i apologize if this is already posted but im currently running on stock MDK i have not taken any update since i got the phone and rooted it i have twrp my question is will there be a stock rom of mj7 that i will be able to flash and keep my root and twrp. i see some roms based of mi1 and me7 but none of them look stock i can wait for the rom to come out if there is gonna be a stock room that i can flash
any answer would be appreciated , thank you and again i apologize if it is already posted
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504408
From the thread title you should be able to update to MJ7 and keep Root.
Cheers!
Drake9897 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504408
From the thread title you should be able to update to MJ7 and keep Root.
Cheers!
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ive seen that thread it says if you have mdk do not take that update, im looking for a stock rom if there will be one available,
thanks for the help
Don't take any OTA or flash anything in Odin except MDK. Just give the devs time to update their Roms Then flash as normal. 4.3 just dropped they will update just hang in there. And there will be stock Roms available.
A good choice if you like the stock feel. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2384362
Travisdroidx2 said:
Don't take any OTA or flash anything in Odin except MDK. Just give the devs time to update their Roms Then flash as normal. 4.3 just dropped they will update just hang in there. And there will be stock Roms available.
A good choice if you like the stock feel. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2384362
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thank you sir i appreciate it
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Hey guys I am currently rooted and unlocked on MDK running Bone Stock ROM. I am running the ME7 Radio.
Is it worth updating to ME7 and using Safestrap (I haven't read up on Safestrap yet so not even sure what is is)??
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Hey guys I am currently rooted and unlocked on MDK running Bone Stock ROM. I am running the ME7 Radio.
Is it worth updating to ME7 and using Safestrap (I haven't read up on Safestrap yet so not even sure what is is)??
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If youre on mdk you might as well stay if your wanting to run custom roms. Safestrap hijacks the boot process and boots a custom version of twrp recovery. Safestrap can only allocate so much space for each custom rom slot. 3gb being the largest. If youre wanting the features of me7 there is quite a few custom roms that use an me7 base.
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If youre on mdk you might as well stay if your wanting to run custom roms. Safestrap hijacks the boot process and boots a custom version of twrp recovery. Safestrap can only allocate so much space for each custom rom slot. 3gb being the largest. If youre wanting the features of me7 there is quite a few custom roms that use an me7 base.
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Yea I figured it would be best to just stay on the MDK base. I was planning on reading the Safestrap thread, but either way wanted the opinion of others. Thanks!
I don't have an SD Card yet either...so I technically can't update to ME7 and be rooted...although I do plan on getting an SD Card eventually
hexitnow said:
If youre on mdk you might as well stay if your wanting to run custom roms. Safestrap hijacks the boot process and boots a custom version of twrp recovery. Safestrap can only allocate so much space for each custom rom slot. 3gb being the largest. If youre wanting the features of me7 there is quite a few custom roms that use an me7 base.
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
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I think you answered the question I am trying to research. I can flash an me7 based rom as I am currently stock mdk with twrp. I was afraid I would have to update to me7, reroot and install safestrap - which I'm not terribly interested in doing at the moment. I'm kinda waiting for modaco switch before I start custom rom'ing but found out about it too late to be a guinea pig.
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I think you answered the question I am trying to research. I can flash an me7 based rom as I am currently stock mdk with twrp. I was afraid I would have to update to me7, reroot and install safestrap - which I'm not terribly interested in doing at the moment. I'm kinda waiting for modaco switch before I start custom rom'ing but found out about it too late to be a guinea pig.
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Yep thats entirely possible. Theyre based off me7 but dont have the disadvantages of me7 such as the blocked loki exploit. Im currently running the stock root deodex of me7 so im still able to flash custom roms if I like. Great battery life and very stable. I dont have smart view or pip as im using the stock kernel but I dont use either of em anyway. However flashing a custom kernel fixes it.
