I'm trying to root my Sprint LTE Samsung Galaxy TAB A 10.1. The current firmware is MM which is on the February 1st, 2017 security patch. I'm really trying to adopt my 128GB SD card as internal storage. I tried the ADB methods, but it didn't work. Maybe it has something to do with the newer security patches? If so, where might I be able to download the earlier firmwares and downgrade? I'm really swamped here... If someone could help me out with this I'd be extremely grateful!
Thanks!
Khotum7 said:
I'm trying to root my Sprint LTE Samsung Galaxy TAB A 10.1. The current firmware is MM which is on the February 1st, 2017 security patch. I'm really trying to adopt my 128GB SD card as internal storage. I tried the ADB methods, but it didn't work. Maybe it has something to do with the newer security patches? If so, where might I be able to download the earlier firmwares and downgrade? I'm really swamped here... If someone could help me out with this I'd be extremely grateful!
Thanks!
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You don't need to downgrade, you just need my patch in my sig below.
ashyx said:
You don't need to downgrade, you just need my patch in my sig below.
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Just the second one? Do I install it from the recovery? I'm on the stock.
ashyx said:
You don't need to downgrade, you just need my patch in my sig below.
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Khotum7 said:
Just the second one? Do I install it from the recovery? I'm on the stock.
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The thing is idk if I can root my T587P. To install it from recovery, I need TWRP, right? To Get TWRP, I need root?
Khotum7 said:
The thing is idk if I can root my T587P. To install it from recovery, I need TWRP, right? To Get TWRP, I need root?
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Root not required at all just custom recovery to install the zip.
ashyx said:
Root not required at all just custom recovery to install the zip.
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I'm having trouble finding any custom recovery for the T587P though... Could you help me?
Khotum7 said:
I'm having trouble finding any custom recovery for the T587P though... Could you help me?
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Maybe I could flash it with Odin? Is there a way to do that? I tried changing the file extension to ".img.tar" but when I hit start it's not doing anything, lol. When I tried changing the extension to ".tar.md5" it gives me an error. I really need to flash this without root or recovery, because I can't find neither for my device, which is the T587P.
Thanks for your help.
Khotum7 said:
Maybe I could flash it with Odin? Is there a way to do that? I tried changing the file extension to ".img.tar" but when I hit start it's not doing anything, lol. When I tried changing the extension to ".tar.md5" it gives me an error. I really need to flash this without root or recovery, because I can't find neither for my device, which is the T587P.
Thanks for your help.
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You can't flash it with odin, it has to be custom recovery.
The T580/T585 twrp recovery should work for your device.
ashyx said:
You can't flash it with odin, it has to be custom recovery.
The T580/T585 twrp recovery should work for your device.
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Could you please find me one and give me a link? I've this deadline to meet regarding the tablet, in a couple of hours and I'm really stressed about it. It would mean so much. I'll quickly try and flash anything you can find for me.
Thank you so much!
Khotum7 said:
Could you please find me one and give me a link? I've this deadline to meet regarding the tablet, in a couple of hours and I'm really stressed about it. It would mean so much. I'll quickly try and flash anything you can find for me.
Thank you so much!
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...overy-official-twrp-gtaxlwifi-galaxy-t3437666
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...overy-official-twrp-gtaxlwifi-galaxy-t3437666
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Ah I tried that, but whenever I booted into recovery mode, it had the blue text at the top left, along with text that you would see on the bootloader mode, with the android 6.0 boot logo in the background. It just freezes there and doesn't do anything :^)
Khotum7 said:
Ah I tried that, but whenever I booted into recovery mode, it had the blue text at the top left, along with text that you would see on the bootloader mode, with the android 6.0 boot logo in the background. It just freezes there and doesn't do anything :^)
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Seems like the kernel is incompatible with the firmware you are running.
ashyx said:
You can't flash it with odin, it has to be custom recovery.
The T580/T585 twrp recovery should work for your device.
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i can confirm that it does not work for the sprint version(sm-t587p) , gets stuck on recovery booting- bootloop.
