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Ok guys, for all of you who are STILL waiting for the official update to roll out to our tabs, wait no longer. Thanks to PCPIMP over on android forums who pulled the update file from /cache in his tab before installing, we now have it and can flash it ourselves. However, there are a few quirks to getting this thing to flash properly. First: It must be flashed from stock recovery, NOT cwm recovery. Also, once you download the file from the multiupload link, you must rename it to update.zip Be careful here. When I renamed it to update.zip, somehow it would automatically add "bin" on to the end of the file. So without being able to see it, the file ended up with the name update.zip.bin and it was not showing up in stock recovery to flash. Use a file manager like 7zip to change the name or open up the properties on your PC to do it properly. Once it's renamed properly, put it on the the SD card. Here is something I am not completely sure of......but I *think* it doesn't matter what build you're on when you flash this file. It appears to me to be very insecure. You can even open up the update.zip with 7zip and debloat the stuff you don't want. I did. I only see one "patch" file in the update.zip and that was the LTE modem. What that means I'm prettty sure is that it will only require one file to be present on your tab to flash properly. This *may* even be able to be flashed directly from the Leak I posted of this build, for those of you who are on it. As long as you are on the correct radio because that's what it looks for. When you flash this file, it even wipes your data for you, But it does NOT wipe the SD card. I actually flashed it twice to see how secure it was. I flashed it from EH04 and EH04 radios and then I reflashed it directly over itself (EL01 and the EL01 radios) and it worked fine. So, I hope everyone understands all of that long winded babble I just spewed.
Step 1. Download update http://goo.gl/6XtFD (<--Huge thanks to PCPimp for hosting this) and rename it PROPERLY with 7zip or something to update.zip and place it on the root of your SD card. Make sure you don't have any other files named update.zip already on your SD, as that could get confusing, lol.
Step 2. Odin flash this recovery: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20070269/lterec.tar.md5
Step 3. Boot into the stock recovery you just flashed and select apply update from SD card. Then scroll until you find update.zip. If it is not there, that means you didn't properly rename it. It most likely added the letters bin to the end of the name and can't be recognized by the recovery. So reboot and fix that and then start step 3 back over.
Step 4. When it is named properly and you flash it, most likely you are immediately going to see the dreaded Yellow exclamation point on the android signifying that there is an error or that you did something wrong.......Just wait. Keep watching it. It will eventually flash and your tab will reboot and you will be on EL01 and updated. Now, if you want root, see step 5
Step 5. Download both of these files: Kernel - http://droidbasement.com/galaxy/ker...36.4_lte_hc32-oc-xtra-vfpv3-d16_fp-010912.zip SU.zip - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20070269/Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed.zip and put them both on your SD card.
Step 6. Open up odin program on your PC and click PDA and you will need to quene up this file in PDA: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20070269/recovery.tar.md5 also, uncheck Auto Reboot in odin. YOU DO NOT WANT AUTO REBOOT TO HAVE A CHECK IN IT IN ODIN. REMOVE IT. Then power off tab and then boot into download mode by holding the power button until you see the samsung galaxy tab screen, then quickly let go of the power button but then immediately after and at the same time, hold power button and volume up until you are given two choices: A white box or the android. Careful, volume down at this point will choose for you. You will already be on the one you want to choose, which is the full sized android. BUT, make sure that odin is completely ready to go first. Make sure the recovery.tar that you just downloaded is quened up in PDA. On your tab push the volume down button and then follow the screen instructions. When the "Downloading" screen comes on, you need to move kinda quickly but you can relax. Just plug it in and hit start in odin. When you see the green pass in odin, unplug the tab and use the volume and power buttons again to boot into the other option, the white box and the little android. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! Once you have flashed the recovery.tar file, you must NOT let the tablet boot up fully and normally. You must directly into recovery. If it fully boots first, then the stock kernel will overwrite the cwm recovery with the stock recovery.
Step 7. So once you boot into to the turquoise cwm recovery, flash the 2 files you downloaded in step 5 in this order: The awesome kernel first, credit to Pershoot. Then flash the SU.zip file credit to ChainsDD: <------sometimes this SU.zip file will give you an error in CWM recovery when flashing it, just try it again and it will work.
Step 8. Reboot your tablet and enjoy a rooted EL01 updated tab with an AWESOME OC kernel from Pershoot.
Credit
Pershoot for the sweet kernel and recovery used in my guide
PCPIMP for pulling the update file from his tab and uploading it for us all
ChainsDD for root in general and the Superuser.zip used in my guide
Minor bloat removed...pretty darn fast without deodexing or kernel changes. I may just keep it stock with SU access.
Thanks for the files and the guide, everything is working great. I didn't wipe and am really surprised how well it's working, but still wish I could get rid of the TouchWiz stuff.
If I might make a suggestion, it'd be good to know to copy SU and the kernel to the device before flashing the CWM Recovery via ODIN. After flashing CWM, I had to let the tablet start up, copy the files, re-flash with ODIN, then load CWM and flash the kernel and SU. Not a big deal, just could have saved a step for me (although, I also could have read ahead...).
So i odin'd back to factory stock to use this, and it did push this update to me at the end of it, so it wound up not being necessary, thanks though!
Installation of the ROM failed. I did initially get the yellow exclamation mark you spoke of in step 4, but it went away and the moving gears appears showing progress. The yellow exclamation mark reappeared, however, and after 15 minutes I powered off. A bootloop ensued... downloading a TAR file of the stock shipped Verizon ROM to use in ODIN.
Is the ota update radios the same as in the leak?
