newer custom rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-edge/development/rom-micky387lollifamous5-1-1v1-t3200849
To make sure this will work, I needed to flash the TWRP , after I tried to flashed this using Odin, the phone got in a Bootloop. So I flashed the older TWRP again and my phone is booting again.
So I tried to clear the cache, but then I get the error: Unable to mount \cache, I didn't know how to solve this so I reflashed the TWRP again through Odin, but still the same issue.
Do you guys know how I could install another custom rom? My phone is rooter, just to make sure.
Thanks in advance.

nobody?

notneeded said:
nobody?
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To move on to newer custom ROMs (based on 5.1.1), you need to download and flash Stock 5.1.1, which you can download from here, then you can root it, to get the necessary files for doing so, check this thread out.
Credits for TWRP, new ROMs and the possibility of root on 5.1.1 go to micky387.

You Saved me. After I flashed the original android 5.1.1 I was able to flash TWRP and install custom rom.
Many thanks!

A simple question about rooting Note 5

I am on stock ROM (w/o root)
Instead of rooting the stock ROM, can I just flash the TWRP and then install a pre-rooted custom ROM?
Or
First I need to root the stock ROM and then install custom ROM?

honest1212 said:
I am on stock ROM (w/o root)
Instead of rooting the stock ROM, can I just flash the TWRP and then install a pre-rooted custom ROM?
Or
First I need to root the stock ROM and then install custom ROM?
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You can install twrp workout 2 rooting your current rom via odin, so yes.
Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk

Thanks for the confirmation.
Installed twrp and flashed MOAR ROM.
All good