yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FMinMI:
Thanks for the reply. Well, I guess I didn't do it correctly/fully. I just looked at the backup file that was created and only see tlz4,md5 and lz4 files, plust twrp.lst, twrp-busybox and twrp-lz4c. There are no zip files.

According to my main screen where it freezes, it still shows custom so I assume I still have root. I also have the ROM I previously loaded to my S5 (G900V_OK3_Stock_Rooted_ROM.zip) but it is not in the tar.md5 format for Odin to use. This is confusing because I thought that was how I loaded it last year (via ODIN).

Do you think if I can find the above ROM in the correct format and flash it to my phone so it will start, then load FF and go to restore, I can get back to my original system before I tried to go to MM?

I also have downloaded the stock Samsung KK ROM that was on my phone before I did the rooting (G900VVRU1ANCG_G900VVZW1ANCG_VZW.zip) that I got from SamMobile and I can see in the extract that it is a tar.md5 file. I guess I could ODIN flash it and then move forward all over again but I am not sure if with my phone being rooted now if it is going to give me a problem (since I was on LP).

Thanks a lot for any help. I have only flashed a few times so yes, I am not that experienced and don't want to make it worse.

Frank
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ktmom:
Sorry, I left Samsung because I was tired of the lock down. I really think if you want the best advice for your specific device, you are better off searching/asking in the device forum.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FMinMI:
Thanks. I did post there but have not had any replies. Was hoping that I could do something with FF backup but since I did it wrong, guess I might be out of luck...

Again, thanks.

Frank
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
Just download say, lineage, or anything for that matter, to an sd in another device, transfer the sd, or if near a computer, push it in adb to your phone, boot up and set up ff, and by the way, sounds like those are the correct extensions for the backups you would have made, hope this helps. Whatever you do, don't erase your backups or you'll lose your info. At least, though, you're in no danger of losing your device
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FMinMI:
I am sorry but I am not following what you are suggesting. I have another S5 (my wife's). Are you saying to put my backup copy on an SD, then into my wife's phone? Or are you saying to load FF on her phone, create a full/complete backup, then use some of the files that her phone will generate along with my original FF backup files to create a compete 'restore' file? BTW, her's is not rooted and does have a different ROM version (but still LP). I do also have an S4 that is rooted...

Thanks for your patience. I hate the thought of having to go back to a stock KK ROM and work my way back.

Frank
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FlyOnTheWall43:
I'm not sure if this is the right place for feature requests, but I have an idea for a feature that I think would be beneficial... A "Preserve System App" option. Here's my example of why I think this would be a good feature: I use Action 3 launcher, and in order to have Google Now integrated, it has to be installed as a system app... so in order to not loose my home screen setup, I have to convert it back to a user app, the flash the system image, and convert it back to a system app. Not sure if FlashFire would follow this same process, or just backup the selected apps, and restore them after flashing...

Any thoughts?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ibuprophen:
I completely understand what you're stating but, the primary purpose of FlashFire's is for flashing and system backup/restore.

There's a ton of installer apps out there that will do this...

I, personally, use the Root Uninstaller (though I rarely install anything as a system app). Though, the title does state "Uninstaller", it can also freeze, convert, uninstall, etc... system/user apps.

Also, you need to be careful regarding apps installing as a system app. Many are not created to perform well from within the system. I've seen allot of individuals whose done this and either the app stopped performing or the system went haywire (in one way or another) or both.

"Live Long and Prosper..."

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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FMinMI:
UPDATE: FINALLY GOT INTO RECOVERY MODE AND CLEARED CACHE. I NOW CAN START THE PHONE NORMALLY. BUT WHAT HAPPENED???

HELP!

Now I have a second problem. I decided to load FlashFire on my S4 rooted phone in an effort to create a full backup, hoping I could use some of the files it created to fix my S5. I granted it SuperSU and clicked on Backup/Restore, then said to do a complete backup (or whatever the wording is) then pressed the lightning bolt. Within a few seconds I got a notice saying FF stopped. Then more and more notices came up. I did a cold boot. Once I get to the security screen and enter my password it does the same thing - dozen and dozen of apps come up and say they stopped. I have rebooted multiple times by pulling the battery. . More and more notices. I tried to get to Android Recovery but it flashes a quick notice and never goes there. The only thing I can get to is download. This was my only other working phone after my S5 got corrupt.

Does anyone know how to break out of this mess? It definitely started as soon as I ran FF backup.

