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JH7 update removes unlock code

This has been observed in at least one post, buried deep within another thread, but I thought it is important enough to have its own thread.
The latest JH7 OTA update seems to remove the file containing the unlock code for the Captivate. I unlocked my phone a couple of weeks ago, and after receiving the upgrade I verified that the phone is still unlocked. However, the SGS Unlock app no longer finds the code. Presumably, other PC/Mac-basede unlock techniques will be affected, as they look for the unlock code in the same file.
Anybody else can confirm this? In a word (two, really), what now? I was about to buy another Captivate for my wife, but the only reason she was willing to get it instead of the iPhone 4 was the possibility to unlock it (we travel to Europe twice a year).

If I manually peek at the bml3 or nv_data files, I still see my unlock code after JH7. I haven't used any apps to unlock, but it sounds like they just need an update if they are failing.

Well, if you bought the phone today, it wouldn't have the JH7 update, I would presume. So, you can run the unlocker to get the code. It sounds like, though I cannot confirm because the update failed on my phone, that it just deletes a file with a number in it. If that's the case, it shouldn't be able to undo any existing unlocks, and there's no time limit once you have the code.

Then you better buy one now and extract the unlock code before you upgrade. It typically takes AT&T a few months to sell phones with new firmware.
Even though new firm ware makes current unlock method useless, it won't chang your unlock code.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

Ok, so maybe the SGS unlock app fails but could be fixed in the future, or perhaps one of the other methods still works...
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One question: are you rooted? I tried copying the nv_... file to the sd card using adb, but got a "permission denied" error.
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Yup. That may be what is breaking the apps... I don't remember it needing it before to access /efs/nv_data.bin. I can read it after su though.
edit: If you want to try and get it manually, the following grep works for me, but I'm not exactly sure if it work on others...
su
busybox grep -E "^[0-9]{8}$" /efs/nv_data.bin
You should see 2 identical sets of numbers.

aloant said:
Yup. That may be what is breaking the apps... I don't remember it needing it before to access /efs/nv_data.bin. I can read it after su though.
edit: If you want to try and get it manually, the following grep works for me, but I'm not exactly sure if it work on others...
su
busybox grep -E "^[0-9]{8}$" /efs/nv_data.bin
You should see 2 identical sets of numbers.
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OK, so this is very good news.
To clarify (here's the noob asking...): rooting does *not* affect your ability to get the update, right? If all rooting does is install su & friends (and uninstall removes them), there should be no adverse consequences at all, especially if you unroot prior to getting the update. I'm just worried about the reports of updates failing (everything went smoothly for me, but I'm 100% stock and not rooted). Thanks!

MarcianoS said:
To clarify (here's the noob asking...): rooting does *not* affect your ability to get the update, right? If all rooting does is install su & friends (and uninstall removes them), there should be no adverse consequences at all, especially if you unroot prior to getting the update. I'm just worried about the reports of updates failing (everything went smoothly for me, but I'm 100% stock and not rooted). Thanks!
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I am rooted and the install went fine for me. I had not done any of the lag fixes, overclocking, or flashing custom ROMs though.

Same. Rooted before the update. It even stayed rooted after the update.
If the grep above doesn't work btw, look here for how to manually copy the files to your computer, and view the code using a hex editor: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761045 . Just remember you need to use "su" first now. Or just wait... One of the devs will probably update their app soon enough.

Ok, thanks! This helps a lot.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

WTF!!
I reflash back to stock rom JF6 from JH7.
it seems like flashing back to stock rom JF6 wont restore the unlock code!

aloant said:
If I manually peek at the bml3 or nv_data files, I still see my unlock code after JH7. I haven't used any apps to unlock, but it sounds like they just need an update if they are failing.
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how do you manually peek at bml3 or nv_data file?

netnerd said:
how do you manually peek at bml3 or nv_data file?
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Posted it in the previous page. The files are still there for me in JH7, it's just that nv_data requires root access now.

aloant said:
Posted it in the previous page. The files are still there for me in JH7, it's just that nv_data requires root access now.
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thanks! manually peeked, unlock code still there!

aloant said:
Yup. That may be what is breaking the apps... I don't remember it needing it before to access /efs/nv_data.bin. I can read it after su though.
edit: If you want to try and get it manually, the following grep works for me, but I'm not exactly sure if it work on others...
su
busybox grep -E "^[0-9]{8}$" /efs/nv_data.bin
You should see 2 identical sets of numbers.
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Ok...total noob here...how and where do I actually do this(on the phone or in some program on the pc)? I too lost ability to retrieve code after JH7..... on a good note...I did get my 3 button recovery that was missing....

