I've been looking around XDA and the rest of the internet for hours trying to get a root and unlock for my device, but everything I find is from back in September 2014 when people were ticked if they got the 182.46.15 update and couldnt root because of it.
Has anything changed?
I found a couple threads about being able to do it with TowelRoot, and I tried entering new strings (tap on "welcome to v3" 3 times to enter string) like it told me to do for my device, but I can't either figure out what string should be used or its just not possible.
Is there anybody who can help me with this? I'd appreciate it.
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Ok, so first off I rooted my previous phone (a Verizon Motorola Droid X2) without any problems ever. I dropped Verizon as my carrier and switched to Straight Talk and I bought the Samsung Galaxy S4, after a few months of having it I decided to look for a way to root it. After a few days of browsing and reading about I found and root option that worked. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758) This saferoot worked and i had superuser and was able to do everything i wanted to.
I then went on the Google play store and installed apps that I previously had on my old device for rooted phones. Well I installed chainfire3D and opened it up and clicked install the drives (which then requires a reboot) after a sort time I noticed my phone was stuck on the loading screen and I can't get past it.
I then start looking for a unroot/unbrick option in order to restore my phone to default firmware and factory settings to get it to work again.
Now here is the dilemma...
Like it says in the title, the phone model is SGH-S970G and for the life of me I can't find this model's firmware anywhere.
plz help me asap!!!!
Thank you in advance for any useful information to help point me in the right direction or give me a solution!
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Ok, so first off I rooted my previous phone (a Verizon Motorola Droid X2) without any problems ever. I dropped Verizon as my carrier and switched to Straight Talk and I bought the Samsung Galaxy S4, after a few months of having it I decided to look for a way to root it. After a few days of browsing and reading about I found and root option that worked. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758) This saferoot worked and i had superuser and was able to do everything i wanted to.
I then went on the Google play store and installed apps that I previously had on my old device for rooted phones. Well I installed chainfire3D and opened it up and clicked install the drives (which then requires a reboot) after a sort time I noticed my phone was stuck on the loading screen and I can't get past it.
I then start looking for a unroot/unbrick option in order to restore my phone to default firmware and factory settings to get it to work again.
Now here is the dilemma...
Like it says in the title, the phone model is SGH-S970G and for the life of me I can't find this model's firmware anywhere.
plz help me asap!!!!
Thank you in advance for any useful information to help point me in the right direction or give me a solution!
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If you get your phone fixed, I suggest you skip reinstalling Chainfire 3D. It specifically says it's not for Jelly Bean devices.
o7. Has anyone out there used the Moto RAZR M XT905.. more specifically, has anyone successfully unlocked, rooted & flashed a custom ROM to replace JellyBean 4.1.2
My Question:
With a few different RAZRs and their different android versions out there, I'm lost as to the specific version of TWRP or CWM I must use, and the appropriate ROOT method.
Many Infos:
This is the Telstra/Aussie version (DROID XT907 is Verizon/US)
We're still stuck on JB 4.1.2
My RAZR M is the Developer Edition, so unlocking the bootloader was no problem, as unlock code was provided by Motorola.
I then rooted and installed TWRP recovery.. This was over a year ago and I cannot recall what I used to root, or what version of TWRP I had.
Phone worked great all last year, then I very stupidly used an app requiring ROOT access that was specifically for the XT907 US version.
I lost access to the soft keys & some of the UI (I think this is soft-brick?)
My next mistake was to reset to factory settings in the hope of fixing the issues.. which worked!! but has destroyed my WIFI & Bluetooth
Both WIFI & Bluetooth won't toggle on now and are not displaying MAC addresses.. At least I can still call & txt.
After many hours of reading (which I should have done FIRST!) I found a copy of the Telstra 4.1.2 JB Firmware for RAZR M XT905. Yay.
Flashed that with RSDLite.. but no joy.. both still just as broken.. Boo.
I think that some required files have gone AWOL.. wpa_supplicant could be gone (or I may just need to overwrite it with a working version)
This means I will need to flash a custom recovery & gain root access again.
So...
With a few different RAZRs and their different android versions out there, I'm lost as to the specific version of TWRP or CWM I must use, and the appropriate ROOT method.
Hopefully someone here has the same mobile, or some experience flashing/rooting Moto's ??
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Hey Guys, I'm brand new to these forums, and to this whole community so bare with me.
Basically I bought my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S5 phone around the time it came out, and I also had installed root on it via towelroot when Towel Root was first released. I did not update the phone at all for a long period of time and everything was working fine, until one day I was browsing under settings and accidentally tapped the "Software Update" button, then T-mobile auto-pushed an update onto my phone.
This update has caused the root on my phone to not work at all (Deemed useless) So I clicked SU and only a black screen popped up when I tried to open the app, so I uninstalled it, reinstalled it then got a message saying "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU Cannot install it. If you just upgraded to Android 4.3 you need to manually re-root your device" So I tried to re-root via towelroot method again. It seems the T-mobile update made my phone "Unsupported/Uncompatible" with TowelRoot's obsolete techniques, so now I'm in dire need of help.
My phone tried to push another t-mobile update (This time to upgrade to Lollipop) but it failed after attempting to install it after a reboot. So not only will my phone not update to Lollipop, but I'm not even rooted anymore and am unsure on how to get back rooted, or what to do next since I used rooting as a primary source to store apps on my SD Card. Kind of like i'm stuck in one spot? (Can't update your phone/can't root it the old method)
I'm brand new guys, Please can you break down to me what I should do, in order to obtain root again, and possibly be able to upgrade to Lollipop As well as prevent further pushed T-mobile updates? Here's some info if you need it
S5 Model Number: SM-G900T
Android Version:4.4.2
Kernel Version:3.4.0-262.. etc. (Tell me if you need the full kernel details)
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank YOU!
Flash this with ODIN
http://download.chainfire.eu/407/CF-Root1/CF-Auto-Root-kltetmo-kltetmo-smg900t.zip
(Will trip KNOX and void warranty)
Or flash a pre-June 2014 KK Kernel, root with Towelroot again, then flash back your current Kernel
Is this the only solution? And also is it the right one? o.o
Can anyone else please give me some feedback on the situation? I want to make sure I do this right, please just a little helps.
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Or flash a pre-June 2014 KK Kernel, root with Towelroot again, then flash back your current Kernel
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Hey I did exactly what you said and it worked I got root back, but I was wondering how to flash back to my current kernel and keep Root?
So I've searched the forums for a while now, and being the noob I am, I do not know what i am looking for. I was trying to root my daughters tablets (Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8''). I used the CF auto root. Everything list on his download page matched perfectly with what the tablet said in the about device tab (I'm talking about the model number and all the version number were exact. So i use Odin and everything went perfectly. The tablet went through its steps and Odin said PASS in big green letters. But it got stuck in the screen that says "Samsung". So I let it sit there for a while and finally i held the power button and it rebooted. It booted up fully but it kept popping up that all the apps were stopping. Touchwiz and all the storage "has stopped" along with tons of other apps. So i can't go home to get to the apps. I can go into settings and do stuff, but I cant get anything else to work. Is there anything i can go to get Touchwiz to work so that I can navigate? I can provide more info if anyone is willing to help me. Please this my daughters favorite toy in the world. I'll donate $15 to anyone who can help me get the tablet back functional. Thanks! I am such an idiot. I have no idea what I am doing and no clue why I decided to root her tablet.
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So I've searched the forums for a while now, and being the noob I am, I do not know what i am looking for. I was trying to root my daughters tablets (Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8''). I used the CF auto root. Everything list on his download page matched perfectly with what the tablet said in the about device tab (I'm talking about the model number and all the version number were exact. So i use Odin and everything went perfectly. The tablet went through its steps and Odin said PASS in big green letters. But it got stuck in the screen that says "Samsung". So I let it sit there for a while and finally i held the power button and it rebooted. It booted up fully but it kept popping up that all the apps were stopping. Touchwiz and all the storage "has stopped" along with tons of other apps. So i can't go home to get to the apps. I can go into settings and do stuff, but I can't get anything else to work. Is there anything i can go to get Touchwiz to work so that I can navigate? I can provide more info if anyone is willing to help me. Please this my daughter's favorite toy in the world. I'll donate $15 to anyone who can help me get the tablet back functional. Thanks! I am such an idiot. I have no idea what I am doing and no clue why I decided to root her tablet.
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I was able to do a factory reset and start over. Although still have the custom kernel warning when it reboots. Is there a way to get rid of that? Thanks!
Do not use CF Auto Root for now, use chainfire's latest Systemless Root, in this time of writing, i can't find the link to his latest systemless root zip, flash it using a custom recovery.
About that kernel warning, it means that you modified something OR rather the CF Auto Root you flashed in the kernel, this happens also when you flash a custom firmware. You can't remove it. But beware if this warning comes out whenever you restart or power on the device, you might have triggered the KNOX status to 0x1 and that means your warranty is now borked and sammy can use it whenever you want a repair from them to deny your request.
hello,
i managed to get the phone back to get in download mode. stock everything, no root whatsoever. my goal is to root my phone and i have experience doing so but i guess i was just unlucky this time.
i tried searching allover the internet for a fix, searching xda etc.
first off: my device is running oreo 8.0 and it's type is G950FX.
I want to downgrade to 7.0 because FRP lock is on, i did turn on oem lock before starting however i am unable to log in to my old google account connected to my phone.
when i try to flash any bootloader i get SW REV CHECK FAIL DEVICE 2, BINARY 1. i tried almost any trick in the book like downloading 7.0 from sammobile, flashing using odin.
the things i run into when flashing are:
1.can't flash the bootloader, probably because of frp lock.
2. when i don't flash the bootloader for 7.0 i get dm-verity error 0x2.
3. when i only flash 8.0 oreo pda & csc and then flash 7.0 pda on top i do get to boot but i get encryption interrupted error.
4. i am able to boot in 8.0 but can't get past the frp.
i'm out of answers, i really hope anyone can help me out of this situation as i want to use my phone.
Help is much appreciated!
edit: i tried flashing multiple versions of android 7.0 but i keep getting sw rev check fail bootloader device 2 binary 1
i basicly want to do this, a downgrade: https://forums.androidcentral.com/s...s8-plus/878062-how-downgrade-oreo-nougat.html
the problem is i didn't sign out of google or samsung accounts before resetting to factory
You can't. You have a new bootloader v2.
A simple search gives you this answer, if you have u2 and CRED bootloader installed you are stuck. No way to go back anymore.
i'm on u2 and CRED bootloader. i did search for this indeed but i didn't want to give up.
do you think there will be ever be a way to get back into my phone again?
If you have FRP lock good luck. I haven't seen a way yet.
I know it's been 5 months and you've probably either gotten rid of the phone or it's sitting in a dusty bin somewhere, but have you tried Galaxy Reaper? It's a pretty legit FRP bypass tool.
Edit: Scratch that. It's apparently been patched since I last knew it to work. Just wanted to double check, and sure enough..