I wanted to try and help anyone out who has a hard-bricked S4.
Please reply to this thread or PM me for more info about possibly fixing (JTAG) your device for free.
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I would also like to report that I am able to downgrade our device from the ME7 OTA back down to the MDK (for root and recovery).
Anyone interested, please get at me.
Google Talk/Hangouts:
[email protected]
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What are the steps to downgrade?
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seriously? Im down!
h311sdr0id said:
I would also like to report that I am able to downgrade our device from the ME7 OTA back down to the MDK (for root and recovery).
Anyone interested, please get at me.
Google Talk/Hangouts:
[email protected]
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Wait… you can downgrade ME7 to MDK?!?! And you haven't yet collected the bounty because.....
p.s. If doable, that's pretty fricking awesome, and you sir, are going to be a hero in this community.
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davehasninjas said:
Wait… you can downgrade ME7 to MDK?!?! And you haven't yet collected the bounty because.....
p.s. If doable, that's pretty fricking awesome, and you sir, are going to be a hero in this community.
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I'm guessing it requires jtag to get it back on MDK? Still if the cost is reasonable I'm sure this is a good option for people.
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If this is real... That's a pretty epic way to give the finger to Verizon
Good job!
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Dubbsy said:
If this is real... That's a pretty epic way to give the finger to Verizon
Good job!
sent from my Verizon Galaxy sIV
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Pretty interested to see what this is all about, OP isn't exactly new here so kind of interested/excited. And with hash looking into another method i'm feeling a lot better about owning this phone!
Blue said:
What are the steps to downgrade?
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hollovoid said:
seriously? Im down!
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davehasninjas said:
Wait… you can downgrade ME7 to MDK?!?! And you haven't yet collected the bounty because.....
p.s. If doable, that's pretty fricking awesome, and you sir, are going to be a hero in this community.
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Ryno77 said:
I'm guessing it requires jtag to get it back on MDK? Still if the cost is reasonable I'm sure this is a good option for people.
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Dubbsy said:
If this is real... That's a pretty epic way to give the finger to Verizon
Good job!
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Pretty interested to see what this is all about, OP isn't exactly new here so kind of interested/excited. And with hash looking into another method i'm feeling a lot better about owning this phone!
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No on the bounty. I have not bypassed the new ME7. I use JTAG to downgrade to MDK from ME7. That's all.
I am working on the ME7 bootloader though. Trying to figure out a workaround.
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h311sdr0id said:
No on the bounty. I have not bypassed the new ME7. I use JTAG to downgrade to MDK from ME7. That's all.
I am working on the ME7 bootloader though. Trying to figure out a workaround.
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Very cool man. Thanks for the update!
h311sdr0id said:
No on the bounty. I have not bypassed the new ME7. I use JTAG to downgrade to MDK from ME7. That's all.
I am working on the ME7 bootloader though. Trying to figure out a workaround.
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Shoot, being able to downgrade through a JTAG mod, if easy enough, should be more then enough to get people to pay up.
Either way, that's amazing work.
davehasninjas said:
Shoot, being able to downgrade through a JTAG mod, if easy enough, should be more then enough to get people to pay up.
Either way, that's amazing work.
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Exactly, I would love to know how to do this, or what to buy to do this, I work as a Technician and could definitely do this, but most of the info online ive found by searching is "send it in to us" "let us unbrick your phone!".
h311sdr0id said:
I wanted to try and help anyone out who has a hard-bricked S4.
Please reply to this thread or PM me for more info about possibly fixing (JTAG) your device for free.
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Haven't hard bricked but I would love to revert to mdk. I messages you on hangouts
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How does this downgrade work with the VZW S4 but not the AT&T S4?
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I am gonna have to close this thread. No offense to anyone here, but there is too much confusion.
Just to make everything clear, I have NOT discovered a fix for the ME7.
Again, this is a free service. Paid-for advertisements are not allowed on XDA. I am doing this as a service to the community and will not ever accept money for it. Continue reading please
Just remember that there are people out there (like the developers that make your ROMs and MODs) that need this more than you and that actually need their devices (immediately) functioning properly to continue development and work on your bootloaders. And requesting my help could possible delay me helping them.
That's not to say that only developer's woukd need a service like this. There are extreme circumstances that I am sure will arise and that have in the past. Just make sure you have a good reason. That's all I ask.
And to the Developers/Contributors/Etc., please DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK. The answer is YES.
