I downloaded the original software and Troys rom in the SDcard. I made sure they are the right ones for my model, SM-N986U1.
I downloaded Odin to my desktop. I have also rooted twice before. But rooting seems a lot more complicated. I've read several rooting threads and it's confusing. It was hard before, but straight forward.
Please could someone walk me through the process? Or point me to a reliable paid service.
Lord Sekhmet said:
I downloaded the original software and Troys rom in the SDcard. I made sure they are the right ones for my model, SM-N986U1.
I downloaded Odin to my desktop. I have also rooted twice before. But rooting seems a lot more complicated. I've read several rooting threads and it's confusing. It was hard before, but straight forward.
Please could someone walk me through the process? Or point me to a reliable paid service.
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There is none, anything above bootloader 1 can not be rooted, even with paid services
adj998 said:
There is none, anything above bootloader 1 can not be rooted, even with paid services
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People have rooted the Note 20 and there are ROMs available. Please explain. Did I buy the wrong version of the Note 20?
There is a Snapdragon version and an Exynos version. This dichotomy has been around for a long time for Samsung phones. However, despite being unable to root consider yourself lucky as the Snapdragon has significantly better performance/battery efficiency than the Exynos variant.
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People have rooted the Note 20 and there are ROMs available. Please explain. Did I buy the wrong version of the Note 20?
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There's no easy answer to your question. As others have mentioned if your device came with a recent version of Android then reverting back to the previous bootloader (Ver 1) from the current updated one is next to impossible. I don't believe the paid services folks have been able to get around that either.
Now the Exynos version is a bit more flexible in this regard if you're able to get the right model but here's the conundrum- Since you a have a U1 device which is the U.S unlocked version I'm assuming you're located Stateside. This makes it really difficult to find an Exynos version which supports U.S bands and if you do you'll have to deal with lack of carrier aggregation and various other headaches. You could potentially look for a Honk Kong or another Asian Snapdragon variant but you'll circle right back to where you started from with the same bootloader issues you're currently facing. Dig through the various threads and ask questions there if you still want to pursue it further.
Sorry bud. Not the answers you were hoping for but I hope this helps!
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Hey everybody, I have literally spent all day on this computer looking for a way to flash Cyanogenmod. I am currently running version 5.0.1 which I do not like at all. Having slow email problems and occational black screens right after this last update.
I do not know much about the process but I did successfully flash CM on one of my older phones a couple years back.
My google searches might come back with a couple rooting guides but then most end up being for older versions. Or maybe not for my particular model #. I have tried KingoRoot and Towelroot today, but both froze somewhere during the process. Luckily it wasn't far enough into the rooting process to do any damage. I tried OneClickRoot and paid for it,(mistake), but then was told it had to be done remotely by them. Not very fond of that idea. I even was in chat with their support and thought we were ready to start, but he asked if I could come back 2 hours later because all their techs were in scheduled roots.
I just want to find a quick easy and safe way to root this model and version of lollipop, myself, which isn't easy to find. I'm sure I can handle finding and flashing Cyanogenmod myself.
Can anybody help point me in the right direction?
Thx. Jerry
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Hey everybody, I have literally spent all day on this computer looking for a way to flash Cyanogenmod. I am currently running version 5.0.1 which I do not like at all. Having slow email problems and occational black screens right after this last update.
I do not know much about the process but I did successfully flash CM on one of my older phones a couple years back.
My google searches might come back with a couple rooting guides but then most end up being for older versions. Or maybe not for my particular model #. I have tried KingoRoot and Towelroot today, but both froze somewhere during the process. Luckily it wasn't far enough into the rooting process to do any damage. I tried OneClickRoot and paid for it,(mistake), but then was told it had to be done remotely by them. Not very fond of that idea. I even was in chat with their support and thought we were ready to start, but he asked if I could come back 2 hours later because all their techs were in scheduled roots.
I just want to find a quick easy and safe way to root this model and version of lollipop, myself, which isn't easy to find. I'm sure I can handle finding and flashing Cyanogenmod myself.
Can anybody help point me in the right direction?
Thx. Jerry
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Hi,
Please check this: http://www.xda-developers.com/root/
Good luck.
All I see in the Samsung S4 categories are " Galaxy S4 (International Exynos – Snapdragon | Verizon | Sprint | AT&T | T-Mobile | Canadian)".
I have a US Cellular. I realize that may not be one of the biggest carriers, but would USC be supported under one of these other carriers?
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All I see in the Samsung S4 categories are " Galaxy S4 (International Exynos – Snapdragon | Verizon | Sprint | AT&T | T-Mobile | Canadian)".
I have a US Cellular. I realize that may not be one of the biggest carriers, but would USC be supported under one of these other carriers?
