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Hi there everyone,
I want to root my Desire HD, but I don't want to install any custom roms, radios, etc. I only want to root my HD so I can install apps that require root. I see no advantage in installing any custom ROMs, so I want to leave that alone.
What's the best way to go about this? I've found this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834427. Do I need to do anything else, except what is in this guide? I'm terrified of bricking my phone!
Could I brick my device if I made a mistake with the above guide, or S-OFF?
Thanks in advance,
Alex
Sorry for the question (no doubt it's been asked before), I've rooted my old HTC Hero before, found that easy, but this I'm confused!
Hi there. I'm actually quite a noob at all this since rooting is all new to me but seems you and I went after similar threads because I also read that guide to rooting the DHD at first. But after some further reading I discovered this is actually a much more difficult method of rooting (maybe because it's older?).
It will really, really help to look in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846248 as it explains so much and has many useful links.
But in answer to your question read this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841076 A much easier method of rooting =)
Good luck.
nikmesh said:
Hi there. I'm actually quite a noob at all this since rooting is all new to me but seems you and I went after similar threads because I also read that guide to rooting the DHD at first. But after some further reading I discovered this is actually a much more difficult method of rooting (maybe because it's older?).
It will really, really help to look in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846248 as it explains so much and has many useful links.
But in answer to your question read this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841076 A much easier method of rooting =)
Good luck.
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Thanks for that link! Looks a lot easier haha!
Detailed description:
1) Download Paul's Visionary+ tool
1.1) Click here to download http://android.modaco.com/content/ht...ne-click-root/ or download it from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...3&d=1290501865
1.2) Install Visionary+ on Your DHD
1.3) Run it, enable "Set system r/w after root
1.4) Click "Temproot Now!" - Wait until it's finished
1.5) Click Attempt Permroot Now!
1.6) DHD automatically reboot's
To test that everything went fine download from market application "terminal emulator"
run it, type su
If You get after that sign # it mean's that everything went fine.
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After I've ran that step - do I have permroot and I don't need to do anything else? I only want root, not custom ROM's.
I'm scared of doing the permroot, sounds like I'll break my phone if I even attempt it! Is there any way to ensure it will work?
Yeh you will be perma rooted if you follow the steps. About ensuring it will work, this is something I am now looking into myself. I'm getting the impression that it's possible to create a copy of the stock rom even without the perma root and using that to do a recovery in the event of a root failure. Though I would have thought perma root would have been needed to do a recovery in the first place....
I've got a thread below yours where I'm still trying to get a clear answer as to how to do all that. If I find out I'll let u know =P
nikmesh said:
Yeh you will be perma rooted if you follow the steps. About ensuring it will work, this is something I am now looking into myself. I'm getting the impression that it's possible to create a copy of the stock rom even without the perma root and using that to do a recovery in the event of a root failure. Though I would have thought perma root would have been needed to do a recovery in the first place....
I've got a thread below yours where I'm still trying to get a clear answer as to how to do all that. If I find out I'll let u know =P
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By "if you follow the steps" - do you mean I only have to follow step 1 for perm root? Or more than that?
Sorry for all the questions, I really do appreciate your help, thanks!
And also - if it fails, the stock WWE RUU can be flashed to restore the phone, can't it?
EDIT: Followed step one, restarted device and everything - perm root stays. Thanks for all your help mate!
Detailed description:
1) Download Paul's Visionary+ tool
1.1) Click here to download http://android.modaco.com/content/ht...ne-click-root/ or download it from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...3&d=1290501865
1.2) Install Visionary+ on Your DHD
1.3) Run it, enable "Set system r/w after root
1.4) Click "Temproot Now!" - Wait until it's finished
1.5) Click Attempt Permroot Now!
1.6) DHD automatically reboot's
To test that everything went fine download from market application "terminal emulator"
run it, type su
If You get after that sign # it mean's that everything went fine.
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Go all way through these steps from 1.1 to 1.6. Once you've done 1.6 your phone should be rooted. Just download the terminal emulator from the market and do that last thing that is mentioned to test the perma rooting. If that works then your good.
