yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] 9Lukas5:
1st it's a recovery, not a rom

2nd cwm has fixed first

3th yes, twrp 2.6. has the status 7 also fixed

L
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] 200mpx:
1st this error was recovery related, so it was fixed in 2.6

I have a problem on 2.6 with no possibility to make nandroid backup to external card - everytime I have Failed status (yes, I have enough space on it for backup file)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ifti_a:
Hi

I know this puts binary counter at 1 but if I was to boot into it a few times will it show yellow triangle ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] mchu6am4:
I'm in 2.5.xx and would like to update to 2.6 but concerned about some of the issues /bugs reported... Can someone please advise if I should update or even try a different recovery? Suggestions welcome..
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] VogonP0et:
Flash counter

Flashing anything to your phone using Odin from a PC will increment the flash counter. The only way to get rid of that is to use Chainfire's "Triangle Away" app. It's money well spent, and supports one of our stellar Devs!

There is one way to drop in this recovery without incrementing your flash counter, which is to use "SGS4 Flasher" from the Play store. It works a treat on my i9505 and it's even free.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ifti_a:
cool thanks for this info

when i run triangle away it shows binary counter as 2 ?

i dont hink i can reset it cause am using a custom kernel.

do i need to flash stock kernel then boot to the rom and reset it ? only kernel and not recovery ?

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] VogonP0et:
Triangle Away is specific about using a stock Samsung kernel, with the warning that it may brick or boot loop your device otherwise. Sometimes it doesn't work if you have a non-stock recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ifti_a:
Is there any harm to leave it like is ?

Its working good so I'm not sure if its worth the risk...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] VogonP0et:
I have to agree with you - it may not be worth the risk. The only risky negative thing about having the triangle there is if you need a warranty claim on your phone, and it fails in an un-flashable state such that the triangle is displayed and you cannot get rid of it. In that case, you would be escorted to the door....
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] DanderMan:
TWRP 2.6.0.0 can't decrypt device!

Unfortunately it seems TWRP 2.6.0.0 doesn't work with encryption!

Today I encrypted my device. I'm able to boot with my password without any problems, but not into TWRP!

After entering the correct password, TWRP shows "Password Failed, Please Try Again" (The text in the console: E: Failed to decrypt data").

Why? TWRP should and is able to decrypt the partitions.

What should I do? Does anybody know, if the decryption worked with 2.5.0.2?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] houmles:
I am fighting with this also :(

However it doesn't work on any TWRP version on S4...

I also put new issue on TWRP github with recovery.log but as they don't have S4 to test it looks it won't be solved soon :(
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] DanderMan:
Thank you very much for your response and reporting the issue on github (to be honest, I didn’t think of github).

Oh no, I really hope this is an “general” issue (there are also reports of decryption problems on other devices) and they are able to fix it without a S4…the possibility to handle encrypted partitions is the main reason for TWRP.

Please let me ask you two offtopic questions (it’s not easy to find users who deal with encryption ;)):

1. Did you already try to remove the encryption? Normally it should be gone after a “factory data reset”.

2. Do you know why it’s not possible to encrypt the external sdcard? With stock it was possible.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] houmles:
1) It could be removed only with stock recovery (wipe data) .. with any custom recovery even if I wipe and reformat whole data partiton encryption stays ... this is also specific to S4, I don't have this problem on any other phone.

2) I can encrypt SD card with no problem on stock rom and also in AOSP roms too
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] DanderMan:
1.) The S4 annoys me more and more

2.) Ok, I'm blind. Where is the option? I can't find anything under "Security".
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Cygnust:
Sorry for the dumb question but isn't it the way encryption should work ? if it can be disabled by only wiping data on a recovery it's a security hole isn't it ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] DanderMan:
No, if you use "factory data reset", everything will be deleted --> you can use the system again, but all data is gone
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] 3473:
great thanks
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ZACQ8:
you can use this nice tool for flashing TWRP without ODIN and counter reset on rooted S4

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2334554

thanks to DsLNeXuS
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] diddly3000:
ok, i have tried flashing this again.

i even flashed twr as recomended by op

full wipe,

flashed omega v9

rebooted,

flashed lte modem (via "phone") on odin 3.07

it rebooted and STILL wifi wont turn on :(

what the hell am i doin wrong :(
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] andymihail:
I think this question belongs to Omega thread. However, you can try flashing LTE few times before it works, but I had a similar experience and only after reflashing Omega Rom again with full wipe it finally worked. Is not a TWRP issue.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] dgcyears:
If i install it via Odin, does it increase my custom binary counter? Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] norml:
More info needed. Probably related to ur modem or kernel. You need to flash ur original variant/phone carrier modem, same applies to kernel. After you flash rom, flash modem and kernel before you reboot out of recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] hanspampel:
For those who have trouble with copying your nandroids under twrp2.6.x, there is a temporary solution that works. Make a Nandroid and go after that, still in twrp, to advanced --> terminal command, then into your backup folder and run following commando:

But remember, you must do it before you restart, otherwise it shouldnt work.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] zaprenki:
Hey all...

