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i happened to find this while just looking online although it seems like there are arguments against it and for it accross the table... im neutral as id much rather have an unlocked bootloader i am simply just posting this so everyone can see it and maybe share something to prove or disprove
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/07/16/verizon-wont-unlock-galaxy-s-iii-bootloader/
this says they wont release an update to unlock the s3
beeholtz said:
this says they wont release an update to unlock the s3
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Verizon never made any sort of promise that they would unlock the bootloader. The rumor got started a month ago from transcripts of chats with ill-informed customer service reps who didn't know a bootloader from a barnacle. They chose to lock it, and they will not willingly reverse that decision. When our bootloader gets unlocked, it will be through the fine efforts of communities like this one. Depending on the type of exploit, I might not be surprised if Verizon then pushes an update to relock the bootloader, as has happened with some HTC phones in the past.
In general, never take the word of a CSR without a fair bit of skepticism, especially if it conflicts with VZW's official statements.
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Verizon never made any sort of promise that they would unlock the bootloader. The rumor got started a month ago from transcripts of chats with ill-informed customer service reps who didn't know a bootloader from a barnacle. They chose to lock it, and they will not willingly reverse that decision. When our bootloader gets unlocked, it will be through the fine efforts of communities like this one. Depending on the type of exploit, I might not be surprised if Verizon then pushes an update to relock the bootloader, as has happened with some HTC phones in the past.
In general, never take the word of a CSR without a fair bit of skepticism, especially if it conflicts with VZW's official statements.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but once and if the bootloader is unlocked we can just stay on that bootloader (unlocked) even if verizon does try to re-lock it correct? In a sense similar to s-off
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niv3d said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but once and if the bootloader is unlocked we can just stay on that bootloader (unlocked) even if verizon does try to re-lock it correct? In a sense similar to s-off
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IMO - Its just safe practace not to take any OTA updates until after the Devs got them fixed. Verizon could patch their own bootloader if they needed to - via an OTA. So, yes, you could stay unlocked (once it is unlocked anyway), so long as you stay away from OTAs .
i have a thunderbolt and in 9 days when i have an upgrade available on my account will be getting the s3. on my thunderbolt after i rooted i never even had to block updates i just straight up never got ota updates. is there a setting in the s3 that ill need to check or uncheck a box to not receive them after i root?
why are so many folks concerned about ota updates? The day one roots his/her phone OTA should be forgotten. The devs here will have all the updates we can possibly achieve and in alot more timely fashion.
droidstyle said:
why are so many folks concerned about ota updates? The day one roots his/her phone OTA should be forgotten. The devs here will have all the updates we can possibly achieve and in alot more timely fashion.
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**** yeah!
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if you actually took the time to read my post you would have noticed that i asked if there is a way to NOT RECEIVE OTA UPDATES as opposed to asking about receiving them. i will post that question in q and a when i get the phone thanks anyways
beeholtz said:
if you actually took the time to read my post you would have noticed that i asked if there is a way to NOT RECEIVE OTA UPDATES as opposed to asking about receiving them. i will post that question in q and a when i get the phone thanks anyways
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I did read your post...my apologies since that post was not 100% directed towards you...I kind of hijacked your thread posting that for others to read lol. There has been 100 threads on here about "will I lose ota if I root".
A big cellphone company lied to us? It can't be. Haha sorry for the sarcasm but the way this phone has been going I think an unlock will come through the developers over the big companies. That means we'll have to pay up on that bounty.
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ya my bad too i didnt mean to be a **** about it. i had some ahole customer i dont like helping come up today. fixing their computers and network just makes about anything else sound like more fun. im just stoked to get the phone soon but i also am getting it knowing about having a locked bootloader and the possibility of all those little quirks and issues that some people have and some dont. On my thunderbolt i rooted it not long after i got it and have flashed roms and kernels and radios etc until i find one i really like at the time. I'm figuring once the dev. edition comes out people will get it and verizon will then do the same thing on the next big deal phone that comes out in however many months.
I swear at this point, they're just sitting back in their chairs and cackling madly. Biggest trolls ever.
I think the "ota" talk only references people who are stock and take ota, get said-bootloader "fixed" by vzw, then want to mod afterwards. Then a new/different method will have to be used, whether it be Odin/rollback/whatever is come up with.
