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[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] beastro:
OK. Installed stock ROM via Odin which enabled LTE on the device. Good!

However, the modem was not installed correctly, so WIFI was not working.

Instead of reinstalling the official stock Rom to get wifi back, I decided to move on to CM11 and everything is working now and I am happy to be back to CM11 after seeing what a stock ROM looks like :)

The only thing I am missing right now is the camera app that came with the stock Rom. That was kind of nice and had a lot of useful features. Anybody knows where to get it from?

Now I restored all apps and data back from Titanium and created a safety fall back backup with the clean system.

Thanks everyone for the kind help great work you are doing!

regards
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
This thread is for recovery stuff, asking somewhere else like general or q/a forums could provide answer. Or just search.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] chacox:
You only could flash the modem. There is a threat just with modems to flash with odin.

Does this recovery able to format partitions with f2fs? I've never tried it before but i woud like to convert data partition to f2fs
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] b0g:
hy arco68,

i saw in cm11 from 20140509 sr: Add support for f2fs formated data partition,

this is working? can you checked?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] omad0:
Sorry if this has been covered, but does using this method to root and install recovery change the knox to 0x1? Tried searching and couldn't find an answer.

Cheers.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] AssassinSvK:
hi mate,

if you enter download mode and you see something like this - knox warranty viod 0x0 then

YES

using this method you brake your warranty and "knox warranty void" in donwnload mode become 0x1, be advise there is no way to return knox void to 0x0
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] o0chtm0o:
After doing this &%$@!!! I updated SuperSU, restart the phone and it gets freezed on "Samsung Galaxy S4 mini". No way to boot...

Any ideas?!
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
Pull battery and put it back, the hold home+volume down and the press and hold power button too to get to download mode and flash again. And are you absolutely sure that you have the international LTE variant of s4mini as in I9195 aka serranoltexx?

If that doesn't work, try with Samsung kies on pc and use the firmware restore or something like that.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] o0chtm0o:
I already dit it, counter on 0x2 actually... Pull battery and put it back, etc, etc, etc... And sure, I'm absolutly sure it's my model, i9195 LTE (serranoltexx) BRAND NEW! Unboxed few minutes ago and... You can imagine how I feel...
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Whosat:
That means you can get to download mode? Use Odin to flash then.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] tinko975:
as leripe says pull the battery out for 1 minute, turn it back then press menu button, vol- and power and hold together until samsung logo apperars then will be question are you sure wont into download mode and press vol + to get in it.

you must have samsung usb drivers installed on your computer..

when you plug the phone in download mode to computer odin must recognize it.

your battery must be at 70%.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] o0chtm0o:
Well... I had to download a stock firmware and flash it via Odin. The only way to make it work. What a mess...
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] hollandais:
And what about the counter? Still 0x2?

Envoyé de mon GT-P5110 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] o0chtm0o:
0x1... My mistake, sorry. There is no way back until the moment as i've read here, there...
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] tinko975:
this is the best method to root s4 mini.. try some other methods..
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
The problem was either caused by wrong s4mini variant, he didn't follow the first post to the letter or he didn't have samsung usb drivers proprely installed. Also one should always use pc's backside usb ports for this.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] tinko975:
must be usb 3.0, or may be 2.0?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] michelsberg:
The S4 Mini doesn't have USB 3. So it would fallback on the USB 2 protocol anyway.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] tinko975:
Delete, sorry.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Whosat:
Wrong thread?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] vicott:
Is it normal for Odin to be still showing "<ID:0/006> Initialzation.." after more than 10 minutes?

It hasn't moved beyond that for me at all. Wonder what I missed.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] kyrillos13:
Its abnormal. Do you have the samsung drivers installed?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] redjamesg:
Its an indication that there is something wrong with the drivers.

Are you running it from a virtual machine?

Try installing the drivers again, perhaps install kies with all drivers, then uninstall kies but leave drivers there, and on the phone hardware let it update/reinstall drivers and have it select the ones that comes with kies.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Villaestrigo:
Busybox

Is it possible to add the applet nc to the busybox, that is included in the file S4Mini_RootKit_v2.zip, in order to this apple will be available when I connect the phone to the PC in recovery mode?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] hasni2005:
everythging works fine

- installed recovery

- phone rooted

- restart phone

- it works fine...

-...

but after intalling the kernel "GT-I9195_Kernel_v1.zip"..

Phoen wont boot, it stock in the logo..

any solution.pleeeeeez
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] tinko975:
Flashing stock kernel is optional. I didnt do it.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] hollandais:
I only flash the rom and don't need another kernel.