Oh just so you know the temp root option in Visionary is apparently completely safe and won't harm nothing because it makes no changes to the system partition.
Not sure about the WWE RUU. I'm not sure it will be compatible with your current ROM (Only thing I do know is that if it's older then your current it won't work). Don't know how to flash it either tbh, that's something I ain't found out yet =P
Hey,
I decided after a couple of months to finally root my Nexus 4. I followed a manual guide, I didn't want to use a toolkit because I'd figure I'd learn it the proper way. Anyhow, If I go to the bootloader it clearly says it's unlocked. As the guide told me I then went into the clockwerk recovery and installed SuperSu 1.89.
I then proceed to restart my Nexus 4 to then be told that by SuperSu that there are no binaries installed and thus has no root access. It has been driving me nuts and I have spend 3 hours troubleshooting with google searches and experimentation because I hate to just make a thread without researching myself first. what am I missing?
Thanks, a lot.
Alibambam said:
Hey,
I decided after a couple of months to finally root my Nexus 4. I followed a manual guide, I didn't want to use a toolkit because I'd figure I'd learn it the proper way. Anyhow, If I go to the bootloader it clearly says it's unlocked. As the guide told me I then went into the clockwerk recovery and installed SuperSu 1.89.
I then proceed to restart my Nexus 4 to then be told that by SuperSu that there are no binaries installed and thus has no root access. It has been driving me nuts and I have spend 3 hours troubleshooting with google searches and experimentation because I hate to just make a thread without researching myself first. what am I missing?
Thanks, a lot.
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If you flashed the correct Supersu zip, then it should have also installed binaries. Did you install the zip from Chainfire's site?
Try flashing it again. Sometimes it doesn't seem to stick.
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I'm entirely new to anything phone/development related so I apologize for my ignorance (I also apologize if this is in the wrong section). I've had a razr M for about 2 years now and I'm entirely content with it except after the last update I can no longer use my foxfi for wifi access. From what I understand I can't root my phone and downgrade from this operating system so my question is this: Can I buy a new one off ebay for ~$100, root it and use foxfi (or some other free wifi tether) while keeping my unlimited data and not "bricking" it? The battery on my current phone has gone to crap anyways and I was considering buying a replacement phone considering they're only ~$100 anyways.
It's a pain in the but trying to figure all of this out with only limited time to browse the internet at work and trying to sort the 100's of pages of info from my phone.
Is this feasible? Are there certain things I need to verify about a phone before I buy it to make sure I can complete this process?
Thanks in advance,
Rory
If you're on the latest firmware, you CAN root with Towel Root and unlock with Motopocalypse. Then you can downgrade back to JB. There's a method posted by @bweN diorD somewhere in this forum.
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RikRong said:
If you're on the latest firmware, you CAN root with Towel Root and unlock with Motopocalypse. Then you can downgrade back to JB. There's a method posted by @bweN diorD somewhere in this forum.
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Thanks RikRong! How do I know if I'm on the latest firmware (does that just mean the latest operating system? My phone says 4.4.2 so I'm assuming that's a yes)? Sorry, there's a thousand new terms and I'm struggling to take in what this all means.
When it comes to trying to root my phone, since I have no more foxfi I also don't have a way to have internet access on my computer/tablet to walk me through the rooting process/assist me if something goes wrong with the... would you think it's intuitive enough/fullproof that if I print out the thread I can just follow it through and shouldn't have issues? Also, I looked through the first 4 or 5 pages in this forum and didn't find any threads started by "bweN dior" but I'm probably just overlooking what I'm looking for. Do you know what the thread was titled?
Thanks,
Rory
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783157
Install .apk and run
Profit
Don't forget to thank geohot
rypkr937 said:
Thanks RikRong! How do I know if I'm on the latest firmware (does that just mean the latest operating system? My phone says 4.4.2 so I'm assuming that's a yes)? Sorry, there's a thousand new terms and I'm struggling to take in what this all means.
When it comes to trying to root my phone, since I have no more foxfi I also don't have a way to have internet access on my computer/tablet to walk me through the rooting process/assist me if something goes wrong with the... would you think it's intuitive enough/fullproof that if I print out the thread I can just follow it through and shouldn't have issues? Also, I looked through the first 4 or 5 pages in this forum and didn't find any threads started by "bweN dior" but I'm probably just overlooking what I'm looking for. Do you know what the thread was titled?