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inline6power said:
Is the ota update radios the same as in the leak?
sent from my 4g galaxy tab
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No they are not.
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ifiweresolucky said:
Installation of the ROM failed. I did initially get the yellow exclamation mark you spoke of in step 4, but it went away and the moving gears appears showing progress. The yellow exclamation mark reappeared, however, and after 15 minutes I powered off. A bootloop ensued... downloading a TAR file of the stock shipped Verizon ROM to use in ODIN.
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Hmmm......interesting. What build and radio were you on when you flashed the update zip?
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ifiweresolucky said:
Installation of the ROM failed. I did initially get the yellow exclamation mark you spoke of in step 4, but it went away and the moving gears appears showing progress. The yellow exclamation mark reappeared, however, and after 15 minutes I powered off. A bootloop ensued... downloading a TAR file of the stock shipped Verizon ROM to use in ODIN.
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Had the exact same results using leaked 3.2 Baseband i905.02V.EIO2 Build HT85B.EIO3.SCH-I905.EI03 pershoot Kernal
Psean said:
Had the exact same results using leaked 3.2 Baseband i905.02V.EIO2 Build HT85B.EIO3.SCH-I905.EI03 pershoot Kernal
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Yea, it seems that we do in fact have to be on at least the EH04 radios to flash the update. I noted in the OP that the update.zip contains an LTE modem patch, meaning it first has to detect the prior official radio so that it can patch the update to the modem. If it doesn't detect the correct modem, it errors out.
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Is it any better or different than the leaked version though? I'd rather not go through the hassle if I'm not getting any changes over what I already have. Currently supercharged and zipaligned so I don't have any performance complaints right now, looking ahead to ics if there's nothing new in this ROM.
muzzy996 said:
Is it any better or different than the leaked version though? I'd rather not go through the hassle if I'm not getting any changes over what I already have. Currently supercharged and zipaligned so I don't have any performance complaints right now, looking ahead to ics if there's nothing new in this ROM.
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Way better. Radios are ten times better and the nice thing is now ypi can view the market in portorit and not just landscape
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muzzy996 said:
Is it any better or different than the leaked version though? I'd rather not go through the hassle if I'm not getting any changes over what I already have. Currently supercharged and zipaligned so I don't have any performance complaints right now, looking ahead to ics if there's nothing new in this ROM.
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I have to agree that the radios are better. And, to me, it actually seems a little more snappy. And I don't think it's placebo either because at first, the update seemed a little buggier. But now that a few days has passed, I guess it's settled and it appears the bugs are gone. I would suggest updating.
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kidserious said:
Step 5. Download both of these files: Kernel - http://droidbasement.com/galaxy/ker...36.4_lte_hc32-oc-xtra-vfpv3-d16_fp-010912.zip SU.zip - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20070269/Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed.zip and put them both on your SD card.
Step 6. Open up odin program on your PC and click PDA and you will need to quene up this file in PDA: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20070269/recovery.tar.md5
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Question for you. I was already updated before this was posted, but if I odin in the recovery file in step 6, then flash in the 2 files from step 5, the end result will still be the same right? Rooted, with CWM and Pershoot's kernel installed, on the official update?
EDIT: NVM. I followed step 6 to the letter, then flashed in files from step 5. Of course next stop was SetCPU... Everything working fine.
eXiled Killah said:
Question for you. I was already updated before this was posted, but if I odin in the recovery file in step 6, then flash in the 2 files from step 5, the end result will still be the same right? Rooted, with CWM and Pershoot's kernel installed, on the official update?
EDIT: NVM. I followed step 6 to the letter, then flashed in files from step 5. Of course next stop was SetCPU... Everything working fine.
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Yep, that works, lol. Cool deal
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Bah . . stuck at bone stock 3.2 with stock recovery.
Tried flashing CWM 5.0.2.7 both from the dropbox link and from pershoot's site but when I try to boot into it I just get a blank screen. Rebooting into 3.2 gets me back the stock recovery but I'm unable to get CWM to work.
Open to ideas.
Odin flash of the CWM recovery file goes perfectly smoothly. I reboot and pick it and immediately get a blank screen (can see the bleed through of the backlight) and it sits there for as long as I let it (left it for 5 minutes waiting).
Long story short, I didnt realize the issue with the modems before trying the procedure coming from the leaked 3.2 which forced me to do a full wipe and reset using stock 3.1 and doing OTA updates normally to get to 3.2. That all went okay after spending an hour figuring out what was wrong . .
muzzy996 said:
Bah . . stuck at bone stock 3.2 with stock recovery.
Tried flashing CWM 5.0.2.7 both from the dropbox link and from pershoot's site but when I try to boot into it I just get a blank screen. Rebooting into 3.2 gets me back the stock recovery but I'm unable to get CWM to work.
Open to ideas.
Odin flash of the CWM recovery file goes perfectly smoothly. I reboot and pick it and immediately get a blank screen (can see the bleed through of the backlight) and it sits there for as long as I let it (left it for 5 minutes waiting).
Long story short, I didnt realize the issue with the modems before trying the procedure coming from the leaked 3.2 which forced me to do a full wipe and reset using stock 3.1 and doing OTA updates normally to get to 3.2. That all went okay after spending an hour figuring out what was wrong . .
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Apply rooted kernel, because stock kernel keeps on flashing stock recovery. then flash custom recovery. sounds like recovery is being stupid/corrupted. Or odin back to stock then reroot etc.
magneticzero said:
Apply rooted kernel, because stock kernel keeps on flashing stock recovery. then flash custom recovery. sounds like recovery is being stupid/corrupted. Or odin back to stock then reroot etc.
