I received my phone about 2 weeks ago and every time that I have tried to root it, it bricks and I have to use this alternate restore and I lose all of my content on the phone.. Which is very annoying.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040264
I have a verizon phone, updated as much as possible, and I understand that I need to unlock the bootloader, well I attempt it using Adam's thread (posted below), and I brick at the first Odin flash that I attempt, at the s.boot it fails.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2043636
I don't know what to do next as I have spent hours on this.. Anyone know anything?
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First of all your in the wrong forum, this is the sprint note 2 (sph-l900)
Second, your phones not bricked if you can restore it.
Now go find the proper forum to ask your questions and someone can probably help you. We don't have locked bootloaders on sprint so we can't help you with that.
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Hi guys,
Considering switching to the Note 2 on AT&T. I've been debating it but think I'm going to make the switch with the comfort of AT&T's return policy. My concern is this: What if I take the phone, root it, flash a custom rom and something goes wrong. Is this like iPhone jailbreaking which voids the warranty or what? I'd hate to switch and then brick the phone and have no recourse. Just wondering, thanks.
Trust me nothing will go wrong rooting or flashing - all you have to ensure is that you take your time to read and understand the instruction (not to mention that you'll have to follow em precisely). Even if you get into soft bricks its easily re storable. Hard bricks are rare these days and happen only when some people do utter senseless (no offense) things like flashing Rom of another origin . Moreover you can always open threads of this sort for any help if you get stuck somewhere
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Yeah, just a little nervous because after rooting my Nexus 7 I almost bricked it somehow. I'm not tremendously technologically advanced, but I'm no slouch.
I have a Mac. Is this a guide you'd recommend?
http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-note-2-root/how-to-root-galaxy-note-2-on-mac-osx/
JJ2525 said:
Yeah, just a little nervous because after rooting my Nexus 7 I almost bricked it somehow. I'm not tremendously technologically advanced, but I'm no slouch.
I have a Mac. Is this a guide you'd recommend?
http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-note-2-root/how-to-root-galaxy-note-2-on-mac-osx/
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At this point you can entirely root and flash new roms without the use of a computer. There's an apk on here, exynos exploit, that will root you in a snap. From there, you install a new recovery (cwm or twrp), and then flash yourself silly.
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hey guys im new 2 android community... ive a galaxy note 2 GT-N7100 International version bought in India. Recently ive been thinkin 2 root my device for various mods like copyin/ installing games on memory card etc... so i wanna know wat software should i use 2 mod my device?? Also i wanna know if its safe??? Ive heard that rooted devices leads to void of warranty... is that true???
thanks in advance....
You should use the wonderful Note2 ToolKit, found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956
Yes, rooting it voids your warranty. But you can flash back a stock ROM and unroot if you need to take your phone in for service.
All modifications have risks. Though rooting probably won't break your phone, an user error on your part just might, or malicious code might. You can never know that! You have to be careful and use your best judgment. Rooting is basically like logging in to a computer with an administrator account, you can change all the system settings and as a result you can really screw up your system if you are not careful.
I'm just saying all that to clarify that if you do root your device and mod it, have an accident and screw something up, it's your own fault. You need to always keep that in mind.
When you download the toolkit, the first thing you need to do is:
1) EFS backup
2) Full Nandroid backup
Do those two things first, then do whatever you want. If you have EFS and Nandroid backups you have a safety net in case something goes wrong later on.
Also: read, read, read. Read every single Note II guide and FAQ you can find here on XDA.
Read post #2 and 3 of this thread (though 1-9 all posts are informative for newbies)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
I have sprint gs3 rooted with cwm 6.0.3.1 installed on it. I was trying to flash SuperNexus-2.0-i9300-BUILD4. Zip onto my phone. I recieved an error when it attempted to do the flash. The error was: /tmp/recovery.log was copied to /sdcard/clockworkmod/recovery.log. This also happens when try to restore a backup not done by rom manager
Please I hope you where not successful at all. You are trying to flash an International rom. Can't you see it says it's for the I9300 not the SPH-L710??? You will brick your phone. Please stop and do about two more Weeks of reading and research.
