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What is a bootloader and how do I upgrade one?

Hi guys
I bought the Note 3, I'm trying to put TWRP recovery on. But there is a note saying
Use the 4.3 version of TWRP if you have never upgraded kitkat bootloader. Otherwise make sure you use the 4.4 version. These versions of TWRP have different DTBs and will fail to boot if you do not match your bootloader.​
So, how do I know if I have which bootloader?

[QUOTE So, how do I know if I have which bootloader?[/QUOTE]
Get an app from tge Play store. It's called Info. Here is the link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.info
You will find there what you need. Good luck!

kuromusha38 said:
So, how do I know if I have which bootloader?
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Use Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app, in the FIRMWARE INFO section.
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Wrong post

Can you check if I have the correct bootloader installed?
I can not make any phone calls at the moment, I get "com.android.phone as stopped" error. Is something wrong with the bootloader, or kernel or the rom or something else?
Please help me. I can not call or receive any calls, I miss talking to my mom.

[Q] Root for lollipop

I haven't used my S4 in a while since i got my S6 Edge i was wondering is there a root for the S4 5.0 I've been looking everywhere and no luck yet

I'm seconding this question.
In addition I'm on 4.3 and my system can't even manually pick up on the update. What's up with that?

Third that...
I just got my S4 L720 replacement, came pre-loaded with 5.01 and I can't find a way to root it, cant do anything with it really...
Haaaaallp!

Just use Odin to flash TWRP, then in TWRP flash Chainfire's SuperSU.

It's the same as KitKat, what mattzeller said or Odin CF-AUTO-ROOT by Chainfire
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Ok I'm not an expert at all and I don't want to follow the wrong guide and mess everything up. I googled some of the terms and I don't feel confident enough in what I found.
How exactly do I get to KitKat (be it the stock rom or the one really close to it) and root it?

g3n3r1c said:
Third that...
I just got my S4 L720 replacement, came pre-loaded with 5.01 and I can't find a way to root it, cant do anything with it really...
Haaaaallp!
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you might have the new version, the L720T. root method could be different?

Samsung Galaxy S8 (SM-G950U) Flash Interrupted - HELP!

I was trying to root and mod my spare Galaxy S8 and during the process the battery died... now it is stuck on the boot screen. When it turns on it opens to the custom Samsung boot screen and does not change or boot any further. When I reboot it with the button combination it boots into upload mode. From there I must reboot again. I can still get into download mode and into android recovery mode, but have been unsuccessful at and attempts of flashing with Odin, ADB, or from the SD card. I am completely confused. Any advice will help and be greatly appreciated!
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Use modded Odin with the latest firmware which is QL1.
Stop trying to root

I having a similar problem, just that it DID finished updating. Now it's stuck at boot screen even after updating it to the last version available (AQL1). I don't know what else to do....

well I gave up and finally went to Best Buy and spoke with a samsung employee.
I was able to get my phone back in 100% working order! He just used his special scan tool and flashed it the very first time. For FREE!!!!!

[a207F] Rooting?

After a few failed attempts and some net digging, i decided to downgrade my firmware to an early android 9 that i grabbed from samlabs.
i figured from this "workaround" that i can finally get magisk working with my device
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but due to my limited knowledge, i don't exactly know what he mean't here, like... how do i flash something with a odin tarball???
and how do i even extract the files mentioned?
can anyone lay it to me straight?
Github Thread
PS: my bootloader is already unlocked, i tried the simple method that makes sense to me and just flashed a patched AP of the aforementioned Firmware but unfortunately hit
the usual dead end (Secure check fail, recovery.img).

Note that the bootloader with Android 10 and later on the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) [SM-T290] is suffering from this same issue.
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It is about a different device, but may work.
Just replace the aboot.mbn.lz2 and vaultkeeper.mbn.lz2 in a tarball (.tar file) with aboot.mbn.lz2 and vaultkeeper.mbn.lz2 from last Android 9 tarball (.tar file)
I don't remember which one contains these files, so find one with them

[SM-N9005] No commands, Goes back to stock recovery instead. After installing TWRP.

Tried to flash TWRP in SM-N9005, But odin says PASS.
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Tried go to the recovery to see results, Goes back to the stock recovery.
Device is android 5.0 (Lolipop). Any help appreciated!!

Most likely your bootloader isn't unlocked. Try unlocking it again.
This only happens when ODIN tries to copy the image to the selected sector but the device is locked to use a certain image only in that mentioned sector.

XDHx86 said:
Most likely your bootloader isn't unlocked. Try unlocking it again.
This only happens when ODIN tries to copy the image to the selected sector but the device is locked to use a certain image only in that mentioned sector.
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Nvm got it working, i have to make a proper file.

bulieme0 said:
Nvm got it working, i have to make a proper file.
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Or the file may be corrupted, didn't think of this possibility. Happy to know it worked anyway mate!