I have a rooted s4 and I am able to edit prls, after I updated to mf9 I am unable to change prls through the update prl feature on my phome I have to do it manually by inserting the prl and updating my phone.
So I talked to sprint about my phone being really slow and they messed it up I did the #873283# and now I don't get internet at all
It keeps saying I need to activate my service and goes to hands free activation and it is unable to .., so now I am completely internet less
What can I do???
I have tried manually changing the prls but since I can't activate my service nothing happens and I still have no data
Glitterloveglamour said:
I have a rooted s4 and I am able to edit prls, after I updated to mf9 I am unable to change prls through the update prl feature on my phome I have to do it manually by inserting the prl and updating my phone.
So I talked to sprint about my phone being really slow and they messed it up I did the #873283# and now I don't get internet at all
It keeps saying I need to activate my service and goes to hands free activation and it is unable to .., so now I am completely internet less
What can I do???
I have tried manually changing the prls but since I can't activate my service nothing happens and I still have no data
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Head over to here and use the one click to get back to stock rooted. Then try activation
Over WiFi try ##72786#
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ill try these things thanks
has anyone heard of this with the hotspot mod?. (not being able to update prl)..... I mean with the prl enabler mod probably
leaderbuilder said:
Head over to here and use the one click to get back to stock rooted. Then try activation
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I just did both still no internet at all...and the numbers made it so I don't have phone service either so I am going to have to insert my number manually *sigh*
Glitterloveglamour said:
I just did both still no internet at all...and the numbers made it so I don't have phone service either so I am going to have to insert my number manually *sigh*
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I see your sig with a whole lot of mods. I suspect it's your prl tweaking that my have boinked it. Not the hotspot mod - that's worked on every ROM i've used it on without issue.
Why not try this.
rwilco12 has a full one-click return to stock here.
This will take you back to bone stock.
Activate then use CF Autoroot to get root and then work your way back up to whatever mods you want.
leaderbuilder said:
I see your sig with a whole lot of mods. I suspect it's your prl tweaking that my have boinked it. Not the hotspot mod - that's worked on every ROM i've used it on without issue.
Why not try this.
rwilco12 has a full one-click return to stock here.
This will take you back to bone stock.
Activate then use CF Autoroot to get root and then work your way back up to whatever mods you want.
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I am talking to sprint and they have not helped at all actually now I have no voice or data.... I will try that, will it wipe my data?
So this would get rid of my prl enabler?
Glitterloveglamour said:
I am talking to sprint and they have not helped at all actually now I have no voice or data.... I will try that, will it wipe my data?
So this would get rid of my prl enabler?
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This is a full wipe of everything and will put you back to stock unrooted MF9. Kernel, ROM, Modem and of course stock recovery. It will be as if you just walked out of the store with the phone.
leaderbuilder said:
This is a full wipe of everything and will put you back to stock unrooted MF9. Kernel, ROM, Modem and of course stock recovery. It will be as if you just walked out of the store with the phone.
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ok I just did this and while it unrooted my phone it didn't do anything else .... it didn't delete my data or anything.... still no data "network is unavailable" when it tried to do the handsfree activation... I do have voice now
Glitterloveglamour said:
ok I just did this and while it unrooted my phone it didn't do anything else .... it didn't delete my data or anything.... still no data "network is unavailable" when it tried to do the handsfree activation... I do have voice now
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can you now try to update your PRL and Profile? You might want to try it in an area that has good reception.
I have a crap load of problems activating my S4 in my place - I live and a ground/basement unit in a very forrested area. I had to step out to a field, activate, update PRL and Profile and then all was good.
leaderbuilder said:
can you now try to update your PRL and Profile? You might want to try it in an area that has good reception.
I have a crap load of problems activating my S4 in my place - I live and a ground/basement unit in a very forrested area. I had to step out to a field, activate, update PRL and Profile and then all was good.
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I noticed that I was unable to update my prl and profile (on wifi or 3g) after I updated to mf9 and rooted (about 3 months ago) before that all the mods were working great... after I updated and added the mods (I added the mods right after updating so I am not sure if it was occurring before the mods) so this has been something that has been going on for awhile.... but yesterday I contacted sprint about having very slow data and they made me unactivate my data ....and now no matter what it won't activate which means I have no data at all.....
I just did a hard reset it still goes to hands free activation automatically then fails... I tried to update prl and nothing through wifi and without... I am not sure what else to do...
they made me unactivate my data ....and now no matter what it won't activate which means I have no data at all.....
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Well now (or at least during regular business hours; when you might get a decent support person) is the time to call them back.
leaderbuilder said:
Well now (or at least during regular business hours; when you might get a decent support person) is the time to call them back.
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yes thank you for your help....I will be going in tomorrow.... at least it is unrooted and I did a factory reset so they can't say "the rooting caused the problem" and not help me... what sucks is I don't have insurance on it... since it is an activation error/mishap hopefully they will be able to get it rectified ... from experience though sprint reps usually don't know much about fixing phones..
One thing occured to me.
Do you have a D-link router?
If so, check this out.
leaderbuilder said:
One thing occured to me.
Do you have a D-link router?
If so, check this out.
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It wasn't that I had tried different locations but thanks I went to sprint and tomy surprise they fixed it and waived the activation fee but it's not rooted now.... I'm not sure if I should again lol
Glitterloveglamour said:
It wasn't that I had tried different locations but thanks I went to sprint and tomy surprise they fixed it and waived the activation fee but it's not rooted now.... I'm not sure if I should again lol
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To root just use the CF-Autoroot method - dead simple and only roots the phone.
From there you can add a custom recovery by downloading goomanager and installing then installing the recovery. IF you want to.
leaderbuilder said:
To root just use the CF-Autoroot method - dead simple and only roots the phone.
From there you can add a custom recovery by downloading goomanager and installing then installing the recovery. IF you want to.
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Yea I love cf root ... Yea I am probably going to stay unrooted then just add the hotspot later since I'm guessing the prl enabler changed things on my phone
(Edit - wrong phone)
It's possible you hosed the NV data. I forgot to see if this has a carrier partition like the N2 but it sounds similar to that situation.
Either way swapping it out was probably easiest.
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I rooted my Epic 4G with the new Epic Experience Rom recently. I am going to return the phone, but they won't take it back rooted. I couldn't find anything in search. Does anyone know how to erase any trace of my phone being rooted?
Thanks everyone.
Edit: nm read his post wrong.
RootTheWorld said:
I rooted my Epic 4G with the new Epic Experience Rom recently. I am going to return the phone, but they won't take it back rooted. I couldn't find anything in search. Does anyone know how to erase any trace of my phone being rooted?
Thanks everyone.
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ODIN, and an official release, not Froyo.. Use the DI18 Package..
Also remember to wipe your SD card too which will not be touched during install. ODIN will flash over EVERYTHING making it brand new.
Why would you want to return your Epic? I hope not to get an EVO.. The EVO is a good phone and I wanted it when it first came out, my gut kept telling me to wait and the EPIC really is a good phone.
brian_hoffman said:
ODIN, and an official release, not Froyo.. Use the DI18 Package..
Also remember to wipe your SD card too which will not be touched during install. ODIN will flash over EVERYTHING making it brand new.
Why would you want to return your Epic? I hope not to get an EVO.. The EVO is a good phone and I wanted it when it first came out, my gut kept telling me to wait and the EPIC really is a good phone.
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Last time I had to take my phone into a sprint store, I ODIN'ed back to DI18 and thought that it removes root as I've read in multiple posts but apparently it doesn't because the technician said the phone is rooted and although they will service the phone this time, root voids warranty and they put a note on my account to check if phone is rooted if i ever take it back again. My speaker just died, so I ODIN'd and used this to remove root.
http://forum.sdx-developers.com/epi...ecovery-1-13-for-windows-intel-mac-and-linux/
When I took it in, they didn't mention anything about root. So either they didn't check or they saw phone wasn't rooted.
