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[General Questions and Answers] itsonlyedy:
Hello XDA members,

I hope that I am posting in the right section.. let's get to the deal...

I am an owner of a almost 2 day old Straight Talk S3 Model: SCH-S968C

The Issue that I am having with it is mainly after I receive the Picture Message I am not able to download it to my phone?

I was wondering if I was to go down the route of rooting my device that it would take care of this issue? It is still under warranty at walmart

but the two stores I've went to ran out of the phone.

Everything works on the phone besides the Pic Message.. which makes me believe that my issue is due to software problems

So if I root the phone from stock to a custom rom will it take care of my issue of not being able to download the pictures to my phone?

If this works where could I find the stock rom for this phone and which rom could I use in it's replace.

If this rom switching route doesn't work I guess I must wait for them to exchange phones in a few days..

Hoping you folks could guide me into a direction of how I can solve this troubling issue many thanks from Palm Desert, CA
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fisher1991:
my nexus 5 is freshly rooted with twerp my question is when I flash cm and try to install a kernel it gets stuck at the google logo with the unlock icon at the bottom is there a reason for this I install rom then kernel and then the gapps am I doing this wrong? or is there something im missing I have searched the forum and google sorry if im asking the same question over thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
most custom kernels wont work on cm. cm moved away from aosp for its source to caf, and most custom kernels use aosp. so, you will need to read the ops for the kernel threads, if they say caf, or cm, then you can use it with cm based roms.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistahseller:
Search chaos kernel I know for sure that is CAF
[General Questions and Answers] BruceHugo:
I hope this question is not as dumb as I feel it is, but here we go. In the bottom left corner of my home screen is a logo, it features the google+ logo, when I double tap it, a list is opened...

Add

Wallpaper

Theme settings

Manage apps

Manage screens

Apex settings

System settings

Lock desktop

Help

I would like to delete or at least move this logo but can not.

Sorry, and thanks in advance. :laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] alvin14:
Disclaimer:

By flashing this recovery you take full responsibility to whatever happens on your device. The developer will NOT be held responsible to whatever happens on your device. Of course, the recovery has been tested but whatever happens on your device will not be held against the developer.

​

What Is CWM Recovery ?

CWM recovery is a way that enables you to flash a custom rom , customize your rom and can save you from bad situations. To Be fully in control of your android device you need a recovery and this is one of them.

CM Nightlies install with no problems.

​

How To Install CWM Recovery ?

Only DD method

You need to be rooted before you continue.

1. Copy recovery.img to the root of your internal sdcard and choose either method below

a.Via PC :

Make sure that your device is on usb debugging mode (also ensure you have Samsung adb drivers installed).

Plug your device in your notebook/pc and open Terminal/CMD.

Copy and Paste the Following Commands :

PHP Code:

adb shell

dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p10

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make sure that the partition is mmcblk0p10 or you will brick your device !

now you can reboot to recovery (volume up + home +power) or type reboot recovery via Terminal or CMD and enjoy CWM 6.0.4.7

2.On Phone :

First Download Terminal Emulator From the Play Store.

Start Terminal,

Type the Following Commands :

PHP Code:

su (you need root acess for it )

Then

dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p10

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make sure that partition is mmcblk0p10 or you will brick your device !(guys with fat fingers stay away, use your pc !)

now you can reboot to recovery (volume up + home +power) or type reboot recovery via Terminal and enjoy CWM 6.0.4.7

​

Thanks To :

CM Team For CWM recovery .

@intervigil @Alberto96 @Faryaab @Koush {Without them recovery would not be here for our device :D}​

​

Downloads :

Updated 6.0.4.8 Touch Recovery.img (Tested and Verified)

Recovery.img

Touch Recovery.img (Tested and Verified)

Recovery.img

Regular Recovery.img (Didn't Test but 100% SURE IT WORKS)

Recovery.img

Change Log :

Build #2 Version Update

Build #1 Fully Working.

