Hello, I purchased a new SM-G900P off ebay out of China which came rooted with KitKat installed. I can only assume they put this ROM on to make it universal. It's worked well in general, but I have been having some annoyances with it lately, particularly when related to roaming and some chinese characters that just persist (the CSC codes are CHN and TGY). I would like to upgrade to Lollipop and install one of the custom ROMs that look to be awesome.
My question is: how do I deal with this phone? I can't tell if a recovery is already installed. Can I wipe the phone and upgrade to Lollipop? Should I remove and re-initiate the root access? I am new to android but I've done a ton of reading and I'm quite tech savvy, so if someone can point me in the right direction I would be very appreciative!!
Bump. Even someone pointing me to a link as a starting point would be really helpful!
Cheers.
I'd use Odin to flash to a lollipop/mm stock image. And reroot/install a custom recovery yourself and start completely fresh.
i agree with @InsanePostman. If its an actual g900p (i only say it that way because some chinese products can be cleverly made knock-offs) then get the OK4 tar.md5 and Odin and flash the tar.md5 in the AP slot of odin.
Stock OK4 image
Odin
heres a good thread on a different site showing how to use odin to flash a stock image
and chainfires autoroot
Thanks guys, I'm going to give this a shot tonight. I have confirmed it is a genuine g900p so I'll start with flashing a stock image. Is there some way I can backup my current ROM should anything go wrong I can restore to that?
Install twrp and make a backup. Otherwise as long as you can get to download mode, then you always fine barring the lack of computer or tarball
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i agree with @InsanePostman. If its an actual g900p (i only say it that way because some chinese products can be cleverly made knock-offs) then get the OK4 tar.md5 and Odin and flash the tar.md5 in the AP slot of odin.
Stock OK4 image
Odin
heres a good thread on a different site showing how to use odin to flash a stock image
and chainfires autoroot
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Just wanted to say thanks, this worked great! Nice to have Lollipop installed now. I'm in Canada and with this stock Sprint ROM I might look at installing some of the custom ROMs instead to get rid of the SPRINT apps and stuff. Thanks again for the support!
Right on man! Be sure to hit the thanks button when people helped!!
georock said:
Just wanted to say thanks, this worked great! Nice to have Lollipop installed now. I'm in Canada and with this stock Sprint ROM I might look at installing some of the custom ROMs instead to get rid of the SPRINT apps and stuff. Thanks again for the support!
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Oh, and moar 7.0 is a great touchwiz ROM btw
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Sorry, I'm new to this so sorry if this seems dumb.
So i bought the phone from rogers and immediately updated to froyo 2.2 official release by rogers/samsung.
I read about all the hype online about rooting and custom roms so i decided to give it a shot.
I used the superoneclick method to root my phone and it was successful.
I then used "rom manager - clockworkmod" and created a restore file before i did any flashing to my phone.
after creating a backup, i went on and flashed to the cognition 3.04.
Now my question is. Am i ever able to get my phone back to its original rom, kernel, and modem? the reason i want to know is because i might need to get my phone replaced due to some technical issues with the phone.
Also, does the backup of my phone after rooting play a part in any of this? if so, how?
Im sorry if there is already a post like this one. Its just that i couldn't find the answer through all the hundreds of pages of threads and replies, so I thought it would be easier to post a here with my specific question. Thanks.
regards,
danny
dsu said:
Sorry, I'm new to this so sorry if this seems dumb.
So i bought the phone from rogers and immediately updated to froyo 2.2 official release by rogers/samsung.
I read about all the hype online about rooting and custom roms so i decided to give it a shot.
I used the superoneclick method to root my phone and it was successful.
I then used "rom manager - clockworkmod" and created a restore file before i did any flashing to my phone.
after creating a backup, i went on and flashed to the cognition 3.04.
Now my question is. Am i ever able to get my phone back to its original rom, kernel, and modem? the reason i want to know is because i might need to get my phone replaced due to some technical issues with the phone.
Also, does the backup of my phone after rooting play a part in any of this? if so, how?
Im sorry if there is already a post like this one. Its just that i couldn't find the answer through all the hundreds of pages of threads and replies, so I thought it would be easier to post a here with my specific question. Thanks.
regards,
danny
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Follow this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
It guides you through the process of going back to a stock ROM. Btw, I've used it and it works.
Good Luck!!
