I apologize if this has been covered, but i cannot find another situation like mine.
I have the verizon variant of the Galaxy s5
Currently on version 4.4.2
I rooted using towelroot on 4.4.2 i believe.
The verizon update came through and i completely forgot about root.
I tried to install, and it failed, then i lost root access.
Currently sitting here without root access, running towel root v3 won't work nor will changing the modstrings.
Root checker says no root,
But verizon OTA update won't work either. Get the error at the android open belly screen.
I need some help, i used to be awesome working with motorola phones, and root/unroot/restore/custom roms.
Samsung is a different story.
I need to get on the android 4.4.4 update (without tripping knox) because my bluetooth connectivity is dog ****.
Thanks for the help.
-Nick
Solution,
Plug the phone into a windows laptop (may work on mac too) update the drivers. Auto play should pop up and VZW upgrade assistant will be an option. Click on this, it's pretty much automated from this point. You will not be rooted, even though a part of my problem was i wasn't rooted, but the update was failing. So thanks to HGFireHazard. He's the man.
If you have any questions i will try to answer them.
THanks
Nick
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scarinu10 said:
I apologize if this has been covered, but i cannot find another situation like mine.
I have the verizon variant of the Galaxy s5
Currently on version 4.4.2
I rooted using towelroot on 4.4.2 i believe.
The verizon update came through and i completely forgot about root.
I tried to install, and it failed, then i lost root access.
Currently sitting here without root access, running towel root v3 won't work nor will changing the modstrings.
Root checker says no root,
But verizon OTA update won't work either. Get the error at the android open belly screen.
I need some help, i used to be awesome working with motorola phones, and root/unroot/restore/custom roms.
Samsung is a different story.
I need to get on the android 4.4.4 update (without tripping knox) because my bluetooth connectivity is dog ****.
Thanks for the help.
-Nick
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Having the same issue here. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I did a factory reset and that didn't solve the issue.
I was able to get updated to NI2. If you plug in the phone to a computer (Windows in my case), you can run the VZW Updater that Windows asks if you want to run when you first plug in the phone. From there it pretty much takes care of everything. Although obviously I'm now unrooted and will have to find a way to get that back.
Ni2? What is that.
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Ni2? What is that.
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NI2 is the newest build from Verizon but it's the 4.4.4 you're looking for.
Ok. Thanks didn't realize it was called ni2. It does it all through the updater though on the desktop?
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Ok. Thanks didn't realize it was called ni2. It does it all through the updater though on the desktop?
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Those are just the last 3 digits of it. That's basically how those on the forum have been distinguishing between updates is by the last 3. Yup it did everything. Once I installed the app and told it to update it did everything start to finish without any additional input from me.
How did you install the upgrade assistant. Verizon website says auto play should pop up. But it's not popping for me. USB debugging is enabled. Did you manually download it
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scarinu10 said:
How did you install the upgrade assistant. Verizon website says auto play should pop up. But it's not popping for me. USB debugging is enabled. Did you manually download it
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Are you on Windows 8 or 8.1 by chance? If so, when you plug it in you should get a pop up in the upper right hand corner that will allow you to run it.
No. Windows 7. It goes into installer mode to update drivers and then goes into media mode.
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scarinu10 said:
No. Windows 7. It goes into installer mode to update drivers and then goes into media mode.
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There should be a popup that comes up when you first plug in the device. If there isn't, that's a setting you must have changed in Windows that you will have to modify. I originally tried to find an executable to run myself as it took me a minute to find the location to run it on Windows 8.1 but I wasn't able to locate. Unless someone else can chime in you'll have to get that popup to show.
Just flipped over to my girlfriends windows 8.1 laptop. seems to be installing just fine.
Thanks for all of the help i will report back if this works.
Thanks
Nick
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I successfully rooted my shield without unlocking bootloader using towelroot. When you install the apk and run it it says it will reboot in 15 seconds, but it will take a little longer than that for some reason so just let it sit for a while. After it reboot I had the SuperSU from chainfire's website downloaded. Use root explorer to open the zip. Go to common folder and install the apk. Worked for me.towelroot.com. download.chainfire.eu/447/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip.
