Is it possible to install Magisk on the Galaxy S4 UCUAMDL bootloader? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General

I'm not sure if anyone will respond to this or something because most of the posts here are really old but is it possible to install Magisk on the UCUAMDL bootloader? I don't want to be left out of the fun that Magisk gives, and want to let go of SuperSU once and for all

Platypus Enthusiast said:
I'm not sure if anyone will respond to this or something because most of the posts here are really old but is it possible to install Magisk on the UCUAMDL bootloader? I don't want to be left out of the fun that Magisk gives, and want to let go of SuperSU once and for all
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As I do not have your device, I can give no guarantee that it will work.
But check this guide:
How to Install Magisk On Samsung Galaxy S4 SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 jflteatt - TweakDroid
Here is the complete guide on How to Install Magisk On Samsung Galaxy S4 SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 jflteatt. Use Magisk for rooting & installing magisk on your Samsung Galaxy S4 SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 jflteatt.
tweakdroid.com

It_ler said:
As I do not have your device, I can give no guarantee that it will work.
But check this guide:
How to Install Magisk On Samsung Galaxy S4 SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 jflteatt - TweakDroid
Here is the complete guide on How to Install Magisk On Samsung Galaxy S4 SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 jflteatt. Use Magisk for rooting & installing magisk on your Samsung Galaxy S4 SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 jflteatt.
tweakdroid.com
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This will not work, this is the standard Magisk installation for all devices, I've tried this countless times, always ended up in a bootloop since Magisk requires an unlocked bootloader, and since the bootloader is impossible to unlock thanks to AT&T, it will not work. There are many, many articles like this that copy the same words from other articles and replace the device's name in the original article with the name of the device you are using, which looks really obvious and weird. I'm still looking for an answer, but thanks for your help anyways, I never expected someone to still look through the S4 forum thing.

Platypus Enthusiast said:
I'm not sure if anyone will respond to this or something because most of the posts here are really old but is it possible to install Magisk on the UCUAMDL bootloader? I don't want to be left out of the fun that Magisk giv?
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Platypus Enthusiast said:
I'm not sure if anyone will respond to this or something because most of the posts here are really old but is it possible to install Magisk on the UCUAMDL bootloader? I don't want to be left out of the fun that Magisk gives, and want to let go of SuperSU once and for all
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Did you make it happen? I have the same phone, its rooted but no twrp.

Jackspsychosis said:
Did you make it happen? I have the same phone, its rooted but no twrp.
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I did, fortunately there was this guide to loki a recovery image, but you can use Magisk boot images as well.

Well done my friend! I appreciate your quick response and new knowledge. I flashed the patched boot img 3 times today with no luck. Of course that was after I used the terminal emulator to flash a twrp img and tripped the alarm. Its rooted but I've already been spoiled by Magisk. Thanks again.
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Did you make it happen? I have the same phone, its rooted but no twrpy
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Jackspsychosis said:
Well done my friend! I appreciate your quick response and new knowledge. I flashed the patched boot img 3 times today with no luck. Of course that was after I used the terminal emulator to flash a twrp img and tripped the alarm. Its rooted but I've already been spoiled by Magisk. Thanks again.
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did you do it sir?

Arsoo said:
did you do it sir?
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Nope. And it wasn't a lack of trying. And to be honest I don't have Magisk on any of my rooted devices. At first I really liked it I thought it was Cadillac but I went back to SuperSU. Really the only module I ever used was kali Nethunter I had a lot of them downloaded but never used them. I don't know how unlock the bootloader on a S4 I don't know anyone that does except one guy who charges an arm and a leg to do it.

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Nope. And it wasn't a lack of trying. And to be honest I don't have Magisk on any of my rooted devices. At first I really liked it I thought it was Cadillac but I went back to SuperSU. Really the only module I ever used was kali Nethunter I had a lot of them downloaded but never used them. I don't know how unlock the bootloader on a S4 I don't know anyone that does except one guy who charges an arm and a leg to do it.
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My S4 is up for sale if you are interested.