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Hi guys, I'm currently running a Hyperdrive RLS10 ROM, but I'm looking into the future with the new KitKat release, and I was interested in trying some of those features when sbreen updates his Hyperdrive ROM. Thing is, I'm a Verizon ME7 user with an MDK phone, and I have no idea how to take advantage of these new features, as from what I read so far, a simple reflash won't work. Can someone tell me exactly what I have to do to get from ME7 to MJ7 and still have my app data and messages? The rest I could reconfigure but I really need to keep the app data.
I've read things about having to ODIN back to stock, and whatnot, but won't that technically kill all the stuff on my phone with no recovery? :/
EDIT: after a bit of looking I'm reading that since I have an MDK phone it's actually fairly valuable for this, but I don't get exactly what for.
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EDIT: after a bit of looking I'm reading that since I have an MDK phone it's actually fairly valuable for this, but I don't get exactly what for.
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Because you can flash ROMs via TWRP.
MDK has the LOKI exploit available with a bootloader that can be bypassed or hijacked.
Look in the ROM area.
You will find what you need.
There are ROMs based on MJ7 4.3 that won't screw up your phone.
You just need TWRP.
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Because you can flash ROMs via TWRP.
MDK has the LOKI exploit available with a bootloader that can be bypassed or hijacked.
Look in the ROM area.
You will find what you need.
There are ROMs based on MJ7 4.3 that won't screw up your phone.
You just need TWRP.
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Will I need to ODIN or any of that though? And Hyperdrive is at the moment based on 4.3 MJ7 so all I need to do is have TWRP and then I can just flash RLS12 onto my phone like a regular ROM installation?
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Will I need to ODIN or any of that though? And Hyperdrive is at the moment based on 4.3 MJ7 so all I need to do is have TWRP and then I can just flash RLS12 onto my phone like a regular ROM installation?
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what recovery do have loaded and how did you flash HD10? You would flash any custom rom the same way. As long as you haven't taken any OTAs or odin'd a higher level firmware you should be good to go
Hey everyone, this is my first post in the Verizon GN2 area. I just swapped my TMo GN2 for a BNIB Verizon Gn2, still has stock MC3. Popped in SIM to make sure all was good, it started to DL the OTA update, so I yanked the battery and SIM until I have it rooted. I have a lot of experience with rooting, ROMS and flashing, but with a same-but-different device, I would like the pro's here to give me a few pointers, if possible.
Best root method for a device with older firmware?
Is the ND7 radio flashable on older kernel\bootloader combos?
If you were in my shoes, what steps would you take to root and flash to keep maximum flexibility in the future?
Thanks to all the devs for their hard work, and thanks in advice for any pointers!
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Hey everyone, this is my first post in the Verizon GN2 area. I just swapped my TMo GN2 for a BNIB Verizon Gn2, still has stock MC3. Popped in SIM to make sure all was good, it started to DL the OTA update, so I yanked the battery and SIM until I have it rooted. I have a lot of experience with rooting, ROMS and flashing, but with a same-but-different device, I would like the pro's here to give me a few pointers, if possible.
Best root method for a device with older firmware?
Is the ND7 radio flashable on older kernel\bootloader combos?
If you were in my shoes, what steps would you take to root and flash to keep maximum flexibility in the future?
Thanks to all the devs for their hard work, and thanks in advice for any pointers!
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1. Best root method for a device with older firmware?
To root and unlock the bootloader on stock 4.1.2, you need to use Adam Outler's CASUAL program found here: ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2272066 ). The version of Casual that worked for me was R515.... just make sure you totally disable all virus scanning on your computer before running it... (you may need to kill processes in Task Manager to stop Window's Defender).
2. Is the ND7 radio flashable on older kernel\bootloader combos?
As far as radio’s/modems go... I know you can flash newer radios on the older ROM/kernel combos.... but I would probably just use the radio that's recommended in the thread for whatever custom ROM you plan to flash.
