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[Q] some quick questions

i've looked around this forum for hours..there is a tooon of info on here and im just tired of trying to sort through this.
first off, i recently updated my captivate to froyo 2.2 and lost everything i had on my previous rooted 2.1. before i did the froyo update i made a complete backup with titanium backup. My question is, can I recover that back up on 2.2 if i reroot my phone and run titanium?
if so, whats the best way to root the captivate on froyo 2.2?
sorry for the noooob questions, but all the information on here is a little overwhelming. so i appreciate any information you guys can give me with as little flaming as possilbe
thanks

I think all ROMs (2.2) are rooted since they are all custom made by devs. just install titanium backup and restore

I dont see any superuser permissions (or whatever its called) in my app drawer. And when i try to run titanium backup it wont work
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s13envy said:
i've looked around this forum for hours..there is a tooon of info on here and im just tired of trying to sort through this.
first off, i recently updated my captivate to froyo 2.2 and lost everything i had on my previous rooted 2.1. before i did the froyo update i made a complete backup with titanium backup. My question is, can I recover that back up on 2.2 if i reroot my phone and run titanium?
if so, whats the best way to root the captivate on froyo 2.2?
sorry for the noooob questions, but all the information on here is a little overwhelming. so i appreciate any information you guys can give me with as little flaming as possilbe
thanks
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Did you load a rom or just flash 2.2? If you loaded a rom made by a dev it would be rooted. As far as getting your stuff back all you need to do is use a one click root and run tibu. Or find any 2.2 rom and flash through cwm and run tibu.
This is my Captivate. There are many like it but this one is mine.

I just flashed the leaked version of 2.2. Do you happen to have a link to the one click root for 2,2. I found a couple threads on here. Thanks in advance
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You can try z4 root from the market or try that gunmans thread for one click root in the dev section. Im in my phone so its not easy to give links.
This is my Captivate. There are many like it but this one is mine.

Thanks man. I will do some looking. I appreciate the help
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well i just tried the one click root method here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682 and now the phone doesn't seem to work. the phone starts and loads the homepage but i dont get any signal. i'm going through the process of unrooting it and it seems to be stuck. i knew i shouldn't have messsed with this. hahah.
any information to help guys?

Stuck where and how. More info is always helpful

mcord11758 said:
Stuck where and how. More info is always helpful
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well after i did the root and restarted the phone the superuser was there but it wouldn't allow access to titanium backup. so i tried to do the unroot process and now the program is stuck on removing superuser.apk. the phone will will vibrate every so often and the screes pops up "sorry. process system is not responding."
any ideas?

s13envy said:
well after i did the root and restarted the phone the superuser was there but it wouldn't allow access to titanium backup. so i tried to do the unroot process and now the program is stuck on removing superuser.apk. the phone will will vibrate every so often and the screes pops up "sorry. process system is not responding."
any ideas?
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Mac or pc user
If pc go back to stock start over
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
I am sorry but I think this its your best bet. if done right it is easy
If mac eek

Try to pull bat and reboot. good night

update. i unplugged the phone and restarted it...everything seems to be back to the normal unrooted froyo 2.2. im wondering if i did something wrong when trying to root it or what. I've read through the thread and seen some users have had some troubles.
btw, im a pc user.

s13envy said:
update. i unplugged the phone and restarted it...everything seems to be back to the normal unrooted froyo 2.2. im wondering if i did something wrong when trying to root it or what. I've read through the thread and seen some users have had some troubles.
btw, im a pc user.
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My opinion is go back to stock research custom roms

Use the Z4 from the market. Much less messy.

