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[FIXED] I need help. screwed myself i think. cant mount cant find path

ok i was cwm flashing continuum, and my battery fell out.
that was totally my bad.
rebooted into cwm, and got a long list of things it "can't mount" and "path not found" - couldnt choose zip to flash. (picture below)
flashed back to rogers stock, keeping bootloaders. - bottom buttons didnt work
flashed back to att stock with odin one click - buttons work again! booting fine into OS. can see and use files on SD card, but media scanning wouldnt complete until a few reboots..
odin flashed gingerbread bootloaders and talon 1.6 kernel.
booted into CWM3 and got the long list of things not mounted again.
does cwm leave anyting behind that doesnt get wiped anywhere?
flashed back to stock and awaiting advice....
help!!!

update i odin flashed the last onix.
CWM works fine now but phone wont boot past onix logo.
odin flashed GB booties and talon again
CWM3 f's up again.... picture in next post
flashed att stock again then back to rogers 2.2 stock, backing up internal sd,
going to flash onix and firefly 3 hopefully.

I have gotten this screen twice once before att flash and seeing onix cwm2 worked
and again after att flash to stock and seeing CWM2 worked,
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TRusselo said:
update i odin flashed the last onix.
CWM works fine now but phone wont boot past onix logo.
odin flashed talon again
CWM3 f's up again....
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you do have GB bootloader right? I'd try from scratch again....Bootloaders then kernel then C5....follow method 1 in the C5 OP......good luck.....oh, and I have had mounting issues before and can't remember how it happened, but I think I went to mount and storage in cwm and formatted the sdcard.
EDIT: maybe it's an rfs/ext format issue......not sure just trying to help...might get more help in the C5 thread.

did you read my post?
ive gone to GB bootloaders and ONECLICKED back a few times!!
please read if you are going to try to help!

TRusselo said:
did you read my post?
ive gone to GB bootloaders and ONECLICKED back a few times!!
please read if you are going to try to help!
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lol no wonder I'm the only one. There are 2 versions of GB and I was just wondering if you had the right combination. Sorry to bother you. Good luck.

both gingerbread versions have the same bootloaders.
and neither are my problem!
my problem is with CWM and or kernel.
and there is no such thing as the right combination for gingerbread, if you mix or combine bootloaders you brick!
thank you for your input, but it is not relevant.
the reason no one else has answered is because this is not easy or normal! (it would be fixed already!)
and only a handful of people could help!

Tried adb? Only thing I can think of. Good luck.

try adb to do what?
but anyway I FIXED IT!!!!
im not sure what did it though!
it may have been:
using cwm2.5 to flash firefly3 may have re-mounted some areas left unmounted
or
the final time i flashed gingerbread again, i did the WHOLE package instead of just bootloader package WITH PIT FILE AND REPARTITION. then loading talon.
all is good now.
hope this helps someone in the future.

TRusselo said:
try adb to do what?
but anyway I FIXED IT!!!!
im not sure what did it though!
it may have been:
using cwm2.5 to flash firefly3 may have re-mounted some areas left unmounted
or
the final time i flashed gingerbread again, i did the WHOLE package instead of just bootloader package WITH PIT FILE AND REPARTITION. then loading talon.
all is good now.
hope this helps someone in the future.
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What do you mean you did the whole package instead of JUST bootloaders?

mrhaley30705 said:
Tried adb? Only thing I can think of. Good luck.
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I dint really know what you could have with it. it was the only thing you had not mentioned trying. I don't use adb, have no clue how. The important thing is that you got your phone working. Congrats.

