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[OFFICIAL and ONLY] Soak Test Discussion

Here and ONLY here will you guys discuss about this and any other soak test. Stay on topic at the first signs of derailing, flaming or anything else I will lock and hand out infractions.
Cheers

SOAK has begun. Lots of people receiving the update...no one from moto has responded to any questions/problems being posted...

dk-v1 said:
SOAK has begun. Lots of people receiving the update...no one from moto has responded to any questions/problems being posted...
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They pretty much said that's the way it was going to be at first.

Hello folks!
Could someone megaupload it? So I can test it?
Best Regards!

https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/90004
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NOTE: You cannot downgrade back to Android 2.3(Gingerbread) software after this upgrade.
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I would tend to think that a reasonable % of soak testers will not even try it for the fact there is no known return..... That might be one of the main reasons there are no comments as of yet..... As for the other %'s might not really know how to identify a bug?????
O btw is DNLA back that would be the real only reason i would move from the leak.....

I keep getting, "your software is up to date"
Darn

ygthb said:
I keep getting, "your software is up to date"
Darn
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Same thing. I don't have sims in my atrix2s anymore though. I did get the soak test email for both phones. One is bone stock the other is not. Both say up to date. Oh well. Anyone that gets it try the oem unlock.

Nice, I can slap "Official" on my ROM posting now instead of Leak
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Also, If you get this update and actually upgrade can you try "fastboot oem unlock" to see if the bootloader is unlockable? Maybe we'll get lucky

RoadToNever said:
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/90004
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Thanks dude!

timmytim said:
Also, If you get this update and actually upgrade can you try "fastboot oem unlock" to see if the bootloader is unlockable? Maybe we'll get lucky
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Lol.. yea right
But I like your optimism..
Sent from my phone's mind

timmytim said:
Nice, I can slap "Official" on my ROM posting now instead of Leak
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Also, If you get this update and actually upgrade can you try "fastboot oem unlock" to see if the bootloader is unlockable? Maybe we'll get lucky
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I was going to say, your ROM is about as close to stock quality as I would expect. Nothing in my mind jumps out in terms of bugs right now. What's the point of official except for the devs to adjust and re-release.

Thanks for the link...I never knew that ICS had a native screenshot app. I wonder if they update the kernel or other pieces from the leaks

Dudes I recently upgraded my HTC one X and after the upgrade ATT changed the system user rights doing almost imposible to root the phone, I knoe a guy is working to get this issue fixed. But I am wondering if we aare going to expect the same behavior with this "upgrade". Could some one advice?

ticobiker said:
Dudes I recently upgraded my HTC one X and after the upgrade ATT changed the system user rights doing almost imposible to root the phone, I knoe a guy is working to get this issue fixed. But I am wondering if we aare going to expect the same behavior with this "upgrade". Could some one advice?
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If it's the same package as leak#2, then there should be no problem with root.
But, I don't believe any of the devs had a chance to check it out yet... so, if someone happened to download it and it's sitting in your /cache folder - I would suggest to copy it to your sdcard, then upload it and pm one of the devs or senior senior members.
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alteredlikeness said:
If it's the same package as leak#2, then there should be no problem with root.
But, I don't believe any of the devs had a chance to check it out yet... so, if someone happened to download it and it's sitting in your /cache folder - I would suggest to copy it to your sdcard, then upload it and pm one of the devs or senior senior members.
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I am still waiting for the email confirmation, could someone ftp it? Damn is too much boring to wait,,,

alteredlikeness said:
Lol.. yea right
But I like your optimism..
Sent from my phone's mind
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Haha, it would be nice though

If anyone has updated to it.feel free to create a backup and up it for me.or even the build prop.id like to see the build date and if its newer make use of the rom. Thanks.pm me link.
If anyone could.
- ryan
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium

Also, besides the actual soak package.. does someone who is on it want to do a system dump and share by pm or post? I'm sure you'll get some thanks for it..
NOTE: You need to be rooted and install busybox - see here for ICS root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1779968
To do a system dump through adb:
Code:
adb shell
su
busybox tar czvf /sdcard/systemdump.tgz /system
exit
exit
adb pull /sdcard/systemdump.tgz C:\[your destination path]
EDIT - or, as rda just mentioned do a cwm backup... Lol

