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Another I think I'm bricked thread

I have looked through some of the threads on bricked phones and none have seemed to help. Right now all that shows up is Samsung. I found a video that said to get a file from samsung-update so I did. I used Odin to flash that and everything seems fine. This all started after I decided to try and go back to stock from liquid smooth. I just wasn't a fan of it and wanted to try tomorrow for a touchwiz rom. When I tried to flash back it didn't work so I thought if I used the tool kit to unroot it would put the original stock back. All it did was unroot. Any help? When I check my flash count it is around 4. If they check that at Sprint will I be able to have my phone fixed or will I just be SOL?

Hello shazo85,
If you can get to download mode (which it sounds like you can, seeing your flash counter), you can flash a stock ROM via Odin.
Try this thread and here download the package for your device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2017470

Kind of off topic but what is a flash counter and how do I check it lol?

Joe0113 said:
Kind of off topic but what is a flash counter and how do I check it lol?
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Its shows if you have flashed a custom rom and another way for carriers to know if you have rooted your phone. So every time you flash a custom rom rom your phone counts it. But you can always reset the flash counter with triangle away.

Joe0113 said:
Kind of off topic but what is a flash counter and how do I check it lol?
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It is exactly what it's called it counts the number of flashes you do lol you can see it by going into download mode(volume down +power) it will be in the top right corner.
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app

Overstew said:
Hello shazo85,
If you can get to download mode (which it sounds like you can, seeing your flash counter), you can flash a stock ROM via Odin.
Try this thread and here download the package for your device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2017470
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The LJ7 with count reset for 32 didn't work. I'm trying the L13 right now. It seems to be doing something now.
That worked. I'm on 4.0.4, but I have a working phone.

shazo85 said:
The LJ7 with count reset for 32 didn't work. I'm trying the L13 right now. It seems to be doing something now.
That worked. I'm on 4.0.4, but I have a working phone.
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Cool, now you can root and flash an updated rom so that you dont need to download the three OTAs again
Sent from my PG06100 using xda premium

CNexus said:
Cool, now you can root and flash an updated rom so that you dont need to download the three OTAs again
Sent from my PG06100 using xda premium
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True however I'm the type of person that has to make sure I know what I'm doing to unroot also. So now that I'm rooted again I want to unroot and make sure I do it right. Then find a touchwiz rom that I like that is fully working.

shazo85 said:
True however I'm the type of person that has to make sure I know what I'm doing to unroot also. So now that I'm rooted again I want to unroot and make sure I do it right. Then find a touchwiz rom that I like that is fully working.
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Ok, look for the "ODIN 1-clicks" thread, it takes you back to stock, stock recovery, and resets your flash counter in one
As for good touchwiz roms, I would recommend either MOAR (Mother of All ROMS) or TPR (the peoples rom)
You can find both in the "Android development" subforum"

CNexus said:
Ok, look for the "ODIN 1-clicks" thread, it takes you back to stock, stock recovery, and resets your flash counter in one
As for good touchwiz roms, I would recommend either MOAR (Mother of All ROMS) or TPR (the peoples rom)
You can find both in the "Android development" subforum"
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I will check them out. I'm currently trying to use the toolkit that was posted to unroot. I'm sitting at the TWRP ADB Sideload screen now. All I have is a bar at the bottom and above it cancel. I'm guessing it is installing adb sideload filename.zip? Not sure how long this will take. I will look for the ODIN 1-clicks thread later. To help narrow it down any idea as to what forum it was posted in?

shazo85 said:
I will check them out. I'm currently trying to use the toolkit that was posted to unroot. I'm sitting at the TWRP ADB Sideload screen now. All I have is a bar at the bottom and above it cancel. I'm guessing it is installing adb sideload filename.zip? Not sure how long this will take. I will look for the ODIN 1-clicks thread later. To help narrow it down any idea as to what forum it was posted in?
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I'll post the link here in a bit, just give me a second
For the most failsafe process I would recommend to go with ODIN if you wanna reset to stock

CNexus said:
I'll post the link here in a bit, just give me a second
For the most failsafe process I would recommend to go with ODIN if you wanna reset to stock
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Thanks. TWRP seems to be taking a long time to install the files it needs to do the sideload. Nothing seems to have changed, but when I try to go further in the toolkit it just gives me an error that it can't find the device.