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930A ATT S7 Snapdragon Xposed framework

Hey guys, so I just found out about this site and am a super noob but managed to Root my ATT S7 last night. I have been trying to install the Xposed framework but it looks like I cant get a custom recovery program onto my S7. Does anyone know how to get TWRP or CWM or any custom recovery onto the 930A? Or for that matter, Xposed install without a custom recovery?
jk_9982 said:
Hey guys, so I just found out about this site and am a super noob but managed to Root my ATT S7 last night. I have been trying to install the Xposed framework but it looks like I cant get a custom recovery program onto my S7. Does anyone know how to get TWRP or CWM or any custom recovery onto the 930A? Or for that matter, Xposed install without a custom recovery?
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Hi mate
Nothing yet ...... maybe soon now that is possible to root
MAX 404 said:
Hi mate
Nothing yet ...... maybe soon now that is possible to root
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Actually I found out how to do everything and make it pretty smooth. Rooted, with Xposed and a bunch of fixes to make it almost as smooth as stock. Let me know if you are still looking.
jk_9982 said:
Actually I found out how to do everything and make it pretty smooth. Rooted, with Xposed and a bunch of fixes to make it almost as smooth as stock. Let me know if you are still looking.
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Hi
of course mate , please share
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of course mate , please share
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Sure, I'll start from the beginning in case any other new people are wondering.
Basically, back up your files and restore your phone to factory so the root goes smoother.
Then proceed to this thread for the root. Oh yeah, install adb if you don't have it. They dont mention it and assume you know what it is, which noobs like me don't.
After a clean root, install Flashfire (you may need to disable samsung updates and reset the phones clock back to 2012 or something if Flashfire doesn't want to start). I used 0.31, maybe the newest will work? Easy to find in google.
On page 8 of the Root thread, there is a dropbox link to the Xposed apk and zip (Here). Move them to your phone and install the apk, then use Flashfire to boot the zip.
I think that's pretty much it, Xposed should be running after the Flashfire reboot (which can take a long time as it will Optimize apps).
psouza4 has an awesome thread on what to do after Root and Xposed to make the phone run smoother.
If you do something wrong and absolutely can't fix it, see here for re-flashing back to stock.
Hope this helps someone, took me about 2 days to search all of this out. The AT&T S7 is such a pain in the ass with it's locked bootloader, but this place is > AT&T!
jk_9982 said:
Sure, I'll start from the beginning in case any other new people are wondering.
Basically, back up your files and restore your phone to factory so the root goes smoother.
Then proceed to this thread for the root. Oh yeah, install adb if you don't have it. They dont mention it and assume you know what it is, which noobs like me don't.
After a clean root, install Flashfire (you may need to disable samsung updates and reset the phones clock back to 2012 or something if Flashfire doesn't want to start). I used 0.31, maybe the newest will work? Easy to find in google.
On page 8 of the Root thread, there is a dropbox link to the Xposed apk and zip (Here). Move them to your phone and install the apk, then use Flashfire to boot the zip.
I think that's pretty much it, Xposed should be running after the Flashfire reboot (which can take a long time as it will Optimize apps).
psouza4 has an awesome thread on what to do after Root and Xposed to make the phone run smoother.
If you do something wrong and absolutely can't fix it, see here for re-flashing back to stock.
Hope this helps someone, took me about 2 days to search all of this out. The AT&T S7 is such a pain in the ass with it's locked bootloader, but this place is > AT&T!
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Great mate !! i am sure it will help others
OK so which option did you choose on flashfire?
I'm about to do this
jk_9982 said:
Sure, I'll start from the beginning in case any other new people are wondering.
Basically, back up your files and restore your phone to factory so the root goes smoother.
Then proceed to this thread for the root. Oh yeah, install adb if you don't have it. They dont mention it and assume you know what it is, which noobs like me don't.
After a clean root, install Flashfire (you may need to disable samsung updates and reset the phones clock back to 2012 or something if Flashfire doesn't want to start). I used 0.31, maybe the newest will work? Easy to find in google.
On page 8 of the Root thread, there is a dropbox link to the Xposed apk and zip (Here). Move them to your phone and install the apk, then use Flashfire to boot the zip.
I think that's pretty much it, Xposed should be running after the Flashfire reboot (which can take a long time as it will Optimize apps).
psouza4 has an awesome thread on what to do after Root and Xposed to make the phone run smoother.
If you do something wrong and absolutely can't fix it, see here for re-flashing back to stock.
Hope this helps someone, took me about 2 days to search all of this out. The AT&T S7 is such a pain in the ass with it's locked bootloader, but this place is > AT&T!
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noobtxtech said:
I'm about to do this
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Yup thats it, hit the check box and then you will have a flash button on the bottom.
jk_9982 said:
Yup thats it, hit the check box and then you will have a flash button on the bottom.[/QUOTE
It worked, thank you!
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noobtxtech said:
jk_9982 said:
Yup thats it, hit the check box and then you will have a flash button on the bottom.[/QUOTE
It worked, thank you!
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Awesome, glad I could help.
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noobtxtech said:
Awesome, glad I could help.
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Have you successfully been able to disable that annoying high volume warning? Really really need that thing to go. I tried disabling it using gravity box but it doesn't work
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How do I uninstall xposed? because i cannot log into snapchat
FreshIce21 said:
How do I uninstall xposed? because i cannot log into snapchat
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Flash the Xposed uninstaller from recovery or factory reset, or flash a stock ROM over the top
*Detection* said:
Flash the Xposed uninstaller from recovery or factory reset, or flash a stock ROM over the top
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I'm on a galaxy s7 snapdragon (ATT) and I use flash fire to flash the uninstaller. Which uninstaller should I use? The default one, one for samsung devices, or one for galaxy s7
FreshIce21 said:
I'm on a galaxy s7 snapdragon (ATT) and I use flash fire to flash the uninstaller. Which uninstaller should I use? The default one, one for samsung devices, or one for galaxy s7
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The one for the version of Xposed you flashed I would think, I haven't flashed it on my S7, best to ask in the Xposed main thread

