Ok, as im sure this question has been asked a 1000 times over, my search turned up no results...so lets ask.
I got this phone from good ol' craigslist with the explicit request that it not be rooted. SURPRISE its rooted and the orig. owner decided to do a fac. data reset, so im none the wiser until I start messing with the phone (lesson learned, no lectures in trading phones needed).
Not only can I not find a comprehensive guide on rooting this thing, I really want a comprehensive guide on UN rooting it.. honestly I'll turn around and root it again, but Id like to know the process going both ways.
The build number is 4.5.141 Firmware Version 2.3.6
If anyone would be so kind as to point me in the right direction I'd greatly appreciate it!
also, My purchased apps are no longer registering as purchased on the Atrix, I can put my SIM back into my inspire and its all good, but the atrix says I need to pay, is this a side effect of rooting this specific phone?
gorealmighty said:
Ok, as im sure this question has been asked a 1000 times over, my search turned up no results...so lets ask.
I got this phone from good ol' craigslist with the explicit request that it not be rooted. SURPRISE its rooted and the orig. owner decided to do a fac. data reset, so im none the wiser until I start messing with the phone (lesson learned, no lectures in trading phones needed).
Not only can I not find a comprehensive guide on rooting this thing, I really want a comprehensive guide on UN rooting it.. honestly I'll turn around and root it again, but Id like to know the process going both ways.
The build number is 4.5.141 Firmware Version 2.3.6
If anyone would be so kind as to point me in the right direction I'd greatly appreciate it!
also, My purchased apps are no longer registering as purchased on the Atrix, I can put my SIM back into my inspire and its all good, but the atrix says I need to pay, is this a side effect of rooting this specific phone?
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1. To unroot, I guess you can flash your phone back to stock.
2. Your purchases are linked to your Google account.
I had my headphone jack go bad, so I needed to make it look as stock as I could. Simply flashed the stock rom found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125944 for my model and was done.
To root I used the download from http://www.psouza4.com/Bionic/ and it worked perfectly.
Hope this helps.
Well, I tried one of the unroot processes or it may even been the CWM install process and I'm now the proud owner of a soft bricked Motorola
I found out that the previous owner used super one click, and as convenient as that is I hate that its all based on generic code. SO my problem has gone from unroot to unbrick. Any new suggestions? I'm getting a failed to reboot 3 message and the phone is entering rsd mode and not doing anything from that point on.
Also I know the market is linked to my Gmail, causing my confusion as to why the market on that phone is asking me to repurchase apps.
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Has anyone here been successful in unlocking a Galaxy S2 from Virgin Mobile? Exact same phone as Bell Canada I do believe.
I have tried chainfire's method, but the scan turned up nothing. There are alternatives through websites/purchases but I am a little leery about giving someone 50$ to MAYBE unlock my phone. I am also worried about potentially bricking my phone. My warranty is now void due to rooting and installing a custom rom and neglecting to back up my original software (stupid I know. What's done is done).
Is it even possible to use a different sim card in these phones from said provider?
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Since you're rooted install this app and run it.
A second vote for Helroz's's's's tool. It works well and also can back up your EFS folder regardless of whether you want to unlock or not. EFS back ups can come in very, very handy.
Thanks a lot guys, I appreciate the help. I am not entirely sure I know what "busybox" is though or how to install it. I'll check a few guides and what not to figure out what exactly I'm doing.
Now, before I go about this, I want to ensure that I cannot brick my phone should I screw something up. I know that the other program I used only read and didn't write so bricking wasn't a problem. This one however I've been told does both so it's always a risk.
My phone's approximately 2 months old and I don't have the original firmware to go back to stock nor do I have a JIG yet to remove the yellow asterisk from boot. If I screw something up ,I'm in a whole world of hurt haha.
Thanks again guys
- Chris
I ran the tool (as a SGS at first, realized my error and quickly deleted said files and ran the SGS2 ones instead. Swapped SIMs with my roommate (Rogers) and made a phone call. Sure enough, it rang.
Thank you guys very much for the input
Now I have to find stock firmware and a JIG for warranty purposes.
Definitely going to donate to the devs of that app
- Chris
So here's my story, I am not entirely new to rooting as I have successfully rooted my Motorola Droid, My Droid X2, My Acer Iconia a500 (twice), My aunts Lg something, and my mothers Kindle Fire.
