I searched and found no answer. My Vibrant is just rooted to turn off the boot up and turn off sounds. Nothing else has done, is the OTA safe for my phone?
parahelium said:
I searched and found no answer. My Vibrant is just rooted to turn off the boot up and turn off sounds. Nothing else has done, is the OTA safe for my phone?
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There are reports that it works with RyanZA's lag fix and root in some instances.
There are reports that the OTA update bricks even virgin stock phones, so it is a shot in a dark.
Personally I think I'm gonna wait till some one uploads the update and does some testing to see what is making the phone soft brick .
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parahelium said:
I searched and found no answer. My Vibrant is just rooted to turn off the boot up and turn off sounds. Nothing else has done, is the OTA safe for my phone?
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Root is ok but you will have to undo any lagfixes if you applied them.
It will most likely unroot your device but you can use the same method to root again.
dublued said:
Root is ok but you will have to undo any lagfixes if you applied them.
It will most likely unroot your device but you can use the same method to root again.
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Not to be a downer but not necessarily. I was rooted with no lag fix (currently or prior) at all and it soft bricked my phone. I had the Samsung AP installed but that is about it, didn't remove bloatware or change the startup/shutdown sounds.
Got the phone running again with ODIN so I am back to stock now, without the update
gancho said:
Not to be a downer but not necessarily. I was rooted with no lag fix (currently or prior) at all and it soft bricked my phone. I had the Samsung AP installed but that is about it, didn't remove bloatware or change the startup/shutdown sounds.
Got the phone running again with ODIN so I am back to stock now, without the update
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What a bummer...I'm rooted w/ Ryans LagFix....hope to hear some good news in a few on a solution...
lqaddict said:
There are reports that it works with RyanZA's lag fix and root in some instances.
There are reports that the OTA update bricks even virgin stock phones, so it is a shot in a dark.
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does the virgin stock phones mean that it is unrooted or nothing is changed in the out of the box phone?
No Success Here
My Rooted Vibrant that also went through OCLF failed to boot and hung on the Vibrant splash screen. Had to use Odin and the stock build to get it back and running. Thankful I had made backups prior to trying the OTA.
I've since renamed /etc/system/otacerts.zip to stop the OTA update but I would love to get rid of the OTA update icon. Anyone have any ideas?
mine was rooted with just the ji6 modem flashed from odin.. and some other mods like mobile ap and metamorph..
so i got the update.. and it failed on install... ahhh.... flashed back pure stock on odin.. waaaaiiitning.. praying it comes back again!
Stock phone, rooted with no lagfix ever applied.
Phone is toast. I'm at work so waiting for Odin to download slowly so I can reflash the phone to stock.
Might just say skip it and apply one of the custom roms. It seems neither TMO or Samsung can get their **** together. I waited patiently for the OTA and got screwed.
Updated ok with root
My phone had the OCLF v 2.1 plus root installed. Yesterday I removed the lag fix since most folks recommended this prior to updating. Crossed my fingers and hoped my update would arrive soon.
Today my update arrived. It installed with no issues, after which my phone is still rooted. It did pause for several minutes at the Galaxy S screen, I was wondering if I had bricked it but I waited and it came through ok.
I'm not planning to reinstall the lag fix anytime soon as I don't notice that much of a change - except in the Quadant scores ;-)
d01100100 said:
Stock phone, rooted with no lagfix ever applied.
Phone is toast. I'm at work so waiting for Odin to download slowly so I can reflash the phone to stock.
Might just say skip it and apply one of the custom roms. It seems neither TMO or Samsung can get their **** together. I waited patiently for the OTA and got screwed.
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That's what I ended up doing. I didn't want to potentially wait until the end of October so I just went ahead and flashed Bionix. I don't think I'm going back to stock ever.
atatistcheff said:
My phone had the OCLF v 2.1 plus root installed. Yesterday I removed the lag fix since most folks recommended this prior to updating. Crossed my fingers and hoped my update would arrive soon.
Today my update arrived. It installed with no issues, after which my phone is still rooted. It did pause for several minutes at the Galaxy S screen, I was wondering if I had bricked it but I waited and it came through ok.
