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Letter I sent to Samsung - of course not helped me:
Hello,
Yesterday was the worst day for me.
i purchased a Samsung galaxy S4 !9505 from i private store.
when i loaded the device for the first time, i got a push update to MH8 (with the knox)
i didn't know whats ahead of me...
yesterday i tried to upgrade the version to a rooted one.
and suddenly, the wifi and the sound in the device stopped working, plus i had problems with incoming/outgoing calls.
finally, i could solve the problem with a modded version of MH8 Pre-rooted, truthfully i don't care about the root anyway.
i just wanted to check what is what, because i'm new to this whole thing.
but now, every time i boot my device, i'm afraid something will happen to it.
besides that, i understand that i can't upgrade any future version anymore, which means for me that my device is half dead already.
i'm asking you, with kind regards, help me restore my phone to its original form, so i could enjoy your updates, and google's as well
my phone is in "knox warrany void: 0x1" state as for now.
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There has been a solution to the problem?
Or I got stuck and I can't upgrade?
I'm from Israel, so if you need to flash a modem or something, just so you know
Sorry my english!
Thank you!
somebody please?
Hello,
There are serveral threads about this point, please read around...
You can upgrade to new roms with the ODIN/flashable roms available, or you can set the device status to "official" to receive OTA updates.
The only thing you can't change is the knox 0x01 which is suspected to be an eFuse and therefore non-reversible (nothing 100% confirmed so far)
for questions on how to flash each thing (ODIN packages recovery flashable zips and so on) refer to the specific thread
good luck
BeerFreek said:
Hello,
There are serveral threads about this point, please read around...
You can upgrade to new roms with the ODIN/flashable roms available, or you can set the device status to "official" to receive OTA updates.
The only thing you can't change is the knox 0x01 which is suspected to be an eFuse and therefore non-reversible (nothing 100% confirmed so far)
for questions on how to flash each thing (ODIN packages recovery flashable zips and so on) refer to the specific thread
good luck
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If I as usual I upgrade to version 4.3 via Odin official from sammobile (when it is released), the wifi and sound work properly?
And how do I set the device status to "official" to receive OTA updates on my current version?
Thank you!
please?
liorbm87 said:
please?
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Please update it to MH8 again Official stock.
liorbm87 said:
If I as usual I upgrade to version 4.3 via Odin official from sammobile (when it is released), the wifi and sound work properly?
And how do I set the device status to "official" to receive OTA updates on my current version?
Thank you!
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Hi mate - As it is for know your KNOX warrenty is void....What this means is you will not be able to use the KNOX software/locker/container (whatever you wanna call it).........for the moment this is indeffinate until one of the brilliant minds in xda figures out a way to re-set it (not gonna be easy or anytime soon).....However, your device is not lost.....all you need to do if flash any stock firmware that has the new KNOX bootloader via odin. You can find stock firmware ( you just need to look for it )...Sammobile would be a good place to start maybe? Once you have loaded the firmware you should be able to recieve OTA updates but WILL NOT be able to use KNOX stuff.
Hope this clears some stuff up for you!
EDIT - Even if you have issues via OTA you can always flash the latest firmware via odin!
CarlM34 said:
Hi mate - As it is for know your KNOX warrenty is void....What this means is you will not be able to use the KNOX software/locker/container (whatever you wanna call it).........for the moment this is indeffinate until one of the brilliant minds in xda figures out a way to re-set it (not gonna be easy or anytime soon).....However, your device is not lost.....all you need to do if flash any stock firmware that has the new KNOX bootloader via odin. You can find stock firmware ( you just need to look for it )...Sammobile would be a good place to start maybe? Once you have loaded the firmware you should be able to recieve OTA updates but WILL NOT be able to use KNOX stuff.
Hope this clears some stuff up for you!
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thank you!
This means that custom roms i can't install it?
liorbm87 said:
If I as usual I upgrade to version 4.3 via Odin official from sammobile (when it is released), the wifi and sound work properly?
