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AT&T Note 3 Bootloader Bounty Discussion Thread

This is a thread to discuss the bounty thread for the bootloader found here.

Are there any developers who would like to come out of the woodwork and share their progress?

I'm not thinking many will if they are trying to get the bounty to themselves. If I were a developer I would be hesitant on sharing anything until it's finalized.
I know there are developers working on this. I know a few in person, and a small handful on XDA.

do we still have hope? i'm this close to sell it, lose money and get a normal 9005

iakovl said:
do we still have hope? i'm this close to sell it, lose money and get a normal 9005
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I'm not sure that there was much hope to start off with. I wouldn't count on this happening anytime soon personally.

I'm sure it will happen one day. The iPhone 4S took several months to jailbreak, but the point is they did it. They didn't even have a bounty to work with. If you need some custom ROMs now, getting a normal 9005 might be what you need.

I'm not worried about it for now. The stock rom is pimp as ****! It would b nice, but for now I'm more than happy! This phone is amazing.
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i just want to root my MJ5

Any developer that spends a countless hours trying to develop a safe method of flashing roms for a phone he/she doesn't even have deserves a bounty donation in my eyes....
Thats a tremendous job,
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pham818 said:
i just want to root my MJ5
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There is root for this...look on google....im on MJ5 stock with root...Used wanan mod...And my phone is themed the way I want it

wish777 said:
Any developer that spends a countless hours trying to develop a safe method of flashing roms for a phone he/she doesn't even have deserves a bounty donation in my eyes....
Thats a tremendous job,
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There is root for this...look on google....im on MJ5 stock with root...Used wanan mod...And my phone is themed the way I want it
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you used kingo?

I used kingo
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pham818 said:
you used kingo?
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Yes

FYI, I have Safestrap running on the S4 VZW 4.3 build w/ selinux=enforcing
Hoping to put up a test build for AT&T Note 3 users in the next day or 2.
Sent from my XT926 using Tapatalk

Hashcode said:
FYI, I have Safestrap running on the S4 VZW 4.3 build w/ selinux=enforcing
Hoping to put up a test build for AT&T Note 3 users in the next day or 2.
Sent from my XT926 using Tapatalk
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Awesome news!!! Can't wait to test!

Gr8 news!!!!!
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Hashcode said:
FYI, I have Safestrap running on the S4 VZW 4.3 build w/ selinux=enforcing
Hoping to put up a test build for AT&T Note 3 users in the next day or 2.
Sent from my XT926 using Tapatalk
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great news , can't wait !!!!!!
thanks alot in advance

Hashcode said:
FYI, I have Safestrap running on the S4 VZW 4.3 build w/ selinux=enforcing
Hoping to put up a test build for AT&T Note 3 users in the next day or 2.
Sent from my XT926 using Tapatalk
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Thank you yeuh!!!!!
The Note 3 definitely is the quickest and best running Android device out of the box to date in my opinion,I'm rooted of course, but unleashing ROMs will make the phone just a Beast!

Hashcode said:
FYI, I have Safestrap running on the S4 VZW 4.3 build w/ selinux=enforcing
Hoping to put up a test build for AT&T Note 3 users in the next day or 2.
Sent from my XT926 using Tapatalk
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tell me if this will make rooting ATT Note 3 so easy (1.2.3..done kind of easy)...please say yes...:fingers-crossed:

jazzespresso said:
tell me if this will make rooting ATT Note 3 so easy (1.2.3..done kind of easy)...please say yes...:fingers-crossed:
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this is not for rooting. this is for installing roms on locked bootloaders.

jazzespresso said:
tell me if this will make rooting ATT Note 3 so easy (1.2.3..done kind of easy)...please say yes...:fingers-crossed:
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SafeStrap will not make rooting any easier.
However, RLDV is extremely easy if you follow the step-by-step that @designgears provided in his thread. Never used Kingo but it works and it's very easy as well.

