Root Samsung Showcase 2.2 Froyo - Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking

Rooting the Samsung Galaxy running 2.2 (froyo), use my nice and simple guide below.
1. Check that – Settings > About Phone > USB Settings > Mass Storage is selected
2. Plug the phone into USB – make sure you have the drivers already installed from Samsung of course!
3. The phone will tell you its plugged in – click “Turn on USB storage”
4. Download this update.zip file (attached)
5. Copy the file to the root directory of your Galaxy S sd Card.
6. Power off the phone and unplug from USB
7. Boot the phone into recovery mode – press and hold vol down and the home button and tap the power button to turn the phone on. Keep vol UP and home held until the phone starts to boot into the recovery mode – it will be noticeably different! Might take a couple of attempts.
8. Once in recovery mode, use the vol down key to highlight “apply sdcard: update.zip“, press the home button to apply
9. Phone should do its thing and reboot
You’ll know it has worked if you go into the applications menu and can see “Superuser Permission”.
This is for the I900 but works for the Cellular South Showcase SCH-i500.
Props to "hamlesh" for this tutorial. I can't link websites yet, but givin' credit where credit's due.

Doesnt work.
Every thing works until i select APPLY SDCARD: UPDATE.ZIP. It says no such file or directory.

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[Guide]How to root t-mobile/koodo galaxy s2 ics 2.3.5, 2.3.6, 4.0.3, and 4.0.4

