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This is my very first smartphone as I have been to poor to get one before now. I have Att SGS2. From what i have read i have made a bad decision when doing the factory upgrade to uckk6.
The thing is I want to root the phone, put on custom mods....but I am having a hard time grasping it. I don't want to mess anything up and I dont want to lose my photos and such that are on the phone.
I dont know where to even start.....backup program? or? what all programs or apps i need?
before I upgraded, i downloaded a super1click program and it said it was rooted...then i tried to use the phone and there was soooo much lag in the response time..... i hit the unroot button and tried to use the phone and same thing...restarted phone and it was fine. While it was rooted tho, the damn superuser part asked for money before i could even do anything, that was second reason for unroot and of course thinking i may mess up my phone.
I have tried asking all my friends and to no avail have succeeded in finding anyone that has rooted a phone and/or flashed custom roms.
Like I said in the title, i have been to many different sites even trying to read up and I would rather be safe than sorry. If someone could plz help me out here I would be very grateful.
I am hoping I don't get spazzed at like i seen in a few other posts of other ppl.
And i have seen where someone sent ppl to:
[Heimdall][Odin][Stock][Root]UCKH7/KK6 Return/Unbrick to Stock (or Root
but that doesnt get my foothold on where to start at.
Please don't write me off as a lost cause because I would like to enjoy the benefits of having a rooted phone and custom roms as the rest of you that are intelligent enough to do so. At one point I'm sure you were where i am. I am very eager to learn and can't wait!
While I was writing this i downloaded the Uckk6_stock_rooted.tar.7z not sure if i need it or what though.
Thanks
Follow this guide TO A TEE, and you shouldn't have any problems. It also won't trigger the flash counter so you can take it back for repairs and Samsung won't know you've done anything to it. Use (2C) Entropy's version using windows to root as the others won't work with the OTA update. If you have a MAC, use 2D. Folow the directions EXACTLY how their written. This will get you rooted. Drop down to 3B and again, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY HOW THEIR WRITTEN. After this is done, you have a Entropy's kernel with CWM. You can then download any COMPATIBLE rom to your internal SD card and flash the rom with CWM.
To save your pics and such, just hook your phone to your puter via the USB cord and copy/paste, or drag and drop to a file on your computer.
GUIDE
thx again axis01. i sent you a couple pm's with a few more detailed questions also
um.....got past the first part 2c......my wifi doesn't work now????
sorry for spazzing i guess. just trying to learn lol.
my phone wont connect to any wifi, turn it on, few seconds later it shuts itself off....... plz somone help asap! its 5 am now....gonna sleep, hopefully response tomorrow.
thx in advance
help came in later post to wipe. thanks
Did you root with kh7? I see you had kk6 stock. If you went back to kh7 (2.3.4) wifi breaks and have to wipe data. Look at entrophy's thread about it. The return to stock one
Head back over to sticky land... Rooting is the easy part.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285894
sent from my Galaxy SIII ...haha jk, I FOiLed ya!
I just don't understand why people who can't comprehend the process of rooting or flashing even try. It's not like this phone sucks stock that they just have to mod it to make it workable. None of this is rocket science, but if you don't understand it beforehand then JUST LEAVE YOUR PHONE ALONE! It will be 100 times harder to fix it if you don't know how you messed it up in the first place. It really isn't fair to expect people in here to bail you out when things go wrong because you didn't know what you were doing. The warnings aren't there to keep you from the good stuff. They're there so that you'll think before doing and only do once you understand.
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I just don't understand why people who can't comprehend the process of rooting or flashing even try. It's not like this phone sucks stock that they just have to mod it to make it workable. None of this is rocket science, but if you don't understand it beforehand then JUST LEAVE YOUR PHONE ALONE! It will be 100 times harder to fix it if you don't know how you messed it up in the first place. It really isn't fair to expect people in here to bail you out when things go wrong because you didn't know what you were doing. The warnings aren't there to keep you from the good stuff. They're there so that you'll think before doing and only do once you understand.
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my apologies
Dude stop spazzing out. And don't encourage Miami. Hes helpful but has no patience with this type of stuff. Frankly it was pretty obvious from your first post you were gonna come back with freak out apocalyptic questioning about stuff thats pretty basic.
You did everything in 2c?
Can you still enter download?
Do you have clockwork mod recovery? (Hold all three buttons until you see basic text on your screen... usually like 10 seconds.)
Did you back your contacts up?
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nyamoV2 said:
Did you root with kh7? I see you had kk6 stock. If you went back to kh7 (2.3.4) wifi breaks and have to wipe data. Look at entrophy's thread about it. The return to stock one
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Thank you for that info. i did the wipe and it restored my wifi. should i update my superuser? for some reason in the market it's showing with an update
I was going to say wipe data but.wanted to be sure you backed your contacts up first.
Dude relax. If it says update, go ahead and update. What's the big deal?
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Dude stop spazzing out. And don't encourage Miami. Hes helpful but has no patience with this type of stuff. Frankly it was pretty obvious from your first post you were gonna come back with freak out apocalyptic questioning about stuff thats pretty basic.
You did everything in 2c?
Can you still enter download?
Do you have clockwork mod recovery? (Hold all three buttons until you see basic text on your screen... usually like 10 seconds.)
Did you back your contacts up?
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
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I did everything in 2c.
When entering download mode i still get
Odin Mode
Product name: SGH-I777
Custom Binary Download: NO
Current Binary: Samsung Official
I do have CWM and i backed up my contact on Kies.
As mentioned now, i have wiped the phone and wifi is working, but have read in forums where ppl have had it stop working again.
In creepyncrawlys guide I didn't read where it said it needed to be wiped?
Thanks
I've read everything in your thread so far and it sounds like everything is fixed. If wifi works and you have root, cwm, and superuser you should be good to go. Go install roms and enjoy. Really doubt your wifi is going anywhere. I'm far from a programmer or anything like that, and from my experience, if you follow the instructions it's hard to **** this phone up beyond repair firmware wise so freaking out is pointless.
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I bought the phone, rooted it and flashed a custom rom all yesterday. I was on KK6 2.3.6. Here is EXACTLY what I did:
Get Odin 1.7 from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=832827
Get Samsung Kies from here (only way my computer would pick up the phone):
http://mirror10.downloadandroidrom.com/download/Samsung/Kies_2.0.3.11082_152_4.exe?token=512181517
Follow 2c from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081
Then Step 3A in the same thread.
My phone restarted and I was rooted. My WiFi didn't work. Wiped all data in Clockwork Mod Recovery and I was all set. Then I unlocked my phone (this is optional). Then I flashed a ROM. Easy.
Seems like you're all set if I you did something close to that^
I used ICScrewD (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1375255)
Another popular option is UnNamed (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1299474)
Kernels:
Entropy DD (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1289460)
Siyah (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367800)
croftmx said:
I did everything in 2c.
When entering download mode i still get
Odin Mode
Product name: SGH-I777
Custom Binary Download: NO
Current Binary: Samsung Official
I do have CWM and i backed up my contact on Kies.
As mentioned now, i have wiped the phone and wifi is working, but have read in forums where ppl have had it stop working again.
In creepyncrawlys guide I didn't read where it said it needed to be wiped?
Thanks
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Sounds like you're all set.
Don't use keis for anything. You only needed the drivers. Leave it closed. Figure out another way to get your contacts back.
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Croftmx, take the bullets but don't shoot them back while you are in learning curve, you have freedom of writing your comments about others, but i am afraid that may be end of help you seek from many who intend to help.just be kind and get your issues fixed, and move on, pal.
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my apologies
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I sure wish I'd read the post before you edited it. Hope you got the help you needed.
Hello,
I am unable to post in the Developement threads at the moment due to the post limit but thought I would ask here and hopefully someone can help me.
Firstly, I have a Locked BootLoader that cannot be unlocked, I have rooted my XS and it is running ICS, I pretty much have it the way I want it but would like to try the MIUI ROM from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1768057 which works for all BootLoaders.
Secondly, I need to know if I will lose Root access by flashing the above ROM and also if I will lose all my personal Data. I have CWM installed and have backed up everything it will alow me to back up. But I am just concerned about losing root access and personal data.