shazo85 said:
Thanks. TWRP seems to be taking a long time to install the files it needs to do the sideload. Nothing seems to have changed, but when I try to go further in the toolkit it just gives me an error that it can't find the device.
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Hmm, dont know what to tell you, I've always just used ODIN to go back to stock
Anyway, heres the one clicks thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2017470

shazo85 said:
Thanks. TWRP seems to be taking a long time to install the files it needs to do the sideload. Nothing seems to have changed, but when I try to go further in the toolkit it just gives me an error that it can't find the device.
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Just saw your other post in my thread and it sounds like you didnt do it correctly. Interested to see the output from the box on the one click, with that said load this onto your sdcard http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
then factory reset and flash in custom recovery
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Also I just noticed your OP says you came from liquidsmooth. That is CM10.1 based. CM10.1 does not show the galaxy S3 screen when booting. Which tells me that u still have that kernel and a touchwiz based system. Whatever you did to return from liquidsmooth didnt flash a new kernel. You also have to wipe before switching back to a touchwiz rom like stock, my zip above is a fix for all that

billard412 said:
Just saw your other post in my thread and it sounds like you didnt do it correctly. Interested to see the output from the box on the one click, with that said load this onto your sdcard http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
then factory reset and flash in custom recovery
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Also I just noticed your OP says you came from liquidsmooth. That is CM10.1 based. CM10.1 does not show the galaxy S3 screen when booting. Which tells me that u still have that kernel and a touchwiz based system. Whatever you did to return from liquidsmooth didnt flash a new kernel. You also have to wipe before switching back to a touchwiz rom like stock, my zip above is a fix for all that
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Thanks, I will give that a shot. The link was posted above by someone. I didn't know that was the same one you were talking about. Seems like it isn't as easy to root, flash and even to unroot the S3 as it was the EVO 4G. I only had issues with some roms on that.

This is a samsung. Its easier than any HTC to unroot and go back to stock. Your just not used to it yet

billard412 said:
This is a samsung. Its easier than any HTC to unroot and go back to stock. Your just not used to it yet
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Agreed. Samsung bootloader is unlocked by default. That means rooting is as simple as an Odin flash of a recovery. With HTC (locked bootloader), you had to use a program such as unrevoked to gain access to it. And each and every update HTC tried to re-lock the bootloader, so it was difficult to know if you should update (this is one reason why we get so many threads on here that say "how do I root with MB1?!?!?!").
As far as I'm aware, rooting with GS3 has been accomplished using the same method for quite a while.
Now, rooting using the Odin method is a bit more involved than it was with unrevoked, but really the only steps are clicking through a couple of files. The steps are stated clearly. It's just new and feels different. I was really wary of using Odin (still am, if I can be honest), but I was much more uncomfortable with unrevoked.

Samsungs seem harder because everybody and their mother has a tutorial on how to root it and nobody uses the most quick, clear cut 30-sec root possible, CF AUTO ROOT is easy and quick as hell, yet people treat it like the redheaded step child and ignore its presence. I dont get why
*Not lying when i say 30-sec either.
FInd me an easier method than that

billard412 said:
Samsungs seem harder because everybody and their mother has a tutorial on how to root it and nobody uses the most quick, clear cut 30-sec root possible, CF AUTO ROOT is easy and quick as hell, yet people treat it like the redheaded step child and ignore its presence. I dont get why
*Not lying when i say 30-sec either.
FInd me an easier method than that
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More information on CF Auto-Root:
Website (look up d2spr in the big table).
XDA Thread. Has instructions and further clarifications.
I had honestly never heard of it before, but it seems like a good (and quick) option for getting root from stock.

Could be that I'm just not used to it. I only ever had to root the EVO if I was coming back from Sprint. If I remember right the unroot was just load up 2 zip files. Nice that this is just one to unroot. I will have to look into that CF Auto Root.
I too was one of those people looking for how to root MBI. I didn't know it was all the same. Chances are I would have never donated to the toolkit if I would have known. I also would have never used the toolkit. It would be nice if we had just one thread on rooting instead of 3 or 4 that we have. Might be less confusing that way.
EDIT: Forgot to say that the zip file for the unroot and counter reset did work. I had my phone back up and working just as I clocked in for work. All night I have had apps downloading.