Hy, Can you explain to my how you did the Update? I have mine unlocked and I keep getting a mesage "can´t conect to at&t servers".
I had mine rooted but I unrooted it to intall the update
I had mine lag fixed but I unfiexed it to intall the update
I removed all at&t blowatware.
Please Help.

robertoaste said:
Hy, Can you explain to my how you did the Update? I have mine unlocked and I keep getting a mesage "can´t conect to at&t servers".
I had mine rooted but I unrooted it to intall the update
I had mine lag fixed but I unfiexed it to intall the update
I removed all at&t blowatware.
Please Help.
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It could just that the servers are currently overloaded... take a look at the thread on successful updates; although there are still only a few reports, phones that did not have a lagfix at the time of the update did OK, and rooting does not seem to matter. In any case, it's not like your update failed: you haven't even downloaded it yet.

netnerd said:
WTF!!
I reflash back to stock rom JF6 from JH7.
it seems like flashing back to stock rom JF6 wont restore the unlock code!
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That makes sense, because the JH7 update changed the *permissions* of the nv_data file. So, even if you reflash the stock ROM, the permissions on that file stay the same.
BTW, I suppose this means that one way to fix this would be to create a very simple update.zip that changes the permissions on that particular file. Although, if you go down that route, you might as well root your phone, I guess!

aloant said:
Yup. That may be what is breaking the apps... I don't remember it needing it before to access /efs/nv_data.bin. I can read it after su though.
edit: If you want to try and get it manually, the following grep works for me, but I'm not exactly sure if it work on others...
su
busybox grep -E "^[0-9]{8}$" /efs/nv_data.bin
You should see 2 identical sets of numbers.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you aloant. My Captivate is now 'reunlocked'

[Q] Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX HD (verizon)

Firstly i apologise if this is in the wrong section i couldnt find a forum specifically for the Droid RAZR MAXX HD.
I'm living in the UK and i've just purchased one of these off ebay, it will be arriving in the next few days. I was wondering how do i go about unlocking this, rooting it, and installing roms. Do i follow the same process as the RAZR HD ?

drkdeath5000 said:
Firstly i apologise if this is in the wrong section i couldnt find a forum specifically for the Droid RAZR MAXX HD.
I'm living in the UK and i've just purchased one of these off ebay, it will be arriving in the next few days. I was wondering how do i go about unlocking this, rooting it, and installing roms. Do i follow the same process as the RAZR HD ?
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Same process.

And hope no one has updated it to the latest OTA without having unlocked the boot loader first.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4

drkdeath5000 said:
Firstly i apologise if this is in the wrong section i couldnt find a forum specifically for the Droid RAZR MAXX HD.
I'm living in the UK and i've just purchased one of these off ebay, it will be arriving in the next few days. I was wondering how do i go about unlocking this, rooting it, and installing roms. Do i follow the same process as the RAZR HD ?
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Hi
I got one from the US too and am having diffculties with it. I put a Vodafone sim in , it worked for a month or so and then stopped. Vodafone were able to unlock the sim but everytime they did so it would lock again after about 10mins. In the end I swapped to "3" and that worked for calls but no data and I couldn't send messages, only receive them.
I put CM10.1 on instead of stock and the same happened, no data, no sending messages.
I suspect the problem lies with the CDMA and GSM, but I'm not techy enough to re-flash with CDMA workshop. There is soemone on ebay.com (USA) who will re-flash remotely to Cricket or Pageplus, but he reckons it won't work with the UK networks.
I'd be interested to find out how you get on, hopefully you'll have better luck than me.
As an aside if anyone can give me advice on how to get my phone working, I'd really appreciate it!