And how do I set the device status to "official" to receive OTA updates on my current version?
Thank you!
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liorbm87 said:
thank you!
This means that custom roms i can't install it?
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Yes you can install custom roms - but when you have a custom ROM then you are very unlikely to get OTA updates....which is why odin is a great tool!
I suggest you do ALOT more reading up on this mate.....people will only help so much....This is why xda is what it is....a place for people to learn and READ READ READ
CarlM34 said:
Yes you can install custom roms - but when you have a custom ROM then you are very unlikely to get OTA updates....which is why odin is a great tool!
I suggest you do ALOT more reading up on this mate.....people will only help so much....This is why xda is what it is....a place for people to learn and READ READ READ
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I love this forum! I just do not seem much
Before I flash the MH8 Pre-rooted, i flash customs rom (almost everyone), and all was sound and Wifi, know why?
That's why I'm asking and I'm not sure.
For example, I flash the rom costum MH8, and worked (problems Sound-WIFI), and Pre-Rooted worked, why is that?
Thank you!
liorbm87 said:
I love this forum! I just do not seem much
Before I flash the MH8 Pre-rooted, i flash customs rom (almost everyone), and all was sound and Wifi, know why?
That's why I'm asking and I'm not sure.
For example, I flash the rom costum MH8, and worked (problems Sound-WIFI), and Pre-Rooted worked, why is that?
Thank you!
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Could have been kernel related....I am not entirely sure....but this is wavering from your initial opening post - Knox Problem - I Can't upgrade rom - which has been answered.......I would suggest sticking to what you know works and as I said READ ALOT because you are not the only person who has had wifi and sound issues:good:......I believe your initial issue has been answered as much as it can now. Good luck in you search for answers:fingers-crossed:
Last one from me....have you also tried to flash a new modem to fix wifi???? Try looking HERE also!
Rom and LTE modem should be the same build number. GSM modem is region dependent and can be anything you like.
CarlM34 said:
Last one from me....have you also tried to flash a new modem to fix wifi???? Try looking HERE also!
Rom and LTE modem should be the same build number. GSM modem is region dependent and can be anything you like.
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Thank you!
I will try this in the future, now im afraid.
but. how i flash this?
liorbm87 said:
Thank you!
I will try this in the future, now im afraid.
but. how i flash this?
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What?? Modems etc........ODIN...........I'm sorry but if you are looking for someone to spoonfeed you information then its not going to happen.....I believe I have given you plenty of help for you to get your issues fixed and it would not hurt to hit the thanks button once in a while..............
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What?? Modems etc........ODIN...........I'm sorry but if you are looking for someone to spoonfeed you information then its not going to happen.....I believe I have given you plenty of help for you to get your issues fixed and it would not hurt to hit the thanks button once in a while..............
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I'm sorry, I clicked Now "thank you", as I said - I'm new here and in writing
Anyway, help me a lot Thank you for everything!
Sorry my question was not understood, I asked how I burn through Odin?
Like a rom?
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I'm sorry, I clicked Now "thank you", as I said - I'm new here and in writing
Anyway, help me a lot Thank you for everything!
Sorry my question was not understood, I asked how I burn through Odin?
Like a rom?
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Click the BACK TO STOCK link in my signature....There are concise instructions on how to use ODIN.....It is used for flashing STOCK ROMS, MODEMS, BOOTLOADERS etc......It very useful if you have issues and want to revert.....
CarlM34 said:
Click the BACK TO STOCK link in my signature....There are concise instructions on how to use ODIN.....It is used for flashing STOCK ROMS, MODEMS, BOOTLOADERS etc......It very useful if you have issues and want to revert.....
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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
CarlM34 said:
Click the BACK TO STOCK link in my signature....There are concise instructions on how to use ODIN.....It is used for flashing STOCK ROMS, MODEMS, BOOTLOADERS etc......It very useful if you have issues and want to revert.....