People already unlocked and rooted will be fine.
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I can't say i'm terribly surprised, Verizon seems content to violate whatever they want for their benefit. Just need to put the pressure to them.
I am not even concerned about the boot loader anymore. You can flash kernels with kexec cwm(6010), Odin new modems and the roms that synergy, bean and Nos are producing are just fantastic. Developers will find a way and there are some great ones on the SG3.
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Rather doubt it
Doubt verizon will unlock the bootloader
anytime soon. For now we are left to
root use custom stock roms with some
themes or leave Verizon.
Cheers,
INC > TB > S3
azbobs said:
For now we are left to
root use custom stock roms with some
themes or leave Verizon.
Cheers,
INC > TB > S3
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This is simply not true...there is plenty of aosp dev going on! we have 4 cm10 roms, 1 aokp jb rom, 1 paranoidandroid rom...the bugs these roms do have are not related to the locked bootloader. Its the same issues across multiple devices. 5min of research would of yielded these results...
Verizon is NEVER going to unlock the bootloader. Ever. You can quote me on that.
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This is simply not true...there is plenty of aosp dev going on! we have 4 cm10 roms, 1 aokp jb rom, 1 paranoidandroid rom...the bugs these roms do have are not related to the locked bootloader. Its the same issues across multiple devices. 5min of research would of yielded these results...
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Ya and they all break your phone and wipe out vital information like imei and/or permanently break data.
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It's the Big Red SideShow starring Mr. Smoke & Mirror's Himself Lowell McAdams.
Verizon can burn in hell. I
Off topic, but is the volume really this quiet on this phone? I came from the OG like 2 weeks ago and it was literally double the decibels that this thing is putting out. I've heard about the volume+ app but is that the only way to increase volume? I'm still stock but plan on rooting n roming soon, perhaps one of them contains that dsp manager that cm7 base used to include?
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So, sorry to ask another one of these questions, but I don't wanna mess up my phone. So, my understanding is that if you flash ANYTHING, CM10, CM9, or a TW ROM, you have a chance of losing your IMEI? Because as of right now I have rooted my phone and unlocked my bootloader but I don't wanna go any farther if there's a chance I can mess up, because with my luck, I will...
Oh, and is there a chance I can get messed up just being rooted and unlocked if Verizon decides to push an OTA or anything really.
Yes, there is a chance to lose your imei anytime you flash. However, if you search, there is a way to back it up and restore it 100%. Use search.
Since you have already unlocked your bootloader, never accept an OTA. There is a possibility it could brick your phone.
Sent from an overpriced Verizon tower.
My understanding is that there is a small chance you can lose your IMEI no matter what ROM you're flashing. I personally flash 2-3 ROMs almost everyday and haven't had any issues though. You can also restore your IMEI using QPST. There's a thread that shows how.
If you're running stock rooted with the insecure aboot, I strongly suggest disabling the OTA update app so verizon can't sneak an update to your phone. I think its FWUpgrade.apk. Accepting an OTA could brick your phone if its unlocked.
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knifedroid said:
Yes, there is a chance to lose your imei anytime you flash. However, if you search, there is a way to back it up and restore it 100%. Use search.
Since you have already unlocked your bootloader, never accept an OTA. There is a possibility it could brick your phone.
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yep ive had it happen flashing AOKP on one phone and then flashing synergy on another...
didnt back up the first, but did botth ways of backing up on second and still both ways fail to work... had to inject both of em.
Okay, thanks guys. Another concern is that the only computers in my house are macs (Not my decision) and I'm not sure if I can do all of the IMEI restore stuff without having to shell out for a VM program...
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yep ive had it happen flashing AOKP on one phone and then flashing synergy on another...
didnt back up the first, but did botth ways of backing up on second and still both ways fail to work... had to inject both of em.
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What do you mean by inject?
I haven't had an issue yet (knock on wood), so I haven't had to go through it yet. I've also decided to take a break from flashing until someone gets a better handle on the problem, but I have read of at least one occurrence of the imei disappearing while receiving a text well after flashing a ROM.
Sent from an overpriced Verizon tower.
After much pain and thrashing I finally got injecting my IMEI to work on OS X running VirtualBox and Windows 8 Preview (which you can currently download for free).
