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I was trying to root my new Galaxy Note 3 LTE and Odin said Pass
after restarting my phone I found my Self Stuck in Samsung logo like photo
I still can get into Odin mode but I can't get into Recovery Mode.
Please Help me !
Ahmed.Soubih said:
I was trying to root my new Galaxy Note 3 LTE and Odin said Pass
after restarting my phone I found my Self Stuck in Samsung logo like photo
I still can get into Odin mode but I can't get into Recovery Mode.
Please Help me !
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you can always just flash the stock rom again with odin as long as you can get into download mode but you loose your data.
are you on 4.4.2 kitkat ? because if so, you need a new version of twrp (or use cwm). there is an unoffical version that supports kk and also the original twrp will get an update soon. theres currently a test build, look at the official thread.
dont use it if you are still on 4.3 !
I really really wish people would search and read before messing with their devices... this is the 800th thread on this again.
Take your battery out, and wait for 60seconds, put back in and try to boot into recovery mode, wipe cache and boot up - OR reflash Stock again.
PS: If you have a Hong Kong Note, you need to go off and read... cause you've made a massive mistake playing.
A.N.Droid said:
you can always just flash the stock rom again with odin as long as you can get into download mode but you loose your data.
are you on 4.4.2 kitkat ? because if so, you need a new version of twrp (or use cwm). there is an unoffical version that supports kk and also the original twrp will get an update soon. theres currently a test build, look at the official thread.
dont use it if you are still on 4.3 !
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Iam on 4.3 Jelly Bean
Ahmed.Soubih said:
Iam on 4.3 Jelly Bean
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pull the battery, like radicalisto told you ! forgot about that...
give him a thanks if it worked !
Check you have the right CF-Autoroot, if you got the latest one it won't work as it's for KK only try This One - In future please read more.
A.N.Droid said:
pull the battery, like radicalisto told you ! forgot about that...
give him a thanks if it worked !
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I pulled the battery and try to get into Recovery mode but I couldn't , I am trying to flash Stock firmware now .
Thank you
Ahmed.Soubih said:
I pulled the battery and try to get into Recovery mode but I couldn't , I am trying to flash Stock firmware now .
Thank you
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Use the link I posted before you flash stock again, boot into download mode and flash via Odin PDA and it should be fine
radicalisto said:
Use the link I posted before you flash stock again, boot into download mode and flash via Odin PDA and it should be fine
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I am on Android 4.3 I didn't upgrade to 4.4 . I just tried to root it. I am not using HongKong Version.
What Should I do Before Re-flashing Stock Firmware ?
Thank you
Ahmed.Soubih said:
What Should I do Before Re-flashing Stock Firmware ?
Thank you
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Nothing. Boot into download mode, and flash it via Odin. Job done. - Am I to assume that the CF autoroot I gave you didn't work?
radicalisto said:
Nothing. Boot into download mode, and flash it via Odin. Job done. - Am I to assume that the CF autoroot I gave you didn't work?
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No, I haven't tried it yet , will it work on Android 4.3 ?
Ahmed.Soubih said:
No, I haven't tried it yet , will it work on Android 4.3 ?
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You NEED to read. If you don't read you WILL end up with a bricked device. -- I posted the correct link for you to try, I wouldn't have posted it if it did not work.
radicalisto said:
You NEED to read. If you don't read you WILL end up with a bricked device. -- I posted the correct link for you to try, I wouldn't have posted it if it did not work.
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Ok I'll Flash the Auto root file you gave to me before . stock firmware
Thank you
Ahmed.Soubih said:
No, I haven't tried it yet , will it work on Android 4.3 ?
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Before going to the trouble of flashing the stock rom and try rooting again, why not flash the cf-autoroot radicalisto linked you to? It'll only take a minute to do it.
hey_joe said:
Before going to the trouble of flashing the stock rom and try rooting again, why not flash the cf-autoroot radicalisto linked you to? It'll only take a minute to do it.
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I will Flash it .
Thank you
radicalisto said:
You NEED to read. If you don't read you WILL end up with a bricked device. -- I posted the correct link for you to try, I wouldn't have posted it if it did not work.
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Thank you. I Used CF Root you gave to me and got My phone Back .
I donot know what to say , Thank you very much
Ahmed.Soubih said:
Thank you. I Used CF Root you gave to me and got My phone Back .
I do know what to say , Thank you very much
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Glad you got sorted. In future, before you make any changes to your very expensive device, make sure you read and know exactly what files you have and what you are doing :good:
Hello friends.
Is it possible? all the info i find doesnt help.
Any way to do this?
cant i flash he old bootloader and then downgrade?
Thanks a million for any input
aoooo said:
Hello friends.
Is it possible? all the info i find doesnt help.
Any way to do this?
cant i flash he old bootloader and then downgrade?
Thanks a million for any input
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Nope you can no longer downgrade to 4.3 after flashing 4.4.2 stock rom.have a nice day.
So if he flashes a 4.3 ROM via Odin, what would happen? Brick?
devilsdouble said:
So if he flashes a 4.3 ROM via Odin, what would happen? Brick?
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yeah.. a soft brick. device won't boot, instead it'll show " software upgrade failed, please connect with kies" something like that.. but yiu can flash the official 4.4.2 again to bring the device alive
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So if he flashes a 4.3 ROM via Odin, what would happen? Brick?
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The new bootloader Knox wont let it downgrade.
Sent from my OCTA CORE I9500
Thank for the replies guys..
no option of flashing an old bootloader or something?
Is this it - stuck with the kitkat??
No option to maybe flash somethimg like CM with 4.3 and then flash the original 4.3 firmware??
nothing no way arround this knox s*** ?
aoooo said:
Thank for the replies guys..
no option of flashing an old bootloader or something?
Is this it - stuck with the kitkat??
No option to maybe flash somethimg like CM with 4.3 and then flash the original 4.3 firmware??
nothing no way arround this knox s*** ?
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Repulsa said:
Nope you can no longer downgrade to 4.3 after flashing 4.4.2 stock rom.have a nice day.
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Once you have flashed 4.4.2 there is no going back to 4.3 as @Repulsa & others have already told you :cyclops:
11calcal said:
Once you have flashed 4.4.2 there is no going back to 4.3 as @Repulsa & others have already told you :cyclops:
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:crying:
:good: Thank you all for the replies and info.
Hope someone will find some sort of way in the future.
found this.. please be patient with me.. i am exploring every possibility.. could help others as well.. :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2539904
any opinions on trying this ? Thanks!
on youtube i saw a person using i9505 having kitkat.he downgraded from 4.4.2 to 4.3 using mobile odin. n it worked well.
as mobile odin is not supported on i9500 we cant do this.
but the important thing is that he downgraded.that means it is possible.
please devs..help us guys.please.i am fed up of kitkat n i am on the same boat to have jellybean back.
one more thing, what if we flash jellybean custom rom over kitkat.will it work ?
ronak.chawla30 said:
on youtube i saw a person using i9505 having kitkat.he downgraded from 4.4.2 to 4.3 using mobile odin. n it worked well.
as mobile odin is not supported on i9500 we cant do this.
but the important thing is that he downgraded.that means it is possible.
please devs..help us guys.please.i am fed up of kitkat n i am on the same boat to have jellybean back.
one more thing, what if we flash jellybean custom rom over kitkat.will it work ?
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post the link to this video
/ I found it - nothing new - familiar things
Sometimes it is possible to downgrade, but for sure my friend, then u won't have wifi and/or sound
tapatalked by an Echoenian on old b/l without knox
What if he installs a custom 4.3 rom?
Would that work? can he install the custom rom in recovery? or that would brick the phone because of the new bootloader?
phoneswolf said:
post the link to this video
/ I found it - nothing new - familiar things
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here is the link : http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-k4lWKOOFhU&fulldescription=1&hl=en&guid=&gl=IN&client=mv-google
ronak.chawla30 said:
here is the link : http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-k4lWKOOFhU&fulldescription=1&hl=en&guid=&gl=IN&client=mv-google
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I watched this video
(this is not new)
phoneswolf said:
I watched this video
(this is not new)
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that means it is possible by hook or crook.is it for i9500 ?
n cant we use 4.3 custom rom ? does it need 4.3 base rom to work fine ?
ronak.chawla30 said:
that means it is possible by hook or crook.is it for i9500 ?
n cant we use 4.3 custom rom ? does it need 4.3 base rom to work fine ?
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downgrade always possible but there are problems
example
sound, calls
can be fixed using a custom kernel, mods, etc.
but this did not benefit
why necessary ? 4.4.2 is better
question is downgrade and reset Knox
it is
everything else is nothing
confirmed for I9500 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2686882
ronak.chawla30 said:
on youtube i saw a person using i9505 having kitkat.he downgraded from 4.4.2 to 4.3 using mobile odin. n it worked well.
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Ah that was me. I got my S4 back so i am going to do a more clear video with voice also. Probably tomorrow
*boy*racer* said:
Ah that was me. I got my S4 back so i am going to do a more clear video with voice also. Probably tomorrow
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thanks for that video.
after downgrading your phone from 4.4.2 to 4.3, is it working fine ? i mean are you facing any issues ? like sound,wifi etc etc...
ronak.chawla30 said:
thanks for that video.
after downgrading your phone from 4.4.2 to 4.3, is it working fine ? i mean are you facing any issues ? like sound,wifi etc etc...
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Only wifi but fixed by flashing a custom kernel. But every time i rebooted, i had to re-connect to my router again.
my phone got bricked i can't understand whether it is a hard or a soft brick no buttons working screen is totally off not getting switched on
:crying::cryinglzz help
techmate98 said:
my phone got bricked i can't understand whether it is a hard or a soft brick no buttons working screen is totally off not getting switched on
:crying::cryinglzz help
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kies3 may help
EthanDev said:
kies3 may help
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how my device got hard bricked
please help me out :'(
i updated my grand 2 from 4.3 to 4.4.2 and then tried to get back to 4.3 stock firmware through odin3. In the odin it was written "all threads completed (succeed 0/ failed 1)
now the phone isnt even switching on and no button is working
please help me, what should i do to make it work?
@techmate98- describe me what you exactly did??
@alex- why did you downgrade?? you mad bro?? this is the update everyone's waiting for
nothing to worry
alexmercer56 said:
i updated my grand 2 from 4.3 to 4.4.2 and then tried to get back to 4.3 stock firmware through odin3. In the odin it was written "all threads completed (succeed 0/ failed 1)
now the phone isnt even switching on and no button is working
please help me, what should i do to make it work?
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bro there is nothing to worry just go to the nearest service center & tell them you were updating your phone via KIES SOFTWARE of samsung but in between there was a power cut so update stoped in between & after that my phone was not starting ....thats it they would do the needful & repair your handset....hoping your phone will be in warranty...
@EthanDev : dude games like clash of clans and few others were showing huge framedrop and other performance bugs were there and also i was happy with my rooted 4.3 jb, thats why i tried that
@grohitsurana: yes have done that only, gave my phone to the service center few hours ago, hope those guys make it work again
EthanDev said:
@techmate98- describe me what you exactly did??
@alex- why did you downgrade?? you mad bro?? this is the update everyone's waiting for
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no need brother as i have already given my phone to service center..:good:
techmate98 said:
no need brother as i have already given my phone to service center..:good:[/QUOT
so what did they say??
can it be repair??
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same problem
alexmercer56 said:
i updated my grand 2 from 4.3 to 4.4.2 and then tried to get back to 4.3 stock firmware through odin3. In the odin it was written "all threads completed (succeed 0/ failed 1)
now the phone isnt even switching on and no button is working
please help me, what should i do to make it work?
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Guys I have the same problem. I updated to kitkat but there are lots of b bugs. So I tried to downgrade to 4.3 and process failed. Now my phone is dead. It's not showing any activity. Three button combo not working. Even the boot logo is not showing up. Any idea what to do. Any body tried USB jig?
alexmercer56 said:
techmate98 said:
no need brother as i have already given my phone to service center..:good:[/QUOT
so what did they say??
can it be repair??
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thry didn't tell me something thry just kept my phone told me that it will take around 7 days and they will call after the completion of the process
and what about yours did you try usb jig method
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techmate98 said:
alexmercer56 said:
thry didn't tell me something thry just kept my phone told me that it will take around 7 days and they will call after the completion of the process
and what about yours did you try usb jig method
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nah didn't tried anything, i posted here for help but no solution came, so gave my phone to the service center and yes they said if its a software problem, its their responsibility but i'm worried what'd happen if they somehow find out that the device is rooted :s
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rkmadotra said:
Guys I have the same problem. I updated to kitkat but there are lots of b bugs. So I tried to downgrade to 4.3 and process failed. Now my phone is dead. It's not showing any activity. Three button combo not working. Even the boot logo is not showing up. Any idea what to do. Any body tried USB jig?
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you need a working stock dump of bootloader(.img) ask the developers to upload a working bootloader dump and follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367
microchip88 said:
you need a working stock dump of bootloader(.img) ask the developers to upload a working bootloader dump and follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367
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brother if the phone is not booting then how can we install the bootloader
Did you read the guide your going to install or burn the dump bootloader to sdcrad and the phone will force read or boot from sdcard then after that it will boot into download mode and your going to flash the stock firmware via odin. Gets???
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microchip88 said:
Did you read the guide your going to install or burn the dump bootloader to sdcrad and the phone will force read or boot from sdcard then after that it will boot into download mode and your going to flash the stock firmware via odin. Gets???
Sent from my MT11i using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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will try this as soon as possible @balliboxer brother can you plz help me in providing these required files of kitkat
grand 2
microchip88 said:
Did you read the guide your going to install or burn the dump bootloader to sdcrad and the phone will force read or boot from sdcard then after that it will boot into download mode and your going to flash the stock firmware via odin. Gets???
Sent from my MT11i using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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SM-G7102( Grand 2) SDCARD Un-Bricker Files
http://www.4shared.com/file/xaasWKQc...02XXUANE2.html
Grand 2 Downgrade
I did try to downgrade from 4.4.2 to 4.3
the same problem i have faced,
the phone is totally dead...
i have given to service center it is in warrenty
drrami75 said:
SM-G7102( Grand 2) SDCARD Un-Bricker Files
http://www.4shared.com/file/xaasWKQc...02XXUANE2.html
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this for 4.3 bro i want it for 4.4.2
Don't downgrade, it will hard brick your phone!!! If you downgraded, that means you have bricked it.
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ive tried rooting my galaxy note 4 sm-n910f version by the guide here and it worked ive had superSU installed and used root required apps.
then for some reason after a week or so ive noticed that my phone isnt rooted anymore how can that be? ive check via "Root checker basic" app from the playstore and it says the device is not rooted.
and the superSU app is gone aswell.
ive tried to root it again 3 more times and it seems not to work...
what can be the problem?
Did you take an ota by any chance? That's all I can think of, if you did you might have to Odin stock again before you reroot
ota
sawdoctor said:
Did you take an ota by any chance? That's all I can think of, if you did you might have to Odin stock again before you reroot
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whats an ota?
satlot said:
whats an ota?
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Ota over the air update. If you are rooted and accept/download an update to your phone it can cause this type of issue
sawdoctor said:
Ota over the air update. If you are rooted and accept/download an update to your phone it can cause this type of issue
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didnt accept any updates that i know of...
satlot said:
didnt accept any updates that i know of...
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have you turned on your reactivation lock ?? if yes then turn it off and try rooting again
Er. Aditya said:
have you turned on your reactivation lock ?? if yes then turn it off and try rooting again
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nope reactivation off and been off...
satlot said:
nope reactivation off and been off...
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how exactly are you rooting and what are the errors your getting bro ??
get twrp and flash this zip by chainfire
http://download.chainfire.eu/636/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.37.zip
Er. Aditya said:
how exactly are you rooting and what are the errors your getting bro ??
get twrp and flash this zip by chainfire
http://download.chainfire.eu/636/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.37.zip
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well im using the root files from chainfire for n910f im doing the usual way rebot to download mode and flash with odin every thing is seccessful its not bricking or something but it seems that i does not really root the phone cuz i dont have the supersu installed and "root checker basic" says im not rooted... tried several times... funny thing that i was rooted like a week ago.
how do i flash the UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.37.zip ? with odin? PDA?
satlot said:
well im using the root files from chainfire for n910f im doing the usual way rebot to download mode and flash with odin every thing is seccessful its not bricking or something but it seems that i does not really root the phone cuz i dont have the supersu installed and "root checker basic" says im not rooted... tried several times... funny thing that i was rooted like a week ago.
how do i flash the UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.37.zip ? with odin? PDA?
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no bro get custom recovery like twrp and flash it via recovery
Er. Aditya said:
no bro get custom recovery like twrp and flash it via recovery
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thanks alot man it worked, rooted ones again
satlot said:
thanks alot man it worked, rooted ones again
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pleasure brother :good::highfive:
Anybody rooted NK2? My Galaxy S4 Developers Edition phone was stolen on a recent airplane flight (fell asleep and when I deplaned the phone was missing) . Assurion couldn't replace the phone so they sent me a new S5, but it came with NK2 installed. Waiting for a Nexus 6 to purchase...
rmanaka said:
Anybody rooted NK2? My Galaxy S4 Developers Edition phone was stolen on a recent airplane flight (fell asleep and when I deplaned the phone was missing) . Assurion couldn't replace the phone so they sent me a new S5, but it came with NK2 installed. Waiting for a Nexus 6 to purchase...
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Its been out about a day I believe... Hopefully we'll still be able to root this one using the same methods from before. You can try if you want.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2879348
BigBot96 said:
Its been out about a day I believe... Hopefully we'll still be able to root this one using the same methods from before. You can try if you want.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2879348
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Thanks, saw that, but I think I would need the NK2 kernel as the last step?
rmanaka said:
Thanks, saw that, but I think I would need the NK2 kernel as the last step?
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Or any other kernel, unless you really want NK2 for some reason.
rmanaka said:
Thanks, saw that, but I think I would need the NK2 kernel as the last step?
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If the bootloader has not been incremented, we'll be able to regain root on NK2 once there's an ODIN flashable NK2 kernel. So basically, I don't believe it's possible just yet.
rmanaka said:
Anybody rooted NK2? My Galaxy S4 Developers Edition phone was stolen on a recent airplane flight (fell asleep and when I deplaned the phone was missing) . Assurion couldn't replace the phone so they sent me a new S5, but it came with NK2 installed. Waiting for a Nexus 6 to purchase...
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The new kernel is here if you want to try.
rmanaka said:
Anybody rooted NK2? My Galaxy S4 Developers Edition phone was stolen on a recent airplane flight (fell asleep and when I deplaned the phone was missing) . Assurion couldn't replace the phone so they sent me a new S5, but it came with NK2 installed. Waiting for a Nexus 6 to purchase...
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Garret_top said:
I just used it and it works
Thanks again I followed your guide my first time around. You da man
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open1your1eyes0 said:
Here you go guys: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95857557620393842
Just follow my previous guide from before (linked below) and at step #6 just use the NK2 kernel (linked above) instead.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55347753&postcount=19
Let me know if it works.
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^^^^^^^
Towelroot blocked everywhere...
kprice8 said:
^^^^^^^
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Everytime I try to download towelroot (both on my computer and on my GS5), the .apk is blocked as a virus package.
The S5 really doesn't like the website for towelroot, and google searches for the apk also get blocked by Symantec. Has this apk been compromised or has it contained a Trojan all along?
Any thoughts or suggestions?
rmanaka said:
Everytime I try to download towelroot (both on my computer and on my GS5), the .apk is blocked as a virus package.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
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Download it to your computer, tether to computer, and place it on the SD card.
Disable the anti-virus on your PC first....
kprice8 said:
Download it to your computer, tether to computer, and place it on the SD card.
Disable the anti-virus on your PC first....
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Wow, even Dropbox kills the file...
After I disabled my antivirus (Symantec) and tried to restore the file, I get security errors ALL OVER THE PLACE on my desktop computer.
*** UPDATE ***
Well, I was able to get tr.apk onto my SDcard and then successfully obtain root!
I don't know what the issue is with towelroot, but my clock on my desktop was reset and the internet time server could not correctly rsynch the time; I had to manually reset the time.
It's pretty scary when this happens...I don't know if it is a false positive Trojan detection or what, but I sure hope somebody more knowledgeable has reverse engineered the tr.apk and validated that it is safe!
OH Well, thanks everybody. Keeping fingers crossed!!!
I Can't wait to get a fully unlocked Nexus 6 (and hopefully prevent VZ from locking it like they try with the Developers Edition devices)!!! Maybe its time to switch carriers.
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The new kernel is here if you want to try.
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Took NK2 update this morning. Attempted to go back to NCG firware, in order to use "towelroot" to reroot. Using Odin. It failed on 3 attemps. Unless I did something wrong.
dshu said:
Took NK2 update this morning. Attempted to go back to NCG firware, in order to use "towelroot" to reroot. Using Odin. It failed on 3 attemps. Unless I did something wrong.
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Try the files and kernels I have here. I know they work.
Misterxtc said:
Try the files and kernels I have here. I know they work.
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Thank you, tried your files. still cannot not go back to a previous firmware NCG, just says it fails.
dshu said:
Thank you, tried your files. still cannot not go back to a previous firmware NCG, just says it fails.
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One more shot if you haven't tried already. Flash the full NCG tar from here to see if you can at least get root back and then flash the NI2 firmware. If that works install a NI2 stock or custom ROM.
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One more shot if you haven't tried already. Flash the full NCG tar from here to see if you can at least get root back and then flash the NI2 firmware. If that works install a NI2 stock or custom ROM.
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Also make sure that you have checked the MD5 hash of your downloads. I have had failed ODINs from a corrupt download.
Misterxtc said:
One more shot if you haven't tried already. Flash the full NCG tar from here to see if you can at least get root back and then flash the NI2 firmware. If that works install a NI2 stock or custom ROM.
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Just tried it, no go....I guess NK2 has closed off our root procedure.. Thank you for all the help.
dshu said:
Just tried it, no go....I guess NK2 has closed off our root procedure.. Thank you for all the help.
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Bummer. I might have got it wrong but there are a few saying it can be done. According to this post you need to flash NE9 first. Flash the NK2 kernel at the end instead of NI2 if you want NK2. Hopefully that works.
It worked for me...
dshu said:
Just tried it, no go....I guess NK2 has closed off our root procedure.. Thank you for all the help.
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Not true...I was able to root a brand new GS5 NK2 using the described procedure (with hesitation from downloading Towelroot). If ODIN is failing it means something is wrong with your flashing procedure. Try another computer/cable and make sure that whatever you are using has the Samsung USB drivers installed.
For reference I used ODIN v. 3.0.7 instead of the latest version.
Misterxtc said:
Bummer. I might have got it wrong but there are a few saying it can be done. According to this post you need to flash NE9 first. Flash the NK2 kernel at the end instead of NI2 if you want NK2. Hopefully that works.
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Oh, ok I will try to flash NE9 instead of NCG...Thank you
Misterxtc said:
Try the files and kernels I have here. I know they work.
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Discovered why I could not Odin the firmware, that people tried to assist me. Well wish I could come up with a complicated reason why it was not working, but my own fault,
I never put phone in "download" mode. That's why it was failing. It worked now. Thanks all that helped me..