[Q] Please Help with softbrick

I have T-Mobiles Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919). I upgraded from 4.2.2 to 4.3 yesterday, rooted, and was removing bloatware when something I deleted screwed up my gallery so I decided to re-do everything (go back to stock) and start all over. Of course that was a fail and now my screen says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." (didn't work)(cannot get into download mode or recovery) tried restoring through Odin (did this with an Galaxy s2 before and it fixed the problem) But did not work either!!! At the top of the screen it says:
Odin mode
Product name: sgh-m919
Current Binary: custom
System Status: custom
Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0
Knox Warrany Void: 0x1
CSB-Config-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
START (224, 1440)
SW REV. CHECK FAIL : fused : 4 , Binary : 1
I had originally thought that Knox was just a app, but know better now. I am downloading the 4.3 firmware (6 more hours to download) to flash through Odin, but expect the same results. Any ideas on how to fix this issue or do I own a new paper-weight??? I have read through many forums and cannot find a solution.....

Odin flash the 4.3 stock tar and root with Saferoot Verizon method or CF-Autoroot (recommended). If you want autobloatware cleaner, search for TrulyClean. Good luck
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Thanks for the quick response
xdapowerapps said:
Odin flash the 4.3 stock tar and root with Saferoot Verizon method or CF-Autoroot (recommended). If you want autobloatware cleaner, search for TrulyClean. Good luck
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I downloaded the 4.3 stock tar and tried to flash, but didn't work. I think there was something wrong with the file so I am going to try to download it from another source and try again.... wish me luck!!! I like to use CF-Autoroot.... I will look for truly clean and try it, because the one I've been using doesn't work on 4.3

GalaxyS42014 said:
I downloaded the 4.3 stock tar and tried to flash, but didn't work. I think there was something wrong with the file so I am going to try to download it from another source and try again.... wish me luck!!! I like to use CF-Autoroot.... I will look for truly clean and try it, because the one I've been using doesn't work on 4.3
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Yeah, with large downloads like that sometimes they mess up. You can run a MD5 hash/checksum to make sure the file you downloaded didnt mess up. But download it again from somewhere and give it a shot. No reason why you won't be able to Odin
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

xdapowerapps said:
Yeah, with large downloads like that sometimes they mess up. You can run a MD5 hash/checksum to make sure the file you downloaded didnt mess up. But download it again from somewhere and give it a shot. No reason why you won't be able to Odin
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I finally found the file elsewhere after hrs. of searching and am downloading it right now..... have 9 mins left..... This whole Knox Security crap is a major piss me off for me. Hopefully this will work. If not I have insurance on the phone..... I'll run the damn thing over and have it replaced.... LOL

Looks to be working....... first file I downloaded crashed as soon as it started to install system.img.ext4..... this one is installing fine so far.... keeping my fingers crossed

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It worked!!!! My data is still on it too.... thanks alot for the help!!!

GalaxyS42014 said:
It worked!!!! My data is still on it too.... thanks alot for the help!!!
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No problem! Glad you got it working, enjoy
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

GalaxyS42014 said:
I finally found the file elsewhere after hrs. of searching and am downloading it right now..... have 9 mins left..... This whole Knox Security crap is a major piss me off for me. Hopefully this will work. If not I have insurance on the phone..... I'll run the damn thing over and have it replaced.... LOL
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where did you find the 4.3 factory firmware tar file? I need it

Here
gamepr said:
where did you find the 4.3 factory firmware tar file? I need it
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www.mediafire.com/download/sdnz2cz1m2cxr4l/M919UVUEMK2_M919TMBEMK2_M919UVUEMK2_HOME.tar.md5

GalaxyS42014 said:
www.mediafire.com/download/sdnz2cz1m2cxr4l/M919UVUEMK2_M919TMBEMK2_M919UVUEMK2_HOME.tar.md5
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I've been pulling my hair out for the last 24hrs trying to get my phone back up and running. Thank you for posting the link!! Every other version i've tried has failed to work. You are a life saver!! Thank you very much! :good:

Your Welcome
OGPackin said:
I've been pulling my hair out for the last 24hrs trying to get my phone back up and running. Thank you for posting the link!! Every other version i've tried has failed to work. You are a life saver!! Thank you very much! :good:
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No problem... I spent twice the time trying to get my phone back up and running... I was about to run my phone over with the car and get a new one (my phone is insured) LOL & if you would like a really good 4.3 Custom Rom find and try out Wicked Rom V.10... I installed it after I fixed my phone and it is awesome!!!

