[ROOT DISCUSSION] Snapdragon Note 8 models - Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion

So far I have permissive selinux and dm-verity is disabled. We CAN have root if we can get odin to accept a custom system img. I need some samsung modders to PM me so we can figure something out. Our phones have secure download so I cant get a custom system image installed but once we get that we have root.
Also this seems to add VoLTE support to my sprint model(calling+ i believe sprint calls it)
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EDIT2: Added proof of permissive.

Gotta be some strong minded people here to help us out!!

me2151 said:
So far I have permissive selinux and dm-verity is disabled. We CAN have root if we can get odin to accept a custom system img. I need some samsung modders to PM me so we can figure something out. Our phones have secure download so I cant get a custom system image installed but once we get that we have root.
EDIT: ONLY PM ME IF YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE ON THIS SUBJECT. I DO NOT WANT ANY ONE ASKING TO TEST.
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Good to see you here me2151,
With your dirtysanta, the whole v20 lines were able to achieve root!
Hope you get the support from other devs and achieve the root for the note 8, too!
Cheers ??

Let the fun Begin! Can't help until I get my n8.... But this is gonna be worth it!
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Indeed, glad to see you on the Note side! Even with everyone telling you there was no way to get root on the V20, you certainly proved them wrong with style. ?
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Good stuff, I'll be watching this thread closely and wish you good luck in your efforts!

I figure avoiding any updates would be a good idea until root is found, correct? In case they update bootloader and that patches whatever bugs would be used to get root.
Thank you for trying to get root on the snapdragon Note 8!

lvlarius said:
I figure avoiding any updates would be a good idea until root is found, correct? In case they update bootloader and that patches whatever bugs would be used to get root.
Thank you for trying to get root on the snapdragon Note 8!
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At the moment its possible to use Odin on stock files to revert the firmware so updates (should) be fine.

I'd offer to be a tester for you. Very familiar with ODIN, ADB/Fastboot etc. It does not seem you need testers so I won't PM you.
Good luck and I'm sure with all the great minds here, you'll get it. Good initial progress.

Better make a bounty thead
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I would avoid trying to
Port the S8 Snapdragon root method altogether... It limits battery capacity to 80%. Need to find a better permanent solution
We need leaks.
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bajasur said:
I would avoid trying to
Port the S8 Snapdragon root method altogether... It limits battery capacity to 80%. Need to find a better permanent solution
We need leaks.
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Not trying to port their method but yes. Battery is still limited. Best bet would be a debug bl leak like note7.

Has anyone started a bounty yet? And if so can i get a link to it please
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if you need help I'm here,

Would the S8+ root work on the note 8? They're so similar that I would think so unless it has something to do with the RAM.
Edit: never mind. I just seen that it was already being discussed.

cj.lyon21 said:
Would the S8+ root work on the note 8? They're so similar that I would think so unless it has something to do with the RAM.
Edit: never mind. I just seen that it was already being discussed.
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It should work. We just need to find someone with access to the files. Currently have my Snapdragon Galaxy s8 rooted with sampwn and while 80% limit does suck. The advantages of having root and xposed are well worth it imo.

Xshooter726 said:
It should work. We just need to find someone with access to the files. Currently have my Snapdragon Galaxy s8 rooted with sampwn and while 80% limit does suck. The advantages of having root and xposed are well worth it imo.
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Sampwn is the easy way of doing things. it required access to a VERY special eng firmware. The access I have currently is part of what they have. Theirs had the su binary preinstalled into system that allowed them to do sampwn. Mine doesnt. But... At this time i literally only need to remount system to read write and we win.
I honestly have not been working on it because I am in FL and we were just hit with a hurricane. I now have my power back though so I am going to start back up on gaining access to system. Once again anyone who can work on exploits please PM me.

me2151 said:
Sampwn is the easy way of doing things. it required access to a VERY special eng firmware. The access I have currently is part of what they have. Theirs had the su binary preinstalled into system that allowed them to do sampwn. Mine doesnt. But... At this time i literally only need to remount system to read write and we win.
I honestly have not been working on it because I am in FL and we were just hit with a hurricane. I now have my power back though so I am going to start back up on gaining access to system. Once again anyone who can work on exploits please PM me.
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First off hope you and your fam are okay. I'm in Houston and just went through the same 2 weeks ago but Florida looks alot worse.... I'm glad we have someone like you looking into this. I followed the gs8 thread daily and I remember reading that they also had trouble getting system to mount but eventually they got it. Maybe we can have one of those devs swing by here and lead you in the right direction. With the announcement of the new iPhone our Note 8 look better then ever lol and root would be a cherry on top. Please keep up the good fight!

Xshooter726 said:
First off hope you and your fam are okay. I'm in Houston and just went through the same 2 weeks ago but Florida looks alot worse.... I'm glad we have someone like you looking into this. I followed the gs8 thread daily and I remember reading that they also had trouble getting system to mount but eventually they got it. Maybe we can have one of those devs swing by here and lead you in the right direction. With the announcement of the new iPhone our Note 8 look better then ever lol and root would be a cherry on top. Please keep up the good fight!
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I got most of my info from them. Thats how im so far. The way they were able to mount system was because of the Firmware they were using i believe

me2151 said:
I got most of my info from them. Thats how im so far. The way they were able to mount system was because of the Firmware they were using i believe
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Oh I see. Awesome! Glad they are helping out. So your trying to get system to mount to install SU binary that came preinstalled with their firmware? Is a firmware like theirs available for our Notes to just get SU and then maybe revert back to a more stable firmware with flash fire?

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Note 3 4.4.2 Test build may be imminent

Looks like the credible SamMobile has 4.4.2 kitkat in their palms. We could expect a leak to be soon, in the past they have been really good about leaking firmware like how they already have for the s4 by contacting thier "elite friends."The picture below is a screenshot of the kitkat easteregg and wrote note 3 on it. Some of the things im most looking forwards to is Google wallet and the ability to hide apps from the app drawer. FUNFUNFUN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E4dspICPJE
Basicly saying we'll leak it when it become more stable. It doesn't surprise me considering the s4 got it leaked already, but what does surprise me is that they got a kitkat leak first, considering we have the newer/premium device.
SamMobile on twitter posted "#NEXTUPDATE (Too buggy atm)"
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"...what does surprise me is that they got it first."
Tell me a bout it. Maybe Samsung's working harder on ours?
theROMinator said:
@Brandonrz
"...what does surprise me is that they got it first."
Tell me a bout it. Maybe Samsung's working harder on ours?
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I was surprised that the s4 got the first leak.
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OK just a thought but if we do get the release.... the leaked one could there be a chance that there is some way we could unlock the bootloader.. being that it is a leak not fully locked down like the officials would be.
johnminator said:
OK just a thought but if we do get the release.... the leaked one could there be a chance that there is some way we could unlock the bootloader.. being that it is a leak not fully locked down like the officials would be.
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They leak will be as locked down if it's for our variant... And either way, chances are It will be for the international version so either way it's irrelevant. But it shouldn't be too hard to port it hopefully.
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Tmobile ppl are running this now.... so we shall see
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Just released.
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Just released.
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Yep, for international version, you can get it here http://www.sammobile.com/2014/01/12...-galaxy-note-3-sm-n9005/#.UtMGEIhqC48.twitter Hopefully some of the dev's can get this working for us. DO NOT TRY INSTALLING ON THE VZW VERSION, YOU WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BRICK!
This wont work with the verizon N3 will it.
EDIT: Anyone have a mirror that isnt slow as sin
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Yep, for international version, you can get it here http://www.sammobile.com/2014/01/12...-galaxy-note-3-sm-n9005/#.UtMGEIhqC48.twitter Hopefully some of the dev's can get this working for us. DO NOT TRY INSTALLING ON THE VZW VERSION, YOU WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BRICK!
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well poop
njfoses said:
Yep, for international version, you can get it here http://www.sammobile.com/2014/01/12...-galaxy-note-3-sm-n9005/#.UtMGEIhqC48.twitterDO NOT TRY INSTALLING ON THE VZW VERSION, YOU WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BRICK!
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Can this be installed on a Dev edition? Since it probably has the aboot partition included, will it lock the Dev edition phone? Once a dev makes this rom suitable for the retail version, is there a way to extract and repack the files without the aboot portion? How does one make an Odin-flashable file anyway if one has the partitions like boot.img, modem.bin etc? I've always been wanting to learn to make my own Odin .tar files in case I want to flash and don't have recovery installed.
Thanks
Isn't anyone concerned about this update, I mean look at the SE Android Status from N9005 from the test build it is currently showing as Enforcing. For those of us with the Retail SM-N900V doesn't this mean no more Safestrap Recovery? Also, if you go back and read about the Test Firmware it does a complete wipe of Data, so shouldn't we be worried about Root too? I certainly understand the excitement over 4.4.2 but isn't anyone paying attention to what the test build has done?
Hard to be excited about losing Root and Safestrap to get KitKat...
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Isn't anyone concerned about this update, I mean look at the SE Android Status from N9005 from the test build it is currently showing as Enforcing. For those of us with the Retail SM-N900V doesn't this mean no more Safestrap Recovery? Also, if you go back and read about the Test Firmware it does a complete wipe of Data, so shouldn't we be worried about Root too? I certainly understand the excitement over 4.4.2 but isn't anyone paying attention to what the test build has done?
Hard to be excited about losing Root and Safestrap to get KitKat...
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There is already root for the international version from chainfire but safestrap idk.
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There is already root for the international version from chainfire but safestrap idk.
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You mean Root has been restored already on the international version, which this is mainly due to the Unlocked Bootloader, which it is simpler to restore Root on a device that has an Unlocked Bootloader as you just install/flash the SU.zip in custom Recovery and Root is restored, works for Unlocked devices. There lies the problem, for those of us with the retail SM-N900V if the KitKat update does a complete wipe on install deleting the internal storage all is lost, if SE is set to Enforcing it could be a cold winter.
KachowPow said:
There lies the problem, for those of us with the retail SM-N900V if the KitKat update does a complete wipe on install deleting the internal storage all is lost, if SE is set to Enforcing it could be a cold winter.
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I'm pretty sure the Kingo folks might get us root again on Kit Kat in no time.
AngryManMLS said:
I'm pretty sure the Kingo folks might get us root again on Kit Kat in no time.
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Idk...kitkat really doesnt seem to be a big deal. I have it running on another device, and its a minor update. I could live with 4.3 and a rooted device with safe strap
+1. Did nothing but mess up bluetooth on nexus 10.
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AngryManMLS said:
I'm pretty sure the Kingo folks might get us root again on Kit Kat in no time.
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It's not really Root I'm worried about, I'm more concerned with Recovery. If the SE status changes from "Permissive" to "Enforcing" there goes our ability to flash new custom 4.4.2 ROMs that I'm sure will come out. It will be like owning a SM-N900A.
KachowPow said:
Isn't anyone concerned about this update, I mean look at the SE Android Status from N9005 from the test build it is currently showing as Enforcing. For those of us with the Retail SM-N900V doesn't this mean no more Safestrap Recovery? Also, if you go back and read about the Test Firmware it does a complete wipe of Data, so shouldn't we be worried about Root too? I certainly understand the excitement over 4.4.2 but isn't anyone paying attention to what the test build has done?
Hard to be excited about losing Root and Safestrap to get KitKat... .
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I was under the impression that the only data wipe was when people are Odin-ing the update, rather than accepting an OTA. On the past androids i had (incredible, thunderbolt, galaxy nexus, s3, note 10.1, nexus 7) i haven't had an update that wiped data from an OTA.
KachowPow said:
It's not really Root I'm worried about, I'm more concerned with Recovery. If the SE status changes from "Permissive" to "Enforcing" there goes our ability to flash new custom 4.4.2 ROMs that I'm sure will come out. It will be like owning a SM-N900A.
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For some reason I don't think they are going to set it to enforcing. Because they haven't for the past 3 updates. Even if they did. Hash would be able to easily cook up ss because on the at&t note 3 and Verizon s4 and s3 are enforcing and he was able to do it... Never underestimate @Hashcode
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[GUIDE] Easiest way to root and install custom recovery on your LG G2

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
meangreenie said:
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.
vPro97 said:
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
meangreenie said:
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?

Need an ADB dump from a rooted I-545 ASAP. Details follow...

Good morning/afternoon/evening, all -
I recently hard-bricked my S4 trying to flash. It came up as a QHSUSB_DLOAD in windows device manager. I tried several different approaches to fix the bootloader, but eventually had to send it to a service to try to JTAG it.
He reports it still cannot boot, and has requested - from someone with a ROOTED I545 ON OC1 (do we know anyone like that?) - the following file:
Ok, you need an I545 in OC1 with root access. We need to create a dump of about 128MB. You can do this by using ADB shell and type
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/dump.bin bs=128 count=1000000
This will create a 128mb file on the internal storage of the phone which you can copy back to the computer and send to me.
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Can anyone help me out with this? Seems simple, if I had anyone I knew locally I'd tag them.
THAAAAANKS IN ADVANCE. He's had my phone for over a week. I'm going into withdrawal.
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@rprussell I've been looking for someone on oc1 for weeks they seem to be a myth
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@rprussell I've been looking for someone on oc1 for weeks they seem to be a myth
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Huh.
Well, I was one, briefly.
That's terribly discouraging. I've always thought this one of the more thorough and helpful communities.
COME ON, PEOPLE, STEP UP!!
rprussell said:
Good morning/afternoon/evening, all -
I recently hard-bricked my S4 trying to flash. It came up as a QHSUSB_DLOAD in windows device manager. I tried several different approaches to fix the bootloader, but eventually had to send it to a service to try to JTAG it.
He reports it still cannot boot, and has requested - from someone with a ROOTED I545 ON OC1 (do we know anyone like that?) - the following file:
Can anyone help me out with this? Seems simple, if I had anyone I knew locally I'd tag them.
THAAAAANKS IN ADVANCE. He's had my phone for over a week. I'm going into withdrawal.
Note: @tdct12 @stang5litre
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Ya a lot messed up and upgraded to OF1 thinking it was good. Post this in stang thread. Just because more traffic. I'm on mdk or I would gladly do it for you. But he shouldn't need any of that for a jtag. Actually I'll post it on my thread for you to try and get things moving faster. I know how it feels to be without my precious lol.
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stang5litre said:
Ya a lot messed up and upgraded to OF1 thinking it was good. Post this in stang thread. Just because more traffic. I'm on mdk or I would gladly do it for you. But he shouldn't need any of that for a jtag. Actually I'll post it on my thread for you to try and get things moving faster. I know how it feels to be without my precious lol.
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You rock, man. Thanks. If this doesn't work, then it's "a hardware problem" and I need to scare up a new one.
At least if it's "a hardware problem," I can feel a little better about hosing the poor thing - it was just it's time to go. :crying::crying:
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You rock, man. Thanks. If this doesn't work, then it's "a hardware problem" and I need to scare up a new one.
At least if it's "a hardware problem," I can feel a little better about hosing the poor thing - it was just it's time to go. :crying::crying:
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Don't go there yet, Hopefully just a file. But if it is hosed I would buy your screen from you(depending on color lol). But we can talk about that later. Hopefully won't come to that and you can just have your phone working . :good::fingers-crossed:
I HAVE FAITH!!!! WE WILL CONQUER!!!!
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@rprussell I've been looking for someone on oc1 for weeks they seem to be a myth
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If I find one I will have them Test the other thing we need as well
I can repair you device easily for you! I have a complete OC1 repair file for this device! And I know how to flash. Please have your tech message me on hangouts! Just my username here is same @gmail I can fix it quickly I believe
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@rprussell got someone running the command for you as well.
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KaosMaster said:
I can repair you device easily for you! I have a complete OC1 repair file for this device! And I know how to flash. Please have your tech message me on hangouts! Just my username here is same @gmail I can fix it quickly I believe
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The below makes me feel that you are either confused, or haven't tried this yet.
rprussell said:
Good morning/afternoon/evening, all -
I recently hard-bricked my S4 trying to flash. It came up as a QHSUSB_DLOAD in windows device manager. I tried several different approaches to fix the bootloader, but eventually had to send it to a service to try to JTAG it.
He reports it still cannot boot, and has requested - from someone with a ROOTED I545 ON OC1 (do we know anyone like that?) - the following file:
Can anyone help me out with this? Seems simple, if I had anyone I knew locally I'd tag them.
THAAAAANKS IN ADVANCE. He's had my phone for over a week. I'm going into withdrawal.
Note: @tdct12 @stang5litre
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Take it from someone who worked on this device for a long time. SD Card Debrick does not not work on anything above NC5. We have all tried many times. Looks like beginning with the NK1, SBL1 no longer searches for the SD Card as a bootable device.
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The below makes me feel that you are either confused, or haven't tried this yet.
Take it from someone who worked on this device for a long time. SD Card Debrick does not not work on anything above NC5. We have all tried many times. Looks like beginning with the NK1, SBL1 no longer searches for the SD Card as a bootable device.
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This drives me nuts. Why on earth would they want to make their phones HARDER to use?
BAH.
@rprussell you should have your file for them to check your precious
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stang5litre said:
@rprussell you should have your file for them to check your precious
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Ayup! Jtag guy looked it over quick and gave it the seal of approval. With a little luck, he can flash it back to life tonight.
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Ayup! Jtag guy looked it over quick and gave it the seal of approval. With a little luck, he can flash it back to life tonight.
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Awesome!!!!! . Glad we could get that for you and hopefully get your precious on the way back to you
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rprussell said:
Ayup! Jtag guy looked it over quick and gave it the seal of approval. With a little luck, he can flash it back to life tonight.
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Should ask jtag guy to dump imem and pbl while he's in there
... and YES! IT LIVES!!!
Will be OF1 stock - but at least it's not a brick!
I know this is an older post...
I'm trying to find the same I545 OF1 adb dump to use for jtag.
I know the sdcard debrick does not work with OF1, and I already tried injecting the single bootloader partitions that are in the firmware without success.
I'm hoping the dump will solve my issue because of the PGPT, MD5 , MBR or other partitions that may be corrupted.
I am not interested in the efs /MEID..
Thanks!
Joe
BrickedmyPhone.com
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spagman72 said:
I know this is an older post...
I'm trying to find the same I545 OF1 adb dump to use for jtag.
I know the sdcard debrick does not work with OF1, and I already tried injecting the single bootloader partitions that are in the firmware without success.
I'm hoping the dump will solve my issue because of the PGPT, MD5 , MBR or other partitions that may be corrupted.
I am not interested in the efs /MEID..
Thanks!
Joe
BrickedmyPhone.com
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"Older" lol, not from my perspective.
I can download the file. PM me and I'll see if I can send you a copy.
Worked famously!
Thank you!
Pm sent.
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G935A Root

Warning this is engboot, meaning its not made to be used on day to day basis you may run into some issues. Hopefully we can fix them as we go!
Also do not update supersu through playstore untill we are for sure that it wont mess anything up
Notice from @Chainfire:
Chainfire said:
I'm just going to leave this here...
SuperSU-v2.74-2-S7QC.zip
You will need:
- Engineering boot images
- Patched version of Odin3 (only AT&T models ?)
- Extract files, and run root.bat with adb on the path
This version of SuperSU is not officially supported. I recommend against updating the APK from the Play Store, or otherwise updating the binaries, unless someone knowledgable has tried before you and confirmed it worked.
If it breaks, you get to keep all the pieces.
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First of all thanks to @Chainfire for helping achieve su and @princecomsy for giving me the odin file and engboot
I take no responsibility for anything that happens to your device, same goes for everyone that helped.
First file you will need is here http://d-h.st/gsDA
This is special Odin to bypass SHA-256 made by Princecosmy
Second file you will need is
G935A http://d-h.st/lQY8
G930A http://d-h.st/aK2A
This is the engboot. Using @billas since its already uploaded.
Basically once you have these two files open up the odin included and place the .tar in the ap section should only take a few seconds to flash.
After you are back up download SuperSU made for our phone from here https://download.chainfire.eu/968/SuperSU/SuperSU-v2.74-2-S7QC.zip
Extract the files to a folder.
Here it may get a bit tricky for some.
Go to your adb install location. Open a command window where your adb files are located.
Change the directory to your supersu folder location from earlier, and run the root.bat from the cmd.
I am not very good at instructions as this is my first time doing anything like this.
For the bounty id prefer if you just donate to https://secure.savethechildren.org/....C01C/Global_Action_Fund/apps/ka/sd/donor.asp
Makes more of a lasting impact then what i could do with any of it.
Again thank you to everyone who helped!
We made it fam!
If you are successful after rooting and can give better instructions please let me know!
Thanks a lot.....you guys are awesome...
Thanks! I'll be trying this for T-Mobile varient. But can someone please mirror the Speedyshare links? I can't download them for some reason. Popup blockers perhaps?
Binary100100 said:
Thanks! I'll be trying this for T-Mobile varient. But can someone please mirror the Speedyshare links? I can't download them for some reason. Popup blockers perhaps?
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Getting a direct link from @princecomsy currently should have odin and file together
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Getting a direct link from @princecomsy currently should have odin and file together
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That'll be awesome. Thank you so much for your hard work.
Does this trip knox? Can you please explain what this does and what to expect?
What problems might engboot bring? Will this method work with Verizon?
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What problems might engboot bring? Will this method work with Verizon?
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Nothing to major to me wifi may remove password after boot and im not 100 percent sure.
It should in theory work.
Can we flash TWRP after this ? And when the Bootload unlock will u guy work on it ?
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Can we flash TWRP after this ? And when the Bootload unlock will u guy work on it ?
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Hey hey let's not get ahead of ourselves . . .
Good job , by the way Br3w3r !
Will this work for the ATT S7 Edge? When you say not to use on day to day basis, do you do root stuff then revert back to regular kernel?
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Will this work for the ATT S7 Edge? When you say not to use on day to day basis, do you do root stuff then revert back to regular kernel?
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You can use it on a day to day basis. Dont try going back it will remove what you have done. The issues if there are any are minor.
And yes it is for ATT S7 edge.
I have a few questions here.
What exactly is going on with this root process? Is it installing a recovery? Will this trip knox? I assume Samsung Pay won't work anymore? Can we finally used xposed? If so, which version?
How can one revert if we felt the need to?
I feel so sorry for @br3w3r for having to deal with all of the Q&A after all of this hard work. LOL! But seriously, thanks for all of this.
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Warning this is engboot, meaning its not made to be used on day to day basis you may run into some issues. Hopefully we can fix them as we go!
First of all thanks to @Chainfire for helping achieve su and Princecosmy for giving me the odin file and engboot
I take no responsibility for anything that happens to your device, same goes for everyone that helped.
First file you will need is here http://www.speedyshare.com/P3ND3/odin.zip
This is special Odin to bypass SHA-256 made by Princecosmy
Second file you will need is http://www.speedyshare.com/M4V94/g935a.tar
This is the engboot. I do not know who leaked it out but @Princecosmywas the one who got it working.
Basically once you have these two files open up the odin included and place the .tar in the ap section should only take a few seconds to flash.
After you are back up download SuperSU made for our phone from here https://download.chainfire.eu/968/SuperSU/SuperSU-v2.74-2-S7QC.zip
Extract the files to a folder.
Here it may get a bit tricky for some.
Go to your adb install location. Open a command window where your adb files are located.
Change the directory to your supersu folder location from earlier, and run the root.bat from the cmd.
I am not very good at instructions as this is my first time doing anything like this.
Bounty info: [email protected] / Paypal please
Again thank you to everyone who helped!
We made it fam!
If you are successful after rooting and can give better instructions please let me know!
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Who is the bounty going to? As much as I appreciate your efforts I want to donate to all that made it happen.
Will our phones lag? I read on another thread that engboot causes our phone to lag.
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Please if anyone gets it to work on the T-Mobile variant..... let us know.... thanks...
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Will our phones lag? I read on another thread that engboot causes our phone to lag.
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I havent experienced any.
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Who is the bounty going to? As much as I appreciate your efforts I want to donate to all that made it happen.
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The email is for @princecomsy, he is going to get it then split with me. Chainfire said he did not want bounty. Even though i feel he deserves it.
Everyone slowwwww down. Root was just established. As for knox, Verizon, and any other questions hold tight. I'm installing it on my Verizon s7 now
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Everyone slowwwww down. Root was just established. As for knox, Verizon, and any other questions hold tight. I'm installing it on my Verizon s7 now
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I'll be installing soon too. But I'm doing something first.
While downloading G935TUVS3APD8_G935TTMB3APD8_TMB firmware (just in case) I'm also backing everything up with Smart Switch first. Just in case.
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The email is for @princecomsy, he is going to get it then split with me. Chainfire said he did not want bounty. Even though i feel he deserves it.
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My donation will be forthcoming after a T-Mobile variant is rooted without a problem....
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zmax pro exploited.

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The zmax pro has been exploited thanks to a modified dirtycow. Head over to android forums under the zmax pro section and lend a hand.
Soooooo..... Root?
PrincessKristiann said:
Soooooo..... Root?
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Temp root yes but more work needs to be done.
Hey how you where able to get temp root
Kingroot c180 version can temp root for your phone but it appears it only works for builds other than b08
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Kingroot c180 version can temp root for your phone but it appears it only works for builds other than b08
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Doesn't work for B20 either.
Max pro key release and permission
Super noob...so forgive me. I was browsing the system files and found these, (see attachment).
I was wondering if it was possible to run these as a command line in terminal, or via ADB, there in altering the permissions, or a chmod/chown. Also I found a zip with the zte release keys. I can provide the .xml if needed. i.imgur. con /WMisb8T. png sorry new so can't post link
Any news on a zmax pro root?
Hi I'm working on root with some others.
Please wait patiently. Thanks.
Awesome thank you guys! Excited!
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Hi I'm working on root with some others.
Please wait patiently. Thanks.
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Any progress?
Well with *Rom toolbox you could at least get the file manager that shows hidden files. Not sure if that helps I tried giving some files administrative permissions to no avail.
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Any progress?
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Have you tried OEM unlocking in your developer's options unlock boot loader ?
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WeedBking DroidBqueen said:
Have you tried OEM unlocking in your developer's options unlock boot loader ?
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This will factory reset your device b sire u back it up 1st but this should allow custom rom installs and system app removal it should give you all the power of root
There is a huge thread at androidforums with over 3000 posts about trying to root the ZMAX Pro. OEM Unlocking in Developer Options would normally ALLOW bootloader unlocking (wouldn't actually unlock it, but would allow it to be done using the "fastboot oem unlock" command in ADB), but since the ZMAX Pro doesn't have the option to reboot in bootloader mode this command won't work.
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There is a huge thread at androidforums with over 3000 posts about trying to root the ZMAX Pro. OEM Unlocking in Developer Options would normally ALLOW bootloader unlocking (wouldn't actually unlock it, but would allow it to be done using the "fastboot oem unlock" command in ADB), but since the ZMAX Pro doesn't have the option to reboot in bootloader mode this command won't work.
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Yeah I've seen that . From what I've read they're just as stomped as everyone else . This exploit is truly groundbreaking I just hope people don't give up on it yet
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The zmax pro has been exploited thanks to a modified dirtycow. Head over to android forums under the zmax pro section and lend a hand.
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Info bro please
Has anyone checked the log from the recovery ? It looks like it's giving some good info on the phone
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Info bro please
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almost there.... patience...and dont install any system updates your carrier releases, the vulnerabilityvwas patched by google last month and will likely be included in the next update released by the carriers :fingers-crossed:
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almost there.... patience...and dont install any system updates your carrier releases, the vulnerabilityvwas patched by google last month and will likely be included in the next update released by the carriers :fingers-crossed:
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Does that mean it most likely never get root ?? Especially if it's already patched ? Or does that mean that some people won't get it and would be forced to downgrade firmware (if possible) in order to obtain root ?
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Does that mean it most likely never get root ?? Especially if it's already patched ? Or does that mean that some people won't get it and would be forced to downgrade firmware (if possible) in order to obtain root ?
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Ill start by saying the reason root has not been achieved yet is because ZTE put a lot of effort into preventing root most likely due to cobtract terms with the carriers. This phone has been a very tough nut to crack but more progress has been made in the past month than the previous 2 years due to a security vulnerability that has been oatched by google but not yet released by the carriers for this phone. Root was almost here when i last posted but a brick wall has been hit for now. Dont let that alarm you, it is common to hit a brick wall when attempting to hack a device, this is not the first brick wall for this phone but it should be the last. The developer that is working on it is very very good and if anyone can achieve root on this phone it is him and he has a decent sized group of other experienced devs and amateurs assisting him with whatever he needs. I would suggest that you dont update your phone if your carrier releases an update because the next update released by your carrier will very likely include the patch google released. When google releases a patch for a carrier locked phone like this one, the carrier has to include it on an OTA update before it is installed on your phone. MetroPCS versions of this phone as of this date have not been updated to include the new google security patch yet as far as i am aware, however an update could be released any day as google released the patch almost 2 months ago now. Any build that ends in B21 or under has not been patched yet. You can check your build number under Settings->About Phone.
Once root is achieved me and a couple of other devs are standing by to start work on custom roms and we are in direct contact with the guy working on root and as far as i know we will release it all together. So when it happens you will get a one click root and custom recovery method as well as at least 2 custom rom options all at the same time. For the time being, be patient, once the work is done and stable root is achieved it will be posted.

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