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Root G Pad 2 10.1...success

Follow this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z-ultra/general/root-stock-14-6-1-216-firmware-t3244730
I will upload replace kingroot with supersu once I got home. Please be patient.
A side note: please use kingroot 4.5.2.

This worked for me too. Thanks! Now we just need a custom recovery

The next thing to is to check whether the bootloader locked or not. If not so, it can attract developers as it sells out fast.
Since it's 800 based, development should be there.
Frankly, it quickly gained my favor as it has bright, crisp, and clear screen.
Speed is decent as 800 based system, but the battery is really good.
Highly recommended for those who want 800 based 10.1 tablet.

I rooted with Kingroot, used the tool to remove king root and replace with SuperSU and now my tablet is bricked. LG boot screen and nothing else.. Is there a solution? I really need help here. I have tried the Restore Tool, it doesn't work. I really need the KDZ or something if you have it! Thank you!

Be careful
mingkee said:
Follow this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z-ultra/general/root-stock-14-6-1-216-firmware-t3244730
I will upload replace kingroot with supersu once I got home. Please be patient.
A side note: please use kingroot 4.5.2.
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I was able to successfully root my tablet, but do not attempt to flash a custom recovery you will get a secure booting error 1003 and your tablet will be bricked.
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Aroch925 said:
This worked for me too. Thanks! Now we just need a custom recovery
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Dont do it!

Just did this yesterday and confirmed this works. Is there a separate forum for the G Pad II?

I found some information that might be very useful.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g-pad-10/general/lg-g-pad-x-ii-uk750-factory-image-t3633780

Unlock Bootloader Without Waiting for permission from Xiaomi[Snapdragon Variant]

There is a long wait for unlocking the bootloader for Redmi Note 3. We have to apply and wait for permission for 2-3 weeks. Some people are having problems with that. Even after users get the permission, they are unable to unlock because it gets stuck at 50%.
A moderator on unoffical Miui India forum has found a way to unlock the bootloader without need of any code or confirmation from Xiaomi. This method DOESNT involve Mi Unlocking tool. Many users have tried it and unlocked their bootloader successfully and quickly.
Edit - If you are an Indian user with the Snapdragon variant and if you have got permission from xiaomi and want to unlock by official method then you will need to flash China developer rom by mi flash. You will able to unlock bootloader on China dev rom by official method. Some users have also been able to unlock officially on Global developer rom. So take your pic. But don't waste your time on Global stable... Official method of bootloader unlocking will NEVER work on Global stable.
(I will update the OP if by miracle people are able to unlock officially on Global stable. Chances are very slim though.)
The method given below is for other global or beta rom users for whom normal unlocking is not working or those who are too impatient to wait for confirmation sms from Xiaomi. [emoji48]
Edit 2 - I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you to try this tutorial with GLOBAL STABLE FASTBOOT rom. People who have tried this on China dev or China stable have faced bricked devices.
Here is the forum link where bootloader unlock tutorial by hacking method is given.
http://forum.miui.co.in/forum/mi-de...5165-redmi-note-3-snapdragon-unlock-the-beast
Edit 3 - There is a difference between unlocking the bootloader by this hack and unlocking by official method. A big difference. I suggest you to read threads here and on miui forum as well to acquaint yourself with it.
Basically if you unlock bootloader with official method your system accepts it and causes no problems while flashing miui roms.
But if you unlock bootloader by this hack method, your system doesnt accept it fully and causes problems if you flash stock miui. Flashing miui without proper modifications will easily cause hard brick. My explanation was very simplistic but there are a lot of complicated things involved which go on at the system level.
If you decide to unlock bootloader by the hack method.. Read this thread on how to flash miui roms.
http://en.miui.com/thread-256464-1-1.html
Also you don't need to worry about CM and AOSP roms. Whichever method you use to unlock your bootloader, CM and AOSP will work good without causing brick. You only need to worry about miui roms if you have used hack method.
My personal advice to you is that you don't try this hack method unless you are fairly well acquainted with technology and won't go mad if your device gets bricked. A lot of people have faced bricked device and many of them are noobs and I feel sorry for them. So unless you are courageous enough and feel confident, don't try this method.
Wait till your device can be unlocked by official method. That is best for new people.
Edit - This thread is outdated now. It was made a long time ago when development was in its infancy. There are lots of good threads on xda that can help you out. Ignore this thread and don't consider it's information relevant anymore.

I can confirm this method works.

