I made the mistake of taking the 4.3 over the air update last year.
Ive since been using the phone with a straight talk sim but would love to get rid of all the verizon bloatware and run a custom rom...
Just wondered if this is possible yet or is the bootloader still locked down tight?
deezdrama said:
I made the mistake of taking the 4.3 over the air update last year.
Ive since been using the phone with a straight talk sim but would love to get rid of all the verizon bloatware and run a custom rom...
Just wondered if this is possible yet or is the bootloader still locked down tight?
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search "safestrap" and "saferoot"
you can root and use titanium to freeze apps or use safestrap to flash only MJ9 based roms over your current stock rom. I recommend n3bula if you are going to use safestrap
Its been a while since I looked into seeing if the 4.3 note 2 was yet able to be flashed with custom roms and bootloader unlocked.
Any updates?
mushypizza said:
you can root and use titanium to freeze apps or use safestrap to flash only MJ9 based roms over your current stock rom. I recommend n3bula if you are going to use safestrap
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I recently rooted and flashed a 5.0 rom on a sprint s5 just to find out it wont work with straight talk, ive been running my verizon note 2 for years with a gsm sim, i had it ported to straight talks cdma lte 4g and my service is much better.
I would like to get another year or so out of the phone but its been laggy after years of use.
I could factory reset but would love to get rid of the bloatware and flash a custom rom.
Is N3bula the best bet still? Im not too picky on what rom I flash. Just want a stable one and one thats easy to flash. Ive never tried rooting or flashing a rom on this phone yet,any thing to be aware of?
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Hey, okay so I Just got my OG and I have successfully rooted the stock ICS and used freegee to unlock the bootloader and flash TWRP.
I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do from here.
I want to use it on T-Mobile so I would like to know if you guys have a currently working free (or at least the cheapest) and quickest way to obtain the sim Unlock code?
I want to install Beanstalk but I'm not sure if I need to flash the Jellybean update first using LGNPST or if I should also flash TeenyBin (since the OTA isn't working)
I want LTE to work but it's not a killer feature since HSPA+ is pretty good anyway, but the best Radio for Beanstalk/T-Mobile would be great to know.
A little friendly advice would be appreciated. Just don't want to brick my phone on the first day.
Update.
So I've used Flashify to update my recovery to TWRP 2.6.3.0 for Kitkat, and now I think I'm going to do teenybin directly instead of flashing the JB OTA since according to here it's what will update my OG to be able to run the new KitKat ROMs without the need for the JB update. Then I'll install Beanstalk.
I have a full Stock ROM backup on my PC, here's hoping everything goes smoothly.
do a backup of your efs partition, then update twrp to the kit kat veraion. aftwerwards flash beanstalk. head to the og on tmobile for info, no lte on tmobile.
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luisoman2000 said:
do a backup of your efs partition, then update twrp to the kit kat veraion. aftwerwards flash beanstalk. head to the og on tmobile for info, no lte on tmobile.
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Thanks.
Yeah, so what I said I would do worked, flashed TeenyBin and reflashed KitKat recovery, then I flash and am now running Beanstalk on my LG Optimus G! haha.
Then I paid $1.62 for the unlock code from a guy on ebay, and it worked! YAY! Went down to the local T-Mobile Store and got a free sim from an employee who's a friend, and now I'm in the midst of transferring my data from my old phone with Titanium Backup.
Thanks for responding!
Still not sure what the best radio is for overall performance. the newest Nexus 4 radio 0.48? not sure.
I have a Verizon S4, rooted with safe root, Safestrap installed, running MK2 Hyperdrive ROM. I was wondering if there is anyway to get back to complete stock MDK where I can root and install a custom recovery like I would on any other Android phone? I really want to install the GPE ROM and other AOSP/Vanilla android ROMS. I have a lot of rooting and customizing experience from previous Android phones, but this is the first one on Verizon, instead of Sprint, that I've had and its more locked down than anything I've had also.
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks!
HipHopIsLyfe37 said:
I have a Verizon S4, rooted with safe root, Safestrap installed, running MK2 Hyperdrive ROM. I was wondering if there is anyway to get back to complete stock MDK where I can root and install a custom recovery like I would on any other Android phone? I really want to install the GPE ROM and other AOSP/Vanilla android ROMS. I have a lot of rooting and customizing experience from previous Android phones, but this is the first one on Verizon, instead of Sprint, that I've had and its more locked down than anything I've had also.
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks!
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There is no way to downgrade to mdk at all.
If that were a possibility I'm pretty sure there wouldn't be so many people on safestrap recovery.