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Not sure why I had to but I rebooted my PC and tried again. What I noted is after updating to 3.2 via OTA my pc stopped recognizing the tablet on the USB port I normally used to flash. Other ports worked so I switched but as you suggested the recovery being flashed by Odin was going in corrupted.
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Not sure why I had to but I rebooted my PC and tried again. What I noted is after updating to 3.2 via OTA my pc stopped recognizing the tablet on the USB port I normally used to flash. Other ports worked so I switched but as you suggested the recovery being flashed by Odin was going in corrupted.
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So you got cwm flashed eventually?
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kidserious said:
So you got cwm flashed eventually?
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Yep, all back to normal. We'll see how it goes. Out of the box it was noticably better than the leak, like perhaps it was zipaligned or something. Leaked rom with zipalign and v6 supercharger was pretty sweet already though.
Running fine right now.
Most irritating thing for me is the wifi toggle is gone from notification menu, replaced instead with mobile data toggle. Why someone would do this is beyond me. Leaked version had both a wifi toggle and an airport mode one. Now, I have to add a toggle onto a home screen, run extended controls or dive into settings manually to toggle it.
Also I'm not 100% sure if I hit it by mistake but I could have sworn I turned off auto brightness this morning and yet it was back on during lunch today.
All in all I'll agree its worthwhile to move from leaked to this but only marginally so, for stability sake and getting the latest modem drivers. If it puts you closer to the next OTA then its worth it.
ML4 is released.
WARNING: Stop asking if you can flash this on other phones. You can NOT. It is meant for the I9505G ONLY. This is NOT a "rom". This is a system image for the I9505G. Flashing to any other phone will brick it.
Kernel Source:
http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=search&searchValue=GT-I9505G
OTA zip (must be sideloaded in stock recovery) [Thanks @EthanFirst for the link]:
http://android.clients.google.com/p...a023.SS-I9505GUEUCMKG-to-UCML4_Update_FWD.zip
Root method (does not overwrite stock recovery):
http://www.mediafire.com/download/tnzz95y5847z587/S4_GPE_ROOT.zip
ODIN FULL RECOVER IMAGE (root is built in):
Shamelessly stealing @MJHawaii instructions from this thread (THANK YOU):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2398217
(DISCLAIMER) Please read and follow the instructions carefully. I nor anyone else on this forum is responsible if you brick your phone, lose your job, or life as you know it ends. Make sure you fully Understand what you're doing before you do it. Modifying any phone comes with a risk.
INSTRUCTIONS:
WARNING: Please do not flash this if you're low on battery...go charge your phone!
o) Download the I9505GUEUBxxx_FULL_ROOTED.tar.md5.gz package from below
o) Make sure you have the USB Drivers installed and you have Odin 3.09 from below
o) Put your phone in download mode and connect it to USB:
-Disconnect the phone from USB
-Power OFF your phone
-Hold Volume Down, Home, and Power
-When the "WARNING!!!" screen comes up, release the buttons
-Volume up to enter download mode
-Connect the phone to USB
o) Open Odin
o) Click on AP, then select the I9505GUEUBxxx_FULL_ROOTED.tar.md5.gz package you downloaded
o) Odin will extract the tar md5 file from the gzip archive, and this will take a while...be patient
o) Once the tar md5 is loaded, make sure you have a COM PORT in Odin ( any )
o) Click Start and wait till it finishes flashing...your phone should reboot when it's done
NOTE: If your phone does not boot, then boot into stock recovery and Wipe Data Factory Reset.
DOWNLOADS:
ODIN 3.09
I9505GUEUBML4_FULL_ROOTED.tar.md5.gz
A GIANT thank you to @MJHawaii for helping me learn this process!!!
You sir, are awesome as always! Thanks!
What's the step for the root method zip? How to do I install that?
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You don't need to do any extra steps. Just ODIN the .tar file
I9505GUEUBML4_FULL_ROOTED.tar.md5.gz
and you are good to go. You will need to also ODIN the radio file and any custom recovery you want (I recommend CWM 6.0.4.4 as I am not sure the TWRP works for KK).
If I use Odin I'm guessing it will wrote everything right?
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i always forget. will Odin method wipe phone???
is there a way to flash without wipe???
Yes, what you should end up with is the rooted software on your phone. You should have the stock recovery, and whatever radio you started out with. The latest radio can be located in a different thread here and a custom recovery can also be added. If you are not really comfortable doing this, go to the sticky and read and then read some more. You don't want to create problems for yourself.
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Pretty sure that ODIN does not wipe your phone. Your success flashing without a wipe always depends what you are coming from. As long as you do a backup prior to flashing (to insure you have a working copy), you can always dirty flash and if it does not work, do a clean flash.
Isn't the new 4.4.2 update I9505GUEUCML4? Or is this the 4.4 Base and then I have to flash the OTA update which will keep the root?
@SamuriHL can answer this. I don't want to speculate as to where this came from. It does show as 4.4.2 after install, but not sure what the source was.
EDIT: NWM... I'm an idiot
Sorry, been away most of the day. It's 4.4.2 from the OTA. Basically how this gets made is that I create signed boot, recovery, and modem files from the OTA zip, then I dd extract system img (which is why it's rooted since you have to root it to dd extract). Everything gets added to the ODIN tar md5 and then gzipped for size. You don't have to flash anything else. And it will not erase data.
big thanks!!!
