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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ibuprophen:
As [MENTION=8187191]FriendlyNeighborhoodShane[/MENTION] had stated and furthermore...

I have a Galaxy S4 (OF1) with a locked up bootloader but, it's rooted with SuperSU, stang5litre, XPosed, etc...

A locked bootloader within a Samsung device that's also Rooted still has (excuse my vulgar language) Knox. No matter if you've even uninstalled every single Knox entry within the device.

This is because Knox also resides within the kernel of the bootloader.

There's certain functions (like backups for example) within FlashFire that, when executed, FlashFire will request the device for a temporary change for the SELinux State to be changed to Permissive Mode and then change it back when it's completed.

On a Samsung device, with a locked bootloader, Knox will prevent this SELinux change that will result in certain functions (like backups for example) in FlashFire to go through the process of that action but, nothing resulting in it. Like firing blanks from a pistol... Looks like it's firing a bullet but, nothing resulted in it (Kinda Sorta) LOL!

"Live Long and Prosper..."

~Ambassador S'chn T'gai Spock

Sent via Communicator [D2VZW] from the Bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise [NCC-1701].
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FriendlyNeighborhoodShane:
One correction: Samsungs don't have locked bootloaders...

Knox... right... smart:good:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ashyx:
Of course they do, many of them
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ibuprophen:
Oh my word!

LMAO!!!

"Live Long and Prosper..."

~Ambassador S'chn T'gai Spock

Sent via Communicator [D2VZW] from the Bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise [NCC-1701].
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Bakuryu42:
I don't think its Knox that is preventing Flashfire from changing SELinux because I have a backup of my phone from a year ago that was made using it. As far as I know Knox doesn't update itself? I quarantined most of Knox and disabled it with SuperSu so it shouldn't be the problem.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ZabiGarma:
Question, I'm still on Marshmallow 6.0.1.

Can I just flash the latest OTA update through Flashfire, or would doing that brick my phone?

I haven't done a regular update in nearly a year, so I'm not sure if I should flash it or if I should just let it go on a factory reset and start all over.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ch3vr0n:
If you haven't done a regular ota in that long, I'd simply flash the latest factory image via pc (remove '-w' from the flash-all.bat file to keep user data and NOT erase everything). You could technically use ff too but it's not recommended. The factory image can also updates the bootloader, radio etc via pc. Chainfire recommends not to flash bootloader with ff.

Doing the PC way, minus the -w flag updates everything properly and keeps user data. You'll just have to fastboot boot or flash twrp or something to flash superSU again. Then the next ota you can use FlashFire.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 7 met Tapatalk
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ch3vr0n:
So just restored a FF backup and it's semi working so far. Fingerprint gets recognised but PIN doesn't. I remember seeing something with twrp in here but can't seem to locate the effective post. Can anyone point me in the right direction so i can get back in my device :)

** edit ** nvm, fixed. Found solution through google :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcmm11:
If you can get into TWRP go to /data/system and delete gatekeeper.*.key and locksettings.*

That should reset pin/pattern or whatever and get you back in.

When I remember (I often don't) I try to clear screen lock before backing up the data partition. That avoids these issues.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Falitheman:
NEED HELP

I did the exact same thing on my nexus 6p by trying to flash bootloader 3.67. I have no idea what happened it said i got an error and now my phone won't even turn on or say its charging. Funny thing is when i plug the phone into the computer, the computer recognizes it, but i fastboot or adb doesn't recognize or see. Any help?????
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ch3vr0n:
Well I wonder why this happens after a restore. The weird thing was that my finger was recognised but pin wasn't.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 6P met Tapatalk
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] lop1:
Thanks for your help .

On my a3 2017 i have set the OEM unlock

Then flashed twrp with Odin

Then flash supersu with Odin

Supersu remove Knox

So I get root and I suppose an unlocked bootloader

Is there someway to verify that it is really unlocked ?

Envoyé de mon iPad en utilisant Tapatalk
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Displax:
[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION]

User interface crash when display orientation changed.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rangers99:
hi guys i have a teamgee rooted tablet with android 4.2.2 when i try systems update it come up it saying no up date needed. can i use flashfire to update and can i change my os.

thanks, one of the older member
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mobileman88:
Happened to me too. Found this the best way to clear everything on twrp. Clears fingerprint and pattern locks. https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3245070
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jonpjingleheimler:
SGH M919

