Quick question,
Does encrypting this tablet have any adverse affects when it comes to rooting, flashing roms, etc?
I appreciate the help.
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hi, i have a simple question, is it possible to root my device? i've never root my mega 6.3 since i bought it...... but i heard that the recent firmware have some problems in the possibility of rooting it.
there are a lots of guide but everyone say a different method. OK I AM A NOOB OF MODDING.
but is quite difficult to understand guides that are different in this way:
1) some indicates to just use an apk autorooting the device
2) some do require to change thekernel + manually install the superuser apk
3)not permanent root....
4) others......
so, please be patient......:angel: i only want to find a "normal" root method.......and IF POSSIBLE a root that could allow me to easily UNroot the device to be able to update my firmware OTA in the moment samsung will update our great device to kitkat
If you are a noob at modding don't even bother with rooting. Its dangerous and BTW I think your firmware has KNOX which the GMega doesn't have a workaround.
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realista87 said:
hi, i have a simple question, is it possible to root my device? i've never root my mega 6.3 since i bought it...... but i heard that the recent firmware have some problems in the possibility of rooting it.
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If you are brave enough you can try it using this tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574953
But read it thoroughly and if you do not understand one thing though - do not attempt to try.
Read forums and learn till you can understand what you are doing lest you have quite expensive paperweight... I am not responsible for what you do with your phone!
my previous phone was rooter, the optimus 3d and the ascend mate.
i don't need toor for extreme modding but just to install a custom recovery for a nandroid backup and for use SOME APP THAT REQUIRE root to work properly.
i never installed a recovery but i read everywhere that it is a lot usefull in case of some errors, to restore the previous backup made 1:1 (nandroid)
Every modding attempt must start from root and (optionally) custom recovery. In fact - rooting itself is modding and quite heavy from system point of view. If you want to change ONE THING in system, you have to root your phone. Doing this you are tripping 'warranty flag' and from now on your warranty is void.
If you have firmware with KNOX and new bootloader - tripping this flag is irreversible. But as long as you do not attempt to flash older firmware (before KNOX) it does not affect the operation of the system. Trying to flash older firmware makes your phone softbrick because of tripping security mechanism in new bootloader.
If you already rooted your phone it is resonable to flash custom recovery and by this have wide possiblity making backups of your whole system (nandroid backup) or flashing custom ROMs
I had long been using a rooted phone before I got the S5, but things seem a little different now. I held off on rooting the S5 because I wanted to be sure that I was going to keep it long term before I did. So yesterday I did some research on here and elsewhere and ended up rooting via towelroot and getting SuperSU installed without flashing. Now I just need to figure out a few things and was hoping to get some help understanding what comes next.
I've been reading about concerns over tripping "Knox" holding folks back from flashing custom recover and ROMs. I'm not a touchwiz fan but I can tolerate it. If there were no cost, I'd probably just install Xposed or something like that but is this Knox thing important? What am I giving up if I flash a custom recovery?
SuperSU "disabled" Knox when I started it. What functions of Knox are disabled? Can I flash recovery and roms without incident now that it is disabled?
Almost as soon as I got done rooting and installing SuperSU last night, I got a notification from samsung saying that "an update is required to access samsung services". Was that triggered by the rooting of the phone? Can I install that update without loosing root access?
Last question: Now that I have root, what do I need to do to keep it? Will it be rolled back by any OTA update, and if so, what must I do to prevent that?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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SuperSU "disabled" Knox when I started it. What functions of Knox are disabled? Can I flash recovery and roms without incident now that it is disabled?
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You wouldn't have had to search or read very far in the forum to find answers to all of your questions. These get asked over and over, pretty much every day.
If you are contemplating a custom recovery, then read a thread about e.g. TWRP to learn about it's advantages. As just one of many advantages, it's the only way that you can make a proper, 100% backup.
Installing a custom recovery will increment Knox because Knox has not been removed from the bootloader. However most people don't obsess about the Knox flag. The only significant downside to the flag is that it might invalidate a minority of warranty claims.
Block e.g. rename or freeze the OTA updater to avoid losing root. An update will generally break it and there is no assurance that you will always be able to reroot. SuperSU Pro has a feature that attempts to restore root after an update.
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Hey guys, I saw that it is now possible to root the Sonzy Z2 build 17.1.2.a.0.314.
I've seen a lot of posts about boot loaders,and TA partitions, and I don't really know what it means. So my question is this:
If I root my device, without unlocking the bootloader, will this have any adverse effects on my phone? So will I lose the ability to use the Sony stuff, or will my camera app stop working?
If any one could answer these questions it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance guys!
Rooting wont have any bad effects on your phone, it just means that apps that need root access can get it, you need root to backup the TA partition which is only lost if you unlock your bootloader, rooting means you will lose the OTA system updates but not OTA app updates in the update centre app. It wont affect the camera AFAIK.
Hello all, new here. Having a hard time figuring out what my options here are. At one time I had root, unrooted for reasons that escape me, accidentally upgraded... Kinda never messed with it much and did a couple factory data wipes...
Current build 0c1.
Thanks for any help, sorry for being n00bz0rz.
Your bootloader is probably locked, but you can root with king root (Not kingo) and switch to SuperSU. SuperSU is better. Google how to make the transition. That way you'll at least have root.
Thanks @Airsoftjunky
I should have been more clear... I got the kingroot and supersu swap method to root.
BUT
Keep finding info for of1 king root and supersu swap, change kernel to 0c1 and do something so stops spitting out error message....
My question was ment to be, what rom options do I have? Do have any baseband/radio options? Kernel?
So, I don't needed to need mess with kernels right? And can run some mods like hyperdrive? Have to be 5.0 roms, correct?
So, just to be clear, you've rooted with Kingroot, but can't switch to SuperSU? (Where is the error, and what is it exactly?)
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Thanks @Airsoftjunky
I should have been more clear... I got the kingroot and supersu swap method to root.
BUT
Keep finding info for of1 king root and supersu swap, change kernel to 0c1 and do something so stops spitting out error message....
My question was ment to be, what rom options do I have? Do have any baseband/radio options? Kernel?
So, I don't needed to need mess with kernels right? And can run some mods like hyperdrive? Have to be 5.0 roms, correct?
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Your safest bets are 'Touchwiz' based ROMs as your bootloader is locked on lollipop and there is no fix for that. Search forum for "Albe95'" or Stang5itre roms
Hello,
What is the easiest way to root a Samsung galaxy S9+ (model) with an apk or a computer?
I've found some one click autoroot but apparently it's not safe to use it? (like king root, kingoroot, cfautoroot)
Also is it possible to root the phone without having any additional icon of the root app (like supersu icon after rooting).
Also can I root without loosing any data?
Thank you for your help
There are lots of guides on this forum which will show you how to root. Different guides use different methods or programs. Read them and pick the one which you feel most confident performing.
Rooting is inherently unsafe. You always risk bricking your phone. You can follow the instructions to a tee but if a download has so much as one bit incorrect, expect problems. Whether you can recover from it depends on what part of the process is corrupted.
Virtually every rooting method results in data loss these days. Sorry.