GalaxyS42014 said:
No problem... I spent twice the time trying to get my phone back up and running... I was about to run my phone over with the car and get a new one (my phone is insured) LOL & if you would like a really good 4.3 Custom Rom find and try out Wicked Rom V.10... I installed it after I fixed my phone and it is awesome!!!
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LOL..i feelya bro!
Well, this all started when i tried to root my phone. I followed to directions here but when i flashed the zip and rebooted my phone i got "kernel is not seandroid enforcing. set warranty bit kernel." So at this point i am back to stock 4.3 and not rooted. At this point im just glad to be back up...lol

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OGPackin said:
LOL..i feelya bro!
Well, this all started when i tried to root my phone. I followed to directions here but when i flashed the zip and rebooted my phone i got "kernel is not seandroid enforcing. set warranty bit kernel." So at this point i am back to stock 4.3 and not rooted. At this point im just glad to be back up...lol
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Mine says that (kernel is not seandroid enforcing. set warranty bit kernel) when it is booting up, but it hasn't effected it negatively. To be honest I don't even know what that means yet.... As long as the phone turns on and works.... lol
I used CF-Auto-root and it worked flawlessly...

GalaxyS42014 said:
No problem... I spent twice the time trying to get my phone back up and running... I was about to run my phone over with the car and get a new one (my phone is insured) LOL & if you would like a really good 4.3 Custom Rom find and try out Wicked Rom V.10... I installed it after I fixed my phone and it is awesome!!!
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Wow! That Wicked Rom looks sick! I want it...lol Do you have a better link for rooting?
Thanks again bro!
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GalaxyS42014 said:
Mine says that (kernel is not seandroid enforcing. set warranty bit kernel) when it is booting up, but it hasn't effected it negatively. To be honest I don't even know what that means yet.... As long as the phone turns on and works.... lol
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Mine would never come to life. Would go to a black screen and the little blue light would pulse, but all i would get was a black screen. hmmmm...i probably did something wrong.

re: back to stock - root
OGPackin said:
LOL..i feelya bro!
Well, this all started when i tried to root my phone. I followed to directions here but when i flashed the zip and rebooted my phone i got "kernel is not seandroid enforcing. set warranty bit kernel." So at this point i am back to stock 4.3 and not rooted. At this point im just glad to be back up...lol
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Once you are back to stock 4.3 and not rooted all you need to do to root
the phone is to download and Odin flash cf-autoroot.
Here is the direct download link for cf-autoroot in case you want to root your phone:
http://download.chainfire.eu/328/CF...jfltetmo-jfltetmo-sghm919.zip?retrieve_file=1
Unzip cf-autoroot into an empty folder on your computer's desktop, use
Odin which is also included in the zipfile to flash cf-autoroot in pda slot.
Once you are rooted you will need to flash a custom recovery like cwm or twrp.
Good luck!

PM
OGPackin said:
Wow! That Wicked Rom looks sick! I want it...lol Do you have a better link for rooting?
Thanks again bro!
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Mine would never come to life. Would go to a black screen and the little blue light would pulse, but all i would get was a black screen. hmmmm...i probably did something wrong.
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Sent you a PM with the guide I used.... all files needed are downloadable through the guide
I am loving Wicked Rom... getting better signal & battery life... It's pretty fast... has everything you need (settings-wise) already on the Rom

I am now rooted. Thanks guys!
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GalaxyS42014 said:
Sent you a PM with the guide I used.... all files needed are downloadable through the guide
I am loving Wicked Rom... getting better signal & battery life... It's pretty fast... has everything you need (settings-wise) already on the Rom
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Got it, thanks! :good::good:
I think im going to leave it until tomorrow. I need a drink now...LOL