Is there a version of flashfire that works best with sgh-m919? i have not been able to use the latest version on the latest Tmobile firmware. I have downgraded the whole phone to 4.4.2 to see if Flashfire would work. it sometimes goes through the load screen yet never get to the installation screen, just reboots stays on the Tmobile screen and goes no farther. i wont bother listing my theories. i have twrp. though like using Flashfire is all. any info is greatly appreciated.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mobileman88:
It's best in this case to go to your device forum and check. I am on the 6p and it works perfectly
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] shahryar1:
Root app
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Badger50:
Is that a question?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jonpjingleheimler:
Unless its about a 6p don't bother ;)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dratsablive:
If you boot to bootloader I think there is something that indicates locked or unlocked.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] TheIronMaiden:
Can't use flashfire to flash a fota for the lg v20. It has a dlpkg file and a few others. After the scan the partition screen is empty. Am I sh1t out of luck or is there anything I can do?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] shorebird:
How do I get firmware for Note 4 to show up on my Flashfire App?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] master64nl:
I used this link to install the nougat 7.0 with flashfire and this works but one io fault during this.

I have all my apps and everything works but I can not wipe dalvick cash, than I get faults.

Did I do something wrong?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
I don't know... maybe...

Like they say

LOGS OR GTFO

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Check the extension?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] master64nl:
Does not help me.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ktmom:
Your being asked to start with looking at the FF log after trying to clear the cache. Look for a failure. If you can't find it, post the log to pastebin and them link to it here.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcmm11:
[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION]

I have a flashable zip. Flashfire errors out on it with a short read.

[ERR] unzip: short read

[ERR] chmod: /tmp/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary: No such file or directory

[UI]

[UI] Rebooting...

TWRP installs it fine with no errors. You can get the file here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/339qkc7zhyrauoo/Contacts.zip?dl=0
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ezsolyzoli:
Hi all,

will flasfire work with the newest op3t ota? I'm at oos 4.1.0, twrp, rooted.

Thanks in advance!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] master64nl:
I made a screenshot but everytime I boot the screenshot is gone. What do you suggest for me to get the faults visible?

I have write it down:

Could not mound /data and unable to find crypto folder.

Faild to mount '/data'(invalid argument)

Unable to create /data/media folder.

Updating partition details...

Faild to mount '/data'(invalid argument)

...done

Unable to mount storage

Faild to mount '/data'(invalid argument)

Full SELinux support is present.

Unable to create /data/media/TWRP/ .twrps

MTP Enabled

Faild to mount '/data'(invalid argument)

Failed to wipe dalvik

Updating partition details...

Faild to mount '/data'(invalid argument)

...done

Unable to mount storage
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ashyx:
That's TWRP recovery not Flashfire and /data is not mounting because it's encrypted. You need to format it to mount it.

You should also save your screenshots to external sd not internal storage if /data isn't mountable.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] master64nl:
That is what I trying to say. I put via flashfire android 7.0 in my phone and after that I can not wipe dalvick cash. I see what I posted before.

Must I format my internal storage and put later data back?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] hookerforjesus:
I have an S7 Edge running the U firmware (originally Sprint) and am trying to restore the data on it that I backed up with FlashFire. I've done this many times before in the past without issue, however, this time when it asks for my pattern lock it says that it is incorrect. I've definitely read that this can be an issue with TWRP restores and how to fix them, but on a device like mine that lacks any TWRP ability, how can I delete the files required to remove the pattern? Or is there another way around this that I may have missed? Apologies in advance if this has already been answered but my searches in this thread showed up nothing. I appreciate any and all help in this matter. I've got two of the same units to work with (one is on the t-mo/vzw nougat hybrid rom) so I'm just trying to restore data to one device so that I can pick and choose what should be kept. I've also got a titanium backup made as well but that's pretty much useless I think.

*edit* I found my own solution by enabling usb debugging on a fresh nougat install, rooting it, restoring data from flashfire, then using adb commands to remove the previously mentioned password/pattern files.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] yogieajuz:
Can i use this app to install security update for nexus 6P on 7.1.1 to 7.1.2 and keep root?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
Just make sure you tick inject SuperSU, but even then there are no guarantees.

Is it working for say, a cache wipe? (test drive it!)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Conito11:
I'm on note 3 device with note 7 mm port. Rooted with chain's fire super user systemless. Instated the application from Google play and get looping on " Acquiring root access… "

Just want to try this great app, any advance?

Thanks you so much for this great development.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
I'm not gonna help you (because i don't know how), but i thought I'd just share my experience.

I'm on a T-mo S5, and once upon a time i was a happy camper (i mean, when this stuff was beta/by signing up on G+ for it only!), and it would work fine. Fast forward some months and it didn't work anymore (don't ask me when or what i did differently).

Came into the forum looking for answers and only found out I was not alone.

Recently I upgraded my firmware (QC2 - the latest) and found, much to my joy, the time bomb was working again; heck, I even tried, just for the adrenaline rush, flashing bootloaders, and flash them it did (I had gone back to pre-Towelroot firmware just to come back up "Official" while maintaining root).