I'm not planning to reinstall the lag fix anytime soon as I don't notice that much of a change - except in the Quadant scores ;-)
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How many "minutes" did you wait? The notice before the update said it would take 10 minutes. I'm willing to wait, but not all night
The update portion with a status bar went my pretty quickly. My phone's been sitting on "Vibrant" for about 5 minutes and I'm starting to sweat.
I had been rooted and had OCLF but reversed both before applying the update. I also had the mobile AP, customized swype skin and custom battery meter but everything else was stock.
gancho said:
Not to be a downer but not necessarily. I was rooted with no lag fix (currently or prior) at all and it soft bricked my phone. I had the Samsung AP installed but that is about it, didn't remove bloatware or change the startup/shutdown sounds.
Got the phone running again with ODIN so I am back to stock now, without the update
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i want to remove mobile AP just incase that is what is causing the soft bricks. ive noticed many people have problems have flashed the mobile ap. is there a way to remove with like uninstalling an application?
--without odin or flashing back to stock
I was rooted and removed some of the Samsung bloatware apps such as MediaHub etc...saw the update was available this morning and started it, phone was stuck on the Samsung Vibrant screen ever since. I put in for a replacement, could probably fix it with ODIN but new phone should be here tomorrow. I was actually having issues before that, so it could have been the phone itself...no way to be 100% sure.
For the people who had issues with their OTA, did you have a file named update.zip previously on the /sdcard directory? It's the only thing I can think of that might interfere with the OTA download, causing it to truncate. Phone is recovered and re-rooted, but the Update Firmware shows no update available. I'm going to Odin flash the 9-28 JI6 image.
That is what I am thinking as well. I have removed the update.zip from the internal storage now. The OTA is here and I postponed for a day just to be safe. I really need the GPS fix.
d01100100 said:
For the people who had issues with their OTA, did you have a file named update.zip previously on the /sdcard directory? It's the only thing I can think of that might interfere with the OTA download, causing it to truncate. Phone is recovered and re-rooted, but the Update Firmware shows no update available. I'm going to Odin flash the 9-28 JI6 image.
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fine over here
My phone is rooted with RyanZA's one click lag fix and the update worked fine for me. I've never removed bloatware or anything though. Total I think it took about 8 minutes from start to finish.
I received the update this morning but my battery was below 10% and said I need more juice in order to install. I recharged and it kept saying the same thing after postponing a couple times. I restarted my phone and all works good now.
I'm noticing very good improvements in signal strength and flawless gps now. Maybe a speed increase also? I'm not sure about the speed thing just yet. Seems a bit snappier to me.
Lost Root
I updated to JI6 using odin based on the info in android development section, and I most definitely lost root.
Trying one click root/unroot to see if I can get root back
Nightfall983 said:
I updated to JI6 using odin based on the info in android development section, and I most definitely lost root.
Trying one click root/unroot to see if I can get root back
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Using the recovery mode / update.zip (the classic root method) worked for me after Odin flashing JI6.
Related
I rooted my Epic 4G with the new Epic Experience Rom recently. I am going to return the phone, but they won't take it back rooted. I couldn't find anything in search. Does anyone know how to erase any trace of my phone being rooted?
Thanks everyone.
Edit: nm read his post wrong.
RootTheWorld said:
I rooted my Epic 4G with the new Epic Experience Rom recently. I am going to return the phone, but they won't take it back rooted. I couldn't find anything in search. Does anyone know how to erase any trace of my phone being rooted?
Thanks everyone.
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ODIN, and an official release, not Froyo.. Use the DI18 Package..
Also remember to wipe your SD card too which will not be touched during install. ODIN will flash over EVERYTHING making it brand new.
Why would you want to return your Epic? I hope not to get an EVO.. The EVO is a good phone and I wanted it when it first came out, my gut kept telling me to wait and the EPIC really is a good phone.
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ODIN, and an official release, not Froyo.. Use the DI18 Package..
Also remember to wipe your SD card too which will not be touched during install. ODIN will flash over EVERYTHING making it brand new.
Why would you want to return your Epic? I hope not to get an EVO.. The EVO is a good phone and I wanted it when it first came out, my gut kept telling me to wait and the EPIC really is a good phone.