Has anyone had any luck figuring this out? I'm trying to use SD card for internal storage as well. Sprint SM-T587P
zobriant said:
Has anyone had any luck figuring this out? I'm trying to use SD card for internal storage as well. Sprint SM-T587P
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There is a version of twrp for the T587p posted in the development forum.
Hey buddy. Sorry for all the bad advice you have gotten here. Custom recoveries for other tab a variants do not work on the sm-t587p, and neither do the roots.
The current firmware is not Marshmallow as you said. Nougat 7.0 came out for the SM-T587P last September. (August 1, 2017 Security Patch)
I can help you further from this thread, but everything you need is here https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...overy-sprint-samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-t3669559
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Hi, All -- I rooted my Google Play Edition Galaxy S4 using Chainfire's method, and it's now generating an error when it tries to install the OTA update to Android 4.3. I've unrooted the phone using SuperSU and have wiped it, but it still won't install the OTA.
Can anyone help?
Thanks, Alan
carrot34 said:
Hi, All -- I rooted my Google Play Edition Galaxy S4 using Chainfire's method, and it's now generating an error when it tries to install the OTA update to Android 4.3. I've unrooted the phone using SuperSU and have wiped it, but it still won't install the OTA.
Can anyone help?
Thanks, Alan
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Have you re-locked the bootloader?
gee2012 said:
Have you re-locked the bootloader?
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Ah. No, I haven't. I didn't realize that was necessary, and I'm searching now and not finding instructions on how to do that. Can you point me in the right direction?
Thank you!
Alan
carrot34 said:
Ah. No, I haven't. I didn't realize that was necessary, and I'm searching now and not finding instructions on how to do that. Can you point me in the right direction?
Thank you!
Alan
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Look here for how to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2363025. For locking the BL type: fastboot oem lock.
carrot34 said:
Hi, All -- I rooted my Google Play Edition Galaxy S4 using Chainfire's method, and it's now generating an error when it tries to install the OTA update to Android 4.3. I've unrooted the phone using SuperSU and have wiped it, but it still won't install the OTA.
Can anyone help?
Thanks, Alan
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If you rooted using CF-AutoRoot then it's likely your recovery was replaced. You need to flash the stock 4.2.2 recovery in all likelihood.
To be sure, what error does the screen show when you try to install the OTA. That will help us diagnose what isn't passing the OTA pre-check.
I have same issue here trying to update OTA update. Device rooted and bootloader unlocked.
When trying to install 4.3 OTA update, it rebooted into TWRP and start flashing but twrp mentioned some files not found and aborted, didn't even get a chance to look at the errors. After boot back up, it still show 4.2.2 and checking system update doesn't say new update found anymore.
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If you rooted using CF-AutoRoot then it's likely your recovery was replaced. You need to flash the stock 4.2.2 recovery in all likelihood.
To be sure, what error does the screen show when you try to install the OTA. That will help us diagnose what isn't passing the OTA pre-check.
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Thanks so much for helping with this. The screen just says "error." Is there any way I can get more information? And if flashing stock 4.2.2 recovery is what I need to do, how would I do it?
Thank you!
Alan
carrot34 said:
Thanks so much for helping with this. The screen just says "error." Is there any way I can get more information? And if flashing stock 4.2.2 recovery is what I need to do, how would I do it?
Thank you!
Alan
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No problem. Go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43500355 and follow the steps, but try at first only doing the step that flashes recovery. Can you take a photo of your screen? What recovery are you using to flash the OTA?
tublah said:
No problem. Go to this thread and follow the steps, but try at first only doing the step that flashes recovery. Can you take a photo of your screen? What recovery are you using to flash the OTA?
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Thanks, but there isn't any thread listed there. Could you try posting it again?
I can get a screen shot of the error message, but it will take a little while. All it says is "Error!"
Thanks, Alan
carrot34 said:
Thanks, but there isn't any thread listed there. Could you try posting it again?
I can get a screen shot of the error message, but it will take a little while. All it says is "Error!"
Thanks, Alan
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I updated my previous post. If you really want fool-proof working 4.3, you can follow the steps in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2388504 and just ODIN the full stock 4.2.2 and then try to apply the upgrade.
tublah said:
If you rooted using CF-AutoRoot then it's likely your recovery was replaced. You need to flash the stock 4.2.2 recovery in all likelihood.
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This. I was stuck on this for a while. You first need to make sure you have stock recovery. I also had to reflash a new system IMG but the recovery was a big problem.
OK, I followed the instructions to re-lock my bootloader, which seems to have been done successfully, but I'm still facing the same error (as seen in the attached photo). So I guess I need to flash the stock recovery. I'm game to try the Heimdall approach or the ODIN approach that have already been suggested, but I wonder if there's a simpler way to do this. Based on what I read here, it sounds like I could just download stock recovery from here, and then just type these commands to flash it:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot
Does that approach make sense? And sound safe? Or would I be better off going down the ODIN or Heimdall roads?
Thank you all for your help in navigating this!
Alan
carrot34 said:
OK, I followed the instructions to re-lock my bootloader, which seems to have been done successfully, but I'm still facing the same error (as seen in the attached photo). So I guess I need to flash the stock recovery. I'm game to try the Heimdall approach or the ODIN approach that have already been suggested, but I wonder if there's a simpler way to do this. Based on what I read here, it sounds like I could just download stock recovery from here, and then just type these commands to flash it:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot
Does that approach make sense? And sound safe? Or would I be better off going down the ODIN or Heimdall roads?
Thank you all for your help in navigating this!
Alan
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Its worth a try. Not sure but you might have to he unlocked to flash stuff.
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tublah said:
Its worth a try. Not sure but you might have to he unlocked to flash stuff.
Sent from my Nexus 10 using XDA Premium HD app
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OK, that didn't work. I get a "Secure check failed" message.
tublah said:
No problem. Go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43500355 and follow the steps, but try at first only doing the step that flashes recovery. Can you take a photo of your screen? What recovery are you using to flash the OTA?
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OK! Thank you all for the help. This Heimdall method fixed me up and let me install the 4.3 OTA without a problem. (The ADB commands I mentioned in the previous post not only didn't work, but left me with a phone that wouldn't boot!) Next step is to figure out how to re-root...
Alan
carrot34 said:
OK! Thank you all for the help. This Heimdall method fixed me up and let me install the 4.3 OTA without a problem. (The ADB commands I mentioned in the previous post not only didn't work, but left me with a phone that wouldn't boot!) Next step is to figure out how to re-root...
Alan
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This is basically what I followed to re-root after 4.3. Worked fine. You're just booting to CWM recovery temporarily to install the SuperSU update. Then it will revert back to stock recovery.
ack154 said:
This is basically what I followed to re-root after 4.3. Worked fine. You're just booting to CWM recovery temporarily to install the SuperSU update. Then it will revert back to stock recovery.
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Thanks! Can you share the instructions you followed to do that?
Alan
carrot34 said:
Thanks! Can you share the instructions you followed to do that?
Alan
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Crap, forgot the link. Sorry. Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2365555
ack154 said:
Crap, forgot the link. Sorry. Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2365555
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Awesome!!! That worked great and very easily. Thank you so much!
So I flashed the 7.1.1 update and everything was fine. I then tried to root through TWRP with the most recent version of recovery and and SuperSu and when I went to reboot it would get to the "Google" splash screen and go back to the warning. I then tried to restore to my Nandroid that I made right before the 7.1.1 flash but it does the same thing. I ended up doing a factory reset, still looping. I tried flashing an old firmware but it still would loop. I got desperate and did a full wipe and then flashed the old firmware from September's update but it still will not boot. I'm a long time lurker I just don't post much. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/help/figure-brick-t3450921/page32
Welcome to the club
jamaniek said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/help/figure-brick-t3450921/page32
Welcome to the club
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Ahh, great. I tried searching to see if anyone else posted anything, couldn't find it.
jamaniek said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/help/figure-brick-t3450921/page32
Welcome to the club
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Wait are you able to get into Recovery?