I'll do a writeup sharing my knowledge of how to get it done over virtualization.
xlxfoxxlx said:
did botth ways of backing up on second and still both ways fail to work... had to inject both of em.
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This is concerning to me. After injection, my understanding is that everything works but the phone reads as roaming. My basic understanding from reading all the IMEI threads under the Development Forum is that people are still looking to fix the roaming issue
toddbw said:
After much pain and thrashing I finally got injecting my IMEI to work on OS X running VirtualBox and Windows 8 Preview (which you can currently download for free).
I'll do a writeup sharing my knowledge of how to get it done over virtualization.
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This would be appreciated! Mac users, I've found, are left out in the dark for a lot of stuff for android...
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This is concerning to me. After injection, my understanding is that everything works but the phone reads as roaming. My basic understanding from reading all the IMEI threads under the Development Forum is that people are still looking to fix the roaming issue
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Does the roaming issue have any negative effects?
xCHPx said:
Does the roaming issue have any negative effects?
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Not apparently, but there's always the chance Verizon can get unhappy about it, as they provide roaming for free.
I've heard a reprovision can fix the roaming issue, but you'll need to be on TW and the reprovision will do a full wipe as a side effect.
I don't know if roaming is even fixable theoretically, but if it is, you can probably just be on roaming until the devs figure something out.
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Not apparently, but there's always the chance Verizon can get unhappy about it, as they provide roaming for free.
I've heard a reprovision can fix the roaming issue, but you'll need to be on TW and the reprovision will do a full wipe as a side effect.
I don't know if roaming is even fixable theoretically, but if it is, you can probably just be on roaming until the devs figure something out.
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Okay, thank you. It doesn't really make sense that it would switch to roaming, but what do I know
I hear people referring to IMEI and that may lose it of they flash a custom ROM? What does this to refer to and what are the implications?
Thank you -
IMEI
If you flash a non TW ROM you could lose your IMEI, which allows you to log on to the Verizon network. If it gets borked you'll have to restore a back-up or try to restore from the IMEI number in the battery compartment. There are a couple of great threads on hot to do it. Just Search. I just backed-up mine and it was really easy. Don't forget to thank the DEV. They are amazing. If i could have children I would want one of there's.
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I hear people referring to IMEI and that may lose it of they flash a custom ROM? What does this to refer to and what are the implications?
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You can lose it with a TW rom as well.
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Consider the IMEI as a serial number of sorts that's unique to your device (though not necessarily true) so that it can identify itself to the network through the sim card. Also consider that it can be corrupted and removed for many unknown reasons at this time.
Moral of the story: Back it up before making any changes to the phone.
This method backs it up from stock while your IMEI is still intact: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32397-tutorial-imei-backup-nv-with-qpst-us-variants/
This method with attempt to repair said IMEI when it's gone south/missing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802024
tu3218 said:
You can lose it with a TW rom as well.
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Actually if you're on stock rom/kernel then you don't have to worry about randomly losing your IMEI. It only seems to occur when flashing or running a custom kernel. This means a custom touchwiz kernel can cause it.
Some people are saying its not a preventable issue. I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking that's unacceptable. I'm hopeful one of the many smart devs working on this phone can figure it out. This phone has overcome too much to be gimped by an issue like this. The IMEI issue essentially makes running custom kernels impractical for people who cannot afford to lose their phone's basic functions; it can happen at any given time.
I'll continue to hope that since this issue exists across all carrier editions it will be solved.
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Actually if you're on stock rom/kernel then you don't have to worry about randomly losing your IMEI. It only seems to occur when flashing or running a custom kernel. This means a custom touchwiz kernel can cause it.
Some people are saying its not a preventable issue. I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking that's unacceptable. I'm hopeful one of the many smart devs working on this phone can figure it out. This phone has overcome too much to be gimped by an issue like this. The IMEI issue essentially makes running custom kernels impractical for people who cannot afford to lose their phone's basic functions; it can happen at any given time.
I'll continue to hope that since this issue exists across all carrier editions it will be solved.
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First of all thanks for sharing...
So I have already installed a custom rom ( currently synergy r39) and a custom kernel imoseyon 0.2.2...
So I better go make a back up ASAP ...
I lost mine once while running an unofficial cm nightly. I flashed it and everything worked fine. Then I restarted the phone and I lost my imei. It was a pretty quick fix because I backed up efs.bin file. I then used the qualcomm tool to restore the imei and then I pushed the efs.bin backup over the current one. I then reflashed that cm nightly again and I was working again. It took about 25 min. The only downside is if this happens and you don't have a computer you can't use your phone till you get to one.
Best thing is to not panic and check the threads here. It's an easy fix. I wouldn't be worried.
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Some people are saying its not a preventable issue. I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking that's unacceptable. I'm hopeful one of the many smart devs working on this phone can figure it out. This phone has overcome too much to be gimped by an issue like this. The IMEI issue essentially makes running custom kernels impractical for people who cannot afford to lose their phone's basic functions; it can happen at any given time.
I'll continue to hope that since this issue exists across all carrier editions it will be solved.
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This issue has pretty much scared me away from flashing. The set up I have going is working, so I'm hesitant to take nightlies for a test drive and increase my chances of being without a phone until I can cuss enough to get it fixed.
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I'm curious if the AT&T or Sprint Galaxy S III owners are seeing this IMEI issue much, as well.
- ooofest
ooofest said:
I'm curious if the AT&T or Sprint Galaxy S III owners are seeing this IMEI issue much, as well.
- ooofest
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All variants are.
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ruben8448 said:
I lost mine once while running an unofficial cm nightly. I flashed it and everything worked fine. Then I restarted the phone and I lost my imei. It was a pretty quick fix because I backed up efs.bin file. I then used the qualcomm tool to restore the imei and then I pushed the efs.bin backup over the current one. I then reflashed that cm nightly again and I was working again. It took about 25 min. The only downside is if this happens and you don't have a computer you can't use your phone till you get to one.
Best thing is to not panic and check the threads here. It's an easy fix. I wouldn't be worried.
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Had a couple questions for you as I'm running the CM10 alpha and about to move to the nightlies. Is there any advantage to backing up the efs.bin file as opposed to creating the QCN file that is described in the IMEI backup threads? Can you use QPST to backup the efs.bin? It sounds like its better to have both than just the QCN file. Sorry I don't know what exactly the efs.bin file is so apologies if I'm not making sense.
Thanks!
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All variants are.
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Yeah, I have been getting that impression from reading around since my post.
I'm not going beyond root for this phone until something more definitive to prevent the IMEI issue can be found.
I must have flashed ROMs on my Incredible hundreds of times, quite casually, and it seems best to avoid the problems we're seeing with people who have attempted to restore their identifier and still have roaming indicator showing, etc.
- ooofest
okay, I just bought this phone 2 days ago. really different from a windows phone. im getting use to it... but, ive been doing research on here on how to root it. after an hour I found one. much help is really appreciated! (im gonna sound really noobish when I say this)
how can you tell if your usb debugging is on, on your phone?
I literally went through every options on settings, looking through the booklet and nothing.
if its possible id like to root it without hooking it up to a computer?
I use to have older droids, and I could download apps and root it on the phone those were the days :good::good:
ROMS
I tried to rom a ascend y straight talk phone it ended up broke. I tried it with 3 different ascend y phones. any guide for that for the s3 or with my experience just leave it alone and don't touch it?
the keyboard
is it just me or is the keyboard slow when you type for texting? it cant keep up with me....all my other phones could and the Ram memory is very low too....it very's from 300MB-450MB out of 1.5GB.
is their a good way to make my signal stronger?
I live out in the boonies and every network I have had...it got great signal except Verizon...the most I get is 2 bars mostly just 1 very annoying....(when I had the ascend Y Verizon phone I found a way to boost my signal and I literally got 3-4 bars out where I lived until I tried to flash it with a rom "oopps my bad")
Model number: SCH-S968C
Android version: 4.1.2
BaseBand version: S968CUDUAMH1
Kernal Version: 3.0.31-13014
Build number: JZ05K.S9868CUDUAMHI
Hardware version: S968C.01
Thanks,
from: The Noob :laugh:
P.S.
I don't know if its locked or unlocked (bootloader)
Checking if USB Debugging is available is just a matter of going to Settings > Developer Options and then looking for a tick mark checked near the option that reads "USB Debugging."