I am NOT responsible for ANY damage done to your device!!!:angel:
this is ONLY for t-mobile and koodo galaxy s2 t989
DO NOT USE ON ANY OTHER DEVICE OR RISK BRICK!!!
HOW TO ROOT
what you well need:
galaxy s2 root package (link at bottom of thread)
galaxy s2 t989 (ovisly)
micro sd installed in your phone
usb debugging turned on
extract and install everthing
1. Plug in your phone to the PC allow everything to be installed.
Do not interrupt until everything is finished installing.
2. Unplug your phone and shut off your device.
3. Go into DOWNLOAD mode
on t-mobile hold volume up and volume down then hit power and press volume up to confirm into download mode
on koodo hold volume down and hit power then press volume up to confirm into download mode.
4. open odin (your phone should be detected under COM)
5. click PDA and goto desktop and open folder recoverything then select recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.7-hercules
and hit open.
6. Click Start.
7. it should flash fine and reboot your phone.
8. unlock your phone then goto the notification pull down and click on the usb storge thing and press activate usb storage.
9. on your computer open up your sd card by going to your phone going to external_sd and
open SUPER USER ROOT ACCESS and drag and drop CWM_Root_Superuser_3.1.3_Busybox_1.20.2 onto the external sd
NOT INTERNAL!!!!
TO GET SUPER USER ACCESS
1. Launch CWM Recovery by...
on t-mobile and koodo hold down volume up and volume down and hold power for 2 sec then after 2 sec relese power but keep
holding vol up vol down until you launch in cwm recovery.
2. hit vol down 4 times then power 2 times then find CWM_Root_Superuser_3.1.3_Busybox_1.20.2 and hit
power then goto yes with vol down and hit power then goto ***go back*** and hit reboot
3. YAY!!! you now have rooted your phone!!! to check, unlock it then goto applications and look for
superuser if its there you have succesfully rooted your phone!!!
4. HAVE FUN!! :victory::victory::victory:​
droid noob?? Ive dug around looking for this answer.
techguy3000 said:
I am NOT responsible for ANY damage done to your device!!!:angel:
this is ONLY for t-mobile and koodo galaxy s2 t989
DO NOT USE ON ANY OTHER DEVICE OR RISK BRICK!!!
HOW TO ROOT
what you well need:
galaxy s2 root package (link at bottom of thread)
galaxy s2 t989 (ovisly)
micro sd installed in your phone
usb debugging turned on
extract and install everthing
1. Plug in your phone to the PC allow everything to be installed.
Do not interrupt until everything is finished installing.
2. Unplug your phone and shut off your device.
3. Go into DOWNLOAD mode
on t-mobile hold volume up and volume down then hit power and press volume up to confirm into download mode
on koodo hold volume down and hit power then press volume up to confirm into download mode.
4. open odin (your phone should be detected under COM)
5. click PDA and goto desktop and open folder recoverything then select recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.7-hercules
and hit open.
6. Click Start.
7. it should flash fine and reboot your phone.
8. unlock your phone then goto the notification pull down and click on the usb storge thing and press activate usb storage.
9. on your computer open up your sd card by going to your phone going to external_sd and
open SUPER USER ROOT ACCESS and drag and drop CWM_Root_Superuser_3.1.3_Busybox_1.20.2 onto the external sd
NOT INTERNAL!!!!
TO GET SUPER USER ACCESS
1. Launch CWM Recovery by...
on t-mobile and koodo hold down volume up and volume down and hold power for 2 sec then after 2 sec relese power but keep
holding vol up vol down until you launch in cwm recovery.
2. hit vol down 4 times then power 2 times then find CWM_Root_Superuser_3.1.3_Busybox_1.20.2 and hit
power then goto yes with vol down and hit power then goto ***go back*** and hit reboot
3. YAY!!! you now have rooted your phone!!! to check, unlock it then goto applications and look for
superuser if its there you have succesfully rooted your phone!!!
4. HAVE FUN!! :victory::victory::victory:​
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Suppose I do this ^^^^^^ and all goes well
next, if I use kies to upgrade to JellB will I still have root? Or should I upgrade to JB first and then root? I will likely use a custom rom anyway, but Im the kind to wanna go one step at a time and not just jump into someone elses build. Possibly building my own once I see things a little better.
Thanks in advance
Dee
dhangejr said:
Suppose I do this ^^^^^^ and all goes well