Thanks.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
Dude, now you did it. You can't load an s4 backup's into an s5. I said download in another phone, since you can't access yours, an s5 rom, and then transfer that one so you can flash it in your s5, so you can boot up, then restore whatever back up you originally had from ff! Hope is not to late for all that, tho

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EDIT: and for your last problem, just odin it up
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FMinMI:
OK. But I guess I was not clear as to what I did.

First, I have done nothing at all with my S5 as I was waiting to understand what you were suggesting. And since my wife's S5 is not rooted, I realized I could not do FF on it. So, I thought I could do FF on my old S4, make a full backup, then just copy the file associated with doing a FF emergency backup to my SDCard which has my S5 FF backup. That is what I was trying to do when my S4 completely wacked out after starting the FF backup. It took over a dozen tries to get into Android Recovery, at which time I did do a cache clear and got my S4 to boot. So, are you saying that will not work to just taking the recovery file that FF creates on the S4, moving that to my S5 backup and proceeding? I never did an emergency recovery with FF so I have no idea how it works/what to do...

Regarding your original suggestion, I have several ROMs. One is the LP OK3 rooted stock ROM originally on the phone. I was going to flash it via ODIN but it is not a .MD5 or TAR file (just .img, bin and ext4 files) so ODIN does not see it. I also have an old stock KK ROM (ANCG) that is in .tar.md5 format for ODIN. But if I flash that, I assume it is going to delete my root access so FF will not work. I will keep looking for a LP rooted ROM but all I can find are those for FF which of course I cannot run on the S5. Catch-22.

Really appreciate your help. Sorry for all the questions.

Frank
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcmm11:
What are the contents of twrp.lst? It's a text file. Also what's the full file list of the flashfire backup folder?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FMinMI:
Hi,

The twrp.lst file says:

1 boot lz4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 -

1 system tlz4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 /system 0002

1 data tlz4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p26 /data 0002 0003

1 cache tlz4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p24 /cache

I attached a picture of all the files...

Thanks.

Frank
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
About whether the rescue file of which I came to find out of its existence today will work for the s5 when created in your s4, I wouldn't know.

Glad you booted back up. And just flash a zipped rom in twrp, that's my suggestion, and once in Android run ff and restore

WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T BACKTRACK BOOTLOADERS! I've done it without problem, but I firmly believe in the Spanish saying that goes something along the lines of "screwing something up is how you learn"; however I've heard you could brick your phone, and by brick I mean brick (possibly j-tagable, at most!)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FMinMI:
I have tried to 3 times now to have FF create a recovery backup on my spare S4 but each time it failed. I point the backup to the microSD which is 16GB in fat32 and select FastBoot option before the lighting bolt. It takes over 1/2 hour then shows a whole bunch of errors with a file size issue. Nothing ever goes on the SD (but it does create a folder).

I guess I am just going to bag it and restore a stock KK kernel that I found and return the phone to original status, then root with Towelroot, then move back up to LP at which point I am hoping that I will be able to use the FF backup file. This is because I am not sure exactly what bootloader is on this phone. If I read correctly, if I use a full stock ROM it will replace everything and I can go from there.

Thank you very much for your help. If you have any other ideas or comments feel free to LMK. Maybe I should look into the Google phones to get away from this mess with Samsung...

Best regards,

Frank
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcmm11:
Place the attached file in the backup folder then try to flash it. Don't know why you didn't have a copy. It reads from twrp.lst to get the info it needs for a restore.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FMinMI:
OK. But I don't understand how to flash it. Guess I am dumb...:(

And I am still unsure about what bootstrap is there, since this whole mess got started when I tried to flash MM following directions on another website, only to find out on XDA that it can't be done on certain S5 phones (which I assume was mine) due to a certain chip...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcmm11:
I'm making some assumptions because I don't want to go back and re-read everything. Backups are on the phone? You have TWRP installed and accessible?

Get the zip into the folder with the backups. Flash it with TWRP like any other zip.

If the backups are not on the phone or you can't get to the folder then I'm not sure what to do. I don't think it'll work as a sideload, but don't know for sure.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ktmom:
You taught me something, thanks!

Maybe he doesn't have the twrp.zip file because he doesn't have twrp on the device? Sounds like something Chainfire would do :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FMinMI:
Sorry.

I can only do two things on the bad phone - go to Android Recovery (volume up/home/power) or to ODIN download mode :(

So, am a screwed with going back to stock?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ktmom:
IMHO you should bite the bullet and return to stock.