Root 20l w/Dirty Cow

I had been reading up on the Dirty Cow exploit/root method, and it seemed to be compatible with all Android devices, so I took a little chance with my v10, and it worked perfectly! I was on the stock unrooted 20l update, and followed all the steps here: https://github.com/jcadduono/android_external_dirtycow#running
Notes:
-I put our TWRP image and SuperSu zip on the root of my sdcard
-For the very last command, replace 'twrp.img' with the name of your TWRP image file(or change the name of your TWRP fiile to twrp.img ).
-Like it says in the instructions, the phone did look like maybe it bricked at one point, with a strange backlighting on the Tmobile boot screen. It worked out tho!
-My boot loader was unlocked prior to doing these steps
Info thread, v20: http://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/h918-recowvery-unlock-v20-root-shell-t3490594
Got all the files here: https://build.nethunter.com/android-tools/dirtycow/arm64/
YrrchSebor said:
I had been reading up on the Dirty Cow exploit/root method, and it seemed to be compatible with all Android devices, so I took a little chance with my v10, and it worked perfectly! I was on the stock unrooted 20l update, and followed all the steps here: https://github.com/jcadduono/android_external_dirtycow#running
Notes:
-I put our TWRP image and SuperSu zip on the root of my sdcard
-For the very last command, replace 'twrp.img' with the name of your TWRP image file(or change the name of your TWRP fiile to twrp.img ).
-Like it says in the instructions, the phone did look like maybe it bricked at one point, with a strange backlighting on the Tmobile boot screen. It worked out tho!
Info thread, v20: http://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/h918-recowvery-unlock-v20-root-shell-t3490594
Got all the files here: https://build.nethunter.com/android-tools/dirtycow/arm64/
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Great job. You know technically these same instructions should work for ANY of the v10 variants ..verizon...at&t etc....including the ones that up till now didn't have root at all.
Thanks. Doesn't it require an unlocked boot loader tho, or no?
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YrrchSebor said:
Thanks. Doesn't it require an unlocked boot loader tho, or no?
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It requires an unlocked boot loader.
YrrchSebor said:
Thanks. Doesn't it require an unlocked boot loader tho, or no?
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Yes but for example verizon's comes with an unlocked bootloader...they just only had root for the 5.x rom's and none for the 6.0.
famewolf said:
Yes but for example verizon's comes with an unlocked bootloader...they just only had root for the 5.x rom's and none for the 6.0.
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Gotcha yeah, it seems like good news for all phones with unlockable bootloaders until Google, and then the OEMs, patch the exploit.
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will this factory reset my phone?
CrimsonSaber5G said:
will this factory reset my phone?
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Nope. Unlocking your bootloader will but this won't in itself.
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thank you, and i have the tmobile variant, that means my bootloader is already unlocked??
CrimsonSaber5G said:
thank you, and i have the tmobile variant, that means my bootloader is already unlocked??
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No, it means it's unlockable, but you have to actively unlock it. There should be a thread here somewhere if you haven't done that yet, but it's just boot into bootloader and then 'fastboot oem unlock'
Edit: in case you need it there are great instructions in the v20 thread that I linked in the first post.
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YrrchSebor said:
Gotcha yeah, it seems like good news for all phones with unlockable bootloaders until Google, and then the OEMs, patch the exploit.
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The cow method means copy on write...
This means as anything is written it is copied (or flashed or burned; whatever you want to call your desired definition)
You could in theory copy dummy files to a temp location and actually write to a permanent location...
Or am I thinking wrong about it?
If this is a viable option to ALL phones I don't think Google or manufactures could (or would for that matter) actually patch this kind of exploit as it would be super time consuming.
just confirming that Root 20l w/Dirty Cow does work.
Finally got my replacement V10 back, and all is a go again. Stock rooted,
Not sure the novice should try this, as its pretty nerve racking. If you follow the directions correctly it does work great.
Surprised they have closed this backdoor yet,
thanks for being the first to try this on a V10.
je2854 said:
The cow method means copy on write...
This means as anything is written it is copied (or flashed or burned; whatever you want to call your desired definition)
You could in theory copy dummy files to a temp location and actually write to a permanent location...
Or am I thinking wrong about it?