Christo_69 said:
Follow this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
It guides you through the process of going back to a stock ROM. Btw, I've used it and it works.
Good Luck!!
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Dont use that link because it is for att firmaware. I havent seen any prepackaged odin one click for rogers.
This is my captivate. There are many like it buy this one is mine.
Christo_69 said:
Follow this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
It guides you through the process of going back to a stock ROM. Btw, I've used it and it works.
Good Luck!!
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Thanks for that. Do you think Odin is the only way to do it or do you think i can use clockworkmod
flashman2002 said:
Dont use that link because it is for att firmaware. I havent seen any prepackaged odin one click for rogers.
This is my captivate. There are many like it buy this one is mine.
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Do I not use that link in general, or just not to use the firmware given at the bottom? the steps are correct though, no?
also from my searching.
i can put my phone back to my backup point (just after rooting) through clockworkmod. Woud this change my rom back to stock from? how about kernel and modem and all that? would that all get reversed back to my backup point? meaning it will basically be a stock phone. But I think also read somewhere that my kernel and modem does not get changed back to rogers original one. is there a way to do it?
I then found this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846501
that says i need the original rogers rom for the captivate by the links there no longer work for download. Also on that thread, it was mentioned that the AT&T logo will still come up on startup, which would not be a good idea if i had to send my phone in for warrenty.
I then looked at : http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SGH-I896
Here it tells me to flash to a i9000 before i reflash to a rogers firmware in order to remove the at&t logo. it also provides me with a link for the " Official Rogers Stock ROM ", but according to somebody on the first link i posted here, it isnt the "official rom"
Any ideas?
This is where I got the stock 2.2 file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905042.
Edit: I have flashed a bunch of times and have never got stuck with the AT&T startup after flashing back to stock with the odin file.
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This is where I got the stock 2.2 file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905042.
Edit: I have flashed a bunch of times and have never got stuck with the AT&T startup after flashing back to stock with the odin file.
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Thanks. Do you know if my kernel is going to go back to stock too or is it going to remain the same as the custom rom one?
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Thanks. Do you know if my kernel is going to go back to stock too or is it going to remain the same as the custom rom one?
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If you use the odin file the kernal and modem will revert back to stock.
Akalon said:
If you use the odin file the kernal and modem will revert back to stock.
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Thanks. So im assuming now that the only time my kernel and modem wont go back to stock is when i flash with CWM. correct?
I haven't tried using the CWM file in that link so I'm not sure if it contains the kernel and modem. As far as custom roms go most if not all come packaged with the kernel and modem of choice.
So.. When I do a "master clear" from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989...
Would everything be wiped? I read somewhere that when you do a "wipe" from your settings it only clears user settings or something. What would a "wipe"
from the recovery menu do?
I flashed to a different rom today thinking it will help my battery issue. When i am flashing from one rom to the next, i do a restore back to my backup before i flash to a new rom. Is this the correct method? or am i supposed to wipe beforehand? The reason i ask is because this is my 2nd rom and my battery issue still seems to be there. I tried other methods of fixing hte battery but nothign seems to work. When i looked into root explorer, i see that there are a lot more files now everywhere, than when i first started. would some of them be from my previous rom? if so how do i remove them?
I have jailbroken many an iphone and ipod, and I have recently bought the S6. I am keen to root but it seems far more potentially troublsome, and far less straightforward, or maybe its just because I am learning for the first time.
I bought this in New Zealand from Spark. I assume it is locked?
Is the bootloader locked?
I couldnt find the matching build on Chainfire, Can this particular model be rooted?
Is there any guide to rooting? It seems all the information is spread out all over the place and no definitive guide and FAQ.
I can't even find the original stock rom.
Is rooting not similar to jailbreaking in the way it is done?
My specs:
Model: SM-G920I
Android: 5.0.2
Build: LRX22G.G920IDVU1AOD1
Thank you in advance.
AAANNNDDDYYY said:
I have jailbroken many an iphone and ipod, and I have recently bought the S6. I am keen to root but it seems far more potentially troublsome, and far less straightforward, or maybe its just because I am learning for the first time.
I bought this in New Zealand from Spark. I assume it is locked?
Is the bootloader locked?
I couldnt find the matching build on Chainfire, Can this particular model be rooted?
Is there any guide to rooting? It seems all the information is spread out all over the place and no definitive guide and FAQ.
I can't even find the original stock rom.
