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[Sony Cross-Device General] Celestial Fury:
If the firmware has no public root exploit, how does this tool create root for it exactly? For example:

Xperia Z1 14.4.A.0.157 is not rootable. This tool can create 14.4.A.0.157 rooted firmware that we can flash in one go?
[Sony Cross-Device General] norti:
NO. The Xperia logo is in the firmware you're flashing, this utility does not and can not remove it. Btw: the Xperia Logo is only in the 4.4.4 firmware, it isn't there on 4.4.2.
[Sony Cross-Device General] hussein1:
I am using the ROMS Android 4.4.4:

23.0.1.A.3.9 Current ROM (Xperia logo removed Created Rom by PRF v0.5)

23.0.1.A.0.167 Test This Rom (Xperia logo removed Created Rom by niaboc79)

not 4.4.2!

Xperia logo removed the Android 4.4.4 ROM Rooted!!!!

I could Full Wipe before installing 23.0.1.A.3.9 (Created Rom by PRF v0.7)?yes?
[Sony Cross-Device General] joseangel.alv:
@zxz0O0 I'm sorry to say this, but v0.7 also fails to create a

usable zip

(at least for Xperia Z2)... :(

This time, files are where it should be, but 'create-uuidlinks.sh' doesn't run properly.

The errors I've found into the 'create-uuidlinks.sh' script, are very easy to solve: :victory:

Convert tabs to spaces (many shells doesn't like tab charaters, and ours is one of them)

Convert newline characters from windows to unix format (I mean, 'dos2unix' the script)

I don't know if there are more errors, because I don't need to flash any ROM right now, so I've not tried to run it completely...

However, I've debugged it a bit because the users of

my tutorial in a spanish forum

have had problems using it.

Please correct it as soon as possible... I love this tool! Thank you for your time! :highfive:
[Sony Cross-Device General] zxz0O0:
Damn github and its autocrlf. I've corrected the line endings and tested the script. Seems to run properly now. The tabs shouldn't be a problem. I've reuploaded v0.7, thanks for your report :highfive:
[Sony Cross-Device General] Rootk1t:
Just out of curiosity: v0.7 is ~4x larger than v0.6 probably because of the signapk.jar inside. What apks does it sign?
[Sony Cross-Device General] norti:
It signs the flashable.zip, not apks.
[Sony Cross-Device General] bjorn96:
This is for flashing with a custom recovery, right? :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] juanpirulo:
Yes.Cheers
[Sony Cross-Device General] bjorn96:
I found out.

Just that it failed with v.6

After some reading i found out why. :p
[Sony Cross-Device General] MonsterMMORPG:
can we use this method with xperia z2 - fresh device - 4.4.4 ?
[Sony Cross-Device General] juanpirulo:
Yes you can, but you will have to update the dualrecovery to work with last firmware, to do this you will have to open temp/installdisableric.sh and add the firmware.cheers
[Sony Cross-Device General] xdadevelkl:
Can the tool also produce an FTF file for FlashTool? That would be neat for those people, who do not have a recovery on their phone.
[Sony Cross-Device General] bjorn96:
Yes. ?

Sent from my D6503
[Sony Cross-Device General] kingvortex:
You cannot flash an FTF that contains modified files. It will fail.

Sent from my C6603
[Sony Cross-Device General] Celestial Fury:
No answer for this? :confused:
[Sony Cross-Device General] anagramgenius:
Rooted firmware means, it flashes the supersu.zip after flashing the system files. Pre rooting is possible. Post rooting depends on the firmware. Sony will patch the exploits in new firmwares. So it is difficult to root. In such case, this tool is very helpful.
[Sony Cross-Device General] Celestial Fury:
So this tool is only for getting root on rootable firmwares? It cannot be used for (currently) non-rootable firmwares like the Z1 .157? I already have root on .108. Can this tool help me get .157 and be rooted?
[Sony Cross-Device General] kingvortex:
This tool makes a rooted rom with dual recovery preinstalled in a flashable zip to be flashed via custom recovery. It isn't for rooting firmware that you already have installed.

