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Rogers Captivate 2.2 update..

I have an unlocked Rogers Captivate currently running 2.1 (JL2). I am trying to update to 2.2 with Kies. I have tried the newest version and also 1.53. Kies recognizes the phone however it will not update, it says "This version of the device cannot be updated".
I have searched for this but have found nothing that has helped me.

Try using a different USB port, I tried using the ports on the front of my PC, no go, moved it to the rear ports and it worked.

No change.
This is what I get.
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Maybe try unrooting your phone with "one click lag fix" from the market and try again.
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Its not rooted.

Search aio toolkit in forum and follow the direction and find the Rogers 2.2 file in here and flash it.
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Try it on a different computer. I tried mine on three different machines and the third one worked. WIN 7 with i3 chipset.
I tell you it was frustrating ! So keep trying ... it will work!

sofia-captivate said:
Search aio toolkit in forum and follow the direction and find the Rogers 2.2 file in here and flash it.
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That will not get him the OEM version. First flash 2 weeks ago and already giving expert advice?

Yes, you really have to try different computers, different USB port and cable. I have tried 4 PC, and got it upgraded on laptop running win 7 32 bits. Good luck
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jackjack078 said:
Yes, you really have to try different computers, different USB port and cable. I have tried 4 PC, and got it upgraded on laptop running win 7 32 bits. Good luck
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Were you getting the same message in Kies?

The problem isn't Kies, as it's connecting and reading your device just fine. The problem is the firmware build on the device that Kies can't update. If you want 2.2, you can get it by flashing the one in my sig.

xZeDgEx said:
Were you getting the same message in Kies?
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Yup, I got it saying I already have the latest ones, got it updating and stopped it self with error or it doesn't even detect my phone. Until I used win7 32bits laptop, and luckily got it upgraded. But honestly, I'm so disappointed with the stock froyo. After upgrading, it was slower than eclair in general, including UI, games and everthing. Especially worst is the browser speed. I couldnt even scroll on big contents sites, like phonearena.com or pocketnow.com. cuz of the flash. I bet even u successfully update it, you would wanna flash a custom rom to gain more speed or battery. Just like the same path i went through.
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nzahorchak said:
The problem isn't Kies, as it's connecting and reading your device just fine. The problem is the firmware build on the device that Kies can't update. If you want 2.2, you can get it by flashing the one in my sig.
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Why would this be though? If 2.2 is available and my phone is on an older firmware why would it not offer the update? Thats just messed up.
Anyway I did find the Rogers 2.2 update and flashed with ODIN, it was pretty easy. Does your stock ROM have all the Rogers crap removed?
jackjack078 said:
Yup, I got it saying I already have the latest ones, got it updating and stopped it self with error or it doesn't even detect my phone. Until I used win7 32bits laptop, and luckily got it upgraded. But honestly, I'm so disappointed with the stock froyo. After upgrading, it was slower than eclair in general, including UI, games and everthing. Especially worst is the browser speed. I couldnt even scroll on big contents sites, like phonearena.com or pocketnow.com. cuz of the flash. I bet even u successfully update it, you would wanna flash a custom rom to gain more speed or battery. Just like the same path i went through.
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I had similar experience with 2.2 on my Vibrant. I found by turning plugins to "on demand" made browsing much better. Although the Captivate is far less laggy than the Vibrant, it runs much smoother to me.

xZeDgEx said:
Why would this be though? If 2.2 is available and my phone is on an older firmware why would it not offer the update? Thats just messed up.
Anyway I did find the Rogers 2.2 update and flashed with ODIN, it was pretty easy. Does your stock ROM have all the Rogers crap removed?
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If you flashed to 2.1, there's a chance that something is preventing Kies from reading it as true stock firmware. A setting or file could be missing. My ROM doesn't have anything added or removed, that would defeat the purpose of a stock ROM made for warranty purposes. Rogers didn't add much and if you don't want the few apps they did add, they're easy enough to remove with TiBu.

Go into your registry and delete any entries for KIES. Then reinstall the driver package from Samsung. It will work then.

Am I last G2X owner on Froyo???

I want to update GB and new baseband but since I heard so many horror stories about bricking the phone through official update, I still do not dare to try. Besides, I live in Europe and if I bricked the phone it's kinda problematic to return in to the States.
Am I last G2X owner on Froyo???

Nope, i am running stock froyo just rooted and modified to my liking withbout any bloat ware or the OTA software. I havent upgraded because my phone runs like a champ the way it is. Just the other day i was playing Metal Gear Solid with FPSE downloading a torrent with aDownloader while connected to wifi and playing Pandora. Granted i have a 3500mah battery which make this possible with out killing the battery.