RedSuinit said:
What do you mean you did the whole package instead of JUST bootloaders?
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i have a tar package that is just the 2 bootloaders and an i9000 reoriented kernel.. its only 7MB and quicker for fast upgrades.
i think the repartition is the thing that saved me...
though wouldnt one click re-partition too? hmm

I learned to never flash anything without back battery cover on
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Seriously??
TRusselo said:
did you read my post?
ive gone to GB bootloaders and ONECLICKED back a few times!!
please read if you are going to try to help!
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As soon as I read this I was not surprised that you were not offered any substantial assistance.
Your people skills could use a LOT of help. You will find you catch a lot more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Work on his people skills? You are the one popping in on his thread and insulting his character meanwhile offering no real ... well anything. But flaming.

studacris said:
Work on his people skills? You are the one popping in on his thread and insulting his character meanwhile offering no real ... well anything. But flaming.
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This. Nothing more really needs to be said. Just wanted to say that this guy is 100% right.

clemmie said:
As soon as I read this I was not surprised that you were not offered any substantial assistance.
Your people skills could use a LOT of help. You will find you catch a lot more flies with honey than with vinegar.
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Have you ever had an "oh sh#*"moment while working on your phone? Personally, I wasnt very calm or personable. I was freaking out. If you had read a couple of dozen of TRusselo's other posts, you would have a better understanding of his personality.

Locked Bootloader rooted with 3.1

I have just installed 3.1 and have gotten root on my white 16gb retail verison, I will post instructions hopefully tonight.
*bootloader is still locked =/
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Please Hit me up on Gtalk if you need anything at all. I am almost always available. [email protected]
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Update*
I found this work for me and these are the steps that I have taken.
First:
Go to this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119492
Follow the instructions there, once you reboot your tab you will get alot of FC, it is because of the stock android keyboard dictionary. You can curb the FC by switching the keyboard to Samsung keyboard.
Once this step is complete, download this
Root exploit
Place in on the root of your SD card
Turn off your tab
-press and hold the power button
-once the samsung galaxy 10.1 comes up push the volume down button
-release the buttons, this will display two icons
-push the volume down once to select the left icon, then press volume up to enter
-this will load up the stock recovery
-select the option to install update from SD card
-install the root/SU file you just downloaded and put on your SD card
-reboot into android
once rebooted, you should have root. but you still have a little bit of system instability.
-download this
http://droidbasement.com/galaxy/sys-backup/hc_31/hc-3.1_ota-full_sam_tab_10.1.zip
-put it on the root of your SD card
-download the free verison of rom manager
-open it, select the top option, flash clockworkmod recovery, select samsung galaxy tab 10.1
-you should now have CWM flashed
Turn off your tab
-press and hold the power button
-once the samsung galaxy 10.1 comes up push the volume down button
-release the buttons, this will display two icons
-push the volume down once to select the left icon, then press volume up to enter
-this will load up the clockwork recovery
*******DONT WIPE*******
-select the option to install update from SD card
-install the hc-3.1_ota-full_sam_tab_10.1.zip
it will take a little while to install, give it a few.
-Reboot
it will take a while on the samsung screen, give it a few.
once the tab is booted back up, check the version. 3.1
you can go back to using the stock android keyboard as well now.
You also might notice that you have lost root now.
Just reflash the root/su file that we did through the stock. reboot and you have a locked 3.1 with root tab =)
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SS2006
pershoot
oxeneers
more people I am sure! Thanks
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Updated! let me know if it works for you. will try adding screenshots of mine as well

Worked perfectly on a 16 gb retail gray with locked boot loader.
I followed the instructions to the letter. For good measure, i then did a factory reset, followed by a re-root. Boot loader is still locked (as was expected) but considering the speed this was done in, I'm sure it's only a matter of time.
Looks like those two failed exchanges today looking for an unlocked tab were a big waste of time.
Only clarification I want to make is there is no need to check for the OTA (credit for this also to Riztnack)
Absolutely brilliant work.

What do we need a unlocked bootloader for if we have root and CWM?

DroidHam said:
What do we need a unlocked bootloader for if we have root and CWM?
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No reason other than why not. It's nice to have something as open as possible if there's little risk in doing it. I don't really care, I'm already happy.

i take it this method would also work on a retail 10.1 with a unlocked bootloader ??