HipHopIsLyfe37 said:
I have a Verizon S4, rooted with safe root, Safestrap installed, running MK2 Hyperdrive ROM. I was wondering if there is anyway to get back to complete stock MDK where I can root and install a custom recovery like I would on any other Android phone? I really want to install the GPE ROM and other AOSP/Vanilla android ROMS. I have a lot of rooting and customizing experience from previous Android phones, but this is the first one on Verizon, instead of Sprint, that I've had and its more locked down than anything I've had also.
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks!
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Having a Sprint and Verizon phone I know what your going through right now.... Total opposite on Verizon than what you've been used to. Here's a good place to start with info for our phones http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49334432
It'd be great if we could just use Chainfire to root these phones and then Odin a recovery on but no dice. Big red and ATT are bootloader Nazis
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HipHopIsLyfe37 said:
I have a Verizon S4, rooted with safe root, Safestrap installed, running MK2 Hyperdrive ROM. I was wondering if there is anyway to get back to complete stock MDK where I can root and install a custom recovery like I would on any other Android phone? I really want to install the GPE ROM and other AOSP/Vanilla android ROMS. I have a lot of rooting and customizing experience from previous Android phones, but this is the first one on Verizon, instead of Sprint, that I've had and its more locked down than anything I've had also.
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks!
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never jump into the water without checking first...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
Thanks for the info guys. I've got more time to mess around with this stuff now that school and finals are done so I will definitely be taking a closer look
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Any developers working on VRUEMJ9 4.3 bootloader unlock? We have been waiting so long for this bootloader unlock so that we can use customrom.
If no one is working, then we can do OTA update to 4.4.2 VRUFND7.
kanthi1979 said:
Any developers working on VRUEMJ9 4.3 bootloader unlock? We have been waiting so long for this bootloader unlock so that we can use customrom.
If no one is working, then we can do OTA update to 4.4.2 VRUFND7.
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I doubt it. Old device.
if u need root dont update, just install safestrap and run a kit kat rom.
The dev's said it wasn't worth their time to work so hard on because it was extremely hard to get past the lock on the bootloader. Your best bet is using SafeStrap with MJ9, or waiting for the dev's to root android 4.4 on the Note 2.
EddieK23 said:
The dev's said it wasn't worth their time to work so hard on because it was extremely hard to get past the lock on the bootloader. Your best bet is using SafeStrap with MJ9, or waiting for the dev's to root android 4.4 on the Note 2.
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Thank you. I hope 4.4 bootloader can be unlocked sooner.
If I use safestrap with MJ9, I cannot install custom room, can I?
Bummer. RIP.
Dang. I just bought a used Note 2 with the MJ9 bootloader.. I have an old Motorola Droid Maxx with safestrap and I can run any rom I'd like on it.. SS on GN2 is still in early Alpha (with no signs of it being done anytime soon) and apparently you can only flash over the Stock slot and only TW roms.. Bummer.
I appreciate the devs for what they do. I just find it odd that Droid Maxx (from 2011) with safestrap works flawlessly with any roms. Their threads are filled with awesome ports of roms. Not the Note 2. Comes with the territory when you get into this kinda stuff.
GEOHOTZ YOU'RE OUR ONLY HOPE.
I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (SCH-1605) that is running android 4.4.2. I am currently out of contract with Verizon and I would like to start installing custom roms on my device. However, the latest OTA update has my bootloader locked down like Fort Knox. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike
Mkostial05 said:
I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (SCH-1605) that is running android 4.4.2. I am currently out of contract with Verizon and I would like to start installing custom roms on my device. However, the latest OTA update has my bootloader locked down like Fort Knox. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike
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You can use a method in the general section to get root, which isn't one click, but you have to unlock the bootloader to install custom recovery to flash roms which can't currently be done on 4.3 and up for this phone.
BluGuy said:
You can use a method in the general section to get root, which isn't one click, but you have to unlock the bootloader to install custom recovery to flash roms which can't currently be done on 4.3 and up for this phone.
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Ok. Cool. Hopefully, someone will find an exploit to get pass this bootloader soon.
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So I'm on 4.3 and rooted. Am I still unable to have a recovery? I'm having horrible Wi-Fi issues and i can't figure out why. So wanna go back to og Rom to process and eliminate
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I had a sprint galaxy s4 about 6 months ago and it seems as if things are different with the Verizon s4....I want to root and start flashing roms but I honestly don't know where to start and which way is the best way. I'm looking to be fully rooted. I'm on the latest stock software update...so what would be the best way to approach rooting so I can be fully rooted? Sorry, I just get confused when seeing all the posts about the bootloader being locked and certain software versions having different methods etc...any help?
If you are on the latest update (NG6) i think this is the only way to root currently.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2905848
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If you are on the latest update (NG6) i think this is the only way to root currently.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2905848
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OK and from there I should be able to flash cwm and start flashing roms?
You can install safestrap and flash roms with that. Bootloader is locked so you can't flash a custom recovery