Hey guys,
quick question. I have a 5.0.2 z3c rooted with dual recovery and would like to upgrade to 5.1.1.
However, I don't want to lose neither root access nor my personal data. How to correctly dirty-flash a prerooted flashable.zip from recovery?
Also when creating the prerooted flashable.zip with PFRCreator, do I need to use the same Recovery package as I have installed or can I upgrade the Recovery on the go?
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if your already on rooted lollipop be patient..............if you have had problems downgrade to 4.4.2.....THIS IS ONLY IF YOUR ON ROOTED LOLLIPOP NOT IF YOU TOOK OTA TO 5.0
STEP 1.....ON 4.4.2 instal towel root , busybox , safestrap, root your phone with towel root........install busybox......install safestrap................
step2.... reboot to ss.......on stock slot wipe everything but storage......use muniz way to restore backup rooted lollipop.....after restore boot into download mode install oc4 kernal through odin in ap slot........reboot.......
step 3........your now on 5.0.........install nce apk.....thats it nothing else.........flash then reboot...........this will take you to safstrap.......in stock slot wipe everything but storage......install whatever rom your wanting to use............then install the updated flashible oc4 kernal also in ss.............
step 4......reboot then wait, wait,,,,wait.........wait.... it takes a long time so be patient...........your done....
tip: i did not use flashfire for anything but after your running custom rom you can use it for backups and restore on your custom rom
If we're already on rooted lollipop using the method below, does that mean we start at step #3? And if so, what ROMs are compatible to use?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/experimental-flashing-g900aoc4-5-0-t3080437
ryan0720 said:
if your already on rooted lollipop be patient..............if you have had problems downgrade to 4.4.2.....THIS IS ONLY IF YOUR ON ROOTED LOLLIPOP NOT IF YOU TOOK OTA TO 5.0
STEP 1.....ON 4.4.2 instal towel root , busybox , safestrap, root your phone with towel root........install busybox......install safestrap................
step2.... reboot to ss.......on stock slot wipe everything but storage......use muniz way to restore backup rooted lollipop.....after restore boot into download mode install oc4 kernal through odin in ap slot........reboot.......
step 3........your now on 5.0.........install nce apk.....thats it nothing else.........flash then reboot...........this will take you to safstrap.......in stock slot wipe everything but storage......install whatever rom your wanting to use............then install the updated flashible oc4 kernal also in ss.............
step 4......reboot then wait, wait,,,,wait.........wait.... it takes a long time be patient................thats it your done.............
tip: i did not use flashfire for anything but after your running custom rom you can use it for backups and restore on your custom rom
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ryan0720 said:
if your already on rooted lollipop be patient..............if you have had problems downgrade to 4.4.2.....THIS IS ONLY IF YOUR ON ROOTED LOLLIPOP NOT IF YOU TOOK OTA TO 5.0
STEP 1.....ON 4.4.2 instal towel root , busybox , safestrap, root your phone with towel root........install busybox......install safestrap................
step2.... reboot to ss.......on stock slot wipe everything but storage......use muniz way to restore backup rooted lollipop.....after restore boot into download mode install oc4 kernal through odin in ap slot........reboot.......
step 3........your now on 5.0.........install nce apk.....thats it nothing else.........flash then reboot...........this will take you to safstrap.......in stock slot wipe everything but storage......install whatever rom your wanting to use............then install the updated flashible oc4 kernal also in ss.............
step 4......reboot then wait, wait,,,,wait.........wait.... it takes a long time be patient................thats it your done.............
tip: i did not use flashfire for anything but after your running custom rom you can use it for backups and restore on your custom rom
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Ok finally got it working and booted to Twisted v4.0 But I have No root when I use Root checker. And when I try to use Viper app, it says it cannot acquire root permission
Edit, after about 5 hours, I have a Infinite Boot Loop. Just boots restarts boots restarts, boots etc...... Are you having this problem?
I read somewhere that ff isn't able to do backups and restores. Is this true? What is the proper way to backup a rom you're using? Thank you for any help.