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cool, I hope it just does not break future updates of the shield ...
alucard_xs said:
cool, I hope it just does not break future updates of the shield ...
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Me too. But it is very easy to unroot through the SuperSU app. I would just make sure you undo anything you change system wise before unrooting like uninstalling busybox.
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I successfully rooted my shield without unlocking bootloader using towelroot. When you install the apk and run it it says it will reboot in 15 seconds, but it will take a little longer than that for some reason so just let it sit for a while. After it reboot I had the SuperSU from chainfire's website downloaded. Use root explorer to open the zip. Go to common folder and install the apk. Worked for me.towelroot.com. download.chainfire.eu/447/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip.
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Are you on the 77 update? Kitkat.
Thanks, do you know if this works on any other devices, i know that you root your N3 using the method, i want to use it on my moto G, running kk, i will try it, thanks again
Holy ****! Geohot made this?
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psycho1200 said:
Thanks, do you know if this works on any other devices, i know that you root your N3 using the method, i want to use it on my moto G, running kk, i will try it, thanks again
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I believe Geohot said it should work on any phone with a kernel date before June 3. Shouldn't hurt to give it a try. It will either root or it won't. I think the Motorola community has been able to unlock some bootloaders after using this root method. Check the forums for you particular device.
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Are you on the 77 update? Kitkat.
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Yes.
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devilsmack said:
I successfully rooted my shield without unlocking bootloader using towelroot. When you install the apk and run it it says it will reboot in 15 seconds, but it will take a little longer than that for some reason so just let it sit for a while. After it reboot I had the SuperSU from chainfire's website downloaded. Use root explorer to open the zip. Go to common folder and install the apk. Worked for me.towelroot.com. download.chainfire.eu/447/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip.
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this worked for my shield using latest update with a locked bootloader. brilliant! saved me alot of time!
strange, the app seems to hang ... is it normal ?
Does not seem to work for me, when I click on "Make it ra1n", the app seems to hang and the texte beneath the "make it ra1n" is still "click the button to root no more reboot required" ... and that's all ...
UP : I use towelroot v2, did you use v1 ?
UP2: I tried v1 without success , it's written reboot in 15 seconds but i's been 6 minutes right now ... how long did you wait before it reboots ?
alucard_xs said:
strange, the app seems to hang ... is it normal ?
Does not seem to work for me, when I click on "Make it ra1n", the app seems to hang and the texte beneath the "make it ra1n" is still "click the button to root no more reboot required" ... and that's all ...
UP : I use towelroot v2, did you use v1 ?
UP2: I tried v1 without success , it's written reboot in 15 seconds but i's been 6 minutes right now ... how long did you wait before it reboots ?
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for me using v1 it hanged for about 1min, then I swiped it away in the multitasking panel and the device rebooted itself and then I had root access.. Seems little dodgy but it worked
thanks, same here now, seems rooted
Does not work with 4.22. I tried it.
YES! GODSEND! I rooted my shield as well as my HTC One X!! SOOOO Stoked!
what is a reliable link to get towel root? and thanks!
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what is a reliable link to get towel root? and thanks!
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The link is in the first post.
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Hey having a bit of problems hoping someone can help? Like a previous user mentioned Towelroot hangs after clicking 'make it rain'. A few minutes go by and I get a 'not responding' prompt. If I click 'wait', a few Kore minutes go by then same thing again. If I click 'close' the device reboots without root.
I'm at a loss for what to do next.. Is it recommended doing this in safe mode? 4.4.2.
Cheers
How did you get this to work? I downloaded tr.apk v3, installed it, opened the app up and after clicking make it ra1n it says my phone is not supported?
Would changing the modstrings help, if so; to what?
Vustom said:
How did you get this to work? I downloaded tr.apk v3, installed it, opened the app up and after clicking make it ra1n it says my phone is not supported?
Would changing the modstrings help, if so; to what?
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I don't know what the difference is but I used v1. Maybe do a search for that apk and see if it works for you.
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I don't know what the difference is but I used v1. Maybe do a search for that apk and see if it works for you.
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Every article I've found so far just links to the towelroot website. Can you mirror the v1 apk?
