I just switched over from the Droid world and was wondering if there is a noob guide or what is the best action to take right now? Should I wait for the update before I go unlocking? Yada Yada
Thanks for any help you can point my way.
unlocking... define? you sim unlocking your phone? you dev unlocking?
in terms of noob guide to general phone... stick the sim in, start the phone, follow the wizard... done.
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I'm talking about Dev unlocking, I don't need to unlock to another carrier just looking to see if I can unlock to get some of the better beta apps that are out there. Or to get access to the file system so I can install a simple ringtone they should of allowed for in the first place.
for dev unlocking, you can do it now with no repercussions. not sure what the go will be when the update comes though.
SteelyRiver said:
I'm talking about Dev unlocking, I don't need to unlock to another carrier just looking to see if I can unlock to get some of the better beta apps that are out there. Or to get access to the file system so I can install a simple ringtone they should of allowed for in the first place.
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http://www.chevronwp7.com/
this is the link you actually want:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857127
hi I am a noob in xda i have been wondering what are the different types of methods used for android development can you help me out?
First I would like to know the meaning of these and what their function is, I have been looking through the internet and I have a really crappy computer that sometimes I am just too lazy to search the internet. I have been looking for instructions on how to root my phone (sk17i) but I just dont seem to understand the meaning of unlock bootloader, custom kernel, flash, root, ROMs, MODs and all the other terms. I just want to understand what the above terms mean and what are their individual finctions. If you could add more or a complete list of these terms I would really appreciate it.
Second is this a step by step process? For example after unlocking the bootloader should I root my device or can I proceed without rooting ? And also can I root without unlocking the bootloader as mentioned is it really necessary to do it in a step by step procedure?
Sooorrry I am a NOOB
I'm not sure how I would root it, all the tutorials are different from one another. I have no expericence in rooting devices so don't use all these fancy words lol. I've heard something about unlocking the bootloader what ever that is, but I can't find any good tutorials! Help!
Firstly, rooting is not something that one should do without knowing exactly what they are doing, like flying a plane, or performing surgery. Before rooting, you should read up on how it actually works, and the risk involved. It is very important to learn the 'fancy words' and what everything - like a bootloader - actually means. Rooting is a very risky process and is much more complicated than running a dodgy 'one click root tool'. Rooting has serious risks, as rooting can expose personal data by making the device more vulnerable, cause a permanent hard brick and even make the device physically unsafe.
When you first root a device, you should be able to do it with your eyes closed. You learn by reading, so here's some info to get you started:
Bootloaders
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...-bootloader-on-android-phones-complete-guide/
Unlocked bootloader risks
http://www.howtogeek.com/142502/htg...-of-unlocking-your-android-phones-bootloader/
Common Android partitions
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...plained-boot-system-recovery-data-cache-misc/
How root access works
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooting_(Android_OS)
https://seasonofcode.com/posts/how-...planation-of-the-android-rooting-process.html
Good afternoon people of XDA,
Today is the dawn of a new day. A day where we begin the road to unlocking the bootloader to something that many believe is unlockable. Me and a few other users are starting a bounty to bring the incentive to life for all active developers. You can find my previous thread here. Now, when I say progress has been made, I mean that we have gotten into fastboot, we have donation incentives and we already have root so our tools are there we just have to find the exploit. Every day people are finding new exploits furthering our cause into reaching our goal. Now to the developers who want to pursue this, I've very much so tried to get active commands in fastboot but basically its just a dead fastboot for right now. The board on this phone and technologies behind it are so similar to its predecessors that somethings got to give. If you are interested in this cause, i.e. donating or deving on it, please contact me here, or email me at [email protected]
This is in our grasps friends. Spread the word, grab your fellow developers and lets get this thing to be a free wad of cash for whoever can bust it. Lets do this.
Attached is the spreadsheet for the current donations.
this kind of things never work...i mean, you make a donation and the people or the persons behind the scenes when getting high values like 400-500$ then buy a new phone and move on letting the desired phone to get development in the trash!!
Noooo, people should see, if a year old phone never came to life in development in the first 6-8 months then the development for it is dead and if you like to custumize the phone and flash things you need to move to a more flashable-friend device!
I have to agree with this. The Tmobile version has unlocked bootloader yet barely no development. What would make me that unlocking VS990 bootloader would all of a sudden spur development.
beavis5706 said:
I have to agree with this. The Tmobile version has unlocked bootloader yet barely no development. What would make me that unlocking VS990 bootloader would all of a sudden spur development.
