Does anyone know how to root the new official firmware release from AT&T last month? (4.0.4 UCLL6) From the one post in all xda I could find on the topic. (It was as a side note) it was said the only way is to use ExynosAbuse. (They said it like it was easily obtainable knowledge...) So I tried that and got now where, even though it says that it is expoitable. (
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SOLVED!!!
Solved by creepyncrawly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39996381
It has also been confirmed that this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181 method works as well.
And if it turns out no root is available for UCLL6, I could resort to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181this method, correct?
You are the second person that has said the ExynosAbuse rooting method does not work with UCLL6. I'm not aware of any way to root that distribution at this time, so yes, you could install UCLE5 plus root.
My brother had he same issue with his Sprint S2 because the patched the exploit in the latest software release. I showed him the framaroot tool and it worked. It's listed to work on the i9100 but I've never tried it on our devices.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
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creepyncrawly said:
You are the second person that has said the ExynosAbuse rooting method does not work with UCLL6. I'm not aware of any way to root that distribution at this time, so yes, you could install UCLE5 plus root.
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Sorry, my phone's xda developers app has been acting up lately especially when it comes to search. So I've been trying to use browser my phone. My apologies I should have just used my computer and been more thorough with my search. Thanks though
Galaxy S3 T999 rooted and flashed more than daily.
Red_81 said:
My brother had he same issue with his Sprint S2 because the patched the exploit in the latest software release. I showed him the framaroot tool and it worked. It's listed to work on the i9100 but I've never tried it on our devices.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
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Thanks just took a quick look and the i777 is on the compatibility list! I'll give it a try and let you guys know what happens.
Galaxy S3 T999 rooted and flashed more than daily.
blu422 said:
Sorry, my phone's xda developers app has been acting up lately especially when it comes to search. So I've been trying to use browser my phone. My apologies I should have just used my computer and been more thorough with my search. Thanks though
Galaxy S3 T999 rooted and flashed more than daily.
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No problem. Your report just confirms that ExynosAbuse no longer works. If you try the Framaroot oneclick that Red_81 linked, we'd like to have a confirmation that it does work on UCLL6. Thanks.
blu422 said:
Thanks just took a quick look and the i777 is on the compatibility list! I'll give it a try and let you guys know what happens.
Galaxy S3 T999 rooted and flashed more than daily.
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Neither of the exploits worked that were in framaroot worked unfortunately, I guess I am gonna attempt to do the other one I mentioned even though my computer doesn't play nicely with android phones for some reason even after I install the drivers (probably something to do with my brother thinking he knows best and ending random processes in task manager and killing startup processes)
Wish me luck
blu422 said:
Neither of the exploits worked that were in framaroot worked unfortunately, I guess I am gonna attempt to do the other one I mentioned even though my computer doesn't play nicely with android phones for some reason even after I install the drivers (probably something to do with my brother thinking he knows best and ending random processes in task manager and killing startup processes)
Wish me luck
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If you don't mind me asking, why do you want to have LL6? Why not just use one of the other rooting methods and flash a custom rom?
blu422 said:
Neither of the exploits worked that were in framaroot worked unfortunately, I guess I am gonna attempt to do the other one I mentioned even though my computer doesn't play nicely with android phones for some reason even after I install the drivers (probably something to do with my brother thinking he knows best and ending random processes in task manager and killing startup processes)
Wish me luck
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I need something different to do for a few hours, and I'll be home alone tonight, so I think I will put together a stock plus root package for UCLL6. Don't know if I can get it done before bedtime tonight though. But if not I'll hopefully get to post it sometime tomorrow.
mattdm said:
If you don't mind me asking, why do you want to have LL6? Why not just use one of the other rooting methods and flash a custom rom?
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I have computer troubles so if I can do it on my phone it is much more convenient. But I can use my moms laptop if I need to.
Galaxy S3 T999 rooted and flashed more than daily.
creepyncrawly said:
I need something different to do for a few hours, and I'll be home alone tonight, so I think I will put together a stock plus root package for UCLL6. Don't know if I can get it done before bedtime tonight though. But if not I'll hopefully get to post it sometime tomorrow.
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Thanks! Looking forward to it... :good:
Galaxy S3 T999 rooted and flashed more than daily.
I came across Phil's universal rooting method on the i9100 forums a few weeks ago: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794. In theory, shouldn't it work because it only injects Superuser and Busybox into the proper directory and doesn't touch anything else? I've been meaning to try it out, but I haven't have enough spare time dedicated to flashing back to stock and test it.
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I need something different to do for a few hours, and I'll be home alone tonight, so I think I will put together a stock plus root package for UCLL6. Don't know if I can get it done before bedtime tonight though. But if not I'll hopefully get to post it sometime tomorrow.