Not sure if I'm just overlooking but I can't find anything about installing a custom recovery.
I want to install xposed, but I can't figure out how to install twrp or clockwork. I'm running 5.0.2 and am rooted with king root. Is there anyway to do this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606 there you go friend read around more next time
I tried what I was advised here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...pgrading-stubborn-software-t3228423?nocache=1
I can successfully flash it but Kit Kat still boots up every time. I don't know what to do. Maybe twrp? How do I do that.
May also be relevant that I cannot seem to boot into recovery to do the fixes after I flash. 4.4.2 stil comes up.
Cheers!
You could just use Odin to go back to stock, always worked for me. The only reason I could think that you could have problems is that you have a custom rom already that changes your build and model.
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If you need to install stock rom you need to make sure build number is N900AUCUCNC2 and then use odin to install .
If you need to install root rom install Towelroot from play store and make sure wifi or data network is on during root then install SuperSU
BusyBox (open BusyBox and install from inside ), "Safestrap-HLTEATT-NC2-3.75-B03" recovery from fourm put your prerooted rom in sd card open Safestrap and boot to recovery you will be able to install rooted rom from there .
Hi everyone,
I'm interested on installing the ROM developed by MXNICE :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/development/rom-z5mx-rom7-5-0extended-battery-t3224245
What I understand is that I'm gonna need a pre-rooted LP version of android, and I have lots of doubts....!
I have been working on rooting and doing some mods on my xperia z1 but only on KK...so I'm not experienced on LP
What I did in KK is: install version .108 with flashtool, rooted, installed CWM recovery, DEODEXed, Camera Mod, and other minor mods... and that is is what I'm using right now. I did not touch the bootloader so I understand I have locked bootloader.
Now, this custom ROM looks awesome but installation procedure is not clear for me. I have read all the entire thread (64 pages!), and I understand that I have to install this ROM through the recovery and doing a "clean Install"
Post #341 (by arvinaquio) on that thread is:
By the way, I did a very clean installation of this ROM by reinstalling .108. Rooted it and installed Dual Recoveries. Then created a pre-rooted .368 fw through PRFCreator then full wiped and cleared cache before installing the latest fw then power off, turned on the device manually then reconfigured(Unknown Sources, USB debugging) then rebooted to Recovery then full wiped and cleared cache and installed the ROM. Rebooted it and it turned on smoothly without experiencing any error reported recently from other pages. Always do a clean installation to avoid encountering error. Good luck guys and happy modding to all of us!
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So now, I have to create a pre rooted LP stock ROM, I found the tutorial on the internet on how to do it, but...
1) My xperia z1 model is C6943, I understand it is compatible with C6903 (i lose TV function, which I don't care)... how can I be sure I won't have a problem if I put: KK .108 stock Custom AR for C6943, pre-rooted LP.216 Custom BR (.236 not available for C6943), and then flash MxROM which is Chinese C6903 ? (Edit: is Chinese C6903 version .236)
2.a) When creating the pre rooted LP .216 should I choose the same recovery (CWM) or can I use another (I want to change to dual or TWRP)??
2.b) And also I want to change from "superuser" to "SuperSU".? Can I make those change or should I stick to CWM and superuser?
2.c) If I can't, means I should start again from KK and root installing dual recovery and superSU?
3) Once I get the pre rooted firmware, should I install it over KK firmware using recovery or using flashtool? should I wipe data, cache, and dalvik ?
Of course I already did a backup of my actual system with CWM. I just want to be sure of what I'm going to do next and avoid bootlooping or bricking my phone.
thank you all !
fedessgl said:
Hi everyone,
I'm interested on installing the ROM developed by MXNICE :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/development/rom-z5mx-rom7-5-0extended-battery-t3224245
What I understand is that I'm gonna need a pre-rooted LP version of android, and I have lots of doubts....!
I have been working on rooting and doing some mods on my xperia z1 but only on KK...so I'm not experienced on LP
What I did in KK is: install version .108 with flashtool, rooted, installed CWM recovery, DEODEXed, Camera Mod, and other minor mods... and that is is what I'm using right now. I did not touch the bootloader so I understand I have locked bootloader.