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FAQ:{Please Read Before Posting}

Q: OMG ! Recovey Not Booting What To Do ?

A:Please Dont try entering recovery first time from advanced power menu just do it the hard way :D

Q:My Device is not getting read by windows ?

A:Uninstall all drivers that you installed for the device .​

Please at least Hit The Thanks Button

PM ME if Links are dead

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[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] hotheabilly:
Touch version confirmed OK. Thanks OP :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] citymen34:
Here is Odin Flashable tar.md5 file. Unrar and flash GT-I9500-CWM-6.0.4.7.tar.md5 file via AP for odin.

Thanks alvin14
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] androidindian:
guys i have the twrp recovery installed right now.. and im on a mac.. so will the adb method work fine? or do i only do it via odin? thanks a lot! :D
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] D™:
you can try both.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] stassano:
For those who use Mac… don't like to use Odin out of fear of retribution from Scandinavian deities or are scared to typo mmcblk0p10 and brick their S4...

Download the CWM / TWRP flashable ZIP for the touch recovery here...

Packed by myself, tested and working on my phone... Thanks to alvin14 for the recovery.img.

http://d-h.st/ahU

or attached...
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] androidindian:
awesome thanks a lot mate! ive been on twrp and flashed the 6.0.4.5 from the other thread the phone blacks out.. so was wondering if adb method would work, but will try the file you have given now :D thanks mate..
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] stassano:
Let us know if it worked for you from TWRP... I flashed from CWM 6.0.4.4.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] tollboy:
Can somebody confirm if restore works fine?

Earlier version was fiving fc after the restore. And you will have to factory reset it.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] stassano:
It works just fine... :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] tollboy:
Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Drasztic:
I'm not getting an md5/tar file, I'm getting a recovery.img file? What do i do?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] SiNxHaCk:
When I Try Flashing Rom, It's Say Aborted Error 7. When Im Flashing Roms. Like Wanam,Legend.

Then Im Flashing Cm11 It Works. I had to Downgrade My Recovery To 6.0.4.5 To Flash My Rom Back. :)
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] alvin14:
Use DD method. Haven't downloading that method to test from the user that uploaded it.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] alvin14:
[recovery][gt-i9500]cwm 6.0.4.7 *everything works*

I think that's probably a ClockWorkMod thing. Or the specific ROM. Have no problems at all with ROMS. Especially Wanam.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] asia559571:
Many Thanks alvin14 and citymen34 for the tar. Working like a Charm! Kind Regards
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] robertostorm:
Works smooth on my i9500 with the official kitkat. Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] ianigm:
Works great with CM11 OTA updates!:good:
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Xphoid:
Edit: recovery works perfectly...

Thanks...
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] asia559571:
Sorry I did say It's working like a Charm but after restoring from a backup I'm getting FC's on stock 4.4.2 Russian & Thiland updates, Any ideas!

BTW, on Official Cm11 4.4.2 with CWM I have no problems Restoring. Please can you tell me from where the sourse code was taken. Many Thanks & Kind Regards!
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] alvin14:
Did you wipe data & factory reset before restoring?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] asia559571:
Hi Alvin! I have flashed something like 15 times and using two different official 4.4.2 firmwares. I wiped the data & factory reset, wiped cache, dalvik, after install and switching off the phone, removing battery waiting 10 min's I repeated the first three steps, I've even formated the partitions before flashing. Everything is 100% with phone & CWM but when restoring from a backup this is when the s#@t hits the fan. This also happened on Philz touch & S.a.M.e.R_d's 6.0.4.6 recovery, (yesterday I was checking through his post and saw that other people are having the same issue. Ever since the first 4.4.2 release I'm thinking the problem lies in the recovery so I have one question for you if it's not being rude, "Where did you get the sourse code" to make the recovery? Looking forward to hearing from you soon as hopefully you may have answers to this conundrum. Respectfully kind regards to you.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] alvin14:
The sources are intervigil/cm sources and recovery is built while I compile cm for our device, touch recovery has to be built by Koush builder.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] alvin14:
When I wipe data/factory reset then restore it all works fine for me.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] alvin14:
New build up
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] alvin14:
I also tried a backup, install another rom, wipe data/factory reset then restore back with no FC, can someone else confirm this still works as in the past some reported that it's not working properly.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Anakha56:
Anyone able to make a CWM flash zip?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] callquality:
flashable CWM 6.0.4.8