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Awesome!
Shame about exynos, though it is nice that the security hole is fixed.
Here is the stock rooted package for I777UCLL6 4.0.4 ICS:
[Heimdall][Odin][Stock][Root]UCLL6 Stock ICS 4.0.4 with Root
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Does anyone know if the UCLL6 version still has the eMMC bug and I need to flash a custom kernel?
Galaxy S3 T999 rooted and flashed more than daily.
blu422 said:
Does anyone know if the UCLL6 version still has the eMMC bug and I need to flash a custom kernel?
Galaxy S3 T999 rooted and flashed more than daily.
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It's unknown. We can only speculate. There were many reports of damage from the leaks that led up to the first ICS release, UCLE5, but the UCLE5 kernel itself did not produce very many reports of damage. I only saw two reports that could have been memory damage due to the cap erase bug, and only one of those seemed to be even half way conclusive. So it is possible it was even fixed in that release.
UCLL6 appearantly fixes some of the other kernel problems that were present in UCLC3 such as the sleep of death, so it may very well be a clean kernel, but this can not be verified by the developers on xda without original source, which is not available.
It certainly would be the safest route to use a custom safe kernel. And as a bonus, the custom kernels are likely to perform much better than stock as well.
creepyncrawly said:
Here is the stock rooted package for I777UCLL6 4.0.4 ICS.
THIS IS UNTESTED - FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK
ucll6_stock_rooted.tar.7z
I am posting this here for the OP and anyone who wants to take a chance on it. Later today, after I have tested it on my phone, I will post it in the development section.
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Confirming that ur package worked successfully. Thx for putting this together !!
Did a full wipe before flashing of course. All is well.
EDIT: Fyi, Rebooted into the Stock LL6 recovery and did a Wipe data/ factory reset...Successful also. Rebooted and all is good. Perform this at ur own risk though.
creepyncrawly said:
Here is the stock rooted package for I777UCLL6 4.0.4 ICS.
Enter recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset before flashing this, or the phone may hang on the Rethink Possible screen during boot.
Odin flashable tar:
ucll6_stock_rooted.tar.7z
(md5: db4f040a1cb531df203088d5796e33cd)
Odin One-click Downloader:
I777UCLL6_OCD_Root_No_BL.7z
(md5: f58fd040a7f38746c8e72a1bdf929bb5)
These are tested working packages. I will post this in the development section later.
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Thanks just posted about this exact topic.
Working for me as well.
Followed the instructions in your "[Heimdall][Odin][Stock][Root]UCLE5 Stock ICS with Root" post and can confirm that the entire Heimdall,MobileOdinLITE instruction chain worked for me for UCLL6. Am now running CM9 without ever having incremented the counter.
Big thanks creepyncrawly!
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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.
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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?
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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.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ndwich-builds-for-its-phones-purpose-unknown/
According to P3droid, a number of Motorola devices running Android 4.0+ have been imbued with a new feature you might not have noticed: a visual root checker. It's present on the RAZR, RAZR MAXX, DROID 4, and test builds of the Bionic. It operates rather simply. Once a phone is rooted, somewhere in permanent memory, a status change is written that displays in the phone's recovery menu. It works as follows: "1/1" means currently rooted, "0/0" means never rooted, and "0/1" means not presently rooted, but rooted at some point in the past. There is no way to reset this check, at present.
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The more nefarious theory is that Motorola's warranty service employees will use this to deny repair or replacement service to defective but previously-tinkered-with phones. It could also result in the buck stopping at the carrier store, where a representative could quickly and easily verify if a subscriber has voided their warranty. Will it be used this way? At carrier stores, I'd say it's pretty likely. But if you send your phone to Moto for service on something that clearly isn't a result of tampering with the phone, I'm not so sure they'd care. Especially under the new Google regime.
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oh motorola how good you treat us...this is a great alternative to actually unlocking our bootloader! thanks! /sarcasm
i actually have 2/1 maybe because im using bootmenu and have rooted my device twice
just reboot into stock recovery and see for yourself!
omg.... could anyone please tell me why do I even keep this phone??? why do I let motorola to treat me like an idiot for the money I paid them??\
btw, I am proud for my 2/1 !
lol. I am sure flashing the official sbf will fix this.
haha here is a comment from androidpolice
I have qe 1/1, and I'm NOT rooted. So, FAIL?
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poor fellow
romdroid. said:
lol. I am sure flashing the official sbf will fix this.
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would be interesting to see someone try this out!
let's hope the root counter is not an e-fuse :S
pseudoheld said:
would be interesting to see someone try this out!
