Hey All,
On the Galaxy note we had a great developer constantly bringing us stock pre-rooted ROMs for flashing with Odin.
The Roms appeared as any standard Odin ROM from Samsung but had su binary and SuperSU pre-installed, the Kernel was _Secure_ but in some of our cases all we need is the "partial root" as it's called in order to block adverts or delete system apps.
Is anybody here willing to put some together in the dev section?
See here for example on Galaxy Note.
THe great thing about them is that you get partial root (system read-write) without an increased flash counter or yellow triangle.
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I found this stuff scattered on many threads. I would like to consolidate it into one, exhaustive checklist.
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Let's say, hypothetically, that somebody needed to RMA a Galaxy S4, Rooted, ME7 OTA updated to Verizon for warranty repairs.
With the dreaded ME7 OTA firmware, no custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) or rom was ever installed. ODIN has never been used.
If the phone were rooted with the VRUAME7 exploit by hiikezoe, DooMLoRD, et al (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2380325)
SuperSu, StickMount, Titanium backup, GooManager, terminal emulator were installed as root apps
What would a finite list of steps required to make it impossible for mean old verizon to be able to void one's warranty?
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RESET FLASH COUNTER?
Triangle Away states that on some firmwares, just using it will increment the counter. It also warns of potential bricking.
The ODIN screen shows:
binary=samsung official
status= offical
config-lsb=0x30 (0x3?)
write protect = enable.
This confirms that the rom / bootloader / recovery is 100% original samsung so there is no need to use Triangle Away. Is this correct?
There is no need to flash any ROM or use odin for anything. With the brand new, malevolent, largely untested ME7 rom, one would not want to use ODIN unless absolutely necessary.
Uninstall root apps except for SuperSU
Run SuperSU -> settings -> full_unroot to remove any root fingerprints.
REMOVE EXTERNAL SD CARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Settings -> accounts -> backup my data ...
Settings -> accounts -> factory data reset ...
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At this point, could the phone be taken back to the verizon store with no possibility of warranty rejection due to tampering?
Are there any other landmines to be avoided?
I have a problem with my GS3. It's brand new, and I've never rooted or flashed a custom rom or anything.
The status of my device switches from normal to modified frequently (Whenever it says Modified a reboot changes it back to normal, I can't define when it changes to modified). If I go into Odin Mode, the following is what I see:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-19300
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
If I reboot and go back into Odin Mode, System Status changes to Official.
I installed a few root apps to check if I could use them. None of them give me root access.
The root checker apps tell me I don't have proper root access. However...
BusyBox Installer tells me 'your device is rooted', but I can't install it.
Root Browser gives me full access to everything.
So...
Is my device rooted?
I've wondered whether the phone I was given was secondhand and that the previous owner maybe rooted it and sent it back or something?
I'm confused...
You can see the pictures and more info on this G+ post: goo . gl / V7f68w
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Hey
You can try to contact Samsung or go to the store you bought it from n show them..they might do something..
N as of root.. do you have supersu or any other app (not Samsung pre-installed) even when you format your device??
Sent from my Amazing Galaxy S III...!
Root Browser gives me full access to everything
Means its rooted .
Check what recovery you have stock is 3e
Hi,
I am looking to root Galaxy Mega, have tried several topics in Galaxy Mega thread and unfortunately none of them worked, and have experienced problems like wi-fi not working, and apps crashing. I tried flashing various files via Odin, then installing SuperSU via ClockworkMod recovery, the app gets installed although doesn't grant me root, SuperSU was saying "The SU binary needs to be updated.", although the updating process failed. I also had green text "set warranty bit: kernel" and two red lines whilst mobile was starting, also after the system booted i was getting a Security notice saying :The device has detected an application attempting to perform actions that are not permitted.
I restored the phone via Kies back to its original condition.
Could you please post a step by step guide on how to root Galaxy Mega 6.3" gt-i9205 (android version 4.2.2).
