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[Q] New N900 Owner, is there any need to know root info?

(or is it the N9000? found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465906)
this is my first non-carrier phone to own. from reading around the General Discussion and Q&A sections, i'm pretty confused.
what kind of info or terms should i know about for this phone in the world of rooting?
for example, a bit of background on myself (and the "need to know" on my past phones).
i had an AT&T Galaxy S3 (d2att/d2lte) for a long while. i rooted it almost instantly with Odin. installed CWM and kept it updated ever since. at first you could only flash TW-based ROMs up to 4.2.2, unless you upgraded to an MJB bootloader and modem then TW-based 4.3+ was flashable.
then i had an AT&T Galaxy S4 (jflteatt/jflte) for a really short while. found out it had a locked bootloader, i used Towelroot to obtain root, but not have a "full" custom recovery, and instead use SafeStrap Recovery (an APK) that flashed ROMs but not the kernel (or something like that?).
* now i have an N900, with TWRP installed. am i restricted only to this section of android development:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/galaxy-note-3-exynos-android-development
* what about these sections?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/development
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/orig-development
* if i wanted to flash CM11, is this model referred to as the "hlte"?
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=hlte
* should i stay away from automatic updates? is there something in Titanium Backup that i should freeze?
and i'm sure i have more questions. but can't think of any right now.

mrhomiec said:
(or is it the N9000? found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465906)
this is my first non-carrier phone to own. from reading around the General Discussion and Q&A sections, i'm pretty confused.
what kind of info or terms should i know about for this phone in the world of rooting?
for example, a bit of background on myself (and the "need to know" on my past phones).
i had an AT&T Galaxy S3 (d2att/d2lte) for a long while. i rooted it almost instantly with Odin. installed CWM and kept it updated ever since. at first you could only flash TW-based ROMs up to 4.2.2, unless you upgraded to an MJB bootloader and modem then TW-based 4.3+ was flashable.
then i had an AT&T Galaxy S4 (jflteatt/jflte) for a really short while. found out it had a locked bootloader, i used Towelroot to obtain root, but not have a "full" custom recovery, and instead use SafeStrap Recovery (an APK) that flashed ROMs but not the kernel (or something like that?).
* now i have an N900, with TWRP installed. am i restricted only to this section of android development:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/galaxy-note-3-exynos-android-development
* what about these sections?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/development
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/orig-development
* if i wanted to flash CM11, is this model referred to as the "hlte"?
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=hlte
* should i stay away from automatic updates? is there something in Titanium Backup that i should freeze?
and i'm sure i have more questions. but can't think of any right now.
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You have a ha3g model as its called. DO NOT try to use non exynos specific roms, kernels, or recoveries.
As for the rest, it's up to you.
Sent from my leanKernel 3.4 powered stock 4.4.2 (NF1) SM-N900T

that explains that. so in regard to sections, guess i'm stuck with just this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/galaxy-note-3-exynos-android-development
also, i didn't see "ha3g" listed on CM's website:
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/
and. in regard to my past phones, bootloaders were a big hassle when new ones came out.
is there anything right now i should be aware of?

mrhomiec said:
that explains that. so in regard to sections, guess i'm stuck with just this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/galaxy-note-3-exynos-android-development
also, i didn't see "ha3g" listed on CM's website:
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/
and. in regard to my past phones, bootloaders were a big hassle when new ones came out.
is there anything right now i should be aware of?
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N900 does not have CM support as of yet. Do not try any of those ROMs. You are restricted to only the Exynos Android Development forums as of now.

dang that sucks. from looking over in the Exynos Development section, i don't see any AOSP-based ROMs. (just TW-based)
so AOKP, PA, and Liquid Smooth don't have any ROMs for the N900?
and so is there any need to know info on bootloaders?

mrhomiec said:
dang that sucks. from looking over in the Exynos Development section, i don't see any AOSP-based ROMs. (just TW-based)
so AOKP, PA, and Liquid Smooth don't have any ROMs for the N900?
and so is there any need to know info on bootloaders?
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You are restricted to TW ROMs.
There is a bootloader that can reset your KNOX, but that's it. Check out the KNOX thread in Galaxy Note 3 Developer Discussion.