Anyways, the minute I left TW for custom... Let me put it this way: I miss FF!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Conito11:
Does not work on tw?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] meazz1:
FF is starting but never comes back from black screen

I'm rooted Samsung S4 LRX22C.I545VRUG0C1.

I have flashfire 0.57 installed and I know in the past I was able to make buckup when I tried last night after few months to install a ROM or make backup, the flashfire app started just fine and went thru loading process for 15 to 20 sec and went into a black screen and nothing happened. I waited more than 5 minutes and I had to take the battery out to restart. When I tried again, it went thru same scenario but booted back to ph and didn't make any backup.

Same thing when I tried to install ROM.

Any help is appreciated
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] meazz1:
Ok, I got it working by going back to v0.53.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
It does
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rprussell:
I just ended up here doing the same thing with the same symptoms on a Verizon Galaxy S4 running rooted stock OF1 - I'm trying to flash xposed, or do a backup, or anything, and I get the scrolly window of stuff loading, then black screen and nothing. If I wait long enough, it'll reboot with nothing accomplished.

Where can I find 0.53? Nevermind, found it.

[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] - pastebin is here.

[edit]

Nope, 0.53 gets as far as "Checking for Pro" and vanishes. Egad.

[edit]

0.24 flashes a quick black screen when I start it up then goes back to the app launcher.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mishamosher:
I've a Nexus 5X with a dead USB. No OTG/MTP/etc. Not a driver issue, the phone simply doesn't appear in Device Manager (Windows) or dmesg (Linux). I've read on other sites (Google Forums, Reddit) that this can happen with this device.

I understand that FlashFire can aid me to update Vendor, Radio, Bootloader and Recovery images (I've no working fastboot). Recovery image flashing safety doesn't worry me. Vendor, Radio and Bootloader (specially) do really concern me if they're safe to flash with FlashFire.

What should I do to flash Vendor, Radio and Bootloader with FlashFire on my Nexus 5X, taking the less posible risks?

- Use full OTA packages like Bullhead OTA N2G47F, strip updater-script to flash only vendor/radio/bootloader, make sure that the current vendor/radio/bootloader partitions are compatible with the OTA, and proceed to flash the OTA zip with FlashFire? I'm aware that this won't allow me to downgrade vendor/radio/bootloader.

- Extract vendor/radio/bootloader IMG files from Bullhead Factory N2G47F and proceed to flash them with FlashFire? Can bootloader downgrades be done safely in this way?

- A combination of the previous options (use the first option for the bootloader and the second for the radio/vendor)?

- Something different?

I'm just so sad that the USB died on me :crying:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dratsablive:
How does it charge if USB is dead? Really sounds like a "driver" issue.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mishamosher:
Let me elaborate a little bit more.

Phone worked correctly about two weeks ago. I would plug it in my Windows PC or a Mac o a Linux box and the phone showed up the notification to set the USB mode (charge only, MTP, etc.). I would select MTP and all worked as expected.

Then it just stopped showing such notification to set the USB mode, acting like the PC was simply a wall charger USB plug. Nor device manager (Windows) nor dmesg (Linux) nor System Report (Mac) showed anything different when connecting/disconnecting the phone, acting like the phone was simply a USB LED light or something.

My 5X would only charge (with a real charger or a PC), but the propper USB functionality is just dead. Don't know why.

So, I'm wondering, as stated in my previous post, if I could still flash Vendor/Bootloader/Radio with FlashFire, and which one would the best approach to accomplish this (:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
Dude, on an unrelated note, how about upgrading your firmware? (Unaware if it'll mess you up since you're on the "Can you hear me now? Good!" network...)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rprussell:
Man, I'd love to. I failed to read the fine print when I went from OC1 -> OF1 and that was the step that locked the bootloader. Any attempt to go backwards, or flash a ROM not built to use this kernel, or to flash a different kernel, is likely to brick it. So far I've had to ODIN to stock a good half dozen times and sent it to be jtag'ed once too.

I can use FF (in theory) to flash something - [MENTION=4840281]stang5litre[/MENTION] has a kicking ROM - but I need to get FF working first, and it seems to be in a mood to just sit there and be black for a really long time, then reboot without having done anything.

*shrug*
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
Yeah, i hear you, that's why i dropped them, even though as a trucker i loved them, truly you can't beat them in that respect, I've used all four all over the States, and Verizon is hands down the best! However, flashing/modding is just too important for me so i went T-Mo...

And yes, FF sometimes does that to me to, I can't seem to figure it out.

And i also miss my S4 **I** nuked with FF

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I wouldn't flash bootloader with FF just yet if i were you; the warning inside it, although clearly implying it COULD work, is there for a reason and it encourages against it. I did that once on an S4 I still miss to this day (read immediately above this reply)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mishamosher:
I see. I much appreciate the experience sharing. Do you know of something else that could work and has less risks?