Pegsyno1 said:
Hi
I got one from the US too and am having diffculties with it. I put a Vodafone sim in , it worked for a month or so and then stopped. Vodafone were able to unlock the sim but everytime they did so it would lock again after about 10mins. In the end I swapped to "3" and that worked for calls but no data and I couldn't send messages, only receive them.
I put CM10.1 on instead of stock and the same happened, no data, no sending messages.
I suspect the problem lies with the CDMA and GSM, but I'm not techy enough to re-flash with CDMA workshop. There is soemone on ebay.com (USA) who will re-flash remotely to Cricket or Pageplus, but he reckons it won't work with the UK networks.
I'd be interested to find out how you get on, hopefully you'll have better luck than me.
As an aside if anyone can give me advice on how to get my phone working, I'd really appreciate it!
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For what it's worth, I have the same phone, and I'm in the UK.
I originally was using the stock 4.1.2 ROM for a long time, with root exploit, and titanium backup to freeze all the bloatware, and everything worked.
I recently managed used the motopocalypse exploit to unlock the bootloader, then installed a recovery, and flashed a new ROM (the latest build of SlimBean).
Things are still OK.. kind of. It always shows the signal strength as being -120dBm, even though the net speeds are fast (browsing works, I can download from play store, that's all OK). Calls work fine.
But, I found the fly in the ointment for real - I cannot send SMS messages at all. I tried everything. I even went to the EE store right now, and got a new microSIM just for the hell of it. Nope. I can receive them.
I changed the SMSC string in *#*#4636#*#* to the number for my network (T-Mobile UK), and it didn't help for crap. I downloaded GoSMS because it allows you to specify the number in the program - nope, nothing changed, doesn't work.
The stock ROM however did work fine, I could send SMS OK.
If anyone has a clue at all as to what to do, I'd love to hear it.

Pegsyno1 said:
Hi
I got one from the US too and am having diffculties with it. I put a Vodafone sim in , it worked for a month or so and then stopped. Vodafone were able to unlock the sim but everytime they did so it would lock again after about 10mins. In the end I swapped to "3" and that worked for calls but no data and I couldn't send messages, only receive them.
I put CM10.1 on instead of stock and the same happened, no data, no sending messages.
I suspect the problem lies with the CDMA and GSM, but I'm not techy enough to re-flash with CDMA workshop. There is soemone on ebay.com (USA) who will re-flash remotely to Cricket or Pageplus, but he reckons it won't work with the UK networks.
I'd be interested to find out how you get on, hopefully you'll have better luck than me.
As an aside if anyone can give me advice on how to get my phone working, I'd really appreciate it!
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Well mine has finally arrived from the US. I'm also running a vodafone pay as you go sim, its working so far although i did have to enter the apn manually to get data working. No immediate problems just some minor annoyances such as the verizon messages popping up everytime i start an app. I'll let you know if anything changes.
FYI i just installed an update yesterday as it popped up as a notification - is this going to cause me problems ?

drkdeath5000 said:
Well mine has finally arrived from the US. I'm also running a vodafone pay as you go sim, its working so far although i did have to enter the apn manually to get data working. No immediate problems just some minor annoyances such as the verizon messages popping up everytime i start an app. I'll let you know if anything changes.
FYI i just installed an update yesterday as it popped up as a notification - is this going to cause me problems ?
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I hope not, but my problems seemed to start after doing the update.
I'm on a monthly contract maybe a PAYG will behave differantly, -- Sorry I can't give you a more positive answer!
I'd be interested to hear how you get on, what firmware version works and whether you root it or not.
Otherwise its a cracking phone, I use an HTC One and if I could get the XT926 to work correctly, I wouldn't hesitate on swapping over.
Good luck,

Pegsyno1 said:
I hope not, but my problems seemed to start after doing the update.
I'm on a monthly contract maybe a PAYG will behave differantly, -- Sorry I can't give you a more positive answer!
I'd be interested to hear how you get on, what firmware version works and whether you root it or not.
Otherwise its a cracking phone, I use an HTC One and if I could get the XT926 to work correctly, I wouldn't hesitate on swapping over.
Good luck,
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I'm attempting to root it now but so far its not having it.
I think installing the update was a mistake as it seems the bootloader cant be unlocked now which means i'm stuck with android 4.1 .
Not the end of the world i guess, the main reason i got the maxx hd was the battery life so as long as it keeps on working i should be happy with it.
Will keep you updated.

For what it's worth, in the end I flashed back to 4.1.2, but this time not exactly stock, but a stock based ROM - Nexesque 3.5. Now I can actually reply to people again!