[Q] Lost when it comes to "unified"

Hey all,
I am looking around this forum and I see a ton of ROMs. I am a little confused about what Unified means. Does that mean any ROM should work on any Note 3? Or do I have to make sure it says hlte somewhere in the description? (I have the Sprint variant). So many ROMs to try, just want to avoid problems. Thanks!

sjr19 said:
Hey all,
I am looking around this forum and I see a ton of ROMs. I am a little confused about what Unified means. Does that mean any ROM should work on any Note 3? Or do I have to make sure it says hlte somewhere in the description? (I have the Sprint variant). So many ROMs to try, just want to avoid problems. Thanks!
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CyanogenMod has de-unified their builds. Branching into hlte - hltespr and hltevzw. I don't know if this is also the case with TW-based ROMS. Better read carefully the instructions or better yet just browse through Galaxy Note 3 Sprint section of xda dev. You should find everything that's compatible with your device there.
Sent from my SM-N9005

sjr19 said:
Hey all,
I am looking around this forum and I see a ton of ROMs. I am a little confused about what Unified means. Does that mean any ROM should work on any Note 3? Or do I have to make sure it says hlte somewhere in the description? (I have the Sprint variant). So many ROMs to try, just want to avoid problems. Thanks!
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Originally CyanogenMod had seperate builds of Note 3 CM ROMs, but then they decided to merge all model specific CM's together to make "hlte". This is their so-called "unified build".
"hlte" is the Note 3, however there's no such thing as "hlte", as models are classified as "hltexx" (N9005), "hltespr" (N900V), "hltevzw" (N900S), "hltecan" (N900W8), "hltetmo" (N900T), "hlteatt" (N900A). As they all have the abbreviation "hlte", CM took those four letters out and created a build that works for all variants (if applicable on the device).
When the de-unified their builds, they created an "hlte" build but for the specific device that fits it's drivers and set up. I believe they did this in order to stabilize their builds. When they unified them all, I read somewhere that the video drivers caused issues leading to random reboots - even if this isn't so, unification and sharing of common drivers isn't always the best, you would want model specific drivers to take full advantage of your device, and to eliminate common problems that appear on different models of the device.
jdgamble said:
CyanogenMod has de-unified their builds. Branching into hlte - hltespr and hltevzw. I don't know if this is also the case with TW-based ROMS. Better read carefully the instructions or better yet just browse through Galaxy Note 3 Sprint section of xda dev. You should find everything that's compatible with your device there.
Sent from my SM-N9005
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Only for CM and not TW.

Custom ROM's and CWM recovery for SM-S820L?

I have been into modding my SM-S820L for a few months now and although I have found an unofficial TWRP release and a few stock ROM's from various sources, I have never seen any type of CyannogenMod ROM or other custom ROM for this phone.
Also I have been wondering about compatibility between some of the other Samsung Galaxy Core Prime models or similar Samsung phone in general. Would it be plausible that a ROM for say SM-G360T would run on an SM-S820L????
I would love it if anyone knows about compatibility between the SM-S820L and other Samsung Galaxy phone's firmware and custom recovery releases and is willing to share the knowledge would post here with some advice.:laugh::good:

Sm s820l
I'm in the same boat as you, there's just not much out there, a new rom was posted on area51 but it wasn't much different, just got rid of bloatware as far as I could tell. I look at it like it's a cheap phone, and as far as custom roms and such, it's just not popular or not favored. I've spent hours searching, nothing out there but malicious websites lol. I'll keep you in mind if I come across something.

Head over to NEEDROM. I built a modified ROM from the Stock firmware for the SM-S820L.
Here is my post!!!

CM, PAC, etc, ROMs for other variants of the Core Prime definitely aren't compatible with the 820L variant? Nothing available but stock-based ROMs?

As far as I have found on the Net, and I have searched for countless hours, I havent found any truly custom ROMs from CM or any other ROM makers. All of my modded ROMs and Kernels are just modified stock files. I havent heard of the other SM- variants being compatible with the SM-S820L but if you ever do find info that certain ROMs work with this model, please post here or shoot me a PM.
I would be uber happy to finally flash something like a Cyanogen Mod ROM

Psilocelium said:
but if you ever do find info that certain ROMs work with this model, please post here or shoot me a PM.
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An acquaintance of mine just got a Core Prime, so I was looking for info to root and ROM his phone. If you, someone who's actively been looking for the info hasn't found anything yet, it's pretty unlikely that I will. Looks like he just had the crummy luck of ending up with the variant that doesn't have much dev support. Thanks for the reply, though. People over in the SPH-L720 section don't tend to be nearly so helpful.

Fangthane420 said:
An acquaintance of mine just got a Core Prime, so I was looking for info to root and ROM his phone. If you, someone who's actively been looking for the info hasn't found anything yet, it's pretty unlikely that I will. Looks like he just had the crummy luck of ending up with the variant that doesn't have much dev support. Thanks for the reply, though. People over in the SPH-L720 section don't tend to be nearly so helpful.
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Is his Core Prime model SM-S820L? If so, I remember using Kingroot to root and then SuperSu Me to remove Kingroot and retain root. You can find SuperSu Me in the Aptoide app store.
After I rooted my phone, I installed TWRP with ODIN3. You do need to have the Samsung Drivers setup and Kies3 installed to have all needed drivers in order to use ODIN3 in your phone's download(ODIN) mode.