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I don't believe it will work as in case you can wipe its data by simple sbf the checker will be pointless....
pseudoheld said:
would be interesting to see someone try this out!
let's hope the root counter is not an e-fuse :S
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yes I cant because I have just flashed it, maybe someone else can check it. But I think it restore the phone to 100% stock. And if that guy in the comments never rooted his phone and still get 1/1, is motorola going to say he tampered with the software when he didnt? They need to check up their ****ing security routines stupid dumb****s
The 2/1 image on AP was my device - no idea why though. I've definitely rooted my device more than twice (probably along the lines of a dozen times!) and i'm running the stock .41 en.eu ROM.
Any other thoughts on the 2/1 statement?
adaimespechip said:
The 2/1 image on AP was my device - no idea why though. I've definitely rooted my device more than twice (probably along the lines of a dozen times!) and i'm running the stock .41 en.eu ROM.
Any other thoughts on the 2/1 statement?
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maybe if you flashed a custom rom it goes from 1/1 (being stock rom rooted) to 2/1 (custom rom rooted)?
just guessing though.
from first reports however it seems like the indicator is pretty wonky.
a guy in a german forum i frequent has 1/1 even though he now is unrooted again.
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maybe if you flashed a custom rom it goes from 1/1 (being stock rom rooted) to 2/1 (custom rom rooted)?
just guessing though.
from first reports however it seems like the indicator is pretty wonky.
a guy in a german forum i frequent has 1/1 even though he now is unrooted again.
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I don't use custom ROMs really, I stick to stock roms and just root it. I flashed the STOCK .41 rom via RSD and then rooted, I didn't check to see what the status was prior to rooting, however.
adaimespechip said:
I don't use custom ROMs really, I stick to stock roms and just root it. I flashed the STOCK .41 rom via RSD and then rooted, I didn't check to see what the status was prior to rooting, however.
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i think thats one of the problems we will have.
what we need is someone with a brand new device who can go through some steps and check how the root checker reacts.
just root a stock rom.
flash a custom rom
reflash stock
etc.
I think this whole story is a made-up paranoid uneducated guess.
I've just totally un-rooted and 2/1 is still showing, rerooted and again, showing 2/1
I'll reflash via RSD this evening and I assume, it will still show 2/1 even though the flashed build is un-rooted.
Hey Moto, if you would just unlock the bootloaders like you said you would we wouldn't being playing these games!
I think you can use fastboot flash recovery.img to reset counter if they really recorded root counts. I'm not sure though. I've got 2/1 on my RAZR. Anyway, my RAZR is almost out of warranty. So I wouldn't care about that count.
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I think you can use fastboot flash recovery.img to reset counter if they really recorded root counts. I'm not sure though. I've got 2/1 on my RAZR. Anyway, my RAZR is almost out of warranty. So I wouldn't care about that count.
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That's a really good point! Could anyone try this out please?
Edit: surely flashing the entire sbf via RSD will have the same effect though?
I don't think RSD would fix it...i heard it was independent of anything to do with flashing. That's just an idea though.
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Well according to OP, Motorola started to implement it on ICS. If we can refresh from GB boot, system, CDROM and recover images manually and flash ICS OTA again, it would reset the counter i think. I might be wrong.
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i never ever rooted my new rarz maxx ....neither i flashed official or unofficial rom via rsd lite nd still it showing qe 2/1 but i do want to mention when i bought razr maxx it was on gingerbread rom 2.3.6 and when i checked for update it showed its up to date but on all websites official ics has come ....so i checked through motorola update checker still showing phone UTD ....so i called service center and asked them about ICS & they said ics is available bring phone to service center and v will update ur phone nd i think they flash ICS through rsd lite thats y its showing qe 2/1??
I've got 2.3.5 stock rooted and still got qe 1/1 on recovery what's the fuss with ICS only?
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I've got 2.3.5 stock rooted and still got qe 1/1 on recovery what's the fuss with ICS only?
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so maybe this is all wrong after all....
i just copied the news thought someone actually checked up on it already but by the looks of it it seems either totally random or to have nothing to do with being rooted or not....
I am running stock asia retail ICS and rooted (and once only), but it shows 2/1 instead of 1/1
so..i believe it is not really a root checker
Hi guys, as you can (or cannot) see, I'm a new guy here. Not just here at xda, but I'm pretty much a newbie to android as well. I've gotten a S2 last summer from a friend in Asia to replace my ancient Nokia and it was rooted when I got it through snail mail. I've just rolled with it until now when I realized that the phone could probably do better if I did some upgrading and tweaking here and there after seeing articles about Cyanogenmod and other stuff that came from rooting the phone. From there comes my problem, I'm totally clueless about android. I only know that my phone is rooted since it has superuser, but I have no idea what kind of kernel/ROM it has on it and how I can go about improving it. I'm still stuck on version 2.3.3 because I have no idea on how to upgrade and didn't want to carelessly fiddle with it and break it. So I'm hoping you guys could give me some pointers on what I have as of right now, and what to do in regards to getting things up to date.
