Hi - I have tried the phone pad numbers and ADB/Fastboot methods to see if my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM N910G bootloader is unlocked and press home/volume up/power but too complex for a beginner. One click root have rooted my Note 4. I have the correct RR OS ready to install. I also have the Tool Box Lite and TWRP apps installed on the phone. Would either app be able to work tell me if the bootloader is unlocked? Maybe the bootloader must be unlocked to root the phone in the first place. I have confirmed the phone is rooted. Is there another simple way to tell if a bootloader is unlocked. Cheers to whoever responds and thanks in advance. Dalecarr.
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hi,
i wanted to root my phone but before doïng it i wanted to make shure the bootloader isnt locked to prevent bricking it but the methods i can find on the web dont work.
1: dialing that number doesnt work
2:the fastboot also doesnt work, i read somewere samsungs dont have fastboot.
does anyone know a diffrent way or knows if it is unlocked?
I think it is unlocked.
Samsung does not have fastboot, Samsung has ODIN.
The bootloader of S3 Neo comes unlocked, there's no need to unlock it, just root your phone and have fun
I'm making a barely educated guess here, but my understanding is that the 905V and 900V (Note 3) are very similar so it occurred to me to try the Note 3 bootloader unlock on the 905V after getting my hopes up regarding [ROM][P905][UNOFFICIAL] LineageOS 14.1 then installing TWRP on my rooted 905V running NK1/4.4.2 only to realize that the bootloader was locked and I couldn't run TWRP.
My CID did change and has stayed modified after using that tool and rebooting, but I still cannot run TWRP. This means that the CID change was good, but the bootloader is still locked right? Is this idea fundamentally flawed, or do we just need a different CID for the 905V and a modified "unlock_n3" could get the job done?
I'm reaching out to ryanbg and beaups to see if they can help or provide feedback.
rainabba said:
I'm making a barely educated guess here, but my understanding is that the 905V and 900V (Note 3) are very similar so it occurred to me to try the Note 3 bootloader unlock on the 905V after getting my hopes up regarding [ROM][P905][UNOFFICIAL] LineageOS 14.1 then installing TWRP on my rooted 905V running NK1/4.4.2 only to realize that the bootloader was locked and I couldn't run TWRP.
My CID did change and has stayed modified after using that tool and rebooting, but I still cannot run TWRP. This means that the CID change was good, but the bootloader is still locked right? Is this idea fundamentally flawed, or do we just need a different CID for the 905V and a modified "unlock_n3" could get the job done?
I'm reaching out to ryanbg and beaups to see if they can help or provide feedback.
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That is specific for the N900V bootloader. It will not work with this device. You're lucky you didn't brick your tablet. The unlock doesn't work for this device.
I have a Sprint Galaxy S7 Edge SM-G935P running on 7.0 and have been looking for a way to root my device. I was looking around the cf autoroot website and you can customize your own root package for your device. They list my device on there and it lets me build an odin flashable root package for it. Will this work? Or will it brick my device? It even lets me pick the exact device, and android security patch level and build version that is currently installed on my phone. Ive read that this phone has a locked bootloader that is locked down tight and its hard to get unlocked. This says
BOOTLOADER UNLOCK
If your bootloader is not unlocked, depending on the device, it may be automatically unlocked (wiping all data), flashing may fail, or the device may brick altogether.
So will it unlock my bootloader and root my phone? or will it not work? I havent seen anything about this method when i just google "sprint galaxy s7 edge root" and i dont see anything about it on this forum, i figure if it worked that more people would be talking about it and using it. Any advice? should i try it? it also gives links to the stock boot and recovery images, and i also have a copy of them saved on my pc.
give it a try, the worst thing that will happen is you will brick your device. Then you will have to play dump and get it replaced.
BDog21 said:
I have a Sprint Galaxy S7 Edge SM-G935P running on 7.0 and have been looking for a way to root my device. I was looking around the cf autoroot website and you can customize your own root package for your device. They list my device on there and it lets me build an odin flashable root package for it. Will this work? Or will it brick my device? It even lets me pick the exact device, and android security patch level and build version that is currently installed on my phone. Ive read that this phone has a locked bootloader that is locked down tight and its hard to get unlocked. This says
BOOTLOADER UNLOCK
If your bootloader is not unlocked, depending on the device, it may be automatically unlocked (wiping all data), flashing may fail, or the device may brick altogether.
So will it unlock my bootloader and root my phone? or will it not work? I havent seen anything about this method when i just google "sprint galaxy s7 edge root" and i dont see anything about it on this forum, i figure if it worked that more people would be talking about it and using it. Any advice? should i try it? it also gives links to the stock boot and recovery images, and i also have a copy of them saved on my pc.