Lol i just did the update today via OTA no way in hell am i going to touch the lg tool that bricked phone left and right. I new baseband offers a great deal of stability to signal and allows me to get nearly full bars anywhere i go. do the OTA update instead of the lg tool, much safer and a lot easier.

wakeboarder8156 said:
Lol i just did the update today via OTA no way in hell am i going to touch the lg tool that bricked phone left and right. I new baseband offers a great deal of stability to signal and allows me to get nearly full bars anywhere i go. do the OTA update instead of the lg tool, much safer and a lot easier.
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I'd just like to update my baseband and keep my current rom.

I'm with you. I'll wait.

I agreed with everything you guy said..I'm still using froyo but with the ultimate rom.

Joe333x said:
I'd just like to update my baseband and keep my current rom.
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The phone as a whole is a lot quicker now than what it was with froyo imo even when rooted, which right now is the big downside as i can't seem to get this damn thing to root!
Also NVFLASH apparently roots the device now, so no need for superoneclick. I just put CM7 on it!

It's really up to you, but I'd say the ones with horror stories with the official update are in the minority. The entire process is straightforward, painless and lasts about 10mins. Plus the benefits from Gingerbread outweight the cons imho (like the crappier camera) Ofcourse, If you're completely satisfied with your Froyo installation then my best advice is to not try to fix what you precieve as not being broken.

wakeboarder8156 said:
The phone as a whole is a lot quicker now than what it was with froyo imo even when rooted, which right now is the big downside as i can't seem to get this damn thing to root!
Also NVFLASH apparently roots the device now, so no need for superoneclick. I just put CM7 on it!
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You don't have to root it. Just go to the dev section and flash xboarder's pre-rooted stock since you have nv-flash already.

bluedart said:
It's really up to you, but I'd say the ones with horror stories with the official update are in the minority. The entire process is straightforward, painless and lasts about 10mins. Plus the benefits from Gingerbread outweight the cons imho (like the crappier camera) Ofcourse, If you're completely satisfied with your Froyo installation then my best advice is to not try to fix what you precieve as not being broken.
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It would be nice to know what's the rate of the bricked phones vs. successful installation.

i was on froyo before yestarday
i just updated my g2x with lg upate tool, without any problems, but now i can't root it (cause there is no solution still..)
p.s i didn't knew anything about GB update.. made update and got 2.3.3
anyone know how can i root it?

I'm still rockin froyo on Fauxs kernel and ultimate rom lol
As for rooting I thought Superoneclick had GB break on it? If not then you need to do xboarders on top of stock GB to get root. Atleast that's as far as I read on the forums.
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So wait...the new update helps on signal strength?
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Yes according to some people because it's updating your baseband.
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jkjambo said:
i was on froyo before yestarday
i just updated my g2x with lg upate tool, without any problems, but now i can't root it (cause there is no solution still..)
p.s i didn't knew anything about GB update.. made update and got 2.3.3
anyone know how can i root it?
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Search around and u will find a way to root it
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vaerio81 said:
Search around and u will find a way to root it
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A search button? Never heard of that before...
To be honest, the method is in pretty much every ROM thread in the dev section.
On another note, my update went through perfectly fine. It did stop at 4% and then restart, then got hung up at 5% for a couple minutes, but I left it there and it got going again. If you want to give yourself the greatest chance of success, I would say reverting to stock 2.2 (I uses tgagunman's nandroid), reverting to stock recovery, and removing root before updating probably helps. It may not be necessary, but I haven't heard as many stories of it not working using that process.

I'm rocking stock ROM + debloated + Faux UV kernel with my own profiles.
Running like a champ and great battery life. The best thing? GPS connects instantly
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do I need to b in america to get the ota, I am currently in dubai on a local sim. Also can somebody post a link to the lg updater tool.
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How do I get the OTA update?
I tried to check for updates in settings but it keeps telling me my software is current.
I dont have a PC so I can't use the LG update tool.
Any ideas?

In America...still don't have it.

2.3.6 update for AT&T skyrocket...

Has anyone updated yet? If so were you able to re root? Or did root access stay?
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there are several threads on this in the skyrocket general forum.

amendoza323 said:
Has anyone updated yet? If so were you able to re root? Or did root access stay?
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Yes to both.
If all you did was root, you should be able to keep it when flashing. Others have reported that it stays. If you flashed a custom recovery though, it would be wise to flash back to stock first before updating. You can get root after by flashing CWM with odin and then installing the zip file for root.