It can be used on any firmware version (even those with no root exploit).

Sent from my C6603
[Sony Cross-Device General] anagramgenius:
Let me tell you in a simple way. Rooting means placing su binaries files to the system. What this tool does is, it makes flashable zip which contains the su binaries(which is present in supersu.zip) along with the new firmware(in your case it's .157). Almost all firmwares are rootable. But placing those su binaries to the system matters.
[Sony Cross-Device General] j-raymn:
I just did it yesterday with latest .167 US unbranded and everything went smooth
[Sony Cross-Device General] Celestial Fury:
I finally get it. So I use my existing recovery to flash the zip created by this tool - what happens to my existing recovery? Replaced by the new recovery in the zip? What happens to my current data and apps? I don't want to lose them or install everything from scratch.
[Sony Cross-Device General] anagramgenius:
Yes recovery gets replaced. And nope, you won't lose data and apps.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=55980705&postcount=119
[Sony Cross-Device General] Rootk1t:
if you don't manually perform wipes of course;)

As far as i understand you don't have to do it because, if you look through temp/installdisableric.sh, you can see that it takes recovery version from XZDR.prop, and if it is empty from /system/build.prop which already contains string with firmware version.

Even if i'm not exactly right, i didn't modify installdisableric.sh at all while installing latest (an in this case unsupported) firmwares, and everything worked flawlessly. So this step can be safely omitted.
[Sony Cross-Device General] ghostofcain:
TBH when making major updates 3 > 4 or 4 > 5 a wipe is probably best practice, but other times you'll probably get away with out a wipe. But should you encounter issues please don't report them until you've tried a clean flash of your rom (No biggie, backup, wipe, flash and test).
[Sony Cross-Device General] Celestial Fury:
Not going to wipe of course.

It's a minor update from .108 to .157 5mb.

However, it gave an error:

[I]First line edited out[/I]
22/11/2014 11:16:05 - Verifying extracted Sin File
22/11/2014 11:16:05 - Extracting image from Sin File system.sin
22/11/2014 11:19:16 - Adding info to flashable script
22/11/2014 11:19:16 - Adding system to zip
22/11/2014 11:23:00 - Adding extra files
22/11/2014 11:23:02 - kernel
22/11/2014 11:26:01 - rpm
22/11/2014 11:28:40 - fotakernel
22/11/2014 11:31:35 - amss_fsg
22/11/2014 11:34:22 - amss_fs_1
22/11/2014 11:37:20 - amss_fs_2
22/11/2014 11:40:31 - elabel-C6903-row_201401221511.1_14.4.A.0.157
22/11/2014 11:43:23 - Adding UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.16.zip
22/11/2014 11:44:42 - Adding Z1-lockeddualrecovery2.7.154-BETA.installer.zip
22/11/2014 11:46:30 - Error: signapk.jar file not found
22/11/2014 11:46:30 - Finished

I ticked Sign zip as recommended in OP and I can see the signapk.jar in the folder.
[Sony Cross-Device General] zxz0O0:
Are you sure signapk.jar is in the same folder as the PRFCreator.exe? You did not rename signapk.jar? Maybe something (antivirus, etc.) is blocking the access to signapk.jar. On my laptop it works without problems. Note that without zip signature, the zip can still be flashed.
[Sony Cross-Device General] Celestial Fury:
It's there. Antivirus not blocking it afaik, no alerts.

I've created a new zip without signing the zip but for safety reason, I'd prefer to have it done the way you recommend it, ie signing the zip.
[Sony Cross-Device General] joseangel.alv:
No, it cannot be omitted... At least not, if you want full-root in a single step.