The specs (?) of my phone are:
Model: GT-I9100
Android version: 2.3.3
Baseband ver: I9100XXKE4
Kernel version: [email protected] #2
Build number: QUENS.ROOT.FIT.ZSKE7
I don't think my phone is attached to any carrier either, if that's normal for the international version.
PS: I apologize if my question and crappy explanation angers some fine and outstanding gentlemen here, but I'm afraid I cannot help that because of my utter confusion and cluelessness.
AW: [Q] Confusion about rooted GT-I9100
So the first question you have to ask yourself is: Do you want to stay on stock (but rooted) or do you want an custom rom.
You can try to connect you phone per USB to your computer, then run Kies there and look if it shows you an available update. If the phone is from china you can have the Sammy JellyBean 4.1.2 update. If Kies does not show you an available update then the reason is your rooted stockrom. You have then to "call" (It doesn't call anybody but you have to enter it in the Phone app) #*1234#, minimize Superuser or SuperSU and look in the window wich appeared for your CSC. In my case there is written "i9100DBTLS7" the important thing is the DBT wich is my region Code. So if you find this code go to: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/ and search there for your region code in the country option. Download one of the Roms and flash it with Odin (there are some Guides online. READ THEM CAREFULLY!!!) So then you should have an completly stock rom on your phone. Connect it to Kies again to see if a newer Rom is available and update if there is one. To root it simply follow this Guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
So this is the way to get the newest available stock rom for your phone. If you want to go custom now you can use the guides written by the Developers of the Rom you are looking for.
I hope thats what you were looking for.
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Very usefull and detailed information:thumbup: I only want to add that OP needs to do some serious research to learn more about flashing, rooting, firmware differences and stuff, before he/she tries something
I second Donnie Sins. Watch a few videos to get an idea and DO NOT FLASH ANY ROM/KERNEL/FIRMWARE/PIT FILE THAT IS NOT MEANT FOR I9100 MODEL! You have to be very careful with that. Also learn how to make backups like for EFS folder and nandroid backup. Make a nandroid backup always before flashing anything so that if things go wrong, you can get back to from where you started!
Like you, I too was once confused and overwhelmed by the world of Android.. But after a lot of reading over here at xda, finally got the hang of some important stuff related to rooting and flashing, and most importantly my phone!
For newbies like yourself, this is a good thread to get you started:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1826497
Welcome to our world!!
Sent from my SGS II
Myself5 said:
So the first question you have to ask yourself is: Do you want to stay on stock (but rooted) or do you want an custom rom.
You can try to connect you phone per USB to your computer, then run Kies there and look if it shows you an available update. If the phone is from china you can have the Sammy JellyBean 4.1.2 update. If Kies does not show you an available update then the reason is your rooted stockrom. You have then to "call" (It doesn't call anybody but you have to enter it in the Phone app) #*1234#, minimize Superuser or SuperSU and look in the window wich appeared for your CSC. In my case there is written "i9100DBTLS7" the important thing is the DBT wich is my region Code. So if you find this code go to: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/ and search there for your region code in the country option. Download one of the Roms and flash it with Odin (there are some Guides online. READ THEM CAREFULLY!!!) So then you should have an completly stock rom on your phone. Connect it to Kies again to see if a newer Rom is available and update if there is one. To root it simply follow this Guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
So this is the way to get the newest available stock rom for your phone. If you want to go custom now you can use the guides written by the Developers of the Rom you are looking for.
I hope thats what you were looking for.
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Hi. Thanks for the help (Which extends to everyone else as well). I checked through Kies and my phone can't update through that. So then I went on to check the CWC by calling the *#1234# number and it showed me that my CWC is I9100OZSKE7. I proceeded to look it up on the site that you posted and found that it was a Taiwan/Hong Kong region (OZS). So now I'm wondering if I should just choose the 4.1.2 version and flash it? And if I do choose to flash it, is there any other alternative than using Odin? Because I saw that Odin has a chance of bricking the phone.
I also have another question regarding to superuser. My superuser binary seems to be very out of date, and whenever I try to update it, it fails at downloading a new binary.
I have the 2.3.1-ef version installed and the latest as superuser tells me is 3.1.1.
Finally, what is CWM? I have ROM Manager installed on my phone and it seems to be related to CWM.
@shahrozeumar: What is nandroid and efs backup?
PS: Sorry if I look like I'm jumping all over the place with my questions. Right now my top priority is to sort everything out on my phone and get a good understanding of it.