So a few days ago my Droid X2 started acting up, and would go hours on end sometimes without working.
I was very happy to find out that Verizon would replace it with no hassle as it was less than a year old. I got the replacement yesterday and it's working great... that is until I found out it came stock with 2.3.5 right out of the box.
Now I have always trusted XDA forums and have used them for a long time (although I finally just registered today to ask this)
The only root method I can find is to downgrade to 2.3.4 and then root, then install voodoo root protector, then upgrade.
Now I saw a few things about possibilities of bricking your phone when trying to read those tutorials (I have never had to downgrade before) and I was a bit concerned.
I was mainly wondering, I don't care about loosing data on the phone. I have a backup sd card I can use if I need to format that, and like I said, the phone is new and actually doesnt have a single app I have installed on it yet.
Is there any easy way to go back down to 2.3.4 for my situation? I just got the free phone and don't want to brick it a day later you know?
From what I gather, you can SBF back down to 2.3.4 with no problem. There may be a certain way you have to do it though. I have never been on stock 2.3.5 so I cant tell you from experience. But Everyone says it's possible.
That's my question in a nutshell
Yeah, I read a tutorial about how to do it using RSDlite, which I downloaded to my comp.
Now what I'm cautious about is white file to use. One of the tutorials had one, now while I know a tiny bit about rooting I know NOTHING about flashing it back, I wasn't sure if there was a way that this could screw up my phone, as it seems everything tested is with a phone that had already been rooted, or if there is anything phone specific in that file, or even if it actually is an OTA original (I'd rather not mess around with anything customized right now)
Whatever is the easiest method for getting be back down, I know how to take it from there as I've done it before.
Thanks for the response though!
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Yeah, I read a tutorial about how to do it using RSDlite, which I downloaded to my comp.
Now what I'm cautious about is white file to use. One of the tutorials had one, now while I know a tiny bit about rooting I know NOTHING about flashing it back, I wasn't sure if there was a way that this could screw up my phone, as it seems everything tested is with a phone that had already been rooted, or if there is anything phone specific in that file, or even if it actually is an OTA original (I'd rather not mess around with anything customized right now)
Whatever is the easiest method for getting be back down, I know how to take it from there as I've done it before.
Thanks for the response though!
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So you have never used an SBF file? If you would have used it on your broken Droid X2 when it wasnt acting right, it might have fixed your phone. An SBF file simply wipes everything of your phone (excluding your SD card) and flashes brand new software on it. The SBF files are provided by Motorola so its not like you are using something made by a dev and can break your phone easily. You should be able to use RSD lite to flash the 2.3.4 SBF file and you should be fine. But then again, I have never SBF'd from 2.3.5 to 2.3.4 personally so I would feel bad saying go ahead with no worries and something bad happen. So wait for someone else to respond first.
Thanks!
Thanks for that info!
Also, I doubt that would have fixed my old phone, it seems pretty much like a hardware issue. The screen will display static for hours on end (think like an old tv if you didnt have cable plugged in) I think it's a loose connection somewhere or something. I didn't bother to really troubleshoot it myself though because I was like "lets see if Verizon will give me a new one" and they did, and because they didnt have any "replacements" i got a brand new one, with a brand new battery, so I wasn't going to argue the fact
Anyway, if the file is from Motorola where can I get it? I saw on a verizon forum that they were not allowed to post it there (or is it "from motorola" in the sense it was leaked?)
Thanks for all your help so far, you've been great!
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Thanks for that info!
Also, I doubt that would have fixed my old phone, it seems pretty much like a hardware issue. The screen will display static for hours on end (think like an old tv if you didnt have cable plugged in) I think it's a loose connection somewhere or something. I didn't bother to really troubleshoot it myself though because I was like "lets see if Verizon will give me a new one" and they did, and because they didnt have any "replacements" i got a brand new one, with a brand new battery, so I wasn't going to argue the fact
Anyway, if the file is from Motorola where can I get it? I saw on a verizon forum that they were not allowed to post it there (or is it "from motorola" in the sense it was leaked?)
Thanks for all your help so far, you've been great!
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Yeah, it does sounds like it was a hardware problem. Actually, I never thought about if motorola had a list of sbf files somewhere or if they were just leaked or what. I always downloaded them from threads like these. I just know they are made by motorola. You got me curious now. hmmm...