Thanks,
Rory
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actually, i didnt make a guide for this model. i made it for the hd/maxx hd. the root and bootloader unlock is the same and you can use those files, but you can NOT use any of the phone specific software in the guide or you will likely brick your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789743
bweN diorD said:
actually, i didnt make a guide for this model. i made it for the hd/maxx hd. the root and bootloader unlock is the same and you can use those files, but you can NOT use any of the phone specific software in the guide or you will likely brick your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789743
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Yeah, I saw that it was someone else that made the guide for the M, but I like how yours is set-up. I was going to point him to your thread in the HD forum for rooting and unlocking, then refer him to guide in the M forum for downgrading. Use Bwen's guide to use Towel Root and Motopocalypse. Get TWRP from here: http://androidhosting.org/Devs/Dhacker29/msm8960/TWRP2710-RAZR_M-KITKAT.img and flash a SU zip to gain permanent root. Then use this guide to downgrade: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786016 .
RikRong said:
Yeah, I saw that it was someone else that made the guide for the M, but I like how yours is set-up. I was going to point him to your thread in the HD forum for rooting and unlocking, then refer him to guide in the M forum for downgrading. Use Bwen's guide to use Towel Root and Motopocalypse. Get TWRP from here: http://androidhosting.org/Devs/Dhacker29/msm8960/TWRP2710-RAZR_M-KITKAT.img and flash a SU zip to gain permanent root. Then use this guide to downgrade: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786016 .
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Okay, I'm trying to start this process. From my droid, I downloaded http://androidhosting.org/Devs/Dhacker29/msm8960/TWRP2710-RAZR_M-KITKAT.img but immediately I'm encountering problems. My phone says it cannot open this file. I'm already dreading this is going to be difficult/dangerous...
Why can't I open this file? Also, what is flashing a SU zip?
There is far too much about this I don't understand.
I am willing to pay someone to root a razr m for me. Do I have any takers?
Towel Root and Motopocalypse are both apps that you can download to the phone and then run. They're just apps, so they are as easy as opening the app then running. You need to use Towel Root, then Motopocalypse to unlock, and then you can install TWRP. If you don't want to use fastboot to install recovery, then you can flash it with Rashr or Flashify. Just download TWRP and place on your external SD, no need to open or extract it. Flash it with one of those apps. Once you're rooted and unlocked, you should be able to use that guide to downgrade.
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rypkr937 said:
Okay, I'm trying to start this process. From my droid, I downloaded http://androidhosting.org/Devs/Dhacker29/msm8960/TWRP2710-RAZR_M-KITKAT.img but immediately I'm encountering problems. My phone says it cannot open this file. I'm already dreading this is going to be difficult/dangerous...
Why can't I open this file? Also, what is flashing a SU zip?
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just use the tutorial i posted before as a guide, substituting the files @RikRong gave you for the recoveries.
i just updated the guide to include a complete step by step for flashing the recoveries and su zip.
the only thing you will need is fastboot and adb in the same folder with your recovery file.
the guide instructs to use adb and fastboot from my script, but you wont have my script. thats why you need to grab adb and fastboot from google.
its not difficult, you just dont understand what needs to be done. you dont open the recovery with the phone booted up. just read the guide and subsequent link to the step by step and you will quickly see where you are going wrong.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789743
just a quick disclaimer for those not following along, ^^^^^ the firmware and recoveries in this guide are for the 926 only!!! use it for reference only!! any other files in the guide and the guide itself, is universal.
rypkr937 said:
There is far too much about this I don't understand.
I am willing to pay someone to root a razr m for me. Do I have any takers?
