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How to unlock ATT S4's bootloader

Hello everyone, I just get ATT galaxy S4, It is so fancy, but ATT's craps sucks.
Does ATT S4's bootloader already been hack by XDAs?
If so, how to unlock it?
I just have the TWRP installed in my ATT galaxy S4, could I flash customized ROM and customized kernel now? Or I have to wait until the bootloader is unlock?

puamystery said:
Hello everyone, I just get ATT galaxy S4, It is so fancy, but ATT's craps sucks.
Does ATT S4's bootloader already been hack by XDAs?
If so, how to unlock it?
I just have the TWRP installed in my ATT galaxy S4, could I flash customized ROM and customized kernel now? Or I have to wait until the bootloader is unlock?
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you should search or look in the developers section

Dude you didn't even try to look in the other forums
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Search is your friend.
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I highly suggest you read...read...and read again
To start you off in the right direction though, read up on Loki as that is our bootloader bypass method...basically anything that has been lokid can be flashed...
But seriously read!!! Don't want to waste a headache and trouble shooting on a soft brick
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go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297900
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The Loki thing still has me confused and curious what folks think... I've been through many of flashes and had good and bad issues over the years but unsure how I feel about flashing up a ATT S4. I've been leaning towards getting a Tmobile S4 with a unlocked bootloader and getting that unlocked since I feel like it will be a bit more bulletproof. Is that paranoia or is Loki close enough to a unlocked bootloader that I can basically do everything with as little risk as would be expected with normal device flashing?

puamystery said:
Hello everyone, I just get ATT galaxy S4, It is so fancy, but ATT's craps sucks.
Does ATT S4's bootloader already been hack by XDAs?
If so, how to unlock it?
I just have the TWRP installed in my ATT galaxy S4, could I flash customized ROM and customized kernel now? Or I have to wait until the bootloader is unlock?
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THIS INFO IS EVERYWHERE! READ MAN. useless thread here serious.

hey there bud, sorry everyone feels the need to repeatedly tell you to search instead of ending the thread with an explanation. im also sorry everyone else feels like this information is readily available, when its the furthest from that. you will require some digging and deduction skills to acquire all the information needed to fully utilize the loki function.
Since att took it upon themselves to lock the bootloader, the kernel has to be properly provisioned before it will allow it to boot (if the kernel is not set up correctly, you will receive an error about unapproved software on the device and will have to restore sans odin....yuck), so our awesome drjbliss and the infamous adamoutlers have provided a tool called "loki" which will allow bypassing of the locked bootloader and allow us to run the custom firmware.
please ensure that whatever ROM you are running has been previously provisioned with loki, or you are flashing a custom kernel that has loki baked in. Alternatively, there is an auto loki tool floating around called "loki doki" that can be flashed after any ROM to pre-loki it before boot.
You can PM me with any specific questions, and all you trolls should learn to help instead of complaining. In the amount of posts it took to complain about the OP not searching, it would have only taken one post to clarify and then this thread would have simply got buried.
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Screwbal said:
The Loki thing still has me confused and curious what folks think... I've been through many of flashes and had good and bad issues over the years but unsure how I feel about flashing up a ATT S4. I've been leaning towards getting a Tmobile S4 with a unlocked bootloader and getting that unlocked since I feel like it will be a bit more bulletproof. Is that paranoia or is Loki close enough to a unlocked bootloader that I can basically do everything with as little risk as would be expected with normal device flashing?
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Loki is close enough to an unlocked bootloader, no worries my friend. Flash away and enjoy!

So, if my phone is unlocked and rooted, do I still need to unlock the bootloader?

ShowMeMo said:
So, if my phone is unlocked and rooted, do I still need to unlock the bootloader?
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What? You can't unlock the bootloader. The i337 never had and never will have a bootloader that can be unlocked
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Lol jd
Bored and just browsing my old S4 threads and see you still get a post in a 7 month old thread about bootloaders which was already answered. [emoji19]
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rugmankc said:
Lol jd
Bored and just browsing my old S4 threads and see you still get a post in a 7 month old thread about bootloaders which was already answered. [emoji19]
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Some things never change. How have you been?. The iPhone still working?
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jd1639 said:
Some things never change. How have you been?. The iPhone still working?
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Been doing fine jd, thanks. Hope you are too.
Yes, I really like it. Not gonna Jailbreak, but my bank just started accepting Apple Pay. So, going to play with it. Something for an old man to have fun with.
It's just picking up steam as far as number of merchants, so ordered and will mess with the LoopPay FOB where AP isn't used yet. A year ago I would have sworn I would never use this techy stuff for banking. Must be getting soft.

N900V Bootloader Bypassed + Custom Recovery...may be possible on N900A?

The Verizon Note 3 variant N900V has had it's bootloader bypassed by @Hashcode and custom recovery has now been achieved on that device. I talked to @bajasur who is running their bounty thread and he believes that the same safestrap method could possibly be used on the N900A (our version). If @Hashcode can get this to work on the N900A I am sure development will move quickly so get over to our bounty thread and make your bounty pledges now!!! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2493369
See @bajasur's N900V Bounty Thread here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473918
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Awesome!
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slidesear said:
Awesome!
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Definitely great news!!!
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I don't mean to be a downer, but I'm still on the fence whether I can get this working on the AT&T variant.
So let's hold off on any specific donations. :/

Fingers crossed! this would be great news!!!

Hashcode said:
I don't mean to be a downer, but I'm still on the fence whether I can get this working on the AT&T variant.
So let's hold off on any specific donations. :/
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Pledges....meant pledges. Will update the OP...sorry @Hashcode.
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That would be pretty sweet
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Does this trip knox
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Canadoc said:
Does this trip knox
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At this point we will just have to wait and see what happens. I would imagine it doesn't but since it is currently being worked on and not confirmed we will have to just be patient...which I clearly wasn't with this thread.
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Isn't this the same thing that happened with the s4? Bootloader exploited on verizon variant, didnt know if it would work for anyone else and it did?
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MrPlNK said:
Isn't this the same thing that happened with the s4? Bootloader exploited on verizon variant, didnt know if it would work for anyone else and it did?
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The difference is ATT in addition to a locked bootloader made SELinux Enforcing. The VZW has permissive from what I've read.

mircury said:
The difference is ATT in addition to a locked bootloader made SELinux Enforcing. The VZW has permissive from what I've read.
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I am probably completely wrong as Android is a different beast than regular Linux but, in the Linux OS world SELinux has little to do with the bootloader. It is a set of modules that load once the OS begins to boot up as part of the kernel in runlevel 1. So by the time the SELinux modules are loading you are already "booted". I hope this is the case for Android as well as I am past my 14 days on this phone and love the hardware I just would really like to be able to run some custom kernels and load AOSP based roms if I choose to. This is certainly the last phone I will be buying from AT&T regardless, so disappointed.

kennonk said:
I am probably completely wrong as Android is a different beast than regular Linux but, in the Linux OS world SELinux has little to do with the bootloader. It is a set of modules that load once the OS begins to boot up as part of the kernel in runlevel 1. So by the time the SELinux modules are loading you are already "booted". I hope this is the case for Android as well as I am past my 14 days on this phone and love the hardware I just would really like to be able to run some custom kernels and load AOSP based roms if I choose to. This is certainly the last phone I will be buying from AT&T regardless, so disappointed.
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Normally it doesn't have anything to do with the bootloader but in this case since we can't crack or modify the bootloader we have to hijack the real /system into loading a recovery on a special partition along with a fake /system located on the internal sdcard. Whether or not SELinux enforcement policies prevent this or causes problems later if it does boot, we don't know yet. What it does do for sure is make it more difficult.

Same
kennonk said:
I am probably completely wrong as Android is a different beast than regular Linux but, in the Linux OS world SELinux has little to do with the bootloader. It is a set of modules that load once the OS begins to boot up as part of the kernel in runlevel 1. So by the time the SELinux modules are loading you are already "booted". I hope this is the case for Android as well as I am past my 14 days on this phone and love the hardware I just would really like to be able to run some custom kernels and load AOSP based roms if I choose to. This is certainly the last phone I will be buying from AT&T regardless, so disappointed.
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Same here. I hate that AT&T is doing this. It's crazy how the tables have turned, as it used to be (As with the S4) we would get a way to flash a recovery before the VZW variant, but now it seems that has changed. Is the Knox option only on our variant or is it on VZW too?

I got super excited when I first saw this but then depressed when I found out that it hasn't fully been achieved... what is the difference from the way that the s4 was cracked? It had knox too didn't it?
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I have verizon and no it doesn't trip knox

tropazr said:
The Verizon Note 3 variant N900V has had it's bootloader bypassed by @Hashcode and custom recovery has now been achieved on that device. I talked to @bajasur who is running their bounty thread and he believes that the same safestrap method could possibly be used on the N900A (our version). If @Hashcode can get this to work on the N900A I am sure development will move quickly so get over to our bounty thread and make your bounty pledges now!!! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2493369
See @bajasur's N900V Bounty Thread here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473918
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Any progress on unlocking bootloader of N900A?
We highly expect this.
Thank you.

SunnyOK said:
Any progress on unlocking bootloader of N900A?
We highly expect this.
Thank you.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48555170
We have Safestrap now. Read up on it!
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SunnyOK said:
Any progress on unlocking bootloader of N900A?
We highly expect this.
Thank you.
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Have you not looked in the development forums?
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Agent said:
Have you not looked in the development forums?
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Unfortunately the bootloader is still locked and hasn't been bypassed. What safestrap does is hijack the boot process once it reaches the /system partition. That is after the bootloader. It then runs a modified recovery. This is why you can't run custom kernels on it yet. The /boot partition is still protected. Don't get me wrong though it's a huge step in the right direction.

Cyanogen mod/aokp??

Anyone know of any word on these two roms making a appearance here soon?
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There's like 8 of these threads already but long story short, no.
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akellar said:
There's like 8 of these threads already but long story short, no.
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Link me to the long story please
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Jeremiah_1988 said:
Link me to the long story please
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Here's your long story short:
Until we get the bootloader unlocked, NONE of those ROMs will make it to this phone. Period.

carlz28 said:
Here's your long story short:
Until we get the bootloader unlocked, NONE of those ROMs will make it to this phone. Period.
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Why do people keep saying this? I came from Droid Razr MAXX, locked bootloader. and officially supported by CM and AOKP.
If you dont believe me go here and select Razr Maxx and see. This is CM official download site. Not trying to argue, just sayin'. Dont be so sure we will not see that type of development.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/index.php?title=Devices#vendor=;

willjohnson said:
Why do people keep saying this? I came from Droid Razr MAXX, locked bootloader. and officially supported by CM and AOKP.
If you dont believe me go here and select Razr Maxx and see. This is CM official download site. Not trying to argue, just sayin'. Dont be so sure we will not see that type of development.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/index.php?title=Devices#vendor=;
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Kind of what I thought, just going to try and wait patiently for more development
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Again, they all use kexec or loki and neither will work on this device. Please read the other threads about this. They are all the same.
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akellar said:
Again, they all use kexec or loki and neither will work on this device. Please read the other threads about this. They are all the same.
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This.
Safestrap (at least at the moment) doesn't support kexec or Loki for this device, which is the way those other devices manage to run custom kernels. Not saying its impossible, but likely improbable.

carlz28 said:
This.
Safestrap (at least at the moment) doesn't support kexec or Loki for this device, which is the way those other devices manage to run custom kernels. Not saying its impossible, but likely improbable.
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All i was saying, is that our device is way to new to be saying what it will or wont have development on in the future. Thats just my opinion.

i have an unlocked developer edition where is my cm/aosp then haha

oneandroidnut said:
i have an unlocked developer edition where is my cm/aosp then haha
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Apparently there are a lot of problems getting it working on this device. If you will notice, none of the note 3's have it, not even the international. I think part of it is knox, part of it is the bootloader, part of it is the hardware on the device. Samsung went above and beyond to keep this phone running their system.

shiftr182 said:
Apparently there are a lot of problems getting it working on this device. If you will notice, none of the note 3's have it, not even the international. I think part of it is knox, part of it is the bootloader, part of it is the hardware on the device. Samsung went above and beyond to keep this phone running their system.
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i dont know what the issue could be. tmobile and dev editions are unlocked bootloaders and you dont have to run knox so idk unless knox is baked in somewhere where you cant get around it

oneandroidnut said:
i dont know what the issue could be. tmobile and dev editions are unlocked bootloaders and you dont have to run knox so idk unless knox is baked in somewhere where you cant get around it
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Unlocked does not equal aosp, at least functioning. Ril is likely an issue.
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Sbrissen said he'd make it happen if he were to obtain a device...... Dev Edition....