The problem resides in those lines, and it has nothing to do with getting the firmware or recovery versions...

if [ "$ROMVER" = "14.2.A.0.290" -o "$ROMVER" = "14.2.A.1.136" -o \
"$ROMVER" = "14.2.A.1.114" -o "$ROMVER" = "14.3.A.0.681" -o \
"$ROMVER" = "14.3.A.0.757" -o "$ROMVER" = "17.1.1.A.0.402" -o \
"$ROMVER" = "14.4.A.0.108" ]; then

cp /tmp/disableric /system/xbin/
chmod 755 /system/xbin/disableric

fi

If you don't add your (new) version to the 'if' comparison, 'disableric' won't be installed ==> partial-root (read-only /system)
[Sony Cross-Device General] Celestial Fury:
Well, I flashed the unsigned zip and I didn't lose data but the recovery

wasn't

replaced, it was removed! (and yes, I included a Recovery during creation) SuperSU seems fine but XPosed won't install because the system is read only. Was this known??
[Sony Cross-Device General] ghostofcain:
Yes unless patched dual recovery is installed with rom, then system will be r/of.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Vember31:
whenever i choose reboot, the device doesn't come back on. just shuts down and that's it. happens in stock, stock rooted, custom roms, everything. also happens if rebooting from recovery. it even happens if i do adb reboot-bootloader in windows with usb attached.

other info right now:

bootloader version: 4.02

recovery: twrp 2.7.1.1

rom: liquid smooth 3.1

kernel: faux kernel

any ideas?? could this just be a hardware issue with the model i got?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] madshark2009:
my htc one XL power button broke and wanted to know just in case it turned off in a time of need how do I turn it on ??

and if it got stuck how do i reset it ?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Heisenberg:
Connecting it to a power source should light the screen up if it's still turned on. But if it actually shuts off you're not gonna be able to turn it back on.

Transmitted via Bacon
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] madshark2009:
isnt there a way via CMD ? or any thing I really can live without power button Idont wanna pay 100's of $ to fix a device that doesnt even cost as much as fixing some thing so little as a power button . trust me ! in Israel its living hell with fixing these micro devices ... some companies even claim that they have to replace the screen as it comes along with the power button making me pay extra for nothing !

I really hope there is a way to turn it on ...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Heisenberg:
I'm not aware of any command that can wake a device that isn't turned on. Commands only work on a device that is turned on able to receive the command.

Transmitted via Bacon
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] madshark2009:
ok but does really fixing the power button require replacing the screen too ?? I mean all these people keep telling me that but I just cant seem to believe them or get a connection of the image !
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MeltingSnowman:
Does anybody here has this little problem with lightbleeding from sides of the screen? On mine I have a little portion on the top center of the screen that has this problem. Do you think I can return it as a defective phone and get a new one without this "problem"?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rohitthe1:
Yes! you can return it as a defective phone and get a new one without this problem if you are under warranty :), since this is a hardware issue (assuming it hasn't been dropped or tampered)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shivam Kuchhal:
Yes I have it too in the upper center of the screen. But it was noticeable in complete white screen and highest brightness settings like only during bootanimation. So I didn't opt for a replacement.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rsbuttar7:
phone speaker nt working while using cm 10 with AOKP ROM ICS 4.0.4 ,rest other things working fine any update or fix abt that
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
You realize that you posted in a general help section without posting any details of your phone, right...?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] HF4L:
View attachment 2914223

If already posted somewhere, mods please remove...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ahfu25:
My phone just started the download and I quickly went Into titanium and froze it lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
i'll wait until it gets posted here so i can install using mobile odin don't want to loose towelroot
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
Yeah that is what I'm going to wait for too.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
sammobile has a bad link downloading from samsung updates. 15 hours left
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
it states audio and software improvement.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] edgarf28:
hmm.. same changelist number as NG3.

How big is the OTA update?

And can anyone who have installed the update look how much total memory he has available? (is it 1.81 Gb or 1.67 Gb?)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
it states 1.5gb

OS Version Build Date Changelist

4.4.2	25.08.2014	2271722
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] koolboyztn:
http://m.androidcentral.com/t-mobil...bility-update?utm_source=ac&utm_medium=dlvrit
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] KoubaK:
I will update when I get home, hopefully it fixes the BT audio issues...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] tructo:
I update it on my phone. it show 86mb
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Christopher3712:
I can probably download and mirror. I'm a premium user there.