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Last time I had to take my phone into a sprint store, I ODIN'ed back to DI18 and thought that it removes root as I've read in multiple posts but apparently it doesn't because the technician said the phone is rooted and although they will service the phone this time, root voids warranty and they put a note on my account to check if phone is rooted if i ever take it back again. My speaker just died, so I ODIN'd and used this to remove root.
http://forum.sdx-developers.com/epi...ecovery-1-13-for-windows-intel-mac-and-linux/
When I took it in, they didn't mention anything about root. So either they didn't check or they saw phone wasn't rooted.
For you those going back to stock or are stock and u flashed 2.2 and want to downgrade or resort back to stock use this method.
Rooted/clockwork users skip the first step...
1. Do the one click root/clockwork/etc Here
2. Flash the d118 modem Here
3. Then Flash the zip file Here
4. Then flash the get rid of clockwork zip Here
5. Your are back to stock without using odin yay!!!
Now all links work!!! and added a step use this method to return to stock with out odin.
viper786 said:
Last time I had to take my phone into a sprint store, I ODIN'ed back to DI18 and thought that it removes root as I've read in multiple posts but apparently it doesn't because the technician said the phone is rooted and although they will service the phone this time, root voids warranty and they put a note on my account to check if phone is rooted if i ever take it back again. My speaker just died, so I ODIN'd and used this to remove root.
http://forum.sdx-developers.com/epi...ecovery-1-13-for-windows-intel-mac-and-linux/
When I took it in, they didn't mention anything about root. So either they didn't check or they saw phone wasn't rooted.
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Perhaps,
If you ODIN to an offical "virgin" Rom you will lose root.. Period. If you dont believe me do it then try and run any app that requires root "like wifi tether" it will not work. There are roms that work with odin that are pre rooted.
What I got from the other thread was Sprint can tell by some method what OS version and build you have been using while connected to thier network... so if this is true they may be able to tell your running an "Epic Experience" build and put 2&2 together that you have rooted.
The fact of the matter is, if you are running software not designed for the phone or not ready to be released and things do not work then they waste countless man hours trying to figure our why things force close on a product that is no longer thiers.
So, it is not hard to see why they do not like people rooting thier devices.
If you ODIN back and still have the speaker problem then it is SAFE to assume its a hardware rather than a software problem regardless of your past programs that have run on the phone.
brian_hoffman said:
Perhaps,
If you ODIN to an offical "virgin" Rom you will lose root.. Period. If you dont believe me do it then try and run any app that requires root "like wifi tether" it will not work. There are roms that work with odin that are pre rooted.
What I got from the other thread was Sprint can tell by some method what OS version and build you have been using while connected to thier network... so if this is true they may be able to tell your running an "Epic Experience" build and put 2&2 together that you have rooted.
The fact of the matter is, if you are running software not designed for the phone or not ready to be released and things do not work then they waste countless man hours trying to figure our why things force close on a product that is no longer thiers.
So, it is not hard to see why they do not like people rooting thier devices.
If you ODIN back and still have the speaker problem then it is SAFE to assume its a hardware rather than a software problem regardless of your past programs that have run on the phone.
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I was not aware that they can see what OS i've been using. Anyway, they are replacing the phone and said i should receive the replacement at my house tomorrow. Normally all replacements are sent to them this is the first time i'm getting a replacement sent to my house instead of the store.
Are you sure you searched? One of the very first threads in the development forum...
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updated instructions to goto stock without odin, see post 5.
Just got a system update notification... taking forever to install... anyone know what it entails?
Edit: SO I see that Sprint ID / EW!!!) was installed, and my Firmware is 2.2.1, and baseband is S: P100.08 S: EB28, and Build is SPH-P100.EB28...
Problem is, I can't remember if that's new or not...lol. Damn me for not paying attention, and DAMN ME for thinking that the possibility of a HC release was possible... stupid hopes and dreams....
Edit II: Just found this report... compared to the rest of the updates, the SGT got the short end of the stick YET AGAIN!!!
http://www.wirelessandmobilenews.co...epic-4g-tab-transform-updates-coming-321.html
"The Samsung Galaxy Tab update adds Sprint ID features."
I updated also and 2.2.1 is new, also ot updated the modem as seen by hitting the soft menu key during the update and looking under about phone, baseband. I would like to see if the update package had a whole modem.bin in ot but i installed the update before I got the temp file. The last update only had a modem file of a few kbytes so it just patched the modem. It would be great to get hold of a whole modem.bin as there are none for the sprint tab currently.