ChazLanier said:
Wait are you able to get into Recovery?
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Nope. And so are other folks.
But if you can, there's still hope to save your device.
What version of twrp were you using?? Also what company makes the storage (not memory) on your device?
jamaniek said:
Nope. And so are other folks.
But if you can, there's still hope to save your device.
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I can still get into recovery. I just can't get it past the Google splash screen.
ChazLanier said:
I can still get into recovery. I just can't get it past the Google splash screen.
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Have you tried installing custom ROM, instead of a stock one?
And tell us what @ArminasAnarion asked for. There may be a pattern here. :good:
I haven't tried a custom ROM. I'll try that if I get any down time at work. Also, I'll check for you @ArminasAnarion in a bit.
Might be a noob question, but how do I get the custom rom files over to my phone to flash in recovery?
ChazLanier said:
Might be a noob question, but how do I get the custom rom files over to my phone to flash in recovery?
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Well if you cant access twrp then your not flashing anything; did you try downloading the latest Nexus 6p factory image and using adb to flash it?? If you need help with that I can lay it out for you. Also there was an efs partition issue with twrp 3.0.2-1 and down so make sure your twrp is 3.0.2-2!
ArminasAnarion said:
Well if you cant access twrp then your not flashing anything; did you try downloading the latest Nexus 6p factory image and using adb to flash it?? If you need help with that I can lay it out for you. Also there was an efs partition issue with twrp 3.0.2-1 and down so make sure your twrp is 3.0.2-2!
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I can access TWRP. I haven't tried the latest factory image, only September's release. I just tried a custom rom and it gets to the Google screen but then loops just after the G starts to animate.
ChazLanier said:
I can access TWRP. I haven't tried the latest factory image, only September's release. I just tried a custom rom and it gets to the Google screen but then loops just after the G starts to animate.
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Make sure your using twrp 3.0.2-2; and download the latest factory image for the Nexus 6p (NBD90X) and use adb (fastboot) to flash that whole thing. Extract the files to your android sdk platform tools folder then run the flash-all.bat file. (If you are using a 64gb or 128gb device DONT DO THIS) Only do this with the 32gb model. If its a 64 or 128 model go here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928 and go to sub section 10. How To Flash The Factory Images (And Return To Stock) (On post two) and follow that.
ArminasAnarion said:
Make sure your using twrp 3.0.2-2; and download the latest factory image for the Nexus 6p (NBD90X) and use adb (fastboot) to flash that whole thing. Extract the files to your android sdk platform tools folder then run the flash-all.bat file. (If you are using a 64gb or 128gb device DONT DO THIS) Only do this with the 32gb model. If its a 64 or 128 model go here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928 and go to sub section 10. How To Flash The Factory Images (And Return To Stock) (On post two) and follow that.
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Downloading the image now. I'm familiar on how to flash stock images, they're how I usually do all of my updates.
ChazLanier said:
Downloading the image now. I'm familiar on how to flash stock images, they're how I usually do all of my updates.
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Oh okay cool! Good luck!
ArminasAnarion said:
What version of twrp were you using?? Also what company makes the storage (not memory) on your device?
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Samsung storage, and I thought I was on -2 but it seems like I was on -1.
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Oh okay cool! Good luck!
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Newest image didn't work either..
Have you tried WugFresh's Nexus Root Toolkit? Not sure if it will work for your situation, but it has an option to restore to factory settings and unroot if you're soft-bricked or bootlooped. Might be worth a shot if everything else isn't working.
FWIW, I successfully updated to 7.1.1 NPF10C and rooted by using fastboot to flash bootloader, radio, boot, system, and vendor. Then used TWRP 3.0.2-2 to flash SuperSU 2.78 SR1. No issues.
Howie Dub said:
Have you tried WugFresh's Nexus Root Toolkit? Not sure if it will work for your situation, but it has an option to restore to factory settings and unroot if you're soft-bricked or bootlooped. Might be worth a shot if everything else isn't working.
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No luck on this either.
Does anybody know where the OTA file is being saved in our phone?
I'm downloading the file now but I won't be installing it yet until I put back my stock recovery.
Nevermind. I already found the location. If anyone wants to know, it can be found in data/data/com.zte.zdm/files
Can you confirm the location. I am on 7.1.1 and trying to save the latest OTA (on A2017G). Under /data, I only have a mail directory and nothing else.
piet8stevens said:
Can you confirm the location. I am on 7.1.1 and trying to save the latest OTA (on A2017G). Under /data, I only have a mail directory and nothing else.
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Is your phone rooted?
otaconremo said:
Is your phone rooted?
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No, not yet. Am trying to do so via magisk.
piet8stevens said:
No, not yet. Am trying to do so via magisk.
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I see. I think you can view that location once you're rooted.
piet8stevens said:
No, not yet. Am trying to do so via magisk.
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Magisk doesn't work on our phone. Use SuperSU.
crashnova said:
Magisk doesn't work on our phone. Use SuperSU.
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Interesting but I don't get it. The entire Badboyz ROM is based on Magisk. And it runs on my phone. ?
piet8stevens said:
Interesting but I don't get it. The entire Badboyz ROM is based on Magisk. And it runs on my phone. ?
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They don't use the newest version magisk. Try pulling the zip from their room that contains magisk and flash it. I've tried and had no luck. It would cause the phone to bootloop.
otaconremo said:
Does anybody know where the OTA file is being saved in our phone?
I'm downloading the file now but I won't be installing it yet until I put back my stock recovery.
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Did you use flashfire or something like that to flash stock recovery? I made a backup in TWRP thought about trying to restore stock recovery with that. I have did it on other phones just not this one.
neo4uo said:
Did you use flashfire or something like that to flash stock recovery? I made a backup in TWRP thought about trying to restore stock recovery with that. I have did it on other phones just not this one.
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Usually I just use the backup boot and recovery I have when I installed twrp using tenfar's tool. I flash my backup images in twrp. Then, i use adb sideload to upgrade rather than sd method.
otaconremo said:
I see. I think you can view that location once you're rooted.
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Thank you. But when I am rooted, do I still receive OTAs?
piet8stevens said:
Thank you. But when I am rooted, do I still receive OTAs?
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yes, you can still receive and download the OTA like I how figured out the location.
However, you can't update using the downloaded OTA file unless you revert your boot and recovery partitions to stock.
otaconremo said:
yes, you can still receive and download the OTA like I how figured out the location.
However, you can't update using the downloaded OTA file unless you revert your boot and recovery partitions to stock.
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Thank you. I have now a rooted stock phone. I received the OTA, but there is no /data/data. Anything I need to do?
piet8stevens said:
Thank you. I have now a rooted stock phone. I received the OTA, but there is no /data/data. Anything I need to do?
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Are you using root explorer? I think you need to download the ota update first but don't install.
Also, are trying to update to nougat? Here's the latest b15 rom on the official site.
http://www.zte.com.cn/china/sitecor...?id=B4C0ACE418834F588FED0C72D6046C78#software
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Are you using root explorer? I think you need to download the ota update first but don't install.
Also, are trying to update to nougat? Here's the latest b15 rom on the official site.
http://www.zte.com.cn/china/sitecor...?id=B4C0ACE418834F588FED0C72D6046C78#software
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OK, finally got it. Thank you so much.
Hey all.
I'm in need of a bit of help. I have a J5 and was getting sick of being told theres never any space to install apps, so I rooted it hoping to be able to remove the stock apps that come inbuilt like word, excel etc.... Anyway, I then decided to take it a step further and try and install a custom rom, long story short, im stuck with a green screen
I've been googling and following tutorials for hours now and I'm really at the point of giving up, so thought I would reach out incase i'm just over tired from it all and making silly mistakes.
I have TWRP 3.1.1-0 on my phone, I installed Lineage 14.1 figured out how to change the updater-script, green screen. I then installed a stock rom advanced I found here, green screen. I tried Aokp nightly nougat, green screen. After googling green screen I found a post saying its something to do with incompatibility from TWRP and that I need to install lollipop 5.1.1 firmware first before I can change to lilneage 14.1... Ive been googling for ages and I'm either coming to sites that want me to pay to download it at a reasonable speed or wait for hours. I'm a bit dubious as no other rom seems to have worked and I'm not sitting here with an empty phone.
Thanks.
LowKee84 said:
Hey all.
I'm in need of a bit of help. I have a J5 and was getting sick of being told theres never any space to install apps, so I rooted it hoping to be able to remove the stock apps that come inbuilt like word, excel etc.... Anyway, I then decided to take it a step further and try and install a custom rom, long story short, im stuck with a green screen
I've been googling and following tutorials for hours now and I'm really at the point of giving up, so thought I would reach out incase i'm just over tired from it all and making silly mistakes.
I have TWRP 3.1.1-0 on my phone, I installed Lineage 14.1 figured out how to change the updater-script, green screen. I then installed a stock rom advanced I found here, green screen. I tried Aokp nightly nougat, green screen. After googling green screen I found a post saying its something to do with incompatibility from TWRP and that I need to install lollipop 5.1.1 firmware first before I can change to lilneage 14.1... Ive been googling for ages and I'm either coming to sites that want me to pay to download it at a reasonable speed or wait for hours. I'm a bit dubious as no other rom seems to have worked and I'm not sitting here with an empty phone.
Thanks.
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Flashing LP / MM / N ROMs based on AOSP/LOS over stock MM/ROMs based on stock MM --> green screen.
How to flash MM/N ROMs based on AOSP/LOS:
1) Install 5.1.1 stock firmware.
2) Install TWRP 5.1.1 (Nick's or Vince's).
3) Flash the MM/N ROM you want.
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Flashing LP / MM / N ROMs based on AOSP/LOS over stock MM/ROMs based on stock MM --> green screen.
How to flash MM/N ROMs based on AOSP/LOS:
1) Install 5.1.1 stock firmware.
2) Install TWRP 5.1.1 (Nick's or Vince's).
3) Flash the MM/N ROM you want.
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Don't suppose you know where I can find a copy, as I said in earlier post all the sites I find either take ages or want paying to upgrade to premium.
LowKee84 said:
Don't suppose you know where I can find a copy, as I said in earlier post all the sites I find either take ages or want paying to upgrade to premium.
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Updato.
Awesome, went from 3 hour download to 15 minute download, finally some progress, thank you
LowKee84 said:
Awesome, went from 3 hour download to 15 minute download, finally some progress, thank you
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Meh, tried to install but saying invalid zip file format.
LowKee84 said:
Meh, tried to install but saying invalid zip file format.
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You extract the .zip and install it with Odin...
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You extract the .zip and install it with Odin...
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Okay, done that. So now I can install another rom from twrp or do I do it via odin?
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Okay, done that. So now I can install another rom from twrp or do I do it via odin?
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TWRP.
You install only stock ROM with Odin (.tar format).
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TWRP.
You install only stock ROM with Odin (.tar format).
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Okay.
Anything else I need to do first? Do I need to root it again?
LowKee84 said:
Okay.
Anything else I need to do first? Do I need to root it again?
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Most of the roms comes with root. In case it doesnt have root, you flash it after flashing the ROM.
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Most of the roms comes with root. In case it doesnt have root, you flash it after flashing the ROM.
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When I installed 5.1.1 it changed back to android recovery so I had to reinstall twrs recovery, then root again to be able to flash, but this time Lineage 14.1 finally installed
Thank you for your help.
LowKee84 said:
When I installed 5.1.1 it changed back to android recovery so I had to reinstall twrs recovery, then root again to be able to flash, but this time Lineage 14.1 finally installed
Thank you for your help.
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So... I wanted to remove audioFx as I have no need for it, I had to root again... I tried the same root that I used originally but made it so it kept getting stuck on lineage boot screen and gave me no response on trying to boot to recovery. Any idea what went wrong?
