[Q] Cant flash any ROM's !!! Having withdrawls!!!

greenmuggy · Jan 25, 2014

Ok so I started out on 4.2.2 & never took the 4.3 update in light of all the backtalk about the knox BS... I do my research first lol

But to install a 4.3 ROM I needed to odin the firmware/baseband to mk2... Soft bricked it... Every time I odined that mk2 firmware it would soft brick...

Odined back to 4.2.2 did everything all over again(root & philz touch CWM) & still soft bricked it when I tried to odin the mk2 firmware...

Realized that odin'ing to the mk2 firmware forever ruined any chances of going back to No Knox Stock pre-mk2.

I did however get past the "firmware update FC everything" with a simple factory reset from the devices settings menu!!! Needless to say it wasn't easy between all the FC's lol, but...... Yay no more FC!!!

So, now I'm stuck at stock rooted OTA mk2 with Philz Touch CWM(the only way I could safely get the proper firmware & cant seem to flash a single thing whatsoever...)

I'm a seasoned vet here, ex ACS themer, well over 5000 flashes on my belt & I NEEDS MY FIX!!! Someone please tell me theres a way to flash a ROM after all the BS I've been thru here...

leaderbuilder · Jan 25, 2014

If you were trying to flash the MK2 firmware (modem) by Unknownforce one of the things metioned was

NOTE: With MJA/MK2 Firmware, some people report better success with turning Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time unchecked. Do the same flash, but when you see PASS on Odin, unplug the phone and Hold the Power key for 10 seconds to reboot.

Also installing that firmware does NOT put knox bootloader on your system.
Taking the OTA however does!
IF you do have the latest Philz (philz_touch_6.08.9-jfltespr) you should be able to flash most ROMs.
In the last week there have been three or four ROMs that have been updated/released and they all run well. Big thing with flashing is that some builds require different recoveries and/or flashing instructions (as per the dev's OP). Some require rebooting of recovery etc.

greenmuggy · Jan 25, 2014

leaderbuilder said:
If you were trying to flash the MK2 firmware (modem) by Unknownforce one of the things metioned was

Also installing that firmware does NOT put knox bootloader on your system.
Taking the OTA however does!
IF you do have the latest Philz (philz_touch_6.08.9-jfltespr) you should be able to flash most ROMs.
In the last week there have been three or four ROMs that have been updated/released and they all run well. Big thing with flashing is that some builds require different recoveries and/or flashing instructions (as per the dev's OP). Some require rebooting of recovery etc.

Tried this also

no luck... although im running Philz v6.0.4.5

& once you install firmware that has knox you cant go back to no-knox versions...

leaderbuilder · Jan 25, 2014

try flashing the latest twrp from Philz, reboot recovery then in TWRP goto advanced and 'fix permissions. Then reboot.
Then back to recovery, flash Philz, reboot recovery and try install from again.

greenmuggy · Jan 25, 2014

Either way... I still cant get anything to flash lol

greenmuggy · Jan 25, 2014

I just need to flash something lol

I'm stuck at stock rooted OTA mk2 with Philz Touch CWM

what to do from there?

greenmuggy · Jan 25, 2014

leaderbuilder said:
try flashing the latest twrp from Philz, reboot recovery then in TWRP goto advanced and 'fix permissions. Then reboot.
Then back to recovery, flash Philz, reboot recovery and try install from again.

never tried that lol

i only odined Philz

leaderbuilder · Jan 25, 2014

greenmuggy said:
never tried that lol

i only odined Philz

I keep zips of both recoveries on my externalSD card for just that.

greenmuggy · Jan 25, 2014

leaderbuilder said:
I keep zips of both recoveries on my externalSD card for just that.

i didnt bc it didnt work at the time...

greenmuggy · Jan 25, 2014

greenmuggy said:
i didnt bc it didnt work at the time...

leaderbuilder said:
I keep zips of both recoveries on my externalSD card for just that.

Both downloaded just gonna back up my backups on my sd & ill give it a try

BRB

greenmuggy · Jan 25, 2014

7gb... ugh... this might take awhile

greenmuggy · Jan 25, 2014

Ok as soon as i boot into TWRP & try to flash the newest Philz CWM it wont take...

greenmuggy · Jan 25, 2014

Yeah... I'm stuck at v6.0.4.6 PhilZ Touch

Is there an odin for this 6.0.8???

I give up for now, its bed time too many beers lol...

leaderbuilder · Jan 25, 2014

Philz PC Odinable .tar

TWRP Odinable .tar

greenmuggy · Jan 25, 2014

leaderbuilder said:
Philz PC Odinable .tar

TWRP Odinable .tar

Thanks, I will try when I get home from work.

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greenmuggy · Jan 30, 2014

leaderbuilder said:
Philz PC Odinable .tar

TWRP Odinable .tar

If I can finish my homework 2nite ill give this a try... been busy as hell with my work & 3rd semester college they are kicking my ass this semester lol

greenmuggy · Feb 7, 2014

leaderbuilder said:
Philz PC Odinable .tar

TWRP Odinable .tar

Yeah it still won't flash or odin to the newest Philz... What am i missing i need some major help

If i odin TWRP & then flash the newest Philz, it just goes back to the v6.0.4.6 Philz... Why>>> Ahhh!!!

leaderbuilder · Feb 7, 2014

Try just to PC Odin Philz. Use Odin 3.09 see if that works.

greenmuggy · Feb 7, 2014

leaderbuilder said:
Try just to PC Odin Philz. Use Odin 3.09 see if that works.

Didn't work it wont go away, unless i odin TWRP, but that wont flash any roms either, & from twrp if i odin or flash philz it just goes back to the old version of philz

cruise350 · Feb 8, 2014

I think the partition that holds the recovery.img might have gotten corrupted or something that is causing your problems. I would try using odin 3.09 to flash the MK2 full stock tar to bring your phone back to an unaltered state. Then re root using safe root or cf autoroot. Then try to install the recovery you want. Might be less of a headache then fighting this problem you keep having getting a recovery to work.

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