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Hi,
You can ask here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/help
Good luck
I did already post in that forum, anonymously, last week with no response. I have had this forum bookmarked for about two years but only posted once. Couldn't remember my password at the time.
I have done numerous google searches with no results that would work for my model #, carrier, and android version. 5.0.1 The version seems to be the sticking point. Maybe I just need to give it time for that combination to show more results with google.
If I was to get another phone, what would be the best phone/carrier out there that would respond the best to rooting and custom ROM's?
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I did already post in that forum, anonymously, last week with no response. I have had this forum bookmarked for about two years but only posted once. Couldn't remember my password at the time.
I have done numerous google searches with no results that would work for my model #, carrier, and android version. 5.0.1 The version seems to be the sticking point. Maybe I just need to give it time for that combination to show more results with google.
If I was to get another phone, what would be the best phone/carrier out there that would respond the best to rooting and custom ROM's?
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Hi again,
Please check this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
Good luck picking up new device.
Been seeing development arising for the s8 and + Sammy devices and root has been achieved and mods can be applied. The question that keeps rolling through my head is why is the S8 and the SD 835 such a hard one to crack as far as being unlocked for custom recovery, mods, roms, performance tweaking. I'm just curious to why this unlock is unachievable and where and what stops it from happening. To me having TWRP installed is a huge safety net and I'll be honest I miss having it. Maybe someone can enlighten me to why this is such a pain in the arse to achieve.
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Been seeing development arising for the s8 and + Sammy devices and root has been achieved and mods can be applied. The question that keeps rolling through my head is why is the S8 and the SD 835 such a hard one to crack as far as being unlocked for custom recovery, mods, roms, performance tweaking. I'm just curious to why this unlock is unachievable and where and what stops it from happening. To me having TWRP installed is a huge safety net and I'll be honest I miss having it. Maybe someone can enlighten me to why this is such a pain in the arse to achieve.
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I know what you mean man! It used to be the other way around I'm up in Canada and we've never had locked bootloaders until this phone came around. It's crying shame that you can't use any other Rom except for what it comes with.
Right I'm sure eventually it'll get unlocked because you have 4 phones that are identical in hardware and the only difference is what the carrier has put in it. Then you have the international version that can be unlocked and they've got development for that version. I'm sure there's way to many smart cookies on here to not happen. They've achieved root and all the other goodies. It'll happen just takes time.
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Right I'm sure eventually it'll get unlocked because you have 4 phones that are identical in hardware and the only difference is what the carrier has put in it. Then you have the international version that can be unlocked and they've got development for that version. I'm sure there's way to many smart cookies on here to not happen. They've achieved root and all the other goodies. It'll happen just takes time.
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I doubt it ever will be unlocked. The S7 still hasn't been unlocked despite sharing the same hardware across carriers in the US. Damn efuse and secure boot. The other issue is that we wouldn't really have source to do anything and it would be an uphill struggle to get anything substantial.
Has anyone been able to get a working root for the luna pro on straight talk yet. I dont know much about programming but it would be nice to get root to remove knox and other crapware that samsung throws on these phones.
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Has anyone been able to get a working root for the luna pro on straight talk yet. I dont know much about programming but it would be nice to get root to remove knox and other crapware that samsung throws on these phones.
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No root at all. Apparently Samsung isn't a fan of root anymore. Or, carriers aren't. No progress at all so you'll be better off buying a new phone. This one is junk. A major downgrade from the original J3, which had 2 gigs of RAM and an AMOLED display. Oh, and it had NFC.
Well honestly imho this phone is worlds better than the core prime i was using. And it is fast especially how i got it set up. Carriers are what ruin the devices we buy as they want things locked to their spec list, i know this personally as i used to work for radioshack and was able to compare the same devices for different brands. Each had slight mods done to the setups but mostly the hardware was close to baseline over the big three, att, sprint and verizon. And essentially most straight talk stuff is either verizon or att anymore so if a root works for that device it should take for ours one would think.
Also its nkt that samsung wont allow root, its a deal thing with certain providers. My wife has a phone from life wireless and we asked around if it could be ported to another carrier and life wireless said it could not as the refurb stuff they provide for people is software locked to their system. But we ended up getting another device and was able to use the life sim for the new phone and kept her number and service. We just recently in the U.S. pass a law in federal court saying its illegal for any carrier to deny service or warrenty for any rooted device. But of course apple isnt a part of that. Only androids as far as i know.
Literally just took this out of the package for my sons first phone. I figured all these cheaper smart phones would be easily rooted. Im bummed out now
And still no one has tried to get this model rooted. I have lost faith with xda on this phone
Here is a qeustion for you. Since I know that the unlocked variant j3 firmware can be used to flash on to att he and be able to root, is there any way being they come from the same hardware and all that the Verizon j3 7.0 firmware would work on our Luna pro straight talk model. I know that all of the hardware is the same between the Verizon and my S.T. models from all the spec sheets I have came across. At this point I don't care for root, I just want the update to 7.0.