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Nevermind. It's giving me "File not found" errors on all 4 links.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] mistical:
Please, this would be much appreciated. Anywhere you could like Google Drive, Dropbox, Mega, Hugefiles, anywhere. (: Thanks in advance.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
well i downloaded the file using pc odin to only install the firmware and modem to then finish it with mobile odin but after flashing the firmware only reboot phone been stuck on the samsung galaxy s5 screen for the past 5 minutes i try to re install it again all pass ok but still stuck on same screen after second reboot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
well Thats not good. did you flash full tar with mobile odin? i keep getting an error while downloading. this is my third try and still dont have the file

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im thinking do the full tar first in mobile odin then bootloader in pc odin

oops quoted myself
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
no i did the pc odin first to just flash the firmware let me uploaded to drop box will post link when done

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i just reflash n6 in case i need to re towel root 1 hour left on the upload to dropbox will post the link as soon as is done slow internet here 15 to 20mbs
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] spirodave:
Cool it looks like Alliance is gonna have another update soon to B5. By the way i wonder if the audio fix is for the crackling i get sometimes from the phone speaker, which is very seldom?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
well back to n6 you can't do a full flash with mobile odin it reset my whole phone to factory reset
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
still have root? download mobile odin from play store and reflash the new firmware i need just the bootloader if you have it. i upgraded with mobile odin and all went well . so i guess i need to flash bootloader in pc odin next.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] darksora145:
I updated to the newest firmware and I'm finally able to make calls over volte
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] galaxy s4 nutjob:
Towel root not working after update
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
here is the link=

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e3ias95aqf65gl3/TMB-G900TUVU1BNG4-20140827134728 (1).zip?dl=0
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2761412 here are links to full tar , firmware only etc. i first flashed the full tar with mobile odin pro then i flashed the firmware only file with pc odin. all worked fine root knox 0x0 etc

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towel root will only work on ne6 or earlier.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] galaxy s4 nutjob:
K thanks guys
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
hey a quick question can i go from n6 to ng4 or do i need to do each one until i get to ng4 not paying attention i mess up and had to reverse back to get root again
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] mag1017:
Change bootanimation

CHANGE BOOTANIMATION WITH BNG4

THE CHANGE IS IN POWERED BY ANDROID :D :laugh: :fingers-crossed: :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
i don't see why not. may as well try just use mobile odin first to flash the full tar then pc odin the firmware only .dont forget to install busybox this should upgrade everything. good luck .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
well what i'm asking will this update also have the previous updates that where from nf6,ng3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
i think it would have to being that it is the latest. whatever previous firmwares updates and features are completely overwritten during the flash. at least that's how i understand it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
For those who had troubles did you update with the following procedure?

Flash firmware only using PC Odin

flash full file with mobile odin with everroot and inject su

That is what I have done in the past and has worked well.

Haven't gotten home to try it on mine yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
ok i must be missing something install full tar with mobile odin first when the phone reboots it resets to factory spec with new software.

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that's the way i've always done it but for some reason today it resets back to factory with new software. then i try mobile odin first and the same thing happens.this my 4th time starting from n6 to get root again
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] GastonC:
What is busybox? Specific version?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
That is very strange.

Unfortunately I won't be near a working computer with internet for a few days to try it and my phone is having issues downloading the file.

Has anyone else tried to upgrade in that method and had it work okay or not?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
@ 1iwilly quoted TheArtiszan my mistake meant to reply to 1iwilly

when you flash with mobile odin pro only wipe dalvik cache. if you are wiping data and cache it will factory reset the phone . either way since the new software is installed all that needs to be done is reinstall your apps. what exactly is the issue? you are on ng4 after the mobile flash and you should retain root if you inject supersu and tick everoot.. the firmware only file needs to be flashed with pc odin in the CP SLOT NOT PDA hope this helps

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busybox is required for most root apps to work properly. i use the stericson version from google play
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
ok got it working
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
i could be wrong you may need to update incrementally from ne6 to ng4. i only went from ng3 to ng4. but just to let you know when i flashed the firmware only file in pc odin i accidentally flashed the nf6 but right after i flashed the ng4 and still had no issues.