If this is a viable option to ALL phones I don't think Google or manufactures could (or would for that matter) actually patch this kind of exploit as it would be super time consuming.
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I think it's considered a very serious vulnerability that must and will be patched soon. They can't have root access so easily obtained on any device.
Amd4life said:
just confirming that Root 20l w/Dirty Cow does work.
Finally got my replacement V10 back, and all is a go again. Stock rooted,
Not sure the novice should try this, as its pretty nerve racking. If you follow the directions correctly it does work great.
Surprised they have closed this backdoor yet,
thanks for being the first to try this on a V10.
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You're welcome, and thanks for confirming. That one step where the screen goes weirdly backlit with the Tmo splash screen is a bit nerve-wracking, and so is writing recovery this way, but I was comforted by the fact that you can just tell it to to write to the recovery partition rather than having to know the more technical name/location(not sure if this was possible a few years back?)
Anyway, if I did brick I was gonna go straight to the store and buy a ZTE Zmax Pro for $180 haha.
Which reminds me, does anyone know if there is a way to simply push su into /system once you have the root shell, instead of writing recovery to flash SuperSu? Just curious. I sorta wanted to do that but then I just went with TWRP.
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Which reminds me, does anyone know if there is a way to simply push su into /system once you have the root shell, instead of writing recovery to flash SuperSu? Just curious. I sorta wanted to do that but then I just went with TWRP.
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No. The shell has limited access...it has just enough permissions to write recovery and access some things on boot...you need to get it a recovery where you can then flash a zip to install superuser.
Thanks so much for this info, I was actually about to post a new thread to see if root for 20L had been achieved.
But a few questions:
Is there a KDZ/TOT available for 20L? Or is it delivered in update.zip format via OTA?
Is there a way to root 20L without touching system partition? Like, you know, systemless root? I was thinking that maybe it might be possible to flash Magisk from TWRP then install systemless phh Superuser or (less preferable for me) SuperSU. This way I can still take the official Nougat OTA when it hits, without losing root. But the catch is, TWRP needs to be accessible first.
Well, time to sleep for now, it's been a long 3 days, subsisting on Monster and cigs. I'll tackle this when I eventually wake up.
Like the last guy, I've got a million questions on this. I need to find the changelog on 20L to begin with, because if they didn't fix the VoLTE silence on calling, then it's useless to me. I wonder where the OP was with his existing V10.. because I'm currently on 20J rooted with twrp. Seems with the instructions posted, I would have to use LG bridge to go back to 100% stock, then upgrade to 20L then hope this works. Again, the radios are probably modified so there's probably some kind of anti-rollback involved as well.
Great post though! Great work discovering this! Definitely in the right direction!
AnonVendetta said:
Thanks so much for this info, I was actually about to post a new thread to see if root for 20L had been achieved.
But a few questions:
Is there a KDZ/TOT available for 20L? Or is it delivered in update.zip format via OTA?
Is there a way to root 20L without touching system partition? Like, you know, systemless root? I was thinking that maybe it might be possible to flash Magisk from TWRP then install systemless phh Superuser or (less preferable for me) SuperSU. This way I can still take the official Nougat OTA when it hits, without losing root. But the catch is, TWRP needs to be accessible first.
Well, time to sleep for now, it's been a long 3 days, subsisting on Monster and cigs. I'll tackle this when I eventually wake up.
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There is a 20l KDZ floating around in some other threads. Not sure if there is or will be a systemless root, never even done it myself [emoji4]
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joesee said:
Like the last guy, I've got a million questions on this. I need to find the changelog on 20L to begin with, because if they didn't fix the VoLTE silence on calling, then it's useless to me. I wonder where the OP was with his existing V10.. because I'm currently on 20J rooted with twrp. Seems with the instructions posted, I would have to use LG bridge to go back to 100% stock, then upgrade to 20L then hope this works. Again, the radios are probably modified so there's probably some kind of anti-rollback involved as well.
Great post though! Great work discovering this! Definitely in the right direction!
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The Volte silence bug is fixed in 20l, as many have reported. I had updated officially to 20l and was stock unrooted prior to this. But for people who are rooted on 20j or earlier, I believe Eliminator has released a pre-rooted update, so maybe you'd wanna do that instead.
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Need help w/root