I can use JTAG to bring a device to a state where it can then be flashed with the MDK via odin. This is nothing new. JTAG has been around forever. It just takes the S4 to a sort of generic state where any stock odin firmware can be flashed. Whether it be ME7 or some other/future update, it can be done and I have recovered my SCH-I545 from an OTA ME7 update at least 5 times and brought it back to MDK to re-unlock and re-root.
JTAG isn't anything to mess around with or anything that can be learned overnight/a week/a year/etc. Its very dangerous. There are services you can pay for on eBay for recovering bricked devices, but there are very few people that do it. And even fewer than that who know how to do more than just unbrick a device. I myself am at the very bottom of the totem pole I'm regards to JTAG. But, I have unbricking/downgrading any of the S4 variants down to an art. And that's about all I can do really well. I am trying to work on the bootloader also, but it is very difficult stuff that I am learning more about everyday.
I mainly wanted to share this with contributors and developers and anyone else that really really needed their device to be fixed (for a good purpose). Or anyone else that was in need of this kind of help badly.
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So here's the situation... I traded my note 2 straight up for the s4...the guy said he bought it at best buy... I'm extremely happy with the s4 except the guy updated the phone so no root... I saw that one member called Verizon and got a new phone sent to him bc he said it was dropping calls and stuff... My question is: how could I send this phone back for a new one?! Will Verizon except it? Or best buy? Any ideas?!
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Personally I'd go on Craigslist and be real straight forward about your situation. Toss in a 20-30$ incentive and you'll find a pre update s4 in no time
There is a reason that you're given two eyes, two ears, two hands and only one mouth.
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So here's the situation... I traded my note 2 straight up for the s4...the guy said he bought it at best buy... I'm extremely happy with the s4 except the guy updated the phone so no root... I saw that one member called Verizon and got a new phone sent to him bc he said it was dropping calls and stuff... My question is: how could I send this phone back for a new one?! Will Verizon except it? Or best buy? Any ideas?!
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I could be wrong but I think once the phone changes owners there is no returning. You may be able to go through Samsung's warranty if its broke but I doubt any store will take it back.
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Do you mean you aren't able to root it because the guy did a new update. If so, this website: galaxys4root.com will help you out with updated s4 root
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wildboyz322 said:
Do you mean you aren't able to root it because the guy did a new update. If so, this website: galaxys4root.com will help you out with updated s4 root
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Or he could go HERE in the root bounty thread, and read the actual source of the root method instead of reading a second hand report of the method.
No hate, but we are already here
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Dubbsy said:
Or he could go HERE in the root bounty thread, and read the actual source of the root method instead of reading a second hand report of the method.
No hate, but we are already here
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I'm not sure what you mean by we are already here... I was simply offering my experience with him since I've been in his situation before. The website I provided helped me out a lot and goes into detail with videos in addition to descriptions
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Dubbsy said:
Or he could go HERE in the root bounty thread, and read the actual source of the root method instead of reading a second hand report of the method.
No hate, but we are already here
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Outsourcing and upsales make my eyes and face red!
Good call!
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wildboyz322 said:
Do you mean you aren't able to root it because the guy did a new update. If so, this website: galaxys4root.com will help you out with updated s4 root
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Why would you suggest another website using this one? The root method is already posted here.
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wildboyz322 said:
I'm not sure what you mean by we are already here... I was simply offering my experience with him since I've been in his situation before. The website I provided helped me out a lot and goes into detail with videos in addition to descriptions
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I mean that website took the information from THIS WEBSITE. Why leave the source to get the same info?
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(Separate post for visibility)
This post on Reddit, shows a claimed "fully operational prototype" that the OP's father received from a friend who works for Samsung.
Here is the about screen.
I worked with the poster, over the weekend, to pull a system dump:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877490004987
The .rar contains the MMCBLK's, as well as the contents of /system as requested by Metallice in the original xda thread.
Please let me know if anything else is needed.
Edit: Title change (thanks 2swizzle)
Big thanks to Redditor iDubWheniStep for his patience and cooperation.
mattevt said:
(Separate post for visibility)
This post on Reddit, shows a claimed "fully operational prototype" that the OP's father received from a friend who works for Samsung.
Here is the about screen.
I worked with the poster, over the weekend, to pull a system dump:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877490004987
The .rar contains the MMCBLK's, as well as the contents of /system as requested by Metallice in the original xda thread.
Please let me know if anything else is needed.
Big thanks to Redditor iDubWheniStep for his patience and cooperation.
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Apologies for the self-bump, but I want to make sure those who requested the dump still have a chance to see it.
is this dump a no go?
2swizzle said:
is this dump a no go?
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Probably wont lead anywhere. Im assuming if it could there would of been some developer chatter. For all I know someone could be doing it behind closed doors tho.