next, if I use kies to upgrade to JellB will I still have root? Or should I upgrade to JB first and then root? I will likely use a custom rom anyway, but Im the kind to wanna go one step at a time and not just jump into someone elses build. Possibly building my own once I see things a little better.
Thanks in advance
Dee
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You can update to JB and just root it from there
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2
13~BigBear~13 said:
You can update to JB and just root it from there
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2
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thanks for responding to the noob. Update successful now I will try this method.
recarcto the
Super easy, but when I launch titanium backup it says "sorry I could not acquire root privileges"
since the phne was used I tried again thinking it was rooted, but still same message. Oddly super user won't disappear.
IDK if its the CWM_Root_Superuser_3.1.3_Busybox_1.20.2 is the issue or not but I found "Superuser.zip" file from a different sight.
It is trusted as well, so well see if it does the tirck...
IT DID NOT!
superuser still apperas but titanium backup says could not gain root access.
Really strange cuz superuser appeared after both times. and the subsuqnet third...HOw can I make super user go away now? I thought repeat process would unroot but that seems not to be the case.
any advise would be grand.
*****************************************EDIT**********
Just in case for future droid noob like me (bs I can't put links till i have 10 posts)
I figured it out...4 hours later....There is no guide for this and I may be lucky my trial and error's did not brick the device but I was careful.
What I had to do to get the t989uvmc6 root permissions was easy as pie, but it was finding the right components so here they are. Perhaps I should start a new thred.
*First kies to 4.1.2 -----> h
ttp://
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w.sam
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m/u
s/ki
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*Second, phone in download mode (phone off hold volume and plug in usb cable) *A note here I did turn on "usb debugging" in developer options, general settings, but I'm,not sure it was mandatory
*Third run oden 307 ----> htt
p://an
droid
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com/
odin-m
ulti-downloa
der/
*fourth, in oden use TWRP Touch Recovery 2.5.0.0 -----> h
ttp:
//tec
her
rata.c
om/
file/tw
rp2/
herc
ules/op
enrecov
ry-twrp-2.5
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les.tar
Let everything happen. Once all this is done and nothing is happening shut phone off.
*fifth, Whatever mode its called when you hold both volume buttons then press power till feel one vibration and let go power button (keep holding volume buttons)
*sixth, You will get the TWRP screen. touch the reboot option then touch the system optoin (after this it is pretty much duhmmy proof mode)
It will say system is not rooted want to root slide for yes (duhhh)
magic will happen excitement ensues. phone restarts
Last, once the phone starts go to apps and youll see the superuser icon click it (it gives you options READ THEM and more duhhhh mode happens)
it will tell you the magic is not quite done yet.
Go ahead and follow the instructions. (or just install superSU should work too) (must have data or wifi!) There is a diff way here for sure
There are two options I choose the one recommended which was to download it
(it was the option on right of the screen and NOT the "play" icon on the left. I can't remember the name of that choice as im tired right now)
None the lesss it will be in the description given to you, you did read it and skip this, right?
Once you have superSU downloaded some other $%*# happens the phone will reboot it self on last time showing some quick command line (well mine was quick)
then when you get back into the "main" os go apps and you should see a different icon called superSU
you will then be rooted. Find a root app like titanium backup to be sure
So now Ive done all that somone skool me on the easier softer way?
Hope this helps someone cuz it would have helped me!
Now,
To hope the battery lasts more than 4 hr!
Can somebody help me? I have a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy s2. I had it rooted on 2.3.5 (or 2.3.6 not sure). Now its 4.4.2. I flashed a updated radio and Hellkat-20140105-Hercules and 4.4 gapps. It was successful but I lost root and now gallery and camera does not work any more. I'm stumped. Can somebody direct me to the right path?
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app