Thanks, i flashed it, my data don't erase. Why I try check update on OTA but nothing update, is 4.4 not 4.4.2
Then it didn't flash properly. Uninstall your drivers and reinstall them and try to flash again. You won't find any OTA updates after installing this since it's already the latest.
SamuriHL said:
Then it didn't flash properly. Uninstall your drivers and reinstall them and try to flash again. You won't find any OTA updates after installing this since it's already the latest.
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oh, my phone is 4.4, i check update OTA but not any OTA update 4.4.2, I use odin to flash this [ODIN][TAR] 4.4.2 I9505GUEUBML4 Full Rooted Restore. Thanks
People DO realize that OTA's are phased rollouts right? Just "checking for updates" is not going to suddenly put you in an earlier phase of the rollout.
I updated to Android 4.4 KitKat using the stock recovery and applying an update from the SDCARD. Just renamed the KitKat OTA update.zip and flashed in stock recovery. Worked like a charm.
However, I can't do the same for Android 4.4.2 as the recovery no longer has that option. Only ADB sideload. Weak. Why would they remove the option to apply an update from the sd card in the new recovery? That's just dumb.
Now I have to wait, or flash a custom recovery to sideload 4.4.2
Yea, we (me LOL) were complaining about that in the OTA thread. I wasn't amused. Typically the links to the OTA get posted while I'm asleep so I wake up the next morning and install it while still in bed. LMAO. Not this time! Had to get my lazy butt up and sideload the damn thing. LAME! ROFL.
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Yea, we (me LOL) were complaining about that in the OTA thread. I wasn't amused. Typically the links to the OTA get posted while I'm asleep so I wake up the next morning and install it while still in bed. LMAO. Not this time! Had to get my lazy butt up and sideload the damn thing. LAME! ROFL.
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Im too lazy to setup ADB on my new computer. lols.
xguntherc said:
Im too lazy to setup ADB on my new computer. lols.
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it takes like 5 minutes! LMAO!
OH2 is released.
NOTE: This image is *NOT* rooted! If you need root, see here.
WARNING: Stop asking if you can flash this on other phones. You can NOT. It is meant for the I9505G ONLY. This is NOT a "rom". This is a system image for the I9505G. Flashing to any other phone will brick it.
Kernel Source:
http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=search&searchValue=GT-I9505G
OTA zip (must be sideloaded in stock recovery):
https://android.googleapis.com/pack...I9505G_XAR_UDNL3_to_UDOH2_Update_FWD_USER.zip Thanks @dmapr
ODIN FULL RECOVER IMAGE (root is NOT built in):
Shamelessly stealing @MJHawaii instructions from this thread (THANK YOU):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2398217
(DISCLAIMER) Please read and follow the instructions carefully. I nor anyone else on this forum is responsible if you brick your phone, lose your job, or life as you know it ends. Make sure you fully Understand what you're doing before you do it. Modifying any phone comes with a risk.
INSTRUCTIONS:
WARNING: Please do not flash this if you're low on battery...go charge your phone!
o) Download the I9505GUEUDxxx_FULL.tar.md5.gz package from below
o) Make sure you have the USB Drivers installed and you have Odin 3.09 from below
o) Put your phone in download mode and connect it to USB:
-Disconnect the phone from USB
-Power OFF your phone
-Hold Volume Down, Home, and Power
-When the "WARNING!!!" screen comes up, release the buttons
-Volume up to enter download mode
-Connect the phone to USB
o) Open Odin
o) Click on AP, then select the I9505GUEUDxxx_FULL.tar.md5.gz package you downloaded
o) Odin will extract the tar md5 file from the gzip archive, and this will take a while...be patient
o) Once the tar md5 is loaded, make sure you have a COM PORT in Odin ( any )
o) Click Start and wait till it finishes flashing...your phone should reboot when it's done
NOTE: If your phone does not boot, then boot into stock recovery and Wipe Data Factory Reset.
DOWNLOADS:
ODIN 3.09
I9505GUEUDOH2_FULL
A GIANT thank you to @MJHawaii for helping me learn this process!!!
I used your Odin restore today on my GS4 GPE and it worked great. Thanks!
Great. Glad it worked for you!
Just a kind of off-topic question guys, is camera working fine on the real GPE S4 with this update?
It doesn't work at all on the international S4, some people are trying to figure it out but so far... nothing...
Is it working fine on your phones?
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Just a kind of off-topic question guys, is camera working fine on the real GPE S4 with this update?
It doesn't work at all on the international S4, some people are trying to figure it out but so far... nothing...
Is it working fine on your phones?
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Posted on the GPE Stock ROMs thread too.
I replied in the rom thread a few days ago stating that, yes, it's working on the GPE just fine.
SamuriHL said:
I replied in the rom thread a few days ago stating that, yes, it's working on the GPE just fine.
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if its ok with you (and if i get camera working)
Edit: Camera Is Working on I9505
would you mind if i posted it in S4 (int) forum (because i use your share here restore OS tar file as base) though i only use system file
Regards
LastStandingDroid said:
if its ok with you (and if i get camera working)
Edit: Camera Is Working on I9505
would you mind if i posted it in S4 (int) forum (because i use your share here restore OS tar file as base) though i only use system file
Regards
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Many people use the ODIN images I create for the basis of roms for other S4 variants. I've no issue with that.
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Many people use the ODIN images I create for the basis of roms for other S4 variants. I've no issue with that.
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Well I always ask since I got a closed thread for "kang" someone's work [emoji14]
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LastStandingDroid said:
Well I always ask since I got a closed thread for "kang" someone's work [emoji14]
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It never hurts to ask and I fully appreciate it. So no issues there.
