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Rooted 4.2 and Killed Write Protection - Can I install Rom now??

I was on 4.4 and downgraded to 4.2. Rooted using Rockmymoto and also ran MotoWPnomo.
Can i install a recovery and flash a ROM? Wasn't sure and wanted to ask before I fubar my phone.

Its not that simple because of the locked boot loader.
First of all why do you need a custom ROM on this phone? its vanilla android with a few good enhancements that you will lose with a custom ROM.
With a locked bootloader your only alternative is to use safestrap. The developer choose not to make a thread on xda. You will have to visit rootzwiki and find it. However, you should really understand the danger of having a locked bootloader and messing with safe strap and custom Roms. If something goes bad or you don't know what you're doing you might end up with a brick.
You should do a little more research before continuing. But now that you have root access xposed framework is really all you need. Combined with gravitybox there's no reason to mess with safestrap or custom Roms.
The Search bar is your best friend.
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mpetruzz said:
I was on 4.4 and downgraded to 4.2. Rooted using Rockmymoto and also ran MotoWPnomo.
Can i install a recovery and flash a ROM? Wasn't sure and wanted to ask before I fubar my phone.
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You need to have an unlocked bootloader to install a custom recovery and to flash a rom. All models should be unlockable except the AT&T and Verizon models. However, they do offer developer editions that are unlockable. If you have a device that can't be unlocked, you could try safestrap. Safestrap acts like a customer recovery by allowing you to flash roms made for safestrap to rom slots on your phone to while avoiding touching the primary system. You can also make backups and restore. If your bootloader is locked this would be your only option to flash roms.

mawells787 said:
Its not that simple because of the locked boot loader.
First of all why do you need a custom ROM on this phone? its vanilla android with a few good enhancements that you will lose with a custom ROM.
With a locked bootloader your only alternative is to use safestrap. The developer choose not to make a thread on xda. You will have to visit rootzwiki and find it. However, you should really understand the danger of having a locked bootloader and messing with safe strap and custom Roms. If something goes bad or you don't know what you're doing you might end up with a brick.
You should do a little more research before continuing. But now that you have root access xposed framework is really all you need. Combined with gravitybox there's no reason to mess with safestrap or custom Roms.
The Search bar is your best friend.
Sent from my XT1060 using Tapatalk
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i agree the Moto X is a great phone from factory.
Install Titanium Backup Pro and remove the bloat ware
then install Xposed Framework with Gravity Box for 4.4 and customize boom no reason to install custom rom's

dray_jr said:
i agree the Moto X is a great phone from factory.
Install Titanium Backup Pro and remove the bloat ware
then install Xposed Framework with Gravity Box for 4.4 and customize boom no reason to install custom rom's
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I am rooted and stock. Does Xposed with GB keep you stock? Also, does the upcoming 4.4.2 update unroot you?

cw18306 said:
I am rooted and stock. Does Xposed with GB keep you stock? Also, does the upcoming 4.4.2 update unroot you?
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Yes to all. 4.4.2 will almost certainly kill root.
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mawells787 said:
Yes to all. 4.4.2 will almost certainly kill root.
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Does Xposed with GB keep you stock?

cw18306 said:
Does Xposed with GB keep you stock?
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Yes. Its essentially just an app. So it works on the stock ROM , but allows you make custom ROM modifications to the stock ROM.
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Thanks guys. I ended up rooting on 4.4 and installed Xposed. I just wanted a few tweaks, mainly lockscreen ring.
Which module changes the color of the statusbar icons??

mpetruzz said:
Thanks guys. I ended up rooting on 4.4 and installed Xposed. I just wanted a few tweaks, mainly lockscreen ring.
Which module changes the color of the statusbar icons??
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gravity box can change it
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dray_jr said:
gravity box can change it
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Awesome!! Thanks so much.
What's the best way to change the font?? I read a few things but it seems as though some people run into issues.