The only possibility I could think of, but I don't think out works on Samsung, is to boot into twrp via your computer. The command is "fastboot boot twrp.img". The thing is, I don't think Samsung devices have fastboot mode.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FMinMI:
Nah - I am going to start from scratch. All programs are backed on on Google, as are contacts, etc. One reason I wanted to upgrade was because of weird things happening on the phone, and I figured that the clean wipe would force files to get removed. This will do the same, only with some more work.

Thanks a bunch again. Have a nice evening and good week...

Frank
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
Lol Google's worse. Anyways, you can download "*Samsung* Phone Info", it'll tell you everything you need to know about your phone.

But that's off-topic.

This tea, tho!

We don't! :( but that's where Odin steps in
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Alxoom33:
Curious if the bootloader and radio are identical between the April and May 7.1.1 release​s for the Nexus 6.

I used Flash fire to update, but it doesn't update the radio and bootloader effectively. When I tried it in the past I got an error message and bootlooped.

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It appears that the bootloader was updated but the radio stayed the same. Can anyone confirm.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FMinMI:
I would really like to know why FF is failing on making a complete backup on my S4. Is there a log that I could send so you could see any errors? I have an empty, 16GB fat32 formatted MicroSD in the phone. FF does create a folder and gives it the long name it suggests. I see LOTS of activity with it taking over 1/2 hour and then just fails with tons of errors, all the same. I have to clear the cache otherwise my phone will not startup properly (every program says it stopped unexpectedly). And in the folder, zilch....

Frank
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
I'm no ff expert mainly because for the most part I've been able to use it, and when i haven't, i move on.

Now I'm not suggesting you drop it, but rather that you use the search option because likelier than than not, it's been addressed. ;)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcmm11:
There should be a "lastlog" file in the Flashfire directory, if not on the MicroSD then in regular sdcard (not sure where it tries to create the log, if it's always local or if it uses the backup Target location.)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FMinMI:
Yes, I found it on the phone's memory. Huge text file but I can see a lot of:

(Native Method)

Caused by: libcore.io.ErrnoException: write failed: EFBIG (File too large)

Not sure if any of the developers frequent here but I can give them the whole thing if they want to see what is going on.

Frank
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] chiyuan gong:
A problem happens when I flash May OTA update. it's a nexus 5x runs 7.1.2 with April patch, and it is also rooted by supersu. recovery is twrp 3.0.2.1.

here is the screenshot http://wx2.sinaimg.cn/mw690/90dade99gy1ff9eixya9pj21kw23ve81.jpg well, my nexus 5x is unencrypted
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcmm11:
Custom kernel installed or stock kernel? If custom did you install kernel first or SuperSU first?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] chiyuan gong:
just a stock rom N2G47F without any modification, but after flashing stock rom ,I formatted all the data in order to aviod encryption. so i still can not find out how could FF did not work
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
Pee-pole, what about FF and chroot?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Krunk565:
curious if this will perform an ota update the same exact way your phone would normally? i have a rooted verizon note 3 running on 4.3, i believe it was rooted with one of the versions of towelroot, i have tried to unroot using the supersu app and that doesnt work, i am wanting to update to a newer version because several apps have stopped support for anything lower than android version x.x(usually lower than 4.4), but i know when you apply an update using your phone normally, all your stuff stays the same, i.e. all your text msgs are still there, all your apps are still wherever you had them on your homepages or other pages, basically all that changes is your android version, & some settings & features, i dont want to factory reset or wipe data after some of the other ways of flashing updates, any help or info would be greatly appreciated, i hope this post wasnt too long or hard to understand.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
It would... If your Knox isn't tripped.

But then again, you're on Verizon.

But wipe it would for sure.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Krunk565:
are you saying it will still wipe/erase everything?

all i want to do is upgrade the android version, with absolutely nothing else changing on my phone except android version, some settings/features, & idc if i lose root or not, but i want everything else to stay the same, no restoring backup, just update/reboot/ then "oh look, my phone doesnt look any different than when i upgraded" except when i go to settings or pull down my notification bar.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
Yes, because you won't be using an OTA (regardless of what the "+" menu in FF says), but an .img (tar/md5) manually.

Now, if it were a zip coming from the same rom, that rom being a custom ROM, then it'd be a different story......
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcmm11:
Hmm without seeing the actual zip I can't say for sure but -

Normally one img goes to one partition. There would normally be separate img files for data and system. If you only install system data shouldn't be touched. Now whether the existing data partition is compatible with the new system is another story. Normally it should be if you're not talking major version upgrade.

img files are not normally tar files. They're binary partition images.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Krunk565:
is there anyway to unroot & just download the OTA?, i cant seem to figure out how to unroot, i have tried, & supersu will run & then say im "unrooted" bit when i run root checker or try to use an app like pokemon go that wouldnt let me on because i was rooted, still said i was rooted... any & all help is greatly appreciated, thank you for you replies aswell
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Alxoom33:
You are much better off staying rooted and flashing the Google factory image with FF. Won't touch your data and you get to upgrade. As long as you have a Pixel or Nexus device.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Krunk565:
i have a note 3
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
What kind of update (from/to) are you looking for?