Is rooting not similar to jailbreaking in the way it is done?
My specs:
Model: SM-G920I
Android: 5.0.2
Build: LRX22G.G920IDVU1AOD1
Thank you in advance.
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I have the SM-G920I and it's rooted.
Rooting the G920I is apparently not as straightforward as others but still possible.
I had to flash TWRP via Odin, then flash the [BETA][2015.04.28] SuperSU v2.49 package via recovery.
Details when I get back from work, or some kind soul decides to help.
There is a stock image thread and a few stock roms floating around. Request / search lower down in that thread
Thanks, is it better to reset the s6 before rooting? For a clean root?
And about all the warnings about 'you do this at your own risk blah blah'. If you do everything properly how could you actually hard brick the device? If you do it properly the worst that should happen is a soft brick, in which case you just restore the phone and try again right?
AAANNNDDDYYY said:
Thanks, is it better to reset the s6 before rooting? For a clean root?
And about all the warnings about 'you do this at your own risk blah blah'. If you do everything properly how could you actually hard brick the device? If you do it properly the worst that should happen is a soft brick, in which case you just restore the phone and try again right?
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Here is my experience, a fellow kiwi on Spark (with a 2D branded phone). I too have the 920I running on A0D1 via OTA.
It is unlikely Spark firmwares have locked bootloaders.
So long as you can get to download mode (holding volume down, home and the power button for up to 10 seconds), you can bring your phone back to life if something goes wrong . You will want a copy of Spark's firmware handy before you start, you can get it from here . Just in case.
Use the USB cable that come with your phone and make sure you have the drivers installed.
Any ways, first I flashed TWRP via Odin (through download mode Andy), flash was successful, however booting into recovery hung my phone. Managed to get back to download mode from there and flashed CF-Root for 920I. Boot loop.
Back to download mode and flashed CF-Root for 920F. Success, rooted and booted. Andy, if all you are looking for is root, avoiding the TWRP flash may work and going straight to CF-Root. Others have had issues with this, I'm not sure. I'd try the 920I first and if no good try the 920F. Again, as long as you can get to download mode, you can flash Sparks firmware through Odin to restore it to stock. Good luck and remember, attempting any of this WILL trip KNOX. If your using this as a company phone, you will run into issues. Can't imagine we will see Samsung pay any time soon in NZ.
For those interested in TWRP, after the root was obtained, my recovery was still busted. I flashed the TWRP image via Flashify and now I have also have TWRP. Good times.
Thanks mate, it all seems quite confusing, makes me want to go back to Iphone hahaha. I am not a dev, I just like the freedom to be able to do whatever I damn well please on my phone that I paid for.
This tutorial the way to go?
youtube.com/watch?v=BW5P8zqkFpY
AAANNNDDDYYY said:
Thanks mate, it all seems quite confusing, makes me want to go back to Iphone hahaha. I am not a dev, I just like the freedom to be able to do whatever I damn well please on my phone that I paid for.
This tutorial the way to go?
youtube.com/watch?v=BW5P8zqkFpY
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What the chap did in that video was exactly what my original plan was to root and install TWRP. Where I got stuck is the TWRP recovery hung so I couldn't flash SuperSU. Good run down of the basics of flashing with Odin though.
What I did after the recovery got stuck was return to download mode and flash CF-Root again through Odin (same process as in the video). The one for the 920I didn't actually work (boot loop), the 920F CF-Root worked fine though. Probably has something to do with these CF-Roots having been build on a older firmware as you noted in your OP. Then, once you have root, you can flash a custom recovery (such as TWRP) through Flashify (available on Play Store).
It certainly can be confusing with all the trial and error reported in these forums, this is largely because the devices are new. The Devs' will iron out the bugs in due course making the process much simpler. You could wait a few weeks and check back, or grab yourself a stock Spark firmware and have a crack. Flashing this trough Odin will return you to stock provided you can get your phone to download mode. No responsibility from my end.
Another thing, you will lose OTA updates. You will find newer firmwares here as they get released, to update its as simple as flashing them through Odin.
Yes the G920I listed on Chainfires site is for the AOC6 build, but I am on the AOD1 build.
Another thing, should i factory reset before rooting?
AAANNNDDDYYY said:
Yes the G920I listed on Chainfires site is for the AOC6 build, but I am on the AOD1 build.
Another thing, should i factory reset before rooting?
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Nah, don't bother. The process will retain all your settings and data too.