Here’s some links to where you can grab the radios:
--Grab Beanstown106’s modified ODIN flashable firmware package for MJ9 from the bottom of the first post in this thread: ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578458 )
--You can grab older recovery flashable radios/modems here: ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2108510 )
--Here's a link for the ND7 4.4.2 RADIO (scroll down on the first post to find it under downloads). It is meant to be flashed in recovery, but it may be a good idea to ODIN flash Beanstown106's modified MJ9 firmware first.... ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2765021 )
--Here's a thread with helpful steps on how to flash the modems in recovery: ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43217826&highlight=install#post43217826 )
--Also, here's a link to a post with more detailed instructions on how to Odin flash the MJ9 firmware after you download and unzip the file... ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50047714&highlight=unzip#post50047714 ).
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3. If you were in my shoes, what steps would you take to root and flash to keep maximum flexibility in the future?
If you flash any full stock builds newer than VRAMC3 4.1.2, then you'll end up locking the bootloader with no way to unlock it at this point (so don't ODIN flash full stock 4.3 or 4.4.2 or take OTA's if you want to keep the option to flash a custom recovery/kernel/etc...). Use the recovery flashable 4.3 and 4.4.2 based ROM's in the development threads if you want to experience features from those builds and maintain ability to unlock bootloader. In my personal experience, I've found 4.1.2 based ROM's to be the most stable for me with the fewest overall problems. I ran JellyBeans build 22 as my main "go to" ROM for a long time with no real problems.... (that was the last JellyBeans ROM that he put out with a 4.1.2 base before he moved on to 4.3 for that ROM. You can still grab the older JellyBeans build 22 from Beanstown106's Android File Host if you're interested.... just go to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032447 -- and scroll down on the first post to find the link for the older builds).
I'd also recommend that you read through all the stickies in the development/general/help threads, just to get familiar with all the ins and outs of this phone. Especially check out droidstyle's Guide on – ( "How to Root/Rom/Return to Stock the VZW Galaxy Note II" ). This will save your butt if you mess something up and need to return to stock to start over.
Thanks for the info!
I think I will stick with the MC3 BL for now, and try to find a 4.4.2 flashable ROM that works well. Most of the ones I've looked at are saying they require the MJ9 or later BL...seems odd to require a locked bootloader. Recommendations are welcome, but I'm not against doing my homework. Thanks again for the reply and info. Already have root and flashed a few ROMs that did not make the grade, but will keep looking.
OwenW71 said:
Thanks for the info!
I think I will stick with the MC3 BL for now, and try to find a 4.4.2 flashable ROM that works well. Most of the ones I've looked at are saying they require the MJ9 or later BL...seems odd to require a locked bootloader. Recommendations are welcome, but I'm not against doing my homework. Thanks again for the reply and info. Already have root and flashed a few ROMs that did not make the grade, but will keep looking.
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Mj9 is the radio. Never upgrade your bootloader or you will be locked.
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@ OwenW71,
I know it's kind of confusing... but the link I gave you to Beanstown106’s modified MJ9 firmware package at: ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578458 )... it is not the official stock mj9 firmware... It's just needed for updating the radios/wifi to use when flashing custom 4.3+ ROM'S from the development threads.
Like michigan66 said... you don't want to take any OTA's for 4.3/4.4.2...or odin flash the official stock Verizon 4.3/4.4.2 firmware... because that will lock the bootloader with no way for you to unlock it.
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@ OwenW71,
I know it's kind of confusing... but the link I gave you to Beanstown106’s modified MJ9 firmware package at: ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578458 )... it is not the official stock mj9 firmware... It's just needed for updating the radios/wifi to use when flashing custom 4.3+ ROM'S from the development threads.
Like michigan66 said... you don't want to take any OTA's for 4.3/4.4.2...or odin flash the official stock Verizon 4.3/4.4.2 firmware... because that will lock the bootloader with no way for you to unlock it.
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So that thread says it is a full firmware package, but you're saying it will leave my bootloader alone? I'm not accustomed to seeing Odin packages that don't mess with the BL. According to the post, I flash the firmware with Odin, then use Recovery to flash the ROM? It did not state how the ROM is flashed.