For those of you who have flashed the ROM, can you tell me if root access is removed and if personal data is also wiped?
Thank you in advance and I appreciate all answers.
Personal data like pics,music and movie will not be lost if they are on the ext sd card.
Root should stay, but all apps that you install will be wiped so you need to download again from play store and make a backup for contacts and sms.
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gm007 said:
Personal data like pics,music and movie will not be lost if they are on the ext sd card.
Root should stay, but all apps that you install will be wiped so you need to download again from play store and make a backup for contacts and sms.
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
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Would backing up via CWM not be advisable, just backup using the Sony PC Companion or the Backup and Restore utility on the phone itself, should I just use them all to be sure?
Thank you for the reply, much appreciated.
Allow me to add, all Media files are on the additional storage of the phone, the 32gb, I am just worried about SMS, Contacts and so on.
Also, with the above mentioned ROM, are there any limitations as to what apps would run, for instance, ICS compatible apps I previously purchased should have no issue?
Forgive my ignorance, I am not so familiar with Android.
gm007 said:
Personal data like pics,music and movie will not be lost if they are on the ext sd card.
Root should stay, but all apps that you install will be wiped so you need to download again from play store and make a backup for contacts and sms.
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
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He will lose root, as he have locked bootloader. But there is a link somewhere that is a workaround for it.
Felimenta97 said:
He will lose root, as he have locked bootloader. But there is a link somewhere that is a workaround for it.
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Any chance you could point me in the right direction?
I originally used the method outlined by Sharaz22 to root my XS, downgrading to GB and flashing several things, but that is the only thing I have read on the subject of rooting a locked bootloader and to get it up to ICS rooted, I have not read about any special method for MIUI to maintain root access, even in the thread I linked above I could not see a work around, unless I am going blind.
Again, thank you and your help is appreciated.
Mobfigurz said:
Any chance you could point me in the right direction?
I originally used the method outlined by Sharaz22 to root my XS, downgrading to GB and flashing several things, but that is the only thing I have read on the subject of rooting a locked bootloader and to get it up to ICS rooted, I have not read about any special method for MIUI to maintain root access, even in the thread I linked above I could not see a work around, unless I am going blind.
Again, thank you and your help is appreciated.
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If you have CWM, when you flash MIUI you'll still have it.
Felimenta97 said:
He will lose root, as he have locked bootloader. But there is a link somewhere that is a workaround for it.
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You will never lose root if you install roms with cwm,you will lose it only if the rom are buggy but not in case of miui.
@op use this link to download the rom for LT26
http://miuiandroid.com/community/threads/miui-rom-2-7-20.17338/
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gm007 said:
You will never lose root if you install roms with cwm,you will lose it only if the rom are buggy but not in case of miui.
@op use this link to download the rom for LT26
http://miuiandroid.com/community/threads/miui-rom-2-7-20.17338/
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Okay, this is making sense to me now, so I just need to place the files into the suggested directory and reboot into CWM and flash MIUI throught there. Obviously following the instructions in the original thread and all should be fine, root access will not be lost and I can restore backed up content such as SMS and contacts without any fuss?
Thanks guys, that is great. :good:
Mobfigurz said:
Okay, this is making sense to me now, so I just need to place the files into the suggested directory and reboot into CWM and flash MIUI throught there. Obviously following the instructions in the original thread and all should be fine, root access will not be lost and I can restore backed up content such as SMS and contacts without any fuss?
Thanks guys, that is great. :good:
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I lost both when I flashed MIUI. I still had root, but not CWM. For locked bootloaders, the CWM is installed in the /system partition. When you flash MIUI, all of the files in that partition are changed, so you lose it. You can either reflash CWM like you did the first time or you can use this method (I forgot I had the link): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787532
gm007 said:
You will never lose root if you install roms with cwm,you will lose it only if the rom are buggy but not in case of miui.
@op use this link to download the rom for LT26
http://miuiandroid.com/community/threads/miui-rom-2-7-20.17338/
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Sorry GM, one final question.