Unfortunately, I cannot speak for root on the Straighttalk SIII being as that I do not own the device (rather I own the Verizon variant). However, a quick forum search might turn up some results...
EDIT: It appears that there is something called "Cydia Impactor" that takes advantage of a couple bugs found in previous versions of android. According to other threads with talk about it, it seems that it works in general for gaining root. Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47412631&postcount=7. Note: Do install a superuser manager on your device right after obtaining root (assuming you gain it) as you don't want everything to have root access!
As for ROMs, what I stated above holds true for these as well. In theory, with an unlocked bootloader (if you have one), then flashing roms is only a matter of checking compatibility with your phone. But I'll save the details about that for now...
The stock keyboard didn't work out for me either. However on Google Play, you can download more keyboards that may prove to be more convenient for you!
As for signal strength, I am currently unaware of any way to actually boost it... However, I do agree that the signal strength I get on my SIII is slightly weaker compared some of the other phones on the market out there, but with a call to Verizon, you may be able to get a signal booster.
Hope that helps
yosterwp said:
Checking if USB Debugging is available is just a matter of going to Settings > Developer Options and then looking for a tick mark checked near the option that reads "USB Debugging."
Unfortunately, I cannot speak for root on the Straighttalk SIII being as that I do not own the device (rather I own the Verizon variant). However, a quick forum search might turn up some results...
As for ROMs, what I stated above holds true for these as well. In theory, with an unlocked bootloader (if you have one), then flashing roms is only a matter of checking compatibility with your phone. But I'll save the details about that for now...
The stock keyboard didn't work out for me either. However on Google Play, you can download more keyboards that may prove to be more convenient for you!
As for signal strength, I am currently unaware of any way to actually boost it... However, I do agree that the signal strength I get on my SIII is slightly weaker compared some of the other phones on the market out there, but with a call to Verizon, you may be able to get a signal booster.
Hope that helps
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okay, I found the debugging check mark .-. thanks
I have looked but, most of them are not the same model. I wanna be safe than sorry besides ive looked at 2-5 forums and they had to be plugged up to a computer. id rather have a simple root in area.
about the bootloader how can I tell if its locked or unlocked? if its locked how can I unlock it?
im not using the stock keyboard. ive downloaded 4 keyboards and they are the same as the original keyboard....its either im typing to fast or the phone dislikes me in every way.
funny story.....
Last night it was storming in st.louis large hail, heavy rain, thunder and lighting etc....well I was having a deep conversation with someone and the power was off/my battery only had 30% left and the last thing she said was "I don't want you to go " then I tried sending a kik message back and it wouldn't send or anything....I tried calling someone and hears what the guy said auto message "your phone as been deactivated" I was like "WEEEEELL aint this funny and very convenient" so I was gonna go to walmart then it started hailing again and I got pelted by penny sized hail...dude they may seem small but they hurt like heck! :crying::crying::crying::crying:
metalcorpse99 said:
okay, I found the debugging check mark .-. thanks
I have looked but, most of them are not the same model. I wanna be safe than sorry besides ive looked at 2-5 forums and they had to be plugged up to a computer. id rather have a simple root in area.
about the bootloader how can I tell if its locked or unlocked? if its locked how can I unlock it?
im not using the stock keyboard. ive downloaded 4 keyboards and they are the same as the original keyboard....its either im typing to fast or the phone dislikes me in every way.
funny story.....
Last night it was storming in st.louis large hail, heavy rain, thunder and lighting etc....well I was having a deep conversation with someone and the power was off/my battery only had 30% left and the last thing she said was "I don't want you to go " then I tried sending a kik message back and it wouldn't send or anything....I tried calling someone and hears what the guy said auto message "your phone as been deactivated" I was like "WEEEEELL aint this funny and very convenient" so I was gonna go to walmart then it started hailing again and I got pelted by penny sized hail...dude they may seem small but they hurt like heck! :crying::crying::crying::crying:
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Do NOT try to unlock your phone as it WILL hard brick! I am saying this from personal experience. You will have to spend $50 for a JTAG repair.
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Well I won't but, no one has told me how to root my phone yet.....how do I root with out plugging it in to a computer?
