im just wondering how i would do this i looked at the thread that talked about it but its seems so much harder from my wing im wondering if i need to hardspl and how i would downgrade to rc29 cuz my phone didnt reboot so im guessing i dont have rc30 i used the way he said it in his thread
so can anyone help me with this plz
best bet is to follow the guide
More details please.
ok never mind i got it just got a sim from a friend with 3g and did it that way lol now im wondering if rc33 is root able or not
FYI if you are using the G1 without the data plan your not going to be able to use the internet with it. Every time you try and pull up your browser on wifi you will get a message saying you need to be on a data plan.
RC33 is rootable, but if you are going to root / mod, you will need your friend's sim card as there are 1 or 2 instances where your phone is reset.
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FYI if you are using the G1 without the data plan your not going to be able to use the internet with it. Every time you try and pull up your browser on wifi you will get a message saying you need to be on a data plan.
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my browser works fine off of the wifi doesnt tell me i need a data plan
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RC33 is rootable, but if you are going to root / mod, you will need your friend's sim card as there are 1 or 2 instances where your phone is reset.
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is there anyway were you can get around the sim card issue cause my friend lives about 5 hours away from me and i really want to root also im wondering is there anyway without root were i can send the cache and the apps to my sd card so i dont slow down my phone thanks for your help
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hello everyone,
I have done enough flashing and reading for the past 4 days. I can now provide you guys with a 100% fail-proof method for getting 4G + Root + Wifi Tether:
1. Flash it back to RUU .1
http://rapidshare.com/files/389983490/RUU_Supersonic_1.32.651.1_Radio_1.39.00.04.26_release_171253.exe
2. Do the automatic OTA update from Sprint to get you to .6 (make sure it is 1.32.651.6 otherwise do not confirm)
3. From your phone, open up internet browser and go to www.unrevoked.com and get yourself rooted
4. From your phone, go to http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/detail?name=wireless_tether_2_0_2-pre14.apk&can=2&q= and install the wifi tether application
5. Reboot the phone
6. Update the Profile by going to settings/system update/update profile
7. Reboot the phone
8. Open up your wifi tether application and enjoy!
This is a guaranteed 100% will work with 4G. If it does not work for you, please let me know and I'll do my best to help. Stay tune. I will update this thread after tinkering with toast method, flip, flip ota update, newest radio, wifi tether.
anyone confirm this? Says my phone is rooted then I have an app requesting super user access.
Aite folks I can confirm this is bull****.
I can confirm. I have been waiting for full root for a while but in the meantime this works great. I get root access and am able to get 4G (Chicago) and also wifi tether works great, even when it is in 4G.
While this method works, it also locks us out of a custom recovery, which for me is the biggest reason I root.
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While this method works, it also locks us out of a custom recovery, which for me is the biggest reason I root.
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Why do you need a custom recovery when you cant even change the ROM with this Root.
That's why i said this is great until the NAND is unlocked so we can change system files while in Android.
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Why do you need a custom recovery when you cant even change the ROM with this Root.
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Which is why I'm running toast's root instead of unrevoked.
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That's why i said this is great until the NAND is unlocked so we can change system files while in Android.
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Is this is something that will be done? My phone was updated on 6/4/2010 by the bestbuy A$$hole that pulled it out of the box. I have done this root method because I wanted wifi tether. (works great) Im not looking for a new ROM but only to remove the sprint bloatware that is on my phone.
worked for me thanks!!!!
worked for me thanks!!!!
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Why do you need a custom recovery when you cant even change the ROM with this Root.
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Because it allows you to make android backups, and flash different roms as well as being able to remove apps you don't want, which this rooting method doesn't do.
!It Works!
I used it for about 2 hours at a library.
Step 1. Get Evo and do the update
Step 2. Install unrevoked.
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Step 3. Install Wireless Tether for Root Users 2.0.2
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Step 4. Enjoy Wireless tethering.
**I only rebooted after step 1**
If all you want is root access for your apps and wifi tether then sure, go ahead.
I am rooted with toast's root process and I can wifi-tether via 4G as well as flash ROMs, make nandroid backups, and edit/remove/add system files.
Nothing against Unrevoked or the OP but I just don't want people to think that doing the method in this thread is the only way to get 4G.
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If all you want is root access for your apps and wifi tether then sure, go ahead.