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Do what Ed says unless you want a $700 paperweight. Would you put Diesel fuel into your gasoline powered car?
Now I understand why carriers are locking the bootloader.
As said above, PLEASE put the phone DOWN and step away from the merchandise....now go read, read, read, and read. You should never flash roms that are not made for your specific device AND carrier. Ever. No exceptions.
Here are two links to with a wealth of information for you and anyone new to rooting and flashing roms:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726558
and just to drive the subject home, because it is very important:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2156714
There is another thread HERE that you should look over.
Thank you didn't even notice that. As far as the recovery.log file, what is going on there?
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Thank you didn't even notice that. As far as the recovery.log file, what is going on there?
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Use the links above and read Don't worry about the recovery log for now.
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Thank you didn't even notice that. As far as the recovery.log file, what is going on there?
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as noted above don't worry about that but be thankful you got that error it just might of saved your phone.
Your device still works?!?! You should be thanking the GS3 Gods right now cause someone was looking over your shoulder lol. I seriouslyyyy question how some people here even got through the rooting process successfully... SMH
I kinda got confused yesterday between using updated T999 bootloaders or update I747 bootloaders because I had re ODIN'ed my my whole phone via Samsung Provided Bins and that bin contained T999 bootloaders and modem that worked and booted properly on my I747 without any problems. Thing is I decided to update that bootloader and modem to the newest version for T999 which in turn caused my dead GS3. So I'm guessing the problem would be a corrupted bootloader? I have the MSM8960 hex and the MSM8960 BIN, but when I try to program these to my SG3 which is in QHUSB mode, it says the "Cookie (If Present) not received error (QPST 2.7 Build 402). I've been up studying partitions etc etc but I just can't seem to do it. I think I need the partition_boot.xml and the rawprogram0.xml and or patch0.xml IF those were needed (I'm kinda glitchy right now, no sleep -_-) all I need to do is get my phone into regular odin mode so I can flash all the files back to my baby again (Dropbox 50GB +Nandroid TWRP FTW) (And by files, I mean the proper CSC, Bootloaders, Modem, Platform and Partition files I got from Samsung for my unlocked and modded S3.
I'll add the attachments I've used up until now, Including the odin files I've used for turning my phone into an T999 (Should NEVER update that Bootloader with a new T999 one, just a new I747 one LESSON LEARNED)
Dropbox :http://www.dropbox.com/sh/9hpjjj95dtxxx74/acPHV3XqL_
T999_UVDMD5_firmware_v4 is what bricked my phone, I have the flash the files inside this shared dropbox folder (Also in the BOOTLOADER zip of course, before I can get her running again.
Any help getting to rewrite the bootloaders and or getting into ODIN mode? I'm bringing my phone back from hell, really, If I can manage to solve this problem as well, I want to make this into an AIO so everyone who went through the same mistake by off chance can fix this as well.
Any help would be appreciated, I would JTAG, but I don't have the money for it, they aren't hiring 17 year olds around state right now -_- So I guess this would be the opprotunity to help me further my tech knowledge ( I want to do Tech Development like this when I go to college in 2 years )
Thanks
Jtag is the only way I know of, if it's truly hard bricked.
Really?
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Jtag is the only way I know of, if it's truly hard bricked.
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I did alot of research and seen that it can possibly be done, but it shows up in QHUSB mode where I heard it's difficult, yet possible to fix, with a few file to make it boot as a USB drive
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Thank you, I sort of considered it something to work on, instead of it being a question for me to ask, I see otherwise now.
I have been searching for a few days and can't seem to find any available method to root this build number. It's my own fault for accepting the most recent update, I should have known better. If anyone knows of a root method for this build I would love to know how to do it.
from where have you downloaded N910AUCU2DOI3
Latest update from AT&T through system update.
At this time there is none. There likely will never be permanent root for this device, either. Best hope is for a future update of KingRoot to come that gives a very buggy temp-root.
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I have been searching for a few days and can't seem to find any available method to root this build number. It's my own fault for accepting the most recent update, I should have known better. If anyone knows of a root method for this build I would love to know how to do it.