I'm apologizing in forehand to those who may feel themselves "insulted" by the "noobness" of my post, but I assure you that I searched enough before I asked.

My problem is getting TWRP recovery to run. I' ve just got my s4, stock rom, unrooted. First I read somewhere that there's a different version of Odin that should be used when flashing stuff to the phone. I' ve had many samsung phones and tablets, galaxy S 1-4, Note II, Tab 10.1 and Note 10.1, and I've used different versions of Odin with no special rule. I'm talking mostly about Odin3 v3.04 and Odin3 v1.85.

Anyway, in this case I've tried both and flashed the tar file at the beginning of the thread (openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-jfltexx.tar). My problem is that I can't go into recovery when I boot the phone. I use the typical VolUp+Home+Pwr combo, sometimes there comes up a little text in blue "Entering recovery" on the top left of the bootscreen, but then nothing happens. If I let go of the buttons the phone boots normally. Otherwise it keeps booting until the "entering recovery" text comes up and then nothing,

I 've tried flashing the tar file with both versions of Odin, it succeeded all the times but the problem keeps on.

I'm thankful for any advice,,,
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] btnetro:
hello can somebody pls port twrp for the s4 mini i9195? :(
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] flaviog7:
Hi,

i think that this is caused by the stock firmware that automatically flashes the stock recovery at every startup.

Best way is to flash whit odin this firmwarehttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2250824 and, after that, flash the custom recovery with odin.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] zaprenki:
Thanks it worked just fine... :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] m2geek:
Derp, fixed my own issue lol..
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] yogg:
Hey I am going to revert back to 2.5.0.2 from 2.6.0.0 But could you tell me step by step how to do it safely?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] hanspampel:
Flash the zip i provided here through you recovery, or flash the .tar via Odin. Thats it.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] yogg:
I'm going to flash via odin v3.04. F reset time and auto reboot is ticked, shall it remain so?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] hanspampel:
Exactly this way.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Milamber:
I'd be leaving this recovery where it belongs, not on your phone. I've donated to many good devs but this software is not worth a single cent. Nothing but drama on the S4... this software should be pulled.

Use Philz recovery, more options and its solid.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] fcknghst:
Meh. PhilZ has got a few problems of its own.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Milamber:
Maybe, but at least it loads!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Slash75:
after installing TWRP 2.6 on i9505 galaxy s4 and Roma Omega v9 TWRP to restart it asks me for a password when I've never been how its done?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] putti71:
After flashing TWRP recovery, I recognized that all Samsung smart stuff, like smart scroll etc. doesn't work anymore.

Sorry but I have to admit that I flashed Philz recovery now and everything is working fine.

There must be something wrong in TWRP.

BTW I am still on stock ROM.

Sent from Telegraph
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] z31s1g:
Theme released

Maybe someone wants to try and leave feedback:

TWRP Holofied Black / Dark / Light

Cheers
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] hanspampel:
New TWRP 2.6.1.0 is up. I attached the inernational one.

Source
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] maddog_ac:
This can flash via Philz Touch Recovery?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] hanspampel:
With every custom recovery.;)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] chris264:
Hello,

What is new in this Version? Changelog? Thx
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Tylog:
Good thanks, I hope the splash screen bug is fixed, it's the only thing that sucks.

GT-I9505 / Nexus⁴ Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Lucius1972:
http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2

Here you go.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk 4
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] faiyo:
2.6.1.0 still gets stuck on loading screen. Need to hold down 3 buttons to force hard shutdown
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Siwandroid:
On TWRP 2.5.0.2 tried and got error password and fail on flashing a file.

On TWRP 2.6.0.0 got stuck on recovery boot then on the TWRP logo.

On TWRP 2.6.1.0 anything good or working?

Does anyone tried the lastest version of that recovery?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] hanspampel:
I had stuck at TWRP screen with this version. Must reflash it with odin.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Tylog:
No, press power + louder up + home button a few seconds , phone reboot again into the recovery.

GT-I9505 / Nexus⁴ Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Siwandroid:
TWRP is not stable for me :(

i use Philz who getting less error when flashing

After i do not know about others people. this recovery might work for some people and not others
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] hanspampel:
I tried that, believe me.;) It stucks again. I must reflash it with odin!