The method works,
Finally after days of searching

whether there is a chance for something like this for MTK variant (i stuck at 50% and I have no solution)?

goran60 said:
whether there is a chance for something like this for MTK variant (i stuck at 50% and I have no solution)?
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There might be a chance but this shortcut method was developed by Indian developers. And since only Qualcomm variant has been launched in India, these particular developers can't help you out.
Maybe some other talented people with mtk variant can emulate this and develop a shortcut method just like this.
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 pro using Tapatalk

thakurneel said:
There might be a chance but this shortcut method was developed by Indian developers. And since only Qualcomm variant has been launched in India, these particular developers can't help you out.
Maybe some other talented people with mtk variant can emulate this and develop a shortcut method just like this.
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk
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Can anyone mirror the download file i can't seem to download it
and please explain this line too "Open Mi flash , configure the advanced Options and directories for Fastboot Rom ."
Thanks

Thanks you very much
It works !!
I can confirm

My phone bricked. During flashing the rom it showed insufficient storage error and flashing stopped. Now phone is not booting. only mi logo comes that too go after 2 sec. However phone can boot into fastboot mod. any help?
Show some suggesting opening the device to go into edl mode.Is it the only way?

Same with me...my device got bricked......while flashing....now no fastboot bunny comes up....i got just the linux mascot.....though the phone gets detected in adb and fastboot mode....but adb reboot edl....reboots the phone to mascot again.........
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kirkirehani93 said:
Same with me...my device got bricked......while flashing....now no fastboot bunny comes up....i got just the linux mascot.....though the phone gets detected in adb and fastboot mode....but adb reboot edl....reboots the phone to mascot again.........
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Did you use 32 bit windows? Did you try use mi pc suite? May be mi pc suite would work?

Mi suite doesnt detects my device in fast boot...and nope its a 64 bit system
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sanjib734 said:
My phone bricked. During flashing the rom it showed insufficient storage error and flashing stopped. Now phone is not booting. only mi logo comes that too go after 2 sec. However phone can boot into fastboot mod. any help?
Show some suggesting opening the device to go into edl mode.Is it the only way?
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kirkirehani93 said:
Same with me...my device got bricked......while flashing....now no fastboot bunny comes up....i got just the linux mascot.....though the phone gets detected in adb and fastboot mode....but adb reboot edl....reboots the phone to mascot again.........
Sent from my HM 1SW using Tapatalk
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http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=235865&extra=page=1&mobile=2
Try this method. And which miui version were you running?
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk

I was on 6.3.24 the dev version
edit .
Went thru ur post link....the main prob is i cannot boot into edl mode....the phone reboots to the linux masot again( the linux penguin)
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I was on 7.1.8
as I earlier said is opening the devices and removing wires etc is the only option! can going to service center will help?

sanjib734 said:
I was on 7.1.8
as I earlier said is opening the devices and removing wires etc is the only option! can going to service center will help?
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Keep that as a last resort.
Go to the miui forum and post your problem in the redmi note 3 section. Give as much detail as possible. What's working what's not. One of the moderators will surely help you out.
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MIUI DEV MAKES BRICK
ME AND ANOTHER GUY FLASH 6.3.31 EU WEEKLY AND GET BRICKED
RECOVERY AND NORMAL BOOT NOT WORKING
EDL MODE WORKS BUT PORT SHOWES 900E
I TRIED ALL BOOT METHOD with USB CONNECTED, BUT MIFLASH, MI SUITE DO NOT DETECT DEVICE.
NO WAY OUT, SERIOUSLY.

WARNING!!! flashing full fastboot/recovery roms through twrp will relock bootloader and the device will get hardbricked, for updating rom use OTAs. For flashing full recovery rom delete the "firmware-update" folder from rom zip file, and then flash the rom and then flash modded boot.img specific for that miui version Also you can delete the firmware-update folder from OTA zip files just to be on safer side.
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demilenos said:
MIUI DEV MAKES BRICK
ME AND ANOTHER GUY FLASH 6.3.31 EU WEEKLY AND GET BRICKED
RECOVERY AND NORMAL BOOT NOT WORKING
EDL MODE WORKS BUT PORT SHOWES 900E
I TRIED ALL BOOT METHOD with USB CONNECTED, BUT MIFLASH, MI SUITE DO NOT DETECT DEVICE.
NO WAY OUT, SERIOUSLY.
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there's a way out, http://en.miui.com/thread-245347-1-1.html