Advice on Purchase

Hello,
I'm strongly considering picking up a LePro 3, but I do have some concerns. I understand that the stock software isn't very good and I'm looking towards the community to create excellent ROMs for this device, but I do have some questions:
Do we have a clean method for root/unlock/recovery?
Is there anything stopping developers from putting together ROMs that are optimized for every aspect of the phone? i.e. enough source from LeEco?
How would you say developer support is for this device? I'm a fan of official ROM builds instead of using unofficial. Has anyone announced upcoming support for this device that I can look forward to?
Aside from that, feel free to mention anything else I should be aware of before purchasing the phone!
Thanks so much!

Do we have a clean method for root/unlock/recovery?
I have no idea what you mean by clean but if you can use adb then yes we do. If you are looking for a one stop shop all in one unlocker then the answer is no. look here for current method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/le-pro3/how-to/flashing-guide-roundup-leeco-le-pro-3-t3511901
Is there anything stopping developers from putting together ROMs that are optimized for every aspect of the phone? i.e. enough source from LeEco?
I believe all source code has been released.
How would you say developer support is for this device? I'm a fan of official ROM builds instead of using unofficial. Has anyone announced upcoming support for this device that I can look forward to?
There is minimal development currently. One person is trying to build a Nougat 7.1 Rom. That's a pretty big feat so it will probably be a while. Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/le-pro3/how-to/7-1-progress-t3511474
There is a developer that posted a debloated version of the x720(international version) of this rom already. It will work on our x727(US version). It is an older version though so there's that. Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/le-pro3/development/rom-google-edition-cydras-t3514742
xiton said:
There's a CM 13 rom here based on the chinese x720. Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/le-pro3/how-to/cm-13-lex720-t3508015
Aside from that, feel free to mention anything else I should be aware of before purchasing the phone!
This is literally the smallest compilation of threads I've ever seen for a phone so starting a new thread to ask these questions is pretty silly. Since it's the holidays, I've been nice and responded to what could have easily been found in a couple of minutes.
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Thanks for the reply.
The reason I compiled these questions were because I was hoping for more specific answers and some clarity. Perhaps I wasn't clear enough my initial post and for that I apologize.
I was reading what seemed to be conflicting information about the recovery software and process in which to flash it to the device. It looked as if there wasn't any goto method or specific TWRP version to go with and that this was still somewhat experimental.
It's good to know that the source has been released. I was seeking info about LeEco and people were saying that they didn't release source code for their phones as company policy.
While I've visited the ROM forum section, I was hoping someone would have insight into official ROMs instead of what currently exists there.

For the US model Le Pro 3 (X727) I would recommend using this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/le-pro3/development/x727-model-persistent-bootloader-unlock-t3500388) method to unlock the bootloader. That's what I did and had no issues. From there you can use TWRP to do a full wipe and install the ROM of your choice. Of course, I would recommend taking a backup of everything before doing this.
I'm running that CM 13 build with no issues on my X727. It's also possible to get the IR blaster working if desired.

[CLOSED] S4 SGH-1337M Where do i find the info i am looking for?

Hello. I have a question on where i should be going to find the information i am looking for, or if anyone can provide it to me that would be great.
I have a samsung s4 phone. And the things is, im not sure if i should root, or if i need to root, and would like to know the latest android version i can install on it, of course being aware there is all this information provided from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/s4-unified-collection-guides.4224933/
And because there seem to be so many s4 forums, not sure which one exactly i need to be in to perhaps find this info? and i noticed actual android versions to install are not on that link, is there ones that are recommended official and not official improved/safe?
I found my way here from this video:
I am sick of the multiple apps i can no longer use because of my phone. and im not buying a new one no way can i ever afford one. My phone is unlocked.
So with everything i am looking for is there one area that will cover all of this or in different places, or anyone in the know who would care to share?
Thank you for your help it is much appreciated.

SGH-1337M is jftlecan and is supported by Optimized LineageOS from @side, for example.
Each main ROM page has information about supported models. just expand hidden info.

There is no additional information about my model by expanding. Nothing on that page answers any of the questions I asked earlier. And clicking on my model under rom only brings me to download s4 regular one which only goes up to lollipop. And pretty much no information on the file, just the download itself.
Again I have multiple questions in my initial post.

I have a hard time understanding what you mean. I'm giving you a way to find a custom ROM for SGH-i337M, and you insist that you can't find a ROM for SGH-1337M.
There is no such phone with the code SGH-1337M.
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