CHorden said:
Use the Z4 from the market. Much less messy.
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ive searched the market for it and havent been able to find anything
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s13envy said:
ive searched the market for it and havent been able to find anything
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It was removed from the market. However, it's available here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
Sorry for the confusion

I downloaded it but i can't install bc its not a market app?
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s13envy said:
I downloaded it but i can't install bc its not a market app?
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Here give this a shot. No promises though as I have only used 2.2 custom roms. Rename to update.zip, Copy to phone and reboot into recovery and reinstall packages

s13envy said:
I downloaded it but i can't install bc its not a market app?
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You can also use the Sideload Wonder Machine to install non-Market apps and rooting isn't necessary before hand.
http://www.androidcentral.com/sideload-android-apps-all-you-want-sideload-wonder-machine

How to root Samsung Galaxy 4g

Pretty simple root method.
1. Download SuperOneClick found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
2. Once installed click rage option then Root.
The rage option is if you look on the right of SuperOneClick you will see Exploit and there you will see rageagainstthecage option there. This could be just an SuperOneClick 1.7 option. If you don't see it either upgrade or using just the root button should work.
If it is frozen at waiting for device you will need to install the samsung drivers found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
If all goes well you should be rooted. Pretty simple wasn't?
At this time ClockworkMod nor RecoveryManager work so please don't ask about them. When they get updated we will post it.

darkspadez said:
Pretty simple root method.
1. Download SuperOneClick found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
2. Once installed click rage option the Root.
If it is frozen at waiting for device you will need to install the samsung drivers found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
If all goes well you should be rooted. Pretty simple wasn't?
At this time ClockworkMod nor RecoveryManager work so please don't ask about them. When they get updated we will post it.
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whos this guy??? lol
REPOST.

darkspadez said:
Pretty simple root method.
1. Download SuperOneClick found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
2. Once installed click rage option the Root.
If it is frozen at waiting for device you will need to install the samsung drivers found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
If all goes well you should be rooted. Pretty simple wasn't?
At this time ClockworkMod nor RecoveryManager work so please don't ask about them. When they get updated we will post it.
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There is already a root topic. Mods please remove.
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troby1986 said:
There is already a root topic. Mods please remove.
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Um, this was the easiest find for me EVER. through the hd2 , g2 , now this.... Is it that big of a deal to leave it?

troby1986 said:
There is already a root topic. Mods please remove.
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true, however that thread doesn't have the links needed to do the root in the OP, so actually this thread is better for those looking to root without the need to go searching throughout the thread.
also when i rooted my device there wasn't a "rage" option for me to choose. i just clicked on root and everything went fine.

They can delete my thread if they want, it's not that big of a deal.

INCORRECT!!!
I did not have to use rage against the cage, i just did default exploit in superoneclick and everything went perfectly!

csdalporto said:
I did not have to use rage against the cage, i just did default exploit in superoneclick and everything went perfectly!
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I also don't know what this Rage option is. I did shell root for temp root and then perm root via the root button on SuperOneClick 1.6.5

The rage option is if you look on the right of SuperOneClick you will see Exploit and there you will see rageagainstthecage option there. This could be just an SuperOneClick 1.7 option. Will update main post.

darkspadez said:
The rage option is if you look on the right of SuperOneClick you will see Exploit and there you will see rageagainstthecage option there. This could be just an SuperOneClick 1.7 option. Will update main post.
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This is the option i used as well. It did take a long time. Also did it on a macbook through parallels.
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Thanks, works great.

Please help o need to return my galaxy s 4g tomorrow and I need help unrooting it....but I can't find the topic..any help would be greatly appreciated thanks
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UnRoot Help
I am pretty sure that SuperOneClick has an unroot option.

svptheyear2011 said:
Please help o need to return my galaxy s 4g tomorrow and I need help unrooting it....but I can't find the topic..any help would be greatly appreciated thanks
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Open super one click, make sure your phone is in debugging. Connect it to the computer. Select rageagainstthecage and click unroot.
It will unroot the phone.
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I get an error message saying that it can't find the file specified. This is my first time rooting a phone and i have no idea what i am doing. I looked at the other thread and tried using the rage thing. Nothing is working.
I connected my phone via usb. Put it in mass storage, as opposed to Media Player or the Kies option.
Not sure where to even begin.

Dont put mass storage. Just leave it charging while having usb debugging.

