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I'm looking for rooting my device with locked bootloader without recovery!!

I'm looking for rooting my device with locked bootloader without recovery!! (d6603) on lollipop 5.0.2
Someone can help me?

DANIELTZ19 said:
I'm looking for rooting my device with locked bootloader without recovery!! (d6603) on lollipop 5.0.2
Someone can help me?
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Google 'giefroot' or look in the general section

gregbradley said:
Google 'giefroot' or look in the general section
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It's only for the old version ... (2014) .. and I have a version of "lolipop 2015"... --23.1.A.1.28-- this is my build.. And it does not fit

DANIELTZ19 said:
It's only for the old version ... (2014) .. and I have a version of "lolipop 2015"... --23.1.A.1.28-- this is my build.. And it does not fit
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So downgrade to the old version or look in the general section to see how to root lollipop

gregbradley said:
So downgrade to the old version or look in the general section to see how to root lollipop
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That's what I do not want to ... I do not want to delete all my files and burn versions .. I want to root without deleting anything ..!

gregbradley said:
So downgrade to the old version or look in the general section to see how to root lollipop
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All my old devices, I burner only root without changing versions or boot device ..

Well, when you downgrade just exclude data, you will get FC's but that just whilst you are on the lower firmware, once you root, install recovery and flash a pre-rooted zip (Again, exclude data) you will be fine.
Or (For the third time) look in the general section to see how to root lollipop

I need helping rooting my Amazon Fire 5th gen 5.3.2 OS

I have looked extensively for a good method to accomplish this but so far, all I have found is for version older than 5.3.2. Does that mean that there aren't any tutorial available or is it that my device is unrootable? Thanks in advance!!

laserball said:
I have looked extensively for a good method to accomplish this but so far, all I have found is for version older than 5.3.2. Does that mean that there aren't any tutorial available or is it that my device is unrootable? Thanks in advance!!
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Looking at Fire OS, all versions above 5.1.1 are just modifications done over Android 5.1.1 so any method which works for 5.1.1 should work for your version too. Try them as per guides which you'll find here.

Nihal @A-JAX said:
Looking at Fire OS, all versions above 5.1.1 are just modifications done over Android 5.1.1 so any method which works for 5.1.1 should work for your version too. Try them as per guides which you'll find here.
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Does this mean that my version doesn't need to be downgraded before the root??

laserball said:
Does this mean that my version doesn't need to be downgraded before the root??
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Hi there!
Since Android OS version remains same it may not have any effect on root methods. My suggestion is to install custom recovery as soon as you make some system level changes like bootloader unlock/rooting. If anything goes wrong you can flash some roms and fix any possible errors.
Regards
Nihal

Nihal @A-JAX said:
Hi there!
Since Android OS version remains same it may not have any effect on root methods. My suggestion is to install custom recovery as soon as you make some system level changes like bootloader unlock/rooting. If anything goes wrong you can flash some roms and fix any possible errors.
Regards
Nihal
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Thanks a lot Nihal. I will do just that. Thanks again!!

Downgrading from Oreo to Nougat?

Is it possible to downgrade from Oreo to Nougat stock without root?

DarkkEnergy said:
Is it possible to downgrade from Oreo to Nougat stock without root?
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Yes it is but you have to make sure that you stay on BL3. You can't downgrade the BL. He used a thread with the latest Nougat Odin files.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/at...n950u-stock-n950usqs3brb2-odin-files-t3761567
Once back on Nougat, download BK package disabler and freeze both software updates (just use the search feature and type in updates) so that it don't auto update on you.

dirtydodge said:
Yes it is but you have to make sure that you stay on BL3. You can't downgrade the BL. He used a thread with the latest Nougat Odin files.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/at...n950u-stock-n950usqs3brb2-odin-files-t3761567
Once back on Nougat, download BK package disabler and freeze both software updates (just use the search feature and type in updates) so that it don't auto update on you.
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Can you link me a list of the bootloader versions?