Wicked ROM
GalaxyS42014 said:
Sent you a PM with the guide I used.... all files needed are downloadable through the guide
I am loving Wicked Rom... getting better signal & battery life... It's pretty fast... has everything you need (settings-wise) already on the Rom
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Can you please PM me the guide too i really need it Thanks

[Solved] Rooting 4.4.2 official

I know there's plenty of posts on this already. ..
But I seem to be running into a problem....come on guys don't flame me lol I've been around the block with all the S phones and rarely have I asked such a question. And yes I've been searching for 3 days constantly while home and at work all day and night trying to figure this out.
I've got a note 2 at&t on official 4.4.2 that I want to unlock to tmobile but my issue is rooting it.
I've read towel doesn't work so I went to cf auto root and that seems to be where my issue is.....
I flash it thru odin and it passes goes thru with the whole updated rooted recovery....reboots and then SuperSU says "Unfortunately SuperSU has stopped working"
SuperSU is installed as a system app as its supposed too but I'm not rooted.
The market does not give the option to update. ...only open.
I sure could use a helping hand...thanks in advance
Also when I go back into recovery I'm back to the stock recovery....I've tried multiple times flashing cf but the end result is the same....nowhere

Shortbus-Driver said:
I know there's plenty of posts on this already. ..
But I seem to be running into a problem....come on guys don't flame me lol I've been around the block with all the S phones and rarely have I asked such a question. And yes I've been searching for 3 days constantly while home and at work all day and night trying to figure this out.
I've got a note 2 at&t on official 4.4.2 that I want to unlock to tmobile but my issue is rooting it.
I've read towel doesn't work so I went to cf auto root and that seems to be where my issue is.....
I flash it thru odin and it passes goes thru with the whole updated rooted recovery....reboots and then SuperSU says "Unfortunately SuperSU has stopped working"
SuperSU is installed as a system app as its supposed too but I'm not rooted.
The market does not give the option to update. ...only open.
I sure could use a helping hand...thanks in advance
Also when I go back into recovery I'm back to the stock recovery....I've tried multiple times flashing cf but the end result is the same....nowhere
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Download chainfires supersu 2.0.2 and flash that in twrp or philz whatever custom recovery you have or in mobile odin and see if that helps
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Here's the link
http://download.chainfire.eu/452/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.02.zip

terpin32 said:
Download chainfires supersu 2.0.2 and flash that in twrp or philz whatever custom recovery you have or in mobile odin and see if that helps
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Here's the link
http://download.chainfire.eu/452/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.02.zip
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I thank you for your assistance. ...
I'm sitting here at the computer and have been here for 31/2 hours trying everything I can find lol
I can't seem to get a custom recovery on it yet and odin doesn't recognize the file you sent me to in the link.
I'll continue sitting here till 9:00 till I have to leave for work ....
If you or someone can continue throwing me bones I will surely appreciate it

Shortbus-Driver said:
I thank you for your assistance. ...
I'm sitting here at the computer and have been here for 31/2 hours trying everything I can find lol
I can't seem to get a custom recovery on it yet and odin doesn't recognize the file you sent me to in the link.
I'll continue sitting here till 9:00 till I have to leave for work ....
If you or someone can continue throwing me bones I will surely appreciate it
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After you do the cf auto root and the phone boots up and when you look in your apps does supersu show up or do you have to download it?

terpin32 said:
After you do the cf auto root and the phone boots up and when you look in your apps does supersu show up or do you have to download it?
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It shows up but stops working right away.
OK I've got cwmr installed and flashed the update su and still it stops working....But cwm is definitely my recovery now

What did you flash?

The su file you sent me to

Should I just flash a custom 4.4.2 rom? And that will take care of all my issues?

I have every intention of doing so anyhow but I was just trying to get to the point of unlocking to tmobile first off then Goin to town with custom rims lol but if flashing a rim with solve all my issues with su I'll do it....I'm dling a rom now so...