Pegsyno1 said:
I hope not, but my problems seemed to start after doing the update.
I'm on a monthly contract maybe a PAYG will behave differantly, -- Sorry I can't give you a more positive answer!
I'd be interested to hear how you get on, what firmware version works and whether you root it or not.
Otherwise its a cracking phone, I use an HTC One and if I could get the XT926 to work correctly, I wouldn't hesitate on swapping over.
Good luck,
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Just had another thought, my problem might have started after rooting it and not after getting the upgrade.
I'm not much of a techy so take what I say with a pinch of salt but
If it works on the current settings, I'd be inclined to leave it until you get confirmation that the upgrade works in the UK (on a UK network), if like me you simply have to upgrade, then perhaps hold off rooting it until you know it works properly.
Hopefully someone will come along, tell me I'm talking out of my a**e and provide you with something a bit more definite that we all may benefit from!
So far only a previous poster- halokitty- has come forward with a XT926 on a UK contract and he has the same problem as me, other replies seem to be from people who have a US contract and use it in the UK while roaming, and it seems to work perfectly for them.
If somebodies out there who lives in the UK, uses an XT926 on a UK contract, and it works perfectly I'd be really grateful if they could post details, firmware, apn's etc etc
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hallokitty said:
For what it's worth, in the end I flashed back to 4.1.2, but this time not exactly stock, but a stock based ROM - Nexesque 3.5. Now I can actually reply to people again!
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Just read your message after posting mine,
Have you got it working? Data and SMS (send and receive). Is it working properly??

Which method did you use for root ? Mine just keeps saying exploit failed and i've tried 3 root tools so far found on xda.
As much as i would like to stay unrooted the verizon bloatware is starting to test my patience. Literally every app i open brings up a preparing for use message so i need to freeze the verizon apps when i do get root...if i get root.
I cant see how root could affect the network lock so i would almost certainly say something else is to blame. I guess we'll find out if i get root working .

Giving up on root for now as none of the current tools will work for me. I believe its something to do with the update i installed.

drkdeath5000 said:
Giving up on root for now as none of the current tools will work for me. I believe its something to do with the update i installed.
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I used
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2307439
Worked perfectly first time for me.

Pegsyno1 said:
I used
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2307439
Worked perfectly first time for me.
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Thats the one i tried first off but no joy.
I did install the OTA update yesterday though which is presumably the latest 1.2 OTA update and is causing problems. Even after flashing 1.2 stock system with option 1 its still failing.
[*] Pushing exploit...
5394 KB/s (1283460 bytes in 0.232s)
[*] Pushing root tools...
5505 KB/s (366952 bytes in 0.065s)
5429 KB/s (1867568 bytes in 0.335s)
5482 KB/s (1598352 bytes in 0.284s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
Success
[*] Rooting phone...
[+] This may take a few minutes.
[-] Failure.
[*] Cleaning up...
[*] Exploit complete. Press enter to reboot and exit.
I guess i'll have to wait for someone to find a root exploit now.

drkdeath5000 said:
Thats the one i tried first off but no joy.
I did install the OTA update yesterday though which is presumably the latest 1.2 OTA update and is causing problems. Even after flashing 1.2 stock system with option 1 its still failing.
[*] Pushing exploit...
5394 KB/s (1283460 bytes in 0.232s)
[*] Pushing root tools...
5505 KB/s (366952 bytes in 0.065s)
5429 KB/s (1867568 bytes in 0.335s)
5482 KB/s (1598352 bytes in 0.284s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
Success
[*] Rooting phone...
[+] This may take a few minutes.
[-] Failure.
[*] Cleaning up...
[*] Exploit complete. Press enter to reboot and exit.
I guess i'll have to wait for someone to find a root exploit now.
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the root in the previously quoted script will only work if your system is 9.16.** or before.
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im assuming you guys have locked bootloaders? otherwise root is really not a problem to get.

bweN diorD said:
the root in the previously quoted script will only work if your system is 9.16.** or before.
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im assuming you guys have locked bootloaders? otherwise root is really not a problem to get.
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Thats what i thought as i'm on the 9.18.** update which is presumably the latest OTA.
I havent been able to downgrade to 9.16.** so i guess its now a matter of waiting for another exploit to be found.
I just wish id been around a computer yesterday to try all this as knowing what i now know i never would have installed that update.

drkdeath5000 said:
Thats what i thought as i'm on the 9.18.** update which is presumably the latest OTA.
I havent been able to downgrade to 9.16.** so i guess its now a matter of waiting for another exploit to be found.
I just wish id been around a computer yesterday to try all this as knowing what i now know i never would have installed that update.
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it actually depends on which 9.18 you are on, 8.18.79 is the last ota, 9.18.94 is the new one.

drkdeath5000 said:
Thats what i thought as i'm on the 9.18.** update which is presumably the latest OTA.
I havent been able to downgrade to 9.16.** so i guess its now a matter of waiting for another exploit to be found.
I just wish id been around a computer yesterday to try all this as knowing what i now know i never would have installed that update.
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Sorry I'm out of my depth now, can you flash it back using RSD Lite or are you stuck with it?
Just to keep you updated I've flashed Nexesque 3.5, I had to manually enter the APN's from the 3 website, installed SMS Pro, in settings (SMS Pro) input the SMSC number, again from 3 website and now it all seems to work.
Hopefully you won't have to wait too long for a fix to come along.
Keep smiling!

bweN diorD said:
it actually depends on which 9.18 you are on, 8.18.79 is the last ota, 9.18.94 is the new one.
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9.18.94 is the one i'm on. It popped up yesterday as an update and knowing none the wiser i just accepted it.
Pegsyno1 said:
Sorry I'm out of my depth now, can you flash it back using RSD Lite or are you stuck with it?
Just to keep you updated I've flashed Nexesque 3.5, I had to manually enter the APN's from the 3 website, installed SMS Pro, in settings (SMS Pro) input the SMSC number, again from 3 website and now it all seems to work.
Hopefully you won't have to wait too long for a fix to come along.
Keep smiling!
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As far as i can tell i'm stuck with it now. Its one of the few updates i've encountered which is irreversible and i can say goodbye to unlocking the bootloader as a result.
I'll give Nexesque a try as soon as i get rooted, presuming it doesnt need an unlocked bootloader.
Glad to hear you got yours working.

Just read your message after posting mine,
Have you got it working? Data and SMS (send and receive). Is it working properly??
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Yeah, it works OK. Then again, I used to have the totally stock Verizon ROM working fine too. I do have an unlocked bootloader, though, even though it's XT926, I bought my RAZR MAXX HD before the exploit closing OTA.
SMS works, data is fine.
My SIM set up the APNs without me having to, and the SMSC was also set without me having to.
T-Mobile UK for what it's worth.
I recommend freezing (I use titanium backup) com.motorola.dataroaming - it's the crap that changes the normal Android checkbox in "Mobile network settings > Data roaming" to something US specific. By all means freeze other Verizon related things too.
Another thing for UK users, if you flashed Nexesque 3.5, you'll also want to flash this: http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=15250 (you need to sign into droidrzr) which removes a very irritating message about ciphering that pops up when you are connected to your network.

[Q] Please help!!!

Ok so my first M8 died so I had to get another one. This one came with 1.55.605.2 out of the box. Baseband 0.89.20.0321. The issue I am having is that every time I try and s-off it just sits there adding dashes at the bottom after I type yes and the message saying if Firewater hangs for more than 2 minutes...I have searched and haven't been able to find a solution. I did see where someone said to export the firewater file from his dropbox into the local folder and in adb start at the adb shell step. Did that or so I thought and that didn't work either. Maybe I'm not extracting the file as all I'm doing is downloading it and then copying and pasting. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. I apologize if this has been asked before. I searched as much as I could and could not find a definitive answer. Thanks to everyone on XDA.
Roque

Anyone please?

Question Did you look into the post above your in the HOW to links? Your answer should be there.

foamerman said:
Question Did you look into the post above your in the HOW to links? Your answer should be there.
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Thanks for the response! Yeah those are the steps I've been following but no luck yet..I may reset the phone and start over. I did the steps on my previous m8 and it worked like a champ. This one is being a pain lol.

Roque13 said:
Thanks for the response! Yeah those are the steps I've been following but no luck yet..I may reset the phone and start over. I did the steps on my previous m8 and it worked like a champ. This one is being a pain lol.
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Ok so I take it you have gained temp root with WeakSauce and have SuperSU installed and verified ADB is working?

fLaWx said:
Ok so I take it you have gained temp root with WeakSauce and have SuperSU installed and verified ADB is working?
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Yup. I enter adb devices and it recognizes the device. Everything seems to work fine until the last step after I type in Yes. Then it just sits there. It gives me the message "if firewater hangs for more than 2 minutes, press and hold power for 60 seconds" 3 times..Then just dashes and doesn't do anything else. Really confused on this one.