4.4.2 root?

i just got the note 3 n900a, and was wondering if there is a root for it yet'? also, any issues with 4.4.2? I'm aware that i cannot go back to 4.3 so want to make sure theres no issues id have on 4.4.2

amendolaro1 said:
i just got the note 3 n900a, and was wondering if there is a root for it yet'? also, any issues with 4.4.2? I'm aware that i cannot go back to 4.3 so want to make sure theres no issues id have on 4.4.2
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Yes you can root the N900A. I recommend using Kingo.
You are correct in that once you go 4.4.2, you can't go back to 4.3. There may or may not be issues with kit kat builds. You have to do the research yourself and see. What might be an issue for me, might not be for you. Look here for available roms. Read the instructions for each rom COMPLETELY!! Read the posts for any bugs that might pertain, or that have been fixed.

amendolaro1 said:
i just got the note 3 n900a, and was wondering if there is a root for it yet'? also, any issues with 4.4.2? I'm aware that i cannot go back to 4.3 so want to make sure theres no issues id have on 4.4.2
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I've been on 4.4.2 for about a week. So far no major issue's. 2 days after I loaded kitkat my contacts app forced closed but it didn't happen again and 1 reboot. I use it as my daily driver and haven't had any issue's but the couple I just mentioned. It's a pretty solid build. Can't wait for the official release. ?
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[Q] Is NB4 kk or jb? Conflicting information

In my about phone menu I can see the Android version is 4.3 which says to me this is a jellybean ROM. However I seem to be getting conflicting info via Google as to whether this is a kk or jb ROM. Very dumb question since I'm 99 percent sure it's jb but I want to make sure before I go flashing ROMs (safestrap and root installed already)
I appreciate any I formation. Thanks

Mi9, mj5 and Nb4 is jelly bean MLG is leaked kitkat nc2 Is official kitkat
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Nothing wrong being 100% sure.
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Thank you all

ROM
watson540 said:
In my about phone menu I can see the Android version is 4.3 which says to me this is a jellybean ROM. However I seem to be getting conflicting info via Google as to whether this is a kk or jb ROM. Very dumb question since I'm 99 percent sure it's jb but I want to make sure before I go flashing ROMs (safestrap and root installed already)
I appreciate any I formation. Thanks
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What ROM you thinking about flashing? I am on the 4.3 NB4 just looking for a good ROM to flash. thanks

rajeev2liz said:
What ROM you thinking about flashing? I am on the 4.3 NB4 just looking for a good ROM to flash. thanks
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you really cant go wrong with any of our roms, be it 4.3 or 4.4. just choose which one fit your needs. and freeze that at&t update:thumbup:

can't find any
posersk8r said:
you really cant go wrong with any of our roms, be it 4.3 or 4.4. just choose which one fit your needs. and freeze that at&t update:thumbup:
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But i can't find no 4.3 jelly bean ROMs all are MJ5 not NB4 and 4.4 are not rooted as my device is rooted.

rajeev2liz said:
But i can't find no 4.3 jelly bean ROMs all are MJ5 not NB4 and 4.4 are not rooted as my device is rooted.
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the mj5 jb roms are useable even of youre on nb4, and the kk roms, go in the general section and look for mr. tropazr's thread for more info on how to go to kk from jb. they are all pre-rooted so dont worry about losing root.

Thanks
posersk8r said:
the mj5 jb roms are useable even of youre on nb4, and the kk roms, go in the general section and look for mr. tropazr's thread for more info on how to go to kk from jb. they are all pre-rooted so dont worry about losing root.
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Thank you so much.

[Q] i9305 stock rom without boat ware?

