Trying to find a way to root the phone to install a custom rom since the phone isnt being used anymore. I read that it cannot be rooted as is and has to be rooted from Lollipop instead. In trying to find how to do that, the only thing I could find way someone talking about flashing a rom based on ZVB and that once it was done, you could never roll back to a previous firmware version.
I was wondering if this was true of the OTA update as well, which would pretty much mean I am screwed and can never do anything else with the phone since it can't be rooted.
Thanks for any help and direction that can be provided.
No zv6 is the only rootable firmware. Do not try to downgrade or u will brick
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As in you are outa luck. Try the sprint forum there is a rom with some tweaks. But no root
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Ok, I hope that this post doesn't just instantly get bashed or ignored for its nature, but I feel like I'd waste so much more time just fumbling through the forum trying to find something relevant if I had to do this on my own. So, hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. Basically, while overseas my Sprint s3 had to get rooted to work, but now that I'm back in the states I'd like to properly root my phone for functions like wifi tethering.
At the present this is what is on my phone.
-clockworkmod recovery v6.0.1.2
-android version 4.1.1
My main questions would be the following?
1.Can I have the latest version of android and still have my phone rooted, and can this be done with what presently on my phone?
2.How do I remove the present clockworkmod recovery (or should I), for something better?
3.What is generally considered the best set up for the sprint s3 at the moment?
Thanks in advance.
Since you are rooted, go the this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541900. It has the latest version. You really should use Philz recovery, I'll try to find the link.
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Here's the thread for Philz recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2446393
-_- I just downloaded a app called root checker, because my assumption was that just because I had Clockworkmod my phone must be rooted, but it turns out that the results were negative, plus I forgot to mention that I've done a factory reset when I first got back if that effects anything. So, my phone isn't actually rooted, sorry about that.
No worries, If you can boot into recovery then just flash a rooted rom. If not, I suggest you root it before you take any OTAs, especially the OTA for 4.3
If you want the latest set up, I suggest not taking the OTA at all and flashing on of the latest stock 4.3 roms that are de-knoxed. I have I've for Boost and VM and @CNexus has one for Sprint.
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I have the AT&T Galaxy Note 2, rooted, which is why I think it has been unable to install the last software update from AT&T. Every time I try, my phone will download the update but will fail 28% of the way through the install, I think this may be due to the root but I don’t know enough about this stuff to be sure. This is why I joined XDA, so that I could ask people smarter than me how to do the things I’m looking to do. If it is the root that’s the problem, then I imagine I’ll need a custom FW instead, there are a lot of listings here and I don’t know what is what or which update would be right for me, so I am asking for some help;
My phone is the SGH-I317
Android version; 4.3
Baseband version; I317UCUBMK6
Kernel Version; 3.0.31-2048209 [email protected] #1 Tue Nov 19 16:46:45 KST 2013
I don’t know if any of the info above is useful, I just want to keep the device up to date, nothing fancy, just whatever the most recent AT&T update is I want. I’m just not sure which of the many custom ROMs I should focus on.
watchdog-prime said:
I have the AT&T Galaxy Note 2, rooted, which is why I think it has been unable to install the last software update from AT&T. Every time I try, my phone will download the update but will fail 28% of the way through the install, I think this may be due to the root but I don’t know enough about this stuff to be sure. This is why I joined XDA, so that I could ask people smarter than me how to do the things I’m looking to do. If it is the root that’s the problem, then I imagine I’ll need a custom FW instead, there are a lot of listings here and I don’t know what is what or which update would be right for me, so I am asking for some help;
My phone is the SGH-I317
Android version; 4.3
Baseband version; I317UCUBMK6
Kernel Version; 3.0.31-2048209 [email protected] #1 Tue Nov 19 16:46:45 KST 2013
I don’t know if any of the info above is useful, I just want to keep the device up to date, nothing fancy, just whatever the most recent AT&T update is I want. I’m just not sure which of the many custom ROMs I should focus on.
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Ya idk y usually it just unrooted the phone and flashed it are you on stock recovery?