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glad you worked it out!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
kjk
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] GastonC:
Does Xposed still turn off or stop S Health from working with this update?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] nightfox11:
ok this is weird mine didn't change... i flashed BNG4 with mobile odin...:confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] slicknsxy:
Mobile Odin full tar. Pc odin firmware. All is good. Phone info says ng4 for everything.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
boy i feel like an ass all this time i was putting a check mark on wipe data&cache instead of of the other one wasted hours re installing from scratch
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] CamoCustom:
This may fix some things, I called and talked to level 2 tech because my wife and I's phones were dropping calls, and losing audio one way, he stated it had something to worth ng6 update, hopefully this fixed it. I have to reinstall stock recovery and then flash. Or am I wrong on this? Have twrp flashed currently
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] slicknsxy:
It did for me. But once i foxed the build.prop. wiped the data for both heath services and s health. Reboot. All is good
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] xdacod:
I did the following:

1.) Downloaded the file TMB-G900TUVU1BNG4-20140827134728.zip and G900T_FirmwareOnly_NG4.tar.md5.zip

2.) Unzipped and was left with G900TUVU1BNG4_G900TTMB1BNG4_G900TUVU1BNG4_HOME.tar.md5 and G900T_FirmwareOnly_NG4.tar.md5

3.) Copied the above file to my SD card

4.) Opened Mobile Odin on my phone and tapped Open File... I then selected the full tar (not the firmwareonly fille) from step 2.

5.) I left enable everroot, inject superuser and inject mobile ODIN checked.

6.) After flash I set it to boot to download mode. (I open PC Odin and make sure my phone is connected to my laptop with a USB cable)

7.) I tapped flash firmware

The firmware then flashed and rebooted into download mode. PC Odin picked it up.

8.) On my PC I clicked the AP button and browsed for the FirmwareOnly tar from step 2. PC Odin loads it up and I clicked Start. The firmware was flashed and the phone rebooted into the normal "Android is upgrading apps" step.

The phone booted up, I checked the versions (NG4 for everything), I checked Knox (0x0) and I checked root (still have it).

That worked for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] GastonC:
How do you fix the build prop
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] slicknsxy:
Check this link

http://www.andromods.com/fix-troubleshoot/fix-xposed-framework-shealth-problem-galaxy-s5.html
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
ng6? do you mean nf6? because we just got ng4 as far as i know ng4 is the latest
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
Weird.

I just tried those exact steps and I lost root.

What version did you start with?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] xdacod:
That is strange. I was on the NG3 version.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
I will have to try an incremental upgrade then.

Also what version of Mobile Odin are you using?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ahfu25:
I unrooted, downgraded to nf6 via Odin on PC. Rooted then upgraded using the NG4 full tar via mobile Odin pro and I'm all set. Why the extra step with the firmware?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
Did you download the firmware from the collections page here?

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Nf6 not ne6?

I thought towelroot didn't work on that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ahfu25:
Yes my apologies NE6. And yes I downloaded NG4 from the collections page here
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] CamoCustom:
Oops, I'm on ng3 having the call audio and drop issues
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
Okay

I am going to redownload ng4 and try again.

I'm wondering if my download is messed up some how.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] xdacod:
I am using Mobile ODIN Pro 4.20.

I downloaded both the full tar and the firmware only from the collections page here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2761412
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
Do you remember what partitions mobile Odin had to flash for you?

Mine only shows modem 1 kernel and system from what I remember.

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Got it working.

I think the first time I copied it to the phone something got messed up.

I downgraded to ne6 and rooted

shut the phone off and turned on again

verified root stayed and copied the file to the external sd card

ran mobile odin and it had more partitions in it

let if flash with boot into download mode

flashed firmware only to get new boot loader

rebooted into recovery

rebooted phone

everything good now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ahfu25:
Cool. Any questions just ask
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
to upgrade the bootloader . flash the firmare only file in pc odin . use the cp slot
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] mustang_52:
Is it the cp or ap slot? Someone here said the ap slot and I've read elsewhere the same.