Easy BELL/ROGERS/TELUS - Free SIM Unlock/Radio Update/CM install HOW TO

POSSIBLE HARD BRICK WITH Android 4.3 STOCK ROM. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!
Here you go guys, a FREE SIM UNLOCK with Radio upgrade into CM. I just wrote this up for work, so I thought I'd share it.
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Free unlock only works on 4.1.1, so you have to flash it using ODIN. I'm going to be hosting the 4.1.1 file, so please say tuned for that. ODIN and TWRP attached below.
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Process.
1. Copy the ODIN Images folder to your computer.
2. Extract ODIN3 to your computer and run it.
3. Power off the phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in with a disallowed SIM (Rogers SIM on a Bell phone for instance).
4. Hold Vol Dn + Home + Power until the phone vibrates once, release power. Release all buttons when the phone asks if you want to continue into Download Mode. Press Vol Up to start Download Mode.
5. Plug the phone into your computer, ODIN should see the phone in the far left box. Press PDA and navigate to the 4.1.1 image. Click Start. DO NOT CHANGE THE OPTIONS. Re-Partition, Flash Lock, Dump, Phone EFS Clear, and Phone Bootloader Update should be unchecked, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time should be checked. DO NOT TURN OFF THE PHONE OR UNPLUG IT. When the top left box turns GREEN and says PASS!, the phone should reboot. The phone is now on 4.1.1.
6. Unplug the phone from the computer, close ODIN and reopen it.
7. UNLOCK STEPS:
Just dial the following keys in the dialing program *#197328640#
Main Menu > [1] UMTS > [1] Debug Screen > [8] Phone Control > [6] Network Lock > Options [3]Perso SHA256 OFF > (after choosing this option, wait about 30 seconds, then go back one step by pressing the Menu button then select Back, now you are in [6] Network Lock then choose [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ ..... wait for a minute then reboot the phone.
*This is a PERMANENT UNLOCK, and does NOT trigger anything for warranty
8. The phone should now get a signal for the disallowed SIM that you installed earlier. If not, try the unlock again.
9. Power off the phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in. Hold Vol Dn + Home + Power until the phone vibrates once, release power. Release all buttons when the phone asks if you want to continue into Download Mode. Press Vol Up to start Download Mode.
10. Plug the phone into your computer, ODIN should see the phone in the far left box. Press PDA and navigate to the June 2013 Radio. Click Start. DO NOT CHANGE THE OPTIONS. Re-Partition, Flash Lock, Dump, Phone EFS Clear, and Phone Bootloader Update should be unchecked, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time should be checked. DO NOT TURN OFF THE PHONE OR UNPLUG IT. When the top left box turns GREEN and says PASS!, the phone should reboot. The phone now has the most updated cell radio as of June 2013.
11. Unplug the phone from the computer, close ODIN and reopen it.
12. Power off the phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in. Hold Vol Dn + Home + Power until the phone vibrates once, release power. Release all buttons when the phone asks if you want to continue into Download Mode. Press Vol Up to start Download Mode.
13. Plug the phone into your computer, ODIN should see the phone in the far left box. Press PDA and navigate to the TWRP Recovery. Click Start. DO NOT CHANGE THE OPTIONS. Re-Partition, Flash Lock, Dump, Phone EFS Clear, and Phone Bootloader Update should be unchecked, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time should be checked. DO NOT TURN OFF THE PHONE OR UNPLUG IT. When the top left box turns GREEN and says PASS!, the phone should reboot. The phone now has the TWRP 2.6 Recovery.
14. Close ODIN. You no longer need ODIN for anything else. Keep the phone connected to the computer.
15. Copy the newest nightly or newest stable CM install zip (http://get.cm/?device=d2att), and gapps install zip to a new folder on the SD card called Installation.
16. Power off the phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in. Hold Vol Up + Home + Power until the phone vibrates, release power. Release all buttons when teamwin shows up on the screen.
17. Click the 'Wipe' button. Swipe the 'Swipe to Factory Reset' slider. Press Back, press back again.
18. Click the 'Install' button. Click the 'Installation' folder. Click the file that starts with 'cm...'. Click 'Add More Zips'. Click the file that starts with 'gapps...'. Swipe the 'Swipe to Confirm Flash' slider. The installation process will begin. Wait
19. Click the 'Wipe cache/dalvik' button. Swipe the 'Swipe to Wipe' slider. Click 'Back'. Click 'Reboot System'.
You should now have a SIM unlocked, radio updated, CM installed Galaxy S 3.
4.1.1 line
But where's the 4.1.1 file ?
bobberkarl said:
But where's the 4.1.1 file ?
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right here. http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
andjohn said:
Here you go guys, a FREE SIM UNLOCK with Radio upgrade into CM. I just wrote this up for work, so I thought I'd share it.
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Free unlock only works on 4.1.1, so you have to flash it using ODIN. I'm going to be hosting the 4.1.1 file, so please say tuned for that. ODIN and TWRP attached below.