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i rooted the SM-N910A NOTE4 using root king and it said root successful then after reboot it bricked itself anda screen came out saying warning at&t has detected ilegal custom software on your device please turn of your device and head to the nearest at&t support center. Honestly you have two choices from what i understand There is 2 U.S. carriers that put what they call a boot lock on their device bootloaders. there is a way to remove the boot lock. google it or ask XDA to assist you . GOOD LUCK. Me personally posted many threads requesting help being that im a noobie and dont know jack sh... about unlocking rooting anything and nobody ever bothered to help me or maybe they just too busy devoloping what ever the case was i had my phone for atleast 2 weeks and i did research during that whole time in different forums like android central etc. and finally figured how to do it. For get about going to AT&T they will tell you your warranty is void and that your phone is permanantly hard bricked and all they do is lie to you so you can purchase a new device. I finally restored my device by installing official firmware that you can download free from sammobil.com via odin 3.10.6 they will give you a complete guide. and the correct download links for the proper tools needed to complete the job NOTE: this worked for me its not a hundred percent sure that it will work for you. Please note and understand that you can do this at YOUR OWNE RISK I will not take responsibility for any damage that you may do to your device by using this method and there is a possibility if you dont do it right you can hard brick your phone PERMANENTLY!!!!!!! proceed at your owne risk if you try to blame me for damages to your phone i will laugh at you HARD!!!
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i rooted the SM-N910A NOTE4 using root king and it said root successful then after reboot it bricked itself anda screen came out saying warning at&t has detected ilegal custom software on your device please turn of your device and head to the nearest at&t support center. Honestly you have two choices from what i understand There is 2 U.S. carriers that put what they call a boot lock on their device bootloaders. there is a way to remove the boot lock. google it or ask XDA to assist you . GOOD LUCK. Me personally posted many threads requesting help being that im a noobie and dont know jack sh... about unlocking rooting anything and nobody ever bothered to help me or maybe they just too busy devoloping what ever the case was i had my phone for atleast 2 weeks and i did research during that whole time in different forums like android central etc. and finally figured how to do it. For get about going to AT&T they will tell you your warranty is void and that your phone is permanantly hard bricked and all they do is lie to you so you can purchase a new device. I finally restored my device by installing official firmware that you can download free from sammobil.com via odin 3.10.6 they will give you a complete guide. and the correct download links for the proper tools needed to complete the job NOTE: this worked for me its not a hundred percent sure that it will work for you. Please note and understand that you can do this at YOUR OWNE RISK I will not take responsibility for any damage that you may do to your device by using this method and there is a possibility if you dont do it right you can hard brick your phone PERMANENTLY!!!!!!! proceed at your owne risk if you try to blame me for damages to your phone i will laugh at you HARD!!!
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forgot to tell you the two U.S. carriers that put locks on their bootloaders is AT&T and VERIZON so i wouldnt recommend root unless you unlock bootloader or else your phone will continueously stay in boot mode without letting you exit. that i believe is a bootloop good luck
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Honestly you have two choices from what i understand There is 2 U.S. carriers that put what they call a boot lock on their device bootloaders. there is a way to remove the boot lock. google it or ask XDA to assist you . GOOD LUCK.
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You CANNOT unlock our bootloader and DO NOT ask XDA. Googling it will not result in anything useful either.
Our bootloader is still not able to be unlocked and thus Googling for an answer will only bring up scams, false information, or just no results.
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Me personally posted many threads requesting help being that im a noobie and dont know jack sh... about unlocking rooting anything and nobody ever bothered to help me or maybe they just too busy devoloping what ever the case was i had my phone for atleast 2 weeks and i did research during that whole time in different forums like android central etc. and finally figured how to do it.
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Not sure if you're referring to unlocking the bootloader still or about fixing the soft brick caused by Kingroot. Either way, the reason why no one answered you here on XDA is because both questions are asked at least every other week by people who either can't use the search function or just don't even try to. We here in the XDA community are more than happy to help noobs, but if we see the EXACT same questions being asked over and over again, then we will begin to ignore them since the answers are readily available already.