*Insert name here* said:
Hi guys, as you can (or cannot) see, I'm a new guy here. Not just here at xda, but I'm pretty much a newbie to android as well. I've gotten a S2 last summer from a friend in Asia to replace my ancient Nokia and it was rooted when I got it through snail mail. I've just rolled with it until now when I realized that the phone could probably do better if I did some upgrading and tweaking here and there after seeing articles about Cyanogenmod and other stuff that came from rooting the phone. From there comes my problem, I'm totally clueless about android. I only know that my phone is rooted since it has superuser, but I have no idea what kind of kernel/ROM it has on it and how I can go about improving it. I'm still stuck on version 2.3.3 because I have no idea on how to upgrade and didn't want to carelessly fiddle with it and break it. So I'm hoping you guys could give me some pointers on what I have as of right now, and what to do in regards to getting things up to date.
The specs (?) of my phone are:
Model: GT-I9100
Android version: 2.3.3
Baseband ver: I9100XXKE4
Kernel version: [email protected] #2
Build number: QUENS.ROOT.FIT.ZSKE7
I don't think my phone is attached to any carrier either, if that's normal for the international version.
PS: I apologize if my question and crappy explanation angers some fine and outstanding gentlemen here, but I'm afraid I cannot help that because of my utter confusion and cluelessness.
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There's no way anyone is gonna get upset over this.
They all are gonna recommend you to explore the I9100's forum for scaling the need-to-know baseline. So will I.
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you should go for the custom ROMs, preferably 4.0.3 ICS or 4.1.2 JB, you can find already rooted ROMs out there very easily.-
Hey guys. Thanks to the help of everyone who posted in this thread and some major reading, I've managed to update to 4.1.2, root it, and gain a grasp of the basics. I also tried to install CWM after installing 4.1.2, but it just caused a bootloop. Thankfully I made a backup so I just had to restore back to when I started and repeated the process again.
So here's the thing. Why can't I install CWM without it causing me to go into a boot loop? I looked around and it seems that nobody's had this problem.
Also, I'm not quite satisfied by the current stock rom. While it does run smoother and faster than 2.3.3, I find myself unaccustomed to the new setup and somewhat disappointed at the lack of any major improvements other than the aforementioned smoothness and speed. Widgetlocker doesn't let me use my lock anymore, and I can't seem to get the phone to connect with mass storage mode automatically. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I should flash to that offers customization and function? As it stands right now, I can't install CWM on my phone and it seems to impede me from creating a fallback and from flashing to any custom roms.
Are you sure you're flashing the latest cmw?
You didn't notice major improvements? Comparing to what? GB?
Did you flash philz kernel after you flashed JB?
Keep trying, you're on the fastlane.
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gastonw said:
Are you sure you're flashing the latest cmw?
You didn't notice major improvements? Comparing to what? GB?
Did you flash philz kernel after you flashed JB?
Keep trying, you're on the fastlane.
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I didn't notice a lot that was different from GB aside from the faster battery drain and new UI.
Anywho, I've flashed to philz kernel. Now I have another problem. Google Play keeps crashing automatically for some reason before I flashed to the philz kernel, but now after I flashed to the new kernel, Google Play crashes when I try to update superSU. The new philz kernel won't back up either because of an error in the booting image.
Just to clarify what I did. I rooted my phone using the method mentioned here using Root_SuperSU.0.96.Only-signed and then flashed to philz kernel with the instructions form this thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877270 and used this package PhilZ-cwm6-XXLS8-FOP-4.01-signed since my kernel code seems to be XXLS8.
EDIT: And after all that, I seem to have gotten myself into a bootloop again after using the recovery.
You really need to reflash > factory reset > flash philz.
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*Insert name here* said:
Hi. Thanks for the help (Which extends to everyone else as well). I checked through Kies and my phone can't update through that. So then I went on to check the CWC by calling the *#1234# number and it showed me that my CWC is I9100OZSKE7. I proceeded to look it up on the site that you posted and found that it was a Taiwan/Hong Kong region (OZS). So now I'm wondering if I should just choose the 4.1.2 version and flash it? And if I do choose to flash it, is there any other alternative than using Odin? Because I saw that Odin has a chance of bricking the phone.
I also have another question regarding to superuser. My superuser binary seems to be very out of date, and whenever I try to update it, it fails at downloading a new binary.
I have the 2.3.1-ef version installed and the latest as superuser tells me is 3.1.1.
Finally, what is CWM? I have ROM Manager installed on my phone and it seems to be related to CWM.
@shahrozeumar: What is nandroid and efs backup?
PS: Sorry if I look like I'm jumping all over the place with my questions. Right now my top priority is to sort everything out on my phone and get a good understanding of it.
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1. Yes you can flash the latest 4.1.2 when it is available for your region.