Roque13 said:
Yup. I enter adb devices and it recognizes the device. Everything seems to work fine until the last step after I type in Yes. Then it just sits there. It gives me the message "if firewater hangs for more than 2 minutes, press and hold power for 60 seconds" 3 times..Then just dashes and doesn't do anything else. Really confused on this one.
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Odd...I had no problems with firewater and my phone is on the same firmware, how many times have you tried it? I read somewhere it make take multiple tries.

fLaWx said:
Odd...I had no problems with firewater and my phone is on the same firmware, how many times have you tried it? I read somewhere it make take multiple tries.
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SUCCESS!!!! So I deleted all the adb fastboot files and wiped my. Re-rooted with weaksauce and re-did everything and it worked perfectly. Thnaks for trying to help me out. I really appreciate it!!
Roque

[Q] Total Noob, trying to brick my phone

Hi everyone,
I am new to android mods. I just bought a used vzw M8 running 4.4.4. I unlocked and got S off using sunshine. Rooted with WS2, and verified. Installed SuperSU. Stock otherwise. I have installed the SDK on my laptop. I can't get any devices to show up when i use the adb devices command.
I am trying to figure out how to disable the OTA for Lollipop. Does anyone know if the OTA will re-lock or bypass my root? Can you help me disable if it is an issue?
Eventually, I'd like to go to a different (cleaned up) ROM and 5.X, but i need to make sure the evil red monster doesn't mess up my work first. I have spent several hours searching the forums, and have made some progress. If there are any detailed posts to point me to, I'd appreciate any and all help.
Thank you,
Dustin

Did you install the HTC drivers? If not install HTC sync manager (I think that's the name) and it'll install them for u then u can uninstall HTC sync manager and you should get adb to recognize your device. Ota will not relock your device. It will take off root tho. But you can just flash custom recovery and flash su in there. I'd suggest since your s off to flash dottats s off 5.0.1 ruu over in the development section once you get adb working. It is also pre rooted and will get up and running on lollipop.
Save the Manuals!!!

dustinoob said:
Hi everyone,
I am new to android mods. I just bought a used vzw M8 running 4.4.4. I unlocked and got S off using sunshine. Rooted with WS2, and verified. Installed SuperSU. Stock otherwise. I have installed the SDK on my laptop. I can't get any devices to show up when i use the adb devices command.
I am trying to figure out how to disable the OTA for Lollipop. Does anyone know if the OTA will re-lock or bypass my root? Can you help me disable if it is an issue?
Eventually, I'd like to go to a different (cleaned up) ROM and 5.X, but i need to make sure the evil red monster doesn't mess up my work first. I have spent several hours searching the forums, and have made some progress. If there are any detailed posts to point me to, I'd appreciate any and all help.
Thank you,
Dustin
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Check this thread out for blocking the OTA http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-one-m8/help/block-ota-updates-t2871520 It is also my understanding that just being rooted will cause the OTA to fail. I may be wrong about that, however.

MotoTurbo said:
Did you install the HTC drivers? If not install HTC sync manager (I think that's the name) and it'll install them for u then u can uninstall HTC sync manager and you should get adb to recognize your device. Ota will not relock your device. It will take off root tho. But you can just flash custom recovery and flash su in there. I'd suggest since your s off to flash dottats s off 5.0.1 ruu over in the development section once you get adb working. It is also pre rooted and will get up and running on lollipop.
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I did install the drivers exactly the way you suggest. My computer recognizes the phone as a drive. I just can't get it to show up on ADB. Thank you for the suggestion on the ruu. I may just let the OTA come though today to get rid of the message. Then, run the ruu when I figure this out more.

BladeRunner said:
Check this thread out for blocking the OTA http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-one-m8/help/block-ota-updates-t2871520 It is also my understanding that just being rooted will cause the OTA to fail. I may be wrong about that, however.
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Thank you. I've been looking at that post mainly. Hopefully I'll figure out what they're talking about once I get into the phone on ADB.

dustinoob said:
Thank you. I've been looking at that post mainly. Hopefully I'll figure out what they're talking about once I get into the phone on ADB.
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Maybe try dottats HTC fastboot exe. Its in the main ruu thread in general section. Its in 2nd or 3rd post I believe And check adb there, might be the sdk
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Here's the link to post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56890497
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Makes me want to brick mine too sometimes.
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Thank you. I've been looking at that post mainly. Hopefully I'll figure out what they're talking about once I get into the phone on ADB.
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Somethings just can't be explained. Check this out. I have to use my 6 year old laptop with AMD Phenom II x4 because my desktop Intel i5-3570 cant send sh1t to my phone. It's always something. After trying to figure it out for hours, I gave into the PC Gods. I'm sure Dottat could solve it in 2 mins or less.
I only post to let you know others share your frustration. Honestly, if I didn't have an unlimited data plan, I might not even bother with modding anymore. I will follow your post, waiting for a solution too.

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Thank you. I've been looking at that post mainly. Hopefully I'll figure out what they're talking about once I get into the phone on ADB.
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To use adb/htc_fastboot with the copy i have on the thread you were already linked all you need to do is unzip the file. You don't install adb/htc_fastboot... You just unzip and use. So long as your drivers are installed correctly.