Framedtrash said:
i take it this method would also work on a retail 10.1 with a unlocked bootloader ??
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yes it should

DroidHam said:
What do we need a unlocked bootloader for if we have root and CWM?
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For a kernel later on, someone might OC the Tab soon.

How do you get into download mode for Odin? I'm trying Power + Vol down, then VOl up. I get a screen with Android icon saying downloading and it goes off immediately.
How do i make it stay on the downloading screen, so that i can flash the file thu Odin as per Step 1?
EDIT : Nevermind got into download mode...was doing it wrong

Can someone please post a mirror or dropbox link for hc-3.1_ota-full_sam_tab_10.1.zip file?
I'm having trouble downloading the file from the server posted in the OP

kirdroid said:
Can someone please post a mirror or dropbox link for hc-3.1_ota-full_sam_tab_10.1.zip file?
I'm having trouble downloading the file from the server posted in the OP
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Never mind looks like the download link is down for the 3.1 update.
I will try that tomorrow morning, but im now rooted
Thanks a bunch OP.
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Framedtrash said:
i take it this method would also work on a retail 10.1 with a unlocked bootloader ??
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Does anyones's retail model show a lock on the bootscreen similar to the nexus phones? I picked mine up today and I was wondering did I have a happy accident.
here's a pic.
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Lou2serious said:
Does anyones's retail model show a lock on the bootscreen similar to the nexus phones? I picked mine up today and I was wondering did I have a happy accident.
here's a pic.
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Your boot loader is unlocked (many people's are). Check the other root thread for other people with your situation(even though apparently this method should work as well).

Worked like a charm! Thanks!

how do you tell if your bootloader is unlocked? is it possible before buying?

DroidHam said:
how do you tell if your bootloader is unlocked? is it possible before buying?
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you would have to boot the tab up to check if the bootloader is unlocked
at the moment it doesn't matter as we can get root on both the unlocked and locked bootloaders
you only need a unlocked bootloader for flashing new kernals and at the moment we dont have any
the guys got root access in only a few days im sure they will work out how to crack the bootloader soon enough

worked for me, i am getting a few fc(acore,gapps are a cpl processes i noticed) here and there but otherwise it seems good

any diff between this 3.1 and the retail 3.1 in general and specifically regarding the future updates like touchwiz etc ??

Lou2serious said:
Does anyones's retail model show a lock on the bootscreen similar to the nexus phones? I picked mine up today and I was wondering did I have a happy accident.
here's a pic.
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Where did you get it from?

Yay rooted! Kinda Painless....
although when I was flashing cwm it didnt ask for su permissions and it forceclosed. I needed a reboot and that did it
Thanks bud you're the best.

[HOW-TO]VERY EASY 4.1.2 to 4.2 update

One super easy way to go to 4.2 from 4.1.2, IMO. This keeps root and current recovery (TWRP). I did it last night. No adb, no PC, all done on device.
I had no issues doing this, but....if you do it's not my fault. You decided to to do it to your device...not me. I doubt you'll have an issue if you follow this to the "T". But by doing this, you agree that I am not responsible for any problems you may have.
1. Download the update via OTA or HERE
2. Must have TWRP recovery! May work on CWM, but I haven't tested it and don't know if it will.
3. If you have flashed a kernel, done the 720p camera mod, altered the build.prop, etc.... you will get an error when trying to flash. I managed to copy most files from a stock rom to get rid of most errors. But the last error was a partition error which I was not to sure how to fix. Best and easiest way is to backup apps with Titanium Backup, then backup the whole sha-bang in recovery. Then download and flash THIS. Make sure you check the root in Aroma....believe it's checked by default.
4.Set it up, then re-install apps with Titanium Backup. DO NOT DELETE, MOD, OR FLASH ANYTHING ELSE!
5. Download and use THIS. You should show "Device rooted", "Root permission granted", and "/system supports root protection" checked.
****Images below are generic from Google Images, may look different on your device****
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Click the "Protect root" button, then "Protected su copy available" should be checked. All boxes now should be checked.
6. Boot into TWRP. Flash the update. (If you did the OTA download and cannot find it, it's in the /cache file. You may need to check mount system in TWRP to access it. You will need to mount system later anyway.)
7. It should flash without any issues if you followed the directions so far.
8. DO NOT REBOOT! STAY IN RECOVERY OR YOU'LL LOSE CUSTOM RECOVERY (TWRP)
9.Make sure system is mounted. Then go to Advanced>File Manager. Go to /system/recovery-from-boot.p and delete or rename the file (recovery-from-boot.p.bak).
10. Reboot to system. Then go back to Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper and click "Restore root".
11. You should be good to go. Doing everything mentioned updated me from 4.1.2 to 4.2, kept root and TWRP.
12. If it worked, and it should have.....please hit the thanks button.:good:

I'm trying this method now . don't know if it 'll be passed or not but Good Work :laugh: Thanks :good:
edit : i put file update .tar into my nexus but i can't find any way to install it in TWRP mode ? Help

gokart2 said:
Super easy for all you noobs who are clueless and having issues.
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Ya know.. If you're going to try to help new people it's best that you don't insult them as part of your introduction
.please hit the thanks button.:good:
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It's quite ironic the same people you called noobs and clueless you are also expecting them to reward you back.. You think people here have Stockholm syndrome or something?

styckx said:
Ya know.. If you're going to try to help new people it's best that you don't insult them as part of your introduction
It's quite ironic the same people you called noobs and clueless you are also expecting them to reward you back.. You think people here have Stockholm syndrome or something?
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You know.....your probably right. Was just stating the amount of people having problems and not knowing a whole lot about what they are doing. Guess I could have done it more professional. I apologize if this offended anyone, I didn't mean it to.:highfive:

trung674 said:
I'm trying this method now . don't know if it 'll be passed or not but Good Work :laugh: Thanks :good:
edit : i put file update .tar into my nexus but i can't find any way to install it in TWRP mode ? Help
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Uploading the OTA.zip......will be up in a few min.

gokart2 said:
You know.....your probably right. Was just stating the amount of people having problems and not knowing a whole lot about what they are doing. Guess I could have done it more professional. I apologize if this offended anyone, I didn't mean it to.:highfive:
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I understand.. I just try to help out and be nice to the new people who are legit struggling. We've all been there and it can be pretty confusing.. Now, don't get me wrong there are also new folks who use it as an excuse to be lazy and not actually do anything.. Those types are hard to nail down though.

Having issues myself.....try this for the OTA update. Haven't checked, but should be like an 80mb file IIRC.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1989158

You can call me whatever you want if you're going to post stuff like this that works. :good: Thanks. I used CWM Recovery and it worked fine. I backed everything up, but didn't lose anything. I was Rooted and Unlocked. I was stock except I added beat audio and this resolved my problem.
Leif

I just flashed one of the rooted stock 4.2 Roms. Took a few minutes to download, reboot to recovery, complete wipe, and install. Took a couple of minutes to do the setup, restore apps with titanium.

I have no idea what happened :X please help

I was trying to root my sensation xl following this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
everything went good then phone did restart just like the video. and all I see is this:
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"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
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The 4 buttons at the bottom doesn't do anything.when I take battery off, and press volume down+power I can access the boot page.
When phone is ON like the picture people can call me, i can't see anything on the screen just like the picture, but the phone is ringing.
I had android 4.0.3 before I tried rooting.
Please help me :3
p.s I cannot access the phone memory through the PC now :/

Please help :<

You didnt unlock bootloader?

I did unlock bootloader :3
hmm I got now into the ClockWorkMod and did "install zip from side load", did all fine and used Evervol's ROM everything went ok then I needed to reboot system. rebooted and then phone stuck on Evervol sign....

