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So if i unlock my bootloader will i be able to take the JB OTA when it arrives? If not how do i restore the locked bootloader? Also what if my phone has issues.. Would vzw notice i have this?
Sorry if these r dumb questions. I am not 100% on unlocking it.
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Adam outler specifically stated to not do any ota's after unlocking the bootloader...besides the devs will bring us updates faster than ota anyways. Im not 100% but Adam has a stock bootloader.tar posted in the op of his thread. I believe you would flash that in the bootloader function of odin and that will relock your bootloader...now I am not 100% on this, hopefully others will confirm!

The stock bootloader and firmware flash should do the trick to take updates according to Adam himself in the unlock bootloader post. No guarantee you will ever be able to get it unlocked again though.
Also, CyanogenMod team have already switched to working on the CM10 (jellybean) non-kexec version for Verizon now according to the project status page. I wouldn't take Verizon OTA anyway, don't really want the dumbed down no local search that Apple is forcing on us with their patents.

So I should be able to flash any rom i want now? Also what recovery should I use? Stock/CWM/or TWRP? At least for the CM10s
manaox2 said:
The stock bootloader and firmware flash should do the trick to take updates according to Adam himself in the unlock bootloader post. No guarantee you will ever be able to get it unlocked again though.
Also, CyanogenMod team have already switched to working on the CM10 (jellybean) non-kexec version for Verizon now according to the project status page. I wouldn't take Verizon OTA anyway, don't really want the dumbed down no local search that Apple is forcing on us with their patents.
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llama555 said:
So I should be able to flash any rom i want now? Also what recovery should I use? Stock/CWM/or TWRP? At least for the CM10s
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First you should wait until Devs start releasing Roms and kernels that take advantage of the unlocked bootloader. If you are this unfamiliar with things, just relax and wait for some new/updated Roms to come out that have clear instructions for you. Don't rush into things and brick your phone because you don't fully understand what you are doing.
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Schaweet said:
First you should wait until Devs start releasing Roms and kernels that take advantage of the unlocked bootloader. If you are this unfamiliar with things, just relax and wait for some new/updated Roms to come out that have clear instructions for you. Don't rush into things and brick your phone because you don't fully understand what you are doing.
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Schaweet said:
First you should wait until Devs start releasing Roms and kernels that take advantage of the unlocked bootloader. If you are this unfamiliar with things, just relax and wait for some new/updated Roms to come out that have clear instructions for you. Don't rush into things and brick your phone because you don't fully understand what you are doing.
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I mean I knew exactly how to do things on my DX I just am not as sure with my S3. What recovery would you recommend?

llama555 said:
I mean I knew exactly how to do things on my DX I just am not as sure with my S3. What recovery would you recommend?
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At this point it's not the recovery but the lack of unlocked bootloader roms (non kexec) for vzws3. I've used rom manager and ez recovery with the s3 with great success.
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voodoomanx said:
At this point it's not the recovery but the lack of unlocked bootloader roms (non kexec) for vzws3. I've used rom manager and ez recovery with the s3 with great success.
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The only big difference between cwm 6 and previous versions is its support for kexec, but otherwise does the same thing and can be used for any of the Roms we already have (from what I understand. I tried finding the original thread i read that on but came up short so if I'm wrong someone please correct me as I don't want to spread false information).
And honestly I'm sure almost every rom will be updated within 24 hours to reflect this if not sooner and development will be full steam ahead! Just beware of an OTA cause you know Verizon is not gonna be happy we broke out of their sphere of influence. You can prolly guarantee this "issue" will be towards the top of their to-do list.
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Otas cannot be forced though right?
We always have to accept it on our end correct?

asmallchild said:
Otas cannot be forced though right?
We always have to accept it on our end correct?
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That's not always the case anymore. I've noticed Rezound users have been forced OTA's (update installs without your explicit approval) which means we very well could see the same as well.
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asmallchild said:
Otas cannot be forced though right?
We always have to accept it on our end correct?
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If you are on a custom ROM most devs will have the OTAs killed off anyways. If you are not on a custom ROM there is really no point in unlocking it.