For all those looking for something that does not exist yet, please read blow:
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Thank you for taking the time to inform us your inquiry concerning your Samsung Galaxy S™ II Skyrocket™
Android Smartphone (SGH-I727). We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Currently, we still don’t have the information on Gingerbread 2.3.6 version software update for the phone. We
are still making additional test for the 2.3.6 update for the phone which is why also we can't give specific time
and date for the release of this update. You may still check our website periodically for the future update of the
phone. You will be also notified or be prompted on the device by your service provider for the updates.
Again, we thank you for comments and appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter.
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Well, that's weird because I've been rocking 2.3.6 for a few days now so I'm confused by your comment.
It's also been reported across several tech blogs:
http://phandroid.com/2011/11/22/galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-update-to-android-2-3-6-pushing-now/
http://www.gsmarena.com/lteflauntin...t_gets_236_update__ota_here_now-news-3428.php
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-skyrocket-ota-update-pushing-out-now-updates-android-236
http://pocketnow.com/android/att-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-gets-android-236-update
Of course, this is referring to the AT&T version, which one do you have and/or was referring to when seeking information that prompted the response that you got?
mirceani said:
For all those looking for something that does not exist yet, please read blow:
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Or samsung just needs to get there crap togther and get on the same page if some of there employees do not know there is an update being pushed out

Is it possible that it's been taken down? I updated my Skyrocket OTA to 2.3.6, then returned it because of BT problems. I bought two more at BB, neither of these show an update as being available--they're both on 2.3.5.

Nakel said:
Is it possible that it's been taken down? I updated my Skyrocket OTA to 2.3.6, then returned it because of BT problems. I bought two more at BB, neither of these show an update as being available--they're both on 2.3.5.
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I know there's a brightness contol issue with 2.3.6 (experienced by a few people including myself) when battery gets below 10%, brightness contol gets greyed out... at 5%, screen goes to full brightness! Would be nice if a few more people could confirm this. When off AC power, does your Display.... Brightness contol grey-out when battery level drops below 10 %?
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Nakel said:
Is it possible that it's been taken down? I updated my Skyrocket OTA to 2.3.6, then returned it because of BT problems. I bought two more at BB, neither of these show an update as being available--they're both on 2.3.5.
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Wipe factory reset your phone. Afterwards, don't do nothing with the phone but connect to Wi-Fi and look for the update. That works for me every time. Check on Wi-Fi only. Let me know if it work.
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live4nyy said:
Well, that's weird because I've been rocking 2.3.6 for a few days now so I'm confused by your comment.
It's also been reported across several tech blogs:
http://phandroid.com/2011/11/22/galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-update-to-android-2-3-6-pushing-now/
http://www.gsmarena.com/lteflauntin...t_gets_236_update__ota_here_now-news-3428.php
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-skyrocket-ota-update-pushing-out-now-updates-android-236
http://pocketnow.com/android/att-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-gets-android-236-update
Of course, this is referring to the AT&T version, which one do you have and/or was referring to when seeking information that prompted the response that you got?
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I have the AT&T one

mirceani said:
I have the AT&T one
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Even more, when I go to Settings/Software update//Check for Updates I get the message: "your software is up to date"
And I currently have 2.3.5
Obviously since I am on AT&T, there is no such thing available yet

DoctorQMM said:
I know there's a brightness contol issue with 2.3.6 (experienced by a few people including myself) when battery gets below 10%, brightness contol gets greyed out... at 5%, screen goes to full brightness! Would be nice if a few more people could confirm this. When off AC power, does your Display.... Brightness contol grey-out when battery level drops below 10 %?
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My current phones are on 2.3.5, but the phone I returned on 2.3.6 did have the brightness bug.
mirceani said:
Even more, when I go to Settings/Software update//Check for Updates I get the message: "your software is up to date"
And I currently have 2.3.5
Obviously since I am on AT&T, there is no such thing available yet
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That must be it.

Same thing here. I have the SGSII Skyrocket and the update for 2.3.6 was available to me four days ago. Weird that some folks do not have the update available OTA.

As some people have mentioned, there might have been an issue with the update and maybe it was pulled but it does exist. I have no reason to lie.
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I have the AT&T one
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mirceani said:
Even more, when I go to Settings/Software update//Check for Updates I get the message: "your software is up to date"
And I currently have 2.3.5
Obviously since I am on AT&T, there is no such thing available yet
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Yes the update does exist, and there is a cwm flashable rooted zip of it in another thread

The only update I will take is ICS..... This update is useless..

mirceani said:
Even more, when I go to Settings/Software update//Check for Updates I get the message: "your software is up to date"
And I currently have 2.3.5
Obviously since I am on AT&T, there is no such thing available yet
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+1 I have tried a few different times to OTA update and tells me software is current

2.3.6
I got my Skyrocket two weeks ago from AT&T and it came with 2.3.6. On another note, I've had no success trying to root it. Keep getting the following result. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

U need to use this method to root acs easy root on click does not work on 2.3.6 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340526

guess i will have to wait for Sonja to get the kk1........running 2.3.6 though.