Just tried that. Saying the same thing. I turn on debugging, connect the device via USB, open SuperOneClick, hit root, and it bring up the same thing.
Saying the system cannot find the file specified.
I just got the phone today and haven't done anything else to it, or added any apps to it or anything. Is there something i need to put on the phone or no?

all right thanks man ill try it out see if it works

rooting with adb/ sdk
Im perdy dang new to rooting and roms. And i just got the SG4G. Im prolly sittin on the short bus with this but I want to know where i can get started with setting up ADB/ SDK for samsung android.

erok910 said:
Im perdy dang new to rooting and roms. And i just got the SG4G. Im prolly sittin on the short bus with this but I want to know where i can get started with setting up ADB/ SDK for samsung android.
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read EVERYTHING here
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I897UCKB1 root question

Hi everyone. I searched the forums and couldnt find an answer to this question.
My friend brought over his captivate to update on my PC (since his wouldnt recognize his Captivate). He was running rooted stock. I updated and he wanted to root again so we are trying to root using SuperOneClick v1.7. We run SuperOneClick and it says it was successful. Superuser is listed in the apps. Whenever we try to run a app that requires root access (Titanium Backup, Screen Shot IT) it was that they can not acquire root privileges. Can anyone tell me what we might be doing wrong? I appreciate any help.

Did you reboot after rooting?
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try to download busybox manually. same issue as mine
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We did restart. Downloaded busybody manually and then restarted again and now working. Thanks guys.
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remove superuser

I just got my new Infuse in the mail yesterday and after i rooted it the charging port decided to stop working. is there any way for me to remove the superuser icon before sending it back W/O connecting it to my computer?

I think you can go into applications and uninstall app,but still rooted
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i tried that it wouldnt work. i also went through root explorer and tried deleting all the superuser files and it still didnt work

danny32687 said:
i tried that it wouldnt work. i also went through root explorer and tried deleting all the superuser files and it still didnt work
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plug in to super one click and un-root?
or restore option where it wipes the phone and installs stock OS?

i cant plug it into my computer because the usb port does not work. and ive wiped it but still it wouldnt work.

Maybe download a stock unrooted rom and flash it?
Im noob to samsung

danny32687 said:
i cant plug it into my computer because the usb port does not work. and ive wiped it but still it wouldnt work.
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Your phone is, unfortunately, likely broken with a hardware failure. Nothing to do with being rooted.

i know its not from being rooted,but i need to unroot it before i send it back to att

wireless
maybe connect to a pc via bluetooth or wireless.

danny32687 said:
i know its not from being rooted,but i need to unroot it before i send it back to att
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Noone checks to see if rooted. Kill the battery and exchange
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Have you tried a different USB cable to see if that is the cause?

Get Root explorer from the market or any app that can delete systems app. With root explore go to system/apps/ and delete superuser. Or get SGS tools.
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Dxtra said:
Get Root explorer from the market or any app that can delete systems app. With root explore go to system/apps/ and delete superuser. Or get SGS tools.
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that was the first thing i tried, the superuser icon still appears.

Does it still charge & just doesnt connect to computer or nothing at all?
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its doesnt charge or connect

Is ur phone dead by now? You may be able to charge your battery out of the phone? Anyway I'd figure out a way to hide the super user icon, there has to be a way to do that. I doubt anyone would go beyond looking for superuser to determine rooted or not

I have returned at least 3 different rooted Android phones at the AT&T store and no one there cares. Just take it back and tell them it does not charge. The people at the retail store are not power users, they can barely tell you the difference between Android and IOS, do you think they know what Superuser means?

danny32687 said:
that was the first thing i tried, the superuser icon still appears.
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Do not delete supeuser!!! Thats what makes ur phone root bro
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JordanED69 said:
Do not delete supeuser!!! Thats what makes ur phone root bro
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Did you bother to read the thread? He wants to unroot the phone so he can return it because it isn't charging.