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last question plz.
i can flash this rom?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250824
the bootloader is free, its ok for me?
and deodex rom pre rooted its lastest bootloader - i can flash this rom too?
Thank you and very very sorry!
liorbm87 said:
last question plz.
i can flash this rom?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250824
the bootloader is free, its ok for me?
and deodex rom pre rooted its lastest bootloader - i can flash this rom too?
Thank you and very very sorry!
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One bit of advice... please work on your English sentence structure (yes it is very bad )
It is an annoying challenge to understand you without repeatedly rereading what your wrote.
Now unto more important things:
1. Please fix your initial problem by returning to stock before you ask more questions.
2. Let us know if everything is working on stock and your device is back to stock form and function.
3. Read the howto documents on this site before you proceed to ask any further questions related to rooting or rom flashing.
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Ive flashed I9505XXUGNK2_I9505YXXGNK2_I9505XXUGNK2_HOME.tar.md5 in my sgh-i337m and now it wont passa the galaxy logo, the problem is that now I cant find the one that had installed before and ODIN wont let me flash anything. I dont know what to do. sorry for bad english. :crying:
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Ive flashed I9505XXUGNK2_I9505YXXGNK2_I9505XXUGNK2_HOME.tar.md5 in my sgh-i337m and now it wont passa the galaxy logo, the problem is that now I cant find the one that had installed before and ODIN wont let me flash anything. I dont know what to do. sorry for bad english. :crying:
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hi mate
why you say odin will not let you install anything?
try to reflas rom again , use the latest stock rom available , odin will not let you flash roms with older bootloader than the one you have..
Check this thread for tips
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
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hi mate
why you say odin will not let you install anything?
try to reflas rom again , use the latest stock rom available , odin will not let you flash roms with older bootloader than the one you have..
Check this thread for tips
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
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nada, I used to have omegarom, with JB 4.3, today I tried to install a new ROM and ended up flashing that thing. now i cant find a suitable rom or i dont exactly know what the failure is.
I also have the knox 0x1 since the time i installed omegarom.
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nada, I used to have omegarom, with JB 4.3, today I tried to install a new ROM and ended up flashing that thing. now i cant find a suitable rom or i dont exactly know what the failure is.
I also have the knox 0x1 since the time i installed omegarom.
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Hi
Why you dont try to flash an stock rom for your device and start from zero?
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/36978/I337MVLUFNI2_I337MOYAFNI2_MTA.zip/
maybe something went wrong between flashes before...
MAX 404 said:
Hi
Why you dont try to flash an stock rom for your device and start from zero?
maybe something went wrong between flashes before...
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I did that just already, it worked, thanks. It was quite difficult to figure out wich one was the correct one but once i got it it was so easy.
anyway, thanks a lot Now if you point me out to a good ROM i would apreciate it, the default one from telcel its awful
ObiEuan said:
I did that just already, it worked, thanks. It was quite difficult to figure out wich one was the correct one but once i got it it was so easy.
anyway, thanks a lot Now if you point me out to a good ROM i would apreciate it, the default one from telcel its awful
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Great news mate !!
Regarding the rom i do not what to tell you I have a i9500 , i like Omega rom.....but there are a few good ones around.
Hey just got my edge today, looks like there is very little going on as it was just released a few days ago despite it being out in the states for quite some time, the only difference I believe is the LTE in the Canadian version.
Anyways, coming from the note 2, 3 and 4 and the trtlecan version always being close to the trtletmo I decided to risk it and flash the tmo cf auto root and recovery despite there being no stock firmware laying around on sammmobile the others..
annnd I'm happy to report that I now have a TWRP recovery, rooted, SM-N915W8.
go ahead and follow the very detail steps in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-edge/general/easy-steps-stock-odin-n915tuvu1anjl-sm-t2943993
MAKE SURE TO READ THE PART ABOUT IT FAILING (to flash cwm) AND THAT BEING OK being flashing TWRP
and then the BRIGHTNESS SETTINGS inside recovery which will look like you have sleep lock if you don't fix them before letting the screen timeout
and have all 4 files on hand before you start!