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Please refer to this thread > http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-razr-m/general/guide-faq-how-to-root-boot-unlock-t2869432
Now I think I got problems. I thought I had it all figured out with all of the walkthroughs. I have the phone in fastboot mode and I was flashing it with RSD for the previous firmware. It was going through the steps and on 7/20 it said failed flash. I tried again and now it says failed flash after 1/20. I'm afraid to try and boot the phone. What should I do?
rypkr937 said:
Now I think I got problems. I thought I had it all figured out with all of the walkthroughs. I have the phone in fastboot mode and I was flashing it with RSD for the previous firmware. It was going through the steps and on 7/20 it said failed flash. I tried again and now it says failed flash after 1/20. I'm afraid to try and boot the phone. What should I do?
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If your boot loader isn't unlocked, you can't flash older FW. Did you unlock already?
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rypkr937 said:
Now I think I got problems. I thought I had it all figured out with all of the walkthroughs. I have the phone in fastboot mode and I was flashing it with RSD for the previous firmware. It was going through the steps and on 7/20 it said failed flash. I tried again and now it says failed flash after 1/20. I'm afraid to try and boot the phone. What should I do?
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It says USB error. I unplugged it from the computer and tried it again. It's step 7/20 "flash modem "non-hlos.bin" where it is getting screwed up.
RikRong said:
If your boot loader isn't unlocked, you can't flash older FW. Did you unlock already?
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Yes. I think? I did these steps successfully
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2. BOOTLOADER UNLOCKING
-----------------------------------------•Download Towel Root [XDA] [WEBSITE] - Disregard if you have previously rooted using Towel Root
•Download Motopocalypse [WEBSITE] [DOWNLOAD]
•Place both on external SDcard
•Install and run Towel Root
•Follow any in-app prompts
•Reboot
•Install and run Motopocalypse
•Follow any in-app prompts
•Reboot
•PROFIT!
My error specifically says this:
Failed flashing process. 7/20 flash modem "non-hlos.bin" -> USB error occurred while reading/writing.
I unplugged it and tried another USB port and it went through all the steps 20/20. Then it rebooted my phone and the phone says "please wait, this may take a few minutes". After several minutes RSD told me to "manually power on the phone". Since the phone was never shut off I couldn't do this so I unplugged the USB and replugged it in thinking maybe there was another USB error. RSD has now finished and says result is "PASS". However my phone still says "please wait, this may take a few minutes". Should I let me phone be or should I restart it?
rypkr937 said:
I unplugged it and tried another USB port and it went through all the steps 20/20. Then it rebooted my phone and the phone says "please wait, this may take a few minutes". After several minutes RSD told me to "manually power on the phone". Since the phone was never shut off I couldn't do this so I unplugged the USB and replugged it in thinking maybe there was another USB error. RSD has now finished and says result is "PASS". However my phone still says "please wait, this may take a few minutes". Should I let me phone be or should I restart it?
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do the 3 button trick to get into flash mode and tell us what the status code is please.
bweN diorD said:
do the 3 button trick to get into flash mode and tell us what the status code is please.
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power + volume up + down rebooted me to a screen that asked me to select my language (just as before). After selecting English it goes back to the "please wait this make take a few minutes" screen.
It's working!!!! I just ran RSD again (and this from the start on a usb 2.0 port as I read 3.0 can screw it up). This time it worked like a charm! I'm back on jellybean and posting from my laptop through a foxfi connection from my phone! SO thankful for this and those who did the write ups/walk throughs and posted in here! I got a lot of apps and setting to update ahead of me ugh. I'm going to do some donating here for the help! Thanks to those who posted in this thread and the ones who made those write ups and the app developers!
How do I keep my phone from automatically updating back to KK?? I didn't let it update when KK originally came out (I just kept clicking postpone) until about a month or two later it just updated on it's own. Well my phone just started automatically downloading a system update again. I put it in airplane mode but how do I keep this update from happening again and getting screwed by KK again?
Hi, I have been trying to find a guide on flashing my G900A (AT&T) model, but I have found no success. I was able to downgrade my firmware with odin and root using via towelroot. It worked, but then a few hours when I restarted my phone it was stuck on the boot loader and I had to take it to At&T to restore because my text messages weren't going through after I tried to reflash it myself. I am running the latest update with AT&T and I'm 100% sure that doesn't work with towelroot. I'm just trying to get a custom rom on it because the stock touchwiz is just terrible. Thank you for your help.