PS: You dont need press home with S4. Recovery works fine with Vol. up only whilst restart. The same with Downlaodmode.:o
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] kantjer:
Makes TWRP looks so much better :good:

Using the black theme now, going to test dark later.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Tylog:
Yes I know :) from time to time I need too reboot two or three times in recovery , this sucks but I like the rest off the recovery , flashing more then one zip is great and I don't want miss it so I must life with the splash screen bug :)

GT-I9505 / Nexus⁴ Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Siwandroid:
Good point about "flashing more then one zip is great" because on Philz must to create a folder /sdcard/clockworkmod/multi_flash/yourfoldername/yourfileinside

But there is so much bug who make it unstable...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Cygnust:
Can't flash anything with the new version ..

Getting a setperm error when trying to flash cm nightlies ..

Going back to 2.6.0.0 fixes the problem
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] islipfd19:
I had the same problem. My issue started when Cyandelta when to update. Setperm issues and multiple reboots with the update unable to finish. Looking at the logs, it seemed like the system partition wasn't able to mount. I had to format the partition, then I was able to flash the latest nightly for CM.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Cygnust:
did not work for me ..
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Solark:
Doesn't work for me the TWRP.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] 9Lukas5:
I had that perm issue, too. I then formatted system, restoted it from the latest nandroid I mean right before the faulty flash and the fixed permissions under advanced.

After that I were able to properly update to the newest 10.2 nightly

L
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Cygnust:
seems far too complicated for me ..

I saw a 2.6.1.1 was uploaded for some devices, will wait for it to be done for jfltexx
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] gabx:
Hi all,

just to add my name to the already long list of unbootable devices with TWRP 6. My device still hangs out at boot screen, and I can't flash any other custom recovery. I am totally stuck !!

STAY AWAY FROM TWRP FOR NOW. IT IS UNSTABLE
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Tylog:
Anybody have a flashable zip from 2.5.0.2 ? I am on a trip for work and can't use Odin.

Thanks

Edit : found it myself :)

GT-I9505 / Nexus⁴ Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Jack_Bauer_AUS:
2.6.1.0 works fine. I've tried all the settings and features. I would only recommend flashing it with Odin 3.+

http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/jfltexx

---------- Post added at 07:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:16 PM ----------

TWRP works fine for a lot of people. Drawing attention to your post with red capitalised text is unnecessary.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] gabx:
I am very happy for other people. I have TWRP installed on many other devices, since long, and they all work perfectly.

The fact IS that for S4, it is broken, as many other users state it in the forum. If TWRP 6 is buggy for some users, best is to stay away until everything is fixed.

Catching attention so that it will avoid other to stay with a broken recovery IS necessary. That's the way we can help each others. Your post is useless.

As for Odin, I am on Linux and can't use it. Heimdall is the Linux equivalent.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] islipfd19:
For those having trouble with version 2.6.1.0; I repackaged and renamed the zip from 2.6.1.0 with the recovery.img file for 2.6.0.0. I've flashed and tested it and it works.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] maddog_ac:
Thx. I use TWRP before and tried Philz recently, but some custom Rom recommend TWRP to flash, use Philz will cause problem...hope this version of TWRP will work for me.

---------- Post added at 03:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:35 PM ----------

Just downloaded, will try later, thx.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] gavin-phelan:
System wont mount in the latest twrp so all my flashes fail
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] islipfd19:
Reflash 2.6.0.0, I posted it a few posts back.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] nabelo:
Same problem here with 2.6.1.0

If i go back to 2.6.0.0 everything works fine (exept the sporadic hangs on boot).

Anybody here got 2.6.1.0 to work ? Or is it gererally not working ?

Regards,

Manuel
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] chickentuna:
I flashed the latest wanamlite using 2.6.1.0. So I guess that's working?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] gavin-phelan:
2.6.1.1 is out for the nexus 4 so maybe we will get it soon and hopefully it will fix our problems once and for all
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] hanspampel:
2.6.2.0 is out for mako. Maybe we get it in the next days too.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] nabelo:
Let's cross our fingers :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] toheer:
Just wipe system (again)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Deviner:
I'm having the same issue.

Every single time I boot into TWRP it gives me a decryption password and I've never encrypted the phone.

I wouldn't care but I think it's related to my boot loop.

I've been able to get into Foxhound 1.7 but then after using it all day, if I attempt to reboot it just hangs.. only solution was to factory reset (which partially fails).

I can't wipe dalvik cache, can't wipe internal SD/data, can't do factory reset... all the time it's trying to mount e: and is unable to do it so it just craps out.

I've tried flashing CWM on it and wiping everything which I thought would work, but once I flashed TWRP again, it asks me for password again and reckons there's something encrypted.

This has pretty much rendered the phone useless coz I'm bootlooping and I can't even flash a ROM now as it seems to be getting worse and worse.