Shortbus-Driver said:
I have every intention of doing so anyhow but I was just trying to get to the point of unlocking to tmobile first off then Goin to town with custom rims lol but if flashing a rim with solve all my issues with su I'll do it....I'm dling a rom now so...
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I would just flash this and supersu is already installed this is the rom im currently running now
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2803363
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Well there's two but im running this one it has basically nothing on it at first but im running this one myself and I love it
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358557170

Solved that was all I needed....to flash a rom lol.
When you say nothing on it....did you mean completely debloated?
I'm going to check out your links now.
Edit: ahh ...I like your choice

Shortbus-Driver said:
Solved that was all I needed....to flash a rom lol.
When you say nothing on it....did you mean completely debloated?
I'm going to check out your links now.
Edit: ahh ...I like your choice
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Yes completely debloated lol hes gonna have an update soon but not sure when ive been talking to him about it and hes making sure everything is working right

Shortbus-Driver said:
Solved that was all I needed....to flash a rom lol.
When you say nothing on it....did you mean completely debloated?
I'm going to check out your links now.
Edit: ahh ...I like your choice
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If you want some settings I have preset for agni I can upload for you but the timer only goes 30 mins

Sure thanks

(ODIN) Stock 5.1.1 System, Recovery, Cache, Bootloader (IMG & TAR.MD5)

I was able to grab the restore Zip from SmartSwitch. Not sure what we can do with it, so I am posting on here to see if anyone has any Ideas.
ZIP Name: SM-N920A_1_20150818195900_nkscszoj53_fac.zip
Files:
AP_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
BL_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CP_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CSC_ATT_N920AATT1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
The zip is about 1.84G so its a full OS
I will be experimenting today to see what I can do to modify the files and repackage them. Maybe fool SmartSwitch into restoring the Modified files in a restore. To remove bloatware and add tweaks to the OS.
If you have any ideas or want a copy of the zip, please hit me up.
UPDATE:
I now have the Stock 5.1.1: System, Recovery, Bootloader, and Cache IMG's ( AT&T NOTE 5 )
Pulled from the restore Files.
UPDATE:
Well the file work in Odin, so as of now we have a way to go back to stock if needed.
INSTRUCTIONS
Files Needed
ODIN 5.1.1 STOCK RECOVERY ZIP: DOWNLOAD
ODIN: Odin3_v3.10.6
Unzip SM-N920A_1_20150818195900_nkscszoj53_fac.zip
!!!ADD THE FILES IN THE CORRECT AREA!!!
BL: BL_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
AP: AP_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CP: CP_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CSC: CSC_ATT_N920AATT1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
NOTE
This will trigger BL count in Odin Mode on your device. As of now I don't know how to reset it back to zero.
Thanks
RK​

Do you have them uploaded to a FTP site yet? I would like the cleaned out versions so I can use Odin to flash. Thanks for getting this!

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tonys.94 said:
Do you have them uploaded to a FTP site yet? I would like the cleaned out versions so I can use Odin to flash. Thanks for getting this!
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Files will be up in a few mins. Also to note that this will trigger the BL count as I noticed that it is now showing .1 in Odin mode. Will post a pic in a min.
Also this is stock and has all the Bloatware and everything else as of now. I am working on a clean System.img, which will remove all of the unneeded files and bloatware. If anyone wants to jump in on this project, feel free to shoot me a message.

Well this is a good start! It would be amazing if there was a way to make a pre rooted Odin flashable. Gotta take some baby steps first though. Lol.

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17akota said:
Well this is a good start! It would be amazing if there was a way to make a pre rooted Odin flashable. Gotta take some baby steps first though. Lol.
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I sent out a message to Chainfire to see if he can do anything with the Factory Zip. So now its a wait game to see what we can do with it.

Roland_K said:
I sent out a message to Chainfire to see if he can do anything with the Factory Zip. So now its a wait game to see what we can do with it.
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Good call. That man is a genius.
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AT&T and Verizon Note 5's are unrootable.
http://www.idigitaltimes.com/samsun...d-features-att-and-verizon-models-wont-468357

whmgreen said:
AT&T and Verizon Note 5's are unrootable.
http://www.idigitaltimes.com/samsun...d-features-att-and-verizon-models-wont-468357
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There are multiple ways to wash a cat. You don't have to throw them in a tub of water to get them clean. Sometimes a more subtle approach, while not as completely effective, is good enough (or better than nothing.)
I'm not saying that it'll happen, only that if it does happen, it will likely be in a somewhat unconventional way...

