Now that rooting is possible, although not a one-click experience - how many of you have rooted, what were the reasons, and what root access apps have you installed?
rooted, mainly for Titanium Backup but at least it's prepped and ready if anything else crops up!
I dont really understand what rooting does.. some one care to explain?
Thanks
RedBlueGreen said:
I dont really understand what rooting does.. some one care to explain?
Thanks
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It gives you full access to all the information on your phone. It lets you back up apps and data to the SD card, which isn't possible with default security settings.
In essence, it's like getting administrator access to your computer, or "root" in linux, hence the name
Hoping to get mine tomorrow. I won't be rooting yet since there isnt anything released yet worth rooting for. And... I don't suppose I'll need TB just yet since I won't be messing with the phone SINCE nothing worth messing around with is available yet. Also I'll probably wait for a 1 click root or till something worth rooting comes along, whichever happens first.
shabs52 said:
Hoping to get mine tomorrow. I won't be rooting yet since there isnt anything released yet worth rooting for. And... I don't suppose I'll need TB just yet since I won't be messing with the phone SINCE nothing worth messing around with is available yet. Also I'll probably wait for a 1 click root or till something worth rooting comes along, whichever happens first.
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The root method is virtually one click now CF wrote a guide for it...
Also, consider mine rooted, even though it's not here yet
I did it to get rid of all of the Samsung crapware that the phone came with.
I'd do the same with any Android device, regardless of manufacturer.
Do you loose warranty if you perform rooting?
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Raymond77 said:
I did it to get rid of all of the Samsung crapware that the phone came with.
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+1
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sakazulu said:
Do you loose warranty if you perform rooting?
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Usually you can revert to stock firmware but the answer is yes
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pulser_g2 said:
The root method is virtually one click now CF wrote a guide for it...
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Where is this easy guide?
AaronUK said:
Where is this easy guide?
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Development section .
Works only flaw is the yellow triangle at boot .
jje
Raymond77 said:
I did it to get rid of all of the Samsung crapware that the phone came with.
I'd do the same with any Android device, regardless of manufacturer.
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What version did you use? And can it be used on a O2 PAYG and will there be a big yellow /!\ ?
Thanks.
JJEgan said:
Development section .
Works only flaw is the yellow triangle at boot .
jje
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after you've confirmed you have root, you can flash back just the official kernel and the yellow triangle will disappear and root will still work....
nah don't plan to if i need to will use my htc hd2 dual boot with 2.3.3 on it
Don't have a reason to root yet.
Rooted this morning so I could start using Root file explorer, Titanium Backup, and get rid of ads.
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Don't have a reason to root yet.
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You couldn't have this
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How did you do that?
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AaronUK said:
What version did you use? And can it be used on a O2 PAYG and will there be a big yellow /!\ ?
Thanks.
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You can remove the big yellow thing and the download mode counter using a USB jig
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Hi,
I just purchased the i9100 from someone today and I'm pretty sure that it's rooted. I checked the kernal and it is (2.6.35.7-RAGEmod-U1-v1.1b).
Can anyone please point me in the right direction? Also which files would I need? Do I need to use a USB jig?
I have no idea what I'm doing, there is someone on kijiji (local selling/buying site) that says they will flash it back for me for $100, should I just do that?
Thanks everyone!
not sure what you would do, but what i am CERTAIN about is do not pay 100 bucks... just go to the dev section and read up there.. factory reset (turn phone off, hold volume up, power and home keys simultaneously)
Sorry I wasn't being more specific, but what I wanted to do is unroot the phone. When my phone powers on I get a GR check rom boot logo?
My phone seems to be missing a lot of default apps compared to my brothers SGS2.
well theres this program called s-root which can on click unroot your phone. not sure if you need a specific kernel though. ask around in this forum - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125414
kar111 said:
well theres this program called s-root which can on click unroot your phone. not sure if you need a specific kernel though. ask around in this forum - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125414
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Thanks, I'll look into this!
glad i could help
kodath said:
Sorry I wasn't being more specific, but what I wanted to do is unroot the phone. When my phone powers on I get a GR check rom boot logo?