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It won't work. There is a thread here about rooting. You need a special boot image and it is unstable.
The latestThread for easy rooting appears to be here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-sm-g9350-s7-edge-qualcomm-sd820-t3410969
Hi Everyone,
my device is Galaxy tab A SM-T590
I was hoping with rooting my Tab A to get access to SuperUser commands in the same environment
(just as you create a root password in Linux)
so i found a guide on the internet downloaded a Rom and installed it via Odin
but now it looks more that i installed a factory Binary, with all kind of Hardware tests but not looking in any way like a useable android version
all kind of things even rebooting
is this wat rooting means? or did i just f*ck it up and install the wrong binary?
how to get it back to a working android version with play store access etc?
Thanks in advance,
Jan-Willem
unbelievable .... downloaded another image .... now it is just the way it was ... root checkers says i have no root access ./.. i don't get it at all
no one said it was easy ... but a day later many burnt hours and practically only did a factory reset and wiped all my apps... im a noob
janwillem79 said:
unbelievable .... downloaded another image .... now it is just the way it was ... root checkers says i have no root access ./.. i don't get it at all
no one said it was easy ... but a day later many burnt hours and practically only did a factory reset and wiped all my apps... im a noob
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Not my tab so I can't help directly, but you'll need Magisk and a patched boot image for rooting. Check the Magisk subforum for a guide or more users that are able to help you.
thanks at Nimueh
Starting all over again
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learned there i should use magisk ... but the screen of magisk does not really appear self explanatory
looking at https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html#samsung-system-as-root
patching images is not that easy ... first unlock the bootloader
found a tutorial https://www.thecustomdroid.com/galaxy-tab-a7-2020-rooting-guide/
the more i read the less i understand
first step unlock the bootloader by pressing volume up and down at the same time
and when you did this, then connect it to the PC while holding these buttons
after long pressing volume up it should unlock the bootloader ... it does not
How to Unlock Bootloader of Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 (SM-T597, SM-T595, SM-T590) Easily [Simple Steps] | Android Biits
Steps to unlock bootloader of Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 (SM-T597, SM-T595, SM-T590) without facing any hurdles. Dear folks, you have to activate OEM unlock
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tells me that OEM and USB debugging should unlock the bootloader allready
maybe it depends on what device you have and what version
i think my device does not have the vaultkeeper
used this one https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html#samsung-system-as-root
sent the complete AP to the device
patched it with magisk (
uploaded it with ADB
restarted my tab in download mode (power + vol up then choose bootloader mode)
installed BL+AP+CSC with odin use 3.13 because 3.12 hangs detecting my device
rebooting i see a message about setting waranty bit kernel .... bye bye warranty ??
booting takes long long long
magisk seems to be half installed and wants to install aditional stuff and reboot
has now a superuser tab .. looks promising
installed root checker --- oow yeah i can give root acces .. it is like a sudo
installed link2sd --- i can give this one SU rights too .. now the most exiting part
trying to convert an app into a system app
my /system is not in /proc/mounts ... that is a deception
there seems to be a systemizer module in magisk
installed the app systemizer
GPS joystick the special version from their own page
used ADB shell to run systemize
there is a /system ams a somewhat priv-system ... i tried both
but somehow the enable system mode remains greyed out
but rooting worked ... the rest is for some other time
I've been combing the forums for a couple of weeks trying to get information about upgrading my old note 4 (Verizon, MarshMellow). I wanted to use the Lineage OS 18.1 but I can't find a way to unlock the bootloader. I've tried every method without success. None of the temp root programs seem to work. Odin gets close and then fails at the end. Same for ADB. I can't seem to get a clear answer to a question: Do you have to downgrade to 5.11 before attempting any of this? If so, how is that done on this phone? It is alluded to but not clearly stated anywhere. I'm willing to do the legwork, I just need a clear starting point.
Thanks
To unlock a device's bootloader it's NOT required device's Android is got rooted.
To flash a custom ROM like LOS you have to find a suitable custom Recovery for your device and flash this as 1st thing of all things.
Thanks for the response. That's what has been confusing. Most of the procedures I've read (some of them older) state the the first step is to temp root with Kingroot or similar. These don't work on my phone so I haven't gotten very far. Others want you to unlock the bootloader first. Same problem, can't find a way to to that in this phone that works. I'm pretty OCD so I'll keep searching.
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If you are using an SM-910 with a locked bootloader, like the 910V, then the answer is an unequivocal YES you must first unlock the bootloader before you can accomplish anything substantive with it, and to do that YES you must also downgrade to 5.1.1 to root it and unlock the bootloader. And your device must have a CID 15 eMMC chip to achieve any of this.