It also looks like TWRP is not in favor right now, but it is the recovery that the jailbreak provides. Guess I should switch to Philz. Ah, so much to do...
THanks again!
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So that thread says it is a full firmware package, but you're saying it will leave my bootloader alone? I'm not accustomed to seeing Odin packages that don't mess with the BL. According to the post, I flash the firmware with Odin, then use Recovery to flash the ROM? It did not state how the ROM is flashed.
It also looks like TWRP is not in favor right now, but it is the recovery that the jailbreak provides. Guess I should switch to Philz. Ah, so much to do...
THanks again!
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So where BeansTown106 says.... "You Need to Flash This Full Firmware Package Via Odin to get the new modem and to get wifi to work..."— for clarification, this is not factory stock Verizon firmware. Beanstown106 modified things and this is just the radio/wifi related portion. It will not change the VRAMC3 bootloader.
Yes, you will flash custom ROM'S via a zip file in custom recovery.... (you don't want to flash any custom ROM'S in Odin after using CASUAL-- see this thread for more about why: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35396049).
TWRP works fine for some ROM's and Philz or CWM is recommended for others. Most ROM threads recommend a recovery and I would just use whatever is recommended for the custom ROM that you decide to flash.
Okay, thanks! I was aware of the warning about using Odin for custom ROMs, so that is part of what gave me pause about flashing MJ9, in addition to the BL concern.
Thanks so much for the guidance. The stickies are good, but they did not really spell out the process for keeping an unlocked BL while still making my way up a more current firmware.
Honestly, guys like you make this forum a joy. I very briefly used the iPhone 5s that work gave me, and I was going ape****. I'm not an Apple hater, but iPhones suck. Slow, bad apps, bad gps, no customization. So glad to come back from the dark side! And with guys like this to help a fella out, can there be any question which side is on the side of light and goodness?
Cheers!
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Hi! before anything else, let me get this out of the way so you know my situation:
Verizon GS4 SCHi545
version: 4.2.2
baseband: ME7
Safestrap Installed, Jelly beans build 7 installed
Now, as far as I can tell there still is no unlock for the bootloader (i think MDK was the last unlocked baseband?), so I'm wondering if there's any way that I can keep root and upgrade to 4.4 or something higher, because I'm a little tired of being told I can't use 4.4 apps, and plus I would REALLY like to get off of touchwiz if I can. Basically, I'm getting a little sick of where I've been at for so long with this phone, and I'm looking for recommendations for things I could do, if there even is something.
Thanks guys!
You definitely can upgrade and keep root all the way to LP 5.0.1 (or OC1). Look in the development section for ROMs that are Safestrap compatible. Do not use roms for MDK as this will softbrick your phone. DO NOT TAKE THE OTA UPDATES TO UPGRADE AS YOU COULD GET STUCK WITH OC1 BOOTLOADER AND NO ROOT. Upgrade yourself using safestrap, just remember to flash the current SU.zip file after the ROM.zip to retain root. As long as your bootloader is below OC1 you can always use Odin to restore to NC5 and then root and go from there.
As far as getting away from TW - well good luck. Being on ME7 you are stuck with a nonMDK bootloader and must flash ROMs through Safestrap. All of the ROMs for Safestrap are TW based.
There are numerous tutorials and ROMs in the development section. Look for the Safestrap compatible ones. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE "T". DO NOT DEVIATE. For 4.4 I prefer Hyperdrive 21. Great ROM with loads of customizations.
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You definitely can upgrade and keep root all the way to LP 5.0.1 (or OC1). Look in the development section for ROMs that are Safestrap compatible. Do not use roms for MDK as this will softbrick your phone. DO NOT TAKE THE OTA UPDATES TO UPGRADE AS YOU COULD GET STUCK WITH OC1 BOOTLOADER AND NO ROOT. Upgrade yourself using safestrap, just remember to flash the current SU.zip file after the ROM.zip to retain root. As long as your bootloader is below OC1 you can always use Odin to restore to NC5 and then root and go from there.
