Failed to install TWRP on Galaxy S4

A well-known problem, but easy to solve. The decisive step starts here:

  1. disconnect the S4…from the … PC
  2. remove the battery for a few seconds
  3. insert the battery as described above and start the S4… in TWRP mode by pressing the key combination on the S4…

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Another variant (also for devices without possibility to remove the battery).

The decisive step starts here:

  • Holding the VOL(-) and HOME and POWER buttons simultaneously until the screen goes dark;

  • as soon as the screen goes dark, immediately release the VOL (-) button and press VOL(+) and HOME and POWER simultaneously until the TWRP Recovery start screen is displayed;