[MOD] flashable zip for unlocked Verizon Moto G

this is a flashable zip for verizon moto g's that are unlocked and have custom recoveries. this zip can be flashed after you flash a rom to re enable data and fix network name. i have currently only tested this on the cm11 nightly for falcon. if anyone else wants to test it they can just post if it works for you. the zip edits the apn settings and some lines in the build.prop

Shawnsch said:
this is a flashable zip for verizon moto g's that are unlocked and have custom recoveries. this zip can be flashed after you flash a rom to re enable data and fix network name. i have currently only tested this on the cm11 nightly for falcon. if anyone else wants to test it they can just post if it works for you. the zip edits the apn settings and some lines in the build.prop
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Thanks so much! I am not unlocked yet but plan to be soon and when I am I will definitely give this a go. :good:

classic757 said:
Thanks so much! I am not unlocked yet but plan to be soon and when I am I will definitely give this a go. :good:
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let me know if it works!
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Verizon Moto G can be unlocked???
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I paid the Chinese middle man $45 to get me the boot loader unlock code and it worked like a charm
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Shawnsch said:
I paid the Chinese middle man $45 to get me the boot loader unlock code and it worked like a charm
Sent from my Moto G using Tapatalk
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Yep. Same here. Heard back in about 18 hours with successful unlock code. Isn't it great?!

Yes it is I love this phone even more now
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Have you guys tried flashing kernels yet?
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so, every rom i've flashed has crashed at startup ._. and i forgot to make a system backup after unlocking the bootloader... my phone is totally screwed. Can i get any help from you guys?

TotesMyGoats said:
so, every rom i've flashed has crashed at startup ._. and i forgot to make a system backup after unlocking the bootloader... my phone is totally screwed. Can i get any help from you guys?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219 just flash the verizon firmware and activate your phone again. You wont be charged again since verizon recognizes phones by the MEID not the Rom

So I have installed countless different firmwares and flashed this each time. My phone will not roam properly, even if I restore from a backup of my firmware. I have to flash the original Moto G firmware and upgrade back to KitKat each time for roaming to continue working. Even with this mod, I cannot roam.
With the nature of my job, I need roaming capabilities. Any ideas here?

Shawnsch said:
I paid the Chinese middle man $45 to get me the boot loader unlock code and it worked like a charm
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Can you give me a link to him or some kind of contact?
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xrilex said:
Can you give me a link to him or some kind of contact?
Sent from my XT1028 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/china-middleman-t2751177

I just want to bump this thread for anyone just now unlocking their XT1028 bootloader using SunShine and trying to install custom ROMs. I spent a considerable amount of time manually modifying a ROM using pieces from the stock VZW 4.4.4 ROM in order to fix this same issue, only to receive direction to this very helpful post after the fact (thanks classic757).

Dr.Ketan Port for Note 4 (Marshmallow)

So Dr.Ketan's S7 Edge port works on note 4 according to some youtubers and some commenters using the fixes present. It can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lrPz-PXGFQ
But one problem that isn't stated in the video, but everyone in the comments has a problem with is SMS. Is there any way to fix SMS? How do people using other Dr.Ketan roms on Sprint phones get the SMS to work?

I've already created a thread for such a ROM before stating all the required instructions.
Needless to say, SMS fix is also available by @ricohz.
Here's the link to my thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-sprint/development/steps-to-install-dr-ketans-rom-g-t3379659
This thread seems pointless & might confuse the readers.
Would request you to take it down.
Thanks!