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Im not as much of expert as some of these devs but ill take a look. I'll post back if I see anything interesting or useful.
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Probably wont lead anywhere. Im assuming if it could there would of been some developer chatter. For all I know someone could be doing it behind closed doors tho.
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No one has downloaded it yet. I feel silly going through all that work now.
mattevt said:
No one has downloaded it yet. I feel silly going through all that work now.
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They have a notice on the site that download counts aren't showing properly on the page. Im sure somebody has grabbed it. Plus, DL been going pretty slow for me at least, on any mirror not getting over 250KB/s thats like almost 2 hrs, lol
Im sure someone will chime in if it is useful, either way, thanks for the work on getting it put up, you never know what can help things along.
change the title to " here's the unlocked bootloader dump 2gb" potentially
also, shouldn't this be in the development section?
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also, shouldn't this be in the development section?
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Probably not. This doesnt really have anything to do with rom development. None of the bounty/safestrap threads are in the dev section.
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Model number shows t-mobile.. So probably useless. You would need a verizon or AT&T.
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Wow this went no where I guess everyone has just kind of given up. This will be the last time I rush out and get a launch day "flagship" device paying full price. I thought for sure this phone would have a ton of development and a ton of accessories so far im seing neither. The s3 has alot more
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No one owes you anything. Develop what you want yourself. Why would you think that we would care if you bought a flagship phone or not?
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Surge1223 said:
No one owes you anything. Develop what you want yourself. Why would you think that we would care if you bought a flagship phone or not?
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I don't think he was ripping anyone saying he's "owed anything". Just exhibiting frustration on a locked bootloader. I too had hoped Sammy would not have gone this route, and more development would continue. Those of us on VZW should come to expect this now, as they are nazis with the bootloader. Bootloader unlock is not a selling point for me, but it does make it more fun.
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Wow this went no where I guess everyone has just kind of given up. This will be the last time I rush out and get a launch day "flagship" device paying full price. I thought for sure this phone would have a ton of development and a ton of accessories so far im seing neither. The s3 has alot more
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It's just Verizon....
Besides that, I see alotta accessories.
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It is frustrating for those of us on ME7 not to have an unlocked bootloader, but I for one am grateful for the options we DO have right now... you can still root and use Xposed to customize to your liking or use Safestrap and flash a decent amount of roms. I will keep waiting patiently for someone to find an exploit, but in the meantime just shut up and enjoy what options we're even lucky enough to have. You picked Verizon, did you really expect freedom?
I just want the apps Verizon denied me
I love watermelon and fried chicken, grape soda and my SCH-I545.
Crawshayi said:
It is frustrating for those of us on ME7 not to have an unlocked bootloader, but I for one am grateful for the options we DO have right now... you can still root and use Xposed to customize to your liking or use Safestrap and flash a decent amount of roms. I will keep waiting patiently for someone to find an exploit, but in the meantime just shut up and enjoy what options we're even lucky enough to have. You picked Verizon, did you really expect freedom?
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The options we have seem to be enough for most users anyhow.
Giving my iPhone 5 to my mother.
Just got Verizon to give me 2 weeks early upgrade over the phone.
Any case recommendations? I am looking for a slimmest case.
thanks
Spigen neo hybrid is nice
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patt2k said:
Giving my iPhone 5 to my mother.
Just got Verizon to give me 2 weeks early upgrade over the phone.
Any case recommendations? I am looking for a slimmest case.
thanks
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First make sure the s4 box is the mdk model. Absolutely under no circumstance should you allow anyone to give you a me7 model nor let any rep activate your phone at the store. Say your corporation requires you to activate it while in their presence. Just tell'em you work for the government. Better yet say you're an auditor for the irs, no one wants to F with that. If the store doesn't have a me7 model then go to every possible location that sells vzw s4s till you find a mdk model. Alot of people have luck with best buy, I got mine at radio shack. Dont turn your phone on until you have came home and read the thread on rooting mdk or check in here for further instructions.
God speed.
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Surge1223 said:
First make sure the s4 box is the mdk model. Absolutely under no circumstance should you allow anyone to give you a me7 model nor let any rep activate your phone at the store. Say your corporation requires you to activate it while in their presence. Just tell'em you work for the government. Better yet say you're an auditor for the irs, no one wants to F with that. If the store doesn't have a me7 model then go to every possible location that sells vzw s4s till you find a mdk model. Alot of people have luck with best buy, I got mine at radio shack. Dont turn your phone on until you have came home and read the thread on rooting mdk or check in here for further instructions.