flashable CWM 6.0.4.8

View attachment 2689723
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Anakha56:
Works perfectly thank you :).
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Jayfeather787:
What baseband does the dd command work for? Does it work for MF3?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] alvin14:
It's not baseband specific, works with any baseband as long as your device is the GT-I9500

Sent from my iPhone 5
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] Jayfeather787:
Thank you very much for the reply.

However, i did something very stupid. I flashed the recovery only to realize that the phone was not the i9500, but the i9505. Now, I cannot get any recovery on the phone. The phone is not bricked, and is rooted. It does not run normally, as there is no lock screen, no shut down menu (it simply shuts down if I hold the power button), and a little box pops up in the middle of the homescreen that says factory information. I have done a factory reset in the recovery, and tried to use RomManager to install the recovery, but nothing seems to work. I think that I could just flash the samsung firmware, and it would be okay, but I want to figure out how to replace the original mmcblk0p10. If you or anyone could find me the original mmcblk0p10 file then I would be very thankful.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] alvin14:
Try TWRP recovery from the play store app. Can you still access your recovery?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmz.soft.twrpmanager
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] CrAzYoNi:
How can I compile it to tar to support this installation via Odin?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] waranty92:
After backuping system with this recovery, I tried a custom rom (CyanogenMod 11) which was working without problem and restored with same recovery, my system does not start i get only massage that play store crushed, right after that , shazam has stopped, and many apps are crushing at the same time, when I press ok the other app crush and i cant get into system, i tried to flash stock firmware and it was working perfectly too, restoring the backup I did first system again behaves as i described above

All I need is to backup my google authenticator,
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] JT Vinishan:
Hellow all...

I need stock recovery please ...
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] dibartolodroid:
Here you go : https://mega.co.nz/#!qAEzTIwS!mbqerskpxagoZhzzoaqclEoX0FLw_UI738shXkS2OEE

I hope it will help you. Tell me.

Envoyé depuis mon GT-I9500 avec Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] RozenTensai:
You have overwritten your phone's EFS partition (it explains the "Factory Data" with yellow characters on top of screen).

So, if you have an EFS backup, restore it and you'll be fine again.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] adcool2007:
Can this be flashed directly from stock recovery

Can this be flashed directly from stock recovery (Rooted ROM) ??
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] alvin14:
No. Only from another CWM OR TWRP recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] adcool2007:
This vs Philz CWM ??

Yup i figured that out already.... Thanks :) for the help.

Also, if i may ask... Does Philz recovery and this one has any difference (Other than customization and extra options),

I mean in terms of compatibility with CM11/ AOSP / GearCM (Does Philz recovery causes some problems ??) and other ROM made form the device tree.:confused:

Thanks ne ways :cool:
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] knojap:
I've got Philz modded Recovery 5.15 or something like this.

Everything is working except restoring a nand backup.

Is there a way to restore a nand backup with this cwm oder philz cwm???

Read something about Linux SE can not be restored?