Looks like its the same as the last ota in the leak from the number. On still not getting any update
Sent from my MB865 using xda app-developers app

[Q] help plz...been trying for hours. :(

My phone
sg3 i535
Verizon
4.4.2
NE1
Kernel version 3.4.0
I've tried rooting it, installing the cwm recovery, and CM11....I booted into recover and did all the resetting and wiping etc but when I go to install cm11, it fails and I have to reset from the loader (vol down, home pwr) or it hangs and tells me to take the phone to a Verizon wireless store because of illegal software.
What am I doing wrong?
From the beginning, assuming I have nothing installed (root/cwm ect)
What do I do first?

It sounds like the aboot isn't loading properly. Start from scratch again and use Casual and make sure the aboot takes.
Jim
bigmurph762 said:
My phone
sg3 i535
Verizon
4.4.2
NE1
Kernel version 3.4.0
I've tried rooting it, installing the cwm recovery, and CM11....I booted into recover and did all the resetting and wiping etc but when I go to install cm11, it fails and I have to reset from the loader (vol down, home pwr) or it hangs and tells me to take the phone to a Verizon wireless store because of illegal software.
What am I doing wrong?
From the beginning, assuming I have nothing installed (root/cwm ect)
What do I do first?
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bigmurph762 said:
My phone
sg3 i535
Verizon
4.4.2
NE1
Kernel version 3.4.0
I've tried rooting it, installing the cwm recovery, and CM11....I booted into recover and did all the resetting and wiping etc but when I go to install cm11, it fails and I have to reset from the loader (vol down, home pwr) or it hangs and tells me to take the phone to a Verizon wireless store because of illegal software.
What am I doing wrong?
From the beginning, assuming I have nothing installed (root/cwm ect)
What do I do first?
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You can only root VRUDNE1 using Towelroot. You can only install SafeStrap which only let you run other VRUDNE1 based TouchWiz roms. No AOSP roms. No CWM or TWRP. No custom kernels. Just custom roms based off of the 4.4.2 VRUDNE1 OTA. Here's a guide for more specific info.

SlimSnoopOS said:
You can only root VRUDNE1 using Towelroot. You can only install SafeStrap which only let you run other VRUDNE1 based TouchWiz roms. No AOSP roms. No CWM or TWRP. No custom kernels. Just custom roms based off of the 4.4.2 VRUDNE1 OTA. Here's a guide for more specific info.
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I'm going to just start copying this post man, gets quite redundant after the first 100+ times
From my Wicked S3 on SOKP

SlimSnoopOS said:
You can only root VRUDNE1 using Towelroot. You can only install SafeStrap which only let you run other VRUDNE1 based TouchWiz roms. No AOSP roms. No CWM or TWRP. No custom kernels. Just custom roms based off of the 4.4.2 VRUDNE1 OTA. Here's a guide for more specific info.
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ShapesBlue said:
I'm going to just start copying this post man, gets quite redundant after the first 100+ times
From my Wicked S3 on SOKP
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Amen to the above. Yet another person looking to brick their phone because they didn't do any research beforehand. I have stopped posting and helping in the forums and only come here to read threads like this for the pure entertainment value. I LMFAO all the time.
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jimc5423 said:
It sounds like the aboot isn't loading properly. Start from scratch again and use Casual and make sure the aboot takes.
Jim
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Way to help by telling him something that is 100% incorrect and may lead to him bricking his phone. Casual does not work on 4.4.2 NE1, only towelroot works. Hell, the title of the Casual thread even reads "Up to MF1." Let the people who know what they are talking about help this guy.