Help with root, new to HTC
Hi,
I have been on Samsung since ....well forever...lol. Can someone point me to the noob thread to unlock and root? I heard of this Sunshine thing...does that do it all?
Thanks...and sorry for the noobness.

handymanxda said:
Hi,
I have been on Samsung since ....well forever...lol. Can someone point me to the noob thread to unlock and root? I heard of this Sunshine thing...does that do it all?
Thanks...and sorry for the noobness.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51395737
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dottat said:
To use adb/htc_fastboot with the copy i have on the thread you were already linked all you need to do is unzip the file. You don't install adb/htc_fastboot... You just unzip and use. So long as your drivers are installed correctly.
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Thank you, dottat. I have installed and re-installed the driver. My computer can see my phone, and pull it up as a disk drive. I can open the SDK and ADB. In the CMD window, when I type "adb devices", it starts the daemon successfully. Then, under list of devices, it is blank. Any ideas? Could i have downloaded the wrong SDK/ADB package and need to get yours? I'm really green with this software and Linux in general, so I may be missing something. I'm hoping I can get comms worked out and load your RUU file soon. Can I go ahead and take the 5.0 OTA without worry? I have root, s off, and BL unlock. SuperSU fails to update.
THANK YOU!!!

Do you have Android Debugging checked under developer settings?
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MotoTurbo said:
Do you have Android Debugging checked under developer settings?
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That was it!! Thank you!

dustinoob said:
That was it!! Thank you!
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Yes! Yeah just remembered that this morning haha. Glad you got it working
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MotoTurbo said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51395737
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Thanks! Looks like a lot of work...it's because Verizon locked things down? So am I right in saying I need to use Sunshine to get S-Off then do that Bootloader Unlock? Or do I need to unlock the bootloader?

handymanxda said:
Thanks! Looks like a lot of work...it's because Verizon locked things down? So am I right in saying I need to use Sunshine to get S-Off then do that Bootloader Unlock? Or do I need to unlock the bootloader?
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What Android version you running?
On 4.4.3 and over sunshine will s off and unlock bootloader together, but its a 50/50 chance. I personally used firewater and weaksauce but I was on 4.4.2 when I did it but VZW closed that exploit in 4.4.3.
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What Android version you running?
On 4.4.3 and over sunshine will s off and unlock bootloader together, but its a 50/50 chance. I personally used firewater and weaksauce but I was on 4.4.2 when I did it but VZW closed that exploit in 4.4.3.
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It is 4.4.3. Firewater chugged and spit...LOL...will try Sunshine and see if that unlocks the bootloader as well. Thanks!

Does This CF-Auto Root Trully Works ON G930T

guys i want to root my phone on the fast and very simple way possible.
found this root method on https://autoroot.chainfire.eu
this is the link for the root method https://download.chainfire.eu/982/C...Auto-Root-heroqltetmo-heroqltetmo-smg930t.zip
i did not tryed it my self yet. but if theres a user that rooted their phone that way, let me know.

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I don't think this will work unless we get our Bootloader unlocked (which hasn't been done yet as far as i know)

UNLOCK BOOTLOADERS
If you have locked bootloaders, flashing one of these will probably brick your device - with the exception of Nexus devices, which will usually automatically "OEM unlock" and wipe your data !

this is kind of lame.... why chainfire release a auto root if the thevice have bootloader locked down? and onlockable?

Confused myself
I want to say root is possible, there are tons of sites with instructions: https://www.google.com/search?q=SM-...i57j0j69i60.9343j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Of course, XDA doesn't seem to have a specific G930T thread for rooting with instructions, then see threads like this today. I was all set to give it a try, but unsure if should proceed...
Did find this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s7/help/sm-g930t-root-doesnt-void-warranty-t3415936
EDIT: so the one linked in original comment was the bleeding edge root process and seems like had a really high failure rate. Most current I've seen is: http://lifeatsamsung.com/root-t-mobile-galaxy-s7-sm-g930t-2/
Seems a little more clean cut and easy. I'll edit again if I find a newer solution or at least commentary on success/fail
In comments OP posts:
Yes I am planning to make a video tutorial.
Also I used the method provided here (this is Max Lee's website)
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blackwing182 said:
guys i want to root my phone on the fast and very simple way possible.
found this root method on https://autoroot.chainfire.eu
this is the link for the root method https://download.chainfire.eu/982/C...Auto-Root-heroqltetmo-heroqltetmo-smg930t.zip
i did not tryed it my self yet. but if theres a user that rooted their phone that way, let me know.
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So the solution and all the fixes, etc is right here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...-to-notes-root-install-xposed-unroot-t3411039
Worked for me, no problem. Even installed the debloated, deox'd ROM. Unfortunately after root you will need to follow rest of guide, otherwise you will see some lag issues.
On the other side of it, phone is great, fast, if not faster than before, and got root. Let me know if you would like some screenshots proving a TMO phone is rootable or if can answer any questions
blackwing182 said:
guys i want to root my phone on the fast and very simple way possible.
found this root method on https://autoroot.chainfire.eu
this is the link for the root method https://download.chainfire.eu/982/C...Auto-Root-heroqltetmo-heroqltetmo-smg930t.zip
i did not tryed it my self yet. but if theres a user that rooted their phone that way, let me know.
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I would like to see some screens that show it is rooted, yes. I am about to purchase tomorrow and would like everything in place before I do.
Thanks