For you those going back to stock or are stock and u flashed 2.2 and want to downgrade or resort back to stock use this method.
Rooted/clockwork users skip the first step...
1. Do the one click root/clockwork/etc Here
2. Flash the d118 modem Here
3. Then Flash the zip file Here
4. Then flash the get rid of clockwork zip Here
5. Your are back to stock without using odin yay!!!
Now all links work!!! and added a step use this method to return to stock with out odin.
viper786 said:
Last time I had to take my phone into a sprint store, I ODIN'ed back to DI18 and thought that it removes root as I've read in multiple posts but apparently it doesn't because the technician said the phone is rooted and although they will service the phone this time, root voids warranty and they put a note on my account to check if phone is rooted if i ever take it back again. My speaker just died, so I ODIN'd and used this to remove root.
http://forum.sdx-developers.com/epi...ecovery-1-13-for-windows-intel-mac-and-linux/
When I took it in, they didn't mention anything about root. So either they didn't check or they saw phone wasn't rooted.
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Perhaps,
If you ODIN to an offical "virgin" Rom you will lose root.. Period. If you dont believe me do it then try and run any app that requires root "like wifi tether" it will not work. There are roms that work with odin that are pre rooted.
What I got from the other thread was Sprint can tell by some method what OS version and build you have been using while connected to thier network... so if this is true they may be able to tell your running an "Epic Experience" build and put 2&2 together that you have rooted.
The fact of the matter is, if you are running software not designed for the phone or not ready to be released and things do not work then they waste countless man hours trying to figure our why things force close on a product that is no longer thiers.
So, it is not hard to see why they do not like people rooting thier devices.
If you ODIN back and still have the speaker problem then it is SAFE to assume its a hardware rather than a software problem regardless of your past programs that have run on the phone.
brian_hoffman said:
Perhaps,
If you ODIN to an offical "virgin" Rom you will lose root.. Period. If you dont believe me do it then try and run any app that requires root "like wifi tether" it will not work. There are roms that work with odin that are pre rooted.
What I got from the other thread was Sprint can tell by some method what OS version and build you have been using while connected to thier network... so if this is true they may be able to tell your running an "Epic Experience" build and put 2&2 together that you have rooted.
The fact of the matter is, if you are running software not designed for the phone or not ready to be released and things do not work then they waste countless man hours trying to figure our why things force close on a product that is no longer thiers.
So, it is not hard to see why they do not like people rooting thier devices.
If you ODIN back and still have the speaker problem then it is SAFE to assume its a hardware rather than a software problem regardless of your past programs that have run on the phone.
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I was not aware that they can see what OS i've been using. Anyway, they are replacing the phone and said i should receive the replacement at my house tomorrow. Normally all replacements are sent to them this is the first time i'm getting a replacement sent to my house instead of the store.
Are you sure you searched? One of the very first threads in the development forum...
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updated instructions to goto stock without odin, see post 5.
Getting a replacement device today because mine will randomly drop 4G and revert to 3G in strong signal areas and will only come back when I put it in airplane mode and back out again. Swapped SIMs, reset to stock, even allowed the latest update with no change.
The replacement device arrives today. My phone before was rooted with Kingo, but I only used root for tethering and minor customization using Wanam, Nova, etc. No special ROMs or anything. In reading the forums it looks like accepting the KK update is NOT the way to go.
Looking at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2727876, I think this is the route I want to take.Since I haven't done a whole lot since my OG Droid days besides point and click rooting solutions, if I mess something up do I always have the option of restoring my phone to stock using Kies like I did to revert to stock for my original phone's trip back to Verizon?
Thanks all.
I work for Verizon Wireless Tech Support, YOU NEED TO UNROOT AND FLASH STOCK EVERYTHING ON THE PHONE. Literally no joke, if our returns center detects even the HINT of root / non stock they WILL charge you $299 and it CAN NOT BE REVERSED, not by a supervisor, not by returning the phone, not by talking to samsung, nothing will have that removed. Just flash the phone completely stock, as for your new one that will depend on what OS it comes pre loaded with.
Xproplayer said:
I work for Verizon Wireless Tech Support, YOU NEED TO UNROOT AND FLASH STOCK EVERYTHING ON THE PHONE. Literally no joke, if our returns center detects even the HINT of root / non stock they WILL charge you $299 and it CAN NOT BE REVERSED, not by a supervisor, not by returning the phone, not by talking to samsung, nothing will have that removed. Just flash the phone completely stock, as for your new one that will depend on what OS it comes pre loaded with.
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I did. Used Kies and restored my original phone to the stock image.
Can I always do this with this model phone? If I have a problem with rooting?
hawkeye680 said:
I did. Used Kies and restored my original phone to the stock image.
Can I always do this with this model phone? If I have a problem with rooting?
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Do what? Root or unroot?
Xproplayer said:
Do what? Root or unroot?
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Use Kies to restore to factory. Unrooted.
hawkeye680 said:
Use Kies to restore to factory. Unrooted.
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Probably. If not, use odin.
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LeftyGR said:
Probably. If not, use odin.
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Kies actually uses Odin to restore the phone to stock. :good:
Anyone receive this update yet?
I took the update and my build number updated, but my baseband and software still say NAE (Happened to me late time too) so hopefully the .tar file gets released soon or a way to redownload the update file and place it on my external sd card and reflash it.
churchey360 said:
I took the update and my build number updated, but my modem and software still say NAE (Happened to me late time too) so hopefully the .tar file gets released soon or a way to redownload the update file and place it on my external sd card and reflash it.
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Did you have root? Retain root after the update?
No I was unrooted stock NAE
churchey360 said:
No I was unrooted stock NAE
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Thanks for the reply. I'm all stock with Towelroot only. just wondering if the new "Google security fixes" will break the Towelroot exploit as I'm assuming that it will.
Also assuming that this is pretty much a useless update that only closes that exploit since Sprint was too sorry to include wifi calling as it should have.
troyboytn said:
Thanks for the reply. I'm all stock with Towelroot only. just wondering if the new "Google security fixes" will break the Towelroot exploit as I'm assuming that it will.
Also assuming that this is pretty much a useless update that only closes that exploit since Sprint was too sorry to include wifi calling as it should have.
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Were you able to obtain root after the update?
chico1983 said:
Were you able to obtain root after the update?
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Yeah the easiest way for me is to just flash Philz recovery with Odin and it has an option in advanced settings to reroot then just download supersu from the playstore
churchey360 said:
Yeah the easiest way for me is to just flash Philz recovery with Odin and it has an option in advanced settings to reroot then just download supersu from the playstore
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Worked just like you said. I tried CF-autoroot and did not work for me. Have you been able to get the hot spot mod to work?
churchey360 said:
Yeah the easiest way for me is to just flash Philz recovery with Odin and it has an option in advanced settings to reroot then just download supersu from the playstore
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but No baseband downgrade on NG2?
Philz still the bomb?
I want to do the reverse
I took the OTA to NG2 and now apps that I regularly use (DoggCatcher and Daily Roads) are reporting storage problems and are unable to write to ext SD card, even after applying NextApp fixes. Maybe I need to reset the paths or something, but if that doesnt work, what would be the best way to revert back to NAE?
rastapapa said:
I took the OTA to NG2 and now apps that I regularly use (DoggCatcher and Daily Roads) are reporting storage problems and are unable to write to ext SD card, even after applying NextApp fixes. Maybe I need to reset the paths or something, but if that doesnt work, what would be the best way to revert back to NAE?
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Read this might help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2840591
This is probably stupid and already answered in another thread but I'm a noob, don't flip out on me... Let's say, theoretically, I was to accept the
NG2 update. I'm rooted with Towelroot, using Supersu and Titanium backup. I've backed up then delete almost all of my bloatware with TB and have no further use for root at the time. If I were to break root with the update, will all that stuff stay the same and be safe until I can root again? I.e. If I break root, touch none of those root apps, then root again later, will they even "know" anything happened?
Since you can't take an OTA while rooted, that won't work.
frostedunit said:
Since you can't take an OTA while rooted, that won't work.
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My phone says it has already downloaded it and is pretty enthusiastic about me accepting it. What do I do? Live with the icon in my status bar? Can I remove it? What happens if I hit [accept]?
tamiller said:
My phone says it has already downloaded it and is pretty enthusiastic about me accepting it. What do I do? Live with the icon in my status bar? Can I remove it? What happens if I hit [accept]?
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Long press on notification it should show app info, push on that should take you to the application, then Clear Cache > uncheck Show Notification, that should stop it from showing.
2WhiteWolves said:
Long press on notification it should show app info, push on that should take you to the application, then Clear Cache > uncheck Show Notification, that should stop it from showing.
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Thanks for posting this...EXACTLY what i was looking for. I didn't even know there was a new update out and this damn thing was nagging me when i woke up this morning. Now the more important question...What does the "HD Voice Icon" look like....lol.
But seriously, if i am stock rooted NAE, is there an upgrade path out there yet, to keep me stock rooted? And what else is in this thing, it's reporting almost 120MB....???
johnnyphive said:
Thanks for posting this...EXACTLY what i was looking for. I didn't even know there was a new update out and this damn thing was nagging me when i woke up this morning. Now the more important question...What does the "HD Voice Icon" look like....lol.
But seriously, if i am stock rooted NAE, is there an upgrade path out there yet, to keep me stock rooted? And what else is in this thing, it's reporting almost 120MB....???
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Read this, might help with the upgrade. Read all of the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2840591
So far from what I have read, I have know idea where the HD Voice Icon is, and no one else does either, not unless it is known in another thread that I don't know about.
johnnyphive said:
Thanks for posting this...EXACTLY what i was looking for. I didn't even know there was a new update out and this damn thing was nagging me when i woke up this morning. Now the more important question...What does the "HD Voice Icon" look like....lol.
But seriously, if i am stock rooted NAE, is there an upgrade path out there yet, to keep me stock rooted? And what else is in this thing, it's reporting almost 120MB....???
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You will have to first install the stock NAE tar file with odin to return your phone to a stock unrooted condition with the stock recovery. Then you can take the ota. After that you can reroot again with cf autoroot.
Now the question is can you keep the domestic sim unlock if you do this?
So I am trying to reset my Verizon Galaxy S5 to BS_FREE_Lolipop but I messed up and now my phone won't boot up, it says Software Update failed... So what I did was download the files he provided and tried to load https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347776876 and it didn't work and I am where I am now. I just want to get root access to be able to install BS_FREE_Lollipop on my phone someone please help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...w-to-update-to-g900voe1-5-0-keeproot-t3149784 go there and downgrade to NCG then reroot
Veid71 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...w-to-update-to-g900voe1-5-0-keeproot-t3149784 go there and downgrade to NCG then reroot
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Thanks I'll try that I hope it works
Griingo said:
Thanks I'll try that I hope it works
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np lemmi know how it goes and if it helps
Veid71 said:
np lemmi know how it goes and if it helps
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Okay so I just around to looking at that thread but that won't work, my phone is bricked right now I can't turn it on without it saying I need to repair it I can only put the phone in download mode :/
Griingo said:
Okay so I just around to looking at that thread but that won't work, my phone is bricked right now I can't turn it on without it saying I need to repair it I can only put the phone in download mode :/
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yup thats what you do you put it into download mode flash Full Wipe G900V_Downgrade_to_NCG.tar (its located on step 4 in the notes section) using odin on your computer (you connect your phone to computer) then you redownload towelroot super su busy box and safestrap and youre rooted then you can choose to upgrade to whatever version or thing you want in your case bsfreelollipop
Griingo said:
So I am trying to reset my Verizon Galaxy S5 to BS_FREE_Lolipop but I messed up and now my phone won't boot up, it says Software Update failed... So what I did was download the files he provided and tried to load https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347776876 and it didn't work and I am where I am now. I just want to get root access to be able to install BS_FREE_Lollipop on my phone someone please help
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You wrote you want to reset your phone to the BS free ROM, but then at the end you write you want to get root access. What state was your phone in when you started to try this? Was your phone already rooted? Was your phone already rooted and on BS free ROM and just needed to clean up your phone and get back onto the BS free ROM? If you were not already rooted and had taken the Verizon OTA updates to Lollipop, chances are good you cannot root your phone, and therefore you cannot run the BS Free ROM. Let us know what state your phone was in when you started this so we can help you better.
Griingo said:
So I am trying to reset my Verizon Galaxy S5 to BS_FREE_Lolipop but I messed up and now my phone won't boot up, it says Software Update failed... So what I did was download the files he provided and tried to load https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347776876 and it didn't work and I am where I am now. I just want to get root access to be able to install BS_FREE_Lollipop on my phone someone please help
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What software version you're on and did you have root before you tried to reset to Verizon Galaxy S5 to BS_FREE_Lolipop??
To reply to everyone the only thing I ever did with the phone was update to 5.0 If I can't get root no big deal but I really want to install something that gets rid of all the Verizon junk apps :/
Griingo said:
To reply to everyone the only thing I ever did with the phone was update to 5.0 If I can't get root no big deal but I really want to install something that gets rid of all the Verizon junk apps :/
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If you never rooted your phone and you took all of the Verizon OTA updates to 5.0 you are most likely on OG5 and cannot root your phone. If you took an OTA update in the past few days before trying this, you may have been on the latest OK3 security patch update. Your best bet would probably be to find the OG5 full factory tar file and flash it in ODIN to get your phone back to a working state. I think there is a thread in the general section where you can find the file you need.
landshark68 said:
If you never rooted your phone and you took all of the Verizon OTA updates to 5.0 you are most likely on OG5 and cannot root your phone. If you took an OTA update in the past few days before trying this, you may have been on the latest OK3 security patch update. Your best bet would probably be to find the OG5 full factory tar file and flash it in ODIN to get your phone back to a working state. I think there is a thread in the general section where you can find the file you need.
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Okay I'll try that, and what about after I get it working, can I install any new ROM or whatever to get rid of all the verizon junk?
Griingo said:
Okay I'll try that, and what about after I get it working, can I install any new ROM or whatever to get rid of all the verizon junk?
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No. No root means no custom ROMs.
landshark68 said:
No. No root means no custom ROMs.
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Well I was able to repair it finally using the tool, I'm still on 5.0 so I'm guessing I'm screwed... What about downgrading and then doing root / custom ROM? Or am I just screwed all together LOL I'd just sell the phone at this point since I no longer have Verizon (they're ****) but still have the phone.
Griingo said:
Well I was able to repair it finally using the tool, I'm still on 5.0 so I'm guessing I'm screwed... What about downgrading and then doing root / custom ROM? Or am I just screwed all together LOL I'd just sell the phone at this point since I no longer have Verizon (they're ****) but still have the phone.
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Sorry to keep saying no, but if you are on OE1, OG5, or the new OK3 you cannot downgrade. You are stuck where you are.
Last week I took the plung and rooted my phone. I was on PD8 and followed that video I was seeing around then I went and installed xposed along with my favorite apps for xposed. Didn't realized it until today that wifi calling was a no go and then I saw others were having problems. I ended up doing a factory wipe. Then Using the modified Odin I installed PG1 using the BL, AP, CP, and CSC. I tried once without the CSC but I didn't even have an option for wifi or voice of LTE. So then I tried using all 4 files. From there I ended up using the zip floating around on XDA that says it's for all S7s with QC chips. follow the readme instructions and so far I've still got wifi calling. Wifi calling was the one deal breaker for me and I'm so glad to see it's working now. Before I install Xposed this time I will make a backup with Flashify just in case.
do you have the link? i rooted my phone and installed the only rom for the galaxy s7 but the wifi calling is gone. Thanks!!!!
Corwinder said:
Last week I took the plung and rooted my phone. I was on PD8 and followed that video I was seeing around then I went and installed xposed along with my favorite apps for xposed. Didn't realized it until today that wifi calling was a no go and then I saw others were having problems. I ended up doing a factory wipe. Then Using the modified Odin I installed PG1 using the BL, AP, CP, and CSC. I tried once without the CSC but I didn't even have an option for wifi or voice of LTE. So then I tried using all 4 files. From there I ended up using the zip floating around on XDA that says it's for all S7s with QC chips. follow the readme instructions and so far I've still got wifi calling. Wifi calling was the one deal breaker for me and I'm so glad to see it's working now. Before I install Xposed this time I will make a backup with Flashify just in case.
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Why did you root might I ask? You can get Hotspot easily, and remove bloat with the U firmware? Without the bootloader unlocked I can let figure out why I would want to. Backups are nice, some root software, but damn if my phone doesn't run fast as hell on this U software, package disabled pro and master shortcut lite to change apn_ for hotspot. Just kind of curious. We don't even need root to make our sd the internal partition now with a good guys help. I need to some incentive I guess cause I figured the only reason to root was to change boot screen, modify files and find msl, flash custom roms and make backups and try out AOSP. WHY Trip Knox before we fully bust a nut?
heathmcabee said:
Why did you root might I ask? You can get Hotspot easily, and remove bloat with the U firmware? Without the bootloader unlocked I can let figure out why I would want to. Backups are nice, some root software, but damn if my phone doesn't run fast as hell on this U software, package disabled pro and master shortcut lite to change apn_ for hotspot. Just kind of curious. We don't even need root to make our sd the internal partition now with a good guys help. I need to some incentive I guess cause I figured the only reason to root was to change boot screen, modify files and find msl, flash custom roms and make backups and try out AOSP. WHY Trip Knox before we fully bust a nut?
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Really? So many posts about why or why not to root and yet you ask again anyway. Viper4android comes to mind. If you take a look you will see with root you could change your boot screen, modify files, and make backups. Although it's so close to the original rom there is a modified rom you can install. All this without tripping Knox.
Corwinder said:
Really? So many posts about why or why not to root and yet you ask again anyway. Viper4android comes to mind. If you take a look you will see with root you could change your boot screen, modify files, and make backups. Although it's so close to the original rom there is a modified rom you can install. All this without tripping Knox.
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Viper4Android alone is enough to make me want to root..
Can you please put some links to the files you mentioned floating around?
I'd like to take the plunge and root this baby.. Thanks @Corwinder
Orsteezy said:
Viper4Android alone is enough to make me want to root..
Can you please put some links to the files you mentioned floating around?
I'd like to take the plunge and root this baby.. Thanks @Corwinder
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By far the best guide I have found is over in the Verizon forums but the guide is for all Snapdragon Galaxy S7s. Go here and just follow that guide. Be sure to install that S7 fixv15 you will find under Recommended Steps. Although it's buried in there you will want to freeze The Security Policy Update agent. That bugger alone will cause a bootloop about a week after you have rooted. The Viper4android version that works with our phones can be found here. ViperAtmos is what you'll be looking for. Download it and stick it on your sdcard then use Flashfire to install it.
pixelsinnovations said:
do you have the link? i rooted my phone and installed the only rom for the galaxy s7 but the wifi calling is gone. Thanks!!!!
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Sorry, I missed this post. Go here and first thing I'd do is return to stock to get your wifi calling back. Sammobile has the stock rom for this phone . Be sure to Odin all 4 files. use the csc file and not the home_csc file.
Awesome!!! Thanks for the help, much appreciated.. Let's hope I make it smoothly, I've waited long enough to root.
I don't have wifi calling. Did the same as you.
mikeyinid said:
I don't have wifi calling. Did the same as you.
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Well, I finally got wifi calling even after installing xTouchwiz. Of course when I tried disabling DVFS I lost wifi calling. I was worried I was going to have to wipe the phone and start over but all I ended up doing was reenabling DVFS and rebooting. Wifi calling was there again so I'm quite happy with it. True test will be to see if disabling the security policy will stop the bootloop I'd been getting after a week.
Corwinder said:
Well, I finally got wifi calling even after installing xTouchwiz. Of course when I tried disabling DVFS I lost wifi calling. I was worried I was going to have to wipe the phone and start over but all I ended up doing was reenabling DVFS and rebooting. Wifi calling was there again so I'm quite happy with it. True test will be to see if disabling the security policy will stop the bootloop I'd been getting after a week.
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I'm not sure what happened but I woke up this morning and wifi calling was miraculously working. Very strange. I hope I don't get the bootloop you speak of after a week. That could be disastrous. Does it happen during use or randomly overnight?
mikeyinid said:
I'm not sure what happened but I woke up this morning and wifi calling was miraculously working. Very strange. I hope I don't get the bootloop you speak of after a week. That could be disastrous. Does it happen during use or randomly overnight?
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the two times I ended up getting the bootloop was when an app appeared to be crashing and the phone was unresponsive. I don't believe it was the app that caused the problem because the two times I had bootloops I was doing different things when the phone just appeared to freeze and I ended up hitting the buttons to power down the phone. When it came back on it was bootlooped both times. After someone claimed it was the Security Policy update program that was causing this and they said either freeze or uninstall it. I't's frozen for now and so I'm just gonna hold my breath and see if it passes the one week mark this time.
Corwinder said:
the two times I ended up getting the bootloop was when an app appeared to be crashing and the phone was unresponsive. I don't believe it was the app that caused the problem because the two times I had bootloops I was doing different things when the phone just appeared to freeze and I ended up hitting the buttons to power down the phone. When it came back on it was bootlooped both times. After someone claimed it was the Security Policy update program that was causing this and they said either freeze or uninstall it. I't's frozen for now and so I'm just gonna hold my breath and see if it passes the one week mark this time.
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What's that apk called so I can go ahead and do that now lol
mikeyinid said:
What's that apk called so I can go ahead and do that now lol
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You need Titanium Backup or another program to freeze or uninstall system apps. Freeze or uninstall Securtity policy updates 4.1.69 While you're in there do the same to SecurityLogAgent 4.3.34. That one isn't as concerning but it does give you that irritating message about your unauthorized system changes and reboooting to fix them.
Is anyone experiencing issue with calling? Do you use a kernel governor? Are you on the rom? I'm looking to get my phone in top shape but something is wrong.
undercover nerd said:
Is anyone experiencing issue with calling? Do you use a kernel governor? Are you on the rom? I'm looking to get my phone in top shape but something is wrong.
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I unrooted. My phone was painfully slow even after applying the fixes floating around.
mikeyinid said:
I unrooted. My phone was painfully slow even after applying the fixes floating around.
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You probably still have the eng kernal xD just download all the firmware files and flash in Odin to the corresponding files good luck (you can find firmware on SamMobile)
KillerClaw321 said:
You probably still have the eng kernal xD just download all the firmware files and flash in Odin to the corresponding files good luck (you can find firmware on SamMobile)
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Huh? If you flash the firmware you're unrooting your phone.
mikeyinid said:
Huh? If you flash the firmware you're unrooting your phone.
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Oops meant reflash the kernal xD sorry ... When I unrooted I still have the eng kernal and my phone ran like dirt ... If you really want performance I recommend re-rooting and using a bunch of forums posts I can link you to that will increase battery life and performance.
KillerClaw321 said:
Oops meant reflash the kernal xD sorry ... When I unrooted I still have the eng kernal and my phone ran like dirt ... If you really want performance I recommend re-rooting and using a bunch of forums posts I can link you to that will increase battery life and performance.
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Wait, flashing the T-Mobile stock kernel back to the device after rooting doesn't cause bootloops?