Back to lineage again without root.
LowKee84 said:
So... I wanted to remove audioFx as I have no need for it, I had to root again... I tried the same root that I used originally but made it so it kept getting stuck on lineage boot screen and gave me no response on trying to boot to recovery. Any idea what went wrong?
Back to lineage again without root.
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Did you flash the official SuperSU module from the lineage site?
No, I used Odin with the cf autoroot for my device.
I had problems with cf auto root, particularly the green screen on boot,try flashing the supersu from their site.
Tried it, used first one on the site, installed okay but can't see the su app anywhere, then tried the x86 version in case but wouldn't install.
Oh never mind, had to enable dev mode and enable root for apps and adb first, there is no actual app. I ran another app and it asked for root permission.
LowKee84 said:
Oh never mind, had to enable dev mode and enable root for apps and adb first, there is no actual app. I ran another app and it asked for root permission.
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So it works?
It work
To begin. My device, as mentioned in the title, is the Samsung Galaxy J3 sm-J320W8 running Android 7.1.1.
I tried to root it with the CF-Auto-Root. I matched all the info as needed, that being Model number and android version, and continued with the root as you normally would with Oden. After Oden says it passes. My device reboots, but instead of going into recovery and installing SuperSU it gives me the "Recovery is not seandroid enforcing" error at the top left of the screen. It then reboots once again and the phone starts as normal so thankfully I didn't break anything. But SuperSU was not installed and my device remains unrooted. I did notice that the SuperSU zip was transferred to my SD card though.
Does anyone know what the problem is? Hopefully with a solution as well.
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To begin. My device, as mentioned in the title, is the Samsung Galaxy J3 sm-J320W8 running Android 7.1.1.
I tried to root it with the CF-Auto-Root. I matched all the info as needed, that being Model number and android version, and continued with the root as you normally would with Oden. After Oden says it passes. My device reboots, but instead of going into recovery and installing SuperSU it gives me the "Recovery is not seandroid enforcing" error at the top left of the screen. It then reboots once again and the phone starts as normal so thankfully I didn't break anything. But SuperSU was not installed and my device remains unrooted. I did notice that the SuperSU zip was transferred to my SD card though.
Does anyone know what the problem is? Hopefully with a solution as well.
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Just use twrp to install SuperSU.
ashyx said:
Just use twrp to install SuperSU.
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I have yet to find twrp available for my device and I don't know how to compile one myself. CF-Auto-Root is the only root I have found so far for the j320w8
MissCherry1241 said:
I have yet to find twrp available for my device and I don't know how to compile one myself. CF-Auto-Root is the only root I have found so far for the j320w8
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Looking back over some posts it seems it was unclear whether this device has a locked bootloader or not.
I never actually got a real confirmation.
Check out the thread below, you will find a root method as yet unconfirmed!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j3-2016/help/samsung-j3-root-t3544157/page15
ashyx said:
Looking back over some posts it seems it was unclear whether this device has a locked bootloader or not.
I never actually got a real confirmation.
Check out the thread below, you will find a root method as yet unconfirmed!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j3-2016/help/samsung-j3-root-t3544157/page15
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From what I can tell in that thread since I have seen it prior to posting this one they have yet to have any confirmed rooting methods. And the j320w8 rooted boot file from what I remember is the one that soft bricked my device last time. I can try again though. I have a backup and recovery image so it's not a big deal if I get soft bricked again.
I could also check if there is a way to unlock the bootloader on my device... If that's even a thing. I'm still trying to learn what some of this stuff means.
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From what I can tell in that thread since I have seen it prior to posting this one they have yet to have any confirmed rooting methods. And the j320w8 rooted boot file from what I remember is the one that soft bricked my device last time. I can try again though. I have a backup and recovery image so it's not a big deal if I get soft bricked again.
I could also check if there is a way to unlock the bootloader on my device... If that's even a thing. I'm still trying to learn what some of this stuff means.
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If the bootloader is locked there's no way to unlock it.