DarkkEnergy said:
Can you link me a list of the bootloader versions?
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You have version 1, version 2 and version 3. If your on oreo then you are on version 3. Search which firmware version 3 runs on and you'll get your answer, or you can use the link i gave you to the last Nougat version 3 that was pushed out by AT&T. I think there were only 2 firmwares on Nougat that ran on version 3.

DarkkEnergy said:
Is it possible to downgrade from Oreo to Nougat stock without root?
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Yes it's super easy. Using Odin, you can use one of the threads below. BRA8 is a hair older (1 month). BRB2 will have the latest security patch
3BRA8 thread HERE
3BRB2 thread HERE

kangi26 said:
Yes it's super easy. Using Odin, you can use one of the threads below. BRA8 is a hair older (1 month). BRB2 will have the latest security patch
3BRA8 thread HERE
3BRB2 thread HERE
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Is there a BRA9 Odin files or that’s just a patch . I wanted to root with SamFail V3 which is base on BRA9.

jawonder said:
Is there a BRA9 Odin files or that’s just a patch . I wanted to root with SamFail V3 which is base on BRA9.
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I've never seen a BRA9 for the AT&T Note 8, upgrade or Odin. We went from BRA8 to BRB2

kangi26 said:
I've never seen a BRA9 for the AT&T Note 8, upgrade or Odin. We went from BRA8 to BRB2
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Oh ok, maybe it’s just the files he use to get root .
Do you know if SamFail V3 root works on 3BRB2 ?.

jawonder said:
Oh ok, maybe it’s just the files he use to get root .
Do you know if SamFail V3 root works on 3BRB2 ?.
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Yes. Samfail V3 will work with either one of these firmwares.

Can I use the BL included in oreo for Note 8 to down grade to nougat? Now that I upgraded my tethering doesnt work and neither does wifi calling.
Chad

FilthyFord said:
You have version 1, version 2 and version 3. If your on oreo then you are on version 3. Search which firmware version 3 runs on and you'll get your answer, or you can use the link i gave you to the last Nougat version 3 that was pushed out by AT&T. I think there were only 2 firmwares on Nougat that ran on version 3.
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Can you explain me how to downgrade from flashed oreo btu to croatian tele2 nougat i tried it with odin and it fails but i dont know why.
Ill be very gratefull if you help me.

jjosip02 said:
Can you explain me how to downgrade from flashed oreo btu to croatian tele2 nougat i tried it with odin and it fails but i dont know why.
Ill be very gratefull if you help me.
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I don't know what croation tele2 is, but what version Oreo are you on, there were a bunch of betas that where out floating around.

Android P beta question

So i have a Verizon Pixel 2 (Even though its on sprint) i can not unlock the Bootloader. So when the OTA update program starts for the second wave of Betas will i be able to flash back to 8.0 from 9.0 beta with the bootloader locked?

https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2/help

munchy_cool said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2/help
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? I posted here because it was about firmware and flashing

TechOut said:
? I posted here because it was about firmware and flashing
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questions go in questions sub-forum. this is development.

How to root Canadian G955W, One UI version: 1.0, Android Version: 9, with BELL

I really want to root and I am searching online since 4 days but couldn't find any clear information that i can fallow (or because of my lack of knowledge)
I don't care if i need to downgrade, or give up from "fancy" features. All i want a control on a device that i pay thousand $.
So my s8+ has:
One UI version : 1
Android Version: 9
Baseband Version: G955WVLU5CSC1 with BELL
I am new to rooting but big supporting of Open software, and idea of meaning of actually owning a device.
Please help, or any direction.
Thanks.

I have been dreaming there would have a rooting method since 2017 ( I got the same phone as you but from Telus - I paid off and now switched to Rogers). As far as I know, since our phones' bootloader can't be unlocked, we can kiss goodbye for rooting. I told myself that being a two years old phone, if there would have a method it would have been surfaced. This S8+ would be my last Sam**** phone, I am preparing to sell it on eBay and switch to something like OnePlus ( they are the most easy phone to root).