My phone seems to be missing a lot of default apps compared to my brothers SGS2.
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Just unrooting the phone should work with SuperOneClick (download to your PC, enable USB debugging on the phone, connect it to the PC and click on the big "unroot" button. If you are running some custom ROM you want to here rid of you will have to flash complete new clean software from Samsung.
But to the missing features: you said you have an older Galaxy S1, oder course there are other (better) apps and a totally new software on the successor, the SGS2.
Arjoma said:
Just unrooting the phone should work with SuperOneClick (download to your PC, enable USB debugging on the phone, connect it to the PC and click on the big "unroot" button. If you are running some custom ROM you want to here rid of you will have to flash complete new clean software from Samsung.
But to the missing features: you said you have an older Galaxy S1, oder course there are other (better) apps and a totally new software on the successor, the SGS2.
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My bad again, I also have a Samsung Galaxy S2 (forgot to add the 2 there )
How do I know if my ROM is custom or not? Under about phone, it shows this.
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Yes that's a custom rom, checkrom v5, go to the stock rom thread, pick an upto date rom, ki8 is the newest.
Flash using odin, guide is also in the thread.
That's the only way to remove a custom rom and kernel and restore the removed apps.
Edit: this is the thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
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You are on a custom rom or a modified stock rom for shure. If you want to get back to stock then you have a thread in the development section that hosts all the stock roms or are links to them at least. Flashing a stock rom will also unroot you phone.
Now as for the flashing part you need to read the stickies search for a youtube video before you do it. You need to understand that flashing has its risks. Although I flashed my phones at least 50 times and never bricked any of them so far you still need to be warned. Its not complicated at all but you need to understand the basic steps. Good luck.
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veyka said:
Yes that's a custom rom, checkrom v5, go to the stock rom thread, pick an upto date rom, ki8 is the newest.
Flash using odin, guide is also in the thread.
That's the only way to remove a custom rom and kernel and restore the removed apps.
Edit: this is the thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
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You are on a custom rom or a modified stock rom for shure. If you want to get back to stock then you have a thread in the development section that hosts all the stock roms or are links to them at least. Flashing a stock rom will also unroot you phone.
Now as for the flashing part you need to read the stickies search for a youtube video before you do it. You need to understand that flashing has its risks. Although I flashed my phones at least 50 times and never bricked any of them so far you still need to be warned. Its not complicated at all but you need to understand the basic steps. Good luck.
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Thanks to the both of you! I will try this now!
Everything worked out! Thanks again everyone!
Return to stock, no PC required!
Safe to return to store, no root left over, 0 flash counter.
Do not do this with low battery!
This is for those that have a broken USB port.
Plug it in if your charger works, or borrow/buy a battery with full charge.
1. Download Mobile Odin Lite (Download) or Pro (Market)
If using Lite then install this APK next - (i777 Base) - (i9100 Base)
2. Download and copy to device - I777UCKH7.tar - 502mb!
Check MD5: 6da05426d720ab7a1d068b81a27a6d86
3. Open Mobile Odin > select Open File... > I777UCKH7.tar
4. Scroll down to FLASH FIRMWARE
It will now reboot, wait a few minutes...
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audiophan said:
I used this yesterday and am STILL amazed at how well this worked - and moreso how easy this process was. It cleared the yellow triangle and everything. No shell scripts, dos prompts, or anything of that nature. In fact 15min in an AT&T store with wifi is all it took! Kudos to you guys
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This will come in handy at some points.
Thanks a lot, Chris
I was actually just trying to research this! Thanx man!
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Dude! Thank you so much for this!!!! My phone has decided to hate me and won't connect to a computer no matter what Rom I was on. It will work until I reboot the first time and then nothing recognizes my USB device. Was freaking me out, now no more you are awesome
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Thanks, this is a great guide!!!