God speed.
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my old S3 is jailbroken which I will be selling now this is what my mom used however with S4 I don't plan to root at all.
What is the benefit of MDK version?
patt2k said:
my old S3 is jailbroken which I will be selling now this is what my mom used however with S4 I don't plan to root at all.
What is the benefit of MDK version?
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You can install a custom recovery with mdk. But if youre not rooting it doesnt matter which version you get.
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hexitnow said:
You can install a custom recovery with mdk. But if youre not rooting it doesnt matter which version you get.
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That's what I thought. I will defo report once I get it in 2 days.
Damn I thought I made a well thought post lol. Also you could probably make a decent profit by getting a mdk then selling it to someone who has a new me7.
P.S. For future reference, you didn't jailbreak the S3, you just rooted it. Jailbreak is for ios only and is different from root. Some people will rip you a new one for saying that. Imagine giving the answer "the millennium falcon" when asked what ship Capt. Kirk commanded...at comic-con.
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Surge1223 said:
Damn I thought I made a well thought post lol. Also you could probably make a decent profit by getting a mdk then selling it to someone who has a new me7.
P.S. For future reference, you didn't jailbreak the S3, you just rooted it. Jailbreak is for ios only and is different from root. Some people will rip you a new one for saying that. Imagine giving the answer "the millennium falcon" when asked what ship Capt. Kirk commanded...at comic-con.
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Yep I know but I realized to late and was lazy to edit the post lol.
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patt2k said:
my old S3 is jailbroken which I will be selling now this is what my mom used however with S4 I don't plan to root at all.
What is the benefit of MDK version?
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I love this quote because of the use of jailbroken! Welcome to the Android fam!
Heatshiver said:
I love this quote because of the use of jailbroken! Welcome to the Android fam!
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Believie it or not I had more android phones then iPhone's lol just got used to the word "JB"
:highfive:
I actually jailbroke before I ever rooted!
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I actually jailbroke before I ever rooted!
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just an updated it came with ME7 but that's ok. I don't plan on rooting.
Thanks guys
patt2k said:
just an updated it came with ME7 but that's ok. I don't plan on rooting.
Thanks guys
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Well fortunately, should you change your mind, you do have the option to root. J
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Well fortunately, should you change your mind, you do have the option to root. J
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I thought the ME7 is not root-able yet?
patt2k said:
I thought the ME7 is not root-able yet?
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It's root-able, just can't install a custom recovery and thus custom ROMs and kernels as of yet. However, a workaround is in the works that will at least allow you to flash custom ROMs that use the TW kernel. Of course, all of this only matters should you decide to root your phone.
patt2k said:
I thought the ME7 is not root-able yet?
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Its been rootable for quite some time. Guides posted in the dev section. Even without custom roms you can make some decent customizations with xposed framework and the wanam module.
If I helped you hit that thanks button please. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
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Its been rootable for quite some time. Guides posted in the dev section. Even without custom roms you can make some decent customizations with xposed framework and the wanam module.
If I helped you hit that thanks button please. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
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As of now I really don't see a reason to root.
Although the thing I like is the app that allows with root to move any app to SD.
But is it worth rooting only for this? I don't know maybe later in few months , maybe in a year
If you are a serious user and want to get this bootloader unlocked. Hangouts me at [email protected]
It's worth it.
buck2121 said:
If you are a serious user and want to get this bootloader unlocked. Hangouts me at [email protected]
It's worth it.
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Messaged you on Hangouts. I hope you are serious
ryanbg said:
Messaged you on Hangouts. I hope you are serious
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+1
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This user is a cheater, he registered at least two weeks in PM asking me for money
hobbit19 said:
This user is a cheater, he registered at least two weeks in PM asking me for money
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LOL we'll see what he says... I messaged him on hangouts.
hobbit19 said:
This user is a cheater, he registered at least two weeks in PM asking me for money
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I believe you but can you post proof like a screenshot...
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screen
Messaged on hangouts waiting
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Ok, I'm believing that this may be a Hoax/Scam. Just got this message via GMail.
if people want to raise money for a note 3 for adam, why don't they use a site like they did for hashcode?
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The f*** you know about anything? I'm trying to get Adam a device something you guys seem to fail at doing. No offense
Someone needs to lock this. Lol.
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Here is your proof that I'm not trying to con anyone.
No disrespect buck, but it all seemed a bit shady at first. Especially with the screen shots that were being posted earlier. If you are legitimate, I'm all for it! I'm so ready to have some CM11. I haven't had the chance to run CM since the original Motorola Droid, and I absolutely loved it. I would love to be able to run it again.