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I was just going to as if anyone was able to grab the modem.bin. Hopefully we get luck and someone is able to do so.
What about root status? I'm hesitant to update if it breaks root because of the issues I've had with the stock gallery app (removed it via a root file explorer).
I updated my rooted Gtab and the root seems unaffected. I use mine without a data pack - wifi only. I used the root to get rid of the activation nagger in the notification bar - and it's still gone and SuperUser is still operating.
However: Sprint ID only works through a Sprint Subscriber Data Pack - not over WiFi, unless you have a company "Keyword". Alas - I don't like Sprint ID anyway.
sprint tv
i installed the "sprint" id, and it says in the description about sprint tv. i had this on the evo, but i feel like i'd make better use of it on a 7 inch screen. any ideas how to get it on the tab? i searched the market under the sprint tab and had no luck finding it.. any suggestion would be great
I got the OTA shortly after trying to install clockwork and patching an overclocked kernel. I wasn't expecting the OTA until Monday, but I went ahead and try to install it (it failed, of course).
I managed to pull the downloaded zip file out of my cache and check if there was a modem.bin. Unfortunately, once again, there's only a modem_delta.bin, so no luck there.
I tried running the update again manually after rolling back my kernel, and apparently I still had a modified boot.img, so after doing a full wipe, rolling back to DJ30, and then manually updating to EA24, I was able to get the EB28 update installed, with all of its Sprint ID goodness. It's very late now so I don't have time to actually play with it much, but I'm actually happy to be back to an official build. I'm hoping they fixed a few of the bigger issues I had with EA24, but I somehow doubt it.
Previously I was rooted and had the Bauxite kernel. I flashed the original kernel back and then installed the EB28 update. I lost root, so I tried superoneclick again. It said it rooted but superoneclick locked up while "Remounting system with read-only access..." My tab is unresponsive but the buttons are still lit up.
Update: I finally got it to reboot and I am rooted again.
matt6x7 said:
Previously I was rooted and had the Bauxite kernel. I flashed the original kernel back and then installed the EB28 update. I lost root, so I tried superoneclick again. It said it rooted but superoneclick locked up while "Remounting system with read-only access..." My tab is unresponsive but the buttons are still lit up.
Update: I finally got it to reboot and I am rooted again.
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Would you mind attaching your file for the original kernel? I forgot to make a backup when flashing Bauxite.
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What about root status? I'm hesitant to update if it breaks root because of the issues I've had with the stock gallery app (removed it via a root file explorer).
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I applied the update last night and can confirm that root is still intact, so the super one click method should still work if you haven't rooted your tab prior to this update.
Unfortunately, what is also intact is my long standing issue with the stock Gallery app (rogue sensor usage causing massive battery drain). Ah well, removed with Titanium backup, replaced with Just Pictures, problem fixed. Again.
Other than the addition of Sprint ID, this seems to be a pretty minor update. Could be my imagination, but it seems a tad snappier than the EA24 update. Could be the incremental increase to Android 2.2.1. But other than Sprint ID, there are no major new features.
powermatt said:
I applied the update last night and can confirm that root is still intact, so the super one click method should still work if you haven't rooted your tab prior to this update.
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Thanks for the useful info. I was hesitant to run the update after the previous hassles. I've just updated mine without any noticeable detrimental effect.
regards,
Tony C.
Root was not intact for me after upgrade. I tested with root explorer, and font changer. Both failed after trying to get root permission. I just used SOC after upgrade. All was good...
@lloydcabraham
Here is my backup kernel prior to the new EB28 update. Sorry for the delay, I've been engrossed in basketball.
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@lloydcabraham
Here is my backup kernel prior to the new EB28 update. Sorry for the delay, I've been engrossed in basketball.
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Thanks I really appreciate it!
I was previously rooted with SuperOneCLick (rageagainstthecage method). I did not unroot prior to the upgrade. The upgade said it failed but a look at About Phone proved otherwise. I would suggest that people unroot before the upgrade but it did not matter for me.
After the update I no longer had root access. But I was able to root with SuperOneClick again. I have had no problems since the upgrade/reroot. There are no interface differences that I have spotted so far.