EDIT: I wiped the 'Preload" option in the Advanced Options and it allowed me to wipe all the other sections as normal and removed the password issue!

EDIT 2: Flashed PhilZ recovery via ODIN - wiped everything thoroughly - reflashed TWRP via ODIN and flashed Foxhound 1.8 and all is well - rebooting fine.

Think TWRP locked out one or more files/partitions which caused loads of problems.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] bomgavs:
When i try to flash PAC - 10 times error, 11 time - success. 2.6.1

And it freezes on a boot 2 times from 5
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] BulldogPO:
Dudes, what´s the broblem.

Every time I try to flash in TWRP 2.6.1 tar with odin 3.04 it just says "There is no PIT partition" and then FAIL.

What is this?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] pitcher85:
Are you using the original white USB cable? ;)

Or just use SGS4 Flasher, no need for Odin then!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] MetaIIica:
have tested openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-jfltexx

from here: http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/jfltexx

This have following issue

- No encryption Support (2.6.1.0 have it) with my encrypted Device not usable

- Startscreen Bug is here (eg. 2.6.0.0)

What is this that?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] hanspampel:
New TWRP 2.6.3.0 is out. I attached a flashable zip.

source
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] BeeGee_Tokyo:
I still have problems to flash a ROM with TWRP. Nearly everytime during flashing the screen goes black (intended timeout), but never comes back. And the phone shows no reaction when I press power or home button. Instead it reboots and no OS installed. Will switch to latest CWM Touch Recovery for now. Its not as comfortable but it works at least.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] 9Lukas5:
Has anyone tested yet if we can use the builds for the GE and if yes, if they are working better?

L
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] sirdicholas:
Don't know if it's just me, but TWRP keeps jacking up my phone. It's a mystery if my phone will boot into recovery, and it it'll actually flash anything. Is it just me?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Cygnust:
same issues with 2.6.3 than with 2.6.1 setperm error and unable to mount system ..
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] Febby:
Has anyone actually tried reporting this twrp issues to the maintainers of it rather than posting? Perhaps they havent even noticed the issues twrp users are having.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] bomgavs:
CWM makes backups without MD5 and can not restore them.

TWRP stucks on boot, million "FAIL", it is buggyest and as "pre-pre-pre alpha" stage on this phone.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] inffy:
That is the price to pay when you get a phone from a manufacturer that has ****ty opensource/developer support.

Never gonna buy Samsung again (already ordered Xperia Z1)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] pod0087:
It's a piece of ****. 2.6.3.0 can't format the system partition, and 2.6.0.0 can't restore backups made from the later encrypted versions. So you're ****ed if you want to restore a backup with either 2.6.1.0 or 2.6.3.0.

To anyone reading who hasn't installed TWRP, do you yourself a favour and keep it like that.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] sfynx1:
Funny that other then the ocasional stuck on boot i have no issue with 2.6.3.0, and even that stuck on boot, i just press power untill it turns off, then re-enter twrp.
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] 9Lukas5:
So you can flash cm10.2 nightlies without problems?

Haven't tested that yet, but maybe we need to wipe everything and then make a fresh installation (that means also formatting internal sd and external)

L
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] sfynx1:
I'm currently not using cm, but i flashed a few roms without any issues, backup and restore working just fine, did format system and data to flash mh8 rom, no problems...
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] darkvoid_66:
Hi I have TWRP installed in my I9505 but When I enter recovery I have the first screen saying teamwin and it stays there forever!

What should I do?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] criscan:
Thank You, working fine on my I-9505

Tapatalk2 - GalaxyS4 -I9505
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] oursoul:
Been having a play with CWM first but now flashed this and happy to say its working nicely.

Very impressed!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] laochek:
Hi, took a deep breath and it works like a charm on my singaporean i9595!! Did a full backup and so far ok. Thankyou:D
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] gege0202:
work fine on my i9505 from france
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] shaolin79:
Works during ODIN flash process (pass!) but cannot boot into recovery (just saying recovery booting then black screen).

any idea ?

I9505 (france).

Tks !

EDIT : sorry work fine now .. backup running
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] sh4z:
So... both backup and restore working? If so that's great work!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] ken2802:
moved over to cwm since installing a zip isnbt possible yet (you cant really scroll in the list)
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] okty2k:
CWM available for I9505?! Where is it?
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] asgard:
The list is scrollable, I found if you start above where the slider widget is and slide down you'll "catch" it. It's certainly not behaving itself though that's for sure!
[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] DjeMBeY:
TWRP Flashable Modems Collection ;)

CWM/TWRP flashable modems has been added to the Sticky Collection in General Section.

Feel free to test them and report if any issues.

enjoy

Modems Collection for I9500/I9505 ONLY