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Unique ECHOE-ROM Flashing-Guide

since v5 to v37 and up, still the best guide!

Always have a NANDROID Backup before changing anything on your device!

Please make a backup of your APP´s with e.g. Titanium-Backup to restore them after flashing!

Also it is advisable to make a backup of your contacts!

Note: You might have ROOT before getting custom recovery (CWM, TWRP, PhilZ) to work!

Flash MGA based Pre-Rooted ROM from DjeMBeY or ROOT your Phone to get it!

Users with NEW Bootloader simply flash a MI8 or higher pre-rooted ROM!

You have to build your System completely new to get a 100% working ECHOE ROM!

No "dirty flash" without wipe! Make it like I describe now or leave this Guide immediately! :D

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You need the following for your Galaxy S4 I9505:

Device fully charged! =D--._.-----

Samsung USB connection cable to connect phone to PC

Micro SD-Card Reader for your PC (only if you have a micro-SD Card in the phone)

Samsung USB driver for PC Click here!

Latest Philz Touch Recovery Click here!

Odin (latest) ........................ Click here!

ECHOE ROM ....................... Click here!

Modem Collection .............. Click here!

Perhaps CSC Changer App Click here!

DOWNLOAD MODE:

(for Odin operations (.tar.md5 Files))

NOTE: You might have to extract downloaded .RAR file to get the inserted .tar .md5 file!

From switched OFF phone push the power button until the S4 vibrates, IMMEDIATELY push "volume DOWN" to enter download mode.

Push volume UP when you be asked!

Connect the Phone to PC with USB connection cable!

RECOVERY MODE:

(for Recovery operations (.zip Files)):

From switched OFF phone push the power button until the S4 vibrates, IMMEDIATELY push "volume UP" to enter recovery mode.

Process:

Prepare Phone:

1: ROOT YOUR PHONE like described above (if it´s not already rooted)!

2: Flash Philz Touch Recovery with Odin (as "PDA" or new Odin as "AP") or SGS4 flasher APP!

... Look at the above line "RECOVERY MODE" in this Guide how to start!

... If Philz Recovery asks you to fix ROOT (after you choose Reboot Now) choose NO !!!

Prepare SD-Card:

If you don´t have a Micro-SD Card just copy the downloaded EchoeRom ZIP to the internal SD!

3.: Switch OFF your phone and take out the micro SD-Card

4.: Put the micro SD-Card in a card reader and

delete

the folder ".android_secure"

.... It might work without deleting the ".android_secure" if you come from older ECHOE ROM Version (not tested by me)

5.: Copy the downloaded EchoeRom ZIP to the micro SD-Card

6.: Put the micro SD-Card back into the phone (DONT BOOT UP THE PHONE WITH INSERTED micro SD-Card, ".android_secure" is written again)!

Cleaning Phone:

7.: To completely clean your S4 and get rid of all older remaining´s you now start into Recovery Mode

... Look at the above line "RECOVERY MODE" in this Guide how to start!

8.: In the Settings of Philz Recovery choose:

8a: Advanced: Wipe Dalvic Cache

8b: Wipe Cache Partition

8c: Wipe Data/Factory Reset / Factory Reset

8d: Wipe Data/Factory Reset / "Clean before flash new ROM"

... Note: You

have to

flash a new ROM after doing point 8d !!!

... Stay into the Philz Recovery and read ahead! ;)

Flashing ECHOE ROM:

9.: Because you stay into Philz Recovery :D hit the option "Install ZIP" then hit "choose zip from/storage/sdcard1" or internal SD and choose the EchoeRom ZIP

10.: After the flashing process finished go back to main menu and choose "Reboot System Now"

..... If Philz Recovery asks you to fix ROOT (after you choose Reboot Now) choose NO !!!

First Start:

11.: The first time the phone boot up take about 3-4 minutes

12.: After the phone has started do furthermore NOTHING for about 5 minutes (let the system set up in calm)

13.: Switch OFF the phone with the power-button

Flashing another Modem for your Echoe ROM Version (if the included modem is not working properly):

14.: Boot device into Download-Mode from switched off device (important)!

15.: Connect Phone to PC with the Samsung USB Cable!

16.: In Odin remove the "Auto Reboot" hook

17.: In Odin click on PHONE or newer Odin click on CP, load your Modem and press START

18.: Wait 3-4 minutes till there is a message: All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)

19.: Hold Power-Button for 10 seconds till phone resets (you feel the vibration)

Ready for take off!!! :laugh:

Phuuu... that was a ride... everything clean and new now!

Enjoy this famous ECHOE ROM!

Hit the :good:THANX Button if you enjoy!

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