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Canadian Legend owners: Are you able to root?

I'm with Virgin Mobile Canada and have been interested in rooting my phone and putting a FROYO rom on it, but I've read that Bell Canada has blocked rooting on our phones.
Have there been any success with Canadian Legend Owners?

EP2008 said:
I'm with Virgin Mobile Canada and have been interested in rooting my phone and putting a FROYO rom on it, but I've read that Bell Canada has blocked rooting on our phones.
Have there been any success with Canadian Legend Owners?
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Downgrade and root away
See sticky...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747890

I concur that rooting works with the instructions provided. All you will need afterwards are the APN settings to get Internet access up and going again.

Kwen said:
Downgrade and root away
See sticky...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747890
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Thanks for the tip

EP2008 said:
Thanks for the tip
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I'm rooted with a bell legend, it was tougher to root but it can be done...
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Quanny2000 said:
I'm rooted with a bell legend, it was tougher to root but it can be done...
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Out of curiosity, IF Bell comes out with Froyo, will these rooted Legends have problems making the official update?

EP2008 said:
Out of curiosity, IF Bell comes out with Froyo, will these rooted Legends have problems making the official update?
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If you are running a rooted stock rom, and you update via the ota, you'll lose root, and depending if they updated the bootloader with a fix to prevent rooting, rooting may be lost forever...
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for me
1. I moved to rogers, so i wouldnt get OTA update anyways.
2. If i wanted the OTA update, the rom will leak somewhere here, rooted.
there is no real incentive for me not to root. Once HTC releases their Froyo rom, it will be available somewhere on xda, so if i wanted it i could get it.

How to update bootloader?

Hi, I would like to update the bootloader on my Bionic and can't find instructions on how to do it. Can someone point me in the right direction please. Thanks.
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mike t said:
Hi, I would like to update the bootloader on my Bionic and can't find instructions on how to do it. Can someone point me in the right direction please. Thanks.
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What's your current bootloader version?
The easiest way to put in a new bootloader is just to grab the .902 FXZ. It will make sure that you're on a new one.

A .61
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Bootloader is locked!!

razz1 said:
Bootloader is locked!!
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I know but but it can be updated right? I have "awakened" the gsm in the phone and I am using an AT&T prepaid when I can't get a signal with Verizon. I read in the forum that to do this while on an ICS rom you need to update the bootloader to A.72 to get it to work. That is why I'm asking.
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I'm sorry but I guess I never heard of updating the bootloader.
Are you talking about baseband or kernel? If not, I guess I can't help.

Latest bootloader would be with the .902 update.

razz1 said:
I'm sorry but I guess I never heard of updating the bootloader.
Are you talking about baseband or kernel? If not, I guess I can't help.
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Me neither. All you really can do with the bionic is install the latest update. Not really sure if it changes the boot loader. I was under the impression that it updated the radios and glitches in the os. Never heard of it changing the boot loader.
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mike t said:
I know but but it can be updated right? I have "awakened" the gsm in the phone and I am using an AT&T prepaid when I can't get a signal with Verizon. I read in the forum that to do this while on an ICS rom you need to update the bootloader to A.72 to get it to work. That is why I'm asking.
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Weird, you should have to have anything to do with the official bootloader, you should be using ClockworkMod. Still I could be wrong.

mike t said:
I have "awakened" the gsm in the phone and I am using an AT&T prepaid when I can't get a signal with Verizon.
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What? You somehow activated gsm part of Qualcomm 6600?
Also, with 902 FXZ update I have 0A.61 bootloader.

Need Help About Samsung Galaxy S Duos GT-S7562
Can Anyone help me? How Can I Update Bootloader of SDuos. also attach the files.
Thanks

bikash007s said:
Can Anyone help me? How Can I Update Bootloader of SDuos. also attach the files.
Thanks
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I think you're in the wrong forum.

Does the Bionic support GSM 3G after ICS Update?

After the ICS update leak, does the bionic support GSM networks?

I highly doubt it. Typically, if a device has the capacity for using a type of cell network, it comes with that capability enabled.