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I would like to know where i can download this file I777UCKH7.tar ? or maybe you mean in the mobile odin have that file avaiable?
Alan2012 said:
I would like to know where i can download this file I777UCKH7.tar ? or maybe you mean in the mobile odin have that file avaiable?
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Right when I was replying dev-host worked for me, lucky you.
OP updated.
LiLChris06 said:
Right when I was replying dev-host worked for me, lucky you.
OP updated.
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Thank you very much for this. I sent red a pm to have this added to the sticky FAQ.
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LiLChris06 said:
Right when I was replying dev-host worked for me, lucky you.
OP updated.
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thank a lot
So basically this will return back like original ICS 100% without mod and without root isnt? Strange the others topic its explain a lot things to put file for using a normal ODIN instead mobile odin PRO
Just curious
Alan2012 said:
thank a lot
So basically this will return back like original ICS 100% without mod and without root isnt? Strange the others topic its explain a lot things to put file for using a normal ODIN instead mobile odin PRO
Just curious
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Stock AT&T Gingerbread, we do not have official ICS yet.
Mobile-Odin basically uses all the same files but its already in the .tar so no need to split them up.
LiLChris06 said:
Stock AT&T Gingerbread, we do not have official ICS yet.
Mobile-Odin basically uses all the same files but its already in the .tar so no need to split them up.
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Ah so after done returning Stock gingerbread i can still normaly using program kies for update? Cause i know for who use mod still cant use and need always do manual updating.
Alan2012 said:
Ah so after done returning Stock gingerbread i can still normaly using program kies for update? Cause i know for who use mod still cant use and need always do manual updating.
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Yes you can use KIES for updating, if there ever is one in the phone's lifetime.
This is for the AT&T Galaxy S2 - i777, just making sure you have the same one.
Flashing this on International gs2 i9100 can probably do some horrible things to your phone.
LiLChris06 said:
Yes you can use KIES for updating, if there ever is one in the phone's lifetime.
This is for the AT&T Galaxy S2 - i777, just making sure you have the same one.
Flashing this on International gs2 i9100 can probably do some horrible things to your phone.
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Perfect i vote you button "thank"
Thank again for all that you made a great work
Thanks Chris this is a great to have.
transmitted from the Dark Obelisk
I used this yesterday and am STILL amazed at how well this worked - and moreso how easy this process was. It cleared the yellow triangle and everything. No shell scripts, dos prompts, or anything of that nature. In fact 15min in an AT&T store with wifi is all it took! Kudos to you guys
Can anyone confirm that this does not flash/reflash boot-loaders?
ou812bkewl said:
Can anyone confirm that this does not flash/reflash boot-loaders?
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When you open and run mobile Odin it says it never flashes boot loaders. And looking at the screenshots you will not see anything about boot loaders in it either. I have used mobile Odin in the past when flashing i9100 rooms and didn't want the boot loaders. So NO it won't flash boot loaders ever.
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OK Ive grown tired of having my phone rooted because no matter what ROM ive used or kernel my OS is through the roof. So im doing this nice neat return to stock procedure and its been booting and rebooting for like 10 min. Is that normal, im kinda ****ting my pants right now. Thanks guys. Thanks for the guide too OP, couldnt be simpler to follow.
TheBIG_Lebowski said:
OK Ive grown tired of having my phone rooted because no matter what ROM ive used or kernel my OS is through the roof. So im doing this nice neat return to stock procedure and its been booting and rebooting for like 10 min. Is that normal, im kinda ****ting my pants right now. Thanks guys. Thanks for the guide too OP, couldnt be simpler to follow.
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Not really, which rom/kernel did you come from?
Can you get to stock recovery or download mode?
Ok for what ever reason it just took a really long time to finish. Worked like a charm, other than my lil scare. Thanks OP it went really smooth now that i see what it did. Thanks for the guide.
Is there a known way to unlock the TMobile/Wind/Mobilicity T999V varient of the GS3 yet?
AMRivlin said:
Is there a known way to unlock the TMobile/Wind/Mobilicity varient of the GS3 yet?
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This should be in the Q&A.
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Sry. Posted in wrong forum.
I unlock my t999 with z3x box
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f453/samsung-galaxy-siii-tmobile-t999-unlock-done-1495256/
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this requires root?
Yeah the phone has to be rooted .... try and go to any cellphone store and ask them if they could unlock your phone they usually charge from $10-20 ... I charge $15 here at my job
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Is that box a software program or something...i looked on the site and am a little confused....i need to unlock my phone...thanks
JUSMEJOSE said:
Yeah the phone has to be rooted .... try and go to any cellphone store and ask them if they could unlock your phone they usually charge from $10-20 ... I charge $15 here at my job
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This will be my first Samsung phone. Coming from HTC. I know with HTC you can unlock the bootloader and them flash custom roms without having to root. Can this be done (yet) with the Samsung S3? Or is rooting the simplest way to flash roms when they come available? Until a few good ones come out I may keep my new shinny S3 unrooted.
Kilroy672 said:
This will be my first Samsung phone. Coming from HTC. I know with HTC you can unlock the bootloader and them flash custom roms without having to root. Can this be done (yet) with the Samsung S3? Or is rooting the simplest way to flash roms when they come available? Until a few good ones come out I may keep my new shinny S3 unrooted.
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ya we need to be rooted then cwm and the rom posted in dev is top notch and crazy battery life.
Someone can send me locked nv_data.bin from /efs partition on rooted phone? i will add unlock option to my unlocker so all can do it for free!
Adam
Here is another Log!! with z3x box!! here at my job
Tested with my Phone is working perfect with H2o and AT&T
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Searching Samsung USB Modem... Not Found
Done with Samsung Tool ver 12.6
Searching Samsung USB Modem... Detected (COM614)
Model: SGH-T999
IMEI: T999UVLEM
Done with Samsung Tool ver 12.6
Reading Phone Info... OK
Build: M8960A-AAAANAZM-1.0.442802
IMEI: 35302405
Reading Security... OK
Calculating... OK
Unlocking ... OK
Done with Samsung Tool ver 12.6
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Kilroy672 said:
This will be my first Samsung phone. Coming from HTC. I know with HTC you can unlock the bootloader and them flash custom roms without having to root. Can this be done (yet) with the Samsung S3? Or is rooting the simplest way to flash roms when they come available? Until a few good ones come out I may keep my new shinny S3 unrooted.
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Even with HTC you have to be rooted brotha to flash a rom and/or unlock the bootloader
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Unlock mine in less than 5 minutes
JUSMEJOSE said:
Unlock mine in less than 5 minutes
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Ok thats great you can unlock it at your work for 15 bucks why eo you keep posting it. We all know we can go and pay for it ...that is not the purpose of this forum so quit advertising your little ghetto shop
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AdamLange said:
Someone can send me locked nv_data.bin from /efs partition on rooted phone? i will add unlock option to my unlocker so all can do it for free!
Adam
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Did anyone send you that. If not let me know how and i will....thanks for your time and effort
Im not even advertising .... im just saying that it can be unlock if you go to a cellphone store and ask them.... if you dont wanna wait for tmobile or call customer service!....
cwalker0906 said:
Ok thats great you can unlock it at your work for 15 bucks why eo you keep posting it. We all know we can go and pay for it ...that is not the purpose of this forum so quit advertising your little ghetto shop
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Did anyone send you that. If not let me know how and i will....thanks for your time and effort
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So this is just bootloader unlock, right? Not for SIM unlock. I will need SIM unlock soon for an international trip.
Dos anybody know what this is at the picture? Its only there at the Boot and only as long as the Samsung Galaxy S3 icon like in the picture is there.thx
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Same here
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Probably just means your phone is restarting
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It's some kind of custom firmware counter, I think this happens on some of the latest SIII.
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Thats possible because i get a New one due to a crack in the frame. On My old s3 i dont get this sign. I hope this sign disappear when i flash a original Firmware.
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I also have a red mark like that after rooting LK1
Must be something of an answer by Samsung for Triangle Away!
Go through this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918667
This will solve the issue
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Mine just came back from repair ("sudden death syndrome") with a new mainboard and totally stock firmware, showing this red thingy, so it's got nothing to do with being rooted. I'd say it's a 'feature' of newer boards.
UncleBeer said:
Mine just came back from repair ("sudden death syndrome") with a new mainboard and totally stock firmware, showing this red thingy, so it's got nothing to do with being rooted. I'd say it's a 'feature' of newer boards.
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This could be great info in order to make everybody calm (I mean if I have this then I will never experience the sudden death syndrome, because of newer motherboard).
But, on the other hand, the above mentioned thread has ways to remove it and mentioning that this is due to rooting (flash counter >=1 creates this sign)
Was your phone completely stock when it died ?
(btw I have the same mark on my boot screen)
STELIOSFAN said:
Was your phone completely stock when it died ?
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Nope; rooted and running Wanam's J5. But since the entire motherboard was replaced, what could possibly remain in the phone to indicate that it had been rooted? The phone's essentially just a mainboard, battery and screen.
UncleBeer said:
Nope; rooted and running Wanam's J5. But since the entire motherboard was replaced, what could possibly remain in the phone to indicate that it had been rooted? The phone's essentially just a mainboard, battery and screen.
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Maybe something in the motherboard drivers (bootlaoder, perhaps)?
Just guessing...
msri3here said:
Maybe something in the motherboard drivers (bootlaoder, perhaps)?
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But . . . they're on the motherboard, right? Which was entirely replaced.
UncleBeer said:
But . . . they're on the motherboard, right? Which was entirely replaced.
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I was reading this other thread and people faced this issue after the bootloader got updated (through OTA updates).
It seems that they flashe the old bootloader and the red line is gone!!
So, it looks pretty much like an OTA update issue (JB mostly)
jaidev.s said:
Go through this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918667
This will solve the issue
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thanks fir this! now i know why there is a red mark on the top left of my screen
during boot up. i got it after rooting and flashing custom ROM on my I9300.
Also getting this after flashing a custom rom on an SGS3 that suddenly died and was replaced.. I'd say it's just another form of 'flash counter'
Anyone know how to remove it? Triangle away doesn't work
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prot- said:
Anyone know how to remove it? Triangle away doesn't work
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For i9300, you need to flash back and old bootloader.. On i9305 dont know..
erto90 said:
For i9300, you need to flash back and old bootloader.. On i9305 dont know..
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not true. TA works if you follow the instructions
Yep is because of the new Bootloader. I updated it on purpose a few weeks ago, flashed a stock firmware and recovery, rerooted the phone and installed a new recovery...this exclamation mark came up...nothing to worry about..
There is one way to solve that issue
It works for me every time
The red ! appeared if you used custom rom or kernel or recovery
So what you have to do is that flash only stock firmware, kernel and recovery
Then use triangle away to reset counter
After resetting flash counters with TA, the red ! will never appear as long as you use stock firmware, kernel and recovery
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I was wondering how dangerous it is to root an android. I was thinking about if theres any way to undo a root so it's undetectable. Since I don't want to root my phone then not be able to use my warranty.
Eddiejo6 said:
I was wondering how dangerous it is to root an android.
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it sometimes explodes on face
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lolz, tie
i rooting...
Undo root
Eddiejo6 said:
I was wondering how dangerous it is to root an android. I was thinking about if theres any way to undo a root so it's undetectable. Since I don't want to root my phone then not be able to use my warranty.
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You can always unroot setting everything as "outside the factory" and use your warranty.
I should have phrased that better. I'm meant more along the lines of,if my phone fails to boot. Is it still possible to remove any evidence of the root or am I ****ed?
Eddiejo6 said:
I should have phrased that better. I'm meant more along the lines of,if my phone fails to boot. Is it still possible to remove any evidence of the root or am I ****ed?
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BIG NO
There are certain things in life which are not for everyone. XDA is one of them.
EDIT: Sorry I was thinking about bootloader while saying BIG NO. I goofed up here. :laugh:
I have rooted before on an android with expired warranty so I know how to root. I was just wondering how unsafe it is for your warranty.
Odp: How dangerous is it to root an android.
I rooted my l9 soft bricking it 6 times during the procces i put CWM and non branded software. It worked OK but GPS broke
I needed to make it stock for the waranty repairs so i run LG soft for firmware update and chose emergency software recovery.
After some time i had pure stock l9 ready to ship for service center.
Right now i have rooted l9 (again) with working GPS
So unless you unlock bootloader you can revert to stock and have warranty.
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cmahendra said:
BIG NO
There are certain things in life which are not for everyone. XDA is one of them. :laugh:
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Lol actually yes
Just flash stock KDZ
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Eddiejo6 said:
I was wondering how dangerous it is to root an android. I was thinking about if theres any way to undo a root so it's undetectable. Since I don't want to root my phone then not be able to use my warranty.
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have you rooted and dabbled into Android before? i say this because p769 was the most annoying and troublesome roots i've ever done. if you haven't messed with any Androids yet, i would HIGHLY suggest you just leave it alone until someone comes up with an easier way to do it.
Yeah when I rooted my first Android it was with z4root so I'll just be patient and wait.
Eddiejo6 said:
Yeah when I rooted my first Android it was with z4root so I'll just be patient and wait.
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now you can root L9 (both ics/jb) without unlocking bootloader.
cmahendra said:
now you can root L9 (both ics/jb) without unlocking bootloader.
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I used the Lelus method. if that's the one your talking about, it can be pretty hard for a noob
aloy99 said:
Lol actually yes
Just flash stock KDZ
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Lolz, Sorry I was thinking about bootloader while saying BIG NO. I goofed up there. :laugh: I have KDZ archive and I think, I really know very much about flashing.
redheadplantguy said:
I used the Lelus method. if that's the one your talking about, it can be pretty hard for a noob
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You are right, it may be hard to some pals, who have no experience in kdz flashing. But everyone here can do it and are on rooted JB with CWM Touch.
If yan can do you can do too. Try again. :laugh: yan = anyone
the new method looks hard with all the steps but really its pretty simple once you do it once.
aloy99 said:
Lol actually yes
Just flash stock KDZ
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And how are you going to relock the bootloader???
alifa said:
And how are you going to relock the bootloader???
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The thread was asking about root
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Not that dangerous with some phones as the bootloader is locked like my L9 and preferably i like it cause you cant brick it but theres always risks in rooting nothing is ever perfect and nothing can be perfect
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Eddiejo6 said:
I was wondering how dangerous it is to root an android. I was thinking about if theres any way to undo a root so it's undetectable. Since I don't want to root my phone then not be able to use my warranty.
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Eddiejo6 said:
I should have phrased that better. I'm meant more along the lines of,if my phone fails to boot. Is it still possible to remove any evidence of the root or am I ****ed?
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Root = giving yourself administrative permissions. Similar to user control or run as admin, administrator access on windows.. except the programs are missing. You just add them, and control what's allowed or not. If you need to reverse, just remove the programs.. Simple.
If you give yourself permission to delete your files or edit the registry. If you don't know what you're doing you may render your OS unbootble or unusable.. same on rooted android..
More dangerous than Steve Irwin swimming with stingrays.... oh... wait...
Seriously tho, it's only as dangerous as your ability to follow instructions.