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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] donky kong 017:
Ok one last noob question. Do you mean to make a tar "backup" from my existing modem and bootloader? If yes how do i do that? I guess with the FF APP. So u guess I will then (if on FF flash fails) be able to flash the protected backed up partitions via desktop Odin again.

But furthermore i should also be able to use the actual new bootloader or modem file with desktop Odin as well

Thank you for your help
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] sebfar:
[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] I have an error with restore of a normal backup on gf935...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] punkmonkey1984:
That's what I ended up doing, but it's so slow and nearly 2gb as opposed to 31mb for the OTA update. I haven't changed the system at all this time and haven't deleted any system apps. Will report on next OTA as to if I it's working or not. Thanks for looking into it however.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KaMyKaSii:
The tutorial is being done with a Nexus, but it works on any device
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ch3vr0n:
That's irrelevant, there's something with the ota file that makes it look corrupt, no amount of downloading from another site or tutorials will fix that. Then there's the fact that nexus tutorials probably won't work on a Samsung s7 device!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rtomanek:
Thank you! This actually helped, I've tried MyPhoneExplorer (installing the APK via Play store on PC) and kjanku1's remote tool -- they were so-so (screen barely updating) but they allowed me to access the phone. What worked really great was Vysor. I was able to pull all my data from my phone.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Please post logs to pastebin as requested in the first post. It takes me a lot less time/effort to view them.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
How to do this is described in depth when you start the app and tap the card that mentions Samsung.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] sebfar:
Sorry

Envoyé de mon SM-G935F en utilisant Tapatalk
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] xdamc2010:
v 0.32 as well v 0.24 works fine if installing Xposed with BL blocked for LG G4 H815 v10d (AUG 2015). But v 0.32 is much faster than v 0.24 : seconds vs 10-20 minutes. A very nice job, indeed.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Jan Philipp:
I've tested Flashfire on my G2 d802 with CloudyG3, Dorimanx Kernel and Blastagators TWRP 3.0.2. I have to report that none of the backup methods works on my device..

Now I will test flashing some stuff.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ipdev:
[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION]

I have tried a few different options. Still can not get flashfire to work.

(Everything I have recognises this as a thebes.)

Amazon 2015 HD10 (KFTBWI) on FW 5.11

Rooted with Kingroot v4.80

Switched to SuperSU v2.49 thru ADB method.

(Updated to su2.67? By installing 2.68 apk - can not update binary.)

last_kmsg (Showed up sporadically. Mostly after trying to update su binary. Not sure if they match with ff logs.)

ff logs

http://pastebin.com/PLRRKVbL

http://pastebin.com/dGN8WUZk

last_kmsg logs

http://pastebin.com/iAbCpAgD

http://pastebin.com/UYcwJP55
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ch3vr0n:
Can't help you with most of that but the binary issue should be easily fixed. Do NOT update SU through apk as the instructions say, you miss out on a lot of fixes. You need to flash the zip file through recovery! Then use TB to remove kinguser and launch superSU to update binaries.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ipdev:
I'm still stuck on how to flash the zip. (Locked bootloader. No custom recovery. Save for 7" 5.0.1 and that is fastboot only.)

FlashFire dose not work on the thebes models.

Works great on everything else I have. Even my ovation. (nook hd9)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ch3vr0n:
Well FF can flash the SU zip too, but considering your locked bootloader I don't know how dangerous it is or isn't to end up with a soft brick. I'll let [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] make that judgement.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] sebfar:
How to put file in pastebin ?

Envoyé de mon SM-G935F en utilisant Tapatalk
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] brotbuexe:
About the adopted storage. It works fine now (mixed mode), I guess I did something wrong the first time I set it up. Sorry...

The "waiting for internal storage" is still there for the last 3-4 backups and 2-3 zip flashes. The phone always waits about 2,5 minutes at this point before starting to flash something from usb otg or make a backup to ext sd and usb otg. It's not a big deal, although here are the log.

last_kmsg

I still can't find a flashfire/lastlog. It's not on the internal n'or external sdcard and not on the usb otg either.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] HorusEyE:
Hi...

I was trying to follow this guide to install Lollipop (to replace my 4.4.2 Kitkat) without loosing root! It says there that when I start FlashFire, it should detect the OTA file and start the actions to install it!

I have the following screen in my phone (Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-i9505) and I think this is when I already have that file but FlashFire doesn't detects it!

[IMG="OTA file downloaded screen"]http://i.imgur.com/GJxnJRp.png?1[/IMG]

So, what am I supposed to do? I have my phone rooted using the TowelRoot method!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] captivated1971:
If it hasn't already been suggested I'd do a ext sd fix that allows you into download mode via Odin.