Take a look at this thread, there's a hack to get it to work, but part of it must be done before installing the ics leak.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297714

linuxgator said:
Take a look at this thread, there's a hack to get it to work, but part of it must be done before installing the ics leak.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297714
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Thanks for the link to the superthread, it's a little long and I'm not sure how current the information is. Which pieces need to be done before going to ICS? Is everything compatible with gingerbread .905?
Also, I thought applying the ICS update would overwrite the radio code...
Thanks a lot

danifunker said:
Thanks for the link to the superthread, it's a little long and I'm not sure how current the information is. Which pieces need to be done before going to ICS? Is everything compatible with gingerbread .905?
Also, I thought applying the ICS update would overwrite the radio code...
Thanks a lot
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I haven't read it too thoroughly as I'm not doing it, but it was just within the last few days where someone posted something about the ICS update issue. My suggestion is to start at the end and work your way back.

It works I'm using it now, ics on att 3g
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stefan.buddle said:
It works I'm using it now, ics on att 3g
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Did you have to do the hack? Does data work also for you?
Sent from my XT894 running ICS

How about European freq bands ie GSM900/1800 UMTS2100?

YES
danifunker said:
After the ICS update leak, does the bionic support GSM networks?
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Hi Dani.
Yes it does. Mine was operating very well before I bricked it. Go to "Droid on TMobile" and you will learn how to do it.
Good Luck
Regards

Yes there is a guide in the thread on how to do it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297714&highlight=ics&page=70

Locked vs Unlocked/S-Off vs S-On, Pros and cons

Here is an interesting read about this from HTCdev, check it out!
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/about_unlock_process

letmeputdatipin said:
Here is an interesting read about this from HTCdev, check it out!
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/about_unlock_process
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did you expect them to say anything less? basically what they are saying is "we believe our consumers are too stupid to modify or otherwise personalize their devices, so as a result we have prevented you from access all software on your phone for your own good"

It reminds me of Liar Liar, "That's just something ugly people say to feel better about themselves."
"That's just something phone manufacturers say to feel something better about their software"
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Thats funny sh!t
Sent from a Tweaked Out HTC ONE

Theyre really just saying, we dont think you need it so why bother.

I'm debating about unlocking my phone and instal a Rom right now or wait and see. I usually root all phones but I was one of those dumbasses that flashed my EVO 3D with the virgin mobile version. Lucky me I didn't have most of the side effects people were complaining about. I just had the VM banners and some times text messages errors, but CM 10.1 make it go away.
Anyone have any cons about unlocking my phone and flash a rom right now or wait until we get S-Off if (ever happens).

rtoodeetwo said:
I'm debating about unlocking my phone and instal a Rom right now or wait and see. I usually root all phones but I was one of those dumbasses that flashed my EVO 3D with the virgin mobile version. Lucky me I didn't have most of the side effects people were complaining about. I just had the VM banners and some times text messages errors, but CM 10.1 make it go away.
Anyone have any cons about unlocking my phone and flash a rom right now or wait until we get S-Off if (ever happens).
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No cons from me. I unlocked and rooted within hours of purchasing. Have been on ViperROM for a couple of weeks now. I'm loving it.
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treetolber said:
No cons from me. I unlocked and rooted within hours of purchasing. Have been on ViperROM for a couple of weeks now. I'm loving it.
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Cool, I'm in the process of unlocking the phone.

For right now unlocked is all we need. It gives us access to all the needed parts(system, recovery, boot).
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Can anyone tell me if I unlock is that all I need to install roms or do I needto root as well?
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theeraser88 said:
Can anyone tell me if I unlock is that all I need to install roms or do I needto root as well?
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You need root as well!

theeraser88 said:
Can anyone tell me if I unlock is that all I need to install roms or do I needto root as well?
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you just need to unlock and install either twrp or cwm recovery.

From what I've read this really isn't a big deal. Nexus devices are not S-Off either. All this prevents you from flashing are the radio and bootloader which are not usually modified.

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From what I've read this really isn't a big deal. Nexus devices are not S-Off either. All this prevents you from flashing are the radio and bootloader which are not usually modified.
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True, although for asop, aokp. and other open source roms a different bootloader maybe required. For the evo 3d the ics bootloader that installed with the firmware from the ota would give bootloops if a asop or aokp rom was flashed.if as a user you would never flash anything other than custom roms for your current version of android then yes an unlocked bootloader is all you need. Another example was the htc flyer. That device shipped with gingerbread when htc released the ota for honeycomb every user was in a hurry to install it, many had flashers remorse and wished to go back to gingerbread. With s-on they were out of luck.