Sccrluk9 said:
If you are on a custom ROM most devs will have the OTAs killed off anyways. If you are not on a custom ROM there is really no point in unlocking it.
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Phew good, I'm on Synergy, I think they've blocked OTAs

Sccrluk9 said:
If you are on a custom ROM most devs will have the OTAs killed off anyways. If you are not on a custom ROM there is really no point in unlocking it.
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even if you unlock the bootloader and are worried about OTA's just install clockwork mod or team win. the custom recovery will stop the installation of the files. last line of defense as some phones will download and OTA and install it regardless of what you do (rezound, thunderbolt, etc)

droidstyle said:
besides the devs will bring us updates faster than ota anyways.
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Always, +1. I've never understood the desire to get OTAs afteryou start modding your phone.
llama555 said:
Also what recovery should I use? Stock/CWM/or TWRP? At least for the CM10s
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As long as there are still kexec roms out there, you'll still need a kexec recovery to flash them. If you know for sure you won't be using kexec, use whatever you want except for stock. Don't ever flash the stock recovery unless you're mailing it off to Verizon.
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The only big difference between cwm 6 and previous versions is its support for kexec, but otherwise does the same thing and can be used for any of the Roms we already have (from what I understand.
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That isn't strictly true. CWM 6.x has a couple of nice features that CWM 5.8.x doesn't, like the deduplication technique to save you space when you have multiple backups. You're right though, in that if you're happy with CWM, there's no reason to switch after unlocking.

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Off topic, sorry, but GO NINERS!!!
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lazarus2405 said:
Always, +1. I've never understood the desire to get OTAs afteryou start modding your phone.
As long as there are still kexec roms out there, you'll still need a kexec recovery to flash them. If you know for sure you won't be using kexec, use whatever you want except for stock. Don't ever flash the stock recovery unless you're mailing it off to Verizon.
That isn't strictly true. CWM 6.x has a couple of nice features that CWM 5.8.x doesn't, like the deduplication technique to save you space when you have multiple backups. You're right though, in that if you're happy with CWM, there's no reason to switch after unlocking.
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Good to know thank you
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so what if your rooted and don't wanna
Flash a Rom is there anything, esle to do to stop an ota?
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Hulk0069 said:
so what if your rooted and don't wanna
Flash a Rom is there anything, esle to do to stop an ota?
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My best guess would be to find out what files are responsible for it and see if they are safe to remove via root explorer or something.
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Sccrluk9 said:
If you are on a custom ROM most devs will have the OTAs killed off anyways. If you are not on a custom ROM there is really no point in unlocking it.
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The OTA's also fail once they boot into recovery if the stock recovery isn't there. So it's not likely you'll get a forced OTA that works.

PSA: DO NOT UPDATE TO MF3 - You lose Motochopper, Loki, Rootkeeper and ODIN Downgrade

If you want to keep root, don't update to today's MF3 OTA as it break motochopper exploit and prevents Rootkeeper from working
Some members have sacrificed themselves:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43420412&postcount=57
Anybody knows if it break Loki too?
It has been well documented that trying to ODIN back to MDL does not work and causes an immediate fail
If you wish to have the new features then run GoldenEye ROM, a fantastic i9505 MF8 based ROM that runs smooth as melted butter. It also has all latest MF3 additions such as App2SD, audio flickering and sms fix

I have been trying to tell everyone that...
DO NOT UPDATE PERIOD

polish_pat said:
Anybody knows if it break Loki too?
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If you can't root, you can't install custom recovery. Can't install custom recovery, can't loki...
If using customer recovery, I don't think the update will apply.
The question should be answered once root is achieved.

nakedninja42 said:
If you can't root, you can't install custom recovery. Can't install custom recovery, can't loki...
If using customer recovery, I don't think the update will apply.
The question should be answered once root is achieved.
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It might break motochopper, but what tells you that once another root method is found, loki will still work? that was my question

It's not going to break loki I don't think, it has KNOX but thats a seperate bootloader that allows apps to run with full security, our phone doesnt boot into Knox mode.

