[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mjcollum:
Installation instructions

NEW INSTALL PROCEDURE (simplified):

wipe data / factory reset.

flash 5.8.zip

that is the only file you need.

when you flash it , you will see options for part 1 and 2.

install part 1.

reboot to system.

flash 5.8.zip

install part 2.

choose options,

fix permissions, reboot.

the new installer will walk you through the install easily and quickly.

MY INSTALL PROCEDURE:

Figured I'd write these down so that there was no confusion. These are the steps I take to ensure a proper install.

There may be other methods that work just fine, however, this works every time for me and is most compatible.

If you have any problems.. before you get angry, you may want to try this way first.

While doing this, it's safe to ignore all references to "unable to mount '/usbstorage.'" This is just recovery looking for a usb otg device.

Nothing to worry about here. Just pretend it doesn't exist. It's looking for a usb stick or hd.

1. >Copy minin3.mj4.R4x.zip to your memory card. (internal or external - I use the external card for backups and rom installs,

and have never run into an issue though my card is only 16gb. If you have any issues here try from the internal card and remove the external.

In my case external_sd/roms/minin3/minin3.mj4.R4ultimate.zip)

2. >Boot phone to recovery. (from power off - volume up+home+power)

I use TWRP recovery Version - 2.6.3.7. However, if you run into issues you may try going back to version - 2.6.3.2

3. >press "wipe"

>press "advanced wipe"

>check "Dalvik Cache" , "System" , "Data" , "cache"

(you may be able to get away with not wiping data, but once again, I highly recommend it)

>swipe to Wipe

>look for "wipe complete successful" at the top of the screen

(once agian ignore all references to "unable to mount '/usbstorage')

>press "back"

>press the little house icon in the bottom left (sort of anyway)

>press "reboot"

>press "recovery"

>swipe to reboot

>press "do not install"

(phone will then reboot back to recovery)

4. >press "install"

>navigate to your rom file

(in my case, I pressed on the grey bar that says "storage: internal storage" and selected "micro sdcard" (the external sd)

I then selected the folder "minin3" from the bottom box, then the file "minin3.mj4.R4ultimate.zip")

>swipe to confirm flash

(ignore "unable to mount /usbstorage")

>wait aprox 1-3 minutes while it does its thing.. you should then see "successful" and some buttons

>press "reboot system"

5. >Initial phone setup is optional. In my case, I just skip it all and log in after. Works both ways.

(either way, get through the setup wizard until you are on the desktop)

>boot back into recovery (either power off, or reboot and hold vol+ and home)

6. >press "install"

>navigate back to the rom file (for me once again minin3/minin3.mj4.R4ultimate.zip)

>swipe to confirm flash (give it a minute to do its thing)

>press the little home button again in the bottom left

7. >press "advanced"

>press "fix permissions"

>swipe to confirm (this should be very quick)

>press "reboot system"

8. phone should boot to dashboard

9. >now would be a good time to also open both viper4android apps and let them install the drivers

>choose whatever setting you like for viper4android and choose cortex neon for xhifi.

At this point you should be ready to go with all the major stuff ready and known bugs squashed.

11. >reboot

12. >enjoy MiniN3 v5.4 :)

(If dirty flashing (not wiping before hand - epecially data) you still may want to boot and flash a second time, and then fix permissions in case I missed anything.. it won't hurt either way)

UPDATE INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS>

FULLY INSTALL PREVIOUS VERSION (in this case 5.4)

then reboot to recovery, flash the update, and before rebooting go to advanced>fix permissions.

then reboot.

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