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Adam Browning said:
No disrespect buck, but it all seemed a bit shady at first. Especially with the screen shots that were being posted earlier. If you are legitimate, I'm all for it! I'm so ready to have some CM11. I haven't had the chance to run CM since the original Motorola Droid, and I absolutely loved it. I would love to be able to run it again.
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I understand the legitimacy problems but I'm not trying to scam anyone. I just want to help get a dam a phone for hands on. I personally want this thing unlocked like the rest of you
Closing this, as it's a violation of the no donating in advance rule on XDA.
Unlocking bootloaders is not easy, and going around collecting money isn't going to help achieve that.
Knox has been fully deleted in odin mode. I don't care about warranty. Bootloader is my next project now. Guys keep your eyes open as I will be releasing stuff to you all. Time to tell verizon to kiss are asz. And hole alot of things going to fellow behide it. But when the time it right. Those other thing will be brought up. Dev's dont shoot me messeges asking to help or how I am working on this. It is what it is. I ride solo and a low key. Like to keep it that way. Thanks.
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It begins. Great work bro
freefalling0411 said:
Knox has been fully deleted in odin mode. I don't care about warranty. Bootloader is my next project now. Guys keep your eyes open as I will be releasing stuff to you all. Time to tell verizon to kiss are asz. And hole alot of things going to fellow behide it. But when the time it right. Those other thing will be brought up. Dev's dont shoot me messeges asking to help or how I am working on this. It is what it is. I ride solo and a low key. Like to keep it that way. Thanks.
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Thanks for sharing this with us and not giving up on this beast of a phone.. There is hope after all.
Excellent News.:good:
Looking forward to your progress, hopefully this thread doesn't get locked too
Good work bud. Keep it up. We are cheering you on!
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What is trying to get done here?
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downhillvinnie said:
What is trying to get done here?
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Unlocking the bootloader? This means custom kernels? Which in turn will allow this device to run AOSP?
P.S. Thank you OP and anyone else involved in this project.
downhillvinnie said:
What is trying to get done here?
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kwkw480 said:
Unlocking the bootloader? This means custom kernels? Which in turn will allow this device to run AOSP?
P.S. Thank you OP and anyone else involved in this project.
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He flat out said "bootloader is my next project" lmao...so yeah that would mean all of that above ^
p.s. - many thanks for your effort and subbed for results! expect a donation from me if you are successful
Guys I have been working on this for the past 2 months. I am asking nicely. Do not ask for time stamp. As I have step 1 done. Removing knox. Step 2 (bootloader) will be done in the next few weeks. I am working on this and remodeling are twins room. I will fade in and out of this tread. As I am making progress. Some rom builders will get a message. Asking if they want to be a tester.
Imgs of proof will be posted over the weekend.
And yes there will be a way to reverse back to stock.
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Looking forward to positive results. Great to see someone so dedicated.
Even i don't care about the warranty!!! Note 3 is a beast...
Nice progress brother...wish u luck in your project!!!
Thank you for your persistence and dedication to getting this bootloader unlocked. Also, good luck on this and the remodel.
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I understand our bootloader will be updated when Verizon releases 4.4. Do you recommend holding off on an OTA?
brad2taylor said:
I understand our bootloader will be updated when Verizon releases 4.4. Do you recommend holding off on an OTA?
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Yes. More then likely we'll find a way to have a flashable version of 4.4 once we get the bootloader unlocked.
AngryManMLS said:
Yes. More then likely we'll find a way to have a flashable version of 4.4 once we get the bootloader unlocked.
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That's totally worth waiting for!
Thanks OP! I'll be watching this thread obsessively :good:
brad2taylor said:
I understand our bootloader will be updated when Verizon releases 4.4. Do you recommend holding off on an OTA?
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If the 4.4.2 comes out before I release this. Go ahead and update. It won't matter for what i am doing. . It will still break verizon bootloader.
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awesome buddy keep it up
freefalling0411 said:
If the 4.4.2 comes out before I release this. Go ahead and update. It won't matter for what i am doing. . It will still break verizon bootloader.
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I don't have experience working on bootloaders, but just out of curiousity, why does deleting Knox make you so confident that the bootloader can now be unlocked?
Like I said I'm not doubting, just curious.
mazz0310 said:
I don't have experience working on bootloaders, but just out of curiousity, why does deleting Knox make you so confident that the bootloader can now be unlocked?
Like I said I'm not doubting, just curious.
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Look at it this way. Your phone files are like a tree. You find the seed and start building a tree files. Then you can find the sources.
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