Has anyone checked to see if the S4Active root works?

popfan said:
Has anyone checked to see if the S4Active root works?
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yes, it doesnt. I'm sure geohot could port it over though without too much difficulty

polish_pat said:
yes, it doesnt. I'm sure geohot could port it over though without too much difficulty
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Tried downgrading via odin?
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jetlitheone said:
Tried downgrading via odin?
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i haven't, im on MF8, but maybe for others

popfan said:
Has anyone checked to see if the S4Active root works?
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It was made specifically for the active. It will not run on other devices. You would have to modify the apk or make a root method off of it

jetlitheone said:
Tried downgrading via odin?
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looks like its not *im*possible
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43423067&postcount=81

Might have to do the same thing we had to do in the Motorola Atrix HD - edit some of the XML files out and then flash it though ODIN.

I just got my S4 today and updated it outside of the box. I'm now trying to root.
I know that the motochopper method is broken, but is the odin method broken?

Justin1123 said:
I just got my S4 today and updated it outside of the box. I'm now trying to root.
I know that the motochopper method is broken, but is the odin method broken?
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Odin method ? Of you're asking if you can downgrade the answer is sadly no
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jetlitheone said:
Odin method ? Of you're asking if you can downgrade the answer is sadly no
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Not the odin method, forgive me if I mispoke. I can't link vids yet, but there's a method on YT that involves this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219803
The software simply says "PASS" and your phone is rooted.

Justin1123 said:
I just got my S4 today and updated it outside of the box. I'm now trying to root.
I know that the motochopper method is broken, but is the odin method broken?
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To late Can't downgrade. You'll have to wait and be patient until a new exploit is found for the new firmware.
To boot I did the same thing. My S4 came with AMDB installed. I updated out of box to AMDL without even checking first in the parking lot of the AT&T store. Got home and luckily found AMDL was still rootable.

I have one question.... what exactly does this update do besides patch stuff because its 300+ mb? Just wondering because I had to freeze my att updater
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fabster530 said:
I have one question.... what exactly does this update do besides patch stuff because its 300+ mb? Just wondering because I had to freeze my att updater
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heared it fixes some sms and audio glitches, brings hdr video recording, brings app2sd,
- More stable performance.
- Semi-transparent status bar.
(see screenshots)
- More free RAM.
- New Apps to SD Card feature that
lets you move an app to the SD Card.
- Improvement in camera picture quality.
- New “Increase legibility” feature that
can be found under Settings> My Device> Display.
- New Smart Pause toggle in Quick Settings under
Notification Panel.
- Improvements in the S Planner app (calendar app).
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i think we all knew this day would come.

Slade8525 said:
i think we all knew this day would come.
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Maybe I should put my rootable, ODINable S4 on EBAY for $2,000.00

[Q] possible hardbrick

Okay so I have a gs3 that is no longer responding to power buttons or cables or new batteries. Is it possible I can fix it? This all happened when I was trying to flash back to stock.

m4gkman said:
Okay so I have a gs3 that is no longer responding to power buttons or cables or new batteries. Is it possible I can fix it? This all happened when I was trying to flash back to stock.
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We need quite a bit more info before we can help you out. What version of Android were you running before you tried to flash back to stock, 4.1.2, 4.3, or 4.4.2? Were you stock or running a custom ROM? What version of stock were you trying to flash, 4.1.2 or 4.3? From where did you get the stock file you tried to flash?

landshark68 said:
We need quite a bit more info before we can help you out. What version of Android were you running before you tried to flash back to stock, 4.1.2, 4.3, or 4.4.2? Were you stock or running a custom ROM? What version of stock were you trying to flash, 4.1.2 or 4.3? From where did you get the stock file you tried to flash?
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sorry about the lack of info I don't have the phone in front of me. I was running 4.3 using hyper drive. I tried flashing the stock 4.3 image and that's when it got stuck.

