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/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*/Warning
This recovery will TRIP your Knox Counter and your warranty will be void.
This recovery is only for Samsung Galaxy A8 (SM-A800F) Exynos Octa 5430 variant running 5.1.1 (Lollipop).
This project is discontinued move toward twrp thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/samsung-a-series/orig-development/recovery-twrp-2-7-1-0-a8-sm-a800f-t3283494/post64588475#post64588475
Tested Safely on following devices.
- Samsung Galaxy A8 (SM-A800F)
Instructions
Follow the instructions carefully.
Step 1 :
- Install Samsung Drivers and connect your device to PC. let it install drivers and if its updating let it update. your device drivers should be perfectly installed without a single failure.
- Link to Samsung Drivers
Step 2 :
- Download Odin 3 you can use 3.07 or 3.09
- You can download Odin from here
- Download the CWM Recovery
Step 3:
- Turn of your device and go to odin mode [ Vol down + power + home button (all at the same time) ] release it when you see Galaxy A8 Logo
- Press vol up to confirm
Step 4:
- Now that you are in Odin Mode connect your device via USB cable.
- Now open Odin3 3.09 or 3.07 that you have downloaded.
- If there is a pop-up like Installing ADB drivers let it get finished it usually updates.
- Make sure the COM : xx (xx is usb port number it can be any number so don’t worry about it, just verify COM is lit up)
- Now select AP and browse to where you have .tar file and select it
- Make Sure only Default Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time is ticked and nothing. verify twice only these 2 are ticked.
Untick Auto Reboot if you are installing recovery for first time! - Click Start and wait for the process to end. DO NOT Interrupt during this time.
- Once it says PASS. BOOT INTO RECOVERY USING VOL UP + HOME + POWER BUTTON.
- Done.
- @Koush i.e. Koushik Dutta for his recovery.
- @paveenash for testing recovery!
- @DigiGoon for his compressed sources
Contributors
androidlover5842, shubham540
Source Code: https://github.com/Grace5921/device_samsung_a8elte
Kernel Source Code: https://github.com/Grace5921/Kernel_samsung_a8elte
ROM OS Version: 5.1.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.x
Based On: Cyanogenmod
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2015-12-30
Last Updated 2016-01-03
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