I am rooted with toast's root process and I can wifi-tether via 4G as well as flash ROMs, make nandroid backups, and edit/remove/add system files.
Nothing against Unrevoked or the OP but I just don't want people to think that doing the method in this thread is the only way to get 4G.
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well its true that there are more ways to get 4g but the problem is that all the other root methods are pretty much strewn about over the forums (we currently dont have anything to have a unified way to find roms) second NOT every rom is officially working correctly some users are not having 4g working with toats method some user do have 4g working theres no app thats 1000 percent confirmed to working perfectly right now, probably by next we we will have something tested and fully rooted with no large deficiencies. so anyway right now there are no fully configured roms, as such there no real point to root toasts way, besides right now you can downgrade easily and still root toasts way once other roms show up... so right now this is an easy way to root and if all you need is wireless tether then its perfect.
i find it funny that other devs who have made root come on to threads like this and scare people into thinking this is an inferior root, it IS NOT. some people dont care to remove all sorts of stuff some people just want to be able to wireless tether....
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well its true that there are more ways to get 4g but the problem is that all the other root methods are pretty much strewn about over the forums (we currently dont have anything to have a unified way to find roms) second NOT every rom is officially working correctly some users are not having 4g working with toats method some user do have 4g working theres no app thats 1000 percent confirmed to working perfectly right now, probably by next we we will have something tested and fully rooted with no large deficiencies. so anyway right now there are no fully configured roms, as such there no real point to root toasts way, besides right now you can downgrade easily and still root toasts way once other roms show up... so right now this is an easy way to root and if all you need is wireless tether then its perfect.
i find it funny that other devs who have made root come on to threads like this and scare people into thinking this is an inferior root, it IS NOT. some people dont care to remove all sorts of stuff some people just want to be able to wireless tether....
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Inferior as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary -- 2 a : of low or lower degree or rank b : of poor quality : mediocre
I believe when you have 2 Root's and 1 gives you more options, the one of lower degree or rank is an Inferior Root.
This is just like with the iPhone (which I just moved over from). Sure blackra1n did the job but it also was fast and dirty, didn't give people the ability to stop baseband updates and didn't give them the ability to adjust the partition sizes.
Which is what that one does by blocking custom restore options.
Honestly it took me a whole hour to go back from .6 to .1 then to flash the root, then to flash the custom rom, and flash the 4g radio and install the apk for wireless tethering. If you can't spare the 1 hour to do it right, well then I am sure they won't want to hear about it later when you lose your root.
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well its true that there are more ways to get 4g but the problem is that all the other root methods are pretty much strewn about over the forums...
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It's a sticky:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=690762
Freelancerx said:
...(we currently dont have anything to have a unified way to find roms)...so anyway right now there are no fully configured roms, as such there no real point to root toasts way, besides right now you can downgrade easily and still root toasts way once other roms show up... ...
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ROMs!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=698044
Freelancerx said:
second NOT every rom is officially working correctly some users are not having 4g working with toats method some user do have 4g working theres no app thats 1000 percent confirmed to working perfectly right now, probably by next we we will have something tested and fully rooted with no large deficiencies.
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This is true to a point. There are still some folks that are not able to wifi tether. However, quite a few have flashed the newer radio and had success. I'm still not 100% sure the 4G issue is ROM related.
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so right now this is an easy way to root and if all you need is wireless tether then its perfect.
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Agreed. This is what I was saying in my post.
Freelancerx said:
...i find it funny that other devs who have made root come on to threads like this and scare people into thinking this is an inferior root, it IS NOT. some people dont care to remove all sorts of stuff some people just want to be able to wireless tether....
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Believe me, there are no devs trying to scare people into using their root method.
Don't get me wrong, I applaud the fact that the OP of this thread is trying to help the community!
Worked for me. Until more research and development is done on the EVO all I want is the wireless tether. this worked great for me. Thanks!!
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Worked like a champ
Thanks for the easy instructions.
I agree with you freelancerx. I tried Toasts way at first and i could not get past the recover part the .bat file never opend my phone. I tried updateing the dirvers, installing htc sync, and did the sdk stuff and still noting. i did want to flash roms but i also wanted tether but i wanted to keep my sprint stiff for now. the unevoroked method is a great way of getting root access if you are looking for a way to use wifi and still have working 4g and not have to use the command promt to do everyting.
