yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Verrocio:
Sorry if this is a stupid question. Will this work on the M8orM9 ? vz versions :confused:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
So AndroidPolice and Reddit blew the top off this, lot of influx of users. Please keep your heads.

I'm mostly away for 2-3 days, any further testing you guys are able to do to see when the startup black screen does and doesn't happen is welcome. Be sure to test the case where the phone has been on and you haven't touched it for half an hour :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DodoGTA:
Does this app support Samsung Galaxy Trend Plus (GT-S7580)?​
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Mike B.:
Sorry, this app is only available to members who read the thread's first post!

Since this is you're new here, I'll give you a piece of free advice: always

READ

and/or

SEARCH

before asking! ;)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] force70:
Safestrap yes I agree, odin is kind of idiot proof more or less.

He asked for a newbie guide so going on that I would take it he's a newbie.

But hey people are going to do what they want ill advised or not right lol.

current devices: Nexus 6, Note 4, 3, 2, S3, OneX+
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dvdhngs:
Can work with me?

Hello all! I have a galaxy s5 sm-g900m lollipop.

I'm trying to make a downgrade to kitkat to make root, and after upgrade to lollipop.

With this app I can upgrade to lollipop and keep root e knox 0x0?

Thank you all in advance.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bundys:
Just rooted successfully with TowelRoot after downgrading/restoring firmware. Trying to make a full system backup to SD card from FlashFire 0.21, but so far (15 minuts), all I've seen is the Samsung logo on a black background. For how long should I be seeing this? BTW, I'm on a Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 WiFi.

Edit: Strange, logs had no issues, but it was stuck on the Sammie logo. After a reboot, things appear to be working OK. I think it might have been enabling all 4 cores, but don't have time to test - playtime with the kiddies!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] tommiyau:
Backups do not work on Samsung S4 i9505

I've tried to do a backup IDS from Flashfire 0.21 on my Samsung S4 i9505 and this fails. I get the first screen that states loading and then the screen goes black for approximately 30 seconds and then the phone reboots into recovery mode. I've looked at some you tube videos and appears I'm suppose to see what looks like files being backed up scroll past but I never get to see this at all. A back up file is not created at all. I've tried both the internal and external storage and both behave in exactly the same manner. Any help would be appreciated.

Logs as per first page can be found below.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97681381/FlashFire.zip

Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ayeager77:
I have the VZW S6(non edge). SM-G920V running the AOC3 iteration of 5.0.2 rooted with Ping Pong Root. I initially took the OE2 and had to flash back (via PC Odin) to regain root prior to knowing about FlashFire. Once back on AOC3 I have been able to successfully produce a backup with FlashFire V.20. I have tried to use FlashFire to flash a deodexed version of OE2 and an odexed version of the OTA. No matter the method I lose the access to my SIM card. I have tried Flash OTA/Update and Flash Firmware both with and without wiping dalvik, system data and/or, cache partition. Each time everything loads up and I am showing the new OE2 in my "About Phone", however, my phone then information me that my SIM card is not a VZW SIM. I've tried ejecting and reseating it, full power cycle, and fast reboot. Airplane mode on then back off and same with mobile data. All just to see if anything antenna or radio related may jump start something.

The good news is I am able to restore with ZERO issues via FlashFire. Many thanks to you ChainFire.

The bad news is that I can not seem to upgrade with an OTA Zip.

I'm looking for a full Firmware flash right now and will try that. I would still like some insight about why the OTA Zip seems to break SIM. I did verify it was the VZW OTA. What I didn't do was save the log before restoring. I will attempt the flash again and produce a log if needed.

Any insight would be appreciated.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] GatoL0c0:
Stop rooting if you are worried about Knox. Freaking really...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] tommiyau:
Should have stated my S4 is on 4.3. Looking back through the postings I can say I've tried internal and external storage while plugged in and charging. The device still rebooted to recovery mode.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mirinae:
Is this still working now?

Google play saids "We're sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server." from here when I click download from play store.

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Oh it is working now. It seems like need few minutes for processing google plus group.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] tommiyau:
Anyone have flashfire working on a i9505?

Since no responses to flashfire rebooting my phone when doing a backup can someone tell me if they have it working on a 9505?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] RIESKO:
I am currently in lollipop 5.0.1 (build I9505XXUHOB7), rooted with knox 0x0.

It has recently come a new complilation (I9505XXUHOE3), and I would like to update keeping the root and the knox 0x0.

It is possible to do this with FlashFire?

Thank in advance.

P.S.: I tried to search in the thread but I didn't find answers to my question, sorry.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] tommiyau:
Did you see me message immediately above yours?