What is the difference between the one you linked and the one in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1793432
I notice Sharaz22 states he removed the Kernel so it would work with the stock Kernel, now I have the stock Kernel since I installed a stock ICS so what problems would I face if I went with the official one and not the one Sharaz22 "edited"?
Felimenta97 said:
I lost both when I flashed MIUI. I still had root, but not CWM. For locked bootloaders, the CWM is installed in the /system partition. When you flash MIUI, all of the files in that partition are changed, so you lose it. You can either reflash CWM like you did the first time or you can use this method (I forgot I had the link): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787532
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And that would be flashed using Flashtools, is that correct?
Mobfigurz said:
Sorry GM, one final question.
What is the difference between the one you linked and the one in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1793432
I notice Sharaz22 states he removed the Kernel so it would work with the stock Kernel, now I have the stock Kernel since I installed a stock ICS so what problems would I face if I went with the official one and not the one Sharaz22 "edited"?
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My link is straight from the official site and doesn't include any kernel plus Multilanguage.
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And that would be flashed using Flashtools, is that correct?
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Nope. Flash ROM with CWM, wipe what you have to wipe, and before rebooting, flash the CWM package (no need for the Superuser one)
Guys, I suffered some mishap yesterday trying to flash MIUI on my phone.
After the flashing process with CWM, the phone would not boot, no response other than a single flash of the green LED and a vibration, it would not boot and i tried for over an hour. In the end I had to use Flashtools and get ICS back on the phone.
Since that, I cannot root my phone again, I have tried and tried, the first time I did it, it was easy and straight forward, downgrading to GB and using the batch files and so on, but now, each and every time I try to do it and follow the guides, of which I have found two, it does not work. That is because the process states that the "Device is not detected" and it cannot locate anything related to ADB. I have checked the drivers, installed several, reinstalled flashtools and each time I go through the guide I am left with an unrooted phone and nothing seems to work. Even in flashtools it struggles to flash the ROM every now and then and the phone just seems to randomly disconnect even though it remains plugged in.
Any help, I am struggling to get anything done on this phone and I would rather just have Root and CWM than MIUI.
Mobfigurz said:
Guys, I suffered some mishap yesterday trying to flash MIUI on my phone.
After the flashing process with CWM, the phone would not boot, no response other than a single flash of the green LED and a vibration, it would not boot and i tried for over an hour. In the end I had to use Flashtools and get ICS back on the phone.
Since that, I cannot root my phone again, I have tried and tried, the first time I did it, it was easy and straight forward, downgrading to GB and using the batch files and so on, but now, each and every time I try to do it and follow the guides, of which I have found two, it does not work. That is because the process states that the "Device is not detected" and it cannot locate anything related to ADB. I have checked the drivers, installed several, reinstalled flashtools and each time I go through the guide I am left with an unrooted phone and nothing seems to work. Even in flashtools it struggles to flash the ROM every now and then and the phone just seems to randomly disconnect even though it remains plugged in.
Any help, I am struggling to get anything done on this phone and I would rather just have Root and CWM than MIUI.
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had this EXACT problem, tried flashing miui and struggled to gain root again after it failed and i reverted back to GB,so then used this tool and guide and it worked 1st time http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1754429
3stage said:
had this EXACT problem, tried flashing miui and struggled to gain root again after it failed and i reverted back to GB,so then used this tool and guide and it worked 1st time http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1754429
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I tried that also, but it did not work. Maybe I missed a step or did not read correctly, but I will give it another go in a bit and see if it works.
Mobfigurz said:
I tried that also, but it did not work. Maybe I missed a step or did not read correctly, but I will give it another go in a bit and see if it works.
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Maybe repair the phone using pcc and try again.
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To all of you, thank you, I f***ing love you guys!
I managed to get Root and CWM back on with ICS and Flashed MIUI, I was disappointed by MIUI and thankfully I had created a CWM backup a day earlier of my phone the way I wanted it, so I restored that and have everything I was missing and back how the phone was before I started messing around with MIUI.
Thank you all so much for your help, you guys are a great benefit to this community, thanks!
Mobfigurz said:
To all of you, thank you, I f***ing love you guys!
I managed to get Root and CWM back on with ICS and Flashed MIUI, I was disappointed by MIUI and thankfully I had created a CWM backup a day earlier of my phone the way I wanted it, so I restored that and have everything I was missing and back how the phone was before I started messing around with MIUI.
Thank you all so much for your help, you guys are a great benefit to this community, thanks!
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nice one fella:victory:
CF-AUTO Root
By Chainfire
Ported To the Note 10.1 (2014 edition) ByBeansTown106
First off, Huge Thanks to Chainfire for coming up with AutoRoot & for his SuperSU App
Warning: I cannot be held responsible for anything you do to your phone, rooting is optional! This Does Trip The Warranty Counter Built into the Bootloader of the Note 10.1.
How To Enter Download Mode
Method 1: in command prompt or terminal on computer enter: adb reboot download
Method 2:Turn Off Tablet, Hold Volume Down + Power. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Rooting Instructions
1.Boot into Download mode (see methods above)
2.Flash autorootp600mj4.tar.md5 with Odin v3.09 (put in AP slot, don't change any other settings, click start)
3.Let it do its trick! Confirm root!
4.Reboot into download mode again and flash the stock mj4 recovery provided
That's all! Enjoy Root!
Download
FILENAME: p600Autoroot.7z(mega)
Disclaimer: when using root apps the system will try to stop you so its recommended to freeze the knox apps with titanium backup or rom toolbox!
Please Keep in Mind i dont have this tab but would LOVE to develop on it so any donations would be more than appreciated!
if you can Donate: Here it would be preffered and leave your xda username as a comment if not here works as well
If you haven't already, pick up a copy of SuperSU Pro to support Chainfire! Well worth the $2.49!
got it
Thank you for the hook up..
Classic, It took 2 seconds at 4mb/s from mega...
I couldn't wait.
edit... Confirmed it works easy as hell. It took 30 seconds...
Houston... We have liftoff!
Loving it...
Thanks beans! Let me know where you want the 40 sent
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codyvance said:
Thanks beans! Let me know where you want the 40 sent
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either of the 2 links on bottom of thread 1st is preffered tho, and anytime
beanstown106 said:
either of the 2 links on bottom of thread 1st is preffered tho, and anytime
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Duh, should of seen that.. Tried gofundme, not working for some reason, cant get past sign in.. I will wait and try again later, if not I will send to 2nd link.
Thanks again! Hopefully we can get you one of these and have some beanstown rom :good:
Edit: Sent the $40 via paypal..
I applied the root and froze the Knox 1.0 apps (both of them) and the KLMS Agent 1.0 app but I'm still getting security warnings anytime I start up SuperSU. Is there another step I am missing here to stop Knox?
So help me understand the last android I had was the GS3. So from what I under stand now all the samsung models have a thing called knox. I remember on the gs3 that there was counter reset on the app store, are they working on something like this for knox or is that not possible. I will root no matter what as soon as there is a de bloated rom no matter what Im just interest to understand.
Stocklone said:
I applied the root and froze the Knox 1.0 apps (both of them) and the KLMS Agent 1.0 app but I'm still getting security warnings anytime I start up SuperSU. Is there another step I am missing here to stop Knox?
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Have you tried rebooting? Same thing happened to me but went away after I rebooted.
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Have you tried rebooting? Same thing happened to me but went away after I rebooted.
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I've rebooted about 6 times now. Hasn't helped with the security warnings. It may be a placebo effect but I swear my tablet is finally lag free after freezing the Knox apps.
There is 5 Knox apps u have to freeze or delete them.. after doing that u won't get any security warnings
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beanstown106 said:
There is 5 Knox apps u have to freeze or delete them.. after doing that u won't get any security warnings
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Works perfect! You are my most favorite person in the whole world right now! I finally have my virtual buttons. No more stupid reaching in the middle of the tablet to do anything.
I showed 6 Knox apps and froze these and it seems to work now:
KNOX 1.0
KNOX 1.0
Knox Notification Manager 1.0
KNOX Apps
View attachment 2337285These are the KNOX related Apps that I "Nuked". So far everything is running just fine.