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This will help you get to 4.4.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
terpin32 said:
Ya idk y usually it just unrooted the phone and flashed it are you on stock recovery?
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This will help you get to 4.4.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
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I'll give it a go, one question though, will it cancel my root? Am I going to have to root the phone again afterwards?
Yes it will unroot but after you get to 4.4.2 just use cf autoroot and you'll be rooted again
It's not the root access it's the custom recovery that stops the Ota update.
How does that happen?
The Ota update runs a script that downloads the rom, attempts to boot into recovery, where it does a system wipe, then installs the rom. So it fails at that point, and continues to boot loop, because it's stuck on that step in the script.
OK, well is there a repair for that? That sounds like an error in the program itself, or is it because reversing a "root" is an involved process.
It's not an error. Samsung doesn't support people messing with the phone, and the scripts they write won't support custom recoveries. Just follow the steps in the link above.
The Verizon LTE model P605 10.1 LTE models has anyone found or can point me to a way to get around the boot loader. Mine came with 4.3 and when I tried in past to ODBIN TWRP anything to of that sort it fails to load due to locked boot loader...
On the 4.3 and above are there any options for me?
This should be in q and a section not ROM development
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http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/root-galaxy-note-10-1-2014-edition-lte-3g-wi-fi-cf-auto-root-1432740
Sound like you want to root first.
Use Google.
Method to flash custom recovery readily found too
Hi, i just did root the device and when i went to update the software it says that operating system on my device has been modified are you guys experiencing the same thing?
wisnia99 said:
Hi, i just did root the device and when i went to update the software it says that operating system on my device has been modified are you guys experiencing the same thing?
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That is part of the KNOX system. Rooting trips it. So Now your phone has been permanently marked in its hardware as tampered. Any system that checks it integrity will now fail it. You will never be able to get OTA updates now. Also if your employer uses KNOX on their servers you will not be able to use this phone to connect to their servers for email now. That is the purpose of KNOX to assure network providers that the phone is stock and not tampered with.
Even if you try to unroot it the KNOX flag will still be tripped. This was an issue on the NOTE 3 as well. Once the KNOX flag is tripped it cannot be reset as it is in the hardware.
Thanks for the explanation i really dont care for tripping Knox as long as i can update trough Keis or wait for new roms
You can use the Wanam Xposed module to fake your system status and still get System Updates. Thats what I did.
TheCrzy1 said:
You can use the Wanam Xposed module to fake your system status and still get System Updates. Thats what I did.
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So if they do any firmware or radio updates wouldn't it break the root?
I ran into the problem on note 3 if u Odin back to stock u can get updates depending on devs if they have a new root method or not I generally never updated till I found I method to reroot
wisnia99 said:
Thanks for the explanation i really dont care for tripping Knox as long as i can update trough Keis or wait for new roms
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You can still use Odin to flash roms if needed, or the wanam trick....
I installed wanam and set my status to official but the OTA system update still fails with the message my phone has been modified. I have galaxy tools installed with native tether enabled if that matters. What should i do to enable the update?
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The OTA Still errored with a "device has been modified" or some such. I ran triangle away and saw my binary status was 'custom'. I checked the triangle away 'auto reset at boot and that fixed my binary status. Now i well retry the update and rpt back.
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With my sprint note 4 wanam doesnt help nor triangle away although binary, flash and counter all look good in T Away
cknicker said:
I installed wanam and set my status to official but the OTA system update still fails with the message my phone has been modified. I have galaxy tools installed with native tether enabled if that matters. What should i do to enable the update?
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The OTA Still errored with a "device has been modified" or some such. I ran triangle away and saw my binary status was 'custom'. I checked the triangle away 'auto reset at boot and that fixed my binary status. Now i well retry the update and rpt back.
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With my sprint note 4 wanam doesnt help nor triangle away although binary, flash and counter all look good in T Away
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Well, if you are rooted and have custom recovery you can't get updates, "ota's" you will have to wait for a dev to come up with a flashable update. Being on 4.4.4 no reason to worry... You are up to date.