landshark68 said:
Amen to the above. Yet another person looking to brick their phone because they didn't do any research beforehand. I have stopped posting and helping in the forums and only come here to read threads like this for the pure entertainment value. I LMFAO all the time.
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Way to help by telling him something that is 100% incorrect and may lead to him bricking his phone. Casual does not work on 4.4.2 NE1, only towelroot works. Hell, the title of the Casual thread even reads "Up to MF1." Let the people who know what they are talking about help this guy.
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At least we all got a good laugh tonight. I needed that, TGIF
From my Wicked S3 on SOKP
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landshark68 said:
Amen to the above. Yet another person looking to brick their phone because they didn't do any research beforehand. I have stopped posting and helping in the forums and only come here to read threads like this for the pure entertainment value. I LMFAO all the time.
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Way to help by telling him something that is 100% incorrect and may lead to him bricking his phone. Casual does not work on 4.4.2 NE1, only towelroot works. Hell, the title of the Casual thread even reads "Up to MF1." Let the people who know what they are talking about help this guy.
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I wanted to first off say thank you to not only you landshark68 but SlimSnoopOS and also BadUsername. You three always help people out and I personally started out by reading which is truthfully the best way to start anything when it comes to modifying your device. I only know most of what I know from you three, you all are essential and I appreciate that a lot. Thank you again
From my Wicked S3 on SOKP

ShapesBlue said:
At least we all got a good laugh tonight. I needed that, TGIF
From my Wicked S3 on SOKP
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I tip my hat to you and @SlimSnoopOS for continuing to help everyone, and I do mean everyone. I am still more than willing to help the people who have done their homework but for whatever reason just seem to be struggling or don't quite grasp it all. Those who haven't done any reading or research are on their own. I know I should be nicer and help everyone, and I did it for years. But if people are not willing to put forth a little effort to read and research on their own why should I put forth any effort?

landshark68 said:
I tip my hat to you and @SlimSnoopOS for continuing to help everyone, and I do mean everyone. I am still more than willing to help the people who have done their homework but for whatever reason just seem to be struggling or don't quite grasp it all. Those who haven't done any reading or research are on their own. I know I should be nicer and help everyone, and I did it for years. But if people are not willing to put forth a little effort to read and research on their own why should I put forth any effort?
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Its frustrating for sure at times, sometimes I'll read the topic but won't respond because I just get to the point where repeating myself becomes annoying. Your just giving what you get, I wouldn't sweat the small stuff. I agree completely with the last part! I get tired of people just assuming things
From my Wicked S3 on SOKP

ShapesBlue said:
I wanted to first off say thank you to not only you landshark68 but SlimSnoopOS and also BadUsername. You three always help people out and I personally started out by reading which is truthfully the best way to start anything when it comes to modifying your device. I only know most of what I know from you three, you all are essential and I appreciate that a lot. , Thank you again
From my Wicked S3 on SOKP
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Right back at you. You may think you learned a lot from SlimSnoopOS, BadUsername, and me. But the truth is we all learn from each other. I have learned so much from reading posts by the three of you and from chatting back and forth with the three of you. I, like you, did nothing but read until my eyes hurt before I did anything to the first phone I rooted - a Samsung Fascinate. Pretty much anyone can root their phone if they are given detailed, step-by-step instructions. But if you don't understand what you did after you followed those instructions, did they really do you any good?

landshark68 said:
Right back at you. You may think you learned a lot from SlimSnoopOS, BadUsername, and me. But the truth is we all learn from each other. I have learned so much from reading posts by the three of you and from chatting back and forth with the three of you. I, like you, did nothing but read until my eyes hurt before I did anything to the first phone I rooted - a Samsung Fascinate. Pretty much anyone can root their phone if they are given detailed, step-by-step instructions. But if you don't understand what you did after you followed those instructions, did they really do you any good?
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That's very true. If you or anyone else ever want to just chat/talk and you use hangouts look me up sometime. It's in my profile, actually it's not lol its ShapesBlue5 @ Gmail
From my Wicked S3 on SOKP

Are we ever getting root(update) we have root new thread coming soon

Wondering about root doesn't seem we are getting much development on our u11 life

twinnfamous said:
Wondering about root doesn't seem we are getting much development on our u11 life
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Wondering the same thing or maybe it take time to get us root...it was easy to unlock bootloader for me no problem...but twrp is a no good on T-Mobile U Life[emoji22] as of right now for me anyway
Sent from my HTC U11 life using XDA-Developers Legacy app