---------- Post added at 01:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:18 PM ----------

I have the needed files
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KaMyKaSii:
http://xdaforums.com/general/paid-software/flashfire-t3075433/post66314431

http://xdaforums.com/general/paid-software/flashfire-t3075433/post66464961

This can help you, and you are with a custom recovery or custom kernel, be sure to put stock boot, recovery and system for flash
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] HorusEyE:
I think I have none. I have rooted my phone a while ago using TowelRoot method described by [MENTION=5650065]peppe130[/MENTION] in his thread!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KaMyKaSii:
Look, I may be wrong, but I believe in KitKat is possible flash OTA even with root, since you have not uninstalled or modified things that the OTA will work on, in which case you should just put on FlashFire to install the OTA and then inject the SuperSU, but if I have wrong or you have greatly modified the system, you must configure the FlashFire to install the stock image of the system, install the OTA and inject SuperSU
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] HorusEyE:
Thanks for replying.

I have not changed anything else other than what is described in [MENTION=5650065]peppe130[/MENTION] thread. I'm not an expert with some of those terms, I'm sorry.

I have some noob questions, if you don't mind:

When an update file is downloaded, where is it saved? I can't find it when FlashFire asks me for it's path.

This OTA file is a tar.md5 or is just an update.zip file?

The files that are downloaded from Sammobile site are not the same as the OTA one's, are they?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KaMyKaSii:
The default path is in /cache in the system root, but each OEM can change that, either to another folder in /cache or somewhere in the internal memory. The OTA is just a "update zip", may have a different name, but it sure is a ".zip." file. Files with the extension ".tar.md5" are the stock ROM from Samsung that can be installed by Odin, and not just the part that has been changed (updated content and smaller size) but all stock rom, so the you download the SamMobile is the stock rom and future updates will work on i

Edit: Usually ".tar.md5" are the stock ROM, but can also contain only the recovery or some other partition, such as the installation of custom recovery
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] drstereos:
should I make a raw back up so I can restore everything in case something goes wrong after flashing firmware package or ota?? or a different type of back up??
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KaMyKaSii:
[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] you will increase support for by-name partitions? Because multiple partitions on my MTK device were not recognized here, and I believe it has limited to those who have knowledge that it is safe to work. Two partitions I want to support is the preloader (if you install the wrong, the device die, but you can relive installing again by the computer) and also the uboot/lk (Little kernel) which is the bootloader. Below are the ways:

/dev/block/mmcblk0boot0 (preloader)

/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/by-name/lk
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] HorusEyE:
Ok, I managed to do what I wanted without tripping the knox flag (thank God and a firend that was willing to help)...

Maybe this can be useful for others. I'm going to state all the steps I made and also how my phone was, so that I can assure that it worked, at least for my phone conditions.

A few months ago I have rooted (only rooted, nothing else) my phone using the method described here.

Everything worked smoothly and my knox flag was kept 0x0.

Now I wanted to update the OS to Lollipop (5.0.1) but I didn't want to loose root or trip the knox flag!

After searching for a while, what I did was:

1 - Download the correct firmware from Sammobile site.

2 - Save the file in the External Memory Card of the phone or anywhere else (it's almost 2Gb)

3 - Downloaded and install FlashFire from the PlayStore

4 - Open FlashFire - Pic 1

5 - Add Actions in the correct order using the "+" button - Pic 2

6 - Hit the button "Flash" and wait

Then, in my case, the Wireless connection was not working after the update. I couldn't turn it ON, so I flashed only the Modem:

1 - Start FlashFire again

2 - Select the "Install Firmware Package" using "+"" and select the Sammobile downloaded file again

3 - Select only the option for the "Modem" - Pic 3

4 - Hit "Flash" and wait.

Once more, in my case, this didn't worked. Wireless wasn't working yet. I couldn't turn it ON.

So, get back to FlashFire.

1 - Start FlashFire again

2 - Select "Install Firmware Package" using "+"" and select the Sammobile downloaded file again

3 - Select the 3 options that were not selected in the 2 previous attempts - Pic 4

4 - Hit "Flash" and wait

Now my Wireless connection was working. And the knox flag is still 0x0 as you can see - Pic5

Hope this can help... I'll add the pics lates. I'm having some troubles with my imgur account!

Edited;

Pics added
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KaMyKaSii:
[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] a suggestion I make is that after an operation to install another rom or wipe data, the FlashFire loaded into memory automatically after finishing operations and before restarting install FlashFire in user applications, because although you can install manually, many users who have a cell forgotten by developers (such as custom recovery) need FlashFire and it would be nice to see that after any operation, it is still there
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Frezza:
thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] TR2N:
[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] Could you add an command option to enter fastboot and / or recovery after batch flashing?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KaMyKaSii:
But this command already exists, just click "Reboot" at the end of the list and select the desired
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] TR2N:
Lol... Thank you for the heads-up.. ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Details please. What happens? Black screen? Or backup gets lost? What about logs?