So just confirm that i can root my g920I with build AOD1 with this meathod?
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d0ce said:
What the chap did in that video was exactly what my original plan was to root and install TWRP. Where I got stuck is the TWRP recovery hung so I couldn't flash SuperSU. Good run down of the basics of flashing with Odin though.
What I did after the recovery got stuck was return to download mode and flash CF-Root again through Odin (same process as in the video). The one for the 920I didn't actually work (boot loop), the 920F CF-Root worked fine though. Probably has something to do with these CF-Roots having been build on a older firmware as you noted in your OP. Then, once you have root, you can flash a custom recovery (such as TWRP) through Flashify (available on Play Store).
It certainly can be confusing with all the trial and error reported in these forums, this is largely because the devices are new. The Devs' will iron out the bugs in due course making the process much simpler. You could wait a few weeks and check back, or grab yourself a stock Spark firmware and have a crack. Flashing this trough Odin will return you to stock provided you can get your phone to download mode. No responsibility from my end.
Another thing, you will lose OTA updates. You will find newer firmwares here as they get released, to update its as simple as flashing them through Odin.
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So just confirm that i can root my g920I with build AOD1 with this meathod?
d0ce said:
What the chap did in that video was exactly what my original plan was to root and install TWRP. Where I got stuck is the TWRP recovery hung so I couldn't flash SuperSU. Good run down of the basics of flashing with Odin though.
What I did after the recovery got stuck was return to download mode and flash CF-Root again through Odin (same process as in the video). The one for the 920I didn't actually work (boot loop), the 920F CF-Root worked fine though. Probably has something to do with these CF-Roots having been build on a older firmware as you noted in your OP. Then, once you have root, you can flash a custom recovery (such as TWRP) through Flashify (available on Play Store).
It certainly can be confusing with all the trial and error reported in these forums, this is largely because the devices are new. The Devs' will iron out the bugs in due course making the process much simpler. You could wait a few weeks and check back, or grab yourself a stock Spark firmware and have a crack. Flashing this trough Odin will return you to stock provided you can get your phone to download mode. No responsibility from my end.
Another thing, you will lose OTA updates. You will find newer firmwares here as they get released, to update its as simple as flashing them through Odin.
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So were you able to install TWRP?
CF Root works for me with 920I version, but flashing TWRP forces it not to boot past the Samsung Logo.
Likewise with flashing a custom kernel also forces it not to boot past the Samsung Logo
Im on the C4 Australia build.. thinking about trying to flash a later 920I build to see if it'll help
s3ct0r said:
So were you able to install TWRP?
CF Root works for me with 920I version, but flashing TWRP forces it not to boot past the Samsung Logo.
Likewise with flashing a custom kernel also forces it not to boot past the Samsung Logo
Im on the C4 Australia build.. thinking about trying to flash a later 920I build to see if it'll help
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Did someone figure this out? I have the Sm-920i and I get stuck at the Samsung splash screen after flashing twrp! So I have to Odin the cf-auto-root... I've tried flashify also... It won't work... Stuck @ Galaxy S6 screen what gives is it the SM-920I OR ME? I have had many Galaxy phones in the past but this one is pissing me off
Kjc99 said:
Did someone figure this out? I have the Sm-920i and I get stuck at the Samsung splash screen after flashing twrp! So I have to Odin the cf-auto-root... I've tried flashify also... It won't work... Stuck @ Galaxy S6 screen what gives is it the SM-920I OR ME? I have had many Galaxy phones in the past but this one is pissing me off
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Yeah flash the New Zealand 1D firmware and TWRP will work perfectly. But note that to get root, you will have to use cf-auto-root for the 920G Model
Best of luck
s3ct0r said:
Yeah flash the New Zealand 1D firmware and TWRP will work perfectly. But note that to get root, you will have to use cf-auto-root for the 920G Model
Best of luck
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How come it has to be the New Zealand? I'm trying to backup my carriers crappy baked rom just in case I need to return... Is there anyway to back it up without a custom recovery but rooted? Because if I flash the new Zealand before making a backup and have to return they will see I have messed with the phone because they put a boot animation
Kjc99 said:
How come it has to be the New Zealand? I'm trying to backup my carriers crappy baked rom just in case I need to return... Is there anyway to back it up without a custom recovery but rooted? Because if I flash the new Zealand before making a backup and have to return they will see I have messed with the phone because they put a boot animation
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Doesn't have to be the New Zealand one, I just used it since I'm in Australia. Any 920I firmware should work just make sure it's at least 1D. I only tried those firmwares, and always had success
My carrier is GCI wireless in Alaska, USA... No way to download there firmware...also is twrp it? No more cwm or philz recovery?