When I get tired of my 5X (which I can't update without taking high risks now BTW), I'll give a shot at flashing the bootloader via IMG with FlashFire and share my results.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
Well, I've only played extensively with Samsungs, and Flashfire tells me for that to use Odin which is for Samsungs, your device should have its own flasher/flashing program, but i wouldn't know which one
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mishamosher:
Yea, it has, its fastboot from the Google platform-tools included in the Android SDK. I can't use it tough because of my USB problem /:

I really hope that FlashFire doesn't kill my phone when the moment to use it comes. According to this post it should work.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
I didn't back read much, but if he's also under VZW's draconian lockdown measures, I'd go for it
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mishamosher:
Eerrhhmm, didn't understand clearly what you meant to say /:

I've a dead USB port, so, I'm figuring out if FlashFire would help me to update in my situation.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
I said i read the post you linked.

Didn't get much info because I'm busy.

But if the guy says it has worked for him, I would try it if I were you
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcmm11:
Hold off for a while on the radio and bootloader and see what happens here

https://xdaforums.com/nexus-5x/general/nexus-5x-radio-bootloader-recovery-t3433638
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mishamosher:
What the... I'm blind or what. How could I not see that thread!? I don't know how to thank you for illuminating me :highfive:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] master64nl:
Please can anyone help me out to tackle this problem?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ktmom:
The log that is being asked for is the FF log. You should be able to pull that from the FF directory but you might have to do it in recovery if you're not booting.

Did you read post 5507?

I don't see what device you have. On an N6 I'd tell you to start over and flash the factory image from fastboot. If you're on a Samsung device, I guess that's done from odin. You'd probably get more help from your device forum.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] master64nl:
I already mentiend, do I have to do data factory reset en install the zip and later do a nandroid backup back (only data). Is this the right way?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Dylan Hameleers:
Is it possible to only flash the kernel of a rom? I am a pro rooter but not a problem flashfirer (wut?) Becuz it would be nice if I could flash a custom kernel without having to extract the boot.img out of a custom ROM... plis help mjeh XD

:fingers-crossed:

-Dylan Hameleers

Sent from my Samsung galaxy a5 2016
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcmm11:
What kernel is currently installed? How did you root? If you flashed SuperSU after installing the ROM, but before installing any custom kernel, just reflash SuperSU - it will reinstall it's original kernel.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Dylan Hameleers:
Arrived kernel... used odin to flash twrp and used SuperSU-update package for root... after I got that root I flashed arrived kernel... then flashed root again. But there aren't many custom kernels for my device so it would be nice if I could take a custom ROM's kernel using flashfire

Thanks for the halp :D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] smartypantsphone:
I have an i9505( international ) and there is FW version I9505XXSHPL1 available, and even newer maybe I9505XXUHQC1

Have rooted with cf-auto on I9505XXUHOJ3, can I use Flashfire to update and it to latest FW and it will keep root using everoot??

BTW how can FF keep root and not trip knox, but one cannot root the latest fw manually, what is does different?

I also have another s4, but already on post towel root fw and knox 0x0 ( also still under warranty ), so it seems I'm out of luck on that one!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Dylan Hameleers:
The knox goes off when flashing a new thing... ( in most cases a recovery.img ) what means the system's recovery is gone... knox goes off and no more software updates... what ff does is before flashing it creates a backup of the root and the recovery then replaces the recovery with himself and starts flashing in a way ( that I cannot really explain ) that doesn't trip knox. After flashing it boots up again and ff sets the 2 backups back like nothing happened...

Hope this answered 1 of yo questions?

-Dylan :D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KaMyKaSii:
https://xdaforums.com/general/paid-software/flashfire-t3075433/post66551895
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] CreeperPVP:
Can Intel support be added? Or is it something way different preventing it from working on ASUS tablets. -ZenPad z300 <P023> bootloader is unlocked so I'll test anything.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] zackonmac:
Edit: NVM
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FMinMI:
Hello all. I managed to mess up my S5 trying a new ROM - I am stuck on the first boot screen. I did make a FlashFire backup before I began but since the phone won't boot, is there a way to recover using the backup? Or am I going to first have to load an old stock ROM, root the phone, install FF and then restore the backup?

Thanks

Frank
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcmm11:
AFAIK you're going to have to do it the hard way. If you had created flashboot backups in the first place then you could use flashboot to restore - but you would have needed to choose that option at the time you made the backups.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ktmom:
There's a "rescue" zip made as part of the FF back up. Flash it in recovery. It's not a full restore but gets the phone bootable. Then you can restore the full backup.

See chainfire's online documentation, scroll down to Restore from TWRP