IMPERVIOUS17 said:
Hi, I have been trying to find a guide on flashing my G900A (AT&T) model, but I have found no success. I was able to downgrade my firmware with odin and root using via towelroot. It worked, but then a few hours when I restarted my phone it was stuck on the boot loader and I had to take it to At&T to restore because my text messages weren't going through after I tried to reflash it myself. I am running the latest update with AT&T and I'm 100% sure that doesn't work with towelroot. I'm just trying to get a custom rom on it because the stock touchwiz is just terrible. Thank you for your help.
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Sorry to hear your phone derped after you got so far. I'm on 4.4.4 G900A with G900AUCU2AOA2 baseband trying to see if it's safe to downgrade and root. Do you know what your specs were before you down/rooted?
And as far as offering help, I have another phone that is on Lollipop 5.0 Smg900a, and I hear it's almost impossible to get that rooted, it's bootloader is extremely well patched against any exploits
Best of luck to you though.
Let me know if you find a way please
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NetVlad2009 said:
Sorry to hear your phone derped after you got so far. I'm on 4.4.4 G900A with G900AUCU2AOA2 baseband trying to see if it's safe to downgrade and root.
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You can easily root the OA2 update.
I couldn't find the needed files for OA2 so I learned how to obtain and create them myself. As always, backup your data first. I take no responsibility for damage or loss. Follow at your own risk:
Follow the guide found here with two minor changes: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120 Make sure you are already updated to OA2. If you end up following the troubleshooting section, be aware that it wipes data.
First change to guide: At step five, instead of using the G900A_OA1_Stock_Kernel, use the G900A_OA2_Stock_Kernel located at: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347799283
Second change to guide: If you need the OA2 zip for the troubleshooting section, it is located here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347799282 Apply it after you have applied all the others. Then start at step two.
You may need to re-install BusyBox, not sure. Also, ignore the rest of the guide. I don't know if it will work in Safestrap as I don't use Safestrap.
After following this, you should be rooted with the OA2 update. No need to downgrade or anything.
netman74501 said:
You can easily root the OA2 update.
I couldn't find the needed files for OA2 so I learned how to obtain and create them myself. As always, backup your data first. I take no responsibility for damage or loss. Follow at your own risk:
Follow the guide found here with two minor changes: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120 Make sure you are already updated to OA2. If you end up following the troubleshooting section, be aware that it wipes data.
First change to guide: At step five, instead of using the G900A_OA1_Stock_Kernel, use the G900A_OA2_Stock_Kernel located at: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347799283
Second change to guide: If you need the OA2 zip for the troubleshooting section, it is located here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347799282 Apply it after you have applied all the others. Then start at step two.
You may need to re-install BusyBox, not sure. Also, ignore the rest of the guide. I don't know if it will work in Safestrap as I don't use Safestrap.
After following this, you should be rooted with the OA2 update. No need to downgrade or anything.
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Hey man thanks for the explanation. I actually achieved root using that exact same guide already.
Funny thing is, because for several days I couldn't find ANY info on OA2... I ended up flashing the OA1 kernel on my phone like the guide said. Zero negative consequences.
I got to install Safestrap too because I really like custom ROMS (will mess with it a little later)
I also got the Valve game Portal working on my phone, and connected my PS3 controller to the phone wirelessly.
Really cool of you to upload those files though, they should get their own thread.
OP. What I don't understand is after you flashed a downgrade and got a glitch... why didn't you try to go into stock recovery and do the factory reset before taking it back? I found like 2 different downloads for the same firmware. If I was in your position I would factory wipe the phone if the flash didn't go right and try another one.
There's got to be more zips out there you can flash with odin.
netman74501 said:
You can easily root the OA2 update.
I couldn't find the needed files for OA2 so I learned how to obtain and create them myself. As always, backup your data first. I take no responsibility for damage or loss. Follow at your own risk:
Follow the guide found here with two minor changes: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120 Make sure you are already updated to OA2. If you end up following the troubleshooting section, be aware that it wipes data.
First change to guide: At step five, instead of using the G900A_OA1_Stock_Kernel, use the G900A_OA2_Stock_Kernel located at: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347799283
Second change to guide: If you need the OA2 zip for the troubleshooting section, it is located here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347799282 Apply it after you have applied all the others. Then start at step two.