Awesome, thanks for the info, I was debating it but just was being a chicken. I'm glad everything worked out. Did you make a nand? If so did you flash the nand just to make sure everything was OK? Are your root apps working without issues.? I don't mind taking the risk...just wanna be sure
LNKNPRKFN said:
I don't mind taking the risk...just wanna be sure
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I believe that was an oxymoron
tospace2006 said:
I believe that was an oxymoron
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fantastic CONTRIBUTION!!! thank you for your input
ok so i took the plunge and follow the steps from the link in OP that @gundal shared about his success
I Too have a rooted SM-N915W8 (BELL VERSION but im on TELUS)
Thank you for your insight @gundal
Awesome glad it worked out for you too, now we can experiment with which kernel and os will boot without fear of bricking
Yes, I tried reflashing the backup and all is good.
Hyperdrive didn't work even with restoring our boot sector (kernel)
LNKNPRKFN said:
fantastic CONTRIBUTION!!! thank you for your input
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Haha, i was reading through and just found it funny.
Glad you guys are having luck with the Canadian model. I jumped the gun and imported one from Korea as soon as it was released and it's an awesome device!
Enjoy!
Were you guys able to flash a custom ROM? Which ROMS will work with the Canadian version? And which US Model number is 'equivalent' to the Canadian one?
gundal said:
Awesome glad it worked out for you too, now we can experiment with which kernel and os will boot without fear of bricking
Yes, I tried reflashing the backup and all is good.
Hyperdrive didn't work even with restoring our boot sector (kernel)
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Were you guys able to flash a custom ROM? Which ROMS will work with the Canadian version? And which US Model number is 'equivalent' to the Canadian one?
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Anyone try any T-Moble stuff? I didnt look myself but I ask because we all used the tmoble stuff for our old Canadian Note3s ... could be the same senerio. I think that Tmoble kernels should work..
There might be a version of Hyperdrive for tmoble..
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Yes, I tried reflashing the backup and all is good.
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What recovery are you using cause Im on twrp and I cant make a backup, cache partition cant be mounted either, are you having this prob too?....
Dont worry about it, someone else who had this problem fixed it by formatting cache - did that and everything went fine.
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Anyone try any T-Moble stuff? I didnt look myself but I ask because we all used the tmoble stuff for our old Canadian Note3s ... could be the same senerio. I think that Tmoble kernels should work..
There might be a version of Hyperdrive for tmoble..
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Tried flashing Hyperdrive Edge for T-Mo with both twrp (2.8.1.1) and cwm (6.0.5.1 Xiaolu) referenced in the root guide by OP. They flashed without error but I got bootlooped both times. Luckily backup/restore works for both recoveries.
Does anyone know of a way to get back to stock recovery after flashing cwm or twrp? Any known location of a stock image?
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Does anyone know of a way to get back to stock recovery after flashing cwm or twrp? Any known location of a stock image?
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Go to sammobile web site...download the original firmware for your model and flash it. When u flash original firmware everything will be back to stock including recovery..and you will be able to receive ota update. To flash stock firmware...just use odin. Search this forum for instruction on how to flash using odin.
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kuailan said:
Go to sammobile web site...download the original firmware for your model and flash it. When u flash original firmware everything will be back to stock including recovery..and you will be able to receive ota update. To flash stock firmware...just use odin. Search this forum for instruction on how to flash using odin.
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Yeah I know about sammobile, flashing via Odin etc. There's no stock firmware uploaded for the Canadian variants yet so I was wondering of an alternate method to flash the stock recovery. I tried extracting the recovery from the stock image via ADB shell, converting to tar.md5, then flashing with Odin but it failed....likely because I'm rooted. Guess I'll have to wait until the firmware gets uploaded. Thanks anyway.