[FULL DUMP] GT-I9505G (Google Edition) *UPDATED With Flashable ZIP

Details
User @donovanbrock has uploaded the COMPLETE dump for the GT-I9505G (Google Edition). The dump also includes original PIT, modems (UEUAMFD), and bootloader. This dump is different from the previously leaked dump that many roms were baked from.
Note: this is not yet flashable via ODIN
OP will be updated when new info arises
Download (Dump)
Original
Mirror 1
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Update
A flashable zip of this latest leak has recently became available.
Download (Flashable Zip) Thanks @Jah0n @Trev420
See here (at&t notes & download source) and here (t-mobile notes)
Don't forget to hit the
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Thumbs way up. I was wondering when a CLEAN ge rom was going to hit. Everyone has their own version of the GE ROM with their own little "fixes" and signatures all over the meta data.
Now, with that said, will this actually make our AT&T GS4 phones exact replicas of GE? As in, OTA pushed from the settings menu?

mr_blanket said:
will this actually make our AT&T GS4 phones exact replicas of GE? As in, OTA pushed from the settings menu?
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This has yet to be determined. Hopefully we'll find out very soon :good:

It'd be amazing if we could get a different boot loader like this with this new info! Assuming mf3 users aren't included.
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mr_blanket said:
Now, with that said, will this actually make our AT&T GS4 phones exact replicas of GE? As in, OTA pushed from the settings menu?
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I too am awaiting to convert my 32GB i337 into the GT-i9505G. As if purchased right from Google's little play ground.:cyclops:
I wish we had the availability of whatever the OEM uses when the phones are coming off the assembly line. Hardware is identical, and forks pretty much to be flashed in either direction, then they slap some identifying bar codes on them.
ERASE i337, and install i9505G, partitioned corrections and all.

It is flasheable on a i9505 ?

LOLWUT they completely removed se linux from the kernel

Might have to put linux back on this beast and see whats up

Scan I flash this to my I9505 with no problems ?
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abdmid said:
Scan I flash this to my I9505 with no problems ?
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Not yet.. wait till further research from the knowledge devs.
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I'm excited. I'm going to try flashing these bootloaders to the i337 once I get that JTAG box (still in transit - stuck in Germany now? -_-)

Definitely gonna give this a flash when its confirmed safe
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come on devs, i want pure google not modified nexus roms +32gb storage

Fully flash-able with i337
Hello, just wondering if this is fully flash-able with the att i337? I know its probably a dumb question just want to make sure. I would like to thank all the devs for developing roms and kernels and such, I got into flashing roms when the evo came out and ever since then always had to have the top android phone out there. since the evo iv had the sensation, galaxy s 4g, galaxy s2, s3, note, note 2 and s4 the only reason im asking this question is because (htc set aside) this is the first galaxy that ive had that had locked bootloader (i believe) and every so often when flashing a rom i get a Kernel source error so i just end up flashing a Ktoonez kernel and 99% of the time fixes the problem. im using twrpr recovery and would like to use CWM but do wanna lose my back ups from previous roms, again, sorry for going on and on and really do appreciate all the devs work. Ive had an xda account for a while but didnt post much so sorry for having 2 questions in one also would appreciate it if someone could be so kind as to point me in the right direction where i could donate to the devs.
thanks
:good:

No one flash this unless you want a possible brick.
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this may be flashable via heimdall, though I'll wait for the devs to inform us first.

Interesting. AMFD modem. I wonder if the modem will be flashable since it seems a newer revision than AMF3 on regular SGH-I337's.
Hopefully the full dump will help in researching work arounds for the locked bootloader.

WoodburyMan said:
Interesting. AMFD modem. I wonder if the modem will be flashable since it seems a newer revision than AMF3 on regular SGH-I337's.
Hopefully the full dump will help in researching work arounds for the locked bootloader.
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I thought the amf3 modem was the latest modem for 1337? Am I confusing myself here?

Capt said:
I thought the amf3 modem was the latest modem for 1337? Am I confusing myself here?
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It is the latest for the i337 but with the leak there is a new leaked modem which I'm not sure is or will work for the 337 device.
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Capt said:
I thought the amf3 modem was the latest modem for 1337? Am I confusing myself here?
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Exactly. AMF3 is currently the latest official modem from AT&T/Samsung for I337. The Modem in this is AMFD, which by the numbering scheme seems newer. Compatible: No idea but newer it seems.

