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[Q] Help needed to root and update galaxy nexus i9250 to jellybean IMM76K.I9250XWLD2

Hi all,
I am a new user to Samsung Galaxy Nexus. I wished to root my device but however i am not too sure with the model i am having.
Model number : galaxy nexus
Android version : 4.0.4
Baseband version : I9250XXLA2
Kernal version : 3.0.8-gda625b
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT Fri Apr 13 11:35:09 PDT 2012
Build number : IMM76K.I9250XWLD2
This is my phone's version and i think it is a GSM model. Because I am living in Malaysia and I am currently on GSM. But when i search online it shows that IMM76K is verizon model. So i am a little puzzled.
Hope anyone out there can help me. I would like to root it and update it to Jelly Bean.
Many Thanks

I am in the same position. I am attempting to install JB on a newly purchased Galaxy Nexus using the toolkit and have the IMM76K.I9250XWLD2 build number which shows in the toolkit as CDMA/Verizon but the phone is a GSM model... I am really unsure what my next move should be... Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I'm like you and still nothing OTA,
IMM76K GSM version

Aenema said:
I'm like you and still nothing OTA,
IMM76K GSM version
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F**king **** why no ones replies to this question?
please guys! help out THANKS!

Same here... Not sure if anything changed when I received the OTA update to 4.0.4 a couple of weeks ago... Doesnt make sense, I got this as an unlocked GSM phone and works fine here in Costa Rica. why is it a verizon now!!???

Unlock the bootloader
Use the toolkit to flash it back to IMM76I, google stock rom (all data will be wiped, please backup everything!)
Try see if you can get the OTA, its gonna be random and take sometime, you might want to try installing the OTA in zip form via CWM.

i535 baseband help

Hi i bought a verizone sch i535 galaxy s3 with android 4.4.2 i switched over to straight talk and cdma 4g doesnt work from what i could find out online it has to do with frequency someone on another forum said they installed a custom rom and switched the baseband to i535vrbmf1 and has working 4g with straight talk. So can someone help me install the i535vrbmf1 baseband i found a guide to root if i have to. any help is appreciated

madprophesser said:
Hi i bought a verizone sch i535 galaxy s3 with android 4.4.2 i switched over to straight talk and cdma 4g doesnt work from what i could find out online it has to do with frequency someone on another forum said they installed a custom rom and switched the baseband to i535vrbmf1 and has working 4g with straight talk. So can someone help me install the i535vrbmf1 baseband i found a guide to root if i have to. any help is appreciated
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Your on a locked bootloader. You can't revert back to another baseband, your on NE1 and stuck on it
From my S3 on Wicked 4.3

I read on here you could send your phone out and pay $50 to have the bl unlocked have you ever heard of that if so do you know if its a scam cause im willing to do that

madprophesser said:
I read on here you could send your phone out and pay $50 to have the bl unlocked have you ever heard of that if so do you know if its a scam cause im willing to do that
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Its legit. It's called JTAG from mobiletechvideos. It takes a couple weeks however, heres the link
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com
From my S3 on Wicked 4.3

ok ty so once I send it and get it back is there something I should do to make sure it doesn't auto update

madprophesser said:
ok ty so once I send it and get it back is there something I should do to make sure it doesn't auto update
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Root it, are you planning on installing a custom rom? If so then you won't have to worry about it auto updating but if not remove two files. Fwupgrade.apk and sdm.apk
From my S3 on Wicked 4.3

ShapesBlue said:
Root it, are you planning on installing a custom rom? If so then you won't have to worry about it auto updating but if not remove two files. Fwupgrade.apk and sdm.apk
From my S3 on Wicked 4.3
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Yes i will probably do a custom rom i havnt looked into them but im thinking it might help towards getting 4g with straight talk. Do you happen to know if they will need the phone active to do the jtag or if i can transfer my number to have a phone while its out

madprophesser said:
Yes i will probably do a custom rom i havnt looked into them but im thinking it might help towards getting 4g with straight talk. Do you happen to know if they will need the phone active to do the jtag or if i can transfer my number to have a phone while its out
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I doubt the phone will need to be active to perform the jtag service, I don't see why you can't transfer your number to another phone. I've done it in the past and it was quite easy