The lack of releases at this time is probably related to this phone being less than ten days old.

iamxaq said:
The lack of releases at this time is probably related to this phone being less than ten days old.
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Exactly haha. Not sure why people are jumping the gun on development for this phone already. My Moto g5 plus took longer than this from its initial release to get development going. And now that phone is very active in the community.
Anyway, point is, just give it some time like this guy said. The phone isn't exactly a flagship anyway. And the Android one version hasn't even been released here yet.

dpryor88 said:
Exactly haha. Not sure why people are jumping the gun on development for this phone already. My Moto g5 plus took longer than this from its initial release to get development going. And now that phone is very active in the community.
Anyway, point is, just give it some time like this guy said. The phone isn't exactly a flagship anyway. And the Android one version hasn't even been released here yet.
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thanks for the comments. how long have you been in the developer scene with HTC. Also nobody is jumping the gun. We aren't allowed to go to devs and ask for eta's so I just made this thread so they may see and hopefully give some love to this phone. All I need is root and a recovery I can do the rest.

Look on the bright side, pixel 2 been out for a month. And even we are slow on development. You'll get root and probably a few roms, it will take time though.
Also the fact that bootloader is unlockable when phone cost less than $400 is kinda big deal

twinnfamous said:
thanks for the comments. how long have you been in the developer scene with HTC. Also nobody is jumping the gun. We aren't allowed to go to devs and ask for eta's so I just made this thread so they may see and hopefully give some love to this phone. All I need is root and a recovery I can do the rest.
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I could ask you the same question. If you've been in it so long yourself, why don't you figure this problem out yourself? Hah.

dpryor88 said:
I could ask you the same question. If you've been in it so long yourself, why don't you figure this problem out yourself? Hah.
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Very well put. I only usually get the flagship HTC phones but this time I chose this since it was T-Mobile specific. And I waited to long to get u11 so using this till next HTC flagship comes. I look forward to seeing you around.

HTC phones from my experience don't take too long to get root. They average about a month or so. Keep in mind my last HTC was the EVO LTE.

You don't need a custom recovery for root.
You can use Magisk to patch a stock boot.img for your device (for example, one found here) and flash the patched image via fastboot. Then you're rooted, and you didn't even need TWRP.
I won't be purchasing this device, so unfortunately I can't build a TWRP for it (that and I'm retiring in 8 posts). If someone else wants to pursue building it, I'm willing to offer minimal assistance.

Captain_Throwback said:
You don't need a custom recovery for root.
You can use Magisk to patch a stock boot.img for your device (for example, one found here and flash the patched image via fastboot. Then you're rooted, and you didn't even need TWRP.
I won't be purchasing this device, so unfortunately I can't build a TWRP for it (that and I'm retiring in 8 posts). If someone else wants to pursue building it, I'm willing to offer minimal assistance.
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Thanks so much for the info. I'm on to something now. About building it what can I use as a pre-built kernel or will I have to wait for source to drop? Sorry for using your last posts to help us

twinnfamous said:
Thanks so much for the info. I'm on to something now. About building it what can I use as a pre-built kernel or will I have to wait for source to drop? Sorry for using your last posts to help us
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There's a thread on xda about building TWRP. I've never built TWRP before, but I know about using build environments and whatnot. Google "how to build TWRP" I believe haha, as simple as it sounds it should come up in the top few results.
Anyway, I think you and I should help each other out here like you said. I'm using an older imac since I sold my old PC. It only has 4gb ram, but I'm going to install Ubuntu tomorrow on the Mac as a partition, and then hopefully I can get a build environment going quickly and start work.
What are you doing so far? Are you able to build too? Or maybe we can both research and bounce ideas off each other while I try it out. Whatever you prefer. Just PM me I guess.

dpryor88 said:
There's a thread on xda about building TWRP. I've never built TWRP before, but I know about using build environments and whatnot. Google "how to build TWRP" I believe haha, as simple as it sounds it should come up in the top few results.
Anyway, I think you and I should help each other out here like you said. I'm using an older imac since I sold my old PC. It only has 4gb ram, but I'm going to install Ubuntu tomorrow on the Mac as a partition, and then hopefully I can get a build environment going quickly and start work.
What are you doing so far? Are you able to build too? Or maybe we can both research and bounce ideas off each other while I try it out. Whatever you prefer. Just PM me I guess.
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I can build I have a great machine and all ready downloaded the source. The only difference in building twrp for a new device is we have to make our own files from scratch. And it would be nice if we had an ruu to restore back from if things don't go well during testing. We can figure it out. Help is always good more people trying different things usually gets results faster.