I'm not really sure what is going on here. Almost seems as if (f)sync isn't implemented in your kernel. That would cause all sorts of trouble!

There's no lastlog because there's still something wrong with your internal storage mount, as evidenced by the "waiting for internal storage" message. Nothing working with internal storage at this point will function. I should make this a fatal error.

It is a big deal to me, because you being able to reproduce this regularly means there is a structural issue with a very popular device. I really want to fix this. Can we perhaps IRC or hangouts or whatever so we can live debug the issue?

"full" backup should usually be good enough.

I have some more partitions to add, yes. Indeed, I only add partitions that I know what they do. The mmcblk0boot0/1 partition is tricky, though, as messing up a flash of those two partitions can hard-brick Samsung devices.

This has been on my to-do list for a while now, however this is tricky to do on newer Android devices.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Rakuu:
I apologize in advance if this is a dumb question, could you not just go the same route that injecting SuperSU does it's job?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Yes, but that has proven a bit unreliable. I'll probably end up doing the same thing, though, as I have no better solution.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Rakuu:
Whatever works :P, it's a beta, anyone expecting a polished tool is kidding themselves.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mmrsdb:
i tried to update the xposed framework (80 to 82) on my LG v10 but now the phone boots in to the black screen. I can turn off my phone, put it to the airplanemode or do screenshots but everything is black.

Is there any chance to bring it back to normal.

(Tried to connect it with my pc but no reaction)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] sebfar:
Is Flashfire works without TWRP? If I am rom stock, I flash cf_auto_root with odin, I install Flashfire on my phone and flash a custom rom with it ....
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] corkiejp:
Flashfire does not need TWRP for it to work.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] sebfar:
Ok thanks

Envoyé de mon SM-G935F en utilisant Tapatalk
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] skooter32:
Hi chainfire my device is a motog 3 and a cant make a fastboot backup a choose it and it saya what storage etc but when a tick yes but the flash button dont appear.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] samccfl99:
Sorry to be a bit off topic here. Not sure where else to ask it and I respect your wish of no PMs. This has become an UNlocked BL thread...LOL. [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION], whenever you decide to answer questions again I have a small one. Not related to FF (which I do use and have the Pro version, thank you very much), but you would know this. I have a G900A (boohoo) on a custom 5.0 rom. The question is: [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION], as you may know, has provided the ability of this phone to go to LP leaving the KK BL. He said he cannot do this anymore because M needs a M BL to load the OS. Yes? I never bothered to go to his UNrooted 5.1 etc, but would have liked to try M (when the file is available and he could modify it). No offense to [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION]. He has kept this phone alive for us. Just checking.

THANKS
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] goatee:
Thank you! Tested on my Nexus 6P and successfully installed 6.0.1 March & April security updates with it. Will pay for Pro - it's well worth the donation!

(In case anyone wonders, I reverted from ElementalX and flashed the factory image to get stock kernel, else it wouldn't have worked.)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chyron8472:
[Noob question, sorry] So if I understand this correctly, I don't need TWRP if I have FlashFire?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] corkiejp:
Does anyone actually read the thread before posting????
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chyron8472:
Sorry about that.

My question wasn't really about whether TWRP was required for FlashFire itself to work. My question was more of "I have TWRP on my Droid Turbo but it seems with FlashFire I don't need that. Am I right?" To which the answer is: yes.

But after posting that, I found that my Fire 5th Gen (the device in question) may not have a bootloader unlock for FireOS 5.1.2, so TWRP is out of the question right now anyway.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] amjohnnson:
The links are broken on that page!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] daydreamer1204:
Just knew & installed the FlashFire.

Can I sideload update my Nexus 7 LTE (2013 version) from 5.0.2 to 5.1.0 by it keeping the root intact? (I've only used Mobile Odin Pro on my Samsung Galaxy Note Series before.)﻿
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] carl1961:
http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-att/general/how-to-update-to-i337oc3-5-0-1-keeproot-t3075814
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] amjohnnson:
Thanks so much! Hopefully this one leads me to my destination :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] :
[MENTION=3271517]carl1961[/MENTION] I Am still having the issue where I can flash a few zips and then all of a sudden flashfire stops working and when I try to flash another zip it stays black at first screen. Then after a while I can flash again. Please help, thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] kashortiexda:
okay, maybe a dumb question. ..

it says flashing with FlashFire keeps Knox at 0x0

But FlashFire needs root... doesn't rooting trip knox to 0x1 anyway ?????

How to root and keep 0x0 ?

Or am I missing something obvious?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] fubo73:
Google is your friend... Towelroot is the key.