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I personally (and I think many other users) don't really need cooked roms. With gravity box, xposed and some other apps, I can "cook" my own rom (and believe me, it won't be that hard). All we need is a method for rooting. Using an android without rooting is even worse than an iphone without jailbreaking since iphones are undoubtedly smoother
presariohg said:
I personally (and I think many other users) don't really need cooked roms. With gravity box, xposed and some other apps, I can "cook" my own rom (and believe me, it won't be that hard). All we need is a method for rooting. Using an android without rooting is even worse than an iphone without jailbreaking since iphones are undoubtedly smoother
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Indeed, a rooting method for version above MM is the most importing thing for us rather than flashing custom rom. However, system-less root is need to root MM or above and this is required modifying boot.img, therefore, bootloader unlocking is need. Unless, we have found a way to sign the modified boot.img to deceive the offical bootloader.
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Indeed, a rooting method for version above MM is the most importing thing for us rather than flashing custom rom. However, system-less root is need to root MM or above and this is required modifying boot.img, therefore, bootloader unlocking is need. Unless, we have found a way to sign the modified boot.img to deceive the offical bootloader.
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What did you mean by "unless"? Have you found an evidence that MM bootloader is unlockable or not?..
presariohg said:
What did you mean by "unless"? Have you found an evidence that MM bootloader is unlockable or not?..
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I mean even if the bootloader is not unlockable, somethings can be done to let us perform the same things just like bootloader is unlocked.
For example, some dev in G2 and G3 have released a tool called "Bump!" before that can sign any third party image and let it able to be run on offical locked LG bootloader.
source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/orig-development/bump-sign-unlock-boot-images-lg-phones-t2935275
But of course, since LG have fixed the bug, we can no longer do the same tricks now.
In China, there is name ???he has lg tool, this tool can unpack repack kdz tot, add root in tot.
This is weibo id http://m.weibo.cn/u/1684239753
Need help
andy_zhang said:
In China, there is name ???he has lg tool, this tool can unpack repack kdz tot, add root in tot.
This is weibo id
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Hey, So I've been working to be able to get root, so far I have added root to the system.img and that's all done, I need this tool to be able to repack. Can anyone, or you, contact him and get this tool? This would be so helpful for me to get root and release it!!!!
abine45 said:
Hey, So I've been working to be able to get root, so far I have added root to the system.img and that's all done, I need this tool to be able to repack. Can anyone, or you, contact him and get this tool? This would be so helpful for me to get root and release it!!!!
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What version of Android you are going to add root? I wonder that you cannot simply add root in /system after Android 6.0.
ivangundampc said:
What version of Android you are going to add root? I wonder that you cannot simply add root in /system after Android 6.0.
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I'm trying different things but still i need to figure out how to repack a tot to find out what's going to work!! Does anybody know how to get that application?
abine45 said:
I'm trying different things but still i need to figure out how to repack a tot to find out what's going to work!! Does anybody know how to get that application?
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For MM, unless you've found a way to get the SELinux context needed, repacking the system image will not work.
anyone having any luck with rooting MM?
I think at this point what we really need is a small set of testers who have a good insurance policy on their phones and are willing to risk bricking their phones. We've got the outline of a method which looks viable, but the details haven't been worked out and is hence likely to produce a few bricks before we get it working.
Sorry for dropping of the face of the planet for the past two months. In testing with my device it ended up being FUBAR after wiping my aboot completely and with that the phone would not boot to anything but a black screen. I sent it into LG and after some time they finally just replaced my motherboard. But the absolute sad part is that they have me upgraded to 6.0 which absolutely is crushing my world. SO until further notice I will not be testing the unlocking of the bootloader anymore but I will make efforts here in a few weeks to start work on rooting the device. @alvislee[email protected]
I have an LG Stylo 5X model LM-Q720TS and have had problems finding information on unlocking the bootloader. This will be the first root I have never rooted a phone before and really want to do this to my phone just to customize it and make it more secure. I also wanted to install pen testing software on it as well.
Anyway does anyone know of a site that can help me with the logistics of getting it done? I already have a full course on rooting android phones from Udemy and it was very informative on how to do it. I just don't have information on unlocking the bootloader for my phone I am sure I can get twrp for my phone if I can get it unlocked. So please if anyone can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. Also, any links that lead me to useful software that can help facilitate this process would be great. I don't want to do this using on click rooting apps I want to do this manually this is a learning experience for e as well and I want to get good at this.
https://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev