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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] fedcba098:
Hi,

I recently recovered from a soft brick by reflashing my phone using odin back to stock using VRUAMDK_NoWipe.tar.md5. I was able to successfully root using motochopper, but the bootloader is locked. When I first got the phone, I used GooManager to install twrp so I could install a custom rom. But now, GooManager 404s when trying to download openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-jfltevzw.img.

So, I manually downloaded openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-jfltevzw.img, copied it to the phone (at /storage/sdcard0/r.img), opened the terminal emulator app, hopped to root, and dd'd it over the recovery partition manually.

su
cd /storage/sdcard0
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p21 of=r.orig.img # created backup

dd if=r.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p21

md5sum r.img
md5sum /dev/block/mmcblk0p21 # curiously, these didn't match on repeated attempts; even after reboot

As the comments say above, I noticed that the md5sums of r.img and /dev/block/mmcblk0p21 after the dd didn't match, even after numerous attempts. Note: when I eventually dd'ed the original contents of the recovery partition back, the md5sums of r.orig.img and /dev/block/mmcblk0p21 matched fine.

When I rebooted with the twrp image copied to my recovery partition, and tried to enter recovery mode, I saw this message:

What's the cause of this message? Any ideas on how I can get twrp on my phone so I can install a custom rom again?

I've also looked into fastboot, but I couldn't get `fastboot devices` to show my phone (though `adb devices` showed my phone fine)--even after uninstalling samsung drivers, rebooting, and reinstalling the drivers.

PS. This all happened due to soft brick, which occured because PAC crashed immediately when I began to encrypt the contents of the phone. Is this a known issue?

Phone Info:

Verizon Android Galaxy S4 == jfltevzwm == SCH-I545

Flash: VRUAMDK_NoWipe.tar.md5
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JeeperDon:
What firmware version was the phone on before it got bricked?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] fedcba098:
I'm not 100% sure. It was either pac_jfltevzw-nightly-20130706.zip or pac_jfltevzw-milestone.1.RC1.zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mistertac:
Think he's asking if you were already running MDK build with a custom recovery?!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] fedcba098:
Before I flashed it with pac? I'm not sure what the initial firmware was. I *do* know my initial firmware was before ME7, so I chose MDK because it was 1 version before ME7. Does it need to be put back to the same firmware as when I bought it? If so, how do I find out the initial version?

And, yes, I had a custom recover (twrp) on my phone before the soft brick.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Surge1223:
You didn't loki the recovery. Thats why its failing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] roboots21:
The recovery you download right from the TWRP website is already loki'd. I downloaded it the other day and followed the same instructions (exact ones posted on TWRP website) and all was fine with me.

The loki thing is not your problem here, unfortunately.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] reinaldistic:
I disagree. I couldn't install CyanogenMod though twrp because I wasn't lokied so I had to install and loki cwm then I was able to install CyanogenMod
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] roboots21:
The TWRP image is loki'd already .. Check their site. I did EXACTLY as he is describing yesterday and it worked perfectly .. Loki is not the issue.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] a.demarco:
Is there any way you can get TWRP 2.5 instead of 2.6? I remember reading that there were people having issues running 2.6.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kalestew:
I thought with a locked bootloader you aren't able to Oden downgrade?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] a.demarco:
Correct... Unless your original baseband is MDK, and you have never taken an OTA, you cannot get MDK. Once you take an OTA, you are stuck with whatever baseband that OTA was.

What I was saying was for him to try an eariler version of TWRP.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] fedcba098:
Yay! I got in TWRP!! :D

I downloaded loki-jfattvzw.zip, which contained loki_patch, and a few scripts. I deleted the recovery.img file that came with the loki zip, and renamed openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-jfltexx.img to recovery.zip. Then I executed install-cwm.cmd, which `adb push`ed the files to the phone, and executed a script that loki'd my twrp recovery.img file using the aboot partition on my phone (it used dd and stuff).