What was the soft brick, gave you got details?
ashyx said:
If the bootloader is locked there's no way to unlock it.
What was the soft brick, gave you got details?
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After installing one of the files through oden it just got stuck and wouldn't turn on. Couldn't access the Android Recovery and trying to turn on the device basically just made it get stuck on the samsung loading screen. I did still have access to the Download so I was able to reflash the original 7.1.1 firmware back into it
MissCherry1241 said:
After installing one of the files through oden it just got stuck and wouldn't turn on. Couldn't access the Android Recovery and trying to turn on the device basically just made it get stuck on the samsung loading screen. I did still have access to the Download so I was able to reflash the original 7.1.1 firmware back into it
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It wouldn't have worked as it's a Marshmallow firmware and you are running Nougat. The 2 are not compatible.
ashyx said:
It wouldn't have worked as it's a Marshmallow firmware and you are running Nougat. The 2 are not compatible.
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Ah. Would it be possible for me to downgrade firmwares in order to get the root? I'll take older rooted firmware over newer unrooted any day
MissCherry1241 said:
Ah. Would it be possible for me to downgrade firmwares in order to get the root? I'll take older rooted firmware over newer unrooted any day
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What is your current firmware build?
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What is your current firmware build?
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Right now I am on Android version 7.1.1
MissCherry1241 said:
Right now I am on Android version 7.1.1
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No, please post the firmware build version in settings/about.
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No, please post the firmware build version in settings/about.
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Sorry. I'm not familiar with what that is. Here's a screenshot of my software information.
https://imgur.com/EL0E84O
https://imgur.com/46m4P8L
MissCherry1241 said:
Sorry. I'm not familiar with what that is. Here's a screenshot of my software information.
https://imgur.com/EL0E84O
https://imgur.com/46m4P8L
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OK you should be able to downgrade to J320w8VLU2AQA1 then flash the rooted boot with odin.
ashyx said:
OK you should be able to downgrade to J320w8VLU2AQA1 then flash the rooted boot with odin.
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Goodie! I'll try that out now and come back to confirm whether or not it works
MissCherry1241 said:
Goodie! I'll try that out now and come back to confirm whether or not it works
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OK. Ensure you make a note of what odin and the device screen reports.
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OK. Ensure you make a note of what odin and the device screen reports.
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I seem to have run into an Issue. I reinstalled Android 6.0.1 successfully and set up my device. Made sure that it was J320w8VLU2AQA1 and confirmed it through the about section.
Then I flashed the rooted boot that you linked. Oden showed success and my device rebooted as normal. But... My phone started as if nothing happened. No SuperSU installed and when I go into recovery mode it just has the basic Android Recovery. No TWRP.
MissCherry1241 said:
I seem to have run into an Issue. I reinstalled Android 6.0.1 successfully and set up my device. Made sure that it was J320w8VLU2AQA1 and confirmed it through the about section.
Then I flashed the rooted boot that you linked. Oden showed success and my device rebooted as normal. But... My phone started as if nothing happened. No SuperSU installed and when I go into recovery mode it just has the basic Android Recovery. No TWRP.
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It's not TWRP its a rooted boot image.
Install the Superuser app from the Play store and hopefully you should have root priveledges.
After installing, open the Superuser app and report back its status.
ashyx said:
It's not TWRP its a rooted boot image.
Install the Superuser app from the Play store and hopefully you should have root priveledges.
After installing, open the Superuser app and report back its status.
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Alright. I installed SuperSU. It did an update and rebooted my device. Checked with Root checker app and I am in fact rooted!
I didn't realize that's what I had to do. So all of this is working and I have rooted my J320W8
MissCherry1241 said:
Alright. I installed SuperSU. It did an update and rebooted my device. Checked with Root checker app and I am in fact rooted!
I didn't realize that's what I had to do. So all of this is working and I have rooted my J320W8
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Finally a proper confirmation.
Glad its worked for you. :good: You MAY be able to update to Nougat by flashing the stock firmware with FLASHFIRE.
Just ensure EverRoot is enabled.