By the by I'm currently pulling the firmware off Google drive right now.
well i have searched and dug and so far have found that these phones use the very same logic board: sprint , verizon , tracfone/straight talk and a smj327r4(u.s cell?). and i managed to get the verizon firmware downloaded for the smj327vl, but really need an extra device to test if it works to install on the st/tracfone variant. if it works then we would have a valid android 7.0 on the luna pro model.
i have test phone
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well i have searched and dug and so far have found that these phones use the very same logic board: sprint , verizon , tracfone/straight talk and a smj327r4(u.s cell?). and i managed to get the verizon firmware downloaded for the smj327vl, but really need an extra device to test if it works to install on the st/tracfone variant. if it works then we would have a valid android 7.0 on the luna pro model.
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I have a spare sm-s327vl to try the firmware flash what is the google drive link???
I'm not sure on how to add the drive link. am adding it to my Dropbox so I'll post it here in a couple minutes hopefully
Found a way...lol
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/mobile/my-drive
It's labeled j327vl. And thanks for being a guinea pig for testing it. Let me know if it works!
What I do know is that it is in multiple parts..... For flashing in Odin. So I guess that's how the newer phones get their files now thru Odin for a stock flash. The last phone I odin'd was a galaxy core prime and it was a single file flash.
Any news on how it went with flashing the Verizon firmware?
Im going to purchase a spare Luna pro on payday and test this out myself to see if it works.
Joker do you have any news? Did you get it flashed. Anything it would be nice to have some input.
Nobody can download it because it redirects back to their own Drive. That's not the link to share. You have to go to that file & allow link sharing. Then copy/paste that link here
Sm-s327vl
Any luck with this?
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Im going to purchase a spare Luna pro on payday and test this out myself to see if it works.
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I've searched and searched, but haven't found where anyone has made any headway toward rooting this device. Have there been any new devolpments?
Gotcha give me a couple
Alright I'm downloading it to my phone and then I'll try to upload where you can pick it up. Any recommendations to a site other than drive that would be easy to get thru
I talked to Samsung for about an hour about why the bootloader is locked for the US versions of the S7.( I have a SM-G930R4) Most of the time they gave me the run around but I was able to find out that with the Oreo update ,it may be possible to lock/unlock the bootloader. They didn't come right out and say it but that's what it sounded like to me. They were saying something about a "security issue" that is supposed to be fixed in Oreo,and that it's within the realm of possibilities. Let's hope they weren't trying to make me feel better,lol. I haven't had a nice phone since 2013,and I was pretty nonplussed to find out we got shafted. I have been using Samsung phones since the original Google Nexus,and have flashed/rooted/customized every single one of them. Customization is important to a lot of people,and Samsung understands this. Why'd they have to give in this time? ><
Highly unlikely
Samsung talk out of their rears when you contact them, usually just to get you to go away I find
Well that's corporations in general right? Lol. I don't want to get another phone if I don't have to. I rather like this one. I guess we'll find out in the coming weeks ,eh?
I have a screenshot of part of the conversation,but it seems like I can't post the link or embed it. Basically it was them feeding me a line of garbage about none of their USA model phones having unlockable bootloaders,and I corrected them. They also said that it was Qualcomm's fault but I can't see how. Don't they use their own bootloaders?
I guess I could always try to trade my S7 for a S6 lol.
I don't know the details of why they are locked or who's fault it is, but they're right that none of the USA S7s have unlocked bootloaders (Snapdragon Models)
It's the Exynos International S7s that are unlocked (G930F, G930W8)
Samsung will have the bootloader encryption key, so they could have added a feature to unlock it like they did with the Exynos versions, no idea why they haven't
If you want an unlocked S7 I'd sell that one and get the G930F
They didn't say it would never be unlocked. What I got from the exchange was that it may happen during the next OTA,which I assume is Oreo,or a patch of sorts thereafter. The particular lady I was speaking to implied it was Qualcomm's fault,but I find that hard to believe. I brought up the fact that we're being singled out (for whatever reason) and that customization is quite important to a lot of us.She said "Yes I agree,if you buy a phone it should be yours" So hopefully they do the right thing. I can't very well just sell this phone ,however. It holds sentimental value and was a gift from someone very dear to me.So my only option is ,A) Pray Sammie does right by us,or B) wait until someone hacks it(if it's even possible)
Also from what I've been told and what I've read on multiple forums(XDADev included) our phone carriers pressured Samsung to do it,to cut down on people bricking their phones. From my experience it's pretty hard to completely brick a Samsung. As long as you can get into download mode and flash something via Odin or backup from recovery,it's all good.