**Also found and nuked the following: com.samsung.klmsagent
Thanks Beanstown, PayPal Confirmation number: 0VA33847B9166261T.
Anyone else noticing that screen captures on this device are a lot more blurry than with other Samsung tablets and phones? My Note II and Note 8.0 seem to do a better job. Oh well.
First I would like to say thank you very much for doing this. I appreciate all of the hard work and time that went into giving us the ability to root. I have 3 questions I was hoping you guys could answer.
1. Does anyone know if rooting this way will cause any Samsung apps to stop working correctly?
2. What is the best method? Disable the knox apps or is it safe to delete them? (Will I break something if I delete them. Are they important to keep?)
3. Can someone tell me if there is a way to reinstall a stock factory rom that will make the tablet go back to the way I bought it, if I am not happy after rooting.
Thank you!
Successfully rooted. All KNOX apps renamed with .bak at the end to disable.
Thanks sir
Driftwood01 said:
First I would like to say thank you very much for doing this. I appreciate all of the hard work and time that went into giving us the ability to root. I have 3 questions I was hoping you guys could answer.
1. Does anyone know if rooting this way will cause any Samsung apps to stop working correctly?
2. What is the best method? Disable the knox apps or is it safe to delete them? (Will I break something if I delete them. Are they important to keep?)
3. Can someone tell me if there is a way to reinstall a stock factory rom that will make the tablet go back to the way I bought it, if I am not happy after rooting.
Thank you!
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Shouldn't have any effect on Samsung Apps, except KNOX related ones, which will keep bugging you until you disable them.
Best to "Freeze" them using Titanium Backup. I also removed them, but you don't have to go that far if you don't want to.
To go back to stock, download the Stock Firmware from here or here, boot into Download Mode, flash with Odin.
Does it matter if we took the second ota?
And does the old 10.1's multiwindow mod work with this tab after root?
BTW, thanks beans! Was gonna return this tomorrow to help pay for the primo grill I bought today. I guess I will be keeping then both!
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The next OTA may fail if you don't unfreeze your KNOX apps (or anything else you froze or uninstalled).
It could also fail with a custom recovery installed. Multi-window shouldn't be affected.
There Doesn't seem seem To be any Issue that I have seen with any Samsung apps... got pen Window up and running Nicely...
ckelly33 said:
Does it matter if we took the second ota?
And does the old 10.1's multiwindow mod work with this tab after root?
BTW, thanks beans! Was gonna return this tomorrow to help pay for the primo grill I bought today. I guess I will be keeping then both!
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I posted here about floating apps, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2491036
I'm after second OTA.
Very quick question. I have "root only" on my dad's S4 and he's not using root like he thought so if he just takes the update that keeps nagging him, won't mess anything up other than ruining the fact it would patch the root, correct?
K-OtiK said:
Very quick question. I have "root only" on my dad's S4 and he's not using root like he thought so if he just takes the update that keeps nagging him, won't mess anything up other than ruining the fact it would patch the root, correct?
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If all that has been changed is root access, you will probable be ok. Should update and root access will be lost.
ellisz said:
If all that has been changed is root access, you will probable be ok. Should update and root access will be lost.
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So now I have a problem....I did what you said, it worked just fine. The issue was that it left the "custom/lock" splash screen on. We left it alone and there were no issues. Well now, he has a problem with his phone and has to have it "warrantied"
We have an even bigger problem. I figured out that the right way would have been to just unroot it the proper way from the beginning. Welp unfortunately that is not possible because he took the 4.3 update and now has VRUEMJ7 any ideas how to fix this? Or are we screwed until a new exploit is available?
Please help!?
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So now I have a problem....I did what you said, it worked just fine. The issue was that it left the "custom/lock" splash screen on. We left it alone and there were no issues. Well now, he has a problem with his phone and has to have it "warrantied"
We have an even bigger problem. I figured out that the right way would have been to just unroot it the proper way from the beginning. Welp unfortunately that is not possible because he took the 4.3 update and now has VRUEMJ7 any ideas how to fix this? Or are we screwed until a new exploit is available?
Please help!?