Anyway, I'm now happily in twrp, ready to install PAC again. Thanks for your support!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] blindfaith76:
Any chance you can give me a noob walkthrough of this. I am in the same boat and would like to get a custom recovery back so i can nandroid back to one of my saved set ups. I am on MDK rooted, just cant install a CWM or TWRP for some reason
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MAFU21:
Have a question. The recovery is the one is in Charge of the loki patch? I root my device with casual and install google play edition 4.4 with no problem. Then I dont remember if it was before of after flashing the first rom I update twrp to the latest version and flash darthstalker and went to a yellow triangle boot screen that says that the software is not authorized by att. Bla bla bla. Hopefully I nandroid the mdl stock root and was able to go back. But I was getting the samsung custom boot and the device was running without issues. I was reading about how to take off that image and find that if you use triangle away to reset counter flash it will back to the Samsumg Galaxy s4 screen what works for me. then I run CASUAL again and it gave me back the old recovery. If some can explain or bring me some info about how loki works and which roms can be flashed without having this issue I will appreciate.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] k1mu:
CASUAL, as far as I know, isn't used on the I545 (Verizon GS4).

You can't assume that a tool for some other carrier's GS4 will work on the I545.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MAFU21:
U r right. By the way wrong thread. Sory.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] blindfaith76:
When presented with the "System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon Wireless store for help." error, I followed these steps.

1. hold volume down button to enter download mode

2.press volume down button again to cancel download mode

(This restarts the phone and gets you into your homescreen without the error)

3.Downloaded "Recovery Tools" from the market

4. using recovery tools Flashed the TWRP recovery.

5. Rebooted.

(flashing Clockwork Recovery always triggers the error message)

6. Now, I am unfortunately unable to restore my previous Clockwork nandroids, however I can access the TWRP recovery to flash roms and basically "start over". Any new nandroid I make with TWRP is good to go and able to be restored.

hope this helps somebody out there that may be in my same situation. For whatever reason Clockwork Mod recovery always triggers this error, but TWRP works fine.
[Moto X Android Development] flashallthetime:
Cm11 KitKat has arrived many thanks to Dhacker29

Official Unified Nightly found here http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=moto_msm8960dt

Bugs;

No major bugs

Video recording takes CIF 352 x 288 pixels

and QVGA 320 x 240 (work in progress)

Sound issues 95 % gone maybe, if you still have sound issues flash the sound fix posted under the gummy rom

Very responsive, faster than the stock ROM imo

Aokp ribbons included

Tap & pay included

Make sure you also download gapps thanks to blackhand 1001for thus find http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps

####################

GUMMY ROM FROM TEAM GUMMY, NOW UNIFIED

here http://androidhosting.org/Devs/Gummy/ghost/nightly/

Latest update Feb 19 (nightly)

Cwm swipe gummy themed http://androidhosting.org/Devs/Gummy/ghost/nightly/Gummy-CWM-based-recovery-ghost.img

Bugs:

Video recording takes CIF 352 x 288 pixels

and QVGA 320 x 240 (work in progress)

Sound issues which can be solved almost completely by flashing the sound fix

Location works

Dirty flashes can be done without any issues

Sound fix still required, flashable zip works now ( fixed that too)

active notification and lock screen notifications added

Init'd baked in

Sound fix still required on Feb 8 build

Flashable sound fix http://d-h.st/oL3

********************************

LIQUID SMOOTH. LIQUID SMOOTH. LIQUID SMOOTH

Download: http://drdevs.com/devs/teamliquid/Nightly/Moto_msm8960dt/

Thanks go to the Liquid Smooth team

Latest nightly Feb 17

Unified also, one zip for all moto's

Bugs:

Sound issues , so flash sound fix

Location fixed

YouTube fixed

Fonts not changing sizes

USE MY SOUND FIX http://d-h.st/oL3

10 mb camera mod by again blackhand 1001 can be found here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49875673

Remember folks I am not the developer that responsibility is all dhacker29 Team Gummy and Team Liquid Smooth

I'm just forwarding all links so those who wish to run cm11 and gummy on their motos can:D:D:D:D:D

Sent on my Moto X
[Moto X Android Development] iTchill:
Ohh yeahhh!!!!

I assume its now a classic wipe in cwm or twr ,....flash and then flash gapps ?

Sa sens le Rooting icite !!
[Moto X Android Development] AbstractXart:
Anyway we can get some sprint love?? :)
[Moto X Android Development] flashallthetime:
I'm not the developer, just forwarding the info for those who aren't aware

You could try the 1060 rom its for Verizon but sprint is also CDMA, worst cause is it won't boot

Sent on my Moto X 1058 Running CM 11 kitkat
[Moto X Android Development] A2Trip:
my guess is you probably wouldnt be able to boot. I'll bet its based on a latest 140 baseband and latest 4.4 kernel. I'm on USC so I feel your need lol. Wish USC and Sprint would get the 4.4 OTA soon!
[Moto X Android Development] waiflih:
what about active notifications? i read somewhere that cm has something equivalent

and what about touchless controls?