Envoyé de mon GT-P5110 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
Redo everything but dont install kernel.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] btnetro:
I personally cannot su from adb at all. it won't show any errors

D:\android>adb shell

shell@android:/ $ su

su

1|shell@android:/ $ id

id

uid=2000(shell) gid=2000(shell) groups=1003(graphics),1004(input),1007(log),1009

(mount),1011(adb),1015(sdcard_rw),1028(sdcard_r),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt)

,3003(inet),3006(net_bw_stats) context=u:r:shell:s0

shell@android:/ $
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] btnetro:
The kernel doesn't work with the latest kitkat update, it will go blank.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] karaern:
conform this! i tried everything and it goes to black screen!

does this mean that kk4.4.2 black can not be rooted?

Note: Cure found here...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53455177
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Fata7:
Hello guys,

I tried to root the phone via Odin but it stucks at :

"<ID:0/003> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.8-serranoltexx.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection.."

I let it for about 15 minutes and nothing happens.. Someone have an idea?

Thank you!
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] turbare:
use www.towelroot.com
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Fata7:
Thank you

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The phone rebooted. So it failed. I tried 3 times :/
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
Instal Samsung drivers for s4mini, Google.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] turbare:
Not sure what to say.

I'm on DBT KK and it worked fine from the first time.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] miso00:
CWM restore not working for me. When I restore backup from CWM 6.0.4.8 I am getting errors. It shows app stopped errors for all apps and then phone freeze. I tried PhilZ recovery and restore works fine. But I like this recovery more. Where can be the problem ? Please help.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
From which version of cwm is the backup you are trying to restore? And with what recovery was it taken?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] miso00:
Backup is from 6.0.4.8 by arco68. Recovery from this thread. I made backup with CWM by arco, then restore = errors. Made backup with PhilZ recovery, then restore = OK.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
Try upgrading to 4.9 by flashing latest nightly with Update CM recovery option ON from dev options.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
[MENTION=3044346]arco68[/MENTION]

Any chance that you could provide flashable cwm 6.0.4.9? (recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.9-serranoltexx.tar.md5.zip)

Not everyone who use this recovery use nightlies.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] arco68:
I'll try to do it sometime next week.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] kyrillos13:
Maybe this does the job. It's taken from the latest nightly. I haven't tested it but it should work. Normal flashable tar file but without the .md5 check. Attached.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] hansare:
Thank you.

But download doesn't work.

Sent by a pigeon
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] kyrillos13:
Can you be more specific?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] hansare:
When I click on download nothing happens.

The file can't be downloaded.

Sent by a pigeon
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
Works fine for me on PC.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] hansare:
On my tablet it worked indeed but on phone nothing happens.

Sent by a pigeon
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] hansare:
Flashing through Odin or via CWM?

Sent by a pigeon
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
Tar = odin.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] kyrillos13:
CWM Recovery Version 6.0.5.0

Yesterday the CWM was updated from 6.0.4.9 to 6.0.5.0. I attached the updated version.

How to flash: Unzip the file, and flash it as PDA / AP in Odin3.

Version 6.0.5.0

Notable changes since 6.0.4.9:

* Segfault fixes for command line nandroid backup/restore

* Optimizations to progress thread so it doesn't get overloaded with

screen updates (this significantly improves backup/restore speed)

* Fixes for command line nandroid backups of vold volumes

* Correctly update background image for errors and finished processes

* Allow selective restore of more than one partition at a time

* New MD5 calculator only verifies checksums of partition(s) selected

for restore and warns you when files or checksums are not found

* New touch code supports a wider variety of devices for swipe control

and virtual (capacative touch) keys are now supported

* Only show Mount USB storage option if possible

UPDATE: flash stucks in odin. files removed.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] bongster:
Can someone confirm that the recovery is not updated when cyandelta is used?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] kyrillos13:
I can confirm the opposite - the recovery gets updated with cyandelta! Have you enabled the "Update CM recovery" option in Developer options?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] hansare:
Again I face the fact that I can't download on my phone.

What could be the reason for that?

And what might be the solution?

Sent by a pigeon
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] kyrillos13:
Why do you want to download it from the phone? You will use Odin in order to flash it so just download it from computer. Try tapatalk.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] hansare:
Of course.

But I want to have it on my phone to have it always available.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] yannis11:
Not working begin the flash and stuck there for about 2 min nothing happens. Same with 6.0.4.9 .with 6.0.4.6/6.0.4.8 from the thread no problem. The flashing takes about 5 sec.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] kyrillos13:
Thanks for the feedback, i will check it.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] denon480:
Hi guys, good morning for all, can some one tell me for kitkat stock rom recovery exists? Because after reover backup many process crash and stop :(
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] twinsen.net:
I did all things in first post, and now I have KNOX 0x1 void :/ But I don't care, because I'm going to install Cyanogenmod which itself voids the warranty, but I feel bad because of that KNOX... Is any possibility to have an old bootloader without that KNOX?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
Rooting / flashing recovery already voided your warranty. All warnings werw in the first post, you can only blame yourself. Knox 0x1 cannot be removed.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] abalgo:
Please note that the 6.0.4.6 has an important bug! I was facing a problem after restoring a rooted stock ROM (BNA2).