Can someone please post the application name for the Sprint ID so I can remove it. I had gotten rid of all the Bloatware and now after this update I get this which I will not use.
By the way I was rooted with Super One Click and using the Once Click lag Fix and after update I did lose Root. Just re-rooted and am fine now. Got scared because the orientation was not working and I thought it broke it. Sohow the update set the orientation lock.
Also I deleted a couple files hoping these were the new Sprint ID update.
Does anyone know what they are and if I need them can somone please post them? I will take the best guess of what I remember them being called.
Perhaps someone can post there Sprint file names.
SprintAndroid
SprintUpdate
Thanks,
Mark
Can someone post the update.zip for the update? I got the OTA notification but when it attempted to install (using Stock recovery), it failed, somehow.
Thanks in advance.
I need the update.zip as well.
Hell, mine still tries to update my tab to EA24 which always failed. Can't even get the notification for 28. Time to go to Sprint and raise some hell....
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My sprint galaxy tab was updated the EB28 the day I got it (two days ago), today I was trying to get CWM on the tab, got stuck at Samsung screen, so I used odin and flashed back to DJ30 (without baseband, which is already at EB28) and have been trying to get back to EB28 since.
Can any of you kind gentlemen who updated to EB28 do a roto backup and upload the file? I think this is the only way I can get back into EB28 at the moment.
Many thanks!
Allow me to explain my vague topic.
My son and I both have a droid pro, and are both running update 3.8.7
However, both of our phones were rooted before the update came and simply let it update.
After it got updated I noticed I was not rooted anymore. And z4root would not unroot my phone, or root it anymore.
Basically it was in sort of an in-between state, between rooted and unrooted.
The way I had to fix mine was by running the 2.2.6 (or whatever it was )sbf I had found on TBH, and from there going through the update progress.
Problem with that was that I had to set it back to factory settings.
So, my son's phone is still in that in-between state. Does anyone here know if it will pose a problem when this new gingerbread update hits his phone?
Will I be forced to do a factory reset with a previous sbf in order to be able to do it without it bricking?
I can't speak from personal experience, but others here have strongly suggested unrooting before update to prevent problems like what you described. As for the latest update, there are not really any reports yet on how it has gone for rooted users yet.
Before the last 3.8.7 updated, my phone was rooted with z4root and I had some unimportant apps frozen, nothing that is really crucial. I went ahead with the update (using the update.zip) which worked just fine. Yes, z4root is a bit confused of what is going on but I would not worry about it - I guess it is just logging events and thinks that because u havent unrooted it thru the program, it must still be rooted. The update removes the root anyways .. but I went ahead to unroot it with aroot again which worked like a charm on 3.8.7. At the moment, I am going to updating to Gingerbread also using an update.zip and I can give you a detailed report on how things went in a little bit ...
tnt118 said:
I can't speak from personal experience, but others here have strongly suggested unrooting before update to prevent problems like what you described. As for the latest update, there are not really any reports yet on how it has gone for rooted users yet.
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This.
You might be able to go through just fine without flashing the SBF, but it's always a good idea to unroot/unfreeze apps and be stock for an update. Always.
Not always.
After the update from 2.26 to 2.63 (cant remember?) I had rooted my phone with z4root and froze some unimportant bloat ware, I didnt touch any programs that I deemed important for the system. I then proceeded to update to 3.8.7 without unrooting or unfreezing apps! It worked fine. After this, the system was unrooted again, I rooted again with aRoot without any problems.Now, I upgraded to Gingerbread, also coming from being rooted. The individual updates remove the rooting and you are back at point zero and, as long as you dont have any important system utilities frozen, it will work absolutely fine.
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Before the last 3.8.7 updated, my phone was rooted with z4root and I had some unimportant apps frozen, nothing that is really crucial. I went ahead with the update (using the update.zip) which worked just fine. Yes, z4root is a bit confused of what is going on but I would not worry about it - I guess it is just logging events and thinks that because u havent unrooted it thru the program, it must still be rooted. The update removes the root anyways .. but I went ahead to unroot it with aroot again which worked like a charm on 3.8.7. At the moment, I am going to updating to Gingerbread also using an update.zip and I can give you a detailed report on how things went in a little bit ...
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Interesting. Well if the root has been removed then there is no problem.