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Process.
1. Copy the ODIN Images folder to your computer.
2. Extract ODIN3 to your computer and run it.
3. Power off the phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in with a disallowed SIM (Rogers SIM on a Bell phone for instance).
4. Hold Vol Dn + Home + Power until the phone vibrates once, release power. Release all buttons when the phone asks if you want to continue into Download Mode. Press Vol Up to start Download Mode.
5. Plug the phone into your computer, ODIN should see the phone in the far left box. Press PDA and navigate to the 4.1.1 image. Click Start. DO NOT CHANGE THE OPTIONS. Re-Partition, Flash Lock, Dump, Phone EFS Clear, and Phone Bootloader Update should be unchecked, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time should be checked. DO NOT TURN OFF THE PHONE OR UNPLUG IT. When the top left box turns GREEN and says PASS!, the phone should reboot. The phone is now on 4.1.1.
6. Unplug the phone from the computer, close ODIN and reopen it.
7. UNLOCK STEPS:
Just dial the following keys in the dialing program *#197328640#
Main Menu > [1] UMTS > [1] Debug Screen > [8] Phone Control > [6] Network Lock > Options [3]Perso SHA256 OFF > (after choosing this option, wait about 30 seconds, then go back one step by pressing the Menu button then select Back, now you are in [6] Network Lock then choose [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ ..... wait for a minute then reboot the phone.
*This is a PERMANENT UNLOCK, and does NOT trigger anything for warranty
8. The phone should now get a signal for the disallowed SIM that you installed earlier. If not, try the unlock again.
9. Power off the phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in. Hold Vol Dn + Home + Power until the phone vibrates once, release power. Release all buttons when the phone asks if you want to continue into Download Mode. Press Vol Up to start Download Mode.
10. Plug the phone into your computer, ODIN should see the phone in the far left box. Press PDA and navigate to the June 2013 Radio. Click Start. DO NOT CHANGE THE OPTIONS. Re-Partition, Flash Lock, Dump, Phone EFS Clear, and Phone Bootloader Update should be unchecked, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time should be checked. DO NOT TURN OFF THE PHONE OR UNPLUG IT. When the top left box turns GREEN and says PASS!, the phone should reboot. The phone now has the most updated cell radio as of June 2013.
11. Unplug the phone from the computer, close ODIN and reopen it.
12. Power off the phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in. Hold Vol Dn + Home + Power until the phone vibrates once, release power. Release all buttons when the phone asks if you want to continue into Download Mode. Press Vol Up to start Download Mode.
13. Plug the phone into your computer, ODIN should see the phone in the far left box. Press PDA and navigate to the TWRP Recovery. Click Start. DO NOT CHANGE THE OPTIONS. Re-Partition, Flash Lock, Dump, Phone EFS Clear, and Phone Bootloader Update should be unchecked, Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time should be checked. DO NOT TURN OFF THE PHONE OR UNPLUG IT. When the top left box turns GREEN and says PASS!, the phone should reboot. The phone now has the TWRP 2.6 Recovery.
14. Close ODIN. You no longer need ODIN for anything else. Keep the phone connected to the computer.
15. Copy the newest nightly or newest stable CM install zip (http://get.cm/?device=d2att), and gapps install zip to a new folder on the SD card called Installation.
16. Power off the phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in. Hold Vol Up + Home + Power until the phone vibrates, release power. Release all buttons when teamwin shows up on the screen.
17. Click the 'Wipe' button. Swipe the 'Swipe to Factory Reset' slider. Press Back, press back again.
18. Click the 'Install' button. Click the 'Installation' folder. Click the file that starts with 'cm...'. Click 'Add More Zips'. Click the file that starts with 'gapps...'. Swipe the 'Swipe to Confirm Flash' slider. The installation process will begin. Wait
19. Click the 'Wipe cache/dalvik' button. Swipe the 'Swipe to Wipe' slider. Click 'Back'. Click 'Reboot System'.
You should now have a SIM unlocked, radio updated, CM installed Galaxy S 3.
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OP please make note at beginning of first post that downgrading from 4.3 WILL hard brick the phone. People need to know this firs and foremost before using this method. Oh and Go Oilers!
Can this work on a verizon one
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
pitbullmommy45245 said:
Can this work on a verizon one
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
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Sorry, no idea.
i beleive that 4.3 and brick problem is only if you took the OTA factory update . i didnt use these files but i did use that exact procedure and i was on CM 10.2 which is 4.3.1 and had no problems. i tried a friends sim card from rogers( im on virgin mobile) and it worked great .
where's the 4.1.1 file? hotfile is closed so http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ doesn't work