m4gkman said:
sorry about the lack of info I don't have the phone in front of me. I was running 4.3 using hyper drive. I tried flashing the stock 4.3 image and that's when it got stuck.
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Looking in the development section, I see Hyperdrive is still on 4.1.2, so if you were running Hyperdrive you were on 4.1.2. The problem may have come from flashing the 4.3 stock image on a rooted, bootlaoder unlocked phone. Were you no longer wanting to have an unlocked bootloader and run custom ROMs, because flashing the 4.3 stock image would have locked you down like that. Are you sure you flashed a stock 4.3 file? If so you would probably have to proceed as if you were already on stock 4.3 just to play it safe. This may be you best chance at regaining a functioning phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166
Unfortunately since you phone does no boot, there is no way to confirm if it is currently on 4.1.2 or 4.3. That would give us a definitive answer on which fix method to use.

landshark68 said:
Looking in the development section, I see Hyperdrive is still on 4.1.2, so if you were running Hyperdrive you were on 4.1.2. The problem may have come from flashing the 4.3 stock image on a rooted, bootlaoder unlocked phone. Were you no longer wanting to have an unlocked bootloader and run custom ROMs, because flashing the 4.3 stock image would have locked you down like that. Are you sure you flashed a stock 4.3 file? If so you would probably have to proceed as if you were already on stock 4.3 just to play it safe. This may be you best chance at regaining a functioning phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166
Unfortunately since you phone does no boot, there is no way to confirm if it is currently on 4.1.2 or 4.3. That would give us a definitive answer on which fix method to use.
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I'm sorry for the lack of information again :/ trying to help a friend out by fixing my old phone. Basically I was having space issues with safe strap so I tried to revert to stock and then this horrible mess happened. What you said is most likely true. I looked at that guide, but if it doesn't respond to any cables or power on how can I flash things to it?

m4gkman said:
I'm sorry for the lack of information again :/ trying to help a friend out by fixing my old phone. Basically I was having space issues with safe strap so I tried to revert to stock and then this horrible mess happened. What you said is most likely true. I looked at that guide, but if it doesn't respond to any cables or power on how can I flash things to it?
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If you were on safestrap, shouldn't you have had a fully stock ROM in the stock slot? Also from everything I read, you couldn't run Hyperdrive on safestap because you can only run 4.3 TW ROMs on safestrap. If you were running safestrap, that would mean you were on the 4.3 OTA of VRUCML1 and fixes for that would be your best bet, but since the phone won't power on I don't think any of the fixes here would work. Best bet may be to send it out for JTAG repair. I've seen mobile tech videos mentioned a lot for JTAG repairs.

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If you were on safestrap, shouldn't you have had a fully stock ROM in the stock slot? Also from everything I read, you couldn't run Hyperdrive on safestap because you can only run 4.3 TW ROMs on safestrap. If you were running safestrap, that would mean you were on the 4.3 OTA of VRUCML1 and fixes for that would be your best bet, but since the phone won't power on I don't think any of the fixes here would work. Best bet may be to send it out for JTAG repair. I've seen mobile tech videos mentioned a lot for JTAG repairs.
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Lol wow I'm really sorry, I've had a lot going on this week and my brain is all over the place. I was confusing my current s4 and the s3. The s3 was running regular cwm and was running Hyperdrive. I was having usual force closes and such and wanted to flash back to stock and I'm pretty sure I used the wrong file.

m4gkman said:
Lol wow I'm really sorry, I've had a lot going on this week and my brain is all over the place. I was confusing my current s4 and the s3. The s3 was running regular cwm and was running Hyperdrive. I was having usual force closes and such and wanted to flash back to stock and I'm pretty sure I used the wrong file.
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Oh man, that sucks. Do you think you possibly used an s4 file on your s3? If so, you will definitely have to send it out for JTAG repair if you can't get any response out of it. But it can't hurt to check out that thread I linked earlier and see if the SD card method can work for you. Good luck.