Don't Install 5.1.1 YET!!! Understand it first

CAUTION with 5.1.1 Update​G925PVPU2B0F7​I've been spending some time reading T-mobiles issues with the update. This isn't a super new conversation, but is probably new to many Sprint users. The update appears have rollback protection, which effects both kernel and bootloader from what they are saying... Which I find slightly confusing since I didn't think that their was a locked bootloader on the US versions (maybe someone can assist with that)
Figured we could start the conversation early for Custom Root/Recovery/etc. users, so that we may save some of us some trouble with Soft/Hard brinks in the next week or so.​
This is the thread I've been looking at.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6-edge/general/psa-odin-5-1-1-t3136151
EDIT:
NO, the bootloader is not locked with the 5.1.1 update.
Rather, "Factory Reset Protection" (an Android thing - not a Samsung thing!) is now an option, which allows you to lock the bootloader yourself, protecting your device from someone installing a custom recovery, wiping your device and making it their own. It makes the device somewhat less valuable, and therefore (supposedly) less likely to be stolen.
The 5.1.1 upgrade looks to be a "permanent" upgrade, meaning we're not able to revert back to 5.0.2 kernels and recoveries.
So, I would suggest to sit tight with your current set up. In order to customize our devices we will need to wait for:
A) Root for 5.1.1
-Root has been achived: http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...elopment/5-1-1-stock-of7-kernel-root-t3153396
B) Samsung to post the source code for the new kernel.
C) Custom Recovery
-Recovery has been achived:
Once we have the above, we can get back to modding our devices.
If I'm wrong, someone please correct me.

Interesting article, I remember several other older Samsung devices where you could not downgrade bootloaders and modems. IE Galaxy S3, note 3, s5. But there was still root, Roms and the ability to flash kernels. Hopefully there's no need to go back anyway. The kernel thing is something new so I may hold off on upgrading. Thanks for the info

Soooperstar said:
Interesting article, I remember several other older Samsung devices where you could not downgrade bootloaders and modems. IE Galaxy S3, note 3, s5. But there was still root, Roms and the ability to flash kernels. Hopefully there's no need to go back anyway. The kernel thing is something new so I may hold off on upgrading. Thanks for the info
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This is my first Samsung, so the whole root recovery process was almost too smooth since I've been on the HTC side for 5 years. Unlocking bootloaders, S-off and requesting tokens to push.. Ugh, as must as I likes HTC and Sense, that sucked.
I think I'm holding off as well, untill Sac23/ Ram9200 might have spare time to look over the update first and make sense of it all and could at least get it to where V.2 is right now. But it sounds like the Kernel could be our hold up, without Hybridmax's current support.

wildjeep said:
This is my first Samsung, so the whole root recovery process was almost too smooth since I've been on the HTC side for 5 years. Unlocking bootloaders, S-off and requesting tokens to push.. Ugh, as must as I likes HTC and Sense, that sucked.
I think I'm holding off as well, untill Sac23/ Ram9200 might have spare time to look over the update first and make sense of it all and could at least get it to where V.2 is right now. But it sounds like the Kernel could be our hold up, without Hybridmax's current support.
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Yea but based off of my years of experience and having Samsung devices, I'm pretty sure that someone will find a way moving forward, but going back probably won't happen. I too had an HTC evo years back lol and I couldn't stand the root process. I feel your pain. But yea it may be wise just to wait for a while on the update

Root added

wildjeep said:
Root added
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I've been keeping up with the thread. Looks like T-Mobile got it worked out and looks like it didn't affect the international variant. US cellular just got it. Let's see what happens with them

Soooperstar said:
I've been keeping up with the thread. Looks like T-Mobile got it worked out and looks like it didn't affect the international variant. US cellular just got it. Let's see what happens with them
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I agree. Definitely a step in the right direction.

Any Sprint rep on here that can tell us when the update is going live?? Someone has to know something ..

just heard 6/30.
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Poxie said:
Got it todayView attachment 3384936
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Thank you for the update. Were you rooted before updating?

wildjeep said:
Thank you for the update. Were you rooted before updating?
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No
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Poxie said:
No
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That makes sense. Thank you for the confirmation. 5.1.1 is only a stock update for the time being

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3083442
International got twrp working for their phones. We will see if someone gets something working for us
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xadidas4lifex said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3083442
International got twrp working for their phones. We will see if someone gets something working for us
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Thanks for the update, I'll add that Link to the OP