I have tried now again with another ROM , phone works!
but this ROM works slow for some reason >.<
tried this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2138929

You have back up? And S-Off?

honestly i have no idea what s-off is and how do I backup so next time I won't get lost :3?

it works like charm now, did factory reset.
now:
what's the best rom for sensation xl?
how do I back up so next time I flash/root or whatever I will have a back up..

koloko12 said:
it works like charm now, did factory reset.
now:
what's the best rom for sensation xl?
how do I back up so next time I flash/root or whatever I will have a back up..
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First of all, come away from Xperia-section. You are using htc..
In Clockworkmod recovery there is a section called "backup and restore".
Go there and push backup. Then you can restore system if something goes wrong...
there is really good instructions for about everything made by stona175: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1693896
And what comes to best rom is like asking which is the best phone. They all have their pros and cons but in dev section there is lot
of jelly bean and ics based roms. Read the instructions first and learn to handle rooting, s-off, recovery, flasgin ruu etc... and then just
start trying custom roms yourself. Its pretty much the only way for find best one for you.

I have the CM9 now, but couldn't find the GAPPS to install the play store :/

Well I found your post providing the GAPPS on :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39009392&highlight=gapps#post39009392
No idea how to install it lol

Gapps link is in the first post of cm9 thread...

which one of them? facelock or no facelock hhhh
what's the difference?
And how do I flash it?

Havent tried them out but I have a wild guess about other having face unlock within and the other one without it?
You flash it just like any other zip. Put it in the root of sd-card/external memory, go to recovery and install it.

It isn't the first time I encounter this problem, can't find the root folder in the phone memory when connecting the phone to PC.
Is it possible to go into recovery mode using the ClockWorkMode, and do sideload for GAPPS?

Where did you put cm9:s zip before flashing it?

I didn't put it on the phone memory, I did all by the PC with the cmd commands.

never mind, works just put the GAPPS in the phone memory and boot into recovery mode :]

Yes. In the root of memory card, not in folder named "root".
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[Q] How Do You Root Samsung Galaxy S4 Active 5.0.1?

How do you root a AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 Active on 5.0.1 Lollipop android? I have been looking around for hours and couldn't find anything. Can you even do it on lollipop yet?

HVCFOG3Y34 said:
How do you root a AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 Active on 5.0.1 Lollipop android? I have been looking around for hours and couldn't find anything. Can you even do it on lollipop yet?
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You have to use Odin to flash back to kit Kat, root with towel root, and upgrade to lollipop with muniz_ri 's keep root update. Read the Firmware/Guide Repository stickied at the top of the General section

Or use the new doedexrd rom

NGD1 said:
Or use the new doedexrd rom
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Is that working to root stock OC6 now?

Pre rooted

thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
You have to use Odin to flash back to kit Kat, root with towel root, and upgrade to lollipop with muniz_ri 's keep root update. Read the Firmware/Guide Repository stickied at the top of the General section
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Is there a tutorial on how to downgrade and use odin?

HVCFOG3Y34 said:
Is there a tutorial on how to downgrade and use odin?
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Yes check the sticky I mentioned earlier, read up

thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
Yes check the sticky I mentioned earlier, read up
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Wow how did i miss that. i even read that... Thanks.

thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
Yes check the sticky I mentioned earlier, read up
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Ok im lost on how to do anything. Is is kind of hard to follow when they are all over the place with links. I dont even know how to use odin.

HVCFOG3Y34 said:
Ok im lost on how to do anything. Is is kind of hard to follow when they are all over the place with links. I dont even know how to use odin.
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If you don't know how to use Odin I would not attempt to do this. Odin is a very powerful program that modifies low level functions. You risk permanently bricking your phone if you mess something up.
All the instructions are there in the sticky if you still want to try, you just need to follow the steps exactly as they are written in the i537 Firmware Guide. The pictures show you where to place files in Odin.