Hi, thanks for your continued effort with these files. I am stuck in a weird place and could use some advice.
When I updated from 4.4.4 to 5.0, I sideloaded the OTA in stock recovery, and it worked great. I just tried to do the same thing with 5.0 to 5.1, and am running into a weird issue. First, I tried to sideload the OTA from a CWM recovery that I booted into (but did not flash). I am not sure if this was a mistake, but the sideload failed because of a mismatch with device jgedlte. Which made no sense, because my device is indeed that device. I realized I probably should have done the sideload in stock recovery. So I tried to boot into stock recovery, and it's like it's not even there anymore. I got into a screen which I'd never seen before (which I now believe it the Odin screen) saying "downloading do not turn off target" and in the upper left "could not do normal boot." I have multiple ways of getting into recovery (keypress sequence at power on, adb reboot, bootloader selection, etc) and all of them take me into this weird Odin screen, and once I get there, any reboot cycle takes me back there, UNLESS I actually try to enter Odin (something I'd never done before), and then I can "cancel" out of "downloading a custom OS" and reboot device as normal.
Any ideas what's going on? Seems like my stock bootloader might be screwed up somehow? Which would be weird since I never did anything to it...
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Hi, thanks for your continued effort with these files. I am stuck in a weird place and could use some advice.
When I updated from 4.4.4 to 5.0, I sideloaded the OTA in stock recovery, and it worked great. I just tried to do the same thing with 5.0 to 5.1, and am running into a weird issue. First, I tried to sideload the OTA from a CWM recovery that I booted into (but did not flash). I am not sure if this was a mistake, but the sideload failed because of a mismatch with device jgedlte. Which made no sense, because my device is indeed that device. I realized I probably should have done the sideload in stock recovery. So I tried to boot into stock recovery, and it's like it's not even there anymore. I got into a screen which I'd never seen before (which I now believe it the Odin screen) saying "downloading do not turn off target" and in the upper left "could not do normal boot." I have multiple ways of getting into recovery (keypress sequence at power on, adb reboot, bootloader selection, etc) and all of them take me into this weird Odin screen, and once I get there, any reboot cycle takes me back there, UNLESS I actually try to enter Odin (something I'd never done before), and then I can "cancel" out of "downloading a custom OS" and reboot device as normal.
Any ideas what's going on? Seems like my stock bootloader might be screwed up somehow? Which would be weird since I never did anything to it...
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You need stock recovery to flash the OTA. Consider to flash it in order to use The update.
Boot into 5.0 let it download the ota.
Then flash the update and h must have stock recovery installer
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You need stock recovery to flash the OTA. Consider to flash it in order to use The update.
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As far as I know, I should already have stock recovery. I've never installed another one. But even weirder is that trying to enter recovery takes me into Odin. Is that expected under any circumstances? Just trying to make sense of where I am now before I do anything else. If I need to re-flash stock recovery then I will do that, but first I'm curious why I go into Odin when trying to enter recovery, that's never happened in the past on any device.
Never flash an ota with custom recovery. It clearly corrupted your device which is not good. At this point I'd seriously use the odin image and upgrade.
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Never flash an ota with custom recovery. It clearly corrupted your device which is not good. At this point I'd seriously use the odin image and upgrade.
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Yeah, my bad there for sure. Sorry for another newbie question, but will complete Odin restore flash wipe my data? I've rooted a dozen devices and done lots of flashing, but I've never touched Odin before so I don't know.
I want to keep my data so I'm tempted to just flash the stock recovery in Odin, and then sideload OTA again (in correct recovery this time), but I also don't want to risk borking my device further than it is...
Thanks for the info!
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Yeah, my bad there for sure. Sorry for another newbie question, but will complete Odin restore flash wipe my data? I've rooted a dozen devices and done lots of flashing, but I've never touched Odin before so I don't know.
I want to keep my data so I'm tempted to just flash the stock recovery in Odin, and then sideload OTA again (in correct recovery this time), but I also don't want to risk borking my device further than it is...
Thanks for the info!
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This ODIN image keeps data. Not all do, but, this one was designed to not erase data.
SamuriHL said:
This ODIN image keeps data. Not all do, but, this one was designed to not erase data.
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Thanks for explaining that. I went ahead and just flashed the NL3 stock recovery in Odin (thanks again to you for posting that in the other thread) and after that was able to sideload the OTA properly. Need to remember: stock recovery for sideloading OTA's, and custom for sideloading root.
I don't even flash recovery for sideloading root. I have a program that boots cwm without flashing and then waits for you to put it in sideload mode so it can flash supersu zip.
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I don't even flash recovery for sideloading root. I have a program that boots cwm without flashing and then waits for you to put it in sideload mode so it can flash supersu zip.
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Same here. I never flash a custom recovery on any of my devices. A simple fastboot boot custom-recovery.img will load a custom recovery without flashing it. Which is why it was so weird that I managed to get my recovery borked up somehow when trying to sideload OTA from a custom (but not flashed) recovery. I'm not surprised the OTA failed, but I am surprised my recovery got hosed.
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Same here. I never flash a custom recovery on any of my devices. A simple fastboot boot custom-recovery.img will load a custom recovery without flashing it. Which is why it was so weird that I managed to get my recovery borked up somehow when trying to sideload OTA from a custom (but not flashed) recovery. I'm not surprised the OTA failed, but I am surprised my recovery got hosed.
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I'm not surprised. While some people have had success flashing ota from custom recovery, it's almost always a very bad idea and usual something gets corrupt or goes wrong. But hey, that's why we have these odin images. Lol
[WARNING]: Use at your own risk. This WILL trip Knox and void your warranty beginning at Step 9.