landshark68 said:
Oh man, that sucks. Do you think you possibly used an s4 file on your s3? If so, you will definitely have to send it out for JTAG repair if you can't get any response out of it. But it can't hurt to check out that thread I linked earlier and see if the SD card method can work for you. Good luck.
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so i just got back to my apartment, and i actually have the gs3 with me now. when the battery is in, nothing works or responds. however if I pull the battery and plug it in, the red led light comes on. any ideas?

m4gkman said:
so i just got back to my apartment, and i actually have the gs3 with me now. when the battery is in, nothing works or responds. however if I pull the battery and plug it in, the red led light comes on. any ideas?
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Hard bricked.
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BadUsername said:
Hard bricked.
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I'm trying the guide right now, will post results after

BadUsername said:
Hard bricked.
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It worked! you guys are amazing.

BadUsername said:
Hard bricked.
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okay so now that im back to normal, is everything unrooted and everything? heres what it says in my about phone,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/skaterdave/13392301694/in/photostream/

m4gkman said:
okay so now that im back to normal, is everything unrooted and everything? heres what it says in my about phone,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/skaterdave/13392301694/in/photostream/
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Yup, unrooted but you're on 4.3 now.
So you need to follow everything in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639337
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BadUsername said:
Yup, unrooted but you're on 4.3 now.
So you need to follow everything in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639337
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okay, thanks a lot. looks like rooting and stuff with this will now be just like my s4

m4gkman said:
okay, thanks a lot. looks like rooting and stuff with this will now be just like my s4
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Exactly, pretty much the exact same.
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OE1 Odin TAR available!

The OE1 build is available for download as full firmware in Odin TAR format. Check the link below. But know that if you flash this, you won't be able to root your device.
If you want root, and OE1 update, then use Muniz_ri's how-to thread here.
Download OE1 TAR -- direct link

Dose this mean the people can start working on root?

XNO said:
Dose this mean the people can start working on root?
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No one is going to root a specific build of a specific last generation phone...

ldeveraux said:
No one is going to root a specific build of a specific last generation phone...
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WeakSauce........

OR14 based on OE1 in the coming week or so :victory:

ldeveraux said:
No one is going to root a specific build of a specific last generation phone...
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haha i dont know why you'd say that. jrkruse will and so will most others

damagi123 said:
haha i dont know why you'd say that. jrkruse will and so will most others
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right after he unlocks the bootloader...

ldeveraux said:
right after he unlocks the bootloader...
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So your telling me there is a chance......

itskapil said:
The OE1 build is available for download as full firmware in Odin TAR format. Check the link below. But know that if you flash this, you won't be able to root your device.
If you want root, and OE1 update, then use Muniz_ri's how-to thread here.
Download OE1 TAR -- direct link
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Is this Lollipop 5.1?
Sent from somewhere in Vietnam.

johnnytraveler said:
Is this Lollipop 5.1?
Sent from somewhere in Vietnam.
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No, Lollipop 5.0.1

great! i hope this helps some one get root for us. i just got a new phone a couple weeks ago and it came with oe1 i would like to get root... so hopefully some one will work on it.

j13smiley said:
great! i hope this helps some one get root for us. i just got a new phone a couple weeks ago and it came with oe1 i would like to get root... so hopefully some one will work on it.
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You forgot to add "waiting patiently..."

ldeveraux said:
You forgot to add "waiting patiently..."
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waiting patiently...
so far i'm happy with the phone. i'm coming from an incredible 4g... which i loved. i miss the smaller size - but went with the s5 vs the s6 due to the battery/sd card. sorry i'm late to the game on this phone.... really i can't complain since foxfi works for tether - that was a huge deal and i'm pretty happy i don't need root for tether! that would have been a deal breaker for me. everything else i can live with if necessary.... but root would sure be nice for some functionality tweaks!