Thank you very much!
dynuel said:
Could you please post a step by step guide on how to root Galaxy Mega 6.3" gt-i9205 (android version 4.2.2).
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I cannot help you with any guide but I also had a hard time looking for a working method to root my mega, so i decided to flash a custom rom instead.
I have MegaFire installed and it is pre-rooted so no worries on how to root, besides, it's a great rom to try.
(The two red lines are normal for rooted phones since it changes something about the kernel)
Goodluck.
Hello everyone!
Okay like the title says.. I've researching these forums and the rest of the interwebs for about 4 hours and I just can't get this done..
I've rooted devices before, installed custom roms etc.
But now I have used Chainfire's Autoroot a while ago, decided to try to go back to stock rom for original updates.
So what I did was go into the SU Binary -> settings -> (complete or full) Unroot
It appearently uninstalled my SU Binary as it was supposed to I guess.
But in my download boot menu it still says it's a custom rom!
To make a long story short, is there anyone who could tell me, if possible step by step, how I can Completely unroot my device, so I can normally update from a stock rom etc.
Ooh my phone's info is:
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
SM-9005 (I guess)
Android v4.4.2
No SU Binary but still a custom rom.. (although 've never flashed anything)
Thanks in advance
I really hope someone can help me! =)
Greetings,
Thursten
I really did not know what to title this, here goes:
I have a Verizon SGS 4 (SCH-I545), running stock 4.4.2, no custom recovery (am currently running the stock recovery B.S.), bootloader I545VRUFNK4, build ID KOT49H.I545VRUFNK4, release date 4/26/13 & have been rooted with KingRoot V. 4.8.0135 and is unlocked (haven't really any idea what that means, upon boot-up it shows an unlocked lock icon and says CUSTOM, the dealer I bought it from, just a shop where they buy & sell new/used phones, said that it is unlocked for use on any carrier I want.)
Now I don't know how important, if at all, all of that is but I want to update to the most up-to-date OS, reroot & maybe start flashing new custom roms.
The problem is I don't have access to a computer without install restrictions, meaning I can download things but I can't install them without admin name & password trying it directly from the settings (Settings/More/Software update) it keeps saying service unavailable...
I'm lost, is there any way to update via stock recovery or install a custom recovery (TWRP/CWM) via stock recovery or a root app?
I would suggest you to upgrade your phone with a custom rom, elseway if you do it with any official update your bootloader will be upgraded and there are a lot of cons with that.
We cannot have TWRP, CWM or other recovery (thanks to the bootloader), so the best you can do it's getting SafeStrap and then flash any of these custom roms:
stang5litre Ediition 5.0
Albe95 S6 FULL PORT 4.7
Albe95 ASTRA v2 Note 5 PORT
(I listed those because you want to update your phone). You can find SafeStrap and the roms in Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development sub-forum
SafeStrap must not be compatible with my phone cause I tried to use it multiple times but it is not installing any recovery, I'm still stuck on stock recovery.
AlphaTekk said:
SafeStrap must not be compatible with my phone cause I tried to use it multiple times but it is not installing any recovery, I'm still stuck on stock recovery.
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I'm in the same bootloader so you should be able to install it, you just need SuperSU as your superuser app and busybox
Busybox, ya, I have it and ran it but KingRoot installed it's own supersu thing and it won't let me switch, if there'sa way to switch to supersu from the Play store, how?
The recovery is being overwritten by a script in the system. The title of the file is..
Install.recovery.sh
Rename this file with adding ".bak" then reinstall safestrap
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
I searched Root Explorer but have no idea where this is found, maybe you could point me in the right direction.
Ok, my phone's settings say I545VRUFNK1 for baseband but the build number says KOT49H.I545VRUFNK4 and Samsung Smart Switch comes up with FNK4 (VZW)! It is a Verizon SCH-I545 but how can I update it without Smart Switch cause it keeps saying its up to date?
Can I use Odin and what recovery would I use with Odin?