Duh
forget about my question as to where to get them, just saw the sticky at the front of this forum.
Although, it would be interesting to know if they were officially given out by motorola or leaked
Excolo said:
forget about my question as to where to get them, just saw the sticky at the front of this forum.
Although, it would be interesting to know if they were officially given out by motorola or leaked
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What's An SBF File?
• SBF Is A File Leaked By Motorola That Is The System Image Flashed By RSDLite.
Taken from the Motorola Droid X2 FAQ page here
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So here's my story, I am not entirely new to rooting as I have successfully rooted my Motorola Droid, My Droid X2, My Acer Iconia a500 (twice), My aunts Lg something, and my mothers Kindle Fire.
So a few days ago my Droid X2 started acting up, and would go hours on end sometimes without working.
I was very happy to find out that Verizon would replace it with no hassle as it was less than a year old. I got the replacement yesterday and it's working great... that is until I found out it came stock with 2.3.5 right out of the box.
Now I have always trusted XDA forums and have used them for a long time (although I finally just registered today to ask this)
The only root method I can find is to downgrade to 2.3.4 and then root, then install voodoo root protector, then upgrade.
Now I saw a few things about possibilities of bricking your phone when trying to read those tutorials (I have never had to downgrade before) and I was a bit concerned.
I was mainly wondering, I don't care about loosing data on the phone. I have a backup sd card I can use if I need to format that, and like I said, the phone is new and actually doesnt have a single app I have installed on it yet.
Is there any easy way to go back down to 2.3.4 for my situation? I just got the free phone and don't want to brick it a day later you know?
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bro, you wont have any problems downgrading/sbfing back to 2.3.4, i did it without any problems
i used sbf_flash through linux though idk about RSDLite
First of all, this is one of my first few posts, so forgive me if this is in the wrong section.
The backstory:
I just recently bought an HTC One M8 (AT&T) and had it unlocked via AT&T to put on T-Mobile. Literally everything works besides MMS. I've tried APN settings every way that I could, and nothing. I've done some research and found that if I'm having this problem, it has something to do with the AT&T service that the phone was on. I did a factory reset on it and then re-did the APN settings again, but still no avail. I did some MORE reading and found that rooted devices don't have this issue, for whatever reason. So, now I'm looking into that. However, I don't want to brick the thing because I just got it.
I have a couple questions before I dive any deeper into the rooting and/or flashing a 5.0.1(I think) GPE, if I'm even going to.
First of all, how easy is it to brick Android phones nowadays? I've got a friend who gets a new device simply to tinker with and he said it's not terribly difficult unless you're really dumb. I've rooted and flashed a new firmware on my Kindle Fire, and it works like a charm, so I'm not completely new to the scene.
Second, I found this tutorial... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2799796
And it seems to be the one that I'm going to follow. But do I need to S-Off first?
Second a, If I do, how? Firewater seems to be dead and Sunshine I have to pay for, which I would like to avoid, though I'm not completely opposed.
Second b, is Sunshine any more safe than Firewater?
Third, is there any more info you need from me? If there is, I can post within.
Have you tried changing your messaging app's custom settings? Try fiddling with your messaging app's apn settings, or using a different messaging app.
You can use the directions in your link to unlock your bootloader with htcdev for a custom recovery+root without s-off and paying for sunshine.
You can use one of the all in one toolkits floating around if you're worried about messing up, but it's not too complicated.
I wouldn't worry about bricking your phone, as long as you follow the directions, and have a solid usb connection.
Power+up volume for a hard reset, and Power+volume down to get back to the bootloader will save you if you mess up in the vast majority of cases. Staying S-ON should prevent you from changing the stuff that could truly catastrophically brick your phone.
You would need s-off if you wanted to change your phone to be the same as if you bought it from T-mobile.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2796417 might help you out too.
you should be able to flash a ruu for t mobile provided youre s-off and change CID to match t mobile carrier.
That would likely fix all of your issues.
And again, I wouldn't worry too much about bricking the phone. Just make sure to do a complete backup before you start and follow all the directions to the letter.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/faq-to-android-read-post-root-t2508292
this is a good article to read to help you get acquainted with your phone and whats going on inside it.
Hope this helps.
I just bought this phone about 2wo weeks ago, & it's actually not a bad for a Tracfone. It runs on version 5.1.1. But forget specs lol. It's currently not activated, & I'm not so sure if that matters when it comes to the actual process of Rooting. I downloaded KingRoot, but I seen that before Rooting I would have to unlock the bootloader. So I followed the procedures only to stumble upon something wasn't right.. I couldn't put my phone in either fastboot, download, or recovery mode.. No matter what I did. I've tried every guide & forum, but nothing. I finally called my service provider to see if they could figure out what the problem was. They came to tell me that I wasn't going to be able to access those features until I activate the phone. (which sounds really suspicious & stupid) I noticed I can access safe mode. What sounds more suspect is that I have to pay for a plan just to activate it, which I never had to do with a phone before. Nevertheless, to sum it all up.. Is there an actual way around this craziness? I never had to go thru this much to root a phone. I honestly feel like there is no point of having an android without unleashing it's true potential. Please, any help would be great. :fingers-crossed:
I have the same phone and the same problem. Still have yet to find a way. anybody?
Looks as though Straight Talk (ST) sets it up that way. I have had other straight talk phones and have always had issues rooting their phones. In fact I have never been able to root their phones. Please someone, show us a work around solution these ST phones.
Same on net 10. Think its an lg thang...
activated my phone and have same prob...help
Funny how I have a LG Optimus Fuel that has really crappy specs and can root easily with android kitkat but this phone is lollipop and better specs and newer can't root at all. I think it is more bootloader locked and only ones that are not locked are mediocre to expensive phones from the manufacturer now. My Optimus Fuel is a Tracfone too, just like the Rebel. I doubt anyone is interested in getting this one rooted. I would not mind because when I rooted my Optimus Fuel it let me put my Micro SD Card into exfat instead of fat32, which exfat sound quality is better and boosted volume a couple db. Only thing with Optimus one is that 512mb makes the music randomly skip. So that is one reason to get the Rebel rooted but we are SOL with this device.
Straight Talk is newer than Tracfone, because Tracfone created Straight Talk. Not the other way around. Tracfone has been around the longest.
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I just bought this phone about 2wo weeks ago, & it's actually not a bad for a Tracfone. It runs on version 5.1.1. But forget specs lol. It's currently not activated, & I'm not so sure if that matters when it comes to the actual process of Rooting. I downloaded KingRoot, but I seen that before Rooting I would have to unlock the bootloader. So I followed the procedures only to stumble upon something wasn't right.. I couldn't put my phone in either fastboot, download, or recovery mode.. No matter what I did. I've tried every guide & forum, but nothing. I finally called my service provider to see if they could figure out what the problem was. They came to tell me that I wasn't going to be able to access those features until I activate the phone. (which sounds really suspicious & stupid) I noticed I can access safe mode. What sounds more suspect is that I have to pay for a plan just to activate it, which I never had to do with a phone before. Nevertheless, to sum it all up.. Is there an actual way around this craziness? I never had to go thru this much to root a phone. I honestly feel like there is no point of having an android without unleashing it's true potential. Please, any help would be great. :fingers-crossed:
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Have you tried shutting the phone off, and pressing the buttons after connecting to pc. I don't remember the exact buttons you press. I have worked on a few lg phones before and that was the only way i was able to obtain the mode i needed.
Cannot Root my LG Rebel LTE (L44VL)
I am also having problems trying to Root my my LG Rebel LTE (L44VL) too. My Backup&Restore program of choice is Titanium, but it requires that my system needs to be "Rooted" first. I couldn't find any settings to do this (even when I enter 'Developer Mode'). I've even tried several popular Rooting app tools, including RootKing and Kingo Root (Mobile Version), but they all were not able to Root my system. Please help me with this problem...thank you very much.
At the moment I really only need to backup the critical *system* files, any recommendations?
Looks like this phone is never going to get the root attention it needs. It been out about a year now since release and nothing at all. No one cares about this phone.
Have any of you tried going into developer options and turning on the oem unlock option before trying to get into download mode or anything? Just a thought guys...
As for the optimus fuel,install towelroot. open it, tap the title/symbol 3x, change the 2nd from last digit to "zero". Tap "make it rain". Should root it in literally like 3secs...
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Worx exactly the same for the lg l41c ultimate 2...
so anybody with this device is jst boned or what?
Is this place dead
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Is this place dead
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No this phone sucks without root though lol.
I've been fiddling with this phone for months, the farthest I've managed to get was a temp root, which is undone when the phone is reset. My theory is that it's possible, if done within the timeframe before the phone resets itself, whether that means pushing files through adb or shell, or flashing a custom Rom. My phone has been through a number of battles, and has seen more bricks than a brick wall..but, I'm still at it.
BlindReaperz0rz said:
I've been fiddling with this phone for months, the farthest I've managed to get was a temp root, which is undone when the phone is reset. My theory is that it's possible, if done within the timeframe before the phone resets itself, whether that means pushing files through adb or shell, or flashing a custom Rom. My phone has been through a number of battles, and has seen more bricks than a brick wall..but, I'm still at it.
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Care to Share what You did to get temp root ? that may be enough to dump a partition...
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Care to Share what You did to get temp root ? that may be enough to dump a partition...
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This phone is the same as the Optimus Zone 3, or the LG Leon, or the LG K4, however the Optimus Zone 3 seems to be its direct ancestor.
I have successfully temp rooted with kingroot 5.2.2 and oem unlock, problem is a random crash/reboot soon follows which of course flushes all the root.
We worked on this phone and the zone 3 a few years back. Never had any luck with this handset. It's another cheap undesirable that will most likely not see any development for itself any time soon.
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Hey guys,
Sorry if this is posted in the wrong place, if this post needs to be moved just let me know. Anyway, I have a Samsung Galaxy Express 3, it's a neat little phone. I have been an iPhone user almost since the dawn of smart phones. I did not like how I was being "told" to use a phone that I paid for. That being said, I am new to this rooting business. I understand what rooting is suppose to do. The model of the phone is a J-120A. I have found a video online that showed me how to install Kingroot on the phone, and use the software to root the phone. The video is on that exact model. I have checked the build versions on the phone, and made sure that I had the exact version of the software that he was using in the video. The reason I am wanting to root the phone is because it has so much bloatware on it, that installing a hand full of apps eats up the internal storage, I have placed an SD card in the phone to try and move the apps over to, but I have found that I can only move certain apps. My main issue is this, Kingroot installs just fine following the video to a "t." However when it makes it to 70% during the rooting process and fails. I have attempted root access several more times, but it never goes past 70%. In the meantime, I am now getting popups that state "Security Notice, Unauthorized actions have been detected" then the phone wants to restart. Overall the phone is still functioning well, but I know it could be way better if I could just get the factory installed junk off of it from Samsung and ATT. As I said, I am new to this process, so you might have to spoon feed me. Could my issue be with Knox?
Thanks,
littlekatfish2003
littlekatfish2003 said:
Hey guys,
Sorry if this is posted in the wrong place, if this post needs to be moved just let me know. Anyway, I have a Samsung Galaxy Express 3, it's a neat little phone. I have been an iPhone user almost since the dawn of smart phones. I did not like how I was being "told" to use a phone that I paid for. That being said, I am new to this rooting business. I understand what rooting is suppose to do. The model of the phone is a J-120A. I have found a video online that showed me how to install Kingroot on the phone, and use the software to root the phone. The video is on that exact model. I have checked the build versions on the phone, and made sure that I had the exact version of the software that he was using in the video. The reason I am wanting to root the phone is because it has so much bloatware on it, that installing a hand full of apps eats up the internal storage, I have placed an SD card in the phone to try and move the apps over to, but I have found that I can only move certain apps. My main issue is this, Kingroot installs just fine following the video to a "t." However when it makes it to 70% during the rooting process and fails. I have attempted root access several more times, but it never goes past 70%. In the meantime, I am now getting popups that state "Security Notice, Unauthorized actions have been detected" then the phone wants to restart. Overall the phone is still functioning well, but I know it could be way better if I could just get the factory installed junk off of it from Samsung and ATT. As I said, I am new to this process, so you might have to spoon feed me. Could my issue be with Knox?
Thanks,
littlekatfish2003
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I have resolved my own issue... For anyone out there having the same issue, download the latest version of Kingroot, and make sure that you do not have an antivirus installed and running on the phone. I was able to get the phone rooted. Now on to installing a custom ROM.