A security update or,an Android version update?

Either way,I'd be surprised if it's getting any official updates that would make it current.

IIRC,the Note 3's last Android update was to 5.0 Lollipop............

Even if you were behind by an incremental update or so,any real benefit would be minimal at best.

If it were me & already rooted,your best bet is to flash a current ROM & steer clear of obvious sites/downloads that are potential malware...................
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Alxoom33:
Usually unrooting is not enough, especially if you have a modified system partition.

You should first backup all of your data, including internal SD, reflash the stock rom that you are on, do not modify the System partition, not root and then take the OTA. Not an easy task.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] culiacanazo:
Not sure exactly why you quoted me, but i mean your regular, everyday nightly-type of zip.

I was helping a friend out yesterday with a note TWO (I typed letters instead of the number for emphasis) his was a FIRMWARE update and it was KK, but it was May's (4 days old now) nonetheless.

I wouldn't say difficult. I'd say time consuming and tedious as sh*t!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] The Original Leppa:
Hey, can I have the APK? The Google Play store asks for WAY to much storage when it really doesn't need it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dahawthorne:
You won't make many friends on XDA if you don't bother to do a bit of research first. I found this via a link on the first page within one minute:

https://plus.google.com/+Chainfire/posts/KoE1fuTqFb3

And just out of curiosity, what does "Google Play store asks for WAY too much storage" mean exactly?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] cairnarvon:
Is there any point in making a backup from within FlashFire when I can do it with TWRP?

Does moto g count as a "google device"?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] moonspell556:
Hi all. Can't flash a zip archive in Bliss 6.0 x86 , which is installed in Virtualbox. The program says that there is an error and comes out of it. :o
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FriendlyNeighborhoodShane:
the bliss x86 builds do not have a traditional android structure, and do not have a recovery... it will not work...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Angelvz:
searched a lot didnt find a solution. after any flashfire action (backup/flash/wipe) device reboots and stuck on bootlogo.

removing battery, booting till 1st error (stopped somth), rebooting into recovery and clearing chache allows to boot normally

https://pastebin.com/CA57LWQa
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] zounduser:
I need some help. I'm on OF1 galaxy S4 lollipop flashfire fails every time. I've tried different versions and they just force close after searching for pro version. I need to get a rom on here asap! Any help is appreciated
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] zounduser:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8HBoygVtUUCZ2FZSVJaZFZBTjQ/view?usp=drivesdk

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Please look at the log I just posted. Thanks bro.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
When Android has booted up again, see (with su) if you have /proc/last_kmsg, pull it, and post it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] skulldreamz:
[MENTION=1611402]ChaOm[/MENTION]fire whenever I flash SuperSU 2.89 on my moto x 2014 victara pure o get a error in read while in twrp. Actually they're is about 3 different errors that come up but the gist of them is not being able to mount /cache. Gonna see if I can get a logcat now for ya.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] robboby:
now on s4 (i9515 and i9505) also sees (and flash) modem.bin

thanks a lot

sorry for my bad english
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Mike B.:
SInce some of you seem to have trouble getting the current beta, here's the official changelog:

If it doesn't autoupdate for you but you are already on the Beta program, get it from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.flash

If you are not on the Beta program, follow the directions in the OP to the letter and please don't ask if the app is available in any other way. It is not, as per [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION]'s request.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] gav83collins:
Works great for me on s6 edge sm-g925i great work. Legendary as always [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION]
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] charlypaez:
Delete
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] gav83collins:
Thats not allowed. If you go to the first page of this thread. Instructions are there to obtain it
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] charlypaez:
I did it... Thanks and sorry!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] demlv:
I made a full backup of my Nexus 6 on .15, although the screen was black for the entire operation. Tried another on the new .16 and I got a red screen kernel panic. Perhaps I should have expected this as I have installed multirom in the meantime (which modifies the kernel).

Will FF and multirom not coexist nicely?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] big.simba:
I tried again using the newly released v.16 of flashfire and I was able successfully backup my system partition.

(Before it would just reboot before the backup is done) Thanks for the v.16 update Chainfire.