2. There is is nother option to flash these files than with Odin. But I can tell you if you do everything right don't uplug the cable and don't shut off your PC while flashing you should be fine.
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You really need to reflash > factory reset > flash philz.
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Sorry, but what do you mean by reflash? Can you be more specific? What do I need to 'reflash' with, exactly? And how?
jb?
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jb?
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So... do I go back to gingerbread using the backup and flash to jellybean or can I just flash it from jellybean right now?
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*Insert name here* said:
So... do I go back to gingerbread using the backup and flash to jellybean or can I just flash it from jellybean right now?
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No, simply flash Jelly Bean again. Then go to CWM do factory reset and flash philz Kernel.
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Thanks a lot guys. I've finally got a hang of this. Moved on to trying cyanogenmod, it's great, but kinda buggy on a few places. So yeah.
Again, thanks a lot.
I need a couple of testers for a Senseless (both meanings of the word) ROM that I'm putting together. It is nothing too special, but with your help it might be decent. It is not Android 4.0+, but merely Honeycomb.
I'll take the first two people to reply to this post. I'll get them a testable ROM in the near future and they can have at it.
Maybe we can breath some much needed life into this forgotten tablet!
WiFi Error
I have tested your ROM and I think it's very well done! I only have one problem however. After following the Aroma install (I selected to replace the kernel so WiFi would work) my WiFi reports an error and will not connect to anything. I tried reloading the ROM several times and still no joy. I don't see anyone else having an issue with this so I'm wondering what I missed. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Your ROM was my first install from the stock OS that comes from HTC.
Thanks in advance
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I have tested your ROM and I think it's very well done! I only have one problem however. After following the Aroma install (I selected to replace the kernel so WiFi would work) my WiFi reports an error and will not connect to anything. I tried reloading the ROM several times and still no joy. I don't see anyone else having an issue with this so I'm wondering what I missed. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Your ROM was my first install from the stock OS that comes from HTC.
Thanks in advance
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I forgot to mention that I also tried installing the DoomLord Kernel WiFi Module.zip to fix and it didn't help.
In order for Hive to work you should have Hive kernel installed -- either via Hive installer or fastboot. Hive also requires the WiFi modules that it installs because only they pair with Hive kernel -- and not any other kernel.
The installer asks you if you want to install the kernel and I've never heard of this failing. Are you sure that you selected this option? For 99% of people just pressing [Next] for every question in the installer is the best option.
After the install your Settings->About->Software information->More should look like the following:
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I suggest that you install again and verify as per above. If the kernel did not flash then you'll be the first second to report this. I don't know why some users encounter problems, but there is a manual method to install the kernel (the hive_x.zip /boot.img file) which you can perform.
To manually install the kernel take the following link to a tutorial on How to flash a new boot.img via Fastboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
Directions
I think you nailed the problem right on the head with the Kernel on my tablet being incorrect. My tablet reports:
Kernel Version
2.6.35.10-g01487c4
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT Sat Dec 3 05:14:25 CST 2011
Baseband Version
1.04.5501.15v2_30.60.550I.10P
Build Number (same as yours)
I did exactly as you prescribed by basically hitting next for all of the options in Aroma and had the same result. I'm somewhat familiar with Fastboot so all I would need is the Kernel.img to flash and I should be good to go right? Maybe the modem.zip also since they have to be mated and it may be that this file isn't flashing as well?
Thanks for your help with this
Chad
swikster said:
Baseband Version
1.04.5501.15v2_30.60.550I.10P
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That baseband differs from the one that is that same on both of my tablets, but I don't know if that is related.
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I did exactly as you prescribed by basically hitting next for all of the options in Aroma and had the same result.
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You are the first to report this, so I'll have to look into why. Both of my tablets are from Rogers. Is yours from AT&T? For now we'll have to rely to fastboot to address your problem.
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I'm somewhat familiar with Fastboot so all I would need is the Kernel.img to flash and I should be good to go right? Maybe the modem.zip also since they have to be mated and it may be that this file isn't flashing as well?
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You will just need the boot.img that is in the / directory of the Hive archive (hive_x.zip). Once you boot the tablet to Fastboot then you just need to fastboot flash boot boot.img.
I don't think you'll have to do anything with the radio since I've never heard of a radio image for the Jetstream before.
Let me know how it goes.
Kernel Issue Fixed
Just wanted to send an update. Your hunch about the Kernel being the problem was spot on. For some reason the Kernel wasn't flashing with the use of Aroma but when I went into ADB it flashed just fine and now WiFi works!
I do have an AT&T Jetstream. I'm not sure why that would be the cause but maybe you're onto something about the baseband being different that may be the cause. Either way I'm up and running now!
