XSG with no OEM UNLOCK? - Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers

Hi Guys
I got my s9+ (XSG) With no OEM UNLOCK so i booted to Recovery and i found that (Support SINGLE-SKU) is that mean i can flash the United Kingdom (BTU) to get OEM UNLOCK or i will face the black screen?

AnyBody?

I tried by myself .

Bofahad said:
Hi Guys
I got my s9+ (XSG) With no OEM UNLOCK so i booted to Recovery and i found that (Support SINGLE-SKU) is that mean i can flash the United Kingdom (BTU) to get OEM UNLOCK or i will face the black screen?
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So you already passed the 168hr waiting period and its still not showing?
sent from my Exynos S9 plus, Pixel 2 XL or Note FE

force70 said:
So you already passed the 168hr waiting period and its still not showing?
sent from my Exynos S9 plus, Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
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No i flashed the BTU firmware & i didn't find the OEM option to then I flashed back XSG firmware at Friday, so I have to wait until next Friday to showed up .

You have to wait for 7 days since you enable delevoper options.
Also make sure you flash TWRP immediately after enabling oem unlock or else you'll get dm_verity error forcing you to wipe your phone and wait the next 7 days.

peter osoro said:
You have to wait for 7 days since you enable delevoper options.
Also make sure you flash TWRP immediately after enabling oem unlock or else you'll get dm_verity error forcing you to wipe your phone and wait the next 7 days.
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Thank you Peter, sure I gonna do that

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Universal Firmware Still Capable on NEW Note 7 Units

Just flashed AT&T PH1 on my replacement Verizon Note 7. All they changed was the battery. Device shipped with Verizon's PH1 firmware. Happy rooting!
EDIT:: DON'T UPDATE TO PHE OTA FIRMWARE OR ELSE YOU WILL LOSE ROOT CAPABILITY AND NOT BE ABLE TO DOWNGRADE TO PH1. ALL REPLACEMENT NOTE 7 ARE SHIPPED WITH PH1 (rootable) FIRMWARE STILL SO DON'T UPDATE.
I was not able to root ... tried 4 times.. was rooted with last Note 7. which method did you use? I get an error when flashing the Sprint firmware in odin.
ronschuck said:
I was not able to root ... tried 4 times.. was rooted with last Note 7. which method did you use? I get an error when flashing the Sprint firmware in odin.
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its because along with the green battery, AT&T's update includes a new bootloader and checks that blocks Odin from downgrading the bootloader. in short, they patched the root method.
cordell12 said:
its because along with the green battery, AT&T's update includes a new bootloader and checks that blocks Odin from downgrading the bootloader. in short, they patched the root method.
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Well there goes getting the Note 7.. =/
Sent from my P01M using XDA-Developers mobile app
ronschuck said:
I was not able to root ... tried 4 times.. was rooted with last Note 7. which method did you use? I get an error when flashing the Sprint firmware in odin.
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If you took the PHE firmware update you will not be able to flash any other carriers' PH1 firmware or root.
MrBaltazar said:
If you took the PHE firmware update you will not be able to flash any other carriers' PH1 firmware or root.
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Thanks for the update. That reallys sucks.. The APH1 ROM was very nice and basically you can switch to any carrier you want.
This will kill some of the sales of Note 7. I hope Samsung is listening..
mafatbhai said:
Thanks for the update. That reallys sucks.. The APH1 ROM was very nice and basically you can switch to any carrier you want.
This will kill some of the sales of Note 7. I hope Samsung is listening..
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Possibly just flash the PHE from a different carrier
MrBaltazar said:
Possibly just flash the PHE from a different carrier
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Have you tried it ?
mafatbhai said:
Have you tried it ?
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No. No one has uploaded AT&T PHE firmware yet unfortunately
Has anyone pulled the PHE software from another note 7 and tried to flash it to the AT&T Note7. Just wondering if it's still possible.
ShrekOpher said:
Has anyone pulled the PHE software from another note 7 and tried to flash it to the AT&T Note7. Just wondering if it's still possible.
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I'm waiting for AT&T PHE to be uploaded so I can flash onto my vzw note 7

No WiFi calling option

I have an international S9+ (SM-965F/DS, 256G) and noticed there is no WiFi calling option under Connections/More Connection Settings (or anywhere else). What's up with that? The phone passed all authenticity checks I threw at it, including working Iris scanner and dual-aperture camera, so I really don't think it's a fake.
Of note, I have 2 T-Mobile Sims in it, and everything else seems to be working fine.
Stumped...
Unless you unlock the bootloader and flash the T-Mobile CSC, WiFi calling, VoLTE, video calling, and RCS will not work on the SM-G965F.
Wow, really? Where can I get TMo firmware? And if I do that, will it trip Knox and kill Samsung Pay? Also, will I get Tmo OTA updates after that? Thanks.
chenxiaolong said:
Unless you unlock the bootloader and flash the T-Mobile CSC, WiFi calling, VoLTE, video calling, and RCS will not work on any non-US model.
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That is incorrect! I have it working perfectly fine on my Canadian version 965W. Did you flash to U1 and stay there or did you flash to the TMB U firmware? I have tried both but went back to U1 because of the updates contain the v2 bootloader. I don't have the option to turn it on in U1 but when I connect to WiFi, WiFi Calling automatically is enabled and yes, I have made calls over WiFi to confirm it works.
jcsww said:
That is incorrect! I have it working perfectly fine on my Canadian version 965W. Did you flash to U1 and stay there or did you flash to the TMB U firmware? I have tried both but went back to U1 because of the updates contain the v2 bootloader. I don't have the option to turn it on in U1 but when I connect to WiFi, WiFi Calling automatically is enabled and yes, I have made calls over WiFi to confirm it works.
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Thanks, I'll correct my post to say SM-G965F instead of "any non-US model". It seems that the SM-G965W firmware contains all the T-Mobile bits (eg. /system/framework/TmoWfcUtils.jar), while the SM-G965F does not.
jcsww said:
That is incorrect! I have it working perfectly fine on my Canadian version 965W. Did you flash to U1 and stay there or did you flash to the TMB U firmware? I have tried both but went back to U1 because of the updates contain the v2 bootloader. I don't have the option to turn it on in U1 but when I connect to WiFi, WiFi Calling automatically is enabled and yes, I have made calls over WiFi to confirm it works.
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Lol....dude you have a snapdragon he has exynos so you are totally incorrect actually.
How would you expect him to flash U1 or TMO firmware on an exynos lol?
sent from my Exynos S9 plus, Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
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chenxiaolong said:
Thanks, I'll correct my post to say SM-G965F instead of "any non-US model". It seems that the SM-G965W firmware contains all the T-Mobile bits (eg. /system/framework/TmoWfcUtils.jar), while the SM-G965F does not.
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The Canadian and US model are essentially identical.
Our exynos devices are vastly different but also superior in many ways. No locked bootloader for us, snap doesn't even have root!
sent from my Exynos S9 plus, Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
kydar said:
I have an international S9+ (SM-965F/DS, 256G) and noticed there is no WiFi calling option under Connections/More Connection Settings (or anywhere else). What's up with that? The phone passed all authenticity checks I threw at it, including working Iris scanner and dual-aperture camera, so I really don't think it's a fake.
Of note, I have 2 T-Mobile Sims in it, and everything else seems to be working fine.
Stumped...
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Got the same issue. I'm in the UK and it's not there. One of the reasons I bought it was because I thought it had it - my work colleague has it on EE and has the option.
Mine is the SM-G965F.
white43 said:
Got the same issue. I'm in the UK and it's not there. One of the reasons I bought it was because I thought it had it - my work colleague has it on EE and has the option.
Mine is the SM-G965F.
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I found the settings you are looking for last night. Instead of being in the Mobile Network tab, like normal Android. Go into the dialer, tab the 3 dots in the top right corner, go to settings, and there they are.
jcsww said:
I found the settings you are looking for last night. Instead of being in the Mobile Network tab, like normal Android. Go into the dialer, tab the 3 dots in the top right corner, go to settings, and there they are.
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Not on mine
white43 said:
Not on mine
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In the UK, you will need to have a "branded" handset.
My S9+ was originally from Vodafone, but I'm using it on Three.
To get WiFI calling, I flashed the stock Three firmware.
You can probably get away with a BTU firmware, and flashing your carriers CSC, but I couldn't be bothered as there was very little bloatware on the Three firmware.
Regards,
Dave
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foxmeister said:
In the UK, you will need to have a "branded" handset.
My S9+ was originally from Vodafone, but I'm using it on Three.
To get WiFI calling, I flashed the stock Three firmware.
You can probably get away with a BTU firmware, and flashing your carriers CSC, but I couldn't be bothered as there was very little bloatware on the Three firmware.
Regards,
Dave
Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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Ah - well that explains it!
Do you have linkage to the Three 9+ firmware?
I have heard there is a way to change the CSC without rooting, unlocking bootloader, or tripping Knox. I want to avoid that in order to continue using Samsung Pay. If I absolutely have to choose, I will root to get WiFi calling, but if it's possible to get it without rooting, I'm going to find a way!
white43 said:
Ah - well that explains it!
Do you have linkage to the Three 9+ firmware?
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I downloaded it from samfirmware.com - links to it aren't permitted here!
Regards,
Dave
kydar said:
I have heard there is a way to change the CSC without rooting, unlocking bootloader, or tripping Knox. I want to avoid that in order to continue using Samsung Pay. If I absolutely have to choose, I will root to get WiFi calling, but if it's possible to get it without rooting, I'm going to find a way!
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Mixing and matching firmware can be hit and miss. I wouldn't swap Exynos bootloaders with SnapDragon or vice versa though. The CSC contains the bulk of the carrier related settings and apps. There are usually two CSC files. One will wipe, one won't. The CSC_HOME doesn't wipe but may cause some issues. The other will wipe, at least to some degree. You also might want to look at some of the Combination ROM's available to see if they have all of what you need.
In order to flash without tripping things. The modded or patched version of ODIN is needed.
foxmeister said:
I downloaded it from samfirmware.com - links to it aren't permitted here!
Regards,
Dave
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Do you need to unlock bootloader and root to use new stock firmware? Is Three UK - H3G?
Ta
white43 said:
Do you need to unlock bootloader and root to use new stock firmware? Is Three UK - H3G?
Ta
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To answer your questions in order, no, no, and yes.
Regards,
Dave
Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
So if I wanted to flash the US T-Mobile stock firmware, how would I do it? Where would I even get the firmware? It's not on sammobile as far as I can see.
So I flashed the XEU most recent firmware - released a couple days ago. My device is SM-G965F BTU. Downloaded via SamFirm and flashed the four files with Odin.
Now have VoWifi and VoLTE.
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kydar said:
So if I wanted to flash the US T-Mobile stock firmware, how would I do it? Where would I even get the firmware? It's not on sammobile as far as I can see.
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What model of Samsung phone do you have?
The latest May update gave me wifi calling on my unbranded xeu phone on Three.
foxmeister said:
In the UK, you will need to have a "branded" handset.
My S9+ was originally from Vodafone, but I'm using it on Three.
To get WiFI calling, I flashed the stock Three firmware.
You can probably get away with a BTU firmware, and flashing your carriers CSC, but I couldn't be bothered as there was very little bloatware on the Three firmware.
Regards,
Dave
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Good News!! The brand new XEU stock firmware with may security patch for the S9+ works with WiFi calling and Volte so no need to use the three firmware anymore. I don't know about TMobile but the changelogs stated improvements to Volte and VoWiFI so my guess is that lots of carriers where added to get it work in the multi CSC. Btu for some reason uses a different non multi CSC so don't use BTU

EEA vs Global (Official Xiaomi ROMs)

Anyone tried that ROMs? I would like to know the differences between EEA and Global ROM
THANKS!
EEA includes a few certificates required by the european regulations, otherwise, they are the same ROM with different version number.
Schnedi said:
EEA includes a few certificates required by the european regulations, otherwise, they are the same ROM with different version number.
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in terms of release of updates and security patches, are they at the same level? or is it better to stay on the Global normal?
albysprx said:
in terms of release of updates and security patches, are they at the same level? or is it better to stay on the Global normal?
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Same, usually they realease first an EEA update and 2 days later the Global update with exactly the same changelog.
I am on global. Can I flash EEA?
iniro said:
I am on global. Can I flash EEA?
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U need to unlock bootloader and then u need twrp then yes u can..
Thx
A friend mine bought a Global version and came with EEA.
I think is because that his LTE not working well with same Carrier that Mine(global version) works.
How can we flash global rom in his EEA phone?
Cabeção-Flu said:
A friend mine bought a Global version and came with EEA.
I think is because that his LTE not working well with same Carrier that Mine(global version) works.
How can we flash global rom in his EEA phone?
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With MiFlash, but first need to unlock the bootloader.
Cabeção-Flu said:
A friend mine bought a Global version and came with EEA.
I think is because that his LTE not working well with same Carrier that Mine(global version) works.
How can we flash global rom in his EEA phone?
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interesting!
Can you investigate and elaborate a bit more. I have EEA an I cover all the LTE channels available around me (LTE 3/7/8/28) LTE+ checked on Band 3.
(Use Network info cell lite or Signal gurou if rooted.)
lolo9393 said:
interesting!
Can you investigate and elaborate a bit more. I have EEA an I cover all the LTE channels available around me (LTE 3/7/8/28) LTE+ checked on Band 3.
(Use Network info cell lite or Signal gurou if rooted.)
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He's not rooted.
You dont need root for network cell info lite. Works just fine on my mi9t without root.
bOOTLOADER UNLOCK
farhan20 said:
U need to unlock bootloader and then u need twrp then yes u can..
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hI sIR
I have mobile phone shop , is there third party software or online pay service for boot loader unlock.
Plz help
Thanks
Hello, here is the post to make the change from Global ROM - EEA ROM or Vice versa ..
The forum is from HTCMania in Spanish,
https://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=1492801
It works perfectly!
Cheers,
JC
babaphone said:
hI sIR
I have mobile phone shop , is there third party software or online pay service for boot loader unlock.
Plz help
Thanks
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iniro said:
I am on global. Can I flash EEA?
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Yes of course but...
1st: unlock bootloader (all your data wipe!)
2nd: flash EEA by Mi flashtool. You can lock bootloader or stay on unlocked.
** Remember: don't lock bootloader if you change from china to Global/EEA/India/Russian or change any of them to china!!!
Change and locking bootloader from EEA or India or Russian to Global and reverse is completely safe.
GenomeX said:
Yes of course but...
1st: unlock bootloader (all your data wipe!)
2nd: flash EEA by Mi flashtool. You can lock bootloader or stay on unlocked.
** Remember: don't lock bootloader if you change from china to Global/EEA/India/Russian or change any of them to china!!!
Change and locking bootloader from EEA or India or Russian to Global and reverse is completely safe.
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not bricked? can you inform your source?
japstories said:
not bricked? can you inform your source?
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I change my fw from russia to global and then re-lock bootloader.
But becerful! Don't do this for fw from different android version!!!
GenomeX said:
I change my fw from russia to global and then re-lock bootloader.
But becerful! Don't do this for fw from different android version!!!
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Hello
First time, I have to wait 168h before unlocking it !
Did re-lock unlock is infinite after that or you have to wait 168h every time you want to unlock bootloader of same phone ?
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neo_mat said:
Hello
First time, I have to wait 168h before unlocking it !
Did re-lock unlock is infinite after that or you have to wait 168h every time you want to unlock bootloader of same phone ?
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Nope...
After that you can lock/unlock bootloader without waiting.
For me at first time, i don't need wait for pass 168 hours! I think xiaomi cancel this proces and new mi devices unlock only with verify mi account.

Samsung Galaxy S8+ Verizon SM-G955U rooting

Hey I was wondering if my phone is rootable and how to install TWRP on my Galaxy S8+ SM-G955U Snapdragon
Would it be possible to do this after Verizon just released a patch a couple days ago (Early February 2020) and how would I go about doing this (want Lineage OS or CyanogenMod installed.
Thank you
Vorteckz said:
Hey I was wondering if my phone is rootable and how to install TWRP on my Galaxy S8+ SM-G955U Snapdragon
Would it be possible to do this after Verizon just released a patch a couple days ago (Early February 2020) and how would I go about doing this (want Lineage OS or CyanogenMod installed.
Thank you
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You have Verizon u will be having no root nor lineage
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Even if its unlocked?
Vorteckz said:
Even if its unlocked?
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Yes cause your network unlocked that has nothing to do with phone mods, you don't even have oem unlock in developer settings and your bootloader is locked and the most important all S8 American phones can't have the bootloader unlocked which means no magisk, no TWRP and no custom roms you can't even flash a GSI u need to do research when your getting a phone so u can know if its modable or not
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Question Are all SM-S918B/DE rootable?

Hi,
Im currently in United States, but Im european.
I would like to buy, and then root S23U.
Ive seen offers for "International SM-S918B/DS"
I know that SM-S918U (USA) and Canada variants have bootloader locked and therefore cant be rooted with magisk.
If i buy SM918B/DS on Amazon, will it come with unlocked/unlockable bootloader?
Olenhol said:
Hi,
Im currently in United States, but Im european.
I would like to buy, and then root S23U.
Ive seen offers for "International SM-S918B/DS"
I know that SM-S918U (USA) and Canada variants have bootloader locked and therefore cant be rooted with magisk.
If i buy SM918B/DS on Amazon, will it come with unlocked/unlockable bootloader?
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Your answer lies here. Read spart0n's reply
Hello, I'm new to this and is it possible to root this s23u?
SM-s918UZGAXAA? I'm reading around and just wanted to double check before I brick my phone.
forum.xda-developers.com
Pls let's stop creating unnecessary threads without doing the bare minimum investigating each thread or simply using the search button that won't take an infinite amount of your time.
LuthorKid said:
Your answer lies here. Read spart0n's reply
Hello, I'm new to this and is it possible to root this s23u?
SM-s918UZGAXAA? I'm reading around and just wanted to double check before I brick my phone.
forum.xda-developers.com
Pls let's stop creating unnecessary threads without doing the bare minimum investigating each thread or simply using the search button that won't take an infinite amount of your time.
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Well, I looked for serial number, term "international" and B/DS. Didnt find shiet. I wouldnt think to look inside a tread about US model.
Olenhol said:
Hi,
Im currently in United States, but Im european.
I would like to buy, and then root S23U.
Ive seen offers for "International SM-S918B/DS"
I know that SM-S918U (USA) and Canada variants have bootloader locked and therefore cant be rooted with magisk.
If i buy SM918B/DS on Amazon, will it come with unlocked/unlockable bootloader?
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Yes Can Root if you have vbmeta patched for boot the rom
Art's23u said:
Yes Can Root if you have vbmeta patched for boot the rom
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I already got my phone rooted ^^ Thank you for response tho
Olenhol said:
I already got my phone rooted ^^ Thank you for response tho
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Hey I'm trying to buy sm s918b ds from amozon, and im currently living in USA, do I get OEM unlock on this model if I'm in usa
JennieRose said:
Hey I'm trying to buy sm s918b ds from amozon, and im currently living in USA, do I get OEM unlock on this model if I'm in usa
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Yea. I got mine from eBay. Shop is in Florida.
Thankfully, it as easy as always.
Olenhol said:
Yea. I got mine from eBay. Shop is in Florida.
Thankfully, it as easy as alway
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I bought it at a Samsung shop.
i buy in 23 March 2023
And I unlocked my boot loader for the first time on March 25, 2023.
now i have 12/512 Storage.
Art's23u said:
Yes Can Root if you have vbmeta patched for boot the rom
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You can root even if you don't have that. His question was rather if his bootloader can be unlocked, not if he can root the device.

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