I'm having trouble figuring out what to do. I have been reading for days about locked bootloader this, and ATT sucks that, and everything is hopeless.
Right now my AT&T i337 is on Rooted 5.0.1 OK2 Keep Root DEODEXED with Xposed Framework. I followed this thread to do it. I don't have an external SD card, but everything installed smoothly. It's been great but it has a bunch of issues.
PROBLEMS:
Gmail contacts only synced when account was first added to the phone (massive problem/unacceptable). I have flashed this ROM several times and each time it was exactly the same. I have found no fix for it.
Can't use snapchat because Xposed framework can't be easily uninstalled and reinstalled on this particular ROM.
Wifi turns on and off randomly and often.
I am looking for a ROM that is Lollipop 5.0.1 or greater, DEODEXED so that I can use Xposed Framework, and doesn't have contact sync issues. Can I use Goldeneye or LolliRom 9? All of the installation threads mention using TWRP and SafeStrap, which I thought I couldn't use because of my locked bootloader. I have used flashfire up to this point with great success and would prefer to keep using it because I know it. Can I install these ROMS using just flash fire/odin?
Can anyone please help guide me in the right direction? Thank you!
MODS, please delete this message. I think I figure all of this out.
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Hi,
Sorry if this has been asked before, search didn't answer the question for my specific case....
I have an S5 G900F currently still on 4.4.2, I have rooted using towelroot following link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/tut-root-tripping-knox-t2803951
I installed also xposed framework and a bunch of modules to get rid of those pesky popups samsung implemented.
I would like to check for and install new ota updates, question is what will happen with the setup above?
Will it work, will I lose root, will I lose all xposed modules and settings, will it brick my phone, ...
Thanks!
B
Seems that everyone says that they have searched although we know that most people really didn't. Glad you tried searching, although it's difficult to understand how you didn't trip over numerous threads where your exact questions have been asked and answered before.
Anyway, most updates will remove root and may mess up a lot of apps that require root. It's best to apply updates manually with Odin, rather than accept them OTA. If you insist on automatic updates, then you should buy an app like mobile odin pro or super su pro that will try to regain root after an update is applied.
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berre said:
Hi,
Sorry if this has been asked before, search didn't answer the question for my specific case....
I have an S5 G900F currently still on 4.4.2, I have rooted using towelroot following link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/tut-root-tripping-knox-t2803951
I installed also xposed framework and a bunch of modules to get rid of those pesky popups samsung implemented.
I would like to check for and install new ota updates, question is what will happen with the setup above?
Will it work, will I lose root, will I lose all xposed modules and settings, will it brick my phone, ...
Thanks!
B
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Had a lot of problems with xposed and it's modules messing with some samsung apps, for example s-health went mental, wouldn't open and slowed the phone down to a crawl, as I own the gear fit it wasn't good for me to keep it on, had to roll back, personally I don't think theres a huge difference between the two firmwares, i'd say if you're happy then keep your phone the way it is. At least until 4.4.4. is releaed.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help. I am new to this custom ROM stuff and am trying my best to follow all the guides, but I have no idea what I'm doing wrong.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4. Android version 4.4.2 and Build version KOT49H.I337UCUFNC1, so I've been following the NC1 guides. I was able to successfully root using towelroot and verified that it worked using a root checker app. I then installed SafeStrap, backed up my stock image, and put two different custom ROMs on my external microSD card, Graviton (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2372742) and PurifieD (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2454205). After creating another ROM slot, and performing a factory wipe using SafeStrap, I installed Graviton and it went through and told me to reboot. However, when the phone loaded again, it looked just like the stock ROM again. So I wiped everything again and did the same with PurifieD. It gave me all the installation options of what bloatware I wanna get rid of, etc and also seemed to install successfully. But once again, when I rebooted after installation, it looked just like stock again.
Am i doing something wrong? I really want to use these nice looking ROMs!!
And if I can get that to work, it seems like I have no 4G connection, even though WiFi works. I'm assuming http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50965837 is the guide I will want to be looking at to make it work?
Thanks for the help
I assume they are based on GNG8 AND GNG1 and you are running FNC1.
The rom based on stockrom is important too.
I suppose you downloaded Purified HD's v3.3? Because it is based on FNC1.