sfpOnt said:
I really want to root and I am searching online since 4 days but couldn't find any clear information that i can fallow (or because of my lack of knowledge)
I don't care if i need to downgrade, or give up from "fancy" features. All i want a control on a device that i pay thousand $.
So my s8+ has:
One UI version : 1
Android Version: 9
Baseband Version: G955WVLU5CSC1 with BELL
I am new to rooting but big supporting of Open software, and idea of meaning of actually owning a device.
Please help, or any direction.
Thanks.
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There is no root for oreo or pie nougat only. You can Google jrkruse bit 5 and come up with a method.
acwcanada said:
I have been dreaming there would have a rooting method since 2017 ( I got the same phone as you but from Telus - I paid off and now switched to Rogers). As far as I know, since our phones' bootloader can't be unlocked, we can kiss goodbye for rooting. I told myself that being a two years old phone, if there would have a method it would have been surfaced. This S8+ would be my last Sam**** phone, I am preparing to sell it on eBay and switch to something like OnePlus ( they are the most easy phone to root).
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There is a method for nougat

acwcanada said:
I have been dreaming there would have a rooting method since 2017 ( I got the same phone as you but from Telus - I paid off and now switched to Rogers). As far as I know, since our phones' bootloader can't be unlocked, we can kiss goodbye for rooting. I told myself that being a two years old phone, if there would have a method it would have been surfaced. This S8+ would be my last Sam**** phone, I am preparing to sell it on eBay and switch to something like OnePlus ( they are the most easy phone to root).
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If i cannot find anything until end of this year, i am thinking to buy Librem 5.

ROOT

TheMadScientist said:
There is no root for oreo or pie nougat only. You can Google jrkruse bit 5 and come up with a method.
There is a method for nougat
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Hey, he said "The method works for SM-G955U and SM-G955U1 models sold in the US." and his method posted before this new One UI version and security update came up... anyway i am asking him same question on email, hopefully he has time to reply.
thanks a lot for your time. :good:

sfpOnt said:
Hey, he said "The method works for SM-G955U and SM-G955U1 models sold in the US." and his method posted before this new One UI version and security update came up... anyway i am asking him same question on email, hopefully he has time to reply.
thanks a lot for your time. :good:
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NOUGAT ONLY root
oreo and pie install safestrap work without root
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/development/rom-t3901074
Install Combination_FA70 with safestrap red
boot safestrap flash .img system and root
my rom stock nougat g955W rooted G955WVLS2ARA1
good luck

deadedge7 said:
NOUGAT ONLY root
oreo and pie install safestrap work without root
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/development/rom-t3901074
Install Combination_FA70 with safestrap red
boot safestrap flash .img system and root
my rom stock nougat g955W rooted G955WVLS2ARA1
good luck
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thanks i ll do it fallowing weekend

TheMadScientist said:
There is no root for oreo or pie nougat only. You can Google jrkruse bit 5 and come up with a method.
There is a method for nougat
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Is there a way to roll back Pie to Nougat and then root?
I've had no luck trying to get Safestrap running on an OTA Pie.

wint3rm said:
Is there a way to roll back Pie to Nougat and then root?
I've had no luck trying to get Safestrap running on an OTA Pie.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/development/root-t3909782
This is for the plus but there is a reg s8 threads as well.

TheMadScientist said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/development/root-t3909782
This is for the plus but there is a reg s8 threads as well.
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Aw, nice. Thanks, mate!

wint3rm said:
Aw, nice. Thanks, mate!
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After you get safe strap you can then do some magic a hacks and acheive a rooted nougat system. Again you cannot root oreo or pie with this method. But it does allow you to do 1 of 3 options. Root with nougat and rev 5 combo bootloader , install a oreo system and rev 5 oreo bootloader, or install pie with rev 5 bootloader. As of right now all 3 systems have a rev 5 bootloader

TheMadScientist said:
After you get safe strap you can then do some magic a hacks and acheive a rooted nougat system. Again you cannot root oreo or pie with this method. But it does allow you to do 1 of 3 options. Root with nougat and rev 5 combo bootloader , install a oreo system and rev 5 oreo bootloader, or install pie with rev 5 bootloader. As of right now all 3 systems have a rev 5 bootloader
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That's great news. I'm aiming for the Root w/ Nougat and 5 bootloader. Thanks for the help!