yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Degrated Shadow:
If you dont like it go and make yourself a recovery.. and if you want something done about that message be gentle about asking it.

Nothing is a bad copy for internal copy since like a lot of people are using it currently without any problem at all.

Be nice.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] stassano:
Ohhhh and superplease <<< maybe you missed the part where I was nice... but I certainly didn't... and it really is repeated 6 times. There is totally nothing wrong with my question. I asked... didn't demand. Please let the dev answer for himself, you are trolling.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Samer Diab:
please delete or fix your post
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] stassano:
I will add... after the force reboot I flashed it successfully using the odin file. I hope that brings clarity :)

My question remains... please fix the custom recovery image because it doesn't work for me (and adnani65)
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Samer Diab:
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[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] stassano:
Maybe I am not clear here...

Afaik hard resetting is with hardware keys (or pulling battery out) and soft resetting is using software to reset your phone (like 4-way reboot).

I have tried to install CWM image from TWRP and it gave me a black screen so I had to use the hardware keys (hard reset) to reset my phone... after that it booted in TWRP again, meaning nothing happened. I have been flashing since nexus1 so I don't think noob spirit has to do with it. The recovery image is broken, it doesn't flash.

There is that and then I asked you if you could be a bit more obscure with the compiled message... you don't have to, it would be appreciated though.

---- edit ----

Ok I wasn't clear here... I had to force reboot my phone not hard reset. Thanks Google...
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Degrated Shadow:
You have wrong definitions about hard reset amd soft reset.. go do your homework first. What you mean is a restart.

Hard reset means wiping whole device.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] stassano:
I already said:

---- edit ----

Ok I wasn't clear here... I had to force reboot my phone not hard reset. Thanks Google...

I appreciate you pointing out homework though... splendid reply, very helpful and friendly.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] DenethorLenwion:
Hi guys!

Will nandroid backup/restore work with 4.3 ROM and this recovery?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] anythingdust:
use twrp 2.6.1.0

tried a third way to get the error could not be determined

write

E: Unable to open zip file

error flashing zip ' data/media/0/download/GT-I9500-CWM-6.0.4.4.zip
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Abhkamath:
Can i use this method after cf auto root ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] stassano:
Yep I mentioned before too yesterday, however the op hasn't removed the file nor put on a fixed version yet regretfully.

The file for 3rd method is broken S.a.M.e.R_d, I suggest you to remove it.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] anythingdust:
OK, thank you

I do not have windows, you need to put cwm

I can think this way

sorry
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] stassano:
The file for 3rd method is broken S.a.M.e.R_d, I suggest you to remove it.

Maybe this will grab your attention better.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] gp545:
Test this: http://d-h.st/7eK

working fine on my device :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Samer Diab:
I Suggest that you delete your post as this file will not replace TWRP !!
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] stassano:
I don't understand your answer. I read following line on the first page:

Third method is flashing via recovery .

It does not matter if you are on stock recovery or custom recovery .

First of all download from second post GT-I9500-CWM-6.0.4.4.zip .

Then put it on sdcard .

Then Flash it .

Enjoy your new recovery.

Then I report to you it doesn't work from TWRP. Then you answer me this...

I won't delete my post because it doesn't work, simple as that! I really hope you take an example to people like chainfire or actually most of the developers here on xda and get down from your throne to fix things or add to your op that it doesn't work with TWRP.

I appreciate your work but please listen to what people say about it too.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Seyaru:
Hi please any can upload to drive o mega?? this please

GT-I9500-CWM-6.0.4.4.tar

GT-I9500-CWM-6.0.4.4.zip
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] toryonway:
delete
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Abhkamath:
I rooted and put this cwm. Made a backup of stock rom. Restored it 5min later to ensure whether it's working or not. But now i am getting force closes "unfortunately process system isnt responing, gapps has stopped" :( I flashed gapps 20138013. Still force closes. :( Please can some1 help ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Degrated Shadow:
Twrp won't let it Flash so.. flash it in odin.

Cant be so hard
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] ice.modding:
when I make a backup of my stock 4.3 I can not visualize it through root explorer one / sdcard / ClockworkMod / does not appear! how I can fix this?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] h9s:
The best way to move to this 6.0.4.4 was using ODIN to get the restart issues if using flash method.

Thx
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Samer Diab:
You can not see back up as its hidden , it in the roots of your phone
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] ice.modding:
But i can see it if i keep it on my external sdcard. :/

ice tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] stassano:
You must be the most clever tool in the box, my whole point is that the 3rd file doesn't work.

Do you think everyone on earth is using windows? You say what? Mobile odin? Check again, it doesn't work for i9500.

Never mind... reply whatever you want. I am stopping here because any more is a total waste of my time.

And to the developer compiler... please support your products properly.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Degrated Shadow:
Easy hothead!! even if nobody uses windows there are things like virtualbox or vmware just made for such people as you.

i never used mobile odin.

and instead being a jerk you could provide with us some details
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] ignaciojn:
Sorry to intrude, but I'm having the same issue.

Flashed the .zip from third method using PhilZ Touch, and the screen goes black. You have to force reboot the phone with the power button, and it boots into PhilZ.

UPDATE: The file posted by gp545 in post #36 works. :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] anythingdust:
in the third method that can be written to flash through the GRP.

I do not use Odin because I do not have a computer with windows

important to me means without the cheap, you know?

in the instructions on the first page is written that can be sewn through recovery no matter what it is. but in reality it is not so

maybe you just need to add that the third method may not work if you use TWRP, and everything?

---------- Post added at 07:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:38 AM ----------

virtual machine just for that would flash once every three months Odin?

a bust

I drive 128 GB, I feel sorry for space on my laptop for windows for Odin
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] gp545:
Try the zip from this: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46824045&postcount=36

Working fine on TWRP and all recoveries on my device and post above yours says it worked for him :) Hope it works for you as well :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Mr.Hunk:
I am unable to install the recovery....

Tried using the 3 method - unable to locate any folders under flash from sd card (ERROR: No sdcard detected).

Tried flashing through ODIN - everything goes ok but when tried booting to recovery - still stock 3e recovery....

I have usb debugging enabled and I am on stock 4.3 XXUMEJ8.

Any help appreciated!
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] mw86:
I don't know I flashed as pds in odin and it loaded. Make sure to let it reboot on its own
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] adnani65:
After flashing via odin this recovery, battery charging is to slow, 8 hour only 55%. Return back to philz recovery its normal now
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] mw86:
If it helps mine is charging on adam kernel and perseus in android and while off at a normal rate.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] anythingdust:
thank you bro)

UPD - working
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] gp545:
You're welcome :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] omizzz:
tried the second and third option. So many times. I kept booting into stock recovery with a dead android. Wonder what i am doing wrong, and no im not total noob to these things. But, it felt easier on the S3 last time i had to root and install a recovery onto it. :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] chickenbeefZA:
How can we delete old backups then? I accidentally chose to backup to the phone storage and would like to recover the space that was used.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Samer Diab:
download clock work mod app fom play store and manage your ack ups with it
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] 95mediatech:
I backed up in Cwm recently and when go to the internal storage at the clock work mod there's no backed up file there it just empty but storage space had been consumed please help.

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Samer Diab:
Again i repeat normal , its a hodden file please download cwm manager from llay store
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] vuiseng:
why it no work with 4.3 ??

---------- Post added at 05:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:13 PM ----------

this also no working for 4.3
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Arjav23:
it works on 4.3
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] vuiseng:
but why i flash it with odin......i cant in the cwm ,
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] gp545:
Get the Zip from post number #36... :) It should work fine on CWM :)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46824045&postcount=36
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] vuiseng:
how to flash it ?? i put onto my sdcard , then how ??

i use ori recovery flash it........it fail T-T how ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] gp545:
Put it on SD card, Switch off phone. Hold volume up + home + power button at a time and navigate to external SD, select package zip & flash.

By the way, this recovery is only for GT-I9500 Galaxy S4. It won't work on others :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] vuiseng:
I am using XME j8 4.3 ........i flash it.....it fail , error .......so how??
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] gp545:
Well, you can't flash this zip using stock recovery. You must be on custom recovery like Philz or TWRP to use flashable zip through recovery :)

If you're still on Stock Recovery, Then you must follow Odin flash method in order to get this recovery work.

For Odin flash package and instruction, read first post of the thread :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] vuiseng:
Second Method Is Via ODIN.

First Download ODIN

Now Download the GT-I9500-CWM-6.0.4.4.tar From Second Post and put it in same directory as odin.

Go To Download Mod (Volume Down +Home+Power) and plug device.

Now in Odin You Will see {added} and a light blue figure on to

after i flash it by odin........it say pass......but i in the recovery not custom Recovery, is Stock Recovery:(
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] mateen5997:
My method is

installed the pre rooted firmwares.http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2317105

installed SGS4 Flasher https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.bvgemert.flasher&hl=en

Flashed .img recovery file with sgs4 flasher.:good:
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Godinhell:
use odin 3.09 only and it will work
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] lukair1983:
Guys, I have a bit of a "newbish" question, regarding the option "install zip", mainly in the context of updating Android OS.