Where can I download a sgh-i537 4.4.2 stock rom so I can root with towelroot?

HVCFOG3Y34 said:
Where can I download a sgh-i537 4.4.2 stock rom so I can root with towelroot?
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It's linked to in the firmware thread

thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
It's linked to in the firmware thread
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OK well then i need help! I need someone to tell me what to download, when to download, when to install it, and how to install it. Because my friend and i both looked at the posts and couldn't tell what to do. Right now my phone is soft bricked (idk if that's what its actually called) I cant boot up, i'm stuck at the recovery/ download mode. I don't know what i'm doing i'm just trying to get my phone working again. Now i wont be able to respond to this post until at least 3pm EST 5/13/2015 because i have no other way to check it until then. Sorry if i'm coming across angry, that's because i am but only because i'm staying up past midnight to work on something i have no idea how to do. Thank you for anyone who will help me.

HVCFOG3Y34 said:
OK well then i need help! I need someone to tell me what to download, when to download, when to install it, and how to install it. Because my friend and i both looked at the posts and couldn't tell what to do. Right now my phone is soft bricked (idk if that's what its actually called) I cant boot up, i'm stuck at the recovery/ download mode. I don't know what i'm doing i'm just trying to get my phone working again. Now i wont be able to respond to this post until at least 3pm EST 5/13/2015 because i have no other way to check it until then. Sorry if i'm coming across angry, that's because i am but only because i'm staying up past midnight to work on something i have no idea how to do. Thank you for anyone who will help me.
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Download link extract all four files in the zip to your desktop. Download Odin attached to this post. Also extract that folder to your desktop. Run Odin by double clicking the .exe file. Power your phone on in download mode (shut it down, then power it on holding down power and vol-) and plug it in USB to your PC. Now select all four of those files you downloaded; the names should be intuitive, but if not, it should look exactly like the following picture:
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"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
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Odin takes a long while, let it do its thing, there will be at least one or two automatic reboots and a boot into recovery, all automated so just put the damn thing down and let it run its course. After a while it'll eventually boot into the setup wizard for kitkat, as if the phone is brand new. Great, it's now on kitkat, root it with towelroot, which is a one-click root application for Samsung devices. Install and run SuperSU from the play store. Finally you are ready to upgrade to lollipop while keeping root

Just want to give you an update you on what I did. I did what you told me to do exactly and the first time I did it, it did its whole process but when it rebooted it kept flashing the screen on and off on a one second interval. So I restarted, and then it got stuck in the "Samsung Galaxy S4 Active" Boot screen for an hour. Im going to retry a third time to see if it works.

Ok so i did it for a third time and it worked. I guess it just had to keep resetting or something? Thankyou, that was very much needed.

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Download link extract all four files in the zip to your desktop. Download Odin attached to this post. Also extract that folder to your desktop. Run Odin by double clicking the .exe file. Power your phone on in download mode (shut it down, then power it on holding down power and vol-) and plug it in USB to your PC. Now select all four of those files you downloaded; the names should be intuitive, but if not, it should look exactly like the following picture:
Odin takes a long while, let it do its thing, there will be at least one or two automatic reboots and a boot into recovery, all automated so just put the damn thing down and let it run its course. After a while it'll eventually boot into the setup wizard for kitkat, as if the phone is brand new. Great, it's now on kitkat, root it with towelroot, which is a one-click root application for Samsung devices. Install and run SuperSU from the play store. Finally you are ready to upgrade to lollipop while keeping root
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Hi,
I just did this method to get from 5.0.1 to 4.4.2 kitkat, I used all those files in your links.
My only question when going with Towelroot is, I need to either hide root from apps, or, unroot, after I convert an app to a system app.
My goal is simply to convert an app to system app. So I want to: root device, convert to system app using Link2SD(1 click conversion), then unroot. So, i cannot flash back to an unrooted version, as I believe that will rid the device of the newly converted system app.
Thanks!