This phone has features we may never see in aosp. I'm holding off on that. Nothing wrong with sense5 though honestly, its way better than any previous versions so far

hotaru2k3 said:
you just need to unlock and install either twrp or cwm recovery.
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Incorrect. You need to flash a superuser app and its binaries as well.

this zip is supposed to turn off read/write protection Sprint_One_Root_Disable_System_RW_Protection (1).zip

I was thinking we are a rare bunch of folks that are control freaks that root our phones.
But it amazes me to see things like Titanium Backup, Root Explorer, ROM Manager apps very near the highest volume Android Apps in the Market !!!
These are obviously "Root" user apps.
Maybe it's because we wipe our phones so often we distort the statistics

I love how they say they don't allow s-off because of "warranty" reasons yet at the bottom of the page it says unlocking your device will render the warranty void. #likewhat
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wranglerray said:
True, although for asop, aokp. and other open source roms a different bootloader maybe required. For the evo 3d the ics bootloader that installed with the firmware from the ota would give bootloops if a asop or aokp rom was flashed.if as a user you would never flash anything other than custom roms for your current version of android then yes an unlocked bootloader is all you need. Another example was the htc flyer. That device shipped with gingerbread when htc released the ota for honeycomb every user was in a hurry to install it, many had flashers remorse and wished to go back to gingerbread. With s-on they were out of luck.
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This is somewhat false. The reason it was causing boot loops was because of the boot.img not flashing properly. It was required when the hboot got updated that we used a process such as "HTC dumblock" to flash the boot.img. Currently for our Ones we are fine because the hboot will allow proper flashing of the boot.img yet in the past, some future updates have blocked this feature. I for one will always want s-off. It gives me full control
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letmeputdatipin said:
You need root as well!
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...and by flashing an internation firmware in case of One sold by sprint also the sim lock is removed?

[Q] 4.2.2 on T-Mobile?

I've just picked up the t-mobile version of this phone tonight, and it's on 4.1 right now. Everything I've read said there was an update for 4.2.2 , but the phone system says it's up to date. I'd actually prefer 4.1 for now because of bluetooth issues i think, but I'm just wondering if the t-mobile version will have to wait to be updated, making it much longer than the international versions? I didn't plan on rooting for a few weeks, but if there's already a 4.3 rom out there, i may have to do that a little quicker.

Yeah we don't know how long it will be to get the update it doesn't exist yet,but you can flash any firmware on it using the flashtool, just read up alto,for me it's been so diff than HTC like you don't flash it in recovery and you don't have to be rooted first,couple weird things
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Jonathan2677 said:
Yeah we don't know how long it will be to get the update it doesn't exist yet,but you can flash any firmware on it using the flashtool, just read up alto,for me it's been so diff than HTC like you don't flash it in recovery and you don't have to be rooted first,couple weird things
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Thanks, I just came from a t989 Galaxy SII, and for that it had to be rooted, but only took a few steps. I'll have to read all of the stickies and figure out how to work everything.

Hail2theskins said:
Thanks, I just came from a t989 Galaxy SII, and for that it had to be rooted, but only took a few steps. I'll have to read all of the stickies and figure out how to work everything.
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Yes u can flash a C6603 or C6602 ftf just without being rooted and u can actually root 4.2.2 every easy.
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I sent you a message bro
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wait, so I'm confused, with the t-mobile xperia z, the bootloader can't be unlocked? if that is the case, then how can root even be possible?
Also, do the roms for the international version work on the t-mobile version (Such as parinoid android and cyanogenmod)
If that is the case, then what does the locked bootloader stop?
So I guess my question is, do roms designed for the international xperia z work on the t-mobile version. Like, do we get official cyanogenmod support?
I'm curious, because this might be my next phone (Debating between this and the nexus 4)
I'm currently using the htc vivid

Would any of these update methods erase the stuff that came with the phone? (Not that I want all of the apps, but some of them, I like)...

TracerBullitt said:
Would any of these update methods erase the stuff that came with the phone? (Not that I want all of the apps, but some of them, I like)...
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Rooting, no. Flashing other firmware, yes.