So I just purchased the Honor 8 and I have been trying to root it because I'm not a fan of the lack of options that were available on my Nexus 6p. However everything I have tried with adb, twrp, kingroot and nothing works. I'm not that advanced with root knowledge (yes I still want to root). To be honest I'm at the point where I would pay someone to chat online with step by step instructions during the rooting process! I'm just so frustrated.
natethegreat1487 said:
So I just purchased the Honor 8 and I have been trying to root it because I'm not a fan of the lack of options that were available on my Nexus 6p. However everything I have tried with adb, twrp, kingroot and nothing works. I'm not that advanced with root knowledge (yes I still want to root). To be honest I'm at the point where I would pay someone to chat online with step by step instructions during the rooting process! I'm just so frustrated.
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A little more information would help, what model are you on (FRD/ Al??), which firmware.
Essentially though, update device via OTA, unlock bootloader, flash TWRP via adb then root( flash SuperSU via TWRP).
There are several guides for all these steps available.
It is however essential that you use the proper TWRP and SuperSU found in the development section.
Unfortunately there is no root method for locked bootloaders
Guide :fingers-crossed:
Model/firmware
SharxX8 said:
A little more information would help, what model are you on (FRD/ Al??), which firmware.
Essentially though, update device via OTA, unlock bootloader, flash TWRP via adb then root( flash SuperSU via TWRP).
There are several guides for all these steps available.
It is however essential that you use the proper TWRP and SuperSU found in the development section.
Unfortunately there is no root method for locked bootloaders
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The model is FRD-L04, build FRD-L04C567B385, EMUI version 5.0
If your bootloader is unlocked get your TWRP and SuperSU/Magisk from here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71265571&postcount=1
and flash it.
For everything else you need to be a little more specific as to what problem you have exactly
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ok so my issue is that after I flash twp and try to reboot phone it sends me to the device is unlocked and cant be trusted screen. it only lets me go to the OS or huawei erecovery and not TWRP. if it boots into the os and I try to go to recovery it wont boot into any recovery
So I finally got my device rooted but now my question is, does anyone know of a ROM that works for the FRD-L04 model? I'm wanting to install some different themes but can't seem to do it without a ROM. Not to mention most of the cool things you can do on a rooted device need one as well. Any idea's?
natethegreat1487 said:
So I finally got my device rooted but now my question is, does anyone know of a ROM that works for the FRD-L04 model? I'm wanting to install some different themes but can't seem to do it without a ROM. Not to mention most of the cool things you can do on a rooted device need one as well. Any idea's?
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Got his problem https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/help/able-to-twrp-recovery-stuck-device-t3616478 and solved (partly). Did your root went fine? So BinarySU on newest Version? Could you please name the main steps you did?
Thank you!
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Got his problem https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/help/able-to-twrp-recovery-stuck-device-t3616478 and solved (partly). Did your root went fine? So BinarySU on newest Version? Could you please name the main steps you did?
Thank you!
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I had a friend do it who is way more advanced sorry.
natethegreat1487 said:
So I finally got my device rooted but now my question is, does anyone know of a ROM that works for the FRD-L04 model? I'm wanting to install some different themes but can't seem to do it without a ROM. Not to mention most of the cool things you can do on a rooted device need one as well. Any idea's?
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Anyone have any ideas?
natethegreat1487 said:
So I finally got my device rooted but now my question is, does anyone know of a ROM that works for the FRD-L04 model? I'm wanting to install some different themes but can't seem to do it without a ROM. Not to mention most of the cool things you can do on a rooted device need one as well. Any idea's?
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I want to root my pixel 2