Sorry forgot to add current firmware pic
s3ct0r said:
Doesn't have to be the New Zealand one, I just used it since I'm in Australia. Any 920I firmware should work just make sure it's at least 1D. I only tried those firmwares, and always had success
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Cool thanks for the info!
Update thank you @s3ct0r...worked on the 1st try.... Now I'm working on the deep sleep issue...
Kjc99 said:
Update thank you @s3ct0r...worked on the 1st try.... Now I'm working on the deep sleep issue...
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Flash the ktoonsez Kernel, or the flashable zip from the Cf-AutoRoot topic
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Flash the ktoonsez Kernel, or the flashable zip from the Cf-AutoRoot topic
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Is ktoonsez a stable kernel, I remember using it on my S4 but skipped it last year on my S5 because it had to many tweaks... Can I use it with a stock rom? Alliance?
Im on 6.0.1 and i do not like it at all. Always been a fan of 5.1.1. I use odin to attempt a downgrade and it fails. Gives me the SW check, fail error every time. Also when i used flashfire itd work throughly and show the note 5 boot logo but thatd be all. Any help for me here? Really wanna go back to 5.1.1. Was able to get back on a rom and here i am. Hopefully someone can help me here.
If someone has a way to do this
If someone has any insight and links files to do this, please help me. Have not had a sammy since the note 2 so some of this is kinda new for me. Reason for wamtomg lollipop is i love lollipop over MM. Plus more rom options.
I had a similar problem. Rooted, could flash custom ROM's but couldn't ODIN flash back to stock. Found if I used the PAC from this site http://dl.samfirm.net/page/2 I could muscle through the flash. The PAC forced the PIT file, which formats the memory, unlike what recovery can do. Be sure all your files are backed-up because this will erase everything nd return your phone to stock (except knox).
They may charge a few dollars to download, but well worth it in my experience.
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I had a similar problem. Rooted, could flash custom ROM's but couldn't ODIN flash back to stock. Found if I used the PAC from this site http://dl.samfirm.net/page/2 I could muscle through the flash. The PAC forced the PIT file, which formats the memory, unlike what recovery can do. Be sure all your files are backed-up because this will erase everything nd return your phone to stock (except knox).
They may charge a few dollars to download, but well worth it in my experience.
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Thanks! So i can do this to revert t9 5.1.1? Could you possibly mirror the files incase it does cost some $? I ask because im currently broke with i think $1 to my name and no access to online banking. Ohhh the joys of adulthood and bills hahaha
audscott said:
I had a similar problem. Rooted, could flash custom ROM's but couldn't ODIN flash back to stock. Found if I used the PAC from this site http://dl.samfirm.net/page/2 I could muscle through the flash. The PAC forced the PIT file, which formats the memory, unlike what recovery can do. Be sure all your files are backed-up because this will erase everything nd return your phone to stock (except knox).
They may charge a few dollars to download, but well worth it in my experience.
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The PAC wont let me download i was able to get the pit however. Anychance you have the pac on a dropbox or something? Please and thankyou in advance
Has anyone here tried a G900T ROM on their G900P? I'm curious whether this can be used to enable wifi calling.
(Just the system zip, not bootloader/kernel/modem, of course). I recall reading a thread on cross flashing with all kinds of info on doing this but I can't for the life of me find it again.
Am rooted and have TWRP.
Thanks!
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Has anyone here tried a G900T ROM on their G900P? I'm curious whether this can be used to enable wifi calling.
(Just the system zip, not bootloader/kernel/modem, of course). I recall reading a thread on cross flashing with all kinds of info on doing this but I can't for the life of me find it again.
Am rooted and have TWRP.
Thanks!
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Yes, you can flash any snapdragon g900 rom on any snapdragon g900 device. Late response, I know, but just in case you were wondering or if anyone else stumbles across this
if you do get a rom to work successfully, you should post up the steps you took!
Finally had some time to get back to this and can't find TWRP flashable zips of recent ROMs... (PG2/1.) Well, not quite. I found a PG2 near stock pre-rooted and deodexed, but it gives zip verification errors when trying to flash despite the MD5 being right.