My son has a lot less problems then I do so I never had to freeze any apps. Meaning I basically never had to root his phone to begin with. So I may just get away with doing nothing then.
I mean I had rooted his phone on the previous system, on 3.8.7 it never worked with z4root so I'm guessing it's not rooted at this point.
I'll try to double check
As for my own phone, I will need to keep an eye on how to after the new update. I have serious battery problems that I blame on useless background processes.
I'll just tell him to go ahead and run it, if it ever comes to us that is.
Thanks guys
That is true, but z4root is just mistaken in a sense that it is confused and thinks its still rooted while its actually not ... Unless you click unroot in z4root, it will always assume its still rooted. z4root will not work in the 3.8.7 version as its not compatible. You need to use aRoot for that. And I can confirm that all updates work, even when the phone is left rooted before the update! Every update automatically unroots (locks) the phone again anyways.
Ok.
I just found the update on droidforums and went ahead and installed on my phone because I couldn't wait for Verizon
Later on ill do my sons phone as well. Im sure it will go well so ill report back to help ease the mind of others.
yeah so it wasnt a problem. I ran the same update.zip file i found and my sons phone is running nicely.
vivid22 said:
Not always.
After the update from 2.26 to 2.63 (cant remember?) I had rooted my phone with z4root and froze some unimportant bloat ware, I didnt touch any programs that I deemed important for the system. I then proceeded to update to 3.8.7 without unrooting or unfreezing apps! It worked fine. After this, the system was unrooted again, I rooted again with aRoot without any problems.Now, I upgraded to Gingerbread, also coming from being rooted. The individual updates remove the rooting and you are back at point zero and, as long as you dont have any important system utilities frozen, it will work absolutely fine.
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It may work just fine, and it may even work fine most of the time, but it's still a good idea to unroot before installing a stock update. A lot of issues can potentially come up. Unrooting doesn't hurt anything since the updates break root anyway. It's just a good precaution. A lot of people had major issues with the last 2.2 update when they installed it without unrooting first.
It looks like all is well on updating with the Gingerbread release. But better than safe than sorry I say.
I just received notification on my phone that there is a new software update. I didn't, nor can i install it because I've removed all of the bloat ware and rooted the phone, and installed TWRP. I'm already on 21q so this must be something newer that AT&T is pushing out. Anyone else get the OTA?
Ahh, it is more security updates. It brings the software version to 21r. It came out on September 10th. They probably patched the ability to root it. Lol
ATT 850
I think you're right, I went back to stock "D" and then took all updates. I didnt like what I saw so went back to stock "D" and now I cant root with any method. My Recent apps is now in a thumbnail format instead of tabs.... not sure there is anything I can do to root.
The Root.bat seems to work but then just hangs at the LG screen and never boots.
louvass said:
I think you're right, I went back to stock "D" and then took all updates. I didnt like what I saw so went back to stock "D" and now I cant root with any method. My Recent apps is now in a thumbnail format instead of tabs.... not sure there is anything I can do to root.
The Root.bat seems to work but then just hangs at the LG screen and never boots.
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Were you able to get your phone to boot at all? Now I know not to flash it!
Egrier said:
Were you able to get your phone to boot at all? Now I know not to flash it!
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No it never booted I had to reflash back to stock "D" I am trying it again this time I am taking the "F" update then trying the root
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No it never booted I had to reflash back to stock "D" I am trying it again this time I am taking the "F" update then trying the root
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I was able to root 21q. I'm not going beyond that if you had issues after updating it.
Egrier said:
I was able to root 21q. I'm not going beyond that if you had issues after updating it.
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I'll keep you posted I'm still playing
UPDATE: after a few tries I was able to stump root "D" once again. I'll install TWRP and a ROM and leave it at that
I think the stupid update tried to install itself without any interaction from me. I had my phone laying next to me on the desk and heard the AT&T jingle playing. I turned to look at it and was rebooting. After it rebooted, a box was up on the screen saying that there was suspicion of my phone being rooted and that it wouldn't install. Fine by me.
Pretty sure this is the patch for the stagefright vulnerability.