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Your flash counter should be fine, i would think maybe a factory reset and as many as 3 or 4 reboots you should be fine. Basically if you only every rooted before this update you like only get the custom padlock because of the exploit, not from system being changed.
Hard to say for sure since this update is so new, a lot of security has been put in place.
Thing is though if you are warrantying anyways, you might as well try wiping. Backup whatever you can.
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kdo23 said:
Your flash counter should be fine, i would think maybe a factory reset and as many as 3 or 4 reboots you should be fine. Basically if you only every rooted before this update you like only get the custom padlock because of the exploit, not from system being changed.
Hard to say for sure since this update is so new, a lot of security has been put in place.
Thing is though if you are warrantying anyways, you might as well try wiping. Backup whatever you can.
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Yeah I've wiped it a time or two already and the "custom" splash screen is still there. :-/
I have the same issue, however I have not tried to wipe yet. I tried the No-Wipe factory restore, however odin fails during the write every time...
Maybe it would work for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259
K-OtiK said:
Yeah I've wiped it a time or two already and the "custom" splash screen is still there. :-/
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Full wipe, custom splash gone
Using this link as a guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301259
and this specific recovery image for the VRUEMJ7 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507253
I was able to completely wipe (and unroot) my dad's verizon galaxy S4. It no longer has the custom splash screen (which was created by Vroot)
Just tried a downgrade from the Android O Developer Preview (2), to 7.1.2 official Google images. Everything seemed to be going swimmingly, so I immediately rooted, and flashed Resurrection Remix 7.1.2.
What I did not count on was auto-rotation not working, and receiving no read on my proximity sensors at all. Thinking this was a ROM issue, I posted to the official ROM thread. Luckily, two users immediately responded telling me this was a known issue after downgrading from O, so I want to post it here in case anyone searches for it, hopefully the solution is easier to find.
Solution: Flash Official Google stock image of 7.1.2, check to see if rotation is working (it probably won't if yours wasn't previously). So now perform a Factory Reset (Settings->Backup & Reset->Factory Reset), some people have apparently needed to reset twice for the effect, but then your rotation/proximity should be fixed! Now you can return to doing whatever you wish with your 6P! Hopefully this will help anyone in need
Solution 2: After downgrading to the 7.x stock image, lock your bootloader. (Be sure to backup your internal!) Once you've locked it, boot up the device and unlock the bootloader again.
Solution 2.1: After you've locked the bootloader using Solution 2, boot up the device and perform a factory reset. Once that is done, boot up the device again before unlocking the bootloader again. Then continue on your Android journey!
Huge thanks to everyone sharing solutions and information on this thread!
I Had same issue and I was forced to go back to DP2, but now I'll try. Thanks for sharing solution
adam_pl said:
I Had same issue and I was forced to go back to DP2, but now I'll try. Thanks for sharing solution
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No problem! Hope it was the issue and is resolved soon keep me updated on the thread!
Had the same Problem. after reseting same issue.
But no problem because Google send me a refurbished Phone.
Looks brand new. Battery seems to be ok.
Does this erase sdcard?
MidnightDevil said:
Does this erase sdcard?
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If you use WugFresh's root tool, flashing the stock images + unroot will wipe sdcard, however there is a "No wipe mode", but I've never tried it so I couldn't say what it involves/how it works.
The factory data reset(s) will not wipe sdcard, though you probably know that already, just including it in case you don't
Any other questions I'd be happy to answer the best I can
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If you use WugFresh's root tool, flashing the stock images + unroot will wipe sdcard, however there is a "No wipe mode", but I've never tried it so I couldn't say what it involves/how it works.
The factory data reset(s) will not wipe sdcard, though you probably know that already, just including it in case you don't
Any other questions I'd be happy to answer the best I can
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I meant going through Settings - Fabric Reset?
I'd assume so.
MidnightDevil said:
I meant going through Settings - Fabric Reset?
I'd assume so.
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Not sure what a Fabric Reset would do, but factory data reset just wipes Data, Dalvik and Cache, not the sdcard.
I guess you're f**** with me though since I can't imagine someone with you're knowledge and "thanks" doesn't know what a factory data reset is lol.
Anyway, Fabric Reset needs to be an option
I found another solution on the 5X forums. After downgrading to N you need to lock and then unlock your bootloader again (wipes internal storage obviously). Worked for me. Clean install by itself didn't do anything to help.
jamaniek said:
I found another solution on the 5X forums. After downgrading to N you need to lock and then unlock your bootloader again (wipes internal storage obviously). Worked for me. Clean install by itself didn't do anything to help.
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Thanks a lot for posting that here, glad it worked for you, and I'm sure it'll help someone
that is really weird, i had to lock/unlock my bootloader to fix it :|
Williquah said:
Not sure what a Fabric Reset would do, but factory data reset just wipes Data, Dalvik and Cache, not the sdcard.
I guess you're f**** with me though since I can't imagine someone with you're knowledge and "thanks" doesn't know what a factory data reset is lol.
Anyway, Fabric Reset needs to be an option
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Hum... envy much?
I didn't ask what was a factory reset, I asked if it also wiped internal.
But I guess some people just enjoy being pathetic
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Hum... envy much?
I didn't ask what was a factory reset, I asked if it also wiped internal.
But I guess some people just enjoy being pathetic
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For real man? First thing I did for you was answer that question, "The factory data reset(s) will not wipe sdcard" look back in the thread.
I certainly don't enjoy being pathetic, and wouldn't say I was. You typed "Fabric Reset" so I thought you were messing around since I answered you earlier.. I appologize for the confusion man, the factory reset (going through Settings-Backup & Reset-Factory Data Reset) wipes the Data, Dalvik, and Cache, your internal will be completely preserved during a factory reset. However, your apps and app data will be wiped sorry again if I came off ignorant I just misunderstood you :good:
AL_IRAQI said:
that is really weird, i had to lock/unlock my bootloader to fix it :|
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Definitely weird, did you try the factory reset before that with no success? I was thinking that locking/unlocking the bootloader probably does something similar to a factory reset since it wipes the device.
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For real man? First thing I did for you was answer that question, "The factory data reset(s) will not wipe sdcard" look back in the thread.
I certainly don't enjoy being pathetic, and wouldn't say I was. You typed "Fabric Reset" so I thought you were messing around since I answered you earlier.. I appologize for the confusion man, the factory reset (going through Settings-Backup & Reset-Factory Data Reset) wipes the Data, Dalvik, and Cache, your internal will be completely reserved through a factory reset, your apps and app data will be wiped sorry again if I came off ignorant I just misunderstood you :good:
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Answering the question would be enough and I'd thank you, your thanks observation was just... useless and provocative.
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Definitely weird, did you try the factory reset before that with no success? I was thinking that locking/unlocking the bootloader probably does something similar to a factory reset since it wipes the device.
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I did factory reset more than once, but it didn't work
Worked for me. Thx.
Flashed latest factory image.
Relocked the BL
Booted up and performed a factory reset
Booted up again than back to the BL
Unlocked the BL
Added files
Flashed TWRP than flashed Rom of choice.
All good. Thx again!
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Answering the question would be enough and I'd thank you, your thanks observation was just... useless and provocative.
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I did answer the damn question, it was the first thing i did, but you decided to ignore it for some reason, and continue to ask the same question I had just answered, but with a typo, and a half sentence.
So my thanks observation was supposed to be a complement, I was trying to not insult your intelligence by either, answering a question I already answered, or answer a question you already knew. I was being sensitive.
Obviously us writing to each other completely lacks any form of human expression and tone, but try to actually read and understand before discrediting and insulting someone, especially while they're trying to help you.
AL_IRAQI said:
I did factory reset more than once, but it didn't work
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Very interesting.. I'd love to find out how this works. Thanks for sharing your experience, but mostly I'm happy you were able to find a solution I will add the bootloader solution to the OP!
jaxenroth said:
Worked for me. Thx.
Flashed latest factory image.
Relocked the BL
Booted up and performed a factory reset
Booted up again than back to the BL
Unlocked the BL
Added files
Flashed TWRP than flashed Rom of choice.
All good. Thx again!
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No problem, thank you for sharing the process that fixed it for you!
So glad you were able to fix it! :victory: