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.
Oaklands said:
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.
I recently bricked my s3 trying to install a custom rom. This time around with my new G2 i am just going to root, so i need to know what the best root is right now and is there a possibility of bricking during root process? Also i am on the verizon VS980 with the JDQ39B build on 4.2.2. Thanks
There always is a slight Chance that something can go wrong. As long as you know what you are doing you should be fine. I also have the Verizon model and I rooted it and installed custom roms without any problems. Just make sure to backup
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oadam11 said:
There always is a slight Chance that something can go wrong. As long as you know what you are doing you should be fine. I also have the Verizon model and I rooted it and installed custom roms without any problems. Just make sure to backup
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Thanks for the reply do you have a suggestion on what root i should use?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448887
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Please send me rooting link for Verizon Samsung galaxy note 3 that is the most current update. I having bad luck finding one. I'm on the stock jelly bean 4.3 waiting on dumb verizon to release the 4.4 kit katt.i can no longer wait so I want to root
Use kingo.
Third sticky thread in this General section.
So how do I find this link. Can't find it
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monkeyjjk said:
So how do I find this link. Can't find it
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2518808
If i root my note 3. Can I change roms since the boot loader is locked?
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monkeyjjk said:
If i root my note 3. Can I change roms since the boot loader is locked?
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After rooting, install hashcode's SafeStrap (in android development section). Then you'll be able to install any TouchWiz based ROM (Verizon).
monkeyjjk said:
If i root my note 3. Can I change roms since the boot loader is locked?
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Use this link and it will tell you everything you need to know to root the verizon. and load custom roms. It is what i followed.
However if you have any troubles with kingo not rooting your phone, then try Kingo 1.1.6 version. Look at My sig down below at exactly what i did.
I'm looking to flash custom Recovery's and what not. I just got the phone 5/2/14. The SGH-I337 on AT&T. Got the phone with 4.4.2 kk. Updated when update was available. Wanted to know if I could use Odin to flash things like any other Samsung phone.
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You can not flash a custom recovery. The bootloader is locked. If you want to flash custom roms look in the general forum. Look for " index all things mk2 nb1"
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OK can you unlock the boot loader at all?
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iTzz_KAMIKAZE said:
OK can you unlock the boot loader at all?
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No
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OK and I was looking through the forums and searching through them and found nothing for root or recovery of nc1.
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iTzz_KAMIKAZE said:
OK and I was looking through the forums and searching through them and found nothing for root or recovery of nc1.
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Start here and read it all about 6 times. Rooting and putting a rom on the i337 with mk2 or nb1 is not for the faint of heart. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49562527
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jd1639 said:
Start here and read it all about 6 times. Rooting and putting a rom on the i337 with mk2 or nb1 is not for the faint of heart. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49562527
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Edit, follow the same steps for nc1 as nb1
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OK wjatvandroid version is nb1?
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iTzz_KAMIKAZE said:
OK wjatvandroid version is nb1?
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It's 4.4.2. Mk2, nb1, and nc1 are just some att revisions of 4.4.2
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*What version
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Oh ok
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I'm on the same situation, just got my phone from AT&T (SGH-i337) with 4.4.2, now on baseband NC1, I would like to root the phone and it seems the only way is downgrading to NB1 and then downgrade again to MK2.
But I'm not so sure if it's safe to flash the roms having a SIM lock on my phone, is it necessary to unlock it before trying to flash?
Another noob question, a locked bootloader means I can't get CWM, but can I still install custom roms installable through Odin?
Sorry, No custom ROM's for locked bootloaders.
gtluis said:
I'm on the same situation, just got my phone from AT&T (SGH-i337) with 4.4.2, now on baseband NC1, I would like to root the phone and it seems the only way is downgrading to NB1 and then downgrade again to MK2.
But I'm not so sure if it's safe to flash the roms having a SIM lock on my phone, is it necessary to unlock it before trying to flash?
Another noob question, a locked bootloader means I can't get CWM, but can I still install custom roms installable through Odin?
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Nope. The only way to get a custom ROM would be to use safestrap.
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Nope. The only way to get a custom ROM would be to use safestrap.
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What about the SIM lock? Do I need to get my phone SIM unlocked before flashing a stock ROM?
gtluis said:
What about the SIM lock? Do I need to get my phone SIM unlocked before flashing a stock ROM?
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I would sim unlock before flashing a custom rom, a stock rom, flashed via odin is fine
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It shouldn't matter
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What about the SIM lock? Do I need to get my phone SIM unlocked before flashing a stock ROM?
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Sim Locking only restricts your phone to a particular carrier, it wouldn't interfere with a custom rom, as long as said rom was built for your carrier.
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Sim Locking only restricts your phone to a particular carrier, it wouldn't interfere with a custom rom, as long as said rom was built for your carrier.
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So that means I can use any SGH-i337 specif roms but not the i9505 ones, right?
sort of
gtluis said:
So that means I can use any SGH-i337 specif roms but not the i9505 ones, right?
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It needs be compatible with your carrier and safestrap too Check out the saestrap posts, they'll give you a full run down.
I bought the phone with pre updated kitkat and want to root it so please help me on this
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rohit choudhary said:
I bought the phone with pre updated kitkat and want to root it so please help me on this
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Search IORoot. Easy to use.
Use the 25 or latest
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Is there still a way to unlock it for custom roms? I've been away from forums for a while and never updated my G2 yet.
jim_0068 said:
Is there still a way to unlock it for custom roms? I've been away from forums for a while and never updated my G2 yet.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496