JordanED69 said:
Do not delete supeuser!!! Thats what makes ur phone root bro
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That's completely incorrect.
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[SUMMARY] Rooting and Roming the i337

The i337, S4 can be a very difficult device to come to grips with. With each firmware version there are new root methods and recoveries that can be used. The purpose of this guide to try to put all those in one place and provide a basic summary. There are many smarter than I who have done the hard work and I'll try to give them credit in this guide. If I've missed anyone please pm me or post here and I'll correct it.
FULL DISCLOSURE, I DON'T OWN THIS DEVICE AND NEVER HAVE. I JUST KNOW A LOT ABOUT IT. IF THERE ARE ANY ERRORS OR IF SOMETHING CAN BE CLEARER PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
The very first thing you need to know is what bootloader version you're on. To determine that go to menu, settings, more, about device. Look at the last three characters of your baseband or buildnumber. You'll be on either mdb, mdl, mf3, mk2, nb1, or nc1. NOTE, if you’ve flashed a modem your baseband may not reflect the current firmware version. Alternately if you’re rooted, for a definitive answer, in a terminal emulator on your phone type the commands:
su (return)
getprop ro.bootloader (return)​​
1. You're on MDB or MDL, your bootloader is easily exploited and you can use a common custom recovery, TWRP or CWM with loki. See this excellent guide by @ xBeerdrioDx, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314494
2. You're on MF3 or MK2. DON'T TRY TO USE TWRP, CWM, ROM MANAGER, or TWRP MANAGER. My personal recommendation is to upgrade to NB1 (once you upgrade you will not be able to go back). To do that see @muniz_ri stock odin tar's at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674223 . You'll need to extract the file using winrar or 7-zip. You'll end up with a .tar.md5 file. Use that in odin's PDA slot or AP slot if you're using odin 3.09. For odin I'd use this, http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...=9V2YMclcePs8PugxewUhmw&bvm=bv.73231344,d.b2U
NOTE: Using odin will wipe your device so backup everything up on your internal sd card that you want to keep to your PC.
To root, install Safetrap and flash your rom:
If you've used the rootable version to upgrade your firmware you can boot into your device and use towelroot to root it. Towelroot by @geohot can be found here. https://towelroot.com
Now download and install chainfire’s supersu apk from the play store, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu&hl=en
Use Safestrap 3.72 as your custom recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448925
Before installing safestrap go to the play store and install SELinux Mode Changer, grant it root access and change mode to “permissive”, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrbimc.selinux&hl=en
Flash your rom and the nb1 modules, https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=17227 Thanks to @guut13
NOTE: you can only use the stock rom slot
3. You’re on NB1. DON'T TRY TO USE TWRP, CWM, ROM MANAGER, or TWRP MANAGER. I’d take the OTA to NC1 which is rootable. Use towelroot to root and Safestrap 3.72, see above, but flash the nc1 modules.
4. You’re on NC1. DON'T TRY TO USE TWRP, CWM, ROM MANAGER, or TWRP MANAGER. Use towelroot to root and Safestrap 3.72, see above, but flash the nc1 modules
5. You’re on NI1. DON'T TRY TO USE TWRP, CWM, ROM MANAGER, or TWRP MANAGER. Use this by @muniz_ri http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/general/how-to-root-i337ucufni1-t2881298
And the most important link I can give you is the great work of @guut13 which is mandatory reading for everyone on the i337, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221

Thank you so much for posting this! You really ron the fear out of it for me.

Recoverable or brick?
I am so very bummed I did not come across this thread before I jumped feet first into playing with my new S4. Suffice it to say I did not know of the pitfalls involved, nor was I aware of the different S4 iterations.
I did not pay close attention to any of the things I was supposed to note. I know it's an i337 from ATT and that it was running 4.4.2. I rooted using towelroot and then tried to install TWRP using their interface available on Play marketplace. When I rebooted, I found that I was stuck in Odin mode. Having very quickly come up to speed on the complexities address in the OP, I'm going to try using the 4.4.2 Odin OTA all in one linked above to bring everything back to stock. Odin does connect and recognize the phone.
My question is...is there any hope this might work? I have no idea if I'm on MDB, MK2, MF3 or NB1. No way for me to find out that I know of.
Thanks!