I CANNOT TETHER OR CREATE A MOBILE HOTSPOT ON MY GALAXY S3 (VERIZON). I GET THE MESSAGE, CHECKING SUBSCRIPTION THEN CONNECTION FAILED, I RECENTLY UPDATED TO 4.4.2 KITKAT.
(ALSO I AM NOT USING A VERIZON SIM CARD) IF THAT HELPS.
PLEASE HELP :crying:
Are you rooted?
Try using foxfi from the play store
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Michael R. said:
Are you rooted?
Try using foxfi from the play store
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Hey Michael. .thanx . No its not rooted...I recently upgraded to 4.4.2 manually using the odin process. Av since failed to root using the one click rooting options. Is there another way to root? If you have a rooting software or root md5 download link please advise. I am willing to try anything besides bricking at this point
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Hey Michael. .thanx . No its not rooted...I recently upgraded to 4.4.2 manually using the odin process. Av since failed to root using the one click rooting options. Is there another way to root? If you have a rooting software or root md5 download link please advise. I am willing to try anything besides bricking at this point
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Have you tried TowelRoot?
Let me try that
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Let me try that
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After you root you need to install SU and busybox.
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After you root you need to install SU and busybox.
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Thanx I'll get back to you when I have trIed these options.
I successfully rooted using towelroot and installed supersu. I also installed foxfi. It was able to get me past the mobile hotspot problem but still could not tether. It requested I install pd(something) On the computer first..Wil this always be the case? Can I not tether without installing that on the computer?
Also I have had to reset to factory settings because i happended to activate "talk back", the result was that the phone kept reading everything i touched but thats all it did meaning i could not select anything, not even switch off or do anything!! Not even unchecking talk back..instead it would read out loud "talk back" and the phone was hanging so bad ..another thing is the foxfi prompted for a password which then took over the screen lock. I went to screen lock settings to disable but the option of disabling was unavailable.
I have also noticed after trying to use the Light touch option that it works so terribly on 4.4.2. The whole screen un uniformly flashed pink at every touch in such a way that an epileptic would not survive the effects. I had to switch the phone off for this to be disabled as well. So there goes the woes of my Samsung galaxy s3 sch-I535 Verizon. Anyone able to address all my issues is more than welcome. Note: foxfi did not sort the tether problem. It sorted the hotspot though.
Download xposed installer. Then use xtether module. Then use st9ck hotspot app
drewcam888 said:
Download xposed installer. Then use xtether module. Then use st9ck hotspot app
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Awesome, thanks
drewcam888 said:
Download xposed installer. Then use xtether module. Then use st9ck hotspot app
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THanks, worked!
Do you know how to add a hotspot icon to the Notification panel?
Hello everyone. First of all I want to say that this is a great forum with tons of valuable information. You guys do excellent jobs here. Now. I have a recently purchased S4 with AT&T. It is imperative that I get this phone unlocked TODAY. I am going in for surgery and my daughter is going to be left alone at home and I need her to have a phone to be able to contact me at the hospital if need be or in case of an emergency. I have tried all of the way that I have found on here to unlock this device and have not been successful. I cannot even get it Rooted. I tried with MotoChopper. I tried ODIN, King, and whatever the last one is. I have tried the *#0011# and it goes to the service menu but when I key in the number one, a screen flashes real quickly that says menu not exist. then back to the service screen. I do not know where to go from here. Can someone please assist me with a step by step tutorial on what needs to be done? I would be extremely grateful. I am standing by refreshing the page hoping for responses. Thanks!
I assume you want to sim unlock it? Do you know what firmware version you're on?
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jd1639 said:
I assume you want to sim unlock it? Do you know what firmware version you're on?
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Yes I meant SIM unlock i am sorry. I have a T-Mobile SIM card. I have uploaded an image of the settings page.
DefiantRican said:
Yes I meant SIM unlock i am sorry. I have a T-Mobile SIM card. I have uploaded an image of the settings page.
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You're on nc1 firmware, look at your build number, it's the last three characters. Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54932702
You might have to down grade to nb1, idk for sure. If you have to there is an Odin flashable tar file in the general forum.
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I tried everything in that thread also. I do not know how to downgrade. I also run a linux machine. i do not think that ODIN runs on Linux. Does it? Thank you for the rapid responses.