This is only for the T-Mobile variant. I don't have any other S6 to test this with, so I cannot tell you if it will work for other versions.
Thanks goes to the respective devs for creating the needed files and instructions that I'm simply combining here
Files you'll need:
Odin 3.10.7: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451
TWRP: https://idlekernel.com/twrp/zeroflte/3.0.2-1/twrp-3.0.2-1-zeroflte.tar.md5 (linking directly to the file gives me a 404 - sorry!)
SuperSU: http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133
The ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...20t-android-6-0-1-marshmallow-update-t3356838
Optional:
Xposed: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/unofficial-xposed-samsung-lollipop-t3180960 (xposed-v81.0-sdk23-arm64-custom-build-by-wanam-20160411)
and Xposedinstaller_3.0-alpha4.apk (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811)
How to flash Marshmallow on the Samsung SM-G920T via Odin:
1. Download and install the Samsung drivers
2. Copy SuperSU to your phone (OPTIONAL: Copy Xposed installer .ZIP too)
3. Extract the ROM from the .ZIP file
4. In Windows, run Odin as Administrator
5. Power off phone and put in Download mode (Power+Home+Volume Down)
6. Plug in phone
7. Put the ROM in the AP slot in Odin
8. Click Start
Once flashing is done, the phone will reboot
How to gain root via Odin:
9. In Windows, run Odin as Administrator
10. Power off phone and put in Download mode (Power+Home+Volume Down)
11. Plug in phone
12. Put the TWRP MD5 file in the AP slot
13. Click Start
Once flashing is done, the phone will reboot
14. Power off your phone and boot into Recovery (Power+Home+Volume Up)
15. Navigate to install and choose the file for SuperSU
16. Wipe Cache/Dalvik
17. Reboot
Optional: Installing Xposed
18. Power off your phone and boot into Recovery (Power+Home+Volume Up)
19. Navigate to Install and choose the file for Xposed
20. Wipe Cache/Dalvik
21. Reboot
22. Once you're back in Android, install the Xposed APK and reboot
You can also just skip Steps 16 through 18 and include the file for Xposed at the same time you're installing SuperSU. Just wipe Cache/Dalvik before rebooting.
Don't you have to be Deodexed to flash Xposed? Though I have successfully flashed Xposed on the MM Odexed Stock ROM, I couldn't get any of the modules to work..
I read in a different post regarding issues of OTG support after flashing TWRP. Do you know by chance if this issue has been resolved?
Xposed works on the stock rooted ROM. I'm running XTouchWiz, Burnt Toast, ButteredToast, MinminGuard, BlackList, AdBlocker, XPrivacy and XPrivacy Button.
I haven't tried my OTG with MM yet, but will tonight when I get home from work.
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@General_Mayhem,
I'm curious as to know why you're linking an unofficial recovery? TWRP lists 3.0.2-0 as their latest version. Idlekernel does not seem to have a front end page detailing exactly what they're hosting...
Because that was one mentioned in another thread and the one I used. I wrote this up based off what I personally used and did. It's not just a regurgitation of accumulated information.
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I have a G920T that I am using on cricket. If I flash this, will it compromise my service?
Thanks
I came from having a Nexus device, now I use the s6. Why can't I just odin flash the BL and radio and then twrp flash an s6 MM ROM?
solido888 said:
I have a G920T that I am using on cricket. If I flash this, will it compromise my service?
Thanks
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From the original post:
This is only for the T-Mobile variant. I don't have any other S6 to test this with, so I cannot tell you if it will work for other versions.
DroneDoom said:
I came from having a Nexus device, now I use the s6. Why can't I just odin flash the BL and radio and then twrp flash an s6 MM ROM?
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You probably could - if I had links to those individually and cared to update this post to include those.
Mods - please close this thread. I didn't intend this to be come a support thread, just a how-to.
Thanks.
General_Mayhem said:
You probably could - if I had links to those individually and cared to update this post to include those.
Mods - please close this thread. I didn't intend this to be come a support thread, just a how-to.
Thanks.
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Sorry about that, was just trying to get a second opinion.
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Sorry about that, was just trying to get a second opinion.
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Honestly, no worries. I'm not on here a lot anymore and can't devote any time to answering questions. I felt closing the thread was the best way to keep from being queried when I can't always give a prompt response.
General_Mayhem said:
From the original post:
This is only for the T-Mobile variant. I don't have any other S6 to test this with, so I cannot tell you if it will work for other versions.
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It is the T-Mobile variant. It is unlocked though, and I am using it on cricket.
Hello.. When going to download the xposed file i didnt see the 81 version only the xposed-v83.0-sdk23-arm64-custom-build-by-wanam-20160423.zip. Is this the updated file that i need?
Thanks!!
Maddball said:
Hello.. When going to download the xposed file i didnt see the 81 version only the xposed-v83.0-sdk23-arm64-custom-build-by-wanam-20160423.zip. Is this the updated file that i need?
Thanks!!
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v83 is the updated version. It'll work fine.
Hello, I'm trying to follow your steps but when I try to flash the ROM FRP Lock message stop it...
I tried flash original ROM but It says "device does not have DRK...", when I try to instal the DRK FRP Lock again and so on...
Have you any recomendation??
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!
When flashing twrp via odin it passes thru odin but when i reboot into recovery it didnt stick
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Im still on Lolipop with the leaked bootloader.
Will this still work? or do i have to put the stock booloader back?
dvazriel said:
Im still on Lolipop with the leaked bootloader.