As far as getting away from TW - well good luck. Being on ME7 you are stuck with a nonMDK bootloader and must flash ROMs through Safestrap. All of the ROMs for Safestrap are TW based.
There are numerous tutorials and ROMs in the development section. Look for the Safestrap compatible ones. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE "T". DO NOT DEVIATE. For 4.4 I prefer Hyperdrive 21. Great ROM with loads of customizations.
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Thanks man! really appreciate it
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Thanks man! really appreciate it
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make sure you read before flashing if you do it incorrectly you will lose root/bootloader unlocked status PERMANENTLY
can i use this method to update, even though I'm not going from NC2 or MK2? cause me7 is below the two of them right?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726868
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make sure you read before flashing if you do it incorrectly you will lose root/bootloader unlocked status PERMANENTLY
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can i use this method to update, even though I'm not going from NC2 or MK2? cause me7 is below the two of them right?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726868
CoMtnMan said:
You definitely can upgrade and keep root all the way to LP 5.0.1 (or OC1). Look in the development section for ROMs that are Safestrap compatible. Do not use roms for MDK as this will softbrick your phone. DO NOT TAKE THE OTA UPDATES TO UPGRADE AS YOU COULD GET STUCK WITH OC1 BOOTLOADER AND NO ROOT. Upgrade yourself using safestrap, just remember to flash the current SU.zip file after the ROM.zip to retain root. As long as your bootloader is below OC1 you can always use Odin to restore to NC5 and then root and go from there.
As far as getting away from TW - well good luck. Being on ME7 you are stuck with a nonMDK bootloader and must flash ROMs through Safestrap. All of the ROMs for Safestrap are TW based.
There are numerous tutorials and ROMs in the development section. Look for the Safestrap compatible ones. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE "T". DO NOT DEVIATE. For 4.4 I prefer Hyperdrive 21. Great ROM with loads of customizations.
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can i use this method to update, even though I'm not going from NC2 or MK2? cause me7 is below the two of them right?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726868
i loved the battery life of this rom, well really i just loved this rom... http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2567499 now when trying to install i get bootloops..its mj4 so is there a way i can go back to mj4?..on stock oc5 rooted/twrp recovery.. also does anybody recommend or know of a stripped down efficient rom like minimus that will work when on oc5?? thanks in advance.
i was told by a user to just flash mj4 and then flash rom, but i was told by a friend never to downgrade bootloader or modem as it would brick my n3. so now i guess im looking for direction...im on oc5 lollipop and want to flash above linked rom . has anybody done this successfully, i mean go from oc5 lollipop to mj4 minimus? thanks in advance for any helpful posts.
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i loved the battery life of this rom, well really i just loved this rom... http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2567499 now when trying to install i get bootloops..its mj4 so is there a way i can go back to mj4?..on stock oc5 rooted/twrp recovery.. also does anybody recommend or know of a stripped down efficient rom like minimus that will work when on oc5?? thanks in advance.
i was told by a user to just flash mj4 and then flash rom, but i was told by a friend never to downgrade bootloader or modem as it would brick my n3. so now i guess im looking for direction...im on oc5 lollipop and want to flash above linked rom . has anybody done this successfully, i mean go from oc5 lollipop to mj4 minimus? thanks in advance for any helpful posts.
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Sorry there is no way to go back. Once you upgrade to NC5 ( KitKat ) and beyond with KNOX as part of the OS. At this point on one has figured out how to go back to MJ4 and reset the KNOX counter. You can down grade from OC5 to ( NC5,NH7,and NK4 ) without to much trouble. Usually the device will bootloop on the first odin flash back when downgrade but just pull the battery and go to download mode and flash it again. Usually boots on the second flash of a down graded OS. I have post here somewhere on how to do it, will try to find it and post here. You can check out more info by clicking my signature.
You can read through this post to, will show you how to go back to ( NC5,NH7,and NK4 ) http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint/help/4-4-4-download-mode-t2877528 tells how to get around the bootloops.