Rajdip said:
WARNING!!! flashing full fastboot/recovery roms through twrp will relock bootloader and the device will get hardbricked, for updating rom use OTAs. For flashing full recovery rom delete the "firmware-update" folder from rom zip file, and then flash the rom and then flash modded boot.img specific for that miui version Also you can delete the firmware-update folder from OTA zip files just to be on safer side.
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there's a way out, http://en.miui.com/thread-245347-1-1.html
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WOW, thx for fast response.:good:
it must ONLY, LAST way
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Rajdip said:
WARNING!!! flashing full fastboot/recovery roms through twrp will relock bootloader and the device will get hardbricked, for updating rom use OTAs. For flashing full recovery rom delete the "firmware-update" folder from rom zip file, and then flash the rom and then flash modded boot.img specific for that miui version Also you can delete the firmware-update folder from OTA zip files just to be on safer side.
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there's a way out, http://en.miui.com/thread-245347-1-1.html
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I unlock with china stable ROM.
after unlock, I flashed via recovery another stable ROM and AOSP ROM but all works well.
That means AOSP ROM free with lock?

demilenos said:
WOW, thx for fast response.:good:
it must ONLY, LAST way
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I unlock with china stable ROM.
after unlock, I flashed via recovery another stable ROM and AOSP ROM but all works well.
That means AOSP ROM free with lock?
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all customs roms are free from lock, except xioami eu roms, all miui roms have a emmc file(inside that firmware folder) that relocks bootloader

demilenos said:
WOW, thx for fast response.:good:
it must ONLY, LAST way
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I unlock with china stable ROM.
after unlock, I flashed via recovery another stable ROM and AOSP ROM but all works well.
That means AOSP ROM free with lock?
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So your bricked phone back to normal?

delete

Just Install that .tar in AP with Odin. it comes with Root and Eng Bootloader. Klick Nand Erase, update BL .
Contents: COMBINATION_FA70_G955U1SQU1AQF1_CL11488480_QB13764151 inkl System Image
https://mega.nz/#!QzoQVZwB!cU7fAZOhkBWlZ3MJVvf4DHyn-5UnVX3tnlnPc6dsXhg

Hey man,
What are the benefits of using the attached? It's been one heck of a long week so I apologize for the question but my brain is fried.
Thanks!

yes what does this do exactly?

Here's what's inside that mystery file COMBINATION_FA70_G955USQU1AQF1_CL11488480_QB13764151_REV00_user_mid_noship_MULTI_CERT.tar

Holy **** eng bootloader?
Does this mean that we can push fastboot commands???
I sure hope soo...

If this is what I think it is, thank you friend.
Think this might just be the SamFAIL version for our phones.

Anyone flash this yet?
Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

mrbracht said:
Anyone flash this yet?
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<ID:0/008> FAIL! SHA256 is invalid

012345678 said:
Just Install that .tar in AP with Odin. it comes with Root and Eng Bootloader. Klick Nand Erase, update BL .
Contents: COMBINATION_FA70_G955U1SQU1AQF1_CL11488480_QB13764151 inkl Samfail System Image
https://mega.nz/#!QzoQVZwB!cU7fAZOhkBWlZ3MJVvf4DHyn-5UnVX3tnlnPc6dsXhg
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Hi, who are you?
If this is the combination rom you can find EVERYWHERE online it's not even rooted is just the same base that both sampwnd and samfail use for permissive and no dm-verity.
So a few things:
1) not eng boot, factory boot.
2) is this even rooted? How?
3) AQF is an ancient rom so the screen quality is going to suck pretty bad, and it may also have sdcard issues.
3) I don't remember even being asked about using samfail for a g955u rom, much less did I agree to something like this. Even if I have and forgot, I don't even see a credit here.
Can you please send me a pm? I don't want to be that guy but if you want to do something associated with me it will need some work
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Vesnyx said:
If this is what I think it is, thank you friend.
Think this might just be the SamFAIL version for our phones.
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I would be happy to help get you folks a working rom, although my deodexed debloated one with improved root method is preferable . I just need someone to test and ultimately drive the thread, as it's hard to without having the device.

Hi,
i need to told you a few things: i own a SM-G9550 and with this method its possible to inject any system.img.ext4 in a factory rom to boot with factory bootloader and factory rom. That Method from the 9550 version with COMBINATION_FA70_G9550ZCU1AQD1_CL11093793_QB13104165_REV00_user_mid_noship_MULTI_CERT.tar works perfect. you can extract the Factory Rom and you need to replace the system.img.ext4 only. and use 7zip to create a .tar for AP in Odin.
I do not own the US version but the method should be the same. Why i think this should work? Because if i try in 9550 Rom to flash the System.ext4 from custom China roms this dont work. only with factory roms its possible to inject the custom System.img.ext in that AP Files. Because the xbl.elf and the abl.elf. if you want you can replace them with a factory one. that should flash the custom System.img.ext . i can proof you my method with my 9550 rom with custom System.img.ext4 i will upload this version soon. i hope the 9550 owner can verify that.