TechSavvy2 said:
Sbrissen said he'd make it happen if he were to obtain a device...... Dev Edition....
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i have a friends bricked note 3 he can get haha

[REF][TOT] V510 Stock Firmware (possibly covert V500 into V510)

Below is stock firmware(.tot) for V510...
HERE for V510 stock .tot, LG Flash .dll and individual partitions
LG Flash directions etc can be found here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
Just apply same steps but with G Pad tot/dll instead.
Below are some conversion ideas... only try them at your own risk!!! They may result in a hard brick.
So which brave soul will try converting their current non-GPE G Pad into a GPE?
If LG hasn't added any tricks... flashing the stock V510 .tot file into the device should work. I've also included just the individual partitions for the boot chain... modem.. etc. Those might be able to be flashed to the V500 instead of running the entire tot if you only want an unlocked bootloader but nothing else. Loki would no longer be required at that point. If flashing just the bootchain.. I would flash aboot, sbl1, sbl2, sbl3 at minimum.
To flash the .tot.. LG Flash 1.8 is required. To flash the partitions... you'd use dd commands via adb shell.
example:
adb shell
dd if=/sdcard/aboot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot

I would love to see this converted to kitkat 4.4.. =D but not willing to risk it myself..

I'll risk it later, considering we've got a way out. Very exciting!

mustbepbs said:
I'll risk it later, considering we've got a way out. Very exciting!
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I love you right now lol:good::good::good::good::good::good::good:

mustbepbs said:
I'll risk it later, considering we've got a way out. Very exciting!
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which way out are you referring to? Wouldn't this kill custom recoveries and so on? JW

mustbepbs said:
I'll risk it later, considering we've got a way out. Very exciting!
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oh wow great! keep us posted!

joshuadjohnson22 said:
which way out are you referring to? Wouldn't this kill custom recoveries and so on? JW
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The kdz.

Thanks for this!
Will try when I get home. Where is the link to the 1.8 Flash Tool?

mustbepbs said:
The kdz.
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I am excited to hear the results I think it is safe to say that the G Pad just got the attention it deserves within a single day! New life and hope that wasn't there before. Hopefully this will attracts new devs

joshuadjohnson22 said:
I am excited to hear the results I think it is safe to say that the G Pad just got the attention it deserves within a single day! New life and hope that wasn't there before. Hopefully this will attracts new devs
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Exactly what I was thinking, a lot more people will get on this device now.

I bought 5 when NewEgg had them on sale. I'll bite.
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anyone know how to extract a tot? I need the files to finish the aosp device tree

Can anyone find the LG Flash Tool 1.8?

iOSh8er said:
Can anyone find the LG Flash Tool 1.8?
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check the root LG folder in my link i posted in OP.
is 1.8 needed for G Pad? The dlls suggest only needing 1.6.

probably won't work given that secure boot is on, once it's on it can't be disabled at least on the on the snapdragon 600+, you'll probably just hard brick it

What is the offsets for LGV510AT-00-V10d-NA-XX-NOV-15-2013-KRT16O.L004-USER-16G.tot?
I want to extract system.img, but it's not in the OP link, I could do it myself if I knew the offsets of where it begins/ends.

Found it, thanks. It notified me that my version was out of date. What do you think? Hard brick coming or recoverable? No liability, just want your honest opinion @autoprime

darkassain said:
probably won't work given that secure boot is on, once it's on it can't be disabled at least on the on the snapdragon 600+, you'll probably just hard brick it
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Really? I've got everything downloaded and loaded and ready to go. You're worrying me lol.

mustbepbs said:
Really? I've got everything downloaded and loaded and ready to go. You're worrying me lol.
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Good luck!! Let us know how it goes.
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mustbepbs said:
Really? I've got everything downloaded and loaded and ready to go. You're worrying me lol.
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*Chanting*
do it, Do It, DO IT!!

ALL THINGS ROOT, BOOTLOADER, ETC

Good day all,
I noticed several cluttered threads in Q&A that are becoming more of a discussion than question and answer format.
I wanted to make this thread as a one stop shop for all things Root and Bootloader related for the G-930T (Tmobile Galaxy Note 7).
Please discuss root, bootloader and work with each other in here.
Please do not discuss the bounty in here, and do not clutter the bounty thread with casual conversation about root.
Cheers,
Baja
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Well we know the Bootloader is locked and can only be unlocked by Samsung( That's not gonna happen).
Based on what happened and is continuing to happen with the S7 there is a possibility of achieving Root on the N7(ENG) which I will not be a guinea pig and try. I'm sure others will if and when it's available.

SBERG117 said:
Well we know the Bootloader is locked and can only be unlocked by Samsung( That's not gonna happen).
Based on what happened and is continuing to happen with the S7 there is a possibility of achieving Root on the N7(ENG) which I will not be a guinea pig and try. I'm sure others will if and when it's available.
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I second this. Just wish we could keep samsung pay after root. Not gonna happen but wishful thinking.
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Just want to note that you may not want to take any updates if you plan on rooting in the future (if an exploit is available).

dirtymindedx said:
I second this. Just wish we could keep samsung pay after root. Not gonna happen but wishful thinking.
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Not true on my Nexus 6 we could not use Android pay with root. But someone came up with a walk around systemless root and it worked.
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jason504 said:
Not true on my Nexus 6 we could not use Android pay with root. But someone came up with a walk around systemless root and it worked.
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he said Samsung pay...two separate paying system

Chord_Hugo87 said:
he said Samsung pay...two separate paying system
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No I know what he said but if there can be a walk around for one (should) be able to do one for the other.
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jason504 said:
No I know what he said but if there can be a walk around for one (should) be able to do one for the other.
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not possible if you trip knox and in order to get root you need to trip knox.

jason504 said:
No I know what he said but if there can be a walk around for one (should) be able to do one for the other.
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One of them is from Google and doesn't care about Knoxx and the other is from Samsung and does care about Knoxx. Two completely different things. The Samsung Pay not working after Knoxx is tripped has been going on for a year as of tomorrow. The systemless root that doesn't trip Knoxx is one thing but as soon as you start flashing, kiss Samsung Pay goodbye.

Yep, and worst of all. Once it's tripped, Samsung pay will never work again on that device
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Luckily for me, if root becomes available its a no-brainer. Samsung pay doesn't support my bank, and I won't have a credit card. Even if Samsung Pay would work for me, it would still be an easy choice to have root instead. I would like to play around with altering the speaker volume, deleting bloatware, making tweaks, ad blocking, etc.

Did anyone ever get the files that Beans asked for over to him?

Why can't those of us with t variants just flash the unlocked w8 bootloader? Seems like we've been left an out? Yes?
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Rx8Driver said:
Why can't those of us with t variants just flash the unlocked w8 bootloader? Seems like we've been left an out? Yes?
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In order for you to flash anything to any bootloader, it needs to be unlocked. With it locked Odin says it can't. So till the note 7 gets unlocked (in time) we have to wait. Phone only few days old, be work around soon.

drum747 said:
Did anyone ever get the files that Beans asked for over to him?
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Good question
@BeansTown106 did you ever get a Tar?
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It appears this guy is in the process of getting the stock firmware uploaded
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3444003
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ethanscooter said:
Just want to note that you may not want to take any updates if you plan on rooting in the future (if an exploit is available).
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That is true. Android 7 Nougat will have more security features that Samsung is going to take advantage of with the Galaxy Note 7. That may make unlocking bootloader and rooting even more difficult.
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It looks like the sprint guys have obtained an engineering bootloader/kernel. Someone may be able to do something with this for us..
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I got the stock n930t boot.img but im wondering is how would i go by making a kernel "engboot". I also removed dm-verity but that didn't work. All i get is a failed message through odin. Another testing i have done is I even just modified one simple thing in the stock kernel say in default.prop ro.secure=1 to =0 and i still get a failed messsge. Once i flashed the stock unmodified version of the kernel i would get a success message and works which means any modification to the kernel will cause it to fail i just have to see what in the kernel checks for md5 changes or it may be something else if more devs can help together, then we can get this working.

jovy23 said:
I got the stock n930t boot.img but im wondering is how would i go by making a kernel "engboot". I also removed dm-verity but that didn't work. All i get is a failed message through odin. Another testing i have done is I even just modified one simple thing in the stock kernel say in default.prop ro.secure=1 to =0 and i still get a failed messsge. Once i flashed the stock unmodified version of the kernel i would get a success message and works which means any modification to the kernel will cause it to fail i just have to see what in the kernel checks for md5 changes or it may be something else if more devs can help together, then we can get this working.
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Bro, please stop trying. This is obviously far above your skill level.
1. There is no way to convert a kernel to an "engboot."
2. The bootloader is LOCKED, so anything you do to the kernel's ramdisk will obviously not work because the whole point of dm-verity and a locked bootloader, among other things, is to stop the modification of system images, including the kernel ramdisk. Surely you didn't think it would be as easy as unpacking the boot.img, changing the ro.secure value from 1 to 0, then repacking..... did you?
3. The kernel doesn't "check" for anything MD5 related.
4. The bootloader is rejecting your changes, not the kernel.
5. Nothing you do to the boot.img, no matter how many devs you have, will do any good.
Hang tight, guys. We're trying everything we can.