You may need to re-install BusyBox, not sure. Also, ignore the rest of the guide. I don't know if it will work in Safestrap as I don't use Safestrap.
After following this, you should be rooted with the OA2 update. No need to downgrade or anything.
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I want to learn how to extract the kernel from the boot.img. was there a guide you followed? If so link please.
A0425A said:
I want to learn how to extract the kernel from the boot.img. was there a guide you followed? If so link please.
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The boot.img contains the kernel and is what is inside the tar.md5 that is flashed in ODIN. No need to extract the kernel from the boot.img. I extracted the boot.img from the update and then followed the rwilco12 link in a post at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2154762 to create the tar.md5.
NetVlad2009 said:
Hey man thanks for the explanation. I actually achieved root using that exact same guide already.
Funny thing is, because for several days I couldn't find ANY info on OA2... I ended up flashing the OA1 kernel on my phone like the guide said. Zero negative consequences.
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My main motivation was that I like my kernel to be up-to-date even though older kernels may work. Since I believe this was an update soley to address the Stagefright bug, it is very likely the kernel didn't change much if at all.
netman74501 said:
You can easily root the OA2 update.
I couldn't find the needed files for OA2 so I learned how to obtain and create them myself. As always, backup your data first. I take no responsibility for damage or loss. Follow at your own risk:
Follow the guide found here with two minor changes: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120 Make sure you are already updated to OA2. If you end up following the troubleshooting section, be aware that it wipes data.
First change to guide: At step five, instead of using the G900A_OA1_Stock_Kernel, use the G900A_OA2_Stock_Kernel located at: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347799283
Second change to guide: If you need the OA2 zip for the troubleshooting section, it is located here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347799282 Apply it after you have applied all the others. Then start at step two.
You may need to re-install BusyBox, not sure. Also, ignore the rest of the guide. I don't know if it will work in Safestrap as I don't use Safestrap.
After following this, you should be rooted with the OA2 update. No need to downgrade or anything.
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I read the guide that you found but could not get towel root to work in step two. Also step one requires it to be on 0A1. Should I start at step 3? Sorry for being such a noob. Thanks.
reyreyrey said:
I read the guide that you found but could not get towel root to work in step two. Also step one requires it to be on 0A1. Should I start at step 3? Sorry for being such a noob. Thanks.
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You say you aren't on OA1, so are you on lollipop, if so you can't root as has been mentioned earlier in the thread.
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Rakuu said:
You say you aren't on OA1, so are you on lollipop, if so you can't root as has been mentioned earlier in the thread.
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OA2 on 4.4.4. Thanks for the help.
OF3 comes with Android 5.0 pre-installed on it , any solution has been found for my locked boot loader guys ?
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ehsanotaku said:
OF3 comes with Android 5.0 pre-installed on it , any solution has been found for my locked boot loader guys
I'm new to this rooting stuff. BUT
I believe the OF3 bootloader is locked through OTA update. Look at the link below, read the caution statement in red from the 1st post. Hope this help, Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3149146
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ehsanotaku said:
OF3 comes with Android 5.0 pre-installed on it , any solution has been found for my locked boot loader guys ?
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guys , still looking for any kind of working exploit for this phone ...... AT&T is evil to the core , I never understood their policy for locking boot loader in the first place , after getting DE- activation code from them for my sim card ! still no easy task to get the root permission ,,,,,,:crying:
Hi I can't seem to roomt my device. I have spent the last day or so following guides that seem to work, but after I run through them, Root Checker tells me I am not rooted.
I have got Odin3, Kies3, in usb debug mode, and in download mode.
I tried towelroot (not supported).
I tried this awesome guide by "TheSmokingAndroid" - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283918 - everything seem to work with this tutorial but in the end root checker says Im not rooted
I've also tried using Odin3 throuigh this another guide, installed a custom rom "n2" rebooted, and wasnt rooted.
No idea what I am doing wrong or if I am following an old guide? Any advice or links would be appreciated?
Install this APP and add some screenshots pls.