Look at the older Motorola phones when you had to use Safe Strap. It was kind of a pain in the ass, but it worked.
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17akota said:
Look at the older Motorola phones when you had to use Safe Strap. It was kind of a pain in the ass, but it worked.
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As far as I know safestrap is only to replace a cutom recovery to circumvent a locked bootloader. Root is an entirly different beast. I hope I'm wrong, but I've had the AT&T note 4 for a year and no root love yet, so I may be a bit jaded. I will say that it is not as necessary as it use to be, but I can't imagine how fast this thing would be with root and custom ROM. On the same token I'm excited to use samsung pay so I'm currently happy rocking stock, albeit super debloated.

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As far as I know safestrap is only to replace a cutom recovery to circumvent a locked bootloader. Root is an entirly different beast. I hope I'm wrong, but I've had the AT&T note 4 for a year and no root love yet, so I may be a bit jaded. I will say that it is not as necessary as it use to be, but I can't imagine how fast this thing would be with root and custom ROM. On the same token I'm excited to use samsung pay so I'm currently happy rocking stock, albeit super debloated.
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I'm aware of safestrap used for custom recovery. I was just saying that it was something that was off the wall from what we were all used to, but it worked.
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Nice! If you can make this work I will get my Note 5.... Currently hold back due to the lack of enabling tethering.

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I was able to grab the restore Zip from SmartSwitch. Not sure what we can do with it, so I am posting on here to see if anyone has any Ideas.
ZIP Name: SM-N920A_1_20150818195900_nkscszoj53_fac.zip
Files:
AP_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
BL_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CP_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CSC_ATT_N920AATT1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
The zip is about 1.84G so its a full OS
I will be experimenting today to see what I can do to modify the files and repackage them. Maybe fool SmartSwitch into restoring the Modified files in a restore. To remove bloatware and add tweaks to the OS.
If you have any ideas or want a copy of the zip, please hit me up.
UPDATE:
I now have the Stock 5.1.1: System, Recovery, Bootloader, and Cache IMG's ( AT&T NOTE 5 )
Pulled from the restore Files.
UPDATE:
Well the file work in Odin, so as of now we have a way to go back to stock if needed.
INSTRUCTIONS
Files Needed
ODIN 5.1.1 STOCK RECOVERY ZIP: DOWNLOAD
ODIN: Odin3_v3.10.6
Unzip SM-N920A_1_20150818195900_nkscszoj53_fac.zip
!!!ADD THE FILES IN THE CORRECT AREA!!!
BL: BL_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
AP: AP_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CP: CP_N920AUCU1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CSC: CSC_ATT_N920AATT1AOGG_CL5389823_QB5704490_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
NOTE
This will trigger BL count in Odin Mode on your device. As of now I don't know how to reset it back to zero.
Thanks
RK​
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Is there a way to download the file?

LouK said:
Is there a way to download the file?
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click on the "DOWNLOAD" link in the message you quoted?

garyd9 said:
click on the "DOWNLOAD" link in the message you quoted?
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Thanks

I'm not a noob, but I guess I am in this regard.... BL count is different than tripping Knox, correct? Any ill effects from adding to the BL count?

I dont care about ROOT or custom ROMs anymore. If we could get a safe cleaned stock ROM with all of the AT&T junk pulled completely out it would be amazing. I use package manager to get it all disabled now, but having the space it all steals back would be a nice bonus.
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chpimentelpr said:
Nice! If you can make this work I will get my Note 5.... Currently hold back due to the lack of enabling tethering.
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I have hotspot and USB tether on mine, not sure what you are talking about here.

Acill said:
I dont care about ROOT or custom ROMs anymore. If we could get a safe cleaned stock ROM with all of the AT&T junk pulled completely out it would be amazing. I use package manager to get it all disabled now, but having the space it all steals back would be a nice bonus.
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Even if you could root and delete that stuff (instead of just disabling it) you wouldn't gain any space. The "free" space would just sit unused in the normally read-only system partition.
In order to gain space, you'd have to repartition the device... which is rarely done.
Gary

chpimentelpr said:
Nice! If you can make this work I will get my Note 5.... Currently hold back due to the lack of enabling tethering.
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I didnt think about that. So it still isnt any better than just using package disabler pro to get it all out of sight. It would still be nice to not need to depend on a 3rd party app to get rid of it all.