Try contacting the sammobile team...and their forum..they maybe able to help..
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Anyone have any luck yet flashing anything? No love out there for the W8 it seems.
terrapin4 said:
Anyone have any luck yet flashing anything? No love out there for the W8 it seems.
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did you ever get hold of the stock firmware? i'm in the exact same boat as you, bootloop and all. got too excited to mod i guess lol
speakerfone said:
did you ever get hold of the stock firmware? i'm in the exact same boat as you, bootloop and all. got too excited to mod i guess lol
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Not yet. I check daily. I'm hoping someone will be able to capture it via Kies when Lollipop rolls out. It's only matter of time before sammobile gets it.
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Not yet. I check daily. I'm hoping someone will be able to capture it via Kies when Lollipop rolls out. It's only matter of time before sammobile gets it.
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Arg, that really bites. Now I have a new phone I cant use at all. You'd think the firmware would be released when the phone was. Have you tried the other roms? I can't even gwt onto my internal sd to put them on the phone so I can try installing them. So frustrated.
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There's no way we're the only 2 in canada having problems with this lol
SM-N915x ... ?? Canadian note edge
Hello, Same thing here i got my hands a Canadian Demo sm-915x and got told to flash it with stock firmware in order to get the phone working properly. But i cant seem to find any version of the firmware that actually works on it ...
it installed numerous times then when it reboots it shows upgrading packages , it reaches package 6 then reboots and loops over and over...
any guidance or firmware out there to recommend to try ?
Thanks
Okay so I have a rooted s7 edge G935A on QC2 with android 7.0.
Now my question is, is there a way to flash a custom rom with flashfire and maybe flash a kernal or something with Odin. Or how would that all work out? If you could tell me or link me to a guide for this that would be appreciated.
Thank you.
loeffler23 said:
Okay so I have a rooted s7 edge G935A on QC2 with android 7.0.
Now my question is, is there a way to flash a custom rom with flashfire and maybe flash a kernal or something with Odin. Or how would that all work out? If you could tell me or link me to a guide for this that would be appreciated.
Thank you.
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As far as I know the custom rom can only be in flash via twrp. And it looks like your bootloader is locked. So there is no twrp for that type (for now)
mashardpro said:
As far as I know the custom rom can only be in flash via twrp. And it looks like your bootloader is locked. So there is no twrp for that type (for now)
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Do you think anyone could make a custom ROM for the G935A and make it so we could flash it with flashfire? I know there is the echoed rom but that is only for marshmallow and I'm on 7.0. Is there any developers I should talk to about making a nougat rom, or should I just wait.
loeffler23 said:
Do you think anyone could make a custom ROM for the G935A and make it so we could flash it with flashfire? I know there is the echoed rom but that is only for marshmallow and I'm on 7.0. Is there any developers I should talk to about making a nougat rom, or should I just wait.
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Hope THIS help you. Dwyor
mashardpro said:
Hope THIS help you. Dwyor
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I'm already rooted but the ROM that is shared in that post is for T-Mobile, I'm on AT&T wouldn't that cause problems? I'm also on QC2 not QC1... Also thank you for fast replies bro.
loeffler23 said:
I'm already rooted but the ROM that is shared in that post is for T-Mobile, I'm on AT&T wouldn't that cause problems? I'm also on QC2 not QC1... Also thank you for fast replies bro.
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Well i'm not sure since i have exynos version. Better follow the tread and ask some questions there
HELP! Hello everyone specialy to all respected members.. im new here..
Well, i just converted my s7 edge at&t sm-g935a to sm-g935u using odin..because the g935a dont give some software update at all.then im stuck with 6.1 marshmallow..thats why i converted it. but then i realize that i want to root my device, im just wondering, can i root it? Because i dont know what file do i need to download.. should i use the g935a? Or the 9g35u? Can anyone give me opinion? Im running g935u with nougat on my device right now.thank in advance..
jetskie said:
HELP! Hello everyone specialy to all respected members.. im new here..