I see there is so called stock roms with boat ware removed but most seem to have lots of other changes are they really stable as in exactly like stock? I am also not sure how I know which one was my phones original stock. I bought it on eBay and it's had various roms flashed. So ideally I would like to have it unrooted and just the bloatware removed but maybe that's not possible so rooted and no bloatware would be ok. Thanks

Mumraa said:
I see there is so called stock roms with boat ware removed but most seem to have lots of other changes are they really stable as in exactly like stock? I am also not sure how I know which one was my phones original stock. I bought it on eBay and it's had various roms flashed. So ideally I would like to have it unrooted and just the bloatware removed but maybe that's not possible so rooted and no bloatware would be ok. Thanks
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Most of the stock roms in the development section are quite stable and all the info about removed bloatware is also stated in the threads of those roms.
You can find your original stock rom at http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ or http://live.samsung-updates.com/index.php?device=GT-I9305, according to your country and carrier (the country where you live is your official firmware, doesnt matter that you have bought it from ebay and what firmware it had on it before). After you download the firmware flash it with odin, but be warned about KNOX bootloader on 4.3 official firmwares! If youre not knoxed yet, you can update to 4.3 stock rom without getting the knox bootloader with this Rom.
If you prefer your own official firmware, you need to remove the bloatware by yourself using a file manager with root acces. Be careful with what you delete if you gonna do so! always READ EVERYTHING carefully and do lots of RESEARCH :good:

MaHo_66 said:
Most of the stock roms in the development section are quite stable and all the info about removed bloatware is also stated in the threads of those roms.
You can find your original stock rom at http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ or http://live.samsung-updates.com/index.php?device=GT-I9305, according to your country and carrier (the country where you live is your official firmware, doesnt matter that you have bought it from ebay and what firmware it had on it before). After you download the firmware flash it with odin, but be warned about KNOX bootloader on 4.3 official firmwares! If youre not knoxed yet, you can update to 4.3 stock rom without getting the knox bootloader with this Rom.
If you prefer your own official firmware, you need to remove the bloatware by yourself using a file manager with root acces. Be careful with what you delete if you gonna do so! always READ EVERYTHING carefully and do lots of RESEARCH :good:
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Yes thanks unfortunately I do have the Knox warranty void 1 message swerev a2 think it says as well I thought it might mean I'm in trouble. I hear you can't reset it so I can't go to any official firmwares now?
I really need stability I thought cm 10.1 would be stable but there's lots of crashes... by pretty stable you mean cm 10.1 pretty stable type thing for the boat ware removed roms? Want to find something near or as good as official...thanks.
EDIT: OK so hmm getting some mixed messages reading about it all but basically I went from 4.3 stock to cm11 then to carbon rom and finally to cm 10.1.3 so I think I can go back to stock 4.3 using any uk based stock from Sammobile? Not sure which would be best yet but I am with three so I might do the h3g one. Or possibly a rom with bloat removed 4.3 or above... Guess the warranty is gone now...and hopefully I'll be ok for any upgrades in the future...

MaHo_66 said:
Most of the stock roms in the development section are quite stable and all the info about removed bloatware is also stated in the threads of those roms.
You can find your original stock rom at http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ or http://live.samsung-updates.com/index.php?device=GT-I9305, according to your country and carrier (the country where you live is your official firmware, doesnt matter that you have bought it from ebay and what firmware it had on it before). After you download the firmware flash it with odin, but be warned about KNOX bootloader on 4.3 official firmwares! If youre not knoxed yet, you can update to 4.3 stock rom without getting the knox bootloader with this Rom.
If you prefer your own official firmware, you need to remove the bloatware by yourself using a file manager with root acces. Be careful with what you delete if you gonna do so! always READ EVERYTHING carefully and do lots of RESEARCH :good:
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I see your rom looks pretty good...is it super stable? So because I went to cm10.1.3 does that mean I can't go back to 4.3 based roms or only official? Thanks

Mumraa said:
I see your rom looks pretty good...is it super stable? So because I went to cm10.1.3 does that mean I can't go back to 4.3 based roms or only official? T hanks
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What rom do you mean exactly?, I dont have a rom that i made myself yet..
you can go any time you want back to 4.3, custom or official doesnt matter both is possibble, just be rooted and have the latest philz recovery installed or any other recovery.