Ok thanks again im gonna send my phone out fri and found a guide to root it once i get it back. can you or anyone recommend a good custom rom with a guide to install and ive been having trouble with finding a i535vrbmf1 baseband download and how to install that also i wont need for about 2 3 weeks and will continue to look around myself

madprophesser said:
Ok thanks again im gonna send my phone out fri and found a guide to root it once i get it back. can you or anyone recommend a good custom rom with a guide to install and ive been having trouble with finding a i535vrbmf1 baseband download and how to install that also i wont need for about 2 3 weeks and will continue to look around myself
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I only have ML1 myself. I can certainly look for it
So far I found MB1, I'll keep looking
From my S3 on Wicked 4.3

[Q] Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 for use as a dedicated GPS

I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 that is now sitting unused since I upgraded to the S5.
The S3 is an:
SCH-I535
Android version 4.4.2
Baseband version I535OYUDNE1
Kernal version 3.4.0 [email protected] #1
Build number KOT49H.I535VRUDNE1
What I would like to do is make this phone a dedicated GPS using various mapping apps like Locus Pro, OSMand, Here and others. The phone was rooted and I returned it to stock and it updated to 4.4.2. I would like to re-root so that I can take advantage of the external SD card. Can someone give me some advice on where to find the correct root and also what stock apps I can delete without affecting the GPS location functions?
Thanks in advance and I apologize if I placed this in the wrong category.

drzcharlie said:
I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 that is now sitting unused since I upgraded to the S5.
The S3 is an:
SCH-I535
Android version 4.4.2
Baseband version I535OYUDNE1
Kernal version 3.4.0 [email protected] #1
Build number KOT49H.I535VRUDNE1
What I would like to do is make this phone a dedicated GPS using various mapping apps like Locus Pro, OSMand, Here and others. The phone was rooted and I returned it to stock and it updated to 4.4.2. I would like to re-root so that I can take advantage of the external SD card. Can someone give me some advice on where to find the correct root and also what stock apps I can delete without affecting the GPS location functions?
Thanks in advance and I apologize if I placed this in the wrong category.
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Towelroot would be your best option for root, unfortunately I can't help much with the GPS, I'd suggest using maps but what to disable I can't direct you there as I'm not on the locked bootloader
From my CM11 S3

ShapesBlue said:
Towelroot would be your best option for root, unfortunately I can't help much with the GPS, I'd suggest using maps but what to disable I can't direct you there as I'm not on the locked bootloader
From my CM11 S3
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Will Towel root work with version 4.4.4., Kernal version 3.4.0 dated Sep 14, 2014? I don't want an expensive brick.

drzcharlie said:
Will Towel root work with version 4.4.4., Kernal version 3.4.0 dated Sep 14, 2014? I don't want an expensive brick.
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That I'm unsure of, I'm almost sure that the S3 ended up on 4.4.2 and not 4.4.4 but I could be wrong
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2

[Completed] How to unlock GT_I9507 Bootloader?

Hello,
I really really want to root my GT-I9507, asap, have been looking through this site alot recently and the simplest (for a noob) way seems to be 'CF-Auto-Root'.
The problem I am having and not being able to solve is how do I unlock the bootloader?
As chainfire says it can brick my phone if locked and it would appear that it almost certainly is, but I cant find a way to unlock the GT-I9507. I can see that some people must have as they have used the 'CF-Auto-Root' method.
Any ideas, or if someone can point me in the right direction, it would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Katoiam
Ps.
Model number
GT-I9507
Android version
4.4.2
Baseband version
I9507XXUFNG2
Kernel version
3.4.0-2182476
[email protected] #1
Fri Jun 15:19:47 KST 2014
Build number
KOT49H.I9507XXUFNH2
SE for Android status
Enforcing
SEPF_GT-I9507_4.4.2_0018
Fri Jul 11 15:19:24 2014
Secure boot status
Type: Samsung

