[Q] I can't install a custom ROM on my rooted Galaxy S5 G900W8 - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I am having a problem installing a custom ROM... I root the device using CF-Autoroot and Philz Recovery. TIBU confirms the phone is rooted.
I boot into recovery, then try to install a ROM which is on the ext-SD card. I do a full wipe using Philz Recovery.
When I try to restart the phone, I get a bootloop, NO MATTER WHICH ROM I am trying to install. Then I have to go through the hassle of downloading the original firmware using KIES
and start all over again.
Any help or thoughts will be greatly appreciated.

Wipe before flashing
You must do the full wipe before flashing a new ROM, not after (Because if you are wiping /system after flash, you are leaving your device without OS)
And remember, flash gapps after first boot, not after flashing The rom
P.S you can do a full Nandroid Baclup before flashing a new ROM, because if you get stuck in bootloop again, you can simply enter to recovery and restore backup

Thanks for your input, but that's exactly what I did.. except for the backup part.

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[Q] CM10 Recovery enable to wipe Data

Hello! I have installed the CM10 from pershoot whit recovery,modem and bootloader .tar from droidbasement.com. Recovery is able to wipe cache but when i want to wipe data it force restart in recovery and nothing have been erased. Do i can wipe all whit Odin or something else?? :cyclops:
If i format every folder From the recovery on my tablet do i will able to flash original rom whit odin to return to stock or it will break something?
I had these experience as u described.
You likely have to flash any ICS stock rom from Odin and then root your device in order to get this resolve.

Please!Kindly someone help!! stuck at bootloop SM-910H

SM-910H rooted with cf-auto root.
Running stock ROM. I have TWRP recovery & have nandriod backup.
Yesterday, I tried to Install Glamour S6 ROM.Signature Verification Failed.
So, I restore my nandriod backup. But after that phone went in Bootloop.
My phone goes in download & recovery mode. I have TWRP Recovery.
I dont know why my backup is not working bcz I have checked MD5 all matched.
Everything goes fine, but phone is in bootloop.
These r the things I have tried but still in bootloop.
1)Fix Permissions
2)Download SweatROM, place in exSDcard tried to install, Installtaion complete but still phone in bootloop.
3)Restore my backup many times still bootloop.
4)Wipe data, system, cache, dalvik cache.
I have searched alot but still can't find any solution.
Anyone please help.
Is there anyway to flash CWM recovery, I think it might work.
Thank you.

Will flashing a stock firmware with odin reset a custom rom?

I have the batman rom installed on my g95ff now since my stock rom got boot looped when i tried to flash a boot logo that was a size too big.When that happened i flashed the stock firmware with odin aswell as stock recovery and it let me clear my cache/factory reset my phone to fix it.Sadly i lost my bootlogo and boot animation collection i had stored but i had most of my important apps backed up with titanium,so to make up for the lost data i rerooted with twrp,installed the batman rom and restored my apps back.The rom is really neat since i can customize more ui things such as the status bar aswell as my nav bar color which couldnt be done on the stock rom.So now that im familiar with installing roms,would i be able to try other ones simply by reflashing the stock firmware over the batman rom and reinstalling twrp?
So you're asking how you can try other custom ROMs?
You don't need to flash the stock ROM and flash TWRP every time you want to try a new custom ROM. It's MUCH easier than that.
You just need to backup your apps as normal with Titanium Backup, then boot into TWRP. From the Wipe menu, wipe system, data, cache, and dalvik-cache.
Then just flash the new ROM zip file as normal in TWRP, and you're done.
the_scotsman said:
So you're asking how you can try other custom ROMs?
You don't need to flash the stock ROM and flash TWRP every time you want to try a new custom ROM. It's MUCH easier than that.
You just need to backup your apps as normal with Titanium Backup, then boot into TWRP. From the Wipe menu, wipe system, data, cache, and dalvik-cache.
Then just flash the new ROM zip file as normal in TWRP, and you're done.
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So as long as you wipe your phone you can install custom roms over anough anoughter custom rom.Sounds simple enough then.
iostoandroidconvert said:
So as long as you wipe your phone you can install custom roms over anough anoughter custom rom.Sounds simple enough then.
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Yep, the "System" partition is where the ROM is installed. When you wipe that, you're essentially wiping the ROM from your phone.

Is my phone dead? (Hardware failure?)

Hey,
i have TWRP installed and had the samsung galaxy s8 port running for about 1 year without problems. Since a couple of days it doesnt boot into the ROM anymore. So i went into TWRP and tried a restore of a backup. The backup process just freezes somewhere and i have to restart the phone. I also tried clean flashing a couple of ROMs but every installation is crashing.
TWRP has never crashed before so i'm guessing Hardware is broken?
Or is it possible that it ****ed up my partition table? it always crashes when trying to install or restore system partition. Also repairing the file system fails with error 4.
Any help is welcome, thx!
flash newest twrp again, partition, full wipe and install rom. of that doesnt help thsn flash stock with odin and go all the way to custom

[Question] How to restore TWRP backup of stock 8.0 ROM, after flashing 8.1 ROM

Before going into the subject, I'll say that I have tried to seach this matter in XDA and Google, but nothing showed up.
Okay, so my matter is that I can't restore my backup of stock rom(8.0) after I flash a 8.1 rom. I've backuped with official TWRP "recovery-3.2.1-2-oreo.img".
My procedures are :
back up stock 8.0(system, data, cache, efs) with official TWRP "recovery-3.2.1-2-oreo.img"
flash oreo rom(with wiping internel, data, system, cache) and boot it fine.
restore my stock backup with same TWRP
boot system
The results are :
Goes past boot logo
Boot animation('android one' with colors sliding) shows up
and... just infinite loop of boot animation.
The ROM I used is RR.
I think the main problem is related with encryption.... Just my thought, tho.
So what I'm asking is :
1. If you face the same problem as me?
2. If you aren't and you restore goes fine, please tell me your procedures including ROM used and TWRP used.
3. Whether it is safe to decrypt stock rom?
Thanks in advance!
You don't need to flash stock ROM again. You have a system image backup(system, data, cache, efs), right? Wipe data , system, cache if you are coming from any other ROM. Then reboot to bootloader. Boot into latest TWRP from Fastboot (don't flash). Then go to restore and restore the system image you had backed up. Don't restore efs if you haven't lost your IMEI.
I've done exactly as ypu told, but it doesn't boot...
Did you manage to restore without problem with your method?
Yes I was able to. No problem here.
What TWRP did you use? Also, what ROM have you flashed?
Used the latest TWRP by MohanCM for Oreo. I did it when I was on Lineage os and wanted to go to stock
@guy_infinity Okay, thanks for your answer! Gonna try out later, once more.
Hmmm.... Still didn't boot up.
I thought I had to do everything from the begining, but flashing stock with save userdata option rescued me.
P.S. does anyone know about the error E: recv error on uevent?
try flashing stock rom using mi flash and after flashing restore normally using latest twrp/deadman's without system image voila everything will be back
@arjunbalan1994 Big thanks for your suggestion! Will try that too later
Hi, did you solve your restore problem? I have the same w/ my Redmi Note 5 and stock Miui backup after flashing RR.
Thanks for your help
I was use 8.1 root and twrp recovery. Yesterday fastboot flash may rom and update 2nd may OTA
Don't understand : May rom is Miui rom?
And did you restore your miui rom 8.0 backup ith twpr after the fastboot flash stock?

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