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I can build I have a great machine and all ready downloaded the source. The only difference in building twrp for a new device is we have to make our own files from scratch. And it would be nice if we had an ruu to restore back from if things don't go well during testing. We can figure it out. Help is always good more people trying different things usually gets results faster.
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I read somewhere about an emulator sorta program for testing your TWRP build without messing up your device.

twinnfamous said:
I can build I have a great machine and all ready downloaded the source. The only difference in building twrp for a new device is we have to make our own files from scratch. And it would be nice if we had an ruu to restore back from if things don't go well during testing. We can figure it out. Help is always good more people trying different things usually gets results faster.
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Did you try that magisk rooting (without TWRP) method? I haven't tried it yet.
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Captain_Throwback said:
You don't need a custom recovery for root.
You can use Magisk to patch a stock boot.img for your device (for example, one found here) and flash the patched image via fastboot. Then you're rooted, and you didn't even need TWRP.
I won't be purchasing this device, so unfortunately I can't build a TWRP for it (that and I'm retiring in 8 posts). If someone else wants to pursue building it, I'm willing to offer minimal assistance.
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Happen to know where there may be stock boot.img files for the Life that are free? I don't want to pay for a membership on that site you linked..

dpryor88 said:
Did you try that magisk rooting (without TWRP) method? I haven't tried it yet.
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Happen to know where there may be stock boot.img files for the Life that are free? I don't want to pay for a membership on that site you linked..
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that's gonna be the hard part. Finding a boot.Img for T-Mobile version. There's no links to software anywhere that I've seen. We may be stuck waiting for an update just to get the files we need

twinnfamous said:
that's gonna be the hard part. Finding a boot.Img for T-Mobile version. There's no links to software anywhere that I've seen. We may be stuck waiting for an update just to get the files we need
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Yeah I think we're at a road block right now

dpryor88 said:
Yeah I think we're at a road block right now
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I'm not giving up I'm still gonna try whatever I can on my end.
Hopefully something good or I'll end up with a bricked device till ruu comes

I would love to eventually see a ROM that gives the T-Mobile variant a similar appeal as the Android One version. I bought the U11 Life as a backup to my Pixel 2 (and to benefit from T-Mobile's Carrier Freedom promo, as well) and I was very surprised as to how much I actually enjoyed using the phone!
Brought me back to the days when I had the One M7.

Just so everyone is aware...... Once you unlock your bootloader you can then go super CID, once you are super CID you can flash ANY GSM boot.img , so there is no roadblock on that end. The roadblock is no custom recovery, if we had a custom recovery then we are open to a world of wonders and amazement. So get to work......

Can someone give me a step-by-step tutorial to root the G930TUVSACSG1 firmware?

Ive been trying to find a root tutorial for the G930TUVSACSG1 for the past month. I've tried many alts but none of them work. if someone could please comment or send me a link to root the above variant? That would greatly be appreciated. thanks.

nattynat05 said:
Ive been trying to find a root tutorial for the G930TUVSACSG1 for the past month. I've tried many alts but none of them work. if someone could please comment or send me a link to root the above variant? That would greatly be appreciated. thanks.
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What have you tried so far? Did you try the g930U_REV_9_ENG_ROOT.tar? I'm wondering if that will still work along with s7_Oreo_Nougat_Adb_Advanced_Root_V12.zip. I was just given this phone today and was hoping it had an older version than this "A" version. I don't know if the Samsung Experience version being 9.0 means anything at all. This is the first post I've read on this version.

After a bit of digging on Google this shows up:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s7/how-to/g930tuvs9csc1-root-t3948777
However i am not sure if it's up to date or not

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nattynat05 said:
Ive been trying to find a root tutorial for the G930TUVSACSG1 for the past month. I've tried many alts but none of them work. if someone could please comment or send me a link to root the above variant? That would greatly be appreciated. thanks.
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Follow this guide:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/root-s7-s7edge-oreo-nougat-t3819616
Instead of the engineering file in the original OP use this file instead, otherwise follow the instructions exactly as written, step by step.
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1899786940962594015
Let me know how you do please.
BigAl

Alright guys, thanks for helping me out, I'll reply later when I test these methods

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Follow this guide:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/root-s7-s7edge-oreo-nougat-t3819616
Instead of the engineering file in the original OP use this file instead, otherwise follow the instructions exactly as written, step by step.
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1899786940962594015
Let me know how you do please.
BigAl
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The Eng_Boot.tar that's attached is for the g935. Will that also work for the g930, or is there a different one? Thanks

Drunkpilot said:
The Eng_Boot.tar that's attached is for the g935. Will that also work for the g930, or is there a different one? Thanks
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Here you go, same uploader.
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1899786940962594014

In this case, the root thread linked is valid, but G930TUVSACSG1 is U10 and the engboot provided is U9. I happen to also be using SG1 (I should've checked XDA before updating, silly me).
I happen to have the U10 engineering ROM, but none of the tools to modify it like all the previous variants.

wrigglevision said:
In this case, the root thread linked is valid, but G930TUVSACSG1 is U10 and the engboot provided is U9. I happen to also be using SG1 (I should've checked XDA before updating, silly me).
I happen to have the U10 engineering ROM, but none of the tools to modify it like all the previous variants.
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Well that's disappointing news, I've been back on stock for a while now and due to the age/usage of the phone, wanted to get rerooted to optimize what I can.
I'm on ACSI1 build though, for the curious, if anybody has any ideas or comes across a method to root, please inform me.

IJoxer said:
Well that's disappointing news, I've been back on stock for a while now and due to the age/usage of the phone, wanted to get rerooted to optimize what I can.
I'm on ACSI1 build though, for the curious, if anybody has any ideas or comes across a method to root, please inform me.
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I just got my notification for the SI1 update. I don't have much optimism for our rooting future. I am really missing Xposed and the ad blocking capabilities. If I see or hear anything, I'll let you know.

IJoxer said:
Well that's disappointing news, I've been back on stock for a while now and due to the age/usage of the phone, wanted to get rerooted to optimize what I can.
I'm on ACSI1 build though, for the curious, if anybody has any ideas or comes across a method to root, please inform me.
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I just rooted using this and the eng.boot.tar by BillA which is attached near the end of the thread. It might even be the same eng.boot you had. It's around 22mb in size. https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/root-s7-s7edge-oreo-nougat-t3819616

Drunkpilot said:
I just rooted using this and the eng.boot.tar by BillA which is attached near the end of the thread. It might even be the same eng.boot you had. It's around 22mb in size. https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/root-s7-s7edge-oreo-nougat-t3819616
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I just grabbed another phone two days ago too, but I'll give it a look when I'm bored and feel like geeking out lol.
Appreciate you letting me know!

Drunkpilot said:
I just rooted using this and the eng.boot.tar by BillA which is attached near the end of the thread. It might even be the same eng.boot you had. It's around 22mb in size. https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/root-s7-s7edge-oreo-nougat-t3819616
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Hey, I did receive another S7 (friends give me old phones because they know I love geeking out) and rooted successfully, so I appreciate the info. Secondly, I noticed a new eng bootloader was uploaded to AFH a few weeks ago, the one we used was rev8, this one being rev10, so I'm going to go ahead and start fresh to see if its any improvement. Just thought I'd share the info, return the favor so to speak, in case you're interested in checking it out. :highfive:
I'll follow up if everything was successful.
G930x_QC_ENG_BOOT_BIN_10_U10_REV10.tar
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IJoxer said:
Hey, I did receive another S7 (friends give me old phones because they know I love geeking out) and rooted successfully, so I appreciate the info. Secondly, I noticed a new eng bootloader was uploaded to AFH a few weeks ago, the one we used was rev8, this one being rev10, so I'm going to go ahead and start fresh to see if its any improvement. Just thought I'd share the info, return the favor so to speak, in case you're interested in checking it out. :highfive:
I'll follow up if everything was successful.
G930x_QC_ENG_BOOT_BIN_10_U10_REV10.tar
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Thanks. I'll check it out. Did you notice any improvement, or were you even rooted long enough with the other?