For those who have successfully done this, how in the world do you get around the whole Ad-Hoc Network connection thing. I rooted my phone by unrevoked and installed the Android-Wifi-Tether program. I've activated the program and it's sending out a signal. I then use my Windows Vista comp. to locate it and it shows my phone as an "Ad-Hoc Network" when I connect to it, it says your computer is not configured for this. I'm not sure now what I should do, is there a problem with my EVO, or this something I need to do with the computer.
i need to call them and get my data plan working again, i rooted my phone with bubbys method, everything went fine except no data, i flashed a custom rom and still very crappy data, so when i call them what can i say and what cant i say, i dont want to draw attention but i cant seem to fix this on my own, them, so i must call them, any advice would be appreciated
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i need to call them and get my data plan working again, i rooted my phone with bubbys method, everything went fine except no data, i flashed a custom rom and still very crappy data, so when i call them what can i say and what cant i say, i dont want to draw attention but i cant seem to fix this on my own, them, so i must call them, any advice would be appreciated
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Have you checked your apn settings? Tried a different radio? If you tell them you are rooted or on a custom rom they will not help you. The first thing they will ask you to do is factory reset your phone.
well im not a complete noob, i have already tryed the proper radio and ril, i also restored my original apn settings, nothing worked, i also would not intentionally reveal the fact that i am rooted, what im asking is whether or not they will be able to tell if im rooted based on the info they have and the numbers in my phone they will ask for when i call...
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well im not a complete noob, i have already tryed the proper radio and ril, i also restored my original apn settings, nothing worked, i also would not intentionally reveal the fact that i am rooted, what im asking is whether or not they will be able to tell if im rooted based on the info they have and the numbers in my phone they will ask for when i call...
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not that your rooted no.
so theoretically they will be able to help fix my data connection, without finding out that i rooted my phone?
greentrees89 said:
so theoretically they will be able to help fix my data connection, without finding out that i rooted my phone?
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they should be able to help. The fact that your on a custom rom may be an issue as they may try to push something to your phone. Worth a shot.
I actually called them probably.. Over the weekend. they asked for a few pieces of information that luckily I had saved in case of any issue. They ask for Baseband Version (Radio) and software version (ROM). That's the 2 biggest things you'll need to look out for.
Find the stock radio number as well as the updated AT&T ROM software, the 1.84.xx blah.
Hope this helps a little.
You don't get data at all? I had to change my imei number from my previous phone to get data. Not sure of it applies to you but it worked great after that.
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ok i am having several issues with htc inspire wondering if a root and custom rom will correct issues or if it is a hardware is in phone????
First off i am running android 2.3.3 software-2.47.502.7
the phone will freeze up lock down and reboot for no known reason usually two to three times a week, sms messages will not show saved contacts at times, every time i take pic it reboots phone. and just overall very sluggish.
just wanting to know if i can root to fix or if i should just throw phone in a lake and get new one????
I you haven't rooted and it's still stock under warranty whats stopping you from taking it back to the store and get a new one?
nothing i guess didnt known if root would correct concern, or not. i want to root phone anyways but if it wont correct it i will prob take it to att and root the new one.
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nothing i guess didnt known if root would correct concern, or not. i want to root phone anyways but if it wont correct it i will prob take it to att and root the new one.
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BINGO ...why risk rooting a phone that may have hardware problems?
I am alright with phones understand android a decent amount and computer as well. I worked at Radioshack for 3 years so know my way around most nondeveloper things on a phone. I need to edit my apn setting on my S3 to be able to use data on metropcs. Everything else works but data. I can not edit APN as it is just blanked out. Is there a way to just edit the apn settings without rooting or must I root the phone? If I have to root can I have step my step instructions for the easiest way to do it. A link to a thread would be fine.
Any help would greatly be appreciated.
Thanks guys,
Tyler
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I am alright with phones understand android a decent amount and computer as well. I worked at Radioshack for 3 years so know my way around most nondeveloper things on a phone. I need to edit my apn setting on my S3 to be able to use data on metropcs. Everything else works but data. I can not edit APN as it is just blanked out. Is there a way to just edit the apn settings without rooting or must I root the phone? If I have to root can I have step my step instructions for the easiest way to do it. A link to a thread would be fine.
Any help would greatly be appreciated.
Thanks guys,
Tyler
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Any help?
Correct me if I'm wrong
If you are on the stock rom and just rooted or non-rooted, maybe that's the reason of it because for me (just my opinion and observation), Verizon allows only mobile data to them, but if you just want to call and text, it will just notify you that you have unknown sim card but you can do call and text.
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If you are on the stock rom and just rooted or non-rooted, maybe that's the reason of it because for me (just my opinion and observation), Verizon allows only mobile data to them, but if you just want to call and text, it will just notify you that you have unknown sim card but you can do call and text.
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Dude, would you mind if I PM you a none thread related question?
yup!
Sure, as long as I can answer your question. I loved to help people
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Sure, as long as I can answer your question. I loved to help people
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Hey man,
I'll pm you!
Ok so i'm am extremely new to this cell phone world. Long story short.. bought a Sprint white Samsung galaxy s3 which is upgraded to jelly bean 4.4.2 from a personal buyer.. Called sprint, her balance is outstanding and they have put the phones IMED number on the "bad esn" list. needless to say i couldn't put the phone on any carrier or sprint carrier til the balance was paid off.
So i did what anyone without a clue would do and i googled a way around it, and i got the "how to root/flash your Samsung galaxy s3 phone" Followed the instructions word for word.
Downloaded Odin
Downloaded team recovery and did NOT unzip the file.
- Put the Team Recovery Folder in my Phones internal memory
Download CMW file
- Put in the Odin slot for PA
Everything went according to plan. odio said it passed, i successfully flashed it, and i got to the boot loader and was able to install the team recovery. Phone rebooted.
The phone now had Superuser on it. clicked on it and a notice came up "unfortunately Superuser has stopped working"
So googled the problem and someone said to download "Root checker basic." Which came up with the error "Sorry! this device does not have proper root access."
So again i googled.. and go "download SuperSU" so i did... and got the message "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem! ---If you just upgraded to android 4.3, you need to manually re-root consult the relevant forums for your device."
Sooo now i'm stuck.. because all i really want from this phone is: Pictures, Videos, Download game apps, Calling, Text, Web and WiFi.. not really interested in all the fancy ROM hacks. so far i have 5/7 the only problem is i don't have calling or text simply because i cant figure out how to put a Service carrier on my phone? do i buy a time card and enter the serial code in? do i call the straight talk company? Or did the root fail and i will never be able to put a cell phone carrier on the phone? at this point my knowledge about phone shows.. which is small. I have been reading for days. Yes i am getting to a point where i am comfortable with rooting.. but at this point i want to avoid a "brick" as much as possible.. and have no idea how to "re-root" a device that is already "rooted" without the fear of a "brick". So if anyone out there knows how to help please let me know. thanks so much
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Ok so i'm am extremely new to this cell phone world. Long story short.. bought a Sprint white Samsung galaxy s3 which is upgraded to jelly bean 4.4.2 from a personal buyer.. Called sprint, her balance is outstanding and they have put the phones IMED number on the "bad esn" list. needless to say i couldn't put the phone on any carrier or sprint carrier til the balance was paid off.
So i did what anyone without a clue would do and i googled a way around it, and i got the "how to root/flash your Samsung galaxy s3 phone" Followed the instructions word for word.
Downloaded Odin
Downloaded team recovery and did NOT unzip the file.
- Put the Team Recovery Folder in my Phones internal memory
Download CMW file
- Put in the Odin slot for PA
Everything went according to plan. odio said it passed, i successfully flashed it, and i got to the boot loader and was able to install the team recovery. Phone rebooted.
The phone now had Superuser on it. clicked on it and a notice came up "unfortunately Superuser has stopped working"
So googled the problem and someone said to download "Root checker basic." Which came up with the error "Sorry! this device does not have proper root access."
So again i googled.. and go "download SuperSU" so i did... and got the message "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem! ---If you just upgraded to android 4.3, you need to manually re-root consult the relevant forums for your device."
Sooo now i'm stuck.. because all i really want from this phone is: Pictures, Videos, Download game apps, Calling, Text, Web and WiFi.. not really interested in all the fancy ROM hacks. so far i have 5/7 the only problem is i don't have calling or text simply because i cant figure out how to put a Service carrier on my phone? do i buy a time card and enter the serial code in? do i call the straight talk company? Or did the root fail and i will never be able to put a cell phone carrier on the phone? at this point my knowledge about phone shows.. which is small. I have been reading for days. Yes i am getting to a point where i am comfortable with rooting.. but at this point i want to avoid a "brick" as much as possible.. and have no idea how to "re-root" a device that is already "rooted" without the fear of a "brick". So if anyone out there knows how to help please let me know. thanks so much
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You can try to reroot your phone using Kingo Tool. Talking about IMEI problems, Chimera Tool will definitely help you.
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You can try to reroot your phone using Kingo Tool. Talking about IMEI problems, Chimera Tool will definitely help you.
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Do i have to un-root my phone in order to use the kingo tool to root it again? or can you root a phone thats already been rooted?... and honestly the phone works perfect really, i mean yea i do have the errors but everything is running smoothly. except my knowledge of getting phone service on there.. :/ like straight talk or boost mobile. im just not sure how too :/
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Do i have to un-root my phone in order to use the kingo tool to root it again? or can you root a phone thats already been rooted?... and honestly the phone works perfect really, i mean yea i do have the errors but everything is running smoothly. except my knowledge of getting phone service on there.. :/ like straight talk or boost mobile. im just not sure how too :/
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You can unroot your phone with Kingo and then root it again. BUT... rooting will not solve the problem of getting phone service. If I understood right, your IMEI is in black list and you can't call or send SMS, so to solve the problem you should change your IMEI, which is illegal. Chimera tool can do that, but if you will change your IMEI, then it'll be probably good idea to use one of your old phone's IMEI that is not in use, so it will not match with any other phones IMEI that are in use. Dial *#06# to see your IMEI.
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You can unroot your phone with Kingo and then root it again. BUT... rooting will not solve the problem of getting phone service. If I understood right, your IMEI is in black list and you can't call or send SMS, so to solve the problem you should change your IMEI, which is illegal. Chimera tool can do that, but if you will change your IMEI, then it'll be probably good idea to use one of your old phone's IMEI that is not in use, so it will not match with any other phones IMEI that are in use. Dial *#06# to see your IMEI.
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So i read that the bill they were going to pass for making imei changing illegal didn't get passed. idk if i want to take the chance. how would one get caught if they did change their imei... and how would they go about arresting me...
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So i read that the bill they were going to pass for making imei changing illegal didn't get passed. idk if i want to take the chance. how would one get caught if they did change their imei... and how would they go about arresting me...
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Well I'm not sure, but I think that it can be identified if two exactly the same IMEIs are in use. If you will use your old phone's IMEI that is not in use, then it SHOULD be okay. I can tell you that I know a guy, who bought a phone and his IMEI went suddenly to black list. So he changed his IMEI which he took from his old phone and now it is okay and he has not been caught, even though he was a bit scared. You can be sure that there is no other exactly the same IMEI, if you take it from your old phone, but don't use your old phone anymore.
Do you know what version of supersu you tried? Had the same issue flashing cwm_supersu_v0.94.zip
Used update_supersu_v1.94.zip, went through the whole update binaries thing and it worked like a charm.
(version names may not be exact)
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Do you know what version of supersu you tried? Had the same issue flashing cwm_supersu_v0.94.zip
Used update_supersu_v1.94.zip, went through the whole update binaries thing and it worked like a charm.
(version names may not be exact)
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These are the files i updated. i kept them in a folder.
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Well I'm not sure, but I think that it can be identified if two exactly the same IMEIs are in use. If you will use your old phone's IMEI that is not in use, then it SHOULD be okay. I can tell you that I know a guy, who bought a phone and his IMEI went suddenly to black list. So he changed his IMEI which he took from his old phone and now it is okay and he has not been caught, even though he was a bit scared. You can be sure that there is no other exactly the same IMEI, if you take it from your old phone, but don't use your old phone anymore.
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do you think it would be better if i just called sprint and begged them to unlock the blacklisted phone? lol i know its a long shot but i dont really want to do anything illegal
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These are the files i updated. i kept them in a folder.
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I would try flashing this from custom recovery
http://download.chainfire.eu/396/SuperSU
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minyuni said:
do you think it would be better if i just called sprint and begged them to unlock the blacklisted phone? lol i know its a long shot but i dont really want to do anything illegal
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If I understood right, you already called sprint once and they know that you bought the phone. You can try to call them and discuss your situation, but I doubt that they will unlock the phone if they don't get the bill payed - still worth a try, because they know you have the phone. But if they want you to pay instead of someone else who should pay, then I would not agree to that.
Just in case, find their homepage, if it exists, where you should have an opportunity to check if your IMEI is indeed in blacklist.