MaHo_66 said:
What rom do you mean exactly?, I dont have a rom that i made myself yet..
you can go any time you want back to 4.3, custom or official doesnt matter both is possibble, just be rooted and have the latest philz recovery installed or any other recovery.
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I meant the one in your Sig . I might try that then maybe end up on stock. One thing was I was hoping to be able to unroot it on stock as I have a banking app that won't run on rooted devices .

Mumraa said:
I meant the one in your Sig . I might try that then maybe end up on stock. One thing was I was hoping to be able to unroot it on stock as I have a banking app that won't run on rooted devices .
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Oh you mean the sites of those official firmwares or the recoverys :good:
I actually have no idea how to unroot it except for flashing official firmware 4.3 with odin, but the bloatware wil still be there unfortunately unless you find another way to do this

Can't boot into recovery mode or anything on mtk 6575 device
My Tecno D5 which has an Mtk 6575 chipset
got bricked after installing a font app and I
decided to use mtk droid tool to flash an
automade cwm recovery on it while its still
bricked. To cut the story short, after the whole
process of using another similar devices boot.img
and recovery.img to flash the automade recovery
on my device, my phone won't even get to
stock recovery(all I get is just a blank white
page after the normal logo at boot) .It also gives
me this when I try booting up.... Pls!!! a swift
reply wouls be appreciated as I'm just a learner
at this.

Dlaw007 said:
My Tecno D5 which has an Mtk 6575 chipset
got bricked after installing a font app and I
decided to use mtk droid tool to flash an
automade cwm recovery on it while its still
bricked. To cut the story short, after the whole
process of using another similar devices boot.img
and recovery.img to flash the automade recovery
on my device, my phone won't even get to
stock recovery(all I get is just a blank white
page after the normal logo at boot) .It also gives
me this when I try booting up.... Pls!!! a swift
reply wouls be appreciated as I'm just a learner
at this.
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Cant help you, sorry. This is i9305 forum, ask your question in this thread.

MaHo_66 said:
Oh you mean the sites of those official firmwares or the recoverys :good:
I actually have no idea how to unroot it except for flashing official firmware 4.3 with odin, but the bloatware wil still be there unfortunately unless you find another way to do this
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Ok thanks and I meant this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/development-i9305/rom-amcha-rom-v5-00-simply-customizable-t2619670
Looks like a Rom. But does look a little more complex than usual ! I might try that first. But as long as it won't brick my device I might have to flash a stock and unroot depends on many things. Thanks.

MaHo_66 said:
Oh you mean the sites of those official firmwares or the recoverys :good:
I actually have no idea how to unroot it except for flashing official firmware 4.3 with odin, but the bloatware wil still be there unfortunately unless you find another way to do this
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On I'm on the same rom as your signatures rom. And nothings gone wrong so far. This might be the one for me! Fingers crossed.

Mumraa said:
On I'm on the same rom as your signatures rom. And nothings gone wrong so far. This might be the one for me! Fingers crossed.
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personally i find amcha rom to be the most stable between the other 4.3 roms, using it almost 2 months and no fc's, freezes, random reboots etc. so far! :fingers-crossed:

Wait for the 4.4.2 port.. it's nearly working 100%
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winxuser said:
Wait for the 4.4.2 port.. it's nearly working 100%
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Sounds good but I usually avoid new updates at first I prefer stability to a certain extent so you can't just update it? You have to do a fresh install? Anyway I'm on it now and it is very stable compared with the other roms I've used - very nice. Not sure if I did all the options correctly but I'll have to test...Still getting weird white patches on this xda form web pages in chrome...had this with every Rom I tried...not quiet so bad with this Rom but still there...strange only happens with this Web site too?!

winxuser said:
Wait for the 4.4.2 port.. it's nearly working 100%
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Where can this ROM be found??