robinhood1808 said:
I've already created a thread for such a ROM before stating all the required instructions.
Needless to say, SMS fix is also available by @ricohz.
Here's the link to my thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-sprint/development/steps-to-install-dr-ketans-rom-g-t3379659
This thread seems pointless & might confuse the readers.
Would request you to take it down.
Thanks!
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Yours works for marshmallow too?
The ROMs that require you to flash from Lollipop to Marshmallow don't really work for me and are not what I want. I just want a ROM that goes from marshmallow to marshmallow like in the video in the first post, the only problem with that ROM is the SMS not working which is what I'm here for. Ironically, you say my post is confusing but it seems like yours is also. You state in the first couple lines that it's for people "who are using Sprint's Note 4 (N910P) outside of US and are stuck with Sprint's ROM" which I'm not apart of, but you told me to still use it. That does not make sense... Also "For instance, I'm using the unlocked variant of N910P with a GSM carrier, so I was having problem in connecting to the Hot-Spot feature as all of my devices were stuck at "Obtaining IP Address" loop and eventually would never connect." is a WHOLE different problem that I'm having so please clarify this before you tell me that my post is irrelevant just because you made one first.
Edit: Also that data fix does not work for SMS, even people in the thread are saying that, is there another one that I'm not seeing?

xShivp said:
Yours works for marshmallow too?
The ROMs that require you to flash from Lollipop to Marshmallow don't really work for me and are not what I want. I just want a ROM that goes from marshmallow to marshmallow like in the video in the first post, the only problem with that ROM is the SMS not working which is what I'm here for. Ironically, you say my post is confusing but it seems like yours is also. You state in the first couple lines that it's for people "who are using Sprint's Note 4 (N910P) outside of US and are stuck with Sprint's ROM" which I'm not apart of, but you told me to still use it. That does not make sense... Also "For instance, I'm using the unlocked variant of N910P with a GSM carrier, so I was having problem in connecting to the Hot-Spot feature as all of my devices were stuck at "Obtaining IP Address" loop and eventually would never connect." is a WHOLE different problem that I'm having so please clarify this before you tell me that my post is irrelevant just because you made one first.
Edit: Also that data fix does not work for SMS, even people in the thread are saying that, is there another one that I'm not seeing?
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Using dr ketan m5 mms and sms send and receive work on stock (you MUST edit the apn see the picture)
Flash rom, flash vitamin kernel, flash data fix verizon v2 from louforgiveno created.. you can find under note 4 snapdragon thread.. good luck.
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KLPFL said:
Using dr ketan m5 mms and sms send and receive work on stock (you MUST edit the apn see the picture)
Flash rom, flash vitamin kernel, flash data fix verizon v2 from louforgiveno created.. you can find under note 4 snapdragon thread.. good luck.
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Why flash the verizon fix? I'm on sprint. Thanks for the explanation!

xShivp said:
Why flash the verizon fix? I'm on sprint. Thanks for the explanation!
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That is the only way I found out it works on mms and sms received and sent using stock message app
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KLPFL said:
That is the only way I found out it works on mms and sms received and sent using stock message app
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Oh ok, thanks! I'll try the Verizon version. What's different between the two and why does sprint work on the verizon one? Do you know?

xShivp said:
Oh ok, thanks! I'll try the Verizon version. What's different between the two and why does sprint work on the verizon one? Do you know?
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I tried the Sprint M3 and M4 got bootloop. No success with the Dr Ketan M3 or M4 data fix either. I also tried nameless fix and the T-mo fix. None of them boot, if it boot, it gave sim error. The only one that work is the Verizon V2. It worked with M3, M4 and M5. I don't have an answer for you as to why on that one work for me but it does.

KLPFL said:
That is the only way I found out it works on mms and sms received and sent using stock message app
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Can you share the links plz i cant seem to find them,

Gevo247 said:
Can you share the links plz i cant seem to find them,
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what link bro?

KLPFL said:
That is the only way I found out it works on mms and sms received and sent using stock message app
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Ok so I flashed the MM5 rom, and the kernel along with Verizon #2 datafix. The phone booted but SMS still won't work???

xShivp said:
Ok so I flashed the MM5 rom, and the kernel along with Verizon #2 datafix. The phone booted but SMS still won't work???
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try turn off data for couple of min then turn it on.. also make sure the apn was set up correctly..
if you can't get it.. don't know what else to tell you since those are the step i did to get it to work

KLPFL said:
what link bro?
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My bad i was looking for the Verizon fix that u mentioned but i found it and i also tried it and didn't work either

Gevo247 said:
My bad i was looking for the Verizon fix that u mentioned but i found it and i also tried it and didn't work either
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Go to link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...install-dr-ketans-rom-g-t3379659/post67086423
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KLPFL said:
try turn off data for couple of min then turn it on.. also make sure the apn was set up correctly..
if you can't get it.. don't know what else to tell you since those are the step i did to get it to work
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I just reflashed it, and now it is working but it just takes quite a while to send and receives messages. I can live with it tho, but how do I get root on it? Root checker and titanium backup says it's unrooted

xShivp said:
I just reflashed it, and now it is working but it just takes quite a while to send and receives messages. I can live with it tho, but how do I get root on it? Root checker and titanium backup says it's unrooted
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Flash super su you should of also flashed Dr Ketan M5 fix which address this issue
But you can just flash super su

And you aren't just limited to Dr Ketan rom
Mms should start sending out faster rom just needs to settle in
By the way download booster works and Android pay as well

ricohz said:
And you aren't just limited to Dr Ketan rom
Mms should start sending out faster rom just needs to settle in
By the way download booster works and Android pay as well
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It was such a hassle gettings Ketan's ROM to work I think I'll end up with no hair if I try the others lol
but what would the process for them be? The same?

xShivp said:
I just reflashed it, and now it is working but it just takes quite a while to send and receives messages. I can live with it tho, but how do I get root on it? Root checker and titanium backup says it's unrooted
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What steps did u do cuz i reflashed aswell and sms failed

xShivp said:
It was such a hassle gettings Ketan's ROM to work I think I'll end up with no hair if I try the others lol
but what would the process for them be? The same?
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Actually it's pretty easy you just need to know what to flash once you get it right it's a piece of cake
I posted a fix for MO on the other tread if you want to give it a try hit me up and I'll show you the way

Honor tool not working or i skipped the important step?

I was trying to change my middle Eastern honor 7 to EU version, downloaded honor tool, backed up my OEM info and debranded it to EU, it asked to put a EU firmware in SD card (which I did not) and asked me to choose a firmware for which I want to flash the recovery.
I chose the build B380 and it flashed the recovery and asked to restart.
After the restart it booted into Android system (ME B370) and when I went to settings, about phone, nothing changed.
Opened multi-tool again to troubleshoot and saw this
"Change model only possible on Android 5.0"
as is shown under model names in the attached screenshot.
Now, is it because I did not put the firmware in my SD as i was asked or because debranding is only possible on Android 5.0?

Forgot the screenshot so here it is.
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Yeah, okay dude, that's more than my knowledge covers
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HonorCasper said:
Yeah, okay dude, that's more than my knowledge covers
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Well, trying counts
Thinking of giving it another try to test both my theories but just feeling too lazy to do it
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muradulislam said:
Well, trying counts
Thinking of giving it another try to test both my theories but just feeling too lazy to do it
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Hehe:laugh: I definitely know the feeling, try that install drivers option, press I, i think it is:fingers-crossed:
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Maybe you try another tool? I see it mainly for 8, but maybe can work on your 7 as well...
[TOOL] SRK Tool Huawei Bootloader/ROOT/Recovery/Backup/Utility (STABLE - 20161002)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/development/tool-srk-tool-huawei-bootloader-root-t3470823