I got a response on a different page from a person who had rooted their GT-I9507 phone, they said:
I managed to root it mate, flashed latest optus 4.4.2, then flashed Philz recovery, then flashed CF autoroot ( the new version dedicated specifically for i9507 which you may find on cf autoroot website . )
Use This CF AutoRoot; ( This one is for Android 4.4.2 )
http://download.chainfire.eu/503/CF-...zh-gti9507.zip
Check all versions here;
http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/
If you want custom recovery, use PhilZ ( The same as for I9505 ).
Good Luck.
But as I am very worried about bricking my phone, and as chainfire does specifically say it can brick your phone if the bootloader isn't unlocked , can some one help me to understand why this method works?
I really want to do it, but am very scared
Cheers,
Katoiam

I am beginning to feel a little crazy as I think I am talking to myself!!
On a different forum, some one has just suggest that in Australia the S4 probably doesn't have it bootloader locked!
Can any one confirm this? Or help me to find out if my bootloader is locked? I have also looked for ways to do this but haven't (I believe) found anything relevant.
Cheers in advance

Hi,
I suggest you ask the experts who own your device for help in this dedicated help thread in your device section,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192886
Good luck !

Cheers Darth,
I will make a post there now.
I didn't even know this post existed, I have been searching GT-I9507 the whole time as its not so common

So Just to finish this post off,
I have just made the plunge and rooted my phone.
So I used the Chainfire-autoroot method as stated above, and it all worked fine.
I have some issues trying to get odin to see my phone, whihc were rectified by going to samsung for the drivers.
So for anyone who is wondering, Optus have not (at least by 27/1/15) not locked their bootloaders on the GT-I9507.
I hope that this might eventually help someone, and I'm not just talking to my self!

Awesome! I will close this thread.
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Can a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3, I535, VRUCNC1 be rooted? What worked for you?

I got a Verizon Galaxy S3 i535 a couple of years ago. It was initially VRUCML1. I rooted it using guides from xda. It was upgraded to the current VRUCNC1. It ran 4.3. Several days ago, while using it as a debugging device on AndroidStudio, it bricked. The only successful solution I found was from a very helpful YouTube video "Unbrick HARD BRICKED Galaxy S 3 on Verizon (i535, CDMA).mp4".
I've unsuccessfully tried to re-root it, using about half a dozen, or more, guides. The inital rooting was successful, I think because the phone came with VRUCML1. There appears to be a lot of conflicting information -- even here on xda -- about whether or not VRUCNC1 can be rooted, as it is. Is it possible? If so, what worked?
Here is the data on my phone:
Device name: SCH-I535
Model number: SCH-I535
Android version: 4.3
Baseband version
3.0.31
[email protected] #1
Mon Apr 7 23:34:46 KST 2014
Build number: JSS15J.I535VRUCNC1
SE for Android status: Permissive
Hardware version: I535.10

boldred said:
I got a Verizon Galaxy S3 i535 a couple of years ago. It was initially VRUCML1. I rooted it using guides from xda. It was upgraded to the current VRUCNC1. It ran 4.3. Several days ago, while using it as a debugging device on AndroidStudio, it bricked. The only successful solution I found was from a very helpful YouTube video "Unbrick HARD BRICKED Galaxy S 3 on Verizon (i535, CDMA).mp4".
I've unsuccessfully tried to re-root it, using about half a dozen, or more, guides. The inital rooting was successful, I think because the phone came with VRUCML1. There appears to be a lot of conflicting information -- even here on xda -- about whether or not VRUCNC1 can be rooted, as it is. Is it possible? If so, what worked?
Here is the data on my phone:
Device name: SCH-I535
Model number: SCH-I535
Android version: 4.3
Baseband version
3.0.31
[email protected] #1
Mon Apr 7 23:34:46 KST 2014
Build number: JSS15J.I535VRUCNC1
SE for Android status: Permissive
Hardware version: I535.10
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Yes it is rootable via towelroot
Sent from my Nexus 5

Thanks for the tip! I'll give it a try!
Updating my post. The towelroot works! I wasn't aware of it at all prior to this because I rooted a couple of years ago using an entirely different method that no longer works because it was originally made for VRUCML1 rather than the VRUCNC1 I'm running now.
I originally was perplexed because, using Mozilla on my phone, the "tr.apk" from the towelroot.com site displayed text-only. I thought the anti-virus was a problem so I turned that off but still no luck until I came across a post in which someone said to switch the phone browser to Opera and download it that way. This worked.
It was well worth the donation.