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I tried everything in that thread also. I do not know how to downgrade. I also run a linux machine. i do not think that ODIN runs on Linux. Does it? Thank you for the rapid responses.
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Odin won't run in Linux. You might be able to run it in a Windows vm. I'm not that familiar with Linux. Heimdall will run but I'm not familiar with that either. Sorry man. You could try Google and heimdall
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Seems I am kind of screwed. Haimdall does run on Linux but it wont root my phone. it says that it did after I run it but then it's not. So weird.
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Seems I am kind of screwed. Haimdall does run on Linux but it wont root my phone. it says that it did after I run it but then it's not. So weird.
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Have you tried to root with towelroot?
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Help me out guys,
Why do you need to root to be able to have daughter get ahold of you?
Why do you need to sim unlock? Are you on different carriers? Texting? etc
Can you get two prepaid phones that would work while in hospital?
Below links:
1. I used this to set up adb/fastboot on my iMac--need it to use Heimdall. I had some links to Heimdall, but must have deleted them. I can always use my son's Windows machine if needed--
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
2. Rooting with SafeStrap--
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
SafeStrap--
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925
Those are complicated procedures and take time to learn w/o breaking your phone which you don't want to do atm.
With sim unlocking which is for using phone on another carrier I have no exp with. But, thought Obama passed law requiring carriers to give you that info. Otherwise, maybe someone else has done it on your model or Google alot.
Again, I am confused on why you need to sim unlock or root--sorry--
Hope you get it sorted in time--:good:
I recently accepted the D80120G OTA form T Mobile while rooted on stock recovery and naturally root broke. I couldn't reroot with stump root because the root script was still on the phone. Stump root said device was already rooted. I tried to install KDZ file to "unroot", but could not get phone to boot into download mode.
The following is a fix for rerooting your phone with stump root if it says your device is already rooted even though your root is broken.
1) Launch LG Mobile support tool
2) With phone on, plug in USB
3) Select PC Software from phone USB settings
4) Wait for LG support tool to recognize phone
5) Select "Upgrade Recovery" from options in LG support tool
6) Wait for LG Support tool to complete recovery
You shouldn't need to back up anything as it will not wipe your phone. However, better safe than sorry.
Now stump root should work with brute force method!
This worked for me! Thanks so much for the post!
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This worked for me! Thanks so much for the post!
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I'm glad i could help! I knew I couldnt be the only one with this issue.
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Will test it but just tell me this bro
I wish and pray this helps me too.. I have the same issue... Trying to test it but battery too low.. Now charging and would let u know with thanks for sure..
Btw my phone was rooted before 20g and just wanted to ask if i dont wanna factory reset my phone b4 this method..
This method did not reset my phone. However; backing up is still good practice before doing anything. Best of luck to you.
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Hey. I really love you for this. It worked like a charm. How you figured it out bro? The process of recovery upgrade seems to manipulate system files which enabled the rooting process to succeed.
Anyways thanks again.
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Brilliant!
Many thanks for posting this...worked perfectly!
FWIW, my phone was NOT recognized after installing the G2 drivers from the LG download page. I had to install the entire LG PC Suite. No idea why this worked out over against simply installing the drivers, but I thought I'd add the tidbit here in case anyone else has the same issue.
Thanks again!
Mine says no problem to fix
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I faced this issue some time ago but my phone wasn't rooted. I did a CSE flash to JB and took OTA until my phone was up-to-date and when i reached the last update I couldn't boot into download mode.
Did u ever find a fix to put into do we nload mode
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had the same situation and this method works for me LG G2 D80120G. thanks
cristian_18 said:
had the same situation and this method works for me LG G2 D80120G. thanks
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Worked like charm for my T-mo G2 D801 20G with lost root access after taking OTA (4.4.2.) Had to do it twice (crashed during install at 80%) and it does involve the 1.6GB download of the firmware (for those who are wandering)... Thanks for this.
I have the same problem, but after i click upgrade recovery a popup windows say " no upgrade items to fix"
who should i do now
xcyice said:
I have the same problem, but after i click upgrade recovery a popup windows say " no upgrade items to fix"
who should i do now
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same here....
U4mes said:
same here....
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Without experiencing this issue myself, I would suggest checking each step for completion. Aside from that I cant offer any alternative fixes. Hopefuly someone else on this board can discover a work around from their experience.
Good luck!
WTF!!!
I followed these instructions exactly. My t-mobile phone rebooted and now it has Lollipop. I'm pretty sure they haven't released it officially...
jose325i said:
I followed these instructions exactly. My t-mobile phone rebooted and now it has Lollipop. I'm pretty sure they haven't released it officially...
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Lol! Amazing! Screenshots?
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Here you go! Having issues at the moment though. I can't download anything from the Play store. Gets stuck at the downloading bar and never downloads anything. Might have to reinstall.
jose325i said:
Here you go! Having issues at the moment though. I can't download anything from the Play store. Gets stuck at the downloading bar and never downloads anything. Might have to reinstall.
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I also found this article tonight. Its for the G3, but reading through the comments also confirms it worked on G2. Thats crazy you stumbled on this. I wonder why its available through the lg tool? Let us know if you figure out the bugs.
http://m.androidcentral.com/lollipop-update-available-lg-g3-through-lg-mobile-support-tool
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same here....
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I have the same issue.
Hey guys...
What up... i got a note 3 from verizon unlocked, and been searching for a method to rooted....
But everytime I'm reading always says this method dosent work or it is bricked...
Can you show me the right direction to do it?
Verizon Note 3
Version 5.0 lollypop
Band Base N900VVRUEOF1
Configuration version B13.SAM.SMN900V.0
Thank you for the help, as always.
Best regards
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Hey guys...
What up... i got a note 3 from verizon unlocked, and been searching for a method to rooted....
But everytime I'm reading always says this method dosent work or it is bricked...
Can you show me the right direction to do it?
Verizon Note 3
Version 5.0 lollypop
Band Base N900VVRUEOF1
Configuration version B13.SAM.SMN900V.0
Thank you for the help, as always.
Best regards
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-note-3/general/root-n900v-5-0-of1-one-click-t3330098
It works nicely.
Thank you very much, I'll check the link.
Hi everybody using the method of yemen team im stuck on bootloader and can enter to download mode is there a method to get out???
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I manage to get it up and running again, flashin trought Odin the stock rom 5.0, now i have on Baseband N900VVRUEOB6, can any body help me rooting this phone...?
Thanks to everyone
Update system software to of1. It will automatically be there
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what is going to be automatically the update or the root?
I tryed to update trought the 4g network but i get the no system update available.
After Odin 0b6. Of1 is immediate maybe you need WiFi but I did it several times and it was waiting 2 min later
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@davekaz, have try with Wifi and nothing... just keep waiting and waiting and nothing...
Im going to keep trying to update. but still remains, how do I root....
Trying the method of Yemen Team, i dont have any machine with Windows 8 or 10, only 7, and the last time have to flash stock to revive my note 3, its there any other method?
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@davekaz, have try with Wifi and nothing... just keep waiting and waiting and nothing...
Im going to keep trying to update. but still remains, how do I root....
Trying the method of Yemen Team, i dont have any machine with Windows 8 or 10, only 7, and the last time have to flash stock to revive my note 3, its there any other method?
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If you are not a Verizon subscriber...you can't get any of Verizon's updates over the air....wifi or otherwise. You can get them at www.sammobile.com once you become a member (it's free to be a member].
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Try this method works for both
versions, OF1 and OB6 and works on any Windows OS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3333569
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Thank you going to try it when getting home..
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After Odin 0b6. Of1 is immediate maybe you need WiFi but I did it several times and it was waiting 2 min later
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you have an account with verizon right?
No i dont have a verizon account i bought the phone from third hand...
But with the OB6 manage to use the method of the 2 tar files to flash and succesfully came with everything, the problem is the next one, on the boot first screen says CUSTOM with the unlock lock draw or symbol, but i cant find the superuser app anywhere....
No when I reboot the phone, takes to long and says system something then I say ok and shutsdown, the only way to enter to android is recovery and delete cache...
Any way to fix this, and altought it says iu was installing the app, i cant find it, should I install the SUPERUSER app?