Mordred said:
I would like to see some screens that show it is rooted, yes. I am about to purchase tomorrow and would like everything in place before I do.
Thanks
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There is root but the bootloaders on USA snapdragon is still locked so it's not as smooth and simple as flashing cf root

TH3B0SS said:
There is root but the bootloaders on USA snapdragon is still locked so it's not as smooth and simple as flashing cf root
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So what does this mean in layman's terms. Can I root the device safely with full functionality or not? Are there plans to get a rooted bootloader? And what does this mean because I thought the TMO version had a qualcom processor...

Mordred said:
So what does this mean in layman's terms. Can I root the device safely with full functionality or not? Are there plans to get a rooted bootloader? And what does this mean because I thought the TMO version had a qualcom processor...
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This means that the only rooting method right now isn't as stable as it would be if it had a unlocked bootloader the root right now will cause some issues but they can easily be fix from some of the steps after rooting guides that are in the xda forums and yes it using a Qualcomm processor Witch is pretty much the snapdragon and there hasn't been any luck this past year of getting the bootloader unlocked for full and smooth rooting I'm really ****ty at explaining sorry if your still lost

The Chainfire method he released does NOT work. I'm not sure why he released it...maybe he knows of a future bootloader unlock that we don't know about.

@troby86 I see you have yours rooted. How did you accomplish this?

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@troby86 I see you have yours rooted. How did you accomplish this?
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I used the engineering boot image to do it. There is a post in this forum that has a link to a guide to do it.

Thank you. Lots to look through.

troby86 said:
I used the engineering boot image to do it. There is a post in this forum that has a link to a guide to do it.
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@troby86 OK, bought my S7 today. Trying Max Lee's root method. I can't get SU to inject using adb command. I have retried numerous times to include reflashing and system reset. Any thoughts?

Mordred said:
@troby86 OK, bought my S7 today. Trying Max Lee's root method. I can't get SU to inject using adb command. I have retried numerous times to include reflashing and system reset. Any thoughts?
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Run CMD in admin mode or if the CMD prompt freezes unplug and replug in your phone and then it should start...

KillerClaw321 said:
Run CMD in admin mode or if the CMD prompt freezes unplug and replug in your phone and then it should start...
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@KillerClaw321 I am at the machine now and have tried running CMD in admin mode. Still no joy. What are the beat adb drivers to use for AMD machine? Maybe the drivers are the problem? What else can I try? I am on PK1 as the phone is new from the store yesterday and a fresh shipment to them the day before.
I also see a DM verification verify failed dialogue at the bottom when i try the factory reset. No DRK

Mordred said:
@KillerClaw321 I am at the machine now and have tried running CMD in admin mode. Still no joy. What are the beat adb drivers to use for AMD machine? Maybe the drivers are the problem? What else can I try? I am on PK1 as the phone is new from the store yesterday and a fresh shipment to them the day before.
I also see a DM verification verify failed dialogue at the bottom when i try the factory reset. No DRK
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Remove any existing drivers for your S7 and install this one
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/ph...7-32gb-t-mobile-gold-platinum-sm-g930tzdatmb/
Make sure you click allow on the pop-up on your phone after you plug it into the computer... Good Luck!

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Remove any existing drivers for your S7 and install this one
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/ph...7-32gb-t-mobile-gold-platinum-sm-g930tzdatmb/
Make sure you click allow on the pop-up on your phone after you plug it into the computer... Good Luck!
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Sorry for being daft... I don't see a driver link and how do I remove the previous version?