Try roms made specifically for your device to avoid problems and bricking. Experimenting without knowledge is also not supported here. Plus people are not responsible here for bricked devices or any weird thing that happens.
Towelroot worked for your phone as it is a universal app, made for S5 by the great @geohot, but works for many devices.
EDIT : Well I totally missed the i337 part. Thank you @Lennyz1988.
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You need to read more carefully.
You have a I337 model. NOT an I9505 or an I9500. You can't flash other roms to your device. Stick to your model only the AT&T. Try what DeepankarS tells you.From what I remember your stock rom needs to be the same as the rom you are trying to flash.
Thanks for the assistance fellas. And yeah, knowing that I was looking in the wrong threads would have been a better start and I'm lucky I didn't permanently damage my phone. Thanks again for the heads up.
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Thanks for the assistance fellas. And yeah, knowing that I was looking in the wrong threads would have been a better start and I'm lucky I didn't permanently damage my phone. Thanks again for the heads up.
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Anytime. But you can always port roms to your phone. There are a lot many ways to port a rom for your phone
*A bit of perfect copy paste skills required for that
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I've tried Paranoid Android 4.6 and CM 11, both with the same result.
I could not get any custom bootloader to install, aside from safestrap. This seems to be on there ok now, and I can install PA or CM roms from my sd card.
When they are finished installing though (along with Gapps), when it boots into the OS I instantly get the popup telling me the process com.android.phone has stopped. I hit ok and it comes back immediately, no matter how many times I hit it. I can't get into the menus or setup screens, the popup comes back instantly.
Since PA and CM both did this same thing, I am guessing my problem is perhaps not the rom. Any ideas please on what I might try next? The phone is basically bricked at this point.
Taymar said:
I've tried Paranoid Android 4.6 and CM 11, both with the same result.
I could not get any custom bootloader to install, aside from safestrap. This seems to be on there ok now, and I can install PA or CM roms from my sd card.
When they are finished installing though (along with Gapps), when it boots into the OS I instantly get the popup telling me the process com.android.phone has stopped. I hit ok and it comes back immediately, no matter how many times I hit it. I can't get into the menus or setup screens, the popup comes back instantly.
Since PA and CM both did this same thing, I am guessing my problem is perhaps not the rom. Any ideas please on what I might try next? The phone is basically bricked at this point.
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Yea, you can't flash cm or pa on your device. They can only be flashed on devices with the mdb or mdl bootloader. If you're using safestrap, and it's the only recovery you can use, you're probably on 4.4.4, nb1 or nc1 or nj4, bootloader. You'll need tw based roms. See the ones that work with safestrap.
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Thank you,
I flashed to NJ4 after rooting. Could you recommend any custom rom that is tw based please, or am I basically limited to stock?
I tried flashing a new TW rom but now I'm stuck in a recovery mode bootloop (safestrap seems to be gone).
edit: tw = touchwiz? (Sorry, I'm new at this).
Really appreciate the explanation, thanks again.
Taymar said:
Thank you,
I flashed to NJ4 after rooting. Could you recommend any custom rom that is tw based please, or am I basically limited to stock?
I tried flashing a new TW rom but now I'm stuck in a recovery mode bootloop (safestrap seems to be gone).
edit: tw = touchwiz? (Sorry, I'm new at this).
Really appreciate the explanation, thanks again.
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Your stuck to 4.4.4 unless you do the method mentioned on the forums and GoldenEye comments.
But a caution its not for the new, is risky and you lose the safestrap recovery boot because safestrap is not lollipop compatible right now.
Got it. Thank you.
I finally found a 'stock' firmware that I managed to load via Odin. Looks like AT&T just pushed the lollopop update to my phone as well so I guess stock lollipop will work for me until I upgrade my phone.
Out of interest, I'm looking at the oneplus one phone. Am I correct in thinking I should have way less problems trying to root & install custom roms on that, since it comes loaded with CM and the carrier isn't going to be constantly fixing exploits that allow root?
Really appreciate the help guys, thanks again.
Taymar said:
Got it. Thank you.
I finally found a 'stock' firmware that I managed to load via Odin. Looks like AT&T just pushed the lollopop update to my phone as well so I guess stock lollipop will work for me until I upgrade my phone.
Out of interest, I'm looking at the oneplus one phone. Am I correct in thinking I should have way less problems trying to root & install custom roms on that, since it comes loaded with CM and the carrier isn't going to be constantly fixing exploits that allow root?
Really appreciate the help guys, thanks again.
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I don't own it so I couldn't tell you but I would look up the forum for it before hand and see what they say about it.
If it's not an ATT and Verizon phone most likely it's not boot loader locked.
Taymar said:
Got it. Thank you.
I finally found a 'stock' firmware that I managed to load via Odin. Looks like AT&T just pushed the lollopop update to my phone as well so I guess stock lollipop will work for me until I upgrade my phone.
Out of interest, I'm looking at the oneplus one phone. Am I correct in thinking I should have way less problems trying to root & install custom roms on that, since it comes loaded with CM and the carrier isn't going to be constantly fixing exploits that allow root?
Really appreciate the help guys, thanks again.
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Oneplus you will be able to root and recovery, I believe even unlock the bootloader. You just have to pay full price of the phone of course, but it's separate from carrier so no root patching OTAs.
Awesome. Thank you so much guys. I think I'm going to try out the oneplus one. Sounds like it'll be a lot more straightforward than with AT&T's devices.
I've been reading various guides here on upgrading to Lollipop and keeping root access and I'm so confused. Every time I think I have it figured out, I read something that just confuses me again.
I have an AT&T Galaxy S4 running 4.2.2, with baseband version I337UCUAMDL, which I rooted successfully using motochopper back in 2013. I haven't tried to load any custom ROMs. I'm fine with the stock ROM -- I just wanted root to remove bloatware, back-up apks, etc. OTA updates attempted to install themselves at various times but always failed. I finally froze the auto-update modules using Titanium Backup Pro so I've been stuck at 4.2.2 for a long time now. I was OK with that, but now there are more and more apps that don't work on 4.2.2 so I'd like to update to Lollipop but retain root for the same reasons. Again, I don't really care about installing custom ROMs -- unless it's a necessary step to do the upgrade and keep root.
So I was looking at this guide:
[GUIDE]Odin to Stock, Updating, Rooting, and Installing Safestrap
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/general/guide-odin-to-stock-updating-rooting-t2926642
But it specifically says that if you have an MDL bootloader, do not use this guide.
So then I found this guide:
[HOW-TO] The ULTIMATE All-In-One Guide - I337M & MDL - MF3 - MK2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494
But it appears to be quite long (lots of steps) and doesn't specifically refer to upgrading to Lollipop.
So what is the best way for me to get to Lollipop and keep root?? And keep the MDL bootloader, I guess? (I don't know if I even care about the bootloader if I'm not going for custom ROMs.)
Thank you!
So Confused
Please Choose This Method :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-to-update-to-i337oc3-5-0-1-keeproot-t3075814
Thank you so much Jack! I was looking at that guide also, but it says it's for "any 4.4.x Build/ROM" and since I'm on 4.2.2, I wasn't sure if it would work for me. Will it also for for 4.2.2?
One final question: I know this will wipe the phone. I assume it won't touch the card. All my photos, music and videos are on the card. All my contacts are in the cloud/Google. I can re-install my apps. Is there anything on the phone that I might want to think about backing up? And what's the best way to do this? I read that Titanium isn't reliable when switching OS versions.
One more final question: Will that process by muniz_ri touch my MDL bootloader? Or should I even care?
Thank you!
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Thank you so much Jack! I was looking at that guide also, but it says it's for "any 4.4.x Build/ROM" and since I'm on 4.2.2, I wasn't sure if it would work for me. Will it also for for 4.2.2?
One final question: I know this will wipe the phone. I assume it won't touch the card. All my photos, music and videos are on the card. All my contacts are in the cloud/Google. I can re-install my apps. Is there anything on the phone that I might want to think about backing up? And what's the best way to do this? I read that Titanium isn't reliable when switching OS versions.
One more final question: Will that process by muniz_ri touch my MDL bootloader? Or should I even care?
Thank you!
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@paleG It Will Wipe Only Internal Memory ... You Need Re-Install All Apps .. If You Need Just Take Backup .. For Me Titanium Backup Always I Am Using So Please Use It
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@paleG It Will Wipe Only Internal Memory ... You Need Re-Install All Apps .. If You Need Just Take Backup .. For Me Titanium Backup Always I Am Using So Please Use It
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Thank you Jack! I'm going to give it a shot!