I do have experience flashing phones. I don't need help with adb and fastboot.
I am just confused at to what exactly TWRP is? Is that the recovery? What should I flash to my phone?
Either way, I just want to root my phone and install a custom rom to it...but I don't see many or any custom roms except for TWRP...so really just want root above all else
Please tell me what I need to do and in what order...lol.....thank you
ImIntoStuff said:
I do have experience flashing phones. I don't need help with adb and fastboot.
I am just confused at to what exactly TWRP is? Is that the recovery? What should I flash to my phone?
Either way, I just want to root my phone and install a custom rom to it...but I don't see many or any custom roms except for TWRP...so really just want root above all else
Please tell me what I need to do and in what order...lol.....thank you
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TWRP is custom recovery. It's still in beta.
As far as I know, there are no custom roms. 8.1 is too new and they are still working on things.
Root with Magisk. Plenty of how to threads.
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ImIntoStuff said:
I do have experience flashing phones. I don't need help with adb and fastboot.
I am just confused at to what exactly TWRP is? Is that the recovery? What should I flash to my phone?
Either way, I just want to root my phone and install a custom rom to it...but I don't see many or any custom roms except for TWRP...so really just want root above all else
Please tell me what I need to do and in what order...lol.....thank you
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Diesel_Jeremiah said:
TWRP is custom recovery. It's still in beta.
As far as I know, there are no custom roms. 8.1 is too new and they are still working on things.
Root with Magisk. Plenty of how to threads.
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TWRP actually just came out of beta with 12/12 Walleye(12/14 Taimen) build, hopefully there will be some custom roms soon... You can use the Skipsoft Android toolkit to root, unlock, flash twrp etc. Or do it manually following guides here on XDA under development section https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2/development, ADB has been updated so make sure to have the latest platform tools.
Currently theres no custom ROMs at all for Pixel 2.
TWRP is a recovery.
Rooting is pretty straight-forward I studied these 2 articles/thread:
http://highonandroid.com/android-smartphones/how-to-root-pixel-2-or-pixel-2-xl-easiest-method/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2/how-to/guide-unlock-flash-root-pixel-2-walleye-t3702417
The kind of confusing part is when you want to change custom kernels and update TWRP.
As the recovery, kernel and root stuff all play around in the same partition now.
Read around the forum, since you got experience you will figure it out.
bland.life said:
Currently theres no custom ROMs at all for Pixel 2.
TWRP is a recovery.
Rooting is pretty straight-forward I studied these 2 articles/thread:
http://highonandroid.com/android-smartphones/how-to-root-pixel-2-or-pixel-2-xl-easiest-method/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2/how-to/guide-unlock-flash-root-pixel-2-walleye-t3702417
The kind of confusing part is when you want to change custom kernels and update TWRP.
As the recovery, kernel and root stuff all play around in the same partition now.
Read around the forum, since you got experience you will figure it out.
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Ok I have TWRP installed and have it rooted, because root checker confirmed it.
I am currently installing busybox, not even sure why but I think I want it. Anyone want to tell me what it is specifically for? Also the app runs, says installing busybox and just hangs forever. Currently trying to let the smart install do it's thing and not move focus away from the busybox installing page
ImIntoStuff said:
Ok I have TWRP installed and have it rooted, because root checker confirmed it.
I am currently installing busybox, not even sure why but I think I want it. Anyone want to tell me what it is specifically for? Also the app runs, says installing busybox and just hangs forever. Currently trying to let the smart install do it's thing and not move focus away from the busybox installing page
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Oh, and android reports a problem with called "Android System - There's an internal problem with your device. Contact your manufacturer for details."
What is causing that to be reported every time I restart?
ImIntoStuff said:
Ok I have TWRP installed and have it rooted, because root checker confirmed it.
I am currently installing busybox, not even sure why but I think I want it. Anyone want to tell me what it is specifically for? Also the app runs, says installing busybox and just hangs forever. Currently trying to let the smart install do it's thing and not move focus away from the busybox installing page
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Oh, and android reports a problem with called "Android System - There's an internal problem with your device. Contact your manufacturer for details."
What is causing that to be reported every time I restart?
ImIntoStuff said:
Oh, and android reports a problem with called "Android System - There's an internal problem with your device. Contact your manufacturer for details."
What is causing that to be reported every time I restart?
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Pretty sure that is the same for everyone according to the reading I've done. I'm looking to do the same with mine. What method did you use? Any snags?
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Tucker204 said:
Pretty sure that is the same for everyone according to the reading I've done. I'm looking to do the same with mine. What method did you use? Any snags?
Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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Oh..so the android system error always happens? Ok..it does not seem to affect anything.
I used the Skipsoft package, which does all the things. Couple snags, it only wanted to accept the beta of magisk.
I'm thinking I got it all right now. I will report back if I find a problem
Tucker204 said:
Pretty sure that is the same for everyone according to the reading I've done. I'm looking to do the same with mine. What method did you use? Any snags?
Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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So rooting your Pixel 2 will invariably trigger this error message on boot, for any user?
Are there other undesirable side effects to rooting your Pixel 2 at the moment?
Thanks