But there must be a workaround. Everything is great with the i9506. But without a nand restore I'm very afraid to test something new tweaks?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] shiruuu.samad:
Guys am new here so please help me out, I want to root by s4 i9500, MDK how to root it on Android version 4.2.2, will I uncounter Knox? Can I use cf auto root method? Please link me to the requested threads please help
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] tollboy:
Yes you are right it fails every time. can some one explain me how to do successfully backup and restore whole system with nandriod backup.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] SunnyGrewal11:
can u plz tell me in which option in odin should i select this file?? like pda or which ??
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] tollboy:
You need to select pda.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] sharingan:
I am having status 7 erroe after i tried to flash latest cm 11 nightly on my i9500

can it be due to the fact that i did not perform factory reset or cache wipe

The file is downloaded ok there is no error in that

Plz reply fast
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] alvin14:
No it's not. Download the file again or the the latest nightly has a error
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] alvin14:
Ask koush on this one
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] sharingan:
Thanks bro but have you experienced same error
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] rgshah3:
Deleted
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] sandeep bawa:
Can i flash this recovery via odin . actually i m on stock recovery and not rooted at all i want an recovery flashable via odin and then i will install available zip of this recovery ... Hope i m clear ! Can anyone help ?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] alvin14:
I personally don't have a Odin flash but I think someone uploaded one in this thread.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] sajjjjjjad:
6.0.4.8 is last version?!
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] alvin14:
I think it's a new upcoming recovery now. Moved to twrp so no idea.
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] shachar911:
should I do factory reset and cache wipe before flashing it?
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] asad007:
Nah
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] SalimPS:
CWM is discontinued if don't know that yet.. now CyanogenMod has it'S own Recovery called CyanogenRecovery or something like that..

Better use latest TWRP to avoid any conflicts with new Roms..
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] farshad7:
Hi!

Is it flashable on lollipop or it may brick the phone?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] hussammm86:
Hello

Can i flash that cwm recovery by twrp 3.1.1.0 recovery without use odin and terminal ... If i can the steps of install that please

Help me please and thanks to all
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] djherbert:
Can it work
[Galaxy S 4 i9500 Original Android Development] nomigujjar:
Waiting answer from any expertie
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Monte_Cristo:
Hi. I read in another forum that is AKU2 rom is available in the site http://www.myqtek.com . Since i do not have access to that site because my PDA was sold by Daangard, someone who have access can download it and put in the XDA FTP to download?

Thnks :lol:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] marquitos:
I Have The T-Mobile SGH-M919, Now What Can I Do To Sim Unlock, Its On The 4.3 So The Free Way Is Not Working Unless Someone Can Point Me In The Right Way. Or A Good Online Place To Buy The Code Cheap, Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Try this method, might or might not work for you. Need root.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2628120
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] marquitos:
Thanks

Ill Give It A Shot And Let You Know How It Goes
[General Questions and Answers] cheveresanr:
My sister managed to make her phone's Home Button unable to work. I was wondering what I could do to make it work back again and if this happened to anyone around here. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy 5 I5500] Bhargav97:
CWM Recovery 6.0.4.6 capable of flashing all the zip files....

recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.6-galaxy5.zip (Mediafire)(5.25 mb)

I made this cwm recovery 6.0.4.6 with the help of Jenkins.

Features...

->Fully functional. (Still no option for partition sdcard)

->This recovery can flash all the roms and also older recoveries and all the valid zip files. (even cm7)

->Use this until psyke officially release a properly working cwm.

How to use?

->Flash recovery-clockwork-6.0.1.2-galaxy5.tar (or any older) using Odin.

->Flash this zip file provided by me in the above link.

->After that boot into this new recovery and perform a cache wipe (NOT dalvik-cache). Then you're done....!!! Now, start flashing everything or reboot to system back...

Acknowledgements:-

-> First and very important fact I want you all to know is that from CM11 (CWM 6.0.4.5 onwards), a major security step has been taken up by Koush (CWM creator) by introducing SElinux and so one more security enhancement that came with it is: That...now you need to keep your updater-script as precise as possible. For e.g :- Not giving permission command for such files that doesn't even exist.

-> Another thing I saw was that now, format command in updater-script requires 5 args instead of 4 or 3.

-> Psyke83's cm7 can be flashed using this recovery but there were some mistakes in few of the updater-script lines. I removed those Mistakes (not added a single word more) and now...cm7 can be flashed right away using this recovery 6.0.4.6.