Tutorial to [ROOT] GT-P3100 (wi-fi + 3G) TAB2 100% working and TESTED

1. download CF-Auto-Root-espressorf-espressorfxx-gtp3100.zip
2. download odin (any version)
3. install latest kies on windows to get the adb and usb drivers installed on your system
4. Turn off your TAB2 and wait for vibration feedback indicating complete shutdown of system
5. now hold volume DOWN button + power button to get into DOWNLOAD MODE and confirm by pressing volume UP button to get into download mode.
6. now open odin on windows and then connect your TAB2 via usb and wait until the drivers for adb are installed
7. if everything is perfect, then odin should detect your TAB2 and you will see a confirmation saying "ADDED" and an indicator will glow
8. extract the CF-Auto-Root-espressorf-espressorfxx-gtp3100.zip file into any folder and then using PDA option in odin, browse to the extracted file and select it
9. ##WARNING## ONLY "auto reboot and F.RESET time " should be checked, all other options should remain unchecked.
10.press start button and wait for it to be flashed.
11.TAB2 will do rest automatically and you will get back to your homescreen automatically
12. GUESS WHAT? now you are ROOTED!!!!:good::good::good:
DOWNLOAD LINKS WILL BE PROVIDED SHORTLY
PRESS THANKS IF IT WORKS FOR YOU TO SHOW SUPPORT

[Q] WTF is "download mode'?

OK I have a Galaxy Tab3 GT-P5210, I have developer usb debugging enabled, I have the Samsung KIES package installed on my PC and I've downloaded Odin307, the TWRP package and the ROOT package that is well documented in this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525630
The problem I'm having is with the step that says:
Power down your device and put it into download mode. To do this, press and hold the Home + Volume Down + Power buttons simultaneously for 3 to 5 seconds until you see the warning screen.
When I do this it goes into something called 'Android System Recovery <3e>" with a prompt that says "# MANUAL MODE #" with the following options:
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
and it does not show up in Odin so I cannot get further...how can I resolve this?
as a rant here, I really wish Google would mandate that all providers supply an option to root the device and install stock Android...this nonstop jumping thru hoops just to have basic control over a device you spent good money on is ****ing stupid
Found your problem!
snafu7x7 said:
OK I have a Galaxy Tab3 GT-P5210, I have developer usb debugging enabled, I have the Samsung KIES package installed on my PC and I've downloaded Odin307, the TWRP package and the ROOT package that is well documented in this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525630
The problem I'm having is with the step that says:
Power down your device and put it into download mode. To do this, press and hold the Home + Volume Down + Power buttons simultaneously for 3 to 5 seconds until you see the warning screen.
When I do this it goes into something called 'Android System Recovery <3e>" with a prompt that says "# MANUAL MODE #" with the following options:
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
and it does not show up in Odin so I cannot get further...how can I resolve this?
as a rant here, I really wish Google would mandate that all providers supply an option to root the device and install stock Android...this nonstop jumping thru hoops just to have basic control over a device you spent good money on is ****ing stupid
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Hey man download mode is where you flash custom recoveries and custom or stock Roms on your device. The answer to you for download mode is your not holding it down enough. first power off the device. Second hold these buttons all together: power + Volume Down + home button. Keep holding these buttons for a minimum of 10-15 seconds or more and it will go into download mode. From there you open up Odin on your pc and then you should see in a box your com port this means your connected. From there you it PDA and you select your recovery file. It should end with
.md5! Make sure re-partition is not checked or you will brick your device! Now it start and once it's done it will say Res OK. Good luck!
got it
JT1510365 said:
Hey man download mode is where you flash custom recoveries and custom or stock Roms on your device. The answer to you for download mode is your not holding it down enough. first power off the device. Second hold these buttons all together: power + Volume Down + home button. Keep holding these buttons for a minimum of 10-15 seconds or more and it will go into download mode. From there you open up Odin on your pc and then you should see in a box your com port this means your connected. From there you it PDA and you select your recovery file. It should end with
.md5! Make sure re-partition is not checked or you will brick your device! Now it start and once it's done it will say Res OK. Good luck!
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You know what it was? Its a brand new tablet for me and so when it is held lengthwise (like you'd hold a phone normally) the Vol+ button is at the BOTTOM, not the top like every phone I've ever owned. So I was holding Vol- instead and that's why it wasn't working for me...boneheaded mistake but thanks for the reply...I can now boot it into Download mode ...though I still can't get Odin to recognize it
thanks for the reply
snafu7x7 said:
You know what it was? Its a brand new tablet for me and so when it is held lengthwise (like you'd hold a phone normally) the Vol+ button is at the BOTTOM, not the top like every phone I've ever owned. So I was holding Vol- instead and that's why it wasn't working for me...boneheaded mistake but thanks for the reply...I can now boot it into Download mode ...though I still can't get Odin to recognize it
thanks for the reply
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connecting to odin is the same for every samsung device. I am going to try my best to help you out so here we go. Check to make sure you have the samsung usb drivers. to do that go to my computer then local disk then go to programs and files. if you see the SAMSUNG folder and when you open it and you see the drivers folder containg the usb drivers then if you don't see it then we need to install the drivers. first uninstall kies. you don't need this.the download and open this exe file: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_nizg6yUZ0NS1RodDBxd0E1MFU/preview . install it normally.
Need more help just ask
thanks
JT1510365 said:
connecting to odin is the same for every samsung device. I am going to try my best to help you out so here we go. Check to make sure you have the samsung usb drivers. to do that go to my computer then local disk then go to programs and files. if you see the SAMSUNG folder and when you open it and you see the drivers folder containg the usb drivers then if you don't see it then we need to install the drivers. first uninstall kies. you don't need this.the download and open this exe file: . install it normally.
Need more help just ask
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After trying some different things I got Odin working, was able to install TWRP and root the device so that's all good
Now I've downloaded the framework-res.apk and decompiled it, modded it as i wanted to and recompiled using the Android Multitool app and the final issue I'm having is pushing the new framework-res.apk back to the device. The Android Multitool app claims it pushes the file but it does not. So I downloaded the latest sdk and I'm going to try using the raw ADB tool to push the file and see if that works...wish me luck
You can use twrp file manger to do that.
Just copy your file to sdcard while connected to pc and then reboot to recovery use file manager in advanced settings. Find your file and copy it to where ever you need it.