virtual xposed

I really really miss exposed and I really don't want to root as besides exposed I personally have no need to. I just can't seem to get virtual exposed up and running. Along with not finding and good hot to videos on YT. I get it installed and everything just no luck with actual installing module for some reason. TIA for all help or input
if you root with magisk there is a module for xposed framework but it looks old and it says it won't be updated and I haven't tried it
spart0n said:
if you root with magisk there is a module for xposed framework but it looks old and it says it won't be updated and I haven't tried it
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If I rooted I wouldn't need to run virtual or magisk I could just run Xposed. I just don't want to root as it's easier for OTA without root. Especially seeing how often updates are coming for this phone since it got released.
lg3FTW said:
If I rooted I wouldn't need to run virtual or magisk I could just run Xposed. I just don't want to root as it's easier for OTA without root. Especially seeing how often updates are coming for this phone since it got released.
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I don't see how you can get xposed running without being rooted but I am a noob at this still lol
spart0n said:
I don't see how you can get xposed running without being rooted but I am a noob at this still lol
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It's called virtual Xposed. It's what my post is mostly about getting it running on the phone. No worries we are all rookies one time or another
lg3FTW said:
It's called virtual Xposed. It's what my post is mostly about getting it running on the phone. No worries we are all rookies one time or another
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I understand your desire not to root, but the only downside to rooting wousl be security, and magisk keeps security intact. Edxposed (unoffical Xposed for Android P) works perfectly fine in magisk.10/10 would recommend. Plus magisk has methods for maintaining root after OTAs
Cm4nXD said:
I understand your desire not to root, but the only downside to rooting wousl be security, and magisk keeps security intact. Edxposed (unoffical Xposed for Android P) works perfectly fine in magisk.10/10 would recommend. Plus magisk has methods for maintaining root after OTAs
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I bought the unlocked model for root truly but I haven't rooted a phone in 3 years since my LG g3 and g4 and for some reason I can't seem to wrap my head around easiest and safest way to root the OP7 . Don't want to break it. Nicest phone I've ever owned.
There's a tool by the guy who maintains TWRP for the phone. It's called tool all in one and can unlock and root your phone with a simple GUI. OTAs are almost as simple as stock, just 2gig files instead of ~500mb. It's just download from oxygen updater, settings local install, TWRP retention script, Magisk inactive slot install, reboot
Arden144 said:
There's a tool by the guy who maintains TWRP for the phone. It's called tool all in one and can unlock and root your phone with a simple GUI. OTAs are almost as simple as stock, just 2gig files instead of ~500mb. It's just download from oxygen updater, settings local install, TWRP retention script, Magisk inactive slot install, reboot
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All that seems amazing and I love the tool kits made for other devices heck I remember rooting GB when it was a one click app just to root your device. Miss those days. I'll have to search more as you really lost me with this part.
It's just download from oxygen updater, settings local install, TWRP retention script, Magisk inactive slot install, r
lg3FTW said:
All that seems amazing and I love the tool kits made for other devices heck I remember rooting GB when it was a one click app just to root your device. Miss those days. I'll have to search more as you really lost me with this part.