with that odin you can flash without sha errors https://mega.nz/#!Mj4zARYD!PvzMHnGO9lyrRHn0qTHdJMIycJs30ANGLXiS_F6FZVI

@partcyborg discovered SamFail
partcyborg said:
Hi, who are you?
If this is the combination rom you can find EVERYWHERE online it's not even rooted is just the same base that both sampwnd and samfail use for permissive and no dm-verity.
So a few things:
1) not eng boot, factory boot.
2) is this even rooted? How?
3) AQF is an ancient rom so the screen quality is going to suck pretty bad, and it may also have sdcard issues.
3) I don't remember even being asked about using samfail for a g955u rom, much less did I agree to something like this. Even if I have and forgot, I don't even see a credit here.
Can you please send me a pm? I don't want to be that guy but if you want to do something associated with me it will need some work
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I would be happy to help get you folks a working rom, although my deodexed debloated one with improved root method is preferable . I just need someone to test and ultimately drive the thread, as it's hard to without having the device.
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Just a FYI for Snapdragon S8+ owners:
@partcyborg discovered SamFail; he owns a S8, so that's why many Snapdragon S8+ owners may not realize the aforementioned.

So this is for the Snapdragon has anyone had any success flashing this
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jhofseth said:
Just a FYI for Snapdragon S8+ owners:
@partcyborg discovered SamFail; he owns a S8, so that's why many Snapdragon S8+ owners may not realize the aforementioned.
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Thank you it's all starting to make sense now

I can be the tester you need. Have a sprint unlocked S8+.
Currently using AQGL. Dying to have a proper root on my phone.

So this is nothing new correct?
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progro420 said:
So this is nothing new correct?
Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
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I am not sure. If it only charges to 80% battery, then it's not new. @partcyborg may be able to best answer your question. I've never used SamFail (i.e., just know how), because I've kept root since SamPWND and easily kept FlashFire flashing latest T-Mobile system.img.ext4 (+ system root SuperSU zip) and latest Odin flashing latest T-Mobile CP + CSC. To be sure, there is newer combo firmware based upon what @partcyborg wrote.

Not to be a downer, but if it's SamFAIL it's definitely just root which would also still mean 80% battery life. In which case, for some one looking to gain an improvement on your phone, move along. It is just another root method for those who wish to go about it differently for whatever reason.

muntaha_v3 said:
I can be the tester you need. Have a sprint unlocked S8+.
Currently using AQGL. Dying to have a proper root on my phone.
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I 2nd this. My Verizon S8+ is currently rooted with sampwnd with absolutely no issues. Like most of us, I enjoy 'tweaking' so I'm game if you need a Samfail tester @partcyborg. Thanks!!!!

TheBigEasy88 said:
I 2nd this. My Verizon S8+ is currently rooted with sampwnd with absolutely no issues. Like most of us, I enjoy 'tweaking' so I'm game if you need a Samfail tester @partcyborg. Thanks!!!!
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I asked the op to at least take samfail out of the name, as I have no idea what this is or how it even works or if it's rooted. I do know for sure it's not the end firmware as our devices can't even boot them.
@TheBigEasy88 ok since you all sorts got the bait and switch here I will try and see what I can do this week if you are able to test it. A lot of my s8 rom was trial and error though so it may be difficult. Although someone with a s8+ accidentally flashed my s8 rom and it worked fine outside of the screen being rotated. So maybe I can confirm it at least doesn't bootloop myself.
I can at least do the heavy debloat (while keeping most of the useful Samsung features) and deodex. I may need to have you all flash a zip instead of preinstalling the mods I added cause I had to do those on the phone. Let me see if I can find some time this week to knock this out.

SM-G935V Bootloader

hey everyone, so ive always at some point when time permitted ended up rooting and putting a custom rom on my phone. So im fairly familiar with unlocking boot loaders and rooting phones and so i started with my sm-g935v. Its terribly laggy and I just threw Oreo on my 2nd device a nexus 6 and its super fast. The lag is killing me. First i knew i had to root so I found a method using Odin flashing a CF root. Boom now when it boots it shows an unlocked lock and says custom. Great, moving on to installing a customer recovery like twrp im finding out no you cant because the bootloader is locked? is this true? is that icon just an indication i modified the system that and thats it. Anyway, reading more seems like this engineering root caused it to be even more laggy and if i turn on wifi forget it, super laggy.
I see some people doing modified stock roms that debloat but are still plague with lag from the root? Does this all add up correctly? Am i able to undo this CF root and just flash stock vzw back so it doesnt show custom when it boots? I was thinking of just trashing it and getting a pixel 2 but i like tinkering and definitely cant handle not finishing a job. This would be my first failed attempt at putting a custom rom on a phone.
TLDR: is it still true to this day i can only root but not unlock bootloader, install custom recovery and put say lineageos on my sm-935v ? the feels man...