The answer to your question appears to be yes but I can't get flashfire to backup my 9505 as per chain fires first post. My 9505 just boots into recovery when attempting a backup. Given that I'm not about to try and let it flash anything.

Does a backup on your device work?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jasonsf:
I have a Verizon Galaxy S6 and I get a reboot when I try to backup.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] tommiyau:
Well then its not just myself and obviously just flashfire. Short of waiting for an answer guess the only thing to do is to look more deeply at the logs to see if its obvious whats wrong with flashfire.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Gregs5:
I do not know if anyone noticed it before, but I found one error in the application FlashFire.

After installing any .zip file, after ejecting the beam does not have a notification slider to adjust the brightness of the display. The slide reappears after a wipe data / factory reset. Also I checked UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip and the same.

The error is on the I9505, ROM 4.4.2
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Mike B.:
If you

SEARCH this thread

, you'll see that [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] is aware of that issue. No solution yet.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Gregs5:
Installation and commissioning Night Mode.apk solves the problem.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arf8:
I thought the reboot was resolved with latest version?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jasonsf:
Version 0.21 still reboots for me.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arf8:
hope it gets resolved, need to make a backup myself but holding off until the known bugs are worked out including this one.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] white7561:
If i have backup. And i got bootlooped. How i can restore the backup? Twrp ? Philz? Cwm? Thx :) COOL too when backuping :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] :
Probably No
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] djcyph:
so is there a need for safestrap on s5 anymore or can i just use this?

thanks!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] vvkuz:
Note Pro 12.2 LTE (sm-p905)with 5.0.2, Rooted, tripped knox

- succesfully made backup and restore of ID with FlashFire v0.21Pro

- want to update fw and make status official

- What should I do next? Would appreciate any help (Failed to find manual mentioned in post #1?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] riker147:
I thought once Knox was tripped, there was no going back?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Parideboy:
You're right, but the status can still be changed from costum to official (even in knox still states 0x1)

Inviato dal mio buon vecchio Samsung Galaxy S4 AICP 5.1.1
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Mike B.:
While Samsung never revealed all the details, all indications are that Knox has two components: a physical "fuse" and a software layer that examines the hardware and reports on its status. Any embedded hardware efuse couldn't be restored without physically replacing it, (and most of the phone in the process) but the software/firmware could potentially be altered to report a set status. IFAIK this hasn't been accomplished even though many have tried.

Perhaps more relevant is the simple fact that Knox matters much less than some people seem to think. Unless you have to deal with a misguided employer who confuses a tripped Knox flag with a security issue, Knox makes no actual difference and even Samsung typically honors all valid warranty requests whether Knox is set or not. The combination of clever marketing and rampant paranoia may suggest otherwise, but in real life Knox is effectively irrelevant.

Note that the Knox() status is different from the Device Status ("Official", "Custom", etc.).

Apparently, FlashFire manages to allow Knox to remain unchanged through many more procedures on many devices than more traditional methods, but as [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] pointed out many times, he makes no promises. :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arf8:
FYI, i did an initial backup of my phone to the USB stick and it did not backup anything. I did it a second time and it works. Not sure what is going on but for those who want to do this, do it again and the second try should work.

cheers
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] SAMPPLE:
Sorry for my question but with Flashfire I can flash a CWM or kernel on a Samsung Galaxy s6 for example without tripping knox ? Thank you !!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arf8:
it will trip knox, twrp and cwm both
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] SAMPPLE:
Even with flash fire ? :(
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ABCV:
cant get beta

I joined as a tester over 12 hours ago and still haven't received an email with the update I also joined the g+ community. is there something im doing wrong?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Mike B.:
Yes! You're apparently waiting for an email that will never arrive. I suggest you re-read the OP carefully. If you still have trouble, re-read the OP carefully again. Repeat as many times as necessary... ! )
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ABCV:
my bad

I guess I read it as if once I downloaded that I would get an update to the beta version but now im guessing that what you download in step 2 of op under required is the beta? im sorry im just a little confused.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] fubo73:
Why did you wonder? CWM or TWRP will modify Samsung recovery, so there is no way to avoid Knox tripping.

Or, are you thinking to flash a temporary recover (at reboot Samsung one will be available)? Does any exist? :confused::confused:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arf8:
as long as the kernel is not modified it will not trip knox with flashfire.

cheers
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Mike B.:
Not quite correct., If you install and run a custom recovery (ANY non-stock recovery) in any manner, it will most certainly trip the Knox flag. on most devices The good news is that the Knox flag doesn't matter... ;)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arf8:
Actually I'm very right and your point is irrelevant to the question asked!