Yes, there could be some chance it could work
But I think I would start all the way over with multi-tool, install drivers and get first connection and then try again
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HonorCasper said:
Yes, there could be some chance it could work
But I think I would start all the way over with multi-tool, install drivers and get first connection and then try again
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My drivers and everything else is updated and working. Root is also detected.
I guess, either I have to rollback or just put C432B380 in SD to troubleshoot it.
I just have carrier data these days and somehow every big file I download gets corrupted.
Will try to do it when I get the chance again.
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HonorCasper said:
Yes, there could be some chance it could work
But I think I would start all the way over with multi-tool, install drivers and get first connection and then try again
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If I remember correctly, you use Xposed? How do you make it work with EMUI?
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muradulislam said:
If I remember correctly, you use Xposed? How do you make it work with EMUI?
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Yeah I do, I use for example xstana, and I actually don't know how it's working, I'm running pure Rom, and it's xposed v86, but more than that info I don't got.
I chatted with @DigiGoon about this subject, and as far as I remember he had a theory about it.
V83 and till v86 works with hwtheme enabled, but as far as I remember he told me that "nobody knows, it just work mate"
I know it's not much of explaining, but before I had to disable hwtheme to make xposed work..
Maybe you should "just" get xposed installer alpha, and then flash v86, that's what I did
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muradulislam said:
My drivers and everything else is updated and working. Root is also detected.
I guess, either I have to rollback or just put C432B380 in SD to troubleshoot it.
I just have carrier data these days and somehow every big file I download gets corrupted.
Will try to do it when I get the chance again.
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Oh I know all about data limitations and they are some *****es!:laugh:
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HonorCasper said:
I chatted with @DigiGoon about this subject, and as far as I remember he had a theory about it.
V83 and till v86 works with hwtheme enabled, but as far as I remember he told me that "nobody knows, it just work mate"
I know it's not much of explaining, but before I had to disable hwtheme to make xposed work..
Maybe you should "just" get xposed installer alpha, and then flash v86, that's what I did
Oh I know all about data limitations and they are some *****es!:laugh:
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Well, I was using it with pure rom without any problem but then converted to stock with my own modifications, tried Xposed with stock boot and with boot from DigiGoon, nothing works for me.
Wanted to hide root from Pokemon go but uninstalled it in the end as Xposed did not work and I could not play it.
Means will have to give pure another try then. Let's see when that happens.
And as for carrier data bundles, I guess they purposefully corrupt big files so that I should keep wasting my data over and over again
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muradulislam said:
Well, I was using it with pure rom without any problem but then converted to stock with my own modifications, tried Xposed with stock boot and with boot from DigiGoon, nothing works for me.
Wanted to hide root from Pokemon go but uninstalled it in the end as Xposed did not work and I could not play it.
Means will have to give pure another try then. Let's see when that happens.
And as for carrier data bundles, I guess they purposefully corrupt big files so that I should keep wasting my data over and over again
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Yeah I can't give u much help, but... I got TWRP, flashed pure, factory wipe, install xposed installer alpha, flash v86 of xposed and then it just worked :good:
Can't help u much more than that mate
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HonorCasper said:
I got TWRP, flashed pure, factory wipe, install xposed installer alpha, flash v86 of xposed and then it just worked
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Do you really do nothing else in your life than moronic flashing, flashing, flashing, uploading imbecile avatars for ~5-years old boys & girls and updating info about yoursels with some garbage?

adxuser said:
Do you really do nothing else in your life than moronic flashing, flashing, flashing, uploading imbecile avatars for ~5-years old boys & girls and updating info about yoursels with some garbage?
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Whats your point? If u got any? Just talking smack about me or what?
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muradulislam said:
Well, I was using it with pure rom without any problem but then converted to stock with my own modifications, tried Xposed with stock boot and with boot from DigiGoon, nothing works for me.
Wanted to hide root from Pokemon go but uninstalled it in the end as Xposed did not work and I could not play it.
Means will have to give pure another try then. Let's see when that happens.
And as for carrier data bundles, I guess they purposefully corrupt big files so that I should keep wasting my data over and over again
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It workshop with Digirom4.2 too, but Digirom4.2 isnt up to date:crying:

adxuser said:
Do you really do nothing else in your life than moronic flashing, flashing, flashing, uploading imbecile avatars for ~5-years old boys & girls and updating info about yoursels with some garbage?
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What is this all about? What is it to you what we talk about?
HonorCasper said:
It workshop with Digirom4.2 too, but Digirom4.2 isnt up to date:crying:
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Yeah, I guess, it's all about system and systemless roots. It's working fine for me now. Every now and then, have to restart the device for settings or something but am fine with that.
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muradulislam said:
What is this all about? What is it to you what we talk about?
Yeah, I guess, it's all about system and systemless roots. It's working fine for me now. Every now and then, have to restart the device for settings or something but am fine with that.
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Okay Nice friend cause it's not optimal, but if it's working it's working:laugh:

[Solved] SIM lock screen

Hi,
I already asked this question in context of another ROM but got no helpful reply.
Now I flashed completely fresh newest stock L720VPUGPI2_L720SPTGPI2_SPR and I still have this prompt.
This was tested on two different carriers, but this screen is the same. Carrier support says it's exclusively phone issue, however I didn't find any SIM-related option in settings.
How to suppress this screen?

what are you trying to do? use it on another carrier? or is it a sprint sim in the phone?

youdoofus said:
what are you trying to do?
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This prompt appears on any (re)boot. I do nothing special.
I've never used Sprint SIM, as I am not in US.

oh, its because its a sprint phone.

You should be able to remove it in this screen. I have a G900P (S5) and its heavily rooted and modified, but should he the same process
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youdoofus said:
oh, its because its a sprint phone.
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Captain Obvious, is it you?
On some of the previous ROMs (AFAIR rooted one) I didn't experience such thing, so I am wondering maybe smb knows necessary setting to disable it.

youdoofus said:
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You should be able to remove it in this screen
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Unfortunately I have no such option

Suncatcher16 said:
Unfortunately I have no such option
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Im pretty sure its gotta be in a menu somewhere. Id keep looking
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Suncatcher16 said:
Captain Obvious, is it you?
On some of the previous ROMs (AFAIR rooted one) I didn't experience such thing, so I am wondering maybe smth knows necessary setting how to disable it.
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im sorry, i wasnt trying to be captain obvious stock ROMs have to have that option in it somewhere, im not sure where tho. But the simlock is something that stock ROMs usually have built in. Are you averse to trying a non-stock ROM? Maybe a global ROM?

youdoofus said:
Maybe a global ROM?
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Maybe you can recommend smth? There are so many options there.How do I know that the ROM is global?

Suncatcher16 said:
Maybe you can recommend smth? There are so many options there.How do I know that the ROM is global?
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before we go down that path, is your bootloader unlocked? is TWRP installed? Are you rooted? what is the model of your S4? What baseband are you on?

youdoofus said:
is your bootloader unlocked?
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Actually I cannot say for sure. Neither of these methods worked for me. Fastboot just says: <waiting for device> indefintely.
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is TWRP installed?
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Yes.
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Are you rooted?
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Yes.
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what is the model of your S4?
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SPH-L720. Otherwise why would I ask in this forum?
youdoofus said:
What baseband are you on?
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L720VPUGPI2

Otherwise why would I ask in this forum?
Youd be surprised... I usually live in the G900P forum, and trust me, youll see all kinds of SMH stuff.
If you have TWRP, your bootloader is ususally unlocked as it required an unlocked bootloader. Locked ones are relegated to things like safestrap. You can flash a ROM made for the international version of your phone, just dont Odin flash something not made specifically for your phone. Have you ever tried a CM11 ROM?

youdoofus said:
Have you ever tried a CM11 ROM?
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Not on this device. CM11 seems obsolete for me, as it is KitKat-based. Moreover it is dead now and development is halted, so installing it seems not reasonable to me.

Cm doesn't have updates anymore, but its still quite viable
i actually meant CM 13 tho
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Just for info: after I switched off SIM lock prompt on Exodus ROM, it disappeared on all ROMs. Even the most odious Sprint stocks. So, bless to you, Exodus
It seems that this setting is hidden somewhere in hardware engineer menu, and unfortunately ROM devs don't bother revealing it to the user via GUI.