It's just download from oxygen updater, settings local install, TWRP retention script, Magisk inactive slot install, r
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...fully-upgraded-to-9-5-7-t3937414/post79679795
Have you tried TaiChi? It's an alternative to virtual exposed.
lg3FTW said:
All that seems amazing and I love the tool kits made for other devices heck I remember rooting GB when it was a one click app just to root your device. Miss those days. I'll have to search more as you really lost me with this part.
It's just download from oxygen updater, settings local install, TWRP retention script, Magisk inactive slot install, r
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I don't think you even need the all in one GUI. It's a very simple process.
Kinda Easy to follow Guide
MORE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
spart0n said:
if you root with magisk there is a module for xposed framework but it looks old and it says it won't be updated and I haven't tried it
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Yes, but there's EdXposed which is compatible and works flawlessly with Safety net. Not all modules work but that's an Android Pie incompatibility issue, not an Xposed problem.
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lg3FTW said:
I bought the unlocked model for root truly but I haven't rooted a phone in 3 years since my LG g3 and g4 and for some reason I can't seem to wrap my head around easiest and safest way to root the OP7 . Don't want to break it. Nicest phone I've ever owned.
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It was amazingly easy. You just enable developer option, select enable OEM unlocking, back everything up (the phone will get factory reset) and advanced reboot, hook it up to your computer, reboot to bootloader, and then fastboot OEM unlock, reboot your phone to make sure the warning appears and reinitialise the system (since your phone did just get reset), reboot to bootloader, fastboot boot twrp.img, optionally flash the twrp installer, and flash Magisk. Done. Rooted. After installing OTAs, but before rebooting, use the install to slot B option in Magisk manager.
Lirannl said:
Yes, but there's EdXposed which is compatible and works flawlessly with Safety net. Not all modules work but that's an Android Pie incompatibility issue, not an Xposed problem.
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It was amazingly easy. You just enable developer option, select enable OEM unlocking, back everything up (the phone will get factory reset) and advanced reboot, hook it up to your computer, reboot to bootloader, and then fastboot OEM unlock, reboot your phone to make sure the warning appears and reinitialise the system (since your phone did just get reset), reboot to bootloader, fastboot boot twrp.img, optionally flash the twrp installer, and flash Magisk. Done. Rooted. After installing OTAs, but before rebooting, use the install to slot B option in Magisk manager.
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Do you know if TMobile one plus 7 pro be rooted as well? I've seen people say yes and people say no. Which carrier do you have?
oregonhynita said:
Do you know if TMobile one plus 7 pro be rooted as well? I've seen people say yes and people say no. Which carrier do you have?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7-pro/how-to/how-to-convert-tmobile-op7-to-t3935947
oregonhynita said:
Do you know if TMobile one plus 7 pro be rooted as well? I've seen people say yes and people say no. Which carrier do you have?
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I've been told you can, but I don't have one of those. Carriers are mostly irrelevant outside of the US (and I live outside of the US myself). I use the international, carrier agnostic model (1917).

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