Yeah, it's very locked down. We can't unlock the bootloader and we can't root without lag...

Hey guys. First post. Be nice. ?
I AM NOT A DEVELOPER. I FOUND THIS BY ACCIDENT.
I hated how my S7 Edge G935V worked with the engboot. So I stopped using the phone. Figured I'd play around with again and flashed the G935U firmware. After that I rooted by flashing the engboot thinking it may be smoother than on the g935v firmware. Obviously, I was disappointed. In a last ditch desperate attempt I flashed the stock BL file from the G935U firmware and lo and behold, it worked. I have NO LAG AND ROOT!
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When I flashed the BL file I checked "phone bootloader update" on Odin.

kneekahliss said:
hey everyone, so ive always at some point when time permitted ended up rooting and putting a custom rom on my phone. So im fairly familiar with unlocking boot loaders and rooting phones and so i started with my sm-g935v. Its terribly laggy and I just threw Oreo on my 2nd device a nexus 6 and its super fast. The lag is killing me. First i knew i had to root so I found a method using Odin flashing a CF root. Boom now when it boots it shows an unlocked lock and says custom. Great, moving on to installing a customer recovery like twrp im finding out no you cant because the bootloader is locked? is this true? is that icon just an indication i modified the system that and thats it. Anyway, reading more seems like this engineering root caused it to be even more laggy and if i turn on wifi forget it, super laggy.
I see some people doing modified stock roms that debloat but are still plague with lag from the root? Does this all add up correctly? Am i able to undo this CF root and just flash stock vzw back so it doesnt show custom when it boots? I was thinking of just trashing it and getting a pixel 2 but i like tinkering and definitely cant handle not finishing a job. This would be my first failed attempt at putting a custom rom on a phone.
TLDR: is it still true to this day i can only root but not unlock bootloader, install custom recovery and put say lineageos on my sm-935v ? the feels man...
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I am on this rom right now: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...sungpay-norootrequiredtoinstallorrun-t3748717
It is unrooted until you want to make changes, you apply root, make changes, and turn off root and you can continue using apps that won't work with root. Plus you don't get the root lag because you won't be on root all the time.
I will miss custom roms, but this is a great alternative.

Fear_The_Fluff said:
I am on this rom right now: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...sungpay-norootrequiredtoinstallorrun-t3748717
It is unrooted until you want to make changes, you apply root, make changes, and turn off root and you can continue using apps that won't work with root. Plus you don't get the root lag because you won't be on root all the time.
I will miss custom roms, but this is a great alternative.
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Correct me if I'm wrong. I believe the lag is from the eng boot, not root access. Correct? If so, who cares if you can root and unroot?

ars18 said:
Hey guys. First post. Be nice.
I AM NOT A DEVELOPER. I FOUND THIS BY ACCIDENT.
I hated how my S7 Edge G935V worked with the engboot. So I stopped using the phone. Figured I'd play around with again and flashed the G935U firmware. After that I rooted by flashing the engboot thinking it may be smoother than on the g935v firmware. Obviously, I was disappointed. In a last ditch desperate attempt I flashed the stock BL file from the G935U firmware and lo and behold, it worked. I have NO LAG AND ROOT!
EDIT
When I flashed the BL file I checked "phone bootloader update" on Odin.
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I had asked in another thread when I saw this post, can you please post links to the DL file so we can test this or a more specific instruction set on how you did it so i can be duplicated?
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ars18 said:
Hey guys. First post. Be nice.
I AM NOT A DEVELOPER. I FOUND THIS BY ACCIDENT.
I hated how my S7 Edge G935V worked with the engboot. So I stopped using the phone. Figured I'd play around with again and flashed the G935U firmware. After that I rooted by flashing the engboot thinking it may be smoother than on the g935v firmware. Obviously, I was disappointed. In a last ditch desperate attempt I flashed the stock BL file from the G935U firmware and lo and behold, it worked. I have NO LAG AND ROOT!
EDIT
When I flashed the BL file I checked "phone bootloader update" on Odin.
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I had asked in another thread when I saw this post, can you please post links to the DL file so we can test this or a more specific instruction set on how you did it so i can be duplicated?