JassyNL said:
Where can this ROM be found??
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...esting-jarmezport-codename-rockyroad-t2759082 ,,, stil has a few more bugs in it but can be used as daily driver

LolliPop Update Talk

Rumors, facts, plans whatever discuss it here.
Do you think we could see a Android 5.1 update? I really would hope so for as slowly as they've been rolling it out, or what do you think the possibilities of (after LP Update is released) seeing a 5.1 rom is?
5.1 looks a lot better to me than 5.0.1/5.0.2 minor small improvements and what not.

This phone will never see lollipop as long as it exists

As long as this phone exists? Or as long as lollipop exists?
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I thought they were gunna release an official lp (5.0.1) later this year for it.

I spoke with Samsung last night (chat) and they said it's coming but there is still no date.

Samsung Note 4 lollipop was released.

Note 3 Lollipop Update
n1nj4Lo said:
Rumors, facts, plans whatever discuss it here.
Do you think we could see a Android 5.1 update? I really would hope so for as slowly as they've been rolling it out, or what do you think the possibilities of (after LP Update is released) seeing a 5.1 rom is?
5.1 looks a lot better to me than 5.0.1/5.0.2 minor small improvements and what not.
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I just started downoading the At&t Lollipop update today for the Note 3... very slowly I might add...35% in about an hour .. as soon as I have the ver I will post that

Butchyg73 said:
I just started downoading the At&t Lollipop update today for the Note 3... very slowly I might add...35% in about an hour .. as soon as I have the ver I will post that
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Link? I looked on sammobile and samsung-dates and nothing at all, where did ya find this at?

n1nj4Lo said:
Link? I looked on sammobile and samsung-dates and nothing at all, where did ya find this at?
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I did an update check on my phone .... did you try that? ohh ...BTW I am stock ....

Butchyg73 said:
I did an update check on my phone .... did you try that? ohh ...BTW I am stock ....
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I'm on a custom note 4 edition rom so nope. LoL

n1nj4Lo said:
I'm on a custom note 4 edition rom so nope. LoL
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sorry mate ... i don't usually stay stock for too long but this one I have ...i'm sure the ROM chefs will be on this soon enough ... I I just finished my dl and installation ... it is lollipop ver 5.0 ...... yes 5.0 ... interesting huh? hopefully they have worked out the all the bugs

I need help downloading the new update I only rooted my device but ever since I rooted my device it says custom at boot and now I can't get any updates

Will i lose root if i update to Lollipop ?
I am on stock, but need root to delete all crapware like ATT navigator and what not. If i update to Lollipop, will I lose root ?

Got to reflash the official odin firmware latest probably then don't root just check for updates and take it.

Also yes after getting lollipop you can just reroot with towelroot and debloat your rom.

3/24/2015 at&t just released lollipop for note 3 n900a
www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB423151&cv=820

Will flash trip Knox

n1nj4Lo said:
Also yes after getting lollipop you can just reroot with towelroot and debloat your rom.
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Negative ghost rider, towelroot doesn't work on anything passed 4.4.2. It doesn't even work on any flavor of 4.4.4, such as NL1. The only way to root from stock LP is to downgrade via Odin to a firmware supported by TR (4.4.2) and root from there, install safe strap, blah, blah, and flash a pre-rooted LP ROM, then reflash the LP kernel, modem, etc.

MicrosoftBug said:
Negative ghost rider, towelroot doesn't work on anything passed 4.4.2. It doesn't even work on any flavor of 4.4.4, such as NL1. The only way to root from stock LP is to downgrade via Odin to a firmware supported by TR (4.4.2) and root from there, install safe strap, blah, blah, and flash a pre-rooted LP ROM, then reflash the LP kernel, modem, etc.
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Odd it worked for my rom in my sig and it's 4.4.4 based, what about framaroot then I wonder?
Ohh well if what ya say is true we should be seeing the LP rom's coming soon in the next week.

Is there an external download source for the Lollipop ROM to install via ODIN yet? I'm on X Note and just want to wipe and flash through odin rather than flash to stock, downgrade and OTA etc....