Thank you SO SO MUCH for the help with this! Although there aren't many of us left with a Jetstream I share your thoughts about the tablet still having a good value. I hope that someone will be able to help us up the OS to Jellybean or KK someday.
Take Care!
Chad
You can also try Hive II beta -- since it has an updated installer. I doubt that it fixes your kernel flashing issues, but it is possible. I wasn't going to release a beta, but with your situation it makes sense.
Even though you have solved the kernel problem you may still want to try this.
finniest said:
I need a couple of testers for a Senseless (both meanings of the word) ROM that I'm putting together. It is nothing too special, but with your help it might be decent. It is not Android 4.0+, but merely Honeycomb.
I'll take the first two people to reply to this post. I'll get them a testable ROM in the near future and they can have at it.
Maybe we can breath some much needed life into this forgotten tablet!
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I am hoping to give this a try myself. I have my jetstream that I haven't really turned on for some time but will give this a shot and see how it goes. Keep at it boss! I do have it rooted. Im also gonna keep the issues in mind with WiFi. I'll update you shortly.
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finniest said:
In order for Hive to work you should have Hive kernel installed -- either via Hive installer or fastboot. Hive also requires the WiFi modules that it installs because only they pair with Hive kernel -- and not any other kernel.
The installer asks you if you want to install the kernel and I've never heard of this failing. Are you sure that you selected this option? For 99% of people just pressing [Next] for every question in the installer is the best option.
After the install your Settings->About->Software information->More should look like the following:
I suggest that you install again and verify as per above. If the kernel did not flash then you'll be the first second to report this. I don't know why some users encounter problems, but there is a manual method to install the kernel (the hive_x.zip /boot.img file) which you can perform.
To manually install the kernel take the following link to a tutorial on How to flash a new boot.img via Fastboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
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Just installed Hive III today (thanks!!!) and even though the aroma install proceeded seemingly without error, it did not flash the kernel.
I've done it manually and everything is now looking good, including WiFi.
This is an AT&T model.
frankieGom said:
Just installed Hive III today (thanks!!!) and even though the aroma install proceeded seemingly without error, it did not flash the kernel.
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I have no idea why some Jetstreams reject the AROMA kernel install and others do not. It has always worked on my devices.
I'm glad that you got it working via fastboot.
finniest said:
I have no idea why some Jetstreams reject the AROMA kernel install and others do not. It has always worked on my devices.
I'm glad that you got it working via fastboot.
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It seems to affect AT&T models only...
@finniest
Long time no see, how are you?
Sorry didn't managed to catch up again, too little time back home, busy.....
Anyway, @onejay09's open source could shed some light for this Jetstream poor baby, unfortunately I don't know any of it, most hardcore keyword that could leapfrog us are some complex ION thingy worked and forego the something about old_panel_driver from/off something about msm_fb. Hope this helps. Good luck !!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574304
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Long time no see, how are you?
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I am doing splendidly. I am back in Canada now after ~15 months in Asia. I hope that the rest of your visit was enjoyable -- and maybe even relaxing too.
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Anyway, @onejay09's open source could shed some light for this Jetstream poor baby...
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I will have a look at that source. However, I think that cobbling something together would be a huge undertaking without a working reference Android 4.x+ ROM. Beginning and ending its life in Honeycomb means that Jetstream ROM source was never open.
Being back home must be great, glad to hear.
Thanks for responding, while reading through 109 pages onejay09 said the chipset is 7x3 and not real 8x3 or something. Page 59, in short it's so old. Could this be one of the same obstacles for Jetstream? I don't know. Well, good luck to us all.
1.0 Introduction
This is a series of guides that will cover the basics of ROMs, kernels, recoveries, installation and so on. Questions asked in here will be answered as fast as possible. This is not a thread for unbricking your device, but rather to avoid getting into a situation where you end up with a bricked device. I do realise that the LG G2 is a year old, but since its price has dropped, it offers A LOT of value for money and while some people leave for newer devices, other people grab the G2.
1.1 Rooting
Let's cover the basics steps of rooting, installing a custom recovery and making your first backup.
If you do not know what root is, a brief explanation would be getting access to the root of your device. What that means is that you get access to parts of your device that are otherwise hidden - because the average Joe would not know what to do with root access and could possibly end up with a device that is unusable. As implied, there is a risk involved in rooting your device, although with the LG G2 the action is most often reversable.
Disclaimer: I cannot be held responsible for any damage you do to your device. Following this guide should be safe, but there is a risk involved
So how do you root your LG G2?
The absolute easiest way is to download towelroot. If your software version is 20G or newer, (or if towelroot doesn't work for you) try stump root. Link further below.
towelroot can be downloaded from towelroot.com
Click the lambda, download the apk file and install it.