itskapil said:
The OE1 build is available for download as full firmware in Odin TAR format. Check the link below. But know that if you flash this, you won't be able to root your device.
If you want root, and OE1 update, then use Muniz_ri's how-to thread here.
Download OE1 TAR -- direct link
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Well, you could just flash everything in it except the bootloader ... This is why I hate using odin. Heimdall is much more convenient for this sort of thing. The latest release doesn't work with the s5 though, needs additional patches (which are available). I have never built anything on windows before, only linux. I should see if I can whip something up.
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Well, you could just flash everything in it except the bootloader ... This is why I hate using odin. Heimdall is much more convenient for this sort of thing. The latest release doesn't work with the s5 though, needs additional patches (which are available). I have never built anything on windows before, only linux. I should see if I can whip something up.
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You could probably also flash it in flashfire and just ignore the protected partitions.

damagi123 said:
haha i dont know why you'd say that. jrkruse will and so will most others
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Towelroot was the result of an $18,000 bounty. Not trivial.

+blair.sedawitz you put it damn right.. agree.

landshark68 said:
No, Lollipop 5.0.1
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Is this the stage fright update?
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CamCroz99 said:
Is this the stage fright update?
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The Verizon change log for the update didn't specifically say anything about the stage fright exploit, so don't know.

landshark68 said:
The Verizon change log for the update didn't specifically say anything about the stage fright exploit, so don't know.
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Would you mind posting a link? I have been searching all over for that and I can not seem to find it.

CamCroz99 said:
Would you mind posting a link? I have been searching all over for that and I can not seem to find it.
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It's not hard at all to find at verizonwireless.com
http://www.verizonwireless.com/dam/support/pdf/system_update/benefits-galaxy-s5-7-7-15.pdf

M8 Stagefright patch apply to s-off, rooted, unlocked & Stock

Hi,
I see the Stagefright patch came out today. I'm on Stock Rooted Lollipop with S-off and unlocked. My phone was able to download the patch but then went to TWRP recovery so no dice.
I'm aware of the process needed to get the OTA to work. Just wondering if any side-loadable forms of the Stagefright patch may be forthcoming from some of the genius developers around here. Obviously want the fix but not so sure about having to undue everything on my phone.
Otherwise, is the best suggestion to reflash stock recovery and then take the OTA? IS it true this won't re-lock my phone or S-On it again? Seems if these remain unchanged from current state I would have easier time.
Thanks for ANY advice. Always appreciate it.

I just noticed that my phone was downloading the OTA, im s-off,stock,5.0.1. I see you took the OTA, did you have any issues with the phone? Im currently trying to figure out if i should take it, just dont want to brick my phone or anything

I would just sit tight. Someone is bound to extract the contents and post a flashable zip with confidence that it won't cause any problems. Give it a day or 3.

My phone downloaded, went into recovery. Saw that it was TWRP and didn't do anything. So technically, the download didn't take. I will wait as the next comment suggests....flashable zip is surely inbound.
Thanks!

cntryby429 said:
I would just sit tight. Someone is bound to extract the contents and post a flashable zip with confidence that it won't cause any problems. Give it a day or 3.
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gjrscribe said:
My phone downloaded, went into recovery. Saw that it was TWRP and didn't do anything. So technically, the download didn't take. I will wait as the next comment suggests....flashable zip is surely inbound.
Thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3196906
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santod040 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3196906
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Thanks a million Santo! But is that stagefright patch only flashable through stock recovery, not TWRP? Just want to be sure.

gjrscribe said:
Thanks a million Santo! But is that stagefright patch only flashable through stock recovery, not TWRP? Just want to be sure.
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Twrp only
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santod040 said:
Twrp only
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Santo - you are a genius. Thanks a million! Worked like a charm.

Any new firmware?

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Any new firmware?
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Follow the link I posted, a few posts before yours...
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