magdelaine said:
I am so very bummed I did not come across this thread before I jumped feet first into playing with my new S4. Suffice it to say I did not know of the pitfalls involved, nor was I aware of the different S4 iterations.
I did not pay close attention to any of the things I was supposed to note. I know it's an i337 from ATT and that it was running 4.4.2. I rooted using towelroot and then tried to install TWRP using their interface available on Play marketplace. When I rebooted, I found that I was stuck in Odin mode. Having very quickly come up to speed on the complexities address in the OP, I'm going to try using the 4.4.2 Odin OTA all in one linked above to bring everything back to stock. Odin does connect and recognize the phone.
My question is...is there any hope this might work? I have no idea if I'm on MDB, MK2, MF3 or NB1. No way for me to find out that I know of.
Thanks!
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Yes, there's a lot of hope it'll work
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It worked!
jd1639 said:
Yes, there's a lot of hope it'll work
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Thank you so very much for saving me from myself. It worked! It took a long time to download but once I had it the process went off without a hitch. 30 minutes later I had it rooted again, but I think I'll hold off on trying any new ROMs and just use Titanium to remove the bloatware and stick with what I have.
Whew!

magdelaine said:
Thank you so very much for saving me from myself. It worked! It took a long time to download but once I had it the process went off without a hitch. 30 minutes later I had it rooted again, but I think I'll hold off on trying any new ROMs and just use Titanium to remove the bloatware and stick with what I have.
Whew!
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Just freeze bloat ware on titanium, don't delete it. That way if you freeze something that's needed you can simply unfreeze it
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Galaxy s4 question
Hello im new to this rooting stuff but i want to root my Samsung Galaxy s4 At&t i337 4.4.2 , Baseband version :I337UCUFNC1. I have multiple questions for you. If i root with towel root will i lose my service with att because i see on alot of videos it shows no sim card inserted when you follow through with this process. Secondly can you give me a guide step by step to root and what needs to be done. thank you.

rizuh1234 said:
Hello im new to this rooting stuff but i want to root my Samsung Galaxy s4 At&t i337 4.4.2 , Baseband version :I337UCUFNC1. I have multiple questions for you. If i root with towel root will i lose my service with att because i see on alot of videos it shows no sim card inserted when you follow through with this process. Secondly can you give me a guide step by step to root and what needs to be done. thank you.
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When you say lose at&t service are you referring to your warranty, if so, yes if you're rooted when you go in for service. To root, just download the towelroot app. That's the only step by step you need.
Before you root ask your self why are you rooting. If you don't have a good answer then don't root. Don't do it just because you can.
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jd1639 said:
When you say lose at&t service are you referring to your warranty, if so, yes if you're rooted when you go in for service. To root, just download the towelroot app. That's the only step by step you need.
Before you root ask your self why are you rooting. If you don't have a good answer then don't root. Don't do it just because you can.
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Thank you on the second question. What i mean by my service is like your mobile data, like 4G or 4GLTE. do lose that in the process when you root?

rizuh1234 said:
Thank you on the second question. What i mean by my service is like your mobile data, like 4G or 4GLTE. do lose that in the process when you root?
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No, rooting does not affect that in any way.
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jd1639 said:
No, rooting does not affect that in any way.
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can NC1 be rooted? 4.4.2 aswell.

rizuh1234 said:
can NC1 be rooted? 4.4.2 aswell.
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Did you read the op? Yes, use towelroot
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jd1639 said:
Did you read the op? Yes, use towelroot
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Do i need to backup my files before i root?

rizuh1234 said:
Do i need to backup my files before i root?
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I have baseband I337MVLUFNE1 on my Rogers S4 running 4.4.2. (Build number also ends in NE1).
I don't see NE1 anywhere on the OP. What does this mean? I was looking to try CyanogenMod but am afraid I may break something.

No you don't
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DrZEUS said:
I have baseband I337MVLUFNE1 on my Rogers S4 running 4.4.2. (Build number also ends in NE1).
I don't see NE1 anywhere on the OP. What does this mean? I was looking to try CyanogenMod but am afraid I may break something.
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This thread was written specifically for the i337, not the i337m. You have an i337m. You have an unlocked bootloader and can use twrp or cwm recoveries.
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Thanks jd1639. I didn't realize there was a difference between i337 and i337m.

DrZEUS said:
Thanks jd1639. I didn't realize there was a difference between i337 and i337m.
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This is a good place for you to start
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
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jd1639 said:
This is a good place for you to start
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
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I read your mind...was starting to read that same thread when you suggested it.
Thanks again!

I have root now thanks. For some reason safestrap is disabled and how do I get a custom rom?
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