Now, this custom ROM looks awesome but installation procedure is not clear for me. I have read all the entire thread (64 pages!), and I understand that I have to install this ROM through the recovery and doing a "clean Install"
Post #341 (by arvinaquio) on that thread is:
So now, I have to create a pre rooted LP stock ROM, I found the tutorial on the internet on how to do it, but...
1) My xperia z1 model is C6943, I understand it is compatible with C6903 (i lose TV function, which I don't care)... how can I be sure I won't have a problem if I put: KK .108 stock Custom AR for C6943, pre-rooted LP.216 Custom BR (.236 not available for C6943), and then flash MxROM which is Chinese C6903 ? (Edit: is Chinese C6903 version .236)
2.a) When creating the pre rooted LP .216 should I choose the same recovery (CWM) or can I use another (I want to change to dual or TWRP)??
2.b) And also I want to change from "superuser" to "SuperSU".? Can I make those change or should I stick to CWM and superuser?
2.c) If I can't, means I should start again from KK and root installing dual recovery and superSU?
3) Once I get the pre rooted firmware, should I install it over KK firmware using recovery or using flashtool? should I wipe data, cache, and dalvik ?
Of course I already did a backup of my actual system with CWM. I just want to be sure of what I'm going to do next and avoid bootlooping or bricking my phone.
thank you all !
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3) the pre rooted firmware you get from prf creator is a zip file. This file is only flashable with the help of a custom recovery.
Don't mix up ftf files and zip files. Ftf => flashtool to get it on phone, zip => custom recovery to get it on phone.
So what I did Was: flash to stock Sony v. 108 firmware for C6943, rooted with easy root tools, download superSU from playstore and installed the dual recovery using install.bat file.
Then rebooted to recovery and made a backup.
When I flashed to lollipop using the pre rooted file I made, the phone went into bootloop. So I restored the backup and installed a pre rooted version that I downloaded from this forum, it was Central Europe for C6903. (in both cases I previously wiped data and cache).
Once I got lollipop working, checked it was rooted and with the dual recovery installed, I enabled USB debuggibg and allow install from external sources. Then entered recovery and made again a backup.
I previously checked that superSU and dual recovery included in the flasheable lollipop zip were the same version I used when I installed them on the stock kitkat rom, dont know if that was necessary, but just in case.
After that I entered recovery again, wiped data and cache and installed the custom rom.
It worked like a charm, and runs very smooth
Enviado desde mi C6903 mediante Tapatalk
Will be getting my tab S2 710 in 2 days and would like to root it ofc from the start, but like everyone is saying first make a backup!. Is there a tool or a program that will make an backup of not rooted device? And if anything goes wrong while rooting I would be able to restore that backup? Thx for the help!
not that I know of. I rooted and made backup with TWRP before changing kernels or any other modifications and had no problem. Good luck.
Backup with TWRP BEFORE making any changes or rooting.
but TWRP is a custom recovery right? So first I need to flash your TWRP port then make a backup and then flash kernel and root via Odin?
You don't need to flash a kernel just backup with twrp then flash supersu 2.65 with twrp.
But if my device will be with 5.1.1 I will have to use your custom kernel for root to work, right? So if I understand you correctly I need to do all these things to get backup + root:
1. Flash TWRP with Odin from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s2/development/recovery-twrp-2-8-7-x-lollipop-5-1-1-t3205686
2. Backup with TWRP
3. DL latest stable SuperSu form here: https://download.chainfire.eu/921/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.65-20151226141550.zip
4. Flash it
Thats all?
Correct
Got my 710 and it's 5.0.2 will this root method still work? btw its from Poland region T710XXU2AOJ4. SO I need to flash only the twrp_2.8.7.1_LL_5.0.2_t710 ? BTW is there any noticeable difference with 5.1.1 ? Can I upgrade to this - http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/54572/T710XXU1BOH7_T710BNN1BOH7_BNN/ as I understand I would have to flash it with Odin. Thx for your help a lot!