Corrected updater-script file for cm7 (for latest v3.0):-

updater-script (9 KB)

(If after download, your file is named like this- "updater-script.bin", please rename it to "updater-script".)

Where to replace this file?

->Those who don't know where to replace this updater-script file:- Open psyke83's latest v3.0 cm7 zip file. Go to META-INF/com/google/android and there in 'android' folder you'll see updater-script file. Just replace that file with mine (given above).

->Now, your cm7 zip file is ready to be flashed with cwm 6.0.4.6 provided above.

ENJOY.....!!!!

PROJECT Closed: Use PhilZ Touch Recovery which is based on CWM. It can flash everything.
[Samsung Galaxy 5 I5500] Bhargav97:
Wanna know what were the mistakes in cm7 script according to new rules of cwm 6.0.4.5 (or newer)?...Here you go...

->First one: Format requires five args instead of three or four or lesser.

So, it is the line in original updater-script:-

format("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/stl12");

But, it has to be like this according to new pattern of cwm 6.0.4.5 (or newer):-

format("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/stl12", "0", "/system");

So, I corrected it.

->Second one & the last one is that not giving permissions to the file that doesn't exist.

Line in original file:-

set_perm(0, 0, 0544, "/system/etc/install-recovery.sh");

But, the file 'install-recovery.sh' doesn't exist. So, I removed this line.

And so finally tried flashing CM7 and it was successfully flashed with the new recovery and booted up very fast...
[Samsung Galaxy 5 I5500] Vagelis1608:
Is it 100% safe?

Sent from my GT-I5500 [CM11]
[Samsung Galaxy 5 I5500] Bhargav97:
Yupp bro...

I myself use this since a long time..You can see madteam's "Clockworkmod Recovery for Galaxy 5" topic to see user replies confirming the recovery to be working.
[Samsung Galaxy 5 I5500] Vagelis1608:
Ok.I just wanted to be sure.

Downloading now.

Thanks for it :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] thakrew317:
Can someone please provide me with a working semi stock ICS rom link...I need to get my wife's phone fully working and she dosnt like these customized roms and it seems like all link are dead for older builds. And I can never get Sammobile links to fully download or ever work....I can't use stock jellybean 4.1.2 because of some stupid settings that get brought on the home screen it's an issue from awhile back that I don't think ever was fixed and Samsung said it needs to be re flashed by them but she'd be happy with an ICS rom that everything fully works including tethering...thanks in advance and sorry for the novel
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] thakrew317:
I did find two different ones I'm trying now finally so I'll see how those go but any other help would be greatly appreciated I hope I didn't come off as demanding cause I totally wasnt
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iamdofus:
Make it more simple, install cyanogenmod 9, its available on cm site.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] thakrew317:
She doesn't like the fact that the camera shuts off all the time when the battery is below 50%
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cesar124:
Try Jedi Mind Trick, I'm using it right now and it's great. I'm using it with the Tiberius kernel (I don't think I spelled it right lol), but you HAVE to let the rom settle in for at least 10 mins, otherwise it'll just start giving problems such as random reboots, force closes, battery life issues, etc. It's based on Touchwiz 4.1.2 so you won't have any camera issues.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] johnyb1983_:
to the rescue

hey i think this is what you want

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1858435
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] penser:
I see all these threads about flashing recovery and rooting on all carriers, so I just want to be sure, is it unlocked by default? If not, is there a way to unlock it?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rquiett:
no it is not and no you can't unlock it. You can use loki to flash a recovery on it and then flash roms.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] penser:
Loki is basically a bypass that allows you to have a custom recovery, right? Or is it just like a bootstrap/safestrap that requires you to have the stock ROM/kernel still installed?

And does Loki do a factory reset as if you had unlocked your bootloader?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rquiett:
when I flashed loki and recovery and root I did not have a factory reset so everything was still there. Also it allows you to flash roms you don't have to stay on stock
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] penser:
Awesome, thanks!