Can I use this option, to flash new update, that I download from http://live.samsung-updates.com/ website? Those updates are in the .zip format. I know this option is mainly used by custom ROM's, but I don't know about official ones. Can official ones be flashed like that also, or only through tool like ODIN?

If so, and they can be flashed with this method, what kind of zip file must that be? What contents it must have, so that I know it is "flashable zip" official update?

//Edit

Question outdated. I downloaded one zip from the website, and it has tar package, which I know is for odin like app only. So no, I guess those zip packages are not for the CWM flashable format.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] sduford:
upgrading

I'm having a problem flashing the ZIP.

My phone is rooted and running Philz recovery with CWM 6.0.3.7. I downloaded this 6.0.4.4 twice, once to the extSD and once to internal memory. I've tried to install both of them but it fails. The install starts and then the phone just shuts itself down. When I reboot it goes straight back into Philz. I can then reboot my phone normally.

Any ideas?

Edit***

OK, just saw that the file might be broken and someone provided an alternative one. Will try that.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Samer Diab:
Recovery Updated
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] REVERSiN:
Samer, i have one problem i've been trying to flash your recovery over Philz using the CWM file but for some reason the screen goes black and the phone never responds and i have to reboot it by keeping the power pressed for 10 sec any ideas ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] MrGamerUser:
Sam, changelog?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Samer Diab:
Well Seriously i do not now as the Zip is fresh out of the compiler .

and this recovery supports 4.4
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] mw86:
I'm having a strange occurrence. I am on your 6.0.4.4 cwm installed via odin. I used the cwm installer this time for 6.0.4.5 and right after flashing zip ita immediately booted into 6.0.4.5 but following that it is not in the system. If I reboot recovery I am on 6.0.4.4 again. If I reboot phone or shut phone off I am still on 6.0.4.4

Should I install again via odin instead? Does anyone else run into this?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] medoooooo:
Hi [MENTION=4944297]S.a.M.e.R_d[/MENTION] i have a question does cwm backup efs partition
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] hypergamer1231:
in the last build 6.0.4.4 nandroid backup was broken it used to backup fine but after rebooting i used to get only FC on all apps and phone was unusable is that fixed in the latest build
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Spartan199:
Flash via odin. Don't think the zip works properly
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] gp545:
This Zip does work fine :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=46824045
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] yashvchauhan:
Just happening to me after restoring the Nandroid backup :(. Downloading the official firmware and will flash again :|. thankfully no important stuff lost, everything backed up. (on 6.0.4.4 will check out 6.0.4.5 later..)

Edit - Factory reset solved the issue. Not yet done it on 6.0.4.5
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] anythingdust:
not working for 6.0.4.5

carefully

after trying to fix my phone does not see the sim card

dude

did not work for 6.0.4.4 and 6.0.4.5 does not work for

you put experiments on our devices?

you're doing is not right

You talked about that this does not work for your rekaveri to 6.0.4.4 and can kill your phone

and you do not care
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Samer Diab:
REPORTED :) As i said the recovery has been tested :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] modyt:
People shouldn't speak when they don't know how to do stuff. It's working perfectly fine. Reported.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] anythingdust:
works for you and I have a problem
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] modyt:
So ask for help. Don't accuse the developer.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] anythingdust:
in the previous version had the same problem, do not I have one

In my developer must also participate in solving the problems, or at least warn
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] ar216893:
[MENTION=4944297]S.a.M.e.R_d[/MENTION], can I request a feature ? :confused:

Can you add option to just backup and restore efs ?

I think that will be useful someday when 4.3 in our device got more and more update from samsung :confused:

PS : Ignore this if there's this feature is already in 6.0.4.5.. about to install this version after I back up my phone use 6.0.4.4
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] nickboy360:
Related Recovery

[MENTION=4944297]S.a.M.e.R_d[/MENTION] as i cannot find how to make an EFS backup through ur recovery . is there a way to backup EFS
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Samer Diab:
i really do not know
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] nickboy360:
Then mate how come we are suppose to make a EFS backup as instructed in every guide of custom rom... will Philz Recovery flash all the new custom rom with new base of 4.3 on i9500
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Samer Diab:
LoL you di not need to make a efs back up :) , just do a normal back up and flash
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] nickboy360:
Thanks mate...
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] yashvchauhan:
On restoring a previous Nandroid backup, the whole system keeps FCing.. Have to do a data wipe/factory reset then to proceed. :/
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] rajatparihar:
Help needed

I am on 4.3 MJ9 but after flashing this recovery multiple times, my device is showing Android system recovery (3e) but I couldnt able to get CWM. Help plz
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] modyt:
+1
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] nickboy360:
if ur not able to flash .. den try using dd method in ur terminal emulator if ur rooted on 4.3... then u will get the recovery installed properly

dd if=/your/path/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p10
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] srosner:
I am also trying to flash this recovery using the 3rd method (through recovery)

I currently have Philz Recovery and when I try to flash it thew screen goes black and I need to restart my device.