Drunkpilot said:
Thanks. I'll check it out. Did you notice any improvement, or were you even rooted long enough with the other?
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Yea, I had rooted with his first few iterations of that thread, which obviously was iffy on whether it was worth having root due to overheating, battery drain, etc etc. The post you mentioned was me wanting to tinker with an extra phone that had been updated beyond what was considered exploitable. And while it's only day 2-3, and not my 'daily driver', I must say, it seems to be considerably more responsive and stable thus far, actually haven't noticed much in terms of drain, lag, or heat like before, so I can definitely recommend it. Obviously, results may very, but following procedure, I flashed stock beforehand, then rooted using instructions to a T, only swapping out the eng boot. Just had a response on the root thread stating he successfully rooted his s7 edge from the latest update (by renaming the eng boot, but honestly, an unnecessary step).
Feel free to let me know how it goes (if you try it out), and good luck! :highfive::good:

IJoxer said:
Feel free to let me know how it goes (if you try it out), and good luck! :highfive::good:
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I want to give the v10 a try, but I just recently had to reroot due to trying to flash a Dolby Atmos zip that put me into an unrecoverable bootloop. I'm thinking that I'll have to reroot if I flash the eng.boot. I'm too lazy to set up my phone again so soon. Lol. When I do though, I'll let you know.

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I want to give the v10 a try, but I just recently had to reroot due to trying to flash a Dolby Atmos zip that put me into an unrecoverable bootloop. I'm thinking that I'll have to reroot if I flash the eng.boot. I'm too lazy to set up my phone again so soon. Lol. When I do though, I'll let you know.
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I feel ya, it becomes a chore at times, but just to update, it's been running smooth as silk for me, again, not my daily driver, but using it frequently enough that I can verify that this has been the smoothest running eng boot setup I've had (and I've had them all). I'm not usually very lucky in that regard, even with the technical know-how to optimize it to it's maximum potential, I'm fairly pleased with it. I dare say it's been comparable to running a standard oem root environment, but I'm hesitant because I'm sure thats when it'll turn around and bite me in the ass lol.

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I feel ya, it becomes a chore at times, but just to update, it's been running smooth as silk for me, again, not my daily driver, but using it frequently enough that I can verify that this has been the smoothest running eng boot setup I've had (and I've had them all). I'm not usually very lucky in that regard, even with the technical know-how to optimize it to it's maximum potential, I'm fairly pleased with it. I dare say it's been comparable to running a standard oem root environment, but I'm hesitant because I'm sure thats when it'll turn around and bite me in the ass lol.
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I hear ya. I haven't had any overheating issues, lag, or horrible battery drain with the v8 that I got from biila. Can't wait to try v10

rooting the note 20 ultra US version question

I am thinking about paying the 150 bucks to do the root for the US snapdragon note 20 but is the development there for it? Like would i be able to do the same things as the Exynos version? Would there be any point to doing it for the US version?

Veid71 said:
I am thinking about paying the 150 bucks to do the root for the US snapdragon note 20 but is the development there for it? Like would i be able to do the same things as the Exynos version? Would there be any point to doing it for the US version?
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https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra-root-us-unlocked-snapdragon-865/
Lots of details that might be useful to you in the linked write up

pcriz said:
https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra-root-us-unlocked-snapdragon-865/
Lots of details that might be useful to you in the linked write up
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Thanks, yeah I read it and thats how I found out about it but it didn't say whether we'd be able to flash the rooms for the exynos versions and what not which is why I wasn't sure whether or not the development would be there for the US version yet until a free version came out

You can only flash roms for your device. If you have a U you can only flash U/U1 roms.

qzan7 said:
You can only flash roms for your device. If you have a U you can only flash U/U1 roms.
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But any U roms would work then?