It was backed-up correctly and it didn't say anything strange during the restore but once I try to use my restored version, I get the message "com.google.process.gapps has stopped.." and it was impossible to use my phone! I spent a lot of time to find a solution and finally (after 3 weeks and more than 20 full installations!) I found it! The reason was a bug in this version 6.0.4.6!

So I've installed the Philz recovery, based on 6.0.4.8... same problem! I finally install an old version, based on 6.0.4.5 (philz_touch_6.00.8-serranoltexx.tar.md5) and there, miracle! My restore worked perfectly!

So, be very careful with this 6.0.4.6 version, and if you encount a process.gapps problem, you will know why ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
No problems here with any cwm recovery, other than the wrong datetime on the backup.

Is your phone an international model?

But good that it's fixed now.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] abalgo:
Yes it is an international one:

serranoltexx/l9195XXUBNA2 and it is precisely this version that was backed-up and that failed at the restore with 6.0.4.6.

And effectively, the date of the backup is wrong with 6.0.4.5, but for the rest, it works fine and it restores correctly!

Hope it will help others.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] milesharrison:
Cant flash UPDATED 4.4.2 stock

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[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] neofral:
good :)
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] milesharrison:
I tried to delete it but it has no delete option i can see only edit! It was a dupe post by mistake in this thread anyway.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Bezalel321:
Is anyone rooted with this guild? is all working well? no bugs?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
No of course not, only 800 messages in this thread reporting that the guide doesn't work. :facepalm:
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Bezalel321:
its works or no?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] hollandais:
Well, it's difficult to say. I think that we can say yes, but maybe you can find someone who says no. The best thing is: read a bit more in this thread and make your own opinion.

Envoyé de mon GT-I9195 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Bezalel321:
man i dont understand i say is it BUGLESS OR NOT
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] hollandais:
I think that it works, some people had bugs, but most others haven't. And this is mostly their own problem.

Envoyé de mon GT-I9195 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Bezalel321:
When i boot the phone there is a flash for 2 seconds?

---------- Post added at 08:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:59 PM ----------

there is a blue flash when i boot on the phone?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
Check my how to install cm11 guide and read the notes on the first post.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Bezalel321:
what cm11 i dont want this thing i want Rooted touchwiz o_o
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
Well the notes will provide some info then. Post a screenshot from About phone settings.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Bezalel321:
i dont understand can you explain?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
Take a screenshot from About phone in your phone's settings. Like this :
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Bezalel321:
Ok i rooted my phone, how do i fully unroot my phone? i dont want to lose my insurance on the phone. :(
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Razvan:
Flash stock firmware with Odin.

Powered by CM11 M8 snapshot
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Bezalel321:
wtf? How do i do that explain
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] hansare:
You'd better read some threads before you ask a lot of silly questions.

And be aware of what you're doing.

Of course you can ask for help but first RTFM.

Sent by a pigeon
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Bezalel321:
Ok so how do i unroot bro
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] hollandais:
Use the search function, and write "unroot". But I suppose that you already did it......

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[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Bezalel321:
I didnt find
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Razvan:
I tell you from the first time how to full uroot without any problems, FLASH STOCK FIRMWARE WITH ODIN, but you must ask more and more .

Its so hard to understand 5 words or translate with google?

[GUIDE][UNROOT][STOCK]How to flash stock firmwares

Good luck
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] John_Edward:
If you have the warranty bit message while booting, your warranty is already gone. Can't fix that.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] XxM4tzexX:
[MENTION=3044346]arco68[/MENTION] could you please provide the latest CWM version in thread? The latest is 6.0.5.0?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] mythi:
hey guys i was redirected to here by one of the members here to solve the similar issue i faced for my s4 active where recovery wont give a good backup of stock sammy roms , i just need a small summary of what version of cwm does boot (cwm 6.0.4.8 or 6.0.4.9 or 6.0.5.0) because the issue can be solved on the latest 2 or so :p .
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] yannis11:
Cwm 6.0.4.6/6.0.4.8 on stock 4.2.2 work's perfect only with custom kernel (e.g arco68 kernel is similar to stock- only for jb).With stock kernel give issue. same result in kit kat .until go out custom kernel for kit kat the latest Phil touch hoo is based on 6.0.5.0 work's but again after recover the backup you have to do factory reset because the apps from play store can't write in internal sd so is semi working. Hope help you .
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] denon480:
He mean 4.4.2 kitkat, try restore and you see many issues
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] yannis11:
Just restore the backup (stock kit kat) that I made with latest phiz touch to see what happens for once more. The apps -not system apps- can't read/write in internal storage plus fc system ui so I do factory reset from inside the phone (settings> accounts) and everything works perfect. Right now I'm writing from that backup .exactly what I wrote in previous post .With Cwm 6.0.4.6/6.0.4.8 exempt the issues after restore if I do factory reset my sim card don't recognise don't have signal at all ant I think the problem is stock kernel.

