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Hey guys just got the atrix and it's on
What's the easiest way you found to root it?
Sorry it won't let me post in development for some reason
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it depends what firmware ur on

Gladroot. the link is in my signature below.. make sure you follow the instructions carefully depending on your situation.

Right now, it appears Gingerbreak roots everything, but you need an SD card. See the Atrix Dev forum.

Ok thanks guys will try ginger break
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rushmore1205 said:
Hey guys just got the atrix and it's on
What's the easiest way you found to root it?
Sorry it won't let me post in development for some reason
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And you should not post in development as your question is not development related.
try typing root in the search box, or any question, you usually get some good answers

I've got a brand new Atrix running 1.26. So far in this thread they recommended Gladroot and someone else Gingerbreak. Is there a benefit to using one over the other? I am admittedly an Android noob and been reading a lot trying to understand flashing SBF, ADB, CWM, etc. Knowing there is a beta update soon to be tested, I would like to use a method that is most likely to work with a new update should it follow on the heals of the beta.

If you have an SD card around, update now, then run Gingerbreak.
If not, follow the process in the Gladroot thread to getting root on 1.57. Assuming you care about the update... there's really no reason not to have it.
In the future, please search before posting a new thread. This has been discussed hundreds of times on this forum, and with a bit of legwork you could have easily gotten all of this info for yourself. Although I will admit the root situation is a bit more confusing now that a new exploit has been found.

Gladroot will give you the option to enable sideloading Gingerbreak does not.
thats just my 2 cents
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One click root for fc19?

Its been a while since rooted my phone, I went back to stock about 6 months ago and dont have root anymore.. now I m in need of pda net so need root again .. i am trying to find one click root for fc19 but looks like its not supported..
is that right? or i have not searched enough? or it just works, no one mentioned it explicitly?
I got a video by qbking but thats fc09 ..
any ideas guys ?
whats the quickest way to root it now, before I leave for the beach in 1 hour

Follow the video for FC09. Its the same process.
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frostedunit said:
Follow the video for FC09. Its the same process.
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but thats reloading the whole os again .. which means i ll loose my data.. :/ no way to do in place root? wihtout loosing all the setup i already have/?

Gotta love assumptions
hardrock121 said:
but thats reloading the whole os again .. which means i ll loose my data.. :/ no way to do in place root? wihtout loosing all the setup i already have/?
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You obviously need to do some more research if you think your data will disappear. Just because a method uses Odin, doesn't mean starting from scratch.
Lastly, you posted a question in the General forum rather than the Q&A forum. Come on now.

nikon120 said:
You obviously need to do some more research if you think your data will disappear. Just because a method uses Odin, doesn't mean starting from scratch.
Lastly, you posted a question in the General forum rather than the Q&A forum. Come on now.
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aah sorry about that .. i didnt realize i was in general .. i had multiple tabs open..and i honestly wanted to post in Q&A.
So as per what you are saying my data should still remain intact.. ??? from what i have done in the past every time i did odin to flash a rom it was loosing data method.. only install from cwm after pushing rom to sd card was the way not to loose.. but its been a while

alright, so it worked.. thanks nikon .. now can someone tell me good internet sharing apps other than pdanet. .. thanks!

hardrock121 said:
alright, so it worked.. thanks nikon .. now can someone tell me good internet sharing apps other than pdanet. .. thanks!
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Try some from the Play Store.
Since it looks like you want to stay on that leaked version (FC19), you will need to flash CWM and the modded stock kernel. It's in the dev section pages back. You'll have to search for it.
Otherwise the easier method would be to just start over and flash a custom rom. You'd odin CWM, boot to CWM and flash a rom.

[Q] Ok, so what is the Undo method on Loki

I'm ready to Loki my AT&T S4, but want to have a return path to original.
Following these instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41751742&postcount=17
I would presume I end up with CWM that I can take a backup of the system at that point. So undo would be to restore that backup and replace the /system/etc/install-recovery.sh file?
Thanx.
Rob

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Odin.
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plwalsh88 said:
Odin.
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Odin???

RBeaubien said:
Odin???
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Sounds like you have a lot of reading to do. Browse the forums.
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Sounds like you have a lot of reading to do. Browse the forums.
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I'm sorry. Let me clarify. I have Odin, I have used odin to apply CWM to other phones. That doesn't really give me a process to do what I have asked. If you are indicating that I just find and apply an original copy of the AT&T rom, then why not say that instead of a one word answer that really doesn't help? I did not realize that odin could be used to apply whole roms AND that the original rom would also replace/remove CWM/loki changes.
I am looking for a tested process that I can use to UNDO any rooting/loki changes I do to my phone so I can get hardware support from AT&T during the remainder of my 2 year contract should it be needed.
I'm assuming this process will work?? http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...7-4-2-2-odin-files-stock-restore-unbrick.html
Thanx.

RBeaubien said:
I'm sorry. Let me clarify. I have Odin, I have used odin to apply CWM to other phones. That doesn't really give me a process to do what I have asked. If you are indicating that I just find and apply an original copy of the AT&T rom, then why not say that instead of a one word answer that really doesn't help? I did not realize that odin could be used to apply whole roms AND that the original rom would also replace/remove CWM/loki changes.
I am looking for a tested process that I can use to UNDO any rooting/loki changes I do to my phone so I can get hardware support from AT&T during the remainder of my 2 year contract should it be needed.
I'm assuming this process will work?? http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...7-4-2-2-odin-files-stock-restore-unbrick.html
Thanx.
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That is correct. You could also check out this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261573
But I would also download the current firmware instead from sammobile.com and use ODIN to flash it back to stock. Or you can also download the latest stock firmware here: http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda/AT&T+S4/Stock+Odin/AMDL/

RBeaubien said:
I'm sorry. Let me clarify. I have Odin, I have used odin to apply CWM to other phones. That doesn't really give me a process to do what I have asked. If you are indicating that I just find and apply an original copy of the AT&T rom, then why not say that instead of a one word answer that really doesn't help? I did not realize that odin could be used to apply whole roms AND that the original rom would also replace/remove CWM/loki changes.
I am looking for a tested process that I can use to UNDO any rooting/loki changes I do to my phone so I can get hardware support from AT&T during the remainder of my 2 year contract should it be needed.
I'm assuming this process will work?? http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...7-4-2-2-odin-files-stock-restore-unbrick.html
Thanx.
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Sorry about that. I guess I'm just used to "Odin" being a synonym for "Odin back to stock", as used in the post above me. But yes, that would be the correct process. There's plenty of info within our own S4 forum on Odin'ing back to stock.
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Root question

I want to root my phone, the s4 as listed below. I am new to android but I think I understand how to root it. My concern is that there is no recovery. I am not sure what that means. Does that mean that one cannot unroot or does that mean that if you install a Custom rom that there is no going back? Or, does it mean something else? Thank you.
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thehoz said:
I want to root my phone, the s4 as listed below. I am new to android but I think I understand how to root it. My concern is that there is no recovery. I am not sure what that means. Does that mean that one cannot unroot or does that mean that if you install a Custom rom that there is no going back? Or, does it mean something else? Thank you.
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I think you do not understand how to root if there is no recovery. keep researching. you're a long way from safely rooting your phone.

OP, if your S4 is on the MF3 firmware then look around in the general and q&a sections. there's some material there that will point you in the right direction.
in short, if you are on MF3, you can root only (which i advise against for beginners as there currently is no recovery option). cheers

thehoz said:
I want to root my phone, the s4 as listed below. I am new to android but I think I understand how to root it. My concern is that there is no recovery. I am not sure what that means. Does that mean that one cannot unroot or does that mean that if you install a Custom rom that there is no going back? Or, does it mean something else? Thank you.
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Why do you want to root your phone when you don't even understand what it is you want to do?

scott14719 said:
Why do you want to root your phone when you don't even understand what it is you want to do?
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My question wasn't "what can I do with root?" I wanted to know if it was possible to "unroot" which apparently it is not yet. I would want to root to be able to get more out of titanium backup and Tasker as well as block ads. But thanks for the help.
And yes, I am on MF3. I had root on the prior os and I had to unroot to get the MF3 update which had features I wanted. I just don't know the proper terms I guess. I don't know what a recovery is. To unroot before, I had the two files I needed to delete. I foget what they are. I am sure you guys know. I used to always have my iOS jailbroken. I didn't need to understand too much about it. I could just follow instructions and jailbreak. It was too easy to unjailbreak.
Last time I rooted, it was easy. The unrooting was nerve-wracking because I couldn't get the update I wanted without it. I've read how to root now... Again I can follow directions. It just wasn't clear that you can't unroot until a recovery is is out there. I thought maybe a recovery was needed if you used a custom rom. I just wanted to use the stock rom and unroot if I wanted to.
Again, I'm not a hacker, just a user that wants more and not a whole lot of time to learn all the in and outs.
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thehoz said:
My question wasn't "what can I do with root?" I wanted to know if it was possible to "unroot" which apparently it is not yet. I would want to root to be able to get more out of titanium backup and Tasker as well as block ads. But thanks for the help.
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I suggest you do a little more research. There is a thread with a method to unroot that multiple people have claimed works with MF3. Of course, you never said what firmware you have...and it does make a difference. But honestly, don't take the advice if you think you don't need it and do what you want Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432876
Try it at your own risk.

scott14719 said:
I suggest you do a little more research. There is a thread with a method to unroot that multiple people have claimed works with MF3. Of course, you never said what firmware you have...and it does make a difference. But honestly, don't take the advice if you think you don't need it and do what you want Good luck.
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I appreciate the advice to keep looking. I'll try to find the thread you mention.
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thehoz said:
I appreciate the advice to keep looking. I'll try to find the thread you mention.
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I edited my post above to include it.

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I edited my post above to include it.
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Thank you very much!
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thehoz said:
My question wasn't "what can I do with root?" I wanted to know if it was possible to "unroot" which apparently it is not yet. I would want to root to be able to get more out of titanium backup and Tasker as well as block ads. But thanks for the help.
And yes, I am on MF3. I had root on the prior os and I had to unroot to get the MF3 update which had features I wanted. I just don't know the proper terms I guess. I don't know what a recovery is. To unroot before, I had the two files I needed to delete. I foget what they are. I am sure you guys know. I used to always have my iOS jailbroken. I didn't need to understand too much about it. I could just follow instructions and jailbreak. It was too easy to unjailbreak.
Last time I rooted, it was easy. The unrooting was nerve-wracking because I couldn't get the update I wanted without it. I've read how to root now... Again I can follow directions. It just wasn't clear that you can't unroot until a recovery is is out there. I thought maybe a recovery was needed if you used a custom rom. I just wanted to use the stock rom and unroot if I wanted to.
Again, I'm not a hacker, just a user that wants more and not a whole lot of time to learn all the in and outs.
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You were right, recovery is used to flash custom ROM, back up and restore ROM; but there is no recovery for MF3.
If you just want to use Titanium Backup, adblock then root is enough. And you can unroot.

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[Q] Recent OTA update

I am rooted with TWRP and flashed the G-Flex mod for the dual window. Stock Verizon.
I currently love my phone setup right now and don't want to have to return to stock, so I have a few questions about this OTA:
1. What is in the OTA, and is it worth taking?
2. Is there a way I can completely ignore the OTA and get it to stop reminding me?
3. If I do decide to take the OTA, will OTA rootkeeper allow me to OTA update and stay rooted?
4. If I do decided to reset my phone to stock, I should follow this guide right? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Thanks for the help.

hiphiphooray said:
I am rooted with TWRP and flashed the G-Flex mod for the dual window.
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Rayglobe 3.2 also have dual window.

I wouldn't take the OTA since you have custom recovery (TWRP). I'll let someone with more knowledge chime in but don't take it.
Theres a certain apk you freeze in order to stop it from loading the OTA reminder but it depends on your phone. Some carriers are different.

o0adam0o said:
I wouldn't take the OTA since you have custom recovery (TWRP). I'll let someone with more knowledge chime in but don't take it.
Theres a certain apk you freeze in order to stop it from loading the OTA reminder but it depends on your phone. Some carriers are different.
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thanks, I'll try to find the apk to freeze. I won't take it, but it seems like it keeps popping up saying its going to do it at a scheduled time, and I'm just hoping it won't do it overnight when I can't stop it.
Is the process for removing root or TWRP much harder than the process for setting it up? If its not too much trouble I can go back to stock for the update and reflash all my mods, etc.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49246603
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Froze com.lge.lgfota.permissions and Software Update MUC. That should be good right? Should i delete the fota file in the cache also?

bachera said:
my God, 100 people bricking cause that they can't read, open 100 threads about the same issue and now open 100 more for getting a workaround.
Do some reading and you will find the answer cause someone has taken the time to read and write this in general section,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49246603
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I did read man. I didnt brick or do anything stupid. I was just asking how to stop the ota update. He told me to freeze something and I looked it up myself. Just asking now if its safe to delete fota cache. No need to get upset

thanks, I must be on my forum period, I reread what I wrote deleted it. Thanks for your kind response
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I haven't rooted my replacement G2 yet - does flashing this most recent OTA update make rooting the phone any more difficult?

not sure, it seems to be able to reroot. Also read something about rootkeeper app, but cannot confirm it's effectivity.
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