Enviado desde mi XT1052 usando Tapatalk
[Moto X Android Development] flashallthetime:
No and no

Sent on my Moto X
[Moto X Android Development] waiflih:
thx for the reply
[Moto X Android Development] cascade128:
Hi my friend...

Battery performance was very poor with 4.4 Kitkat. How do back to return 4.2.2?:confused:

My device XT1053

BL Unlocked, rooted, TWRP installed...

I'm currently using this rom: 140.45.5.ghost_verizon.verizon.en.us
[Moto X Android Development] flashallthetime:
Here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2446515

Sent on my Moto X
[Moto X Android Development] cascade128:
Thanks my friend...

Last question:angel: My device XT1053

Can I flash it? ----> VZW_XT1060_4.2.2-13.9.0Q2.X-116-MX-17-57-X-1_CFC_1FF.xml.zip:confused:
[Moto X Android Development] TKTAB911:
No. You're going to extract the zip, edit (remove a line) out of the XML file in extracted folder and run RSD Lite on;

VZW_XT1060_4.2.2-13.9.0Q2.X-116-MX-17-57-X-1_CFC_1FF.xml

Again, You're going to extract it all, and remove a line from the file. If you don't well... It may not work/may brick something. I honestly don't know what the line removal is necessary for but if everyone says to do it, It's probably best to listen c;
[Moto X Android Development] flashallthetime:
You are better off flashing the T-Mobile sbf file and remove the complete line in the XML file that has getvar in it

Sent on my Moto X
[Moto X Android Development] cascade128:
But T-Mobile roms not in the Turkish language...

Anyway, thank you so much:good:

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Thanks my friend...
[Moto X Android Development] flashallthetime:
So you have no issue with the Verizon sbf file? Phone calls work? Data works?

Sent on my Moto X
[Moto X Android Development] Bill Idol:
So phone speaker only works on the outside speakers?

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Oh yeah, if you want to RSD Lite your Moto X, I followed this guys YouTube video. Awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr0JHSAXJDI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Moto X Android Development] cascade128:
My device XT1053. VZW .sbf using RSD Lite flashing is that okay?
[Moto X Android Development] Gundabolu SC:
Woah! Did anyone else test the Gummy ROM from dhacker29?!? Its super smooth and i think the graphic glitches are fixed!! :good:
[Moto X Android Development] flashallthetime:
Gummy ROM? I thought that wasn't even for our phone

Sent on my Moto X
[Moto X Android Development] Bill Idol:
Gummy ROM for moto x Verizon?

Sent from my XT1060 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timediv:
Hello everyone,

I need to securely wipe any personal data on my phone and tablet.

On my Linux notebook I just zero the whole disk one or two times and reinstall the OS, with my Android devices it's a little bit more complicated.

Is there a way to securely wipe all my data, for example using fastboot?

Isn't there anything comparable to the good old

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdX

so that I can simply flash a new Android OS afterwards? Or at least for the data and cache partitions so that I just keep the OS ;)

A method that definitely works is to just write a file to the data and cache partitions until there is no space left, but I wondered whether there is a "cleaner" solution?

Thanks for your help :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
A method for wiping all your data and the associated cache partitions using fastboot while still keeping your OS can be accomplished by running the following fastboot commands:

fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata

After you run those commands you will have wiped your cache and data partitions. Let me know if you still have questions.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timediv:
Are you sure that erase not just declares the partition as erased but leaves the actual data untouched?

Another thing I thought about was this method, but I have no idea whether it works and is safe to perform.