Will this still work? or do i have to put the stock booloader back?
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stock
Not working
Sent from my SM-G920T using XDA Free mobile app
Latest T-Mobile QF6 Nougat FirmwareGive this guy @umaro some thanks he worked on this until it became reality even when I gave up
T-Mobile S7 Edge Can Be Found Here
This rom will give you a modded nonrooted rom that will pass safetynet checks with working samsung pay. No lag because stock boot.img is used
Files To Download
TMO_G930_Odin_Firmware.zip
FlashFire_Flashable_G930T_Firmware.zip
TMO_FLAT_HYBRID_PLAYSTORE_BS_FREE_NoNaMe_QF6_V4.zip
ADB_Root_Flat_Files.zip
This will wipe your phone
1. Unzip TMO_G930_Odin_Firmware.zip use odin and flash these files
2. Go through setup unzip ADB_Root_Flat_Files.zip flash eng boot.img with odin then root
3. Unzip FlashFire_Flashable_G930T_Firmware.zip and copy the AP_FlashFire_Only_G930_QF6_Firmware.tar.md5 file to your phone
4. Copy TMO_FLAT_HYBRID_PLAYSTORE_BS_FREE_NoNaMe_QF6_V4.zip to your phone
5. Use flashfire choose add zip and choose TMO_FLAT_HYBRID_PLAYSTORE_BS_FREE_NoNaMe_QF6_V4.zip make sure to mount system
6. Then click add firmware and choose the AP_FlashFire_Only_G930_QF6_Firmware.tar.md5 file you copied to your phone. Select all partitions
7. Do not inject SuperSU
The flash order should be AP firmware then the rom zip
8. Click Flash
9. In aroma choose full wipe
First boot will take 10+ minutes too boot
Playstore Mods fixed
MODS- (NoNaMeRomControl)
3minitbattery
Speed meter
Status bar mods
Center clock
Wifi/signal bar mods
Color change icon mod
Custom backgrounds
Notification drop-down
Incallui background
Gif in notification drop-down
Change/remove carrier names
And much more...
Bugs:
Do Not Use Package Disabler Or AdHell If You Choose NoNaMe Mods
Volume Panel Sliders Have A Bug With NoNaMe Mods
THANKS AND CREDITS
@jds3118 for testing and providing files and bootlooping his phone countless times for me
Gharrington for his awesome 3minitbattery mod...
NoNaMe rom development team for their incredible mods and rom control app...
@malbert16442 for his black themes
Xda for all the great guides to accomplish this...
RomControl Source
I recommend everyone put the Flashfire AP zip and Rom Zip on your internal storage as the AP file is so large that it may not be read properly do too limitations of some SD Cards. When you select AP file in Firmware there should be 4 partitions that are selected. If not then you have a bad download or need to have AP file on internal storage
Outstanding work. Thank you for this amazing rom.
jrkruse said:
This rom will give you a modded nonrooted rom that will pass safetynet checks with working samsung pay. No lag because stock boot.img is used
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Thanks jrkruse for this , very much appreciated!
I just noticed your 930t post just now so I am very grateful and about to flash it.
I am currently on the previous ROM that you posted which is for the edge.
I had heavy lag after rooting due to the eng boot.img flashed on odin but after tinkering with L Speed, it's been much faster .
I'm going to do it over again using the 930t files you posted but I have a question if possible you can answer...
When you mention above thar there is no lag because stock boot.img is used... Does that only refer to the rom being flashed and not rooted ? Because of course the eng boot.img I need to flash on odin is necessary to be able to acquire root and this would leave me in the end with lag due to having to flash that eng boot img. ..
im hoping I'm wrong..
is there a way to flash in odin the eng boot, acquire root , and then flash back the stock boot.img and perhaps leaving me rooted and on a stock lag free boot.img ?
I read through the entire edge thread and other places and was hoping a solution but It may not be possible or I'm just missing something obvious? I'd rather not deal with tweaking using lspeed or kernel auditor etc. But if rooting only possible way is to be stuck with the eng boot img i guess I'll take the risk..
Thanks again !:good:
suddene said:
Thanks jrkruse for this , very much appreciated!
I just noticed your 930t post just now so I am very grateful and about to flash it.
I am currently on the previous ROM that you posted which is for the edge.
I had heavy lag after rooting due to the eng boot.img flashed on odin but after tinkering with L Speed, it's been much faster .
I'm going to do it over again using the 930t files you posted but I have a question if possible you can answer...
When you mention above thar there is no lag because stock boot.img is used... Does that only refer to the rom being flashed and not rooted ? Because of course the eng boot.img I need to flash on odin is necessary to be able to acquire root and this would leave me in the end with lag due to having to flash that eng boot img. ..
im hoping I'm wrong..
is there a way to flash in odin the eng boot, acquire root , and then flash back the stock boot.img and perhaps leaving me rooted and on a stock lag free boot.img ?
I read through the entire edge thread and other places and was hoping a solution but It may not be possible or I'm just missing something obvious? I'd rather not deal with tweaking using lspeed or kernel auditor etc. But if rooting only possible way is to be stuck with the eng boot img i guess I'll take the risk..
Thanks again !:good:
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Following The directions will get you a nonrooted custom rom that can be manipulated by adb such as deleting stuff or pushing files to system and will pass safetynet checks. If you want a rooted rom it means you have to have the eng boot.img. If you root the rom and and only flash back stock boot.img you will not have root but as soon as you flash back eng boot.img you will have root again. but doing this breaks safetynet
Is it possible to delete the TMO boot sound with adb?
sabresfan said:
Is it possible to delete the TMO boot sound with adb?
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See this post
Modded systemui volume panel fixed. Must flash AP file with rom
TMO_FLAT_HYBRID_PLAYSTORE_BS_FREE_NoNaMe_QF6_V4.zip
jrkruse said:
Modded systemui volume panel fixed. Must flash AP file with rom
TMO_FLAT_HYBRID_PLAYSTORE_BS_FREE_NoNaMe_QF6_V4.zip
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Thank you for your continued support for us on the S7 flat.
I'm having issue playing video through flash player. For example, I can play youtube video through youtube app fine however if I play it through chrome or samsung browser is does this weird loop at any position in time of the video. Let me know if anyone else is having this issue. I installed rom but didn't install any of the mod of the mods. Wanted as close as stock possible. PS I did tried with mod and didn't like it and reflashed without mods.
Thanks in advance.
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I'm having issue playing video through flash player. For example, I can play youtube video through youtube app fine however if I play it through chrome or samsung browser is does this weird loop at any position in time of the video. Let me know if anyone else is having this issue. I installed rom but didn't install any of the mod of the mods. Wanted as close as stock possible. PS I did tried with mod and didn't like it and reflashed without mods.
Thanks in advance.
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It's the dual speaker mod try without that and all will work
@jrkruse,
Thanks. That is indeed the culprit. Reinstall rom without mods and remove system app through adb. Liking it. Thanks for all your efforts.
I am stuck in a bootloop when I install the stock kernel, but with the eng kernel it runs fine. Any ideas?
playingbball20 said:
I am stuck in a bootloop when I install the stock kernel, but with the eng kernel it runs fine. Any ideas?
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Reread OP and post 2 you skipped something
Hi, nice work!, I have a quick question, can I install the rom without the mods? I just want to have root. If its possible, what steps I need to skip?
Thanks
ManuEZ said:
Hi, nice work!, I have a quick question, can I install the rom without the mods? I just want to have root. If its possible, what steps I need to skip?
Thanks
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You can root but why not just root a stock Rom if you want no mods
Which file is the engboot.image?
DHackley said:
Which file is the engboot.image?
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It's in the adb zip
Geizerjin said:
so this Rom has Modded Playstore? can i push modded apk thru adb with this rom?
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The whole Rom is a customized stock nonrooted Rom. PlayStore and BSFree were my signature roms back in the day.
Playstore= almost all Samsung apps replaced with google apps that are found on the play store
BSFree= Highly debloated Rom with Samsung apps
NoNaMe= Systemui mods from that Rom.
You can choose whatever you want on install
My walkthrough
For amateurs like me, I put together some more detailed instructions. I hope this provides help for some users. Following the below steps I had no issues, it works great, and is very speedy. If there are any issues with my steps PLEASE correct me! I'm doing my best to contribute, not the opposite!
Thanks jrkruse, @umaro, and all others for this! So far I'm loving it!
My Steps:
1) ODIN (PC program) https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24591023225177749
a. Setup:
-Make sure you have latest device drivers setup on your PC
-Enable USB Debugging on phone
-Boot phone into Download/Odin Mode: Turn off your device and press and hold Power button + Volume Down + Home. When you see the warning screen press Vol UP. Phone should say "Downloading..."
-Connect USB from PC to phone. ID:COM in Odin should turn Blue with a COM port
b. Unzip TMO_G930_Odin_Firmware.zip & select the (4) files from this zip (BL,AP,CP,CSC) in ODIN. Make sure all (4) get populated & selected
c. Options: Only these should be selected: Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time
d. Select START
e. When you get a green PASS! message in Odin, that means firmware has successfully been installed. Be patient as first boot may take a while
f. Exit ODIN
2) Phone Setup: After phone restarts for 1st time, go through setup as normal. (Ignore different carriers logos and SIM warnings)
3) ODIN: Restart phone back into Download/ODIN mode. Unzip ADB_Root_Flat_Files.zip, select ONLY AP_Nougat_S7_Flat_EngBoot.tar.md5, select START & wait for it to finish & restart phone
4) Gain Root:
a. Once phone comes back up, unzip ADB_Root_Flat_Files\Nougat_S7_Root_2_82_All_Carriers_V2.zip & Run root.bat. This will restart phone
b. After phone restarts, press key to continue install. I used options 2 & 1. Wait for phone to restart again. Should have root now.
5) FLASHFIRE/AROMA (App is now installed on phone via root script)
a. Unzip FlashFire_Flashable_G930T_Firmware.zip & copy unzipped file to your phone. Copy TMO_FLAT_HYBRID_PLAYSTORE_BS_FREE_NoNaMe_QF6_V4.zip to your phone. NOTE: Copy to internal memory NOT SD card.
b. Open FlashFire app on phone.
c. Choose + button, Flash ZIP, select TMO_FLAT_HYBRID_PLAYSTORE_BS_FREE_NoNaMe_QF6_V4.zip, select Mount /system option, touch checkmark button
d. Choose + button, Click add firmware & select AP_FlashFire_Only_G930_QF6_Firmware.tar.md5. Select all partitions, touch checkmark button
e. The flash order should be: Flash firmware package, then Flash ZIP. Everroot disabled. FLASH! Phone will restart into Aroma installer.
f. When phone comes up after script, select WIPE ALL DATA. (First boot will take 10+ minutes too boot)
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Curious (and looking to identify different tweak options), would I need to go through ALL the steps again in order to access the Flashfire/Aroma setup to pick different setups, like PlayStore or NoNaMe? Or is there a shortcut I could take?