(after restart I still have Philz)

am I missing something???
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] omias:
Yea.. me too, whole system FCing (gapps stopped, system stopped, picasa uploader, someting called "partners", calendar etc etc etc :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] msxDr0id:
Thank you [MENTION=4944297]S.a.M.e.R_d[/MENTION] and everyone else involved, I upgraded from .3.6 and so far flashing via 1st works beautifully. Testing this new version now :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] kindred3:
Same here too. I am going to do the first method and be done. I needed to install the drivers on my new PC anyway.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] D™:
I am not able to flash zip file. Is anything wrong I did.?

Flashed using Img. Successfully done.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] srqrob:
flashing zip

I had the same issue. Zip file is half the size of tar file. I don't think it works. Odin flash of tar files seems OK. Has anyone done a Nandroid and restore successfully with 6.0.4.5?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] ar216893:
Me too have same issue with the .zip file. After flashing the .zip file, it change to 6.0.4.5 successfully but when I reboot to system, and then I reboot into recovery again, it revert to 6.0.4.4.

For the nandroid restore, I think I do that few days back, with the back up I made with 6.0.4.5 and once few weeks back with the back up I made from 6.0.4.4, both restored successfully and no FC
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] NewDev4IOS:
sd card not mounting

i cant mount the sdcard with this recovery(sdcard1)
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] susmitpatil:
Can someone help with the correct thread for cwm?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2489234

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2262110

Which one among these two is the correct thread? I'm looking forward to root my GT-I9500 through cwm. The one in the 1st link (6.0.3.2) assures rooting feature, but the one in in 2nd link (6.0.4.5) requires pre root.

What should i consider? Please help.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Beny The Kid:
If it were me, I'd use the one in this thread, which is what I assume your second link is to. And no it doesn't require root if you read the OP. You should be able to flash is with the stock recovery or use the tar file through ODIN. I would then flash the latest CF Autoroot package.

*Edit: given the current zip issue, I'd stick to the Odin method
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] tollboy:
After Restoring fone is giving FC. Its not usable at all.

Please advise how to proceed.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Beny The Kid:
Full wipe and reinstall your choice of ROM.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] samooorje:
i cant mount sd card in recovery mod , to browse the files!!!
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] tollboy:
Hello Beny,

I am talking about after nandriod resotre.

Nandriod restore should restore system image. What is the use of restore if I have to wipe and redo every thing again.

I was complaing about nandriod restore is not working. Recovery is installed and working properly but the nandriod restore. Its bad.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Beny The Kid:
I appreciate what you're saying. At this point though it's too late. Your backup isn't working so you'll to start fresh
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] ShahzaadT:
Hi I too had issues with nandroid restore with 6.0.4.5 but I didn't have issues on 6.0.4.4 . I use 6.0.4.4 now and the backup and restore works fine. Try it
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] nish983:
i flashed CWM 6.0.4.5 over CWM 6.0.4.4. but after rebooting recovery i am back to CWM 6.0.4.4.:silly:
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Spoterness:
how do I check if "/ dev/block/mmcblk0p10" is my recovery partition?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] kenn7:
why would u prefer 6.0.4.4 over 6.0.4.5?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] stevae:
ok, this is strange. i first tried to dl the zip and flash through my stock recovery. and it said it did it, but then when i checked afterwards, i was still with stock recovery. blue, and tiny print. so i then dl the second option .tar and used odin to make it work. once i put the phone in download, it said added in the window in odin. i then clicked the pda and clicked start. it said it did it successfully, but then when i restart into recovery, it is still stock tiny blue print recovery. what is going on with this? i am on a new galaxy s4 9500, rooted with cf auto root.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Beny The Kid:
Tiny blue is fine. You have CWM
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] stevae:
no, this looks exactly like it did before flashing cwm. before when i had cwm, it was purple, i had many more options, and i could change the size of it. i do not think i have cwm. at the very least it doesn't look any different than it did before flashing.