Last week I took the plung and rooted my phone. I was on PD8 and followed that video I was seeing around then I went and installed xposed along with my favorite apps for xposed. Didn't realized it until today that wifi calling was a no go and then I saw others were having problems. I ended up doing a factory wipe. Then Using the modified Odin I installed PG1 using the BL, AP, CP, and CSC. I tried once without the CSC but I didn't even have an option for wifi or voice of LTE. So then I tried using all 4 files. From there I ended up using the zip floating around on XDA that says it's for all S7s with QC chips. follow the readme instructions and so far I've still got wifi calling. Wifi calling was the one deal breaker for me and I'm so glad to see it's working now. Before I install Xposed this time I will make a backup with Flashify just in case.
do you have the link? i rooted my phone and installed the only rom for the galaxy s7 but the wifi calling is gone. Thanks!!!!
Corwinder said:
Last week I took the plung and rooted my phone. I was on PD8 and followed that video I was seeing around then I went and installed xposed along with my favorite apps for xposed. Didn't realized it until today that wifi calling was a no go and then I saw others were having problems. I ended up doing a factory wipe. Then Using the modified Odin I installed PG1 using the BL, AP, CP, and CSC. I tried once without the CSC but I didn't even have an option for wifi or voice of LTE. So then I tried using all 4 files. From there I ended up using the zip floating around on XDA that says it's for all S7s with QC chips. follow the readme instructions and so far I've still got wifi calling. Wifi calling was the one deal breaker for me and I'm so glad to see it's working now. Before I install Xposed this time I will make a backup with Flashify just in case.
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Why did you root might I ask? You can get Hotspot easily, and remove bloat with the U firmware? Without the bootloader unlocked I can let figure out why I would want to. Backups are nice, some root software, but damn if my phone doesn't run fast as hell on this U software, package disabled pro and master shortcut lite to change apn_ for hotspot. Just kind of curious. We don't even need root to make our sd the internal partition now with a good guys help. I need to some incentive I guess cause I figured the only reason to root was to change boot screen, modify files and find msl, flash custom roms and make backups and try out AOSP. WHY Trip Knox before we fully bust a nut?
heathmcabee said:
Why did you root might I ask? You can get Hotspot easily, and remove bloat with the U firmware? Without the bootloader unlocked I can let figure out why I would want to. Backups are nice, some root software, but damn if my phone doesn't run fast as hell on this U software, package disabled pro and master shortcut lite to change apn_ for hotspot. Just kind of curious. We don't even need root to make our sd the internal partition now with a good guys help. I need to some incentive I guess cause I figured the only reason to root was to change boot screen, modify files and find msl, flash custom roms and make backups and try out AOSP. WHY Trip Knox before we fully bust a nut?
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Really? So many posts about why or why not to root and yet you ask again anyway. Viper4android comes to mind. If you take a look you will see with root you could change your boot screen, modify files, and make backups. Although it's so close to the original rom there is a modified rom you can install. All this without tripping Knox.
Corwinder said:
Really? So many posts about why or why not to root and yet you ask again anyway. Viper4android comes to mind. If you take a look you will see with root you could change your boot screen, modify files, and make backups. Although it's so close to the original rom there is a modified rom you can install. All this without tripping Knox.
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Viper4Android alone is enough to make me want to root..
Can you please put some links to the files you mentioned floating around?
I'd like to take the plunge and root this baby.. Thanks @Corwinder
Orsteezy said:
Viper4Android alone is enough to make me want to root..
Can you please put some links to the files you mentioned floating around?
I'd like to take the plunge and root this baby.. Thanks @Corwinder
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By far the best guide I have found is over in the Verizon forums but the guide is for all Snapdragon Galaxy S7s. Go here and just follow that guide. Be sure to install that S7 fixv15 you will find under Recommended Steps. Although it's buried in there you will want to freeze The Security Policy Update agent. That bugger alone will cause a bootloop about a week after you have rooted. The Viper4android version that works with our phones can be found here. ViperAtmos is what you'll be looking for. Download it and stick it on your sdcard then use Flashfire to install it.
pixelsinnovations said:
do you have the link? i rooted my phone and installed the only rom for the galaxy s7 but the wifi calling is gone. Thanks!!!!
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Sorry, I missed this post. Go here and first thing I'd do is return to stock to get your wifi calling back. Sammobile has the stock rom for this phone . Be sure to Odin all 4 files. use the csc file and not the home_csc file.