PS the backup that I made is without knox apps (delete first plus some others system apps then factory reset then backup).

Everithing I write is what I do in my phone and give feedback. Now I go to flash the latest nightly .goodnight.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] denon480:
Ok i try it now and write later is work or not
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] denon480:
Realy works with philz :D
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] yannis11:
;)

OK now we just waiting arco68 to provide latest Cwm here wen find time.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] rpgdev:
Hi, I just bought a new 9195 and it came with KK stock and I'm guessing with latest bootloader and knox. Can I still use this post to install the CWM recovery? I know rooting won't work since it's a different kernel.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
Yes.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] rpgdev:
Thanks, reading the thread tho there seems to be issues with the nandroid backups restoration from CWM and KK did I understand that correctly? Like philz touch is working better with those?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] pawlik76:
[MENTION=1571934]abalgo[/MENTION] - do you know if newer versions than 6.0.4.6 have the same issue? And do you have a reference of the actual bug?

I'm having exactly the same problem with restoring from 6.0.4.6 :(
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
You want to restore the samsung kk with the recovery?

No idea about other recoveries nor if the new bootloader somehow ****s up restoration. :f

Edit: latest cwm is 6.0.5.0 btw (you can get it by flashing latest nightly with update recovery developer option on)
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] rpgdev:
For whatever it's worth, I installed what I think is the latest philz touch available for my phone and it has cwm 6.0.5.0, it restores samsung JB without problems. Dunno about samsung KK but I won't be needed that for a while since I went back to samsung JB.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] osvanberg:
Thank god for your/this post!! I just restored my i9195 using the same CWM recovery as I used when taking it = CWM 6.0.4.6 from this post.

No error messages at all, Restore went well.

But upon boot-up it was a total mess. "com.google.process.gapps has stopped" and some other google process error messages. Also a lot of errors from different app processes. It totally locks the phone. It becomes unusable and totally unresponsive.

I Googled in panic and found your/this post. So I flashed the recovery file you recommended: "philz_touch_6.00.8-serranoltexx.tar.md5".

And now everything works just great!! BIG THANKS! :good::DWould have been lost without you! Some should look in to this and update the first post.........
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] abalgo:
You're welcome!

I'm very happy it helps you, and I agree, first post should be updated.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] tinko975:
Installed new nightly today with that option update cm recovery during sistem update ON, but recovery still stays previous 6.0.4.0...

Edit: after second reboot recovery shows that is 6.0.5.0.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Interceptor One:
How do I know which files I need to use if I only want Root on the phone?

I just got a GT-I9195, and the "about" screen says:

Android version 4.2.2

Kernal version: 3.4.0-2340422
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] leripe:
Just follow the guide, use the 4.6 recovery.

The kernel is optional.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] karaern:
philz_touch_6.00.8-serranoltexx.tar.md5 version works

confirm that philz_touch_6.00.8-serranoltexx.tar.md5 version is working well as followed the OT page instructions. there was a problem with the other versions! tried before several times. i thiink problem starts after the phone starts and when super su is executed it ask for update! and when tried by twrp method it opened the recovery but cann not update it! that was the cause of the problem. with the above version there is no such problems and at last u have rooted phone with philz recovary....:laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Android Development] Interceptor One:
I am new to Android phones, my last phone a couple of weeks ago was a stock Nokia N95 8GB.

Following the guide may be easy for some people, but the guide has me confused, for example "Start Odin", from where?? The guide says nothing about where it's installed.

Or "Select "recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-serranoltexx.tar.md5" ", why would I use a file version 6.0.4.6, when there seems to be a version 6.0.4.8 available? Surely using a newer version of a file is better?

What I am asking for if it's not too much trouble, is a "For Dummies" guide on how to do this Root.

For example:

1. Download FILE

2. When FILE is finished downloading, install FILE in the folder PATH

3. Extract FILE2 to PATH

4. On phone, do THIS

etc. etc. ...right up to where the phone is switched on and the Root is done.

Would somebody possibly have the time to do that please? I'd rather appreciate it.