Worked like a charm! I went from rooted 4.2.2 directly to rooted 5.0.1. Woot!
Thank you Jack! :good:
paleG said:
Worked like a charm! I went from rooted 4.2.2 directly to rooted 5.0.1. Woot!
Thank you Jack! :good:
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ENJOY :fingers-crossed:
Hello Everyone. I'm new to this forum, so please be kind. I have searched extensively for the answer to my question.
So, I spent a whole day upgrading and rooting my SM-G900V Galaxy S5. Lots of dead ends on this, but I got it! I did this because I needed more room on my internal memory. I was almost out, so I used Titanium Backup and uninstalled all the bloat apps.
My question is this. I am now at Lollipop V5.0 rooted. I would like to upgrade to Marshmallow 6.0.1. If I do this with a custom ROM:
1) Will all the bloat I just deleted all come back? Are these apps part of the custom ROM?
2) Will I lose the root? If the bloat stays off, I really don't care as that was my only reason for rooting in the first place.
I used XDA forums pretty extensively for information for getting as far as I have. Many, many thanks.
Dave
DaveInTrinity said:
Hello Everyone. I'm new to this forum, so please be kind. I have searched extensively for the answer to my question.
So, I spent a whole day upgrading and rooting my SM-G900V Galaxy S5. Lots of dead ends on this, but I got it! I did this because I needed more room on my internal memory. I was almost out, so I used Titanium Backup and uninstalled all the bloat apps.
My question is this. I am now at Lollipop V5.0 rooted. I would like to upgrade to Marshmallow 6.0.1. If I do this with a custom ROM:
1) Will all the bloat I just deleted all come back? Are these apps part of the custom ROM?
2) Will I lose the root? If the bloat stays off, I really don't care as that was my only reason for rooting in the first place.
I used XDA forums pretty extensively for information for getting as far as I have. Many, many thanks.
Dave
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If your looking to upgrade to MM 6.0. You need to download the latest MM stock image and Odin back to full unrooted stock. Then re-root, install your custom recovery and flash what ever rom you want.. Yes if you flash back to stock MM in order to upgrade, then naturally all the bloat will come back.. But will not be there once you re-root and flash another rom.
DaveInTrinity said:
My question is this. I am now at Lollipop V5.0 rooted. I would like to upgrade to Marshmallow 6.0.1. If I do this with a custom ROM:
1) Will all the bloat I just deleted all come back? Are these apps part of the custom ROM?
2) Will I lose the root? If the bloat stays off, I really don't care as that was my only reason for rooting in the first place.
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1. Depends on the ROM. BTW, "free user space" does not depend on the ROM. Almost does not.
2. Yes. You will have to reroot it, if possible.
There is a good G900V section on the forum and you may like to read about CID, locked bootloader and MM rooting there.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...al/guide-painiacs-essential-guide-to-t3319848
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1. Depends on the ROM. BTW, "free user space" does not depend on the ROM. Almost does not.
2. Yes. You will have to reroot it, if possible.
There is a good G900V section on the forum and you may like to read about CID, locked bootloader and MM rooting there.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...al/guide-painiacs-essential-guide-to-t3319848
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Thank you for the reply, information, and link. I will go through it. I hadn't been able to find a MM rooting system that worked which is why I reverted to Lollipop. I actually had a lot of trouble even rooting 5.0 as nothing worked until I came upon the Blackcat scripts. That worked great.
Dave
DaveInTrinity said:
I hadn't been able to find a MM rooting system that worked which is why I reverted to Lollipop. I actually had a lot of trouble even rooting 5.0 as nothing worked until I came upon the Blackcat scripts. That worked great.
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You're welcome.
Look, LP and below does not require unlocked bootloader to be rooted. MM and abode does. That's why the possibility of rooting MM on your phone depends on it's hardware (CID).
Blackcat's scripts are great, but the modern method is to flash a "COMBINATION" ROM which can be rooted easily, to root it, to install SafeStrap Recovery and then to flash your favorite ROM (system partition) and firmware (bootloader, kernel, modem, recovery). The last action may contain bootloader unlocking process if the hardware is compatible.