SM-G960F/DS help needed with preparing for Root

Couple questions
I just picked up a SM-G960F/DS for experimenting with and am wondering about rooting it. I haven't put a SIM in it yet. Can it be used without a SIM card? I don't plan on using it as a phone just connecting it to Wi-Fi and experimenting with it. I am not sure what firmware to put on it. It came with BUILD R16NW.G960FXXU1BRF8. I live in Canada and I am not sure which firmware to download for it.
As far as rooting goes does it need a SIM in it to do any of this? Can i just add my Google account to get my Apps on it after rooting?
I have not rooted anything since my S6 and searched a bit and think this is the steps to root the S9.
I think that I should first be on latest Firmware before starting this?
Steps as I found info on process to get Root
got Odin3_v3.14.1.zip on PC and USB drivers - my SM-G960W connects okay
1 enable OEM unlock on phone
Downloaded twrp-3.3.1-1-starlte.img for S9 to PC
Use Bixby Key+Volume Down+Power to enter Download Mode and connect the device to PC USB
2 Open Odin and un-tick auto reboot in "options" tab, make sure that device is detected, Put twrp-3.3.1-1-starlte.img file into AP tab, Click Start
3 When Odin shows "PASS", disconnect the usb cable and press simultaneously the "Bixby key" + "Vol. Down" + "Power" buttons until the download mode disappears
At the precise moment the screen becomes black, immediately release the "Vol.Down" button and press the "Bixby key" + "Vol. UP" + "Power" buttons during 10 to 15sec to forcefully enter TWRP recovery
4 in TWRP swipe "Allow modifications"
5 Go into Wipe menu and select "Format data"
6 Reboot into TWRP recovery again, swipe to "Allow modification" connect phone to PC again Put RMM-State_Bypass.zip and no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.1.zip zips into external sdcard (or does this get done all in step 5?)
7 Flash RMM-State_Bypass.zip
8 Flash no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.1 zip
9 Reboot the phone into system Setup Google account.
now it gets confusing as to what to do for root...
So any help?
I imagine that the first thing I need to figure out is what firmware to download for it.

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