Install CWM/TWRP Recovery on Verizon Galaxy S4 SCH-i545

Install CWM/TWRP Recovery on Verizon Galaxy S4 SCH-i545

Installing TWRP Recovery on Galaxy S4 SCH-I545

To install TWRP Recovery on your S3 SCH-I545, you can can download the GooManager app from the Google Play and flash TWRP image with root on stock kernel.

Installing CWM Recovery on Galaxy S4 SCH-I545

ClockworkMod is the oldest and most popular custom recovery for Android devices. Since it’s very early to have a fully functional CWM recovery on the Verizon Galaxy S4, the method of installation is a little more complicated than it usually happens. If you wish to install the CWM on your device, you can do it by using Loki method which bypasses the unlocked bootloader on SCH-I545 and installs the custom recovery. To know more about what Loki does, read Rosenberg’s blog post.

Downloads:

Download Loki Flash file: Loki_flash

Download Loki Recovery with OUDHS CWM : Recovery.Lok

Download and install a Root File Manager app from the Play Store: Download

Download the Android Terminal Emulator app from Google Play

Installation Steps:

Copy the Loki Flash and Recovery files to your device. In case you downloaded the file using phone browser, you can find them in Download folder on the SD Card. Then open the root file explorer app (grant it SuperUser permission when prompted) and copy these 2 files to the following directory: data/local/tmp.

Now open the Android Terminal Emulator app (do not forget to grant root access when prompted).

Now type the following command in the Terminal app window: su

Issuing the above command will evoke SuperSU and you will be prompted to grant permission. Choose “Grant” and then type in the following command lines:

cd /data/local/tmp

chmod 755 *

./lok_flash recovery recovery.lok

Doing this will lash the CWM recovery to your Verizon Galaxy S4 SCH-I545. When installation is complete, reboot the device into recovery mode using the following command: reboot recovery

Your device will now reboot into the CWM based OUDHS Recovery. This confirms that your device has ClockworkMod recovery installed on it. You can now reboot the device using “reboot system now” option in recovery.

In case you see the following message in CWM recovery, select “Yes”:”ROM may flash stock recovery on boot. Fix?

THIS CAN NOT BE UNDONE.- NO

- YES – Disable recovery flash”