If you get a pop up message claiming that the apk is dangerous, agree to it and continue installing. As previously mentioned, rooting IS not risk free, and this application abuses an exploit in the kernel.
After installing and opening, press "make it ra1n". That will root your device.
When finished, reboot. Then go to Play Store and download SuperSU. SuperSU is an application that will allow apps to gain superuser access and it is vital for any root user.
Now you have root and the ability to give SuperUser access to apps.
EDIT: For Software versions 20G and up, towelroot doesn't work anymore, use stump root instead.
Link is here: Stump Root for LG Devices
1.2 Installing a Custom Recovery
Why is a custom recovery necessary? It is, because it’s the easiest way (and often the only way) to get your device back and working in case you get stuck in a bootloop. It’s also vital for flashing custom ROMS and custom kernels.
How do I get one? Well, there’s an app for that!
Check out this thread to get AutoRec, an application that’ll automatically install a custom recovery to your G2! Credits go to @Cloudyfa and @bender_007 CLICK HERE
IMPORTANT!
MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOAD THE CORRECT VERSION FOR YOUR DEVICE!!!!!!
After downloading, install the application, allow it superuser access and install a custom recovery.
When finished, reboot to recovery. You’ll need to take a backup of your working ROM.
2.0 Making a backup of your working ROM and vital partitions
Now you should be in recovery:
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The backup will take roughly 3 minutes to finish, be patient. When it’s done, reboot system.
Make a few copies of the backup. ALWAYS have a backup on your device , keep one on your computer and one on a microSD somewhere.
Cheers for this...looking at possibly buying it soon. So I guess this will work even regardless if its a D800 or D802?
Geordie Affy said:
Cheers for this...looking at possibly buying it soon. So I guess this will work even regardless if its a D800 or D802?
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Yay I'm happy it could help anybody!
Yes it should, but it depends on which software version your D800 comes with. If towelroot doesn't work, IOroot or Stumproot should work Try this out when you get it - if it doesn't work, quote this message (so that I get a mail) and let me know.
Will do cheers. Yeah looking at buying a D802 from Hong Kong hy the end of this month, so no idea what kind of software its going to come with [emoji53]. Plus I want to install the G3 ROM onto it pretty much straightaway. Never rooted before but seems fairly straight forward.
should point out that autorec is for kitkat only afaik
also towelroot doesn't work on some of the later kitkat roms, but you can use 'stump' root instead
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should point out that autorec is for kitkat only afaik
also towelroot doesn't work on some of the later kitkat roms, but you can use 'stump' root instead
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Thanks for your input. I think I covered the towelroot part in my response to geordie. I'll edit the op tomorrow.
vPro97 said:
Thanks for your input. I think I covered the towelroot part in my response to geordie. I'll edit the op tomorrow.
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Yeah I think towelroot wont work for me, reading other threads with those who have D802 Internation Verision. IOroot it is then. Can't wait to mess about with it - will probs mess it up somehow haha but atleast I have awesome XDA guys to fall back on
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Geordie Affy said:
Yeah I think towelroot wont work for me, reading other threads with those who have D802 Internation Verision. IOroot it is then. Can't wait to mess about with it - will probs mess it up somehow haha but atleast I have awesome XDA guys to fall back on
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If you're getting a D802 you shouldn't worry one bit. Even the latest 20F software can be rooted by towelroot!
OP Updated with the new 20G update in mind.
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OP Updated with the new 20G update in mind.
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Cheers man, going to order my G2 next week.
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Geordie Affy said:
Cheers man, going to order my G2 next week.
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Great, looking forwards to that!
Towelroot does not show ROOTED in either dialer status RCT check or Download mode!
Yup it worked for me.
Ofcourse, I didn't take the root too far, only used it for the following:
Install SuperSU
Install Greenify/WLD/G2 Xposed
Later on, wanted to use warranty, and was a lil worried, but it seems undetectable, especially since I've deleted SuperSU and Xposed..
I did not:
Install custom recovery
Install custom ROM
So, anyone else considering using towelroot, but hesitating because of the potential warranty implications, this should help make up ur mind..
This thread is what i am looking for so THANKS alot OP. Really helped us noobs. Can You do TuTs(noob friendly) on 'How to install custom roms using Autorec' or kk based ROms or kernels to LP based roms and kernels etc kinda like that flashing basebands and all for LG g2 D802 ? Cheers m8
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should point out that autorec is for kitkat only afaik
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That is incorrect, AutoRec is also for Lollipop, I used it to install TWRP on my LS980
PimpMy5Ton said:
That is incorrect, AutoRec is also for Lollipop, I used it to install TWRP on my LS980
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I have the same device. I want to get custom recovery. ... My its new. Can you help me?