For the life of me I thought you could only install stock modified Roms until the boot loader was unlocked then you could install custom roms. But I see people installing custom Roms and the bootloader is still locked or am I missing something. Confused
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gentlemandroid17 said:
For the life of me I thought you could only install stock modified Roms until the boot loader was unlocked then you could install custom roms. But I see people installing custom Roms and the bootloader is still locked or am I missing something. Confused
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It's the Loki that allows it.
Oaklands said:
It's the Loki that allows it.
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Pardon the stupid question but What is loki
Nvm. Found the answer.
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gentlemandroid17 said:
Pardon the stupid question but What is loki
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Loki is what is used to help you root and basically let you bypass the boot loader so you can install the custom ROMS. It is probably a bit more technical than that but that is what it does in simple terms. You use this until the bootloader is actually unlocked.
I'm sure someone can chime in and give you a more technical answer. Research it.
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Loki is what is used to help you root and basically let you bypass the boot loader so you can install the custom ROMS. It is probably a bit more technical than that but that is what it does in simple terms. You use this until the bootloader is actually unlocked.
I'm sure someone can chime in and give you a more technical answer. Research it.
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From what I have read it only works on att, Verizon and Korean version. Guess I'm s*** outta luck.
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Are you on TMo? Be patient. It will probably come. It is still early in the game.
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I just bought a galaxy s 4 off craigslist and its on the MF3 baseband. Does this stop me from flashing ROMs? What do I need to do to fix this?
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I would start by checking out post #2 in my I337 guide.
xBeerdroiDx said:
I would start by checking out post #2 in my I337 guide.
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I was actually just reading that over, but I'm still a tad confused about what ROM this is on. I have a splash screen when I boot that says "samsung" but below it says "custom" with an unlocked lock, and the rom is JDQ39.I337UCUAMF3, which makes me think that dude unlocked the bootloader and flashed a custom (leaked?) version of MF3. Still searching around to find if thats actually the case of not
Thank you for making this guide
Lubricate your eyes and enjoy the reading material in the "General Section" followed by the "Q&A Section" cause your going to want to educate yourself about this pain in the A?? Att locked down phone. its bootloader locked/write protected enabled .look into Safestrap
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And also kingo root method.
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jball said:
Lubricate your eyes and enjoy the reading material in the "General Section" followed by the "Q&A Section" cause your going to want to educate yourself about this pain in the A?? Att locked down phone. its bootloader locked/write protected enabled .look into Safestrap
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Great. The touchwiz ROM on this is horrible. Im assuming safe strap will allow me to flash some custom ROMs? I miss cyanogen
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whitesox311 said:
Great. The touchwiz ROM on this is horrible. Im assuming safe strap will allow me to flash some custom ROMs? I miss cyanogen
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yes. touchwiz based 4.2 roms only.
http://blog.hash-of-codes.com/how-to-safestrap/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428254
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925
deadenz said:
yes. touchwiz based 4.2 roms only.
http://blog.hash-of-codes.com/how-to-safestrap/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428254
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925
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good deal, thanks for the help guys.
Not all TW roms are bad.just try out some different roms like you would a bootloader unlocked phone.i found Darthstalker to be pretty good.
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I recently received the ota 4.3 update for my at&t gs4, but I've been dying to try cyanogen mod on my phone or at least be able to remove a little bloatware. Could anyone point me to a tutorial somewhere to root this thing if it's possible yet? I do have a little experience with flashing roms and rooting with my old samsung replenish, but only with odin... thanks.
-EDIT Also is kingo really malware like many people on xda say? And does kingo work with the new MJ9 build for AT&T's S4?
If you have a little experience flashing Roms than you'll be experienced in the art of Google search. There are many threads about this already
Use this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531704
Works the same for att even though its for verizon. Same root method but beware it could add malicious stuff to your phone and computer. Do a little researching first before you do anything. Good luck
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And even when your rooted there is still no custom recovery for 4.3...so no rom flashes are possible
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mg2195 said:
And even when your rooted there is still no custom recovery for 4.3...so no rom flashes are possible
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So no cyanogenmod?
HOrobOD said:
So no cyanogenmod?
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nope
Is it possible to be able flash cyanogen mod on our devices in the future?
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7mada said:
Is it possible to be able flash cyanogen mod on our devices in the future?
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Maybe. When someone smarter than I am comes up with a way to unlock the bootloader or other exploit.
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Maybe. When someone smarter than I am comes up with a way to unlock the bootloader or other exploit.
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What if someone asked att to unlock the bootloader?
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7mada said:
What if someone asked att to unlock the bootloader?
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Good luck with that
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Good luck with that
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Oh no !!
Then maybe I'm changing my mobile soon.
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7mada said:
Oh no !!
Then maybe I'm changing my mobile soon.
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T-Mobile is the only one that doesn't, Verizon and sprint do as well. Goodluck with everything.
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If you have a little experience flashing Roms than you'll be experienced in the art of Google search. There are many threads about this already
Use this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531704
Works the same for att even though its for verizon. Same root method but beware it could add malicious stuff to your phone and computer. Do a little researching first before you do anything. Good luck
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Thanks for the link to the tutorial. I've been looking stuff up about vroot and apparently it contains some sort of trojan... I also read a comment on YouTube where someone with the at&t MJ9 build had success with it but what are the risks other than bricking?
Does the new root method mean new unlocked bootloader methods? or is the bootloader itself the problem and not root?
Thank you for your patience and answering me.
toxict33n said:
Does the new root method mean new unlocked bootloader methods? or is the bootloader itself the problem and not root?
Thank you for your patience and answering me.
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Root only. Boot lock is another, much,much tougher, animal.
toxict33n said:
Does the new root method mean new unlocked bootloader methods? or is the bootloader itself the problem and not root?
Thank you for your patience and answering me.
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Like Avi said, two totally different things. There was an update in May and it also blocked root and the unlock method. They were able to gain root again, but the BL is much more involved.
http://blog.azimuthsecurity.com/2013/04/unlocking-motorola-bootloader.html
Cool thanks. What can I do with root on 9.18.94 with a locked boot loader?
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Cool thanks. What can I do with root on 9.18.94 with a locked boot loader?
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You can install SafeStrap and install another stock ROM on slot 1. Then, you can use Xposed to add all kinds of customization and you can flash a mod that allows init.d to allow you install init.d tweaks. Doing all of this on your safe slot will keep you from messing up your stock slot. If you get everything set up in slot 1 and it runs well, there is a way to restore it on your stock side, but I won't go into that now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45541404&postcount=2
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Cool thanks. What can I do with root on 9.18.94 with a locked boot loader?
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Good summary Rik...
Yea here are 3 methods about ss. The 1st is normal ss use.
2nd shows the stock slot replacement, once you know all works. 3rd - user who 1st posted the steps
I followed your instructions for installing safestrap but my phone isn't allowing me to create a ROM slot. On any of the slots its just greyed out.
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I followed your instructions for installing safestrap but my phone isn't allowing me to create a ROM slot. On any of the slots its just greyed out.
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It is there! I remember facing the same blank moment. I have not used it in a long time...
toxict33n said:
I followed your instructions for installing safestrap but my phone isn't allowing me to create a ROM slot. On any of the slots its just greyed out.
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Maybe you don't have enough space on your internal memory. When you go to create a rom slot, check how much space is required and how much is available
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My man Adam Outler strikes again... here YAYAY
https://plus.google.com/+AdamOutler/posts/atj5Ct7P4oV
Secureboot = NONE
Rutrow!!!! CHIT'S bout to get real!!!. This dude don't play.
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You do know that "secureboot" has nothing to do with unlocking the bootloader. Even the old s3 had secureboot enabled and still let you flash recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2494037
Samsung’s secure boot feature only allows kernels with the company’s RSA-2048 digital signature to boot the device. So this just means we might be able to flash a kernel & if lucky a recovery but the bootloader is still locked.
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You do know that "secureboot" has nothing to do with unlocking the bootloader. Even the old s3 had secureboot enabled and still let you flash recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2494037
Samsung’s secure boot feature only allows kernels with the company’s RSA-2048 digital signature to boot the device. So this just means we might be able to flash a kernel & if lucky a recovery but the bootloader is still locked.
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I realize and know that. But there has to be some importance to it right? Like allowing to downgrade bootloader or something.
It means we could flash kernels & recovery. But the bootloader is still technically locked. Still, very good progress being made.
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It means we could flash kernels & recovery. But the bootloader is still technically locked. Still, very good progress being made.
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I could live with that. What more do we need haha. Flash custom kernel + Kn0xraid = Victory in my book.
Lol true, lets just hope he hooks us att users up.
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You do know that "secureboot" has nothing to do with unlocking the bootloader. Even the old s3 had secureboot enabled and still let you flash recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2494037
Samsung’s secure boot feature only allows kernels with the company’s RSA-2048 digital signature to boot the device. So this just means we might be able to flash a kernel & if lucky a recovery but the bootloader is still locked.
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That would be great!!
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Lol true, lets just hope he hooks us att users up.
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It means we could flash kernels & recovery. But the bootloader is still technically locked. Still, very good progress being made.
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Nothing ever stoppled you from flashing kernels, it stopped your from booting them, and it still does.
This bootloader was not exploited, and not unlocked.
Closing thread because I am tired of this drama.
Also, Adam posted someone else's picture, not his work and not his device.
I want to switch from the s4. the main thing killing development there is the damn locked bootloader. does the g2 have the same problem or are all otas unlockable? (this would be for Verizon)
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reinaldistic said:
I want to switch from the s4. the main thing killing development there is the damn locked bootloader. does the g2 have the same problem or are all otas unlockable? (this would be for Verizon)
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I can't speak for all variants of the G2, but as a Verizon user I can confirm that the bootloader is locked. With that said, there is an exploit to get around this. Check out the development section for more info.
reinaldistic said:
I want to switch from the s4. the main thing killing development there is the damn locked bootloader. does the g2 have the same problem or are all otas unlockable? (this would be for Verizon)
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ours is technically locked, but due to a workaround (that I don't really understand) it might as well not be. we flash roms, mods, radios, and kernals all with very few problems.
reinaldistic said:
I want to switch from the s4. the main thing killing development there is the damn locked bootloader. does the g2 have the same problem or are all otas unlockable? (this would be for Verizon)
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You sound just like me I was wondering the same thing before I got rid of my s4 but yes there is a way to get a custom recovery and flash custom ROMs unlike on the s4
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yes it is locked on every variant (bar sprint). But that does not matter for ROM's and recovery, as they are lokified. :victory:
MalignantQuechnitlan said:
yes it is locked on every variant. But that does not matter for ROM's and recovery, as they are lokified. :victory:
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Wrong the sprint bootloader is unlocked.
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mchlbenner said:
Wrong the sprint bootloader is unlocked.
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Ahh well thats interesting haha
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