Oh, btw, forget about triangle away... It no longer serves any purpose for us...
On stock unrooted you still get OTA. Even with Knox tripped. If you have a custom recovery and root dont take the ota if you are promoted. It will brick your phone and you will have to Odin back to stock anyway.
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Prompted not promoted lol
Real_JESRadio said:
On stock unrooted you still get OTA. Even with Knox tripped. If you have a custom recovery and root dont take the ota if you are promoted. It will brick your phone and you will have to Odin back to stock anyway.
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Prompted not promoted lol
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In 'about device it now says my phone is up to date. My version numbers are below. Do they show my phone was really updated?
Baseband version
N910PVPU1ANIE
Kernel version
3.10.0-2774708
[email protected] #1
Wed Sep 17 19:19:02 KST 2014
Build number
KTU84P.N910PVPU1ANIE
SE for Android status
Enforcing
SEPF_SM-N910P_4.4.4_A019
Wed Sep 17 19:19:33 2014
Real_JESRadio said:
On stock unrooted you still get OTA. Even with Knox tripped. If you have a custom recovery and root dont take the ota if you are promoted. It will brick your phone and you will have to Odin back to stock anyway.
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Prompted not promoted lol
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Interesting. I came from the S3. Trying to take an ota wouldn't brick the phone but it would stop any future notifications of updates. We were fortunate to have a lot great devs there.
Btw, if you can still Odin the phone is not bricked. Bricked is dead...
jhill110 said:
Interesting. I came from the S3. Trying to take an ota wouldn't brick the phone but it would stop any future notifications of updates. We were fortunate to have a lot great devs there.
Btw, if you can still Odin the phone is not bricked. Bricked is dead...
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Came from the S3 myself as well. Definitely a lot of active development until after SlimKat 7.0 and then that fell apart just in time for getting the Note 4. The numbers 4 and 3 i am starting to despise.
Slimteam, when i was keeping up with them, stated something about Android 5.0.
Maybe well get a surprise and see SlimPop for the Note 4. Slimpop isnt as euphonious as it looks to the eye...
On Topic: i wasnt able to update after rooting either as the phone is currently already UTD.
jhill110 said:
Interesting. I came from the S3. Trying to take an ota wouldn't brick the phone but it would stop any future notifications of updates. We were fortunate to have a lot great devs there.
Btw, if you can still Odin the phone is not bricked. Bricked is dead...
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I mean soft bricked. And I should have elaborated, if you have a custom recovery you will soft brick taking an OTA update. Yes, some ROMs eliminate the OTA capability but some stock based ROMs will still get a notification.
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cknicker said:
In 'about device it now says my phone is up to date. My version numbers are below. Do they show my phone was really updated?
Baseband version
N910PVPU1ANIE
Kernel version
3.10.0-2774708
[email protected] #1
Wed Sep 17 19:19:02 KST 2014
Build number
KTU84P.N910PVPU1ANIE
SE for Android status
Enforcing
SEPF_SM-N910P_4.4.4_A019
Wed Sep 17 19:19:33 2014
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That is the latest update. A new one is coming soon. But you should be on the latest with that build.
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So then i am rooted with TWRP recovery and still can load OTA updates? What happened to Knox?
Simple. Go to the download screen and see what the status says. Google it
Does anyone know what is in this latest update do I need it if so where can I get it in a flashable format that works with a rooted phone
As title says reverted back to 13b, trying top keep phone from going to MM, what processes do I disable to make that happen?
Can you not use Ota rootkeeper?
want no OTA when rooted here https://youtu.be/yuxGsiGq3io
if you not rooted and dont wont the OTA here https://youtu.be/c_yxHYE7ogk
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Tex_Norseman said:
As title says reverted back to 13b, trying top keep phone from going to MM, what processes do I disable to make that happen?
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i ment to quote your message so sorry for a repeat
want no OTA when rooted here https://youtu.be/yuxGsiGq3io
if you not rooted and dont wont the OTA here https://youtu.be/c_yxHYE7ogk
enjoy