Well, i just converted my s7 edge at&t sm-g935a to sm-g935u using odin..because the g935a dont give some software update at all.then im stuck with 6.1 marshmallow..thats why i converted it. but then i realize that i want to root my device, im just wondering, can i root it? Because i dont know what file do i need to download.. should i use the g935a? Or the 9g35u? Can anyone give me opinion? Im running g935u with nougat on my device right now.thank in advance..
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Hi. My question to you is, what do you want root for.. do you just want to root your device with stock rom or you want to use some custom roms?
I just want to root it so i can fully control my device.. delete some bloatwares and can download app with root supported like titanium backups and etc. Its either stock rom or custom rom can do..as long as it is safe and never affects my device performance..and dont make my device a laggy issues or something like that. Thank you for the response..
Xial Xahab said:
Hi. My question to you is, what do you want root for.. do you just want to root your device with stock rom or you want to use some custom roms?
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I just want to root it so i can fully control my device.. delete some bloatwares and can download app with root supported like titanium backups and etc. Its either stock rom or custom rom can do..as long as it is safe and never affects my device performance..and dont make my device a laggy issues or something like that. Thank you for the response..
jetskie said:
I just want to root it so i can fully control my device.. delete some bloatwares and can download app with root supported like titanium backups and etc. Its either stock rom or custom rom can do..as long as it is safe and never affects my device performance..and dont make my device a laggy issues or something like that. Thank you for the response..
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Hi. Sorry for the late reply.
If it says 935f. It's probably compatible with roms and recoveries for 935f.
If I'll have to do something like this.. I'd definitely try myself first. Just use odin method to root 935f. Since it's just flashing recovery and installation of super su. There's not much at risk. You can try odin method. If anything does wrong you can still flash it back using odin too....
And if it's about custom rom. I'd highly recommend checking your phones box for the type of chip inside your device. Download recovery and flash via odin. Copy rom to sd card and flash it. But do remember to check oem unlock. Plus you need to download the exact rom for 935 model and exynos/snapdragon version.
Xial Xahab said:
Hi. Sorry for the late reply.
If it says 935f. It's probably compatible with roms and recoveries for 935f.
If I'll have to do something like this.. I'd definitely try myself first. Just use odin method to root 935f. Since it's just flashing recovery and installation of super su. There's not much at risk. You can try odin method. If anything does wrong you can still flash it back using odin too....
And if it's about custom rom. I'd highly recommend checking your phones box for the type of chip inside your device. Download recovery and flash via odin. Copy rom to sd card and flash it. But do remember to check oem unlock. Plus you need to download the exact rom for 935 model and exynos/snapdragon version.
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sure im gonna try this..thanks for the useful informations .. God bless mate..keep it up!
Xial Xahab said:
Hi. Sorry for the late reply.
If it says 935f. It's probably compatible with roms and recoveries for 935f.
If I'll have to do something like this.. I'd definitely try myself first. Just use odin method to root 935f. Since it's just flashing recovery and installation of super su. There's not much at risk. You can try odin method. If anything does wrong you can still flash it back using odin too....
And if it's about custom rom. I'd highly recommend checking your phones box for the type of chip inside your device. Download recovery and flash via odin. Copy rom to sd card and flash it. But do remember to check oem unlock. Plus you need to download the exact rom for 935 model and exynos/snapdragon version.
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hey mate.. still confuse.. sorry for that.. uhmm now my device is running sm-g935u unlock.. it is originally sm-g935a at&t.. how can i root then? any tutorial.. really appreciated..thank you
jetskie said:
hey mate.. still confuse.. sorry for that.. uhmm now my device is running sm-g935u unlock.. it is originally sm-g935a at&t.. how can i root then? any tutorial.. really appreciated..thank you
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Again sry for late reply
Try forum that says at&tmobile s9 xda... Or simply search that and you'll find your answers