rbgCODE said:
I had asked in another thread when I saw this post, can you please post links to the DL file so we can test this or a more specific instruction set on how you did it so i can be duplicated?
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I had asked in another thread when I saw this post, can you please post links to the DL file so we can test this or a more specific instruction set on how you did it so i can be duplicated?
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ars18 said:
I will reply with full method soon. Got to upload files. Wish I could make a thread. I'm a new member so only replys.
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I have used the firmware files from this post on xda.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/at...7-0-g935uoym4bqd2-4-11-17-g935u-t3616834/amp/
Download G935U ODIN Firmware
Thanks @MafiaIlluminati
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120745969
I used PrinceComsys Odin.
Download Link.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AQuCcQ3MFskTc4yj_WODUYsZ1DGdHaKT/view?usp=drivesdk
1. I flashed my g935v with these firmware files. (I was already rooted with ENGBOOT so I checked "Phone Bootloader Update" in odin).
2. After that, I flashed the engboot.
Engboot Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1neJqdeOaxWklBgREfzoh6NVroa_I6mTl/view?usp=drivesdk
3. Then I rooted. Download the file below.
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=889764386195909311
Then follow this method from @jrkruse. (Just the root part).
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/root-method-nougat-t3566978
4. Then I flashed the BL file in the BL slot from the g935u firmware with odin and checked "Phone Bootloader Update"
Congratulations! You are ROOTED WITH NO LAG!

I would love to see reports from others who were able to do this successfully, and what their experience is like afterward.

noamparn said:
I would love to see reports from others who were able to do this successfully, and what their experience is like afterward.
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Somebody on another thread is testing. He made a mistake last night as I guess I wasn't clear in my instructions. I think he will give it another go.
I have been using this this phone for 2 days and it is AWESOME! updated all stock apps to s8 apps, deodexed with lucky patcher, installed xposed, and gravity box works beautifully. All will absolutely NO LAG! Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help.

noamparn said:
I would love to see reports from others who were able to do this successfully, and what their experience is like afterward.
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I have done this as well and it works fine but I am getting conflicted speed tests. I am going to try some different CPU configurations to see if I can't get it running smoother. I really do think @ars18 is on to something here.

These were some of my first results but we are messaging back and forth to make sure the directions i was able to follow and that i am not messing anything up. I am a simple man and not as smart as most you ?.

I've just flashed back to stock and set my phone how I wanted it because of the lag from the ENG boot.img...now I find this and I'm tempted to wipe/redo everything... Subscribed to this thread so I can read more thoroughly when I get to work on Monday.

After new BL
This is the screen shot after I flashed the suggested bootloader @ars18 suggested.

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This is the screen shot after I flashed the suggested bootloader @ars18 suggested.
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What app is that?
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Nvm I found it. Did a test on stock rom/no root. Not bad results.
https://imgur.com/gallery/4DY9Mh0
***I've tried adding the picture as an attachment through the XDA app but it's giving me a bad request error so I just used imgur.

I flashed the full G935T Firmware to my Verizon S7 (G935V), and I've not had any problems, rooted or not. I'm only saying this because the verizon s7 device can actually accept any firmware designed for a US Galaxy S7. It isn't a secret or anything. I really have all 4 firmware files for the G935T installed to my G935V right now no questions asked in ODIN. It's been this way for like a year now. Full Operations, no bugs.
My question is, how is it that all the carriers colluded to lock the device down in the same way. Who is actually responsible for this? Can all 5 Firmware versions available to this device really be locked in the same manner with no loophole manageable? I don't get it.
It really makes me feel like there was an effort outside of the OEM's/Carriers to make sure the Galaxy Devices starting with the S6 would never fully be root-able. It makes me feel like when ChainFire gave up on Samsung, all of sudden the devices are no longer unlock-able like they used to be. Is this just coincidence in the order of events regarding root and newer devices?

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What app is that?
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Nvm I found it. Did a test on stock rom/no root. Not bad results.
https://imgur.com/gallery/4DY9Mh0
***I've tried adding the picture as an attachment through the XDA app but it's giving me a bad request error so I just used imgur.
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Thats not a bad rating at all. When I was using the eng_bootload file it was down around 6 and my cpu was always running high. Battery was crap and phone got hot soo easy. If you want to include your image in the post all you need to do is wrap the img in the square brackets like other forums the [ and ]. (IMG "Image Info")http link here(/IMG) but instead of the half circle use the half square.
Crap I think I just confused everyone including myself. Anyhow there is also a paper clip icon you can upload images right to this site or there is an icon with a sun and mountains, that lets you embed images like below this writing.
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Wait, is there no way to resize the image inside the BBCode? What is this vbulletin? Time to google I suppose. Sorry about the large image folks, I will try and have it fixed soon.

Not sure if u followed my method exactly. My phone is PERFECT
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The reason why my method shouldn't work is because of the fact that doing this should make the phone unbootable. Usually the phone will recognize that it is played around with. That's why this is so awesome. STOCK AND ROOTED!