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For get about going to AT&T they will tell you your warranty is void and that your phone is permanantly hard bricked and all they do is lie to you so you can purchase a new device. I finally restored my device by installing official firmware that you can download free from sammobil.com via odin 3.10.6 they will give you a complete guide. and the correct download links for the proper tools needed to complete the job NOTE: this worked for me its not a hundred percent sure that it will work for you. Please note and understand that you can do this at YOUR OWNE RISK I will not take responsibility for any damage that you may do to your device by using this method and there is a possibility if you dont do it right you can hard brick your phone PERMANENTLY!!!!!!! proceed at your owne risk if you try to blame me for damages to your phone i will laugh at you HARD!!!
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Yes, for our phones- since there is no possibility to root and thus no risk of doing very serious software damage- Odin is usually the cure-all for most problems. You can find the latest available Odin file in our phone's thread, and use Google to find tutorials on how to use Odin itself.
How I root Samsung Galaxy note 4 SM n910a 4.4.4
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You CANNOT unlock our bootloader and DO NOT ask XDA. Googling it will not result in anything useful either.
Our bootloader is still not able to be unlocked and thus Googling for an answer will only bring up scams, false information, or just no results.
Not sure if you're referring to unlocking the bootloader still or about fixing the soft brick caused by Kingroot. Either way, the reason why no one answered you here on XDA is because both questions are asked at least every other week by people who either can't use the search function or just don't even try to. We here in the XDA community are more than happy to help noobs, but if we see the EXACT same questions being asked over and over again, then we will begin to ignore them since the answers are readily available already.
Yes, for our phones- since there is no possibility to root and thus no risk of doing very serious software damage- Odin is usually the cure-all for most problems. You can find the latest available Odin file in our phone's thread, and use Google to find tutorials on how to use Odin itself.
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"Our bootloader" ... "our phones" You make it sound as if you're a rep or employee of AT&T. And if so then wth is so wrong with simply allowing people root access to the phones they bought n own? I understand stupid people with powerful tools make powerful stupid mistakes. But smart people who can fix their own few mistakes would still greatly appreciate being allowed to adjust the phone to drastically increase efficency, or at least remove the bloated optimization cap.
Or those who want root so that they can utilize a form of genuine location and privacy protection. To choose whether or not the app they haven't used in weeks still needs to run in the background all the time or still check your location.
Idk... I'll step off my soap box now. Maybe I'll just say screw it and swap the note 4 for another rootable note 3. Since my straight talk phone service is reliant on the AT&T tower near me for any service.
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"Our bootloader" ... "our phones" You make it sound as if you're a rep or employee of AT&T. And if so then wth is so wrong with simply allowing people root access to the phones they bought n own? I understand stupid people with powerful tools make powerful stupid mistakes. But smart people who can fix their own few mistakes would still greatly appreciate being allowed to adjust the phone to drastically increase efficency, or at least remove the bloated optimization cap.
Or those who want root so that they can utilize a form of genuine location and privacy protection. To choose whether or not the app they haven't used in weeks still needs to run in the background all the time or still check your location.
Idk... I'll step off my soap box now. Maybe I'll just say screw it and swap the note 4 for another rootable note 3. Since my straight talk phone service is reliant on the AT&T tower near me for any service.
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1) That post was made back in 2016. That was over 2 years ago!!! Why did you necro such an old thread? The last post made here was Dec 5, 2016.
2) I no longer have the n910a. Got rid of it a long time ago
3) I do not, nor never have worked for ATT nor am affiliated with them in any way.
4) When I used the word "our" I was referring to the fact that I too owned the n910a. So "our phone" obviously meant "my n910a and everyone else's" and same for the "our bootloader"
5) At the time of my post, root was not available for rhe n910a AT ALL. (If I recall, a temporary root eventually became available though, but it reset everytime you restarted your phone). On a daily basis, people were asking whether root was available or not and people were getting sick of answering the same question over and over again when the answer fould easily be found through a simple search here on XDA.
There were also scams going on at the time BECAUSE this was such a popular topic. Websites claimed to give walkthroughs on how to root your n910a, but all they really did was brick your phone. Kingroot was one of them.