fastboot flash cache /dev/zero
fastboot flash userdata /dev/zero
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
Since it's fastboot and the bootloader it truly erases the declared partition not just marking it as erase and leaving things untouched. The commands you listed wouldn't work as that's not proper fastboot syntax or how fastboot commands are structured.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ndarkside93:
Try this guide to sideload the official ota. http://www.gizbot.com/mobile/featur...oneplus-3-official-android-nougat-037189.html
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] kyhassen:
You guys have any idea why it would do that and what i could do to fix that.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Rirere:
Care to provide more information? Not really enough here to go on. What ROMs you're trying and what you've run in the past might be good places to start.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] kyhassen:
Ok sorry for late reply I didn't see this. I been having issues after issues with this phone the minute I rooted it lol. Constant crashes, keyboard broke so I had to get my swift key back, voice to text doesn't work at all on any Rom which is annoying me. Data keeps turning on and off. Battery will say full but keep getting low battery notification. Bucket full of fun :) most of it I will tolerate. I found out SuperSU or whatever doesn't work on 4.3 and I need to manually root it again which idk if I'm using the right file
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] dased14:
Superuser works fine on 4.3,broken kb sounds like rom issue. You flash a rom for sprint version right(or one with sprint support and no kernels (none for sprint phones yet)
[Xperia Z Android Development] LaMaaH:
This is pretty much dead.

That and the server it ran on is dead aswell, and i forgot to backup the scripts i was using to keep it all in check, oops.

So long for now! :)

The ROM is built everyday around 18:00 GMT+1.

It's bog standard CM11, so changelogs for that can be found here:

http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/q/status:merged+branch:cm-11.0,n,z

http://www.cmxlog.com/11/

The only thing different, is that this build is with MEOW kernel, which hopefully is alright with [MENTION=2446348]jeroenqui[/MENTION]

MEOW-Kernel thread is available here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2448130

For donations, please refer to the CM11 guys, FXP, jeroenqui and whomever else is making it possible for me to build this rom for you guys.

Builds are available here: http://cm11.karbowiak.dk/

For Google Apps, please refer to the PA Google Apps packages, which are available here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2397942

Enjoy! :)
[Xperia Z Android Development] LaMaaH:
Reserved for me
[Xperia Z Android Development] dxzdxz1:
Best KK rom for our device so far

I'm still on 11/23 build, but it's stable and have a great battery performance :)

I can only imagine that with MEOW Kernel will be even better
[Xperia Z Android Development] heorung:
Hi LaMaaH , can you build a removed DoubleTap2Wake and Sweep2Wake version of MEOW Kernel , I always have touch-going-crazy problem with those 2 features.
[Xperia Z Android Development] kendalfung:
Can use Android 4.3 CWM to upgrade?

or need to use flash 4.4 img first?
[Xperia Z Android Development] zai89:
You can try 1st, if error you can use meow kernel for flashing..flash meow kernel reboot recovery and flash rom, or extract boot.img from rom and flash using fastboot, reboot recovery and flash rom.
[Xperia Z Android Development] BoneMo:
turn off these features in e.g. Trickster mod app
[Xperia Z Android Development] heorung:
Turn it off doesn't fix the issue, i still have touch issue with those features turn off.
[Xperia Z Android Development] chesterr:
I think the Kernel is still in the early builds, just wait till the dev updates it and you'll see more features and stability.

Cause I switched into this rom and I find that the recovery which comes with this rom the newest version I assume and it's a bit slow compare to the the last version., So I assume that the it will be fine once the kernel gets updated well :) :)
[Xperia Z Android Development] dekadence_:
So how does this fare compared to the other 4.4 roms out there?

Does it have the huge lockscreen delay and random lags like the rest?
[Xperia Z Android Development] koukos:
Is superuser working in ART?
[Xperia Z Android Development] jeroenqui:
Hey man, it's alright.. Although technically flashing my package should also work with default CM builds...

Will test this and fix it when needed.. I hear some people have problems flashing it over another ROM.
[Xperia Z Android Development] fards:
not tried this build, but have a go at disabling hw overlays to see if it helps with the erratic touchscreen behaviour.
[Xperia Z Android Development] LaMaaH:
Yeah i know, but i got bored and decided to build my own CM11 with it already in, and then i figured i might aswell share it while at it :)

No lockscreen delay on my own install, and no errors either, just works :)

Nope, you can use Trickster Mod to disable them, but i don't have any touch issues with my own Yuga.

I actually havn't tested it, so i don't know.

But afaik CM did import some ART fixes for SuperUser not long ago, so, maybe ? :silly:
[Xperia Z Android Development] zai89:
Of course it's work..
[Xperia Z Android Development] petrifyre:
Hi [MENTION=531649]LaMaaH[/MENTION], I just saw a post on Nexus 5 forum on how to enable WhatsApp in ART runtime, can you help to compile this libart.so fix for our device? If it's alright with you.

This is the link to the post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2527879
[Xperia Z Android Development] 23Six:
Any non-kernel changes from 24th build?
[Xperia Z Android Development] dasprot:
Yes this would be awesome!

I've already tried this one http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47604251&postcount=77 but it results in mass FCs
[Xperia Z Android Development] petrifyre:
I've also tried the zip file attached in that forum and yeah, infinite fc. So I thought maybe the zip just for nexus.
[Xperia Z Android Development] dekadence_:
Cool! Guess I'll give it a shot then!
[Xperia Z Android Development] Zorua:
Switched to this from pabx's 4.4 build, however, brightness is visibly lower for whatever reason. Rom works just fine other than that though, thanks!
[Xperia Z Android Development] jpacho89:
Good idea!

Hope you booth manage to make Whatsapp working on ART, thank you!
[Xperia Z Android Development] r1punjay:
ROM is working great..No issues so far.

Only thing I found that 3g isn't working for me..only 2g
[Xperia Z Android Development] 23Six:
Toggle doesn't work. Do it manually in settings,,more,,mobile networks
[Xperia Z Android Development] dasprot:
Does LTE work?

I'm not sure if I have no LTE reception here or if it's faulty (mobile network settings are set to LTE)
[Xperia Z Android Development] r1punjay:
I have changed to 3g in settings not toggle..I think 3g does not work because whether i change to 3g or 2g i always get 2g.
[Xperia Z Android Development] petrifyre:
3g in setting is wcdma preferred in phone info which means if 3g signal is poor, it will choose 2g. If you want your signal always 3g whether the signal is good or not, dial *#*#4636#*#* click phone information, change set preferred network type to wcdma only.
[Xperia Z Android Development] muphetz:
When i use ART,why everytime i reboot,its always upgrading?,does someone have same problem with me?
[Xperia Z Android Development] chesterr:
Screw whatsapp man, I tried everything. It's never gonna work. :rolleyes:

I'm gonna use wechat here on a lot.

Edit: what's the change log on this? I like the new build, it got smoother.
[Xperia Z Android Development] LaMaaH:
To those of you with 2G / 3G / 4G/LTE issues, i haven't experienced those myself. My phone is usually on 3G (H+ to be exact), with short spurts to LTE, which might be caused by the LTE signal being weak here.

On the ART thing, i could merge the patch for it, but i'd rather let the CM11 guys get it right :)
[Xperia Z Android Development] dasprot:
Merging it until the CM guys did it would be awesome :)

LTE works for me, was just my reception.
[Xperia Z Android Development] chesterr:
So screen recording doesn't work?cause I downloaded the playstore app and it doesn't work for me.

I didn't try the adb though.
[Xperia Z Android Development] petrifyre:
It's worked for me though that it'll only record for a bit rate of 20mbps or lower.
[Xperia Z Android Development] bLack_Q:
I got the issue that nearly everytime I use either the gallery app or sonys album app, the phone freezes. Anyone else having the same problems
[Xperia Z Android Development] chesterr:
Oh yea I got the shou for screen recording and it's pretty awesome.:good:
[Xperia Z Android Development] zai89:
No.
[Xperia Z Android Development] didicola:
me neither there must be something else!
[Xperia Z Android Development] marjaN_:
i have lockscreen issues because of meow kernel, didn't happen with default cm kernel.
[Xperia Z Android Development] chesterr:
Hey Google now cards are working for you? Mine doesn't work. Is it because I am currently located in China? :rolleyes:
[Xperia Z Android Development] AzharYusri:
Haha that's sad... Mine is working perfectly fine.
[Xperia Z Android Development] tinkko:
Soft keys

So far so good with this ROM, running smoothly, google applications are working but one of the function from Android 4.4 "Easy Immersive Mode", how could I run that, cos I would like to disable the soft keys,

many thanks and greatly appreciated for this beautiful rom.
[Xperia Z Android Development] chesterr:
Battery Life is good. and I left my phone for standby and used the phone here and there.

Well Screen time is also not so bad.

I wonder what makes the system UI to run background.

Since this is nightly builds I always dirty flash it.

My steps are

1. the rom package

2. Gapps

3. then the superuser v.1.8.0

4. wipe the cache and dalvik.

5.Boot

I find that the recovery process is so slow. wiping, installing and all.
[Xperia Z Android Development] ckyy:
Wow..that's terrible tbh.

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