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metalcorpse99 said:
Well I won't but, no one has told me how to root my phone yet.....how do I root with out plugging it in to a computer?
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Hmm, upon some searching, I found something called "Framaroot" that one can install on a phone (it's an app) in hopes of achieving root access. It supposedly executes various exploits to get SuperSu and the su binary loaded. Anyways, while our S3s are not exactly listed as compatible, the author does mention that if the phone share a similar processor, it may be compatible.
Here's the thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
Also, Standard Disclaimer: proceed at your own risk if you do plan to use this tool (I haven't used this before, nor do I know if it will work. You accept full responsibility over as to what happens to your device.
metalcorpse99 said:
Well I won't but, no one has told me how to root my phone yet.....how do I root with out plugging it in to a computer?
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I don't know of a way without the PC. I used Cydia impactor and it worked well for me.
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I'll do some research on it first etc. I really appreciate you guys helping me. If u find something out let me know! till then the research continues!
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metalcorpse99 said:
I'll do some research on it first etc. I really appreciate you guys helping me. If u find something out let me know! till then the research continues!
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For rooting the sch-s968c samsung galaxy s3 from straight talk, and everything on roms this is the link you want. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516498
Cydiaimpactor method does work. that is how I rooted mine. Works great. I haven't played with roms yet because I have not found the need. But these guys over at that link are playing around finding out what works and what does not.
As far as rooting without the computer I have not seen a way yet. But the cydiaimpactor method takes 4 to 5 seconds, and is very very simple.
There is not a lot more info I can give you because there is not a lot of info in the rooting world about the sch-s968c. If you find anything please share!
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I will share. and I'm like almost 40miles out of town away from the computer.... so
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yosterwp said:
Hmm, upon some searching, I found something called "Framaroot" that one can install on a phone (it's an app) in hopes of achieving root access. It supposedly executes various exploits to get SuperSu and the su binary loaded. Anyways, while our S3s are not exactly listed as compatible, the author does mention that if the phone share a similar processor, it may be compatible.
Here's the thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
Also, Standard Disclaimer: proceed at your own risk if you do plan to use this tool (I haven't used this before, nor do I know if it will work. You accept full responsibility over as to what happens to your device.
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Okay I looked at the thread and I'm having a hard time figuring out which is the latest update :banghead::banghead: and sorry for double posting
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metalcorpse99 said:
I will share. and I'm like almost 40miles out of town away from the computer.... so
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So after weeks of looking around I think this method might work it says it works with all Samsung galaxy s variants. Here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
Maybe the guys over there will know if it works with the sch-s968c. Let me know if you try it out not and how out goes!
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All you need is cydia
impactor
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infsoul said:
All you need is cydia
impactor
sent from my ST Cdma-v Galaxy S3
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He doesn't have access to a computer so he is trying to find a way to root using a apk
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Hope ya get it rooted. You could try poot also.. Need no computer and it claims to root all/most QualCom devices. Just know that anything could happen while modding the phone and if stuff were to go down it would take a computer to recover if you did hit worse case.
Impactor is by far the quickest easiest way if you know what you are doing and have access to a PC. However if no access to PC try framaroot as suggested. Go to the framaroot thread here on xda and look for the download link in first post. If you read the first post it tells you the newest version out, always read first instead of expecting to be spoonfed or just jumping in this unprepared. Install the app on your phone and run it. If it fails then you need to find a computer to use Impactor
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I tried z4root both options. Nothing. I also tried framaroot the latest version I tried gandulf and aragon. Kept giving me errors. I'll try poot. And I'll come back with details
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evertking said:
Hope ya get it rooted. You could try poot also.. Need no computer and it claims to root all/most QualCom devices. Just know that anything could happen while modding the phone and if stuff were to go down it would take a computer to recover if you did hit worse case.
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Okay again sorry for double posting, this app is messing up on me and won't let me edit my status for some odd reason but, anyway. I downloaded poor and minstro II. AFTER every thing downloaded it couldn't find a path. I tried it 10 times or more. Same answer every time :banghead:
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Hmm well I will keep my ears and eyes open and hopefully find you a solution
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Awesome! I'm going to read and attempt when I get home from work tonight. I'll report back my results.