Acill said:
I didnt think about that. So it still isnt any better than just using package disabler pro to get it all out of sight. It would still be nice to not need to depend on a 3rd party app to get rid of it all.
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Exactly, I just pull the trigger an order mine... hope I don't regret it....
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By the way I got it for $299! The 64GB one...

Just want phone rooted without flashing anything!!!

The main reason i bought my s6 was because i love having a rooted android phone and i wanted a namebrand i could trust with that. Ive tried kingroot, pingpong root, and every other one out there and still nothing and i know alot of this has to do with knox security. I wanna do it one time and never have to worry again. Can someone plz guide me in the right direction..i wanna finally be able to take control of my phone..plz help!!!!

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The main reason i bought my s6 was because i love having a rooted android phone and i wanted a namebrand i could trust with that. Ive tried kingroot, pingpong root, and every other one out there and still nothing and i know alot of this has to do with knox security. I wanna do it one time and never have to worry again. Can someone plz guide me in the right direction..i wanna finally be able to take control of my phone..plz help!!!!
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What do you mean you've "tried kingroot, pingpong root, and every other one out there and still nothing"? So you have tried them all and were unsuccessful? Which S6? Which firmware are you running? What happens when it fails? Which recovery? You're not going to find anything that will crack the firmware without flashing something through Odin or recovery dude.

You will need to learn how to use Odin. Here is a tutorial on how to do that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv0BnfpNxEs
Download and, using Odin, flash the TAR file from here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=44922
Your phone will reboot and you will have root.
You can also install TWRP through Odin.
You need to use Odin for this. If that is too complicated for you, then you are out of luck.

I'm on the newest stock firmware, OL1. Will this method work on my device?

bobbyllama said:
I'm on the newest stock firmware, OL1. Will this method work on my device?
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Yes. I just updated to OL1 myself, flashed the kernel and then TWRP and I am rooted with custom recovery.
Happy holidays!

Thanks for the speedy reply. Can confirm this worked on my device. Happy Holidays indeed!
koop1955 said:
Yes. I just updated to OL1 myself, flashed the kernel and then TWRP and I am rooted with custom recovery.
Happy holidays!
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Saafir said:
The search function is suck an amazing tool.
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Perhaps you meant "such an amazing tool?"
Although it does sometimes suck.....

Does this method trip knox?

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Does this method trip knox?
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Until someone creates a prerooted kernel with systemless SuperSU or prerooted tar file, everything with trip knox. If you flash ANYTHING "Non Samsung", it will trip Knox!

Damn i want to root but dont want to lose any functions

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Damn i want to root but dont want to lose any functions
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I am currently trying to create either a prerooted kernel or prerooted tar

Hopefully that wont trip knox, they had a app that would reset it on the s3, wish someone could do that with the s6

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Hopefully that wont trip knox, they had a app that would reset it on the s3, wish someone could do that with the s6
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What's the app? Maybe one could reverse engineer it

Hold up, ill find it.
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Triangle away by chainfire, its on the market and its for samsung devices

snoopdaclown said:
Hold up, ill find it.
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Triangle away by chainfire, its on the market and its for samsung devices
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I'm defiantly going to at least look into this, thank you

Yeah, hope it helps. Think it worked up to the s5

snoopdaclown said:
Yeah, hope it helps. Think it worked up to the s5
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After this phone, I really don't think I'm ever getting another Samsung...

There is absolutely no app that will reset Knox on any Samsung phone S4 and after. Triangle away never reset Knox, it reset the flash counter on older boot loaders. Once Knox has been tripped there is no way to reset it without replacing your motherboard.
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cruise350 said:
There is absolutely no app that will reset Knox on any Samsung phone S4 and after. Triangle away never reset Knox, it reset the flash counter on older boot loaders. Once Knox has been tripped there is no way to reset it without replacing your motherboard.
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Huh

In the app it says it worked for atleast the s4