Awesome!!! Thanks for the help, much appreciated.. Let's hope I make it smoothly, I've waited long enough to root.
I don't have wifi calling. Did the same as you.
mikeyinid said:
I don't have wifi calling. Did the same as you.
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Well, I finally got wifi calling even after installing xTouchwiz. Of course when I tried disabling DVFS I lost wifi calling. I was worried I was going to have to wipe the phone and start over but all I ended up doing was reenabling DVFS and rebooting. Wifi calling was there again so I'm quite happy with it. True test will be to see if disabling the security policy will stop the bootloop I'd been getting after a week.
Corwinder said:
Well, I finally got wifi calling even after installing xTouchwiz. Of course when I tried disabling DVFS I lost wifi calling. I was worried I was going to have to wipe the phone and start over but all I ended up doing was reenabling DVFS and rebooting. Wifi calling was there again so I'm quite happy with it. True test will be to see if disabling the security policy will stop the bootloop I'd been getting after a week.
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I'm not sure what happened but I woke up this morning and wifi calling was miraculously working. Very strange. I hope I don't get the bootloop you speak of after a week. That could be disastrous. Does it happen during use or randomly overnight?
mikeyinid said:
I'm not sure what happened but I woke up this morning and wifi calling was miraculously working. Very strange. I hope I don't get the bootloop you speak of after a week. That could be disastrous. Does it happen during use or randomly overnight?
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the two times I ended up getting the bootloop was when an app appeared to be crashing and the phone was unresponsive. I don't believe it was the app that caused the problem because the two times I had bootloops I was doing different things when the phone just appeared to freeze and I ended up hitting the buttons to power down the phone. When it came back on it was bootlooped both times. After someone claimed it was the Security Policy update program that was causing this and they said either freeze or uninstall it. I't's frozen for now and so I'm just gonna hold my breath and see if it passes the one week mark this time.
Corwinder said:
the two times I ended up getting the bootloop was when an app appeared to be crashing and the phone was unresponsive. I don't believe it was the app that caused the problem because the two times I had bootloops I was doing different things when the phone just appeared to freeze and I ended up hitting the buttons to power down the phone. When it came back on it was bootlooped both times. After someone claimed it was the Security Policy update program that was causing this and they said either freeze or uninstall it. I't's frozen for now and so I'm just gonna hold my breath and see if it passes the one week mark this time.
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What's that apk called so I can go ahead and do that now lol
mikeyinid said:
What's that apk called so I can go ahead and do that now lol
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You need Titanium Backup or another program to freeze or uninstall system apps. Freeze or uninstall Securtity policy updates 4.1.69 While you're in there do the same to SecurityLogAgent 4.3.34. That one isn't as concerning but it does give you that irritating message about your unauthorized system changes and reboooting to fix them.
Is anyone experiencing issue with calling? Do you use a kernel governor? Are you on the rom? I'm looking to get my phone in top shape but something is wrong.
undercover nerd said:
Is anyone experiencing issue with calling? Do you use a kernel governor? Are you on the rom? I'm looking to get my phone in top shape but something is wrong.
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I unrooted. My phone was painfully slow even after applying the fixes floating around.
mikeyinid said:
I unrooted. My phone was painfully slow even after applying the fixes floating around.
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You probably still have the eng kernal xD just download all the firmware files and flash in Odin to the corresponding files good luck (you can find firmware on SamMobile)
KillerClaw321 said:
You probably still have the eng kernal xD just download all the firmware files and flash in Odin to the corresponding files good luck (you can find firmware on SamMobile)
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Huh? If you flash the firmware you're unrooting your phone.
mikeyinid said:
Huh? If you flash the firmware you're unrooting your phone.
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Oops meant reflash the kernal xD sorry ... When I unrooted I still have the eng kernal and my phone ran like dirt ... If you really want performance I recommend re-rooting and using a bunch of forums posts I can link you to that will increase battery life and performance.
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Oops meant reflash the kernal xD sorry ... When I unrooted I still have the eng kernal and my phone ran like dirt ... If you really want performance I recommend re-rooting and using a bunch of forums posts I can link you to that will increase battery life and performance.
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Wait, flashing the T-Mobile stock kernel back to the device after rooting doesn't cause bootloops?