Just to make sure I understand this, you're using the stock Verizon firmware on the phone, but with the booloader from the unlocked firmware, and it works (and it has an unlocked bootloader)?
Is there a way to do this without wiping the phone (and having to reinstall all apps and settings)? Can that be done by using HOME_CSC instead of CSC?

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Just to make sure I understand this, you're using the stock Verizon firmware on the phone, but with the booloader from the unlocked firmware, and it works (and it has an unlocked bootloader)?
Is there a way to do this without wiping the phone (and having to reinstall all apps and settings)? Can that be done by using HOME_CSC instead of CSC?
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I have the verizon g935v.
I'm using the stock unlocked version of the s7 edge firmware G935U. The flash the ENGBOOT and root. After that, flash the BL file from the unlocked firmware while checking "phone bootloader update" in Odin. Can't think of a way to do this without wiping.

ars18 said:
I have the verizon g935v.
I'm using the stock unlocked version of the s7 edge firmware G935U. The flash the ENGBOOT and root. After that, flash the BL file from the unlocked firmware while checking "phone bootloader update" in Odin. Can't think of a way to do this without wiping.
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Aha - so you're *not* using the Verizon firmware.

Rooting the ls997 (oreo) - request

Is there any progress or hopes on rooting the ls997 running Oreo?
My device was unlocked for any carrier but after the Oreo update it has been relocked and I can't seem to find a way around it.
Rooting seems to be my best bet now. Plus I need to delete some super annoying Sprint apps.

Samted69 said:
Is there any progress or hopes on rooting the ls997 running Oreo?
My device was unlocked for any carrier but after the Oreo update it has been relocked and I can't seem to find a way around it.
Rooting seems to be my best bet now. Plus I need to delete some super annoying Sprint apps.
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I would say if you mean official Oreo, than no.
Anything after ZV7 atm is not rootable. Especially Oreo. Nougat might still have a chance. But Oreo is the nail in the coffin, if not the final nail. I personally am rooted on ZV7 and I can't even find an Oreo based ROM to run and try for LS997. Sprint's Kdz lockdown is my guess.
Carrier unlocked is sadly not going to allow root either unless somehow able to fully swap internal thoughts and memories of phone with another carrier. Even if able, it a slim chance if any.

Mysticblaze347 said:
I would say if you mean official Oreo, than no.
Anything after ZV7 atm is not rootable. Especially Oreo. Nougat might still have a chance. But Oreo is the nail in the coffin, if not the final nail. I personally am rooted on ZV7 and I can't even find an Oreo based ROM to run and try for LS997. Sprint's Kdz lockdown is my guess.
Carrier unlocked is sadly not going to allow root either unless somehow able to fully swap internal thoughts and memories of phone with another carrier. Even if able, it a slim chance if any.
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You ever find anywhere else with a zv7? The one you linked got snatched up...?. I gotta make a dump for i95swervin and maybe he'll make a version of Alpha Oreo for LS997. I might be responsible for your lack of an Oreo ROM ?
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Mysticblaze347 said:
I would say if you mean official Oreo, than no.
Anything after ZV7 atm is not rootable. Especially Oreo. Nougat might still have a chance. But Oreo is the nail in the coffin, if not the final nail. I personally am rooted on ZV7 and I can't even find an Oreo based ROM to run and try for LS997. Sprint's Kdz lockdown is my guess.
Carrier unlocked is sadly not going to allow root either unless somehow able to fully swap internal thoughts and memories of phone with another carrier. Even if able, it a slim chance if any.
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We should start a bounty thread???

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You ever find anywhere else with a zv7? The one you linked got snatched up...?. I gotta make a dump for i95swervin and maybe he'll make a version of Alpha Oreo for LS997. I might be responsible for your lack of an Oreo ROM ?
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We should start a bounty thread???
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A bounty thread would be useless, most of the devs have moved on and runningnak3d has already stated root for 997 is a lost cause. If root is very important to you, then you should move onto another device
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You ever find anywhere else with a zv7? The one you linked got snatched up.... I gotta make a dump for i95swervin and maybe he'll make a version of Alpha Oreo for LS997. I might be responsible for your lack of an Oreo ROM ?
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We should start a bounty thread???
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I would be down for a bounty thread, but I think it would be pointless as well.
As for the ZV7... That sucks. I wish I had another link but I do not atm and can't say when. If I see something I will let you know asap. Very rare now adays.
I also have a ZV7 dump I think on my laptop if need be from before I rooted.
ZVD rootable would be absolutely epic, I still have hope for someday as for my backup phones.

zeusofyork said:
You ever find anywhere else with a zv7? The one you linked got snatched up.... I gotta make a dump for i95swervin and maybe he'll make a version of Alpha Oreo for LS997. I might be responsible for your lack of an Oreo ROM
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The eBay store of the seller who previously sold several LS997 ZV7's can be found here. He periodically relisted the Sprint LG V20 on there over the last couple of months (I bought two ZV7's on two separate occasions), so there's a slim chance that he could still have another ZV7 left among those that he sells. You could contact the seller to check.