If you install a custom kernel it will trip Knox, simple and to the point. Whether you care or not about Knox is pointless!!!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Parideboy:
Changing recovery does trip knox, even if on stock firmware and kernel

Inviato dal mio buon vecchio Samsung Galaxy S4 AICP 5.1.1
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arf8:
Yes it was stated more than once, changing recovery or modified kernel will trip Knox. very simple.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] assassin2:
hello i am new here and i want to revert back to tw rom but rooted,i am currently using twrp,i read mostly in tw rom rooted that they are using flashfire,my question is what is the difference of flashfire and twrp and can i flash tw rom using twrp?thanks...:D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arf8:
Yes you can use twrp or cwm to flash the TW ROM
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] assassin2:
so what is the difference of twrp and flashfire?because most people in the forum uses flashfire...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arf8:
flashfire does not modify your recovery

---------- Post added at 12:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:56 PM ----------

It also does not affect your bootloader :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Mike B.:
Actually, most people use custom recoveries, especially TWRP. As noted in the OP, FlashFire is an experimental alternative (related to the Odin and Mobile Odin products) that builds its own recovery-like environment without actually installing a recovery. If you already have a current functional TWRP recovery, it's probably much easier and much safer to simply use that to flash a ZIP of the rooted ROM you want. In any case, make sure to first make a full Nandroid backup (from TWRP), just in case something goes wrong.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] :
But mobile odin / flash fire helps in flashing .tar.md5
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Mike B.:
Yes, and FlashFire is intended to be the successor of the now largely obsolete Mobile Odin, but for now using a custom recovery is by far the safest approach when a suitable flashable ZIP is available, at least until such time as FlashFire become a bit more stable. As you can see by reading this thread, many people still encounter various issues, ranging from trivial to devastating, as expected from a BETA product as potentially powerful as this one. Tread carefully... ;)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
To put this in a different context, flash fire is in a large part geared towards poor saps like myself with a locked bootloader. On a phone with a locked bootloader we can't install a custom recovery or kernel, so not only do we pretty have much no roms, but there's also no way to flash roms, mods, anything. Thanks to flash fire alone, we were able to update to lollipop keeping root from kit kat, else it would have been impossible to root (for the foreseeable future). And now I can flash stock compatible roms, mods etc.

All this said, I so desperately yearn for a custom recovery. It makes things so much easier. Flash fire does mess up flashing things time to time (not complaining, it's a BETA) and there's no way to recover except use Odin (regular, not mobile) to undo the ensuing soft brick, which can become tedious when trying to do some testing. If a recovery screws up flashing something, it's no big deal at all, you just restore your nandroid backup, while still in recovery (easy).

Also flash fire has more potential to brick (even hard brick!) your device if you don't know what you're doing. And no offense, but you don't strike me as an expert out even at all experienced in these matters. If you don't know what you're doing, your best served listening to those with more knowledge than you

TLDR: A custom recovery is more user friendly, so if one is available for your device, use that, not flash fire, which is geared towards people with dev knowledge and those with locked bootloaders

If it's an official tar.md5 you're still better off using PC Odin
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] s8freak:
I've flashed numerous Roms and mods using FlashFire and I've restored my nandroids without issue. I've yet to have a problem flashing any rom I've downloaded. The only time I've had to Odin is when I have flashed something not compatible with my device.

I have no idea what you meant about flashing Roms or Mods. Can we flash custom kernels or TWRP or CWM no but that's no fault of FlashFire that's the locked bootloader problem.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
I meant that if you're an inexperienced n00b you shouldn't use flash fire, and I say that as an inexperienced noob. The only reason I have to use flash fire is because of the bootloader. So I was saying as one noob to another, don't mess with FF if there's a better option (ie a custom recovery)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Lightn1ng:
Safestrap - the harder way.

You may have to resort to it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] BeachNYC:
Actually, this problem got resolved pretty quickly with a subsequent version of Flashfire. Works GREAT.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] tlxxxsracer:
About to flash a rom on 920T

when i wipe before installing. do i select: system data, 3rd party apps, dalvik caceh and cache partition?

I noticed cache partition isnt checked by default.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] PeterLustig61:
flashed recovery on a 910F. Worked like a charm....
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcrompton:
Out of Memory

Day before yesterday I flashed a ROM on AT&T Galaxy S6 using Flashfire. I have used this successfully a number of times. I had some problems with the new ROM so I decided to try a Restore of a backup I had. Unfortunately I had not backed up my internal SD which had 100s of photos from a vacation last week. When I tried the restore it failed with an out of memory error. Stuck at a boot screen I could not get the phone to reboot.

Ultimately I got to download mode and did an Odin restore to stock and then reinstalled my previous ROM. But I had lost all my photos.