Veid71 said:
But any U roms would work then?
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Yes.

qzan7 said:
Yes.
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Awesome! Thanks for your help guys! I think I'm gonna go ahead and go through with it

I am going to guess that there is going to be very little development for custom roms now or anytime in the future. Things have changed a lot in the last few years and devlopment for custom roms has really fallen by the wayside (there has been some custom rom development, just not very much) (I am not complaining really - just stating a fact.) if you are considering doing this Root thing - I hope for your sake that it will be worth the cost - considering the low amount of development you can expect. Look at the minimal amount of development has happened for Exynos Note 20's - and that rooting option is totally free.

Veid71 said:
I am thinking about paying the 150 bucks to do the root for the US snapdragon note 20 but is the development there for it? Like would i be able to do the same things as the Exynos version? Would there be any point to doing it for the US version?
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Please let us know how the rooting process goes, I'm thinking about doing it myself but I just got my Note 20 Ultra yesterday.

airmaxx23 said:
Please let us know how the rooting process goes, I'm thinking about doing it myself but I just got my Note 20 Ultra yesterday.
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Will do, im probably gonna do it Saturday or sunday morning

I'm curious too

Geekser said:
I am going to guess that there is going to be very little development for custom roms now or anytime in the future. Things have changed a lot in the last few years and devlopment for custom roms has really fallen by the wayside (there has been some custom rom development, just not very much) (I am not complaining really - just stating a fact.) if you are considering doing this Root thing - I hope for your sake that it will be worth the cost - considering the low amount of development you can expect. Look at the minimal amount of development has happened for Exynos Note 20's - and that rooting option is totally free.
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You are not stating a fact, you are stating your opinion and literally worded it as a guess. The custom ROM community depends on the device. Models like OnePlus will always have more development because of their nature, while Samsung and others will have less; however, the little that is available for the Ultra right now is not because custom ROMs are dead lol it's because the phone has been out for like a month. It takes time to do these things.

airmaxx23 said:
Please let us know how the rooting process goes, I'm thinking about doing it myself but I just got my Note 20 Ultra yesterday.
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Just got rooted and I'm currently running SACs rom, its pretty nice man I would recommend it

Veid71 said:
Just got rooted and I'm currently running SACs rom, its pretty nice man I would recommend it
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Rooting or the rom. And if the rom, why?

pcriz said:
Rooting or the rom. And if the rom, why?
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Both, and idk I feel like stock doesn't give enough customization capabilities lol I like to add more reboot options and status bar things and what not

Veid71 said:
Both, and idk I feel like stock doesn't give enough customization capabilities lol I like to add more reboot options and status bar things and what not
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So how did they go about rooting it? What was done?

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So how did they go about rooting it? What was done?
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I downloaded team viewer, and PIA (A vpn) and another program that basically showed the step that the guy was on, they remoted into my computer and put me on the VPN for HK and then idek what they did to get my phone to unlock because they didn't do anything on my screen but my phone was in download mode and then it restarted they told me I was good then I flashed twrp and stock firmware and installed magisk

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I downloaded team viewer, and PIA (A vpn) and another program that basically showed the step that the guy was on, they remoted into my computer and put me on the VPN for HK and then idek what they did to get my phone to unlock because they didn't do anything on my screen but my phone was in download mode and then it restarted they told me I was good then I flashed twrp and stock firmware and installed magisk
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My guess on the reason for the VPN is because they have an app possibly that can unlock the bootloader but it needs to see that the phone is in HK in order to work otherwise there'd be no reason for the VPN..

your rooted a note 20 ultra thats US version?? WhAT da... HOW!!!!!!????????

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My guess on the reason for the VPN is because they have an app possibly that can unlock the bootloader but it needs to see that the phone is in HK in order to work otherwise there'd be no reason for the VPN..
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Yeah more than likely, all I know is I'm glad to finally have it lol I'm trying change the bootanimation now