Sent by my SM-G900F, aka Galaxy S5
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] cmstlist:
I assume you have a Galaxy S6 as you post in those forums. Since it ships with Lollipop the security is higher and yeah it's probably not easy to root without tripping Knox. But many older Samsungs that shipped with KitKat or lower are rootable without tripping Knox.

From what little I know, the system partition on most Samsungs can be flashed using Odin without tripping Knox and it doesn't even have to be signed by Samsung. Replacing recovery and kernel though will definitely trip Knox. In theory, unless this has changed on the S6, a pre-rooted version of the entire system image could be flashed using Odin and it would not trip Knox.

So if someone does either of the following:

- Roots *their* S6 (same hardware and software version of yours) without caring if they trip Knox, and then takes a backup in an Odin-flashable format; or,

- Has the right tools to unpack the stock system image, inject root safely and repack,

Then you'd be able to flash the system image they produced via Odin without tripping your unit's Knox.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] waleed794:
Here Are the details...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Gerard.C:
I have a Galaxy S4 LTE I9505 with official 4.4.2 rooted.

An update to Lollipop through FOTA was already downloaded, but not installed.

I don't want to lose root.

I have FlashFire installed.

I tried to use the action "Flash ZIP or OTA" with the "update.zip" on cache,

but FlashFire stopped.

I tried to copy the "update.zip" to FlashFire directory on SD, but it didn't help.

Do i am doing wrong or there is a problem with this action ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] XDA-Sez:
Worth for a bug report, like in post #217, with informations until build number and some lastlog/update.zip appended.

Google Crash Report?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] abdyasar:
Try to flash full firmware package with inject supersu option. You can find your firm on sammobile or samsung-updates..
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Robhein:
Stay cool! I missed it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] XDA-Sez:
Yes that could work, still there remains questions, why FlashFire crashs or it will not work with ota zips...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] barclac:
Can you put a preview on play store so we can share
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] XDA-Sez:
See post #1 how to participate...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] wajiman:
I have been successful in flashing normal zip files that require custom recovery like cwm using flashfire without tripping knox on my s5 900f BOC7. Tested 3minit battery mod on stock odex rom and s6 weather widget
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Crash logs can be obtained via "adb logcat". This is basic Android knowledge you should be aware of before playing with dangerous things like FlashFire. Also, which exact firmware are you using?

How long do you leave it at the black screen before taking action? What happens? Does the device reboot by itself, or does nothing at all happen (for at least several minutes) ? Was the phone plugged into a computer, or just a charger, or nothing at all?

Exact firmware version and logcat needed.

Can you try a 'full' backup? It seems like the screen simply doesn't update for you when FlashFire is working. A full backup takes much longer, so it'd be interesting to know if you get anything on screen then, maybe only one frame per minute.

How long have you left it at the black screen? Is it possible you just didn't wait long enough (sometimes it takes a minute or even two to show up, not really sure why yet). I ask, because the power (or any other) button isn't really supposed to have any effect on anything at this stage. Was the phone plugged into a computer, or just a charger, or nothing at all?

I understand you are reluctant, this is after all a BETA. Things could go wrong. What happens when the backup gets stuck? The phone just stops halfway through the backup and stays on the same screen, or does it reboot, or... Does it always stop on the same file, or after the same amount of seconds?

This is wholly off-topic, but this method does trip the knox warranty flag on the S6. I know, because I tried it the day I got my S6. I think this was already the case on some bootloader versions for the S5 as well, but not sure.

Can you link/post the update.zip ?

It should (at least with Nexus OTAs). Not sure what format Samsung OTAs are in. But the crash is probably just a bug.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] :
[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] I leave it at the first black screen for more than 5 minutes and just nothing happens at all, no reboot either. Also, I thought I noticed if its plugged in to a computer it doesn't work, but now it doesn't work at all
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] XDA-Sez:
Yes this Samsung OTA format is really strange. Files do definately not comply any format I have seen before.

Maybe users should be noted somewhere later in released version about that issue...

Question is, what happens if users decide to go full firmware update for such devices (including maybe new locked bootloaders in aboot)? Possible hard bricking maybe?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Pierre2324:
no item found google pay??
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] joshua14:
Please read the OP, there is instructions in there I promise. You'll find a link.

Always READ the OP of a thread, if you still have an unanswered question, read the OP again but more carefully. If your question(s) still unanswered press the button for searching the thread. Enter a couple keywords and then read the posts that come up. If you are still lost then ask. But the site is designed to work with you to help you find what has been explained and previously answered to the original question.

~TMS5-3.0-TMBUILD on G900A with Blue Ice Theme
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Pierre2324:
Yeah sorry I did it but first time google play said that and the second time too but tried it later and it worked nice app btw good work