1. What caused the out of memory error when restoring?

2. Is there anything I could have done to get rebooted and not lost my internal SD card?

3. Any miraculous ideas for getting photos off an android drive after an Odin wipe?

Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] M9x3mos:
will this work to update from 5.0.1 to 5.1.1 on the s5?

To get from 4.4 to 5.0.1 I needed to flash the stock file with flashfire to inject root then glash the same file with odin having system removed from it. Will that work with the 5.1.1 update or does flashfire need to be updated? I remember I needed the updated flashfire to get on 5.0.2 since mobile odin didn't work and would just bootloop when I tried.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ashyx:
If your internal sd card mounts in Windows then use Diskgetor to retrieve your data. Or there is a very good app called diskdigger that has a good success rate.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] AbiDez:
Hello Chainfire, little update.

In the last days many flashs taken.

Stockrom from Sammobile tar everything successful.

Modems successful flashed.

But I do it with single task because, I have warning because protected partition, say yes to extra flash for modem but not changed. Changed only by me with extra single task.

Flash Custom Roms with multi CSC, or Arab CSC. No trigger. I think Bl flash not possible because don't changed. But don't test it with Bl, like test for modem. Great App. I'm sad because Aroma installer not work? It's hard for me to make new installer without Aroma because I'm not programmer.

Will you add this feature in the future?

Have a nice day.

CarHDRom V.3.3 S6e Flashfire
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] elliwigy:
Aroma does work already.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Looki75:
[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION]

I would like to suggest the following improvement: be able to choose several zip files to flash instead of just one. This way the user sets-up a queue of files which will be flashed one after the other without reboots in-between. Would be very handy when you have to flash a ROM + several mods in a row...

Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Looki75:
[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION]

Oops... forgot about 2nd suggestion, very important too...!!!

Have a scheduler to be able to schedule auto-backups at specific times and specific periods (e.g. each "x" days)...

Ideally each scheduled backup will have its own settings (which partitions to backup, etc...).

What do you think???
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
You can already do this with FlashFire...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] s8freak:
I already do this why are you asking? ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Looki75:
Ok guys, take it easy! [emoji6]

I just didn't see/understand that it was possible!...

Now I know! Thanks!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bakageta:
So, not a Samsung device, but hey, posting my info in the hopes it'll be supported as well. Phone is an Alcatel One Touch Fierce 2 7040T, running their 4.4.2 stock, of course rooted with SuperSU. Other than the typical locked bootloader, I've not been able to get into fastboot (and I'm no stranger to it), but otherwise it's a fairly standard phone - no r/o /system lock or anything annoying like that. It's a Snapdragon 200 (msm8610, 1.2ghz quad) to save looking it up. The rom is fairly AOSP, with the only major changes I can think of are being locked to dalvik with no selection setting, and a storage setting that swaps whether internal or the sd is mounted as /sdcard, and which is sdcard0/1.

Trying to back up a single small unprotected partition, FlashFire reboots the system, shows a loading text in the center followed by a smaller list of /system files that scroll too fast for me to tell exactly what the last file is (I can record ir to see, if it's remotely important). The screen then goes black, and the brightness will flickerr occasionally. To test, I've left ithere for several hours with no change - a battery pull or 15 second power button hold reset are the only way out.

/sdcard/FlashFire has no log file, only a 2b .detect file, containing 1. Last_kmsg located here, or attached. Before rebooting, SuperSU's log does show some errors related to the lastlog not existing, seen here, trimmed for relevance.

Should I give up hope on FlashFire, or does this seem potentially workable? Need any other info from me?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] samham11:
SOOO...

Is the testing link for joining the group closed now or not working?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Mike B.:
Sorry, it's only available to members who actually READ and follow the instructions in the OP! ;)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] samham11:
Had a N00B moment there. Thanks. :eek:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] 12MaNy:
Backups keep disappearing. Flashed a ROM and noticed afterward my original backup was gone. Now I have no way of getting back to stock rooted unless I go through the whole odin + root process again. So much for having a failsafe eh?

Also......I bought the pro version before flashing anything and after I flashed ROM......I had to pay for pro version again. Wtf man.....

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6 (SM-G920a)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Mike B.:
Backups don't just vanish but if you delete, reformat or wipe the partition on which your backup resides (an emulated SD card, for example?), then it'll get deleted as expected. In case of doubt always copy your backups, whether created by FlashFire or any other utility, to a safe location, such as an external SD Card, USB drive, etc.

Once you recover you shouldn't have any trouble receiving the PRO status as long as you use the same account. Note that at this time, going PRO is a way to thank [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] for his hard work, but it doesn't bring any additional capabilities (yet).
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] 12MaNy:
NEVERMIND: Clean Master app was the culprit. Deletes my backups as junk files. My apologies