As I have stated in another thread, I have a procedure that I am confident will work, but it will require significant development time to get kexec working.
The procedure would not be easy (if you think lafsploit is hard to do .. you haven't seen anything yet). Also, it would be a tethered root .. meaning you would need a PC every time your phone is powered off. If you just needed to restart the OS, that could be done without a PC, but a cold boot would need a PC to enter some commands via a shell.
If all of that sounds like something you are willing to deal with, then start a bounty thread and I will try to get an exact estimate on the amount of dev hours I would have to put into writing the code.
If you Google "kexec loading a kernel from a kernel" you will get an idea of the amount of work I would have to put in.
By using kexec, we would use a validated kernel (one that passes dm-verity) to load another kernel with dm-verity disabled. Since the first kernel already passed the checks .. the second kernel would be loaded without the full boot process, and therefore aboot wouldn't verify it.
EDIT: Oh yeah, you would also need an SD card in your phone with a partition to hold kexec, the kernels, and TWRP. You could use the rest of the SD card for the OS, and the partition wouldn't need to be very big .. but just throwing that out there.
-- Brian

runningnak3d said:
As I have stated in another thread, I have a procedure that I am confident will work, but it will require significant development time to get kexec working.
The procedure would not be easy (if you think lafsploit is hard to do .. you haven't seen anything yet). Also, it would be a tethered root .. meaning you would need a PC every time your phone is powered off. If you just needed to restart the OS, that could be done without a PC, but a cold boot would need a PC to enter some commands via a shell.
If all of that sounds like something you are willing to deal with, then start a bounty thread and I will try to get an exact estimate on the amount of dev hours I would have to put into writing the code.
If you Google "kexec loading a kernel from a kernel" you will get an idea of the amount of work I would have to put in.
By using kexec, we would use a validated kernel (one that passes dm-verity) to load another kernel with dm-verity disabled. Since the first kernel already passed the checks .. the second kernel would be loaded without the full boot process, and therefore aboot wouldn't verify it.
EDIT: Oh yeah, you would also need an SD card in your phone with a partition to hold kexec, the kernels, and TWRP. You could use the rest of the SD card for the OS, and the partition wouldn't need to be very big .. but just throwing that out there.
-- Brian
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I never looked into lafsploit because I don't have an H918. Just ls997..one rooted ZV7, and two ZVD's (backups). However...that method would seem a lil tedious, but doable. If only way...
I was wondering if it is even possible or easier to do and full on 100% phone clone. Turn one of the ZVD's into the rooted ZV7. That would be a true game changer and way faster.
If this was not intended at me I apologise. However, just a thought.

Once ARB has been incremented you can't roll back to any version that has a lower ARB. Even if you replaced the NAND, you would still only be able to use ZV8 or later since ARB is incremented inside the CPU. So, you can always replace the CPU AND the NAND
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runningnak3d said:
Once ARB has been incremented you can't roll back to any version that has a lower ARB. Even if you replaced the NAND, you would still only be able to use ZV8 or later since ARB is incremented inside the CPU. So, you can always replace the CPU AND the NAND
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Oh yeah, I forgot about it being baked in the CPU..damn it.
Reminds me of PS3 and nand flasher crap. Damn all the lock down. Oh well. At least I have a replacable battery .

Sad year so far
My beloved fully rooted ls997 died with a sudden rpm crash that was unfixable ?. Cant find a different one for the life of me. Anyway, I am now on ls997 oreo with temp root. Its nice, but very limited. I miss my full root.
I noticed that I have oem unlocked which is supposed to unlock bootloader or allow. But this supposed arb screws it up. How I have no idea. Its all rom related so it absolutely makes no damn sense. Why have oem unlocked if we cant do anything?
So oreo full root with arb?...
Would a stock Oreo dump allow for kdz extraction to make a rooted/ rootable rom?
Just a question and be cool if so. Long shot I know.
Especially with a not yet known arb bootloader

cnjax said:
A bounty thread would be useless, most of the devs have moved on and runningnak3d has already stated root for 997 is a lost cause. If root is very important to you, then you should move onto another device
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i needed to hear this now i can relax,i have so many ways but they don't work for my v20 ls997 running oreo