Guess I'll shelve it again until I can find a decent, recent pre-rooted T-mobile zip. :-/
Okay so there's a few things I need to go over for this.
The main issue I have is I'm not able to install magisk. I only want it so I can hide my root/custom ROM from pokemon go so I can still play the game. I have a Galaxy S7 UK locked to Vodafone carrier. When I was first rooting I followed a guide on tenorshare (I can't post links as I just signed up on here and don't have 10 posts. A google search of "root s7" should come up with the result from this site. It's a guide with pictures.)
I think this was my mistake though. I was dumb and didn't make a backup of my stock ROM in any way so once I installed this there wasn't really any going back.
Now you might ask, why not just download the stock ROM and flash it with Odin? Well, I looked around on sammobile, looking at Galaxy S7 G930F - my specific model number, but couldn't find a stock ROM to flash. Even the most recent one listed gave an error, then on my phone it showed the error about trying to flash a v2 bootloader to a v4 bootloader, which obviously cannot be done.
So then I bit the bullet and installed The Galaxy Project custom ROM. Everything is working completely fine apart from the aforementioned issue with Pokemon GO.
Magisk fails to install with the boot.img already patched by something, but I can't *unpatch* it because I don't have stock. I did some research and learned that you can use suhide-lite to do the same job, however it doesn't work at all even with setting Pokemon GO to be hidden away.
I just want to know how I'm supposed to go about getting magisk installed, or how to get back to stock without an actual backup. I'm new to rooting and stuff but I'm not new to tech modding, so I did a lot of research before doing all this. The sad part is I seem to have messed up even despite looking things up.
If they're necessary, my phone is currently running Android 8.0.0 Oreo even when it was on stock.
bobfacemoo said:
Okay so there's a few things I need to go over for this.
The main issue I have is I'm not able to install magisk. I only want it so I can hide my root/custom ROM from pokemon go so I can still play the game. I have a Galaxy S7 UK locked to Vodafone carrier. When I was first rooting I followed a guide on tenorshare (I can't post links as I just signed up on here and don't have 10 posts. A google search of "root s7" should come up with the result from this site. It's a guide with pictures.)
I think this was my mistake though. I was dumb and didn't make a backup of my stock ROM in any way so once I installed this there wasn't really any going back.
Now you might ask, why not just download the stock ROM and flash it with Odin? Well, I looked around on sammobile, looking at Galaxy S7 G930F - my specific model number, but couldn't find a stock ROM to flash. Even the most recent one listed gave an error, then on my phone it showed the error about trying to flash a v2 bootloader to a v4 bootloader, which obviously cannot be done.
So then I bit the bullet and installed The Galaxy Project custom ROM. Everything is working completely fine apart from the aforementioned issue with Pokemon GO.
Magisk fails to install with the boot.img already patched by something, but I can't *unpatch* it because I don't have stock. I did some research and learned that you can use suhide-lite to do the same job, however it doesn't work at all even with setting Pokemon GO to be hidden away.
I just want to know how I'm supposed to go about getting magisk installed, or how to get back to stock without an actual backup. I'm new to rooting and stuff but I'm not new to tech modding, so I did a lot of research before doing all this. The sad part is I seem to have messed up even despite looking things up.
If they're necessary, my phone is currently running Android 8.0.0 Oreo even when it was on stock.
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I'm assuming your UK Vodafone so www.sammobile.com /firmware or use SamFirm tool from this forum to download stock direct from Samsung servers.
cooltt said:
I'm assuming your UK Vodafone so (link retracted) /firmware or use SamFirm tool from this forum to download stock direct from Samsung servers.
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I stated in OP that I already tried getting it from sammobile however it wasn't working, explained why in the OP.
Ok Batman so this is your firmware with boot loader V4 on Sammobile >>here<<
However it takes a while to download with a free account.
You can get Samfirm Tool from this thread but make sure it's version 0.3.6.zip, then read the tread on how to use it, it's easy. >>here<< Ignore the message at the top of the post about it not working etc, it still works. SamFirm is much faster then Sammobile.
I will also tell you that you can install BTU (UK Unbranded) if you don't use any Vodafone crap installed on your phone. Still be locked to Voda though. Now then there you go.
Is there apps like sgs screenbooster for better sensitivity??also who use sgs?any reccomended settings for this app??