I'm running oreo. But soon all carriers will now lock bootloaders latest sprint and Verizon starting , to make it it so no one can change carriers
Not to stir up an old thread, but oreo just rolled out for the sm-g930p yesterday and I noticed that there is the option for OEM unlock. Good news for finally unlocking the bootloader?
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Not to stir up an old thread, but oreo just rolled out for the sm-g930p yesterday and I noticed that there is the option for OEM unlock. Good news for finally unlocking the bootloader?
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No.. That's not what that feature is for. It's in Nougat as well under development options
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No.. That's not what that feature is for. It's in Nougat as well under development options
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Gotcha. I didn't have it on here with nougat though, it didn't show up until I got the oreo update. From what I've read around, that's what it was for.
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From what I've read around, that's what it was for.
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Random thought...Maybe when the Oreo U firmware comes out flashing the BL will work?
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Random thought...Maybe when the Oreo U firmware comes out flashing the BL will work?
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When I talked to Samsung about it they hinted that would be the case. They didn't confirm or deny it directly,but the way they put it sure alluded to something of the sort.
lets pray ))
Yea so anyway still locked and I honestly don't even need root. I'll just use the unlocked firmware and disable bloat. Rooting the s7 seems arbitrary at this point. If I wanted to I would just trade my s7 USA varient for an international varient if I was really that adamant. S7's are pretty cheap now with the s8 and s9 out on the market.
I have an unlocked phone and the only thing unlocked is the carrier or sim, nothing to do with the bootloader unless you all are suggesting that after the full release of Oreo on all the s7 devices that they may rethink locked bootloader. By then I'll probably just get a new phone. I've lost interest in rooting the s7 but that's probably because there's only three ways around it. Rooting Android 6, rooting earlier versions of Android 7 or getting the xynos s7. I love Oreo more than root on this phone.
I have a South Korean G930L (LG U+ Carrier). I don't expect it's official oreo update to come out for another 1-2 months at least.
So i intend to flash the UK Oreo rom onto my phone via ODIN. Will i be fine or will there be issues?
This is the ROM i intend to flash: https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7/SM-G930F/BTU/download/G930FXXU2ERE8/219215/
Umm, yes there would be problems, wrong model S7.... kinda obvious lol
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Umm, yes there would be problems, wrong model S7.... kinda obvious lol
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Actually I've done this kind of thing a lot in the past, so i know it works. It's just that with time some things change, so i have to confirm before i proceed.
Both the S7 G930F & G930L are the same phone. S7. Both have the same chipset (Exynos) & specs. There's really no reason for it to be incompatible.
Heck, there are even tutorials online that guide you how to upgrade any Exynos S7 to Oreo using the UK firmware. So it's a confirmed thing.
The more you know.
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Actually I've done this kind of thing a lot in the past, so i know it works. It's just that with time some things change, so i have to confirm before i proceed.
Both the S7 G930F & G930L are the same phone. S7. Both have the same chipset (Exynos) & specs. There's really no reason for it to be incompatible.
Heck, there are even tutorials online that guide you how to upgrade any Exynos S7 to Oreo using the UK firmware. So it's a confirmed thing.
The more you know.
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Matters not if they have the same hardware, but go ahead, flash yourself a brick if you know more than most
I`ll give you a tip that will either save you from further embarrassment, or a very expensive brick, "Bootloader"
If they were identical, why would there be different firmware for different models?
If you had even Googled your question first you would have found older threads on XDA and different forums giving you the same answer as I have
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Matters not if they have the same hardware, but go ahead, flash yourself a brick if you know more than most
I`ll give you a tip that will either save you from further embarrassment, or a very expensive brick, "Bootloader"
If they were identical, why would there be different firmware for different models?
If you had even Googled your question first you would have found older threads on XDA and different forums giving you the same answer as I have
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You're speaking based on theory. I'm speaking based on facts.
In the past, I've converted numerous Sony Xperia Japanese variant phones into their International versions with ZERO issues. All it takes it knowledge, intelligence and guts to take risks.
So i guess I'll stick with my guts & brains instead of listening to someone who is spreading false information based on theories.
Mods may close this thread. This forum is as useless as ever. Adios!
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You're speaking based on theory. I'm speaking based on facts.
In the past, I've converted numerous Sony Xperia Japanese variant phones into their International versions with ZERO issues. All it takes it knowledge, intelligence and guts to take risks.
So i guess I'll stick with my guts & brains instead of listening to someone who is spreading false information based on theories.
Mods may close this thread. This forum is as useless as ever. Adios!
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Umm, I am speaking from experience and facts, you are speaking from something you wish was true, and maybe a dodgy article somewhere on the net that would likely brick your phone
But as I say, go ahead, flash F firmware to your L device, then come back here and show us the result, but don't ask for help unbricking it