Has anybody noticed any stability issues after rooting? I wasnt having any issues prior to rooting, but earlier today my phone randomly rebooted and started boot looping. I factory reset it and since then it keeps locking up and rebooting. Anybody else run into this problem?
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I'vw got no issue whatsoever. I am a happy rooting user of LG G4
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Has anybody noticed any stability issues after rooting? I wasnt having any issues prior to rooting, but earlier today my phone randomly rebooted and started boot looping. I factory reset it and since then it keeps locking up and rebooting. Anybody else run into this problem?
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I think there's no doubt this phone has some hardware issues. I've seen locking up and rebooting reported frequently across the forums. It seems to me problems similar to yours might be related to bad memory on the phone.
Has anyone tried to flash their H 810 PR phone back to their original AT&T version yet? If that doesn't work, people may need to break their phone in a way that the warranty center can't determine it's been tampered with. Perhaps returning our phones to the original state they were in before we had to use the KDZ will be enough.
I'm guessing the LG service centers are very overloaded given the number of problems we've seen. With the slow sales of the g4 I expect they're sending out new phones rather than trying to rework the broken ones.
I let phone just sit for a while. After rebooting itself 25-30 times it seemed to have settled down and it has been fine ever since. I reinstalled everything and now it is running fine, so hopefully I won't have anymore problems.
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I think there's no doubt this phone has some hardware issues. I've seen locking up and rebooting reported frequently across the forums. It seems to me problems similar to yours might be related to bad memory on the phone.
Has anyone tried to flash their H 810 PR phone back to their original AT&T version yet? If that doesn't work, people may need to break their phone in a way that the warranty center can't determine it's been tampered with. Perhaps returning our phones to the original state they were in before we had to use the KDZ will be enough.
I'm guessing the LG service centers are very overloaded given the number of problems we've seen. With the slow sales of the g4 I expect they're sending out new phones rather than trying to rework the broken ones.
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Is possible to get back to the 810 regular? I didn't think it was....I want to do that and made sure its not a software issue....
soulysephiroth said:
Is possible to get back to the 810 regular? I didn't think it was....I want to do that and made sure its not a software issue....
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I'm pretty sure it's not possible. I read that the KDZ overwrites the bootloader too. I think you could flash and still recover with the KDZ though. There's a small chance that the H810b image I uploaded would work, but it's just a hunch I have.
I would test it myself but I really need a good working phone for the next few weeks, I'm holding off on pulling any more stunts like the one that got me here in the first place!
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I'm pretty sure it's not possible. I read that the KDZ overwrites the bootloader too. I think you could flash and still recover with the KDZ though. There's a small chance that the H810b image I uploaded would work, but it's just a hunch I have.
I would test it myself but I really need a good working phone for the next few weeks, I'm holding off on pulling any more stunts like the one that got me here in the first place!
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You mean that while doing the root method I use the 10b instead?
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You mean that while doing the root method I use the 10b instead?
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Yes, but after putting some more thought into it, I don't think it will work because of the difference in the partition table between the H810 and H810PR.
GREAT JOB
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Yes, but after putting some more thought into it, I don't think it will work because of the difference in the partition table between the H810 and H810PR.
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Hmmm what would happen if you say used the 810b and it had partition issues? Would it still be able to get I to download mode?
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Hmmm what would happen if you say used the 810b and it had partition issues? Would it still be able to get I to download mode?
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It seems most people who can't get to download mode anymore wiped their partition table or overwrote the boot partition. I don't know much about the different partitions yet so I can't give a concrete answer.
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But I am going to experiment putting the AT&T camera app and libraries on this PR rom. I am a big camera user as I do a lot of photography. I made it through my shoot yesterday before the green blob hit me. So I then experimented with different settings with the blob. I'm hoping I strike gold with the AT&T camera.
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Hope this works. Also it may answer another question I've been thinking of. It I flash the PR firmware is it possible to reinstall some and use some of the AT&T apps such as Usage Monitor, My AT&T, AT&T Locker, and AT&T address book?
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Hope this works. Also it may answer another question I've been thinking of. It I flash the PR firmware is it possible to reinstall some and use some of the AT&T apps such as Usage Monitor, My AT&T, AT&T Locker, and AT&T address book?
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You can download apps like locker, address and MyATT from the playstore.
Touch fixes in the 04 update?
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