Avidgamer said:
wait, so I'm confused, with the t-mobile xperia z, the bootloader can't be unlocked? if that is the case, then how can root even be possible?
Also, do the roms for the international version work on the t-mobile version (Such as parinoid android and cyanogenmod)
If that is the case, then what does the locked bootloader stop?
So I guess my question is, do roms designed for the international xperia z work on the t-mobile version. Like, do we get official cyanogenmod support?
I'm curious, because this might be my next phone (Debating between this and the nexus 4)
I'm currently using the htc vivid
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With a locked bootloader you can root,have custom recovery and flash stock firmware and roms based off stock,so when in forums you'll see in the thread titles they will tell u lb or ub or both just only stuff based off stock but there's quit a few
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Avidgamer said:
wait, so I'm confused, with the t-mobile xperia z, the bootloader can't be unlocked? if that is the case, then how can root even be possible?
Also, do the roms for the international version work on the t-mobile version (Such as parinoid android and cyanogenmod)
If that is the case, then what does the locked bootloader stop?
So I guess my question is, do roms designed for the international xperia z work on the t-mobile version. Like, do we get official cyanogenmod support?
I'm curious, because this might be my next phone (Debating between this and the nexus 4)
I'm currently using the htc vivid
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Also correct the bootloader on the t-mobile 6606 cannot be unlocked now or never
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So I'm downloading the flashtool right now, but it's going to take a while longer. By flashing the 4.2.2 stock rom (which one is that btw?), will I get the ability to have a mobile hotspot again? That's the only thing I'm looking to get at the moment. Also, will I have to flash new modems or kernels or anything else? Is there a really easy youtube video that shows how to do everything from start to finish on adding a stock rom?

Hail2theskins said:
So I'm downloading the flashtool right now, but it's going to take a while longer. By flashing the 4.2.2 stock rom (which one is that btw?), will I get the ability to have a mobile hotspot again? That's the only thing I'm looking to get at the moment. Also, will I have to flash new modems or kernels or anything else? Is there a really easy youtube video that shows how to do everything from start to finish on adding a stock rom?
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U should because the international version don't have the mobile Hotspot locked. U most likely gonna lose tmobile wifi calling.
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dante501 said:
U should because the international version don't have the mobile Hotspot locked. U most likely gonna lose tmobile wifi calling.
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Thanks, I'm not worried about Wi-Fi calling, I'm on the thirty dollar plan with only a hundred minutes, I rarely talk on the phone. Am I correct in understanding since we have a locked boot loader, we can't install custom rooms like Aokp or CM?

Hail2theskins said:
Thanks, I'm not worried about Wi-Fi calling, I'm on the thirty dollar plan with only a hundred minutes, I rarely talk on the phone. Am I correct in understanding since we have a locked boot loader, we can't install custom rooms like Aokp or CM?
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Correct but u still can root and flash ftf and also install a double recovery. U basically can do everything besides costum Roms. But after u flash a international ftf u should also be able to unlock the bootloader. But I don't gonna be 100 % sure.
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Yeah, I flash a international 4.2 rom but I still don't think it is or ever will be bootloader unlock able, please someone correct me, i hope I'm wrong but don't think it's possible
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Jonathan2677 said:
Yeah, I flash a international 4.2 rom but I still don't think it is or ever will be bootloader unlock able, please someone correct me, i hope I'm wrong but don't think it's possible
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Well does it say it is able to be unlocked? And if unlock the boatloader u lose bravia engine 2 what makes a difference when watching movies pictures and such on the phone.
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Jonathan2677 said:
Yeah, I flash a international 4.2 rom but I still don't think it is or ever will be bootloader unlock able, please someone correct me, i hope I'm wrong but don't think it's possible
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Since you seem to have the t-mobile version and are in the US, do you know if you flash a 6602 stock rom, does US T-mobile LTE still work? I've read so many different answers and they are ALL over the place on this board, so I'm not sure what way to go. The only US labeled rom I found is for a 6602, but some people have stated you need 6603 for LTE, others say both work.

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Since you seem to have the t-mobile version and are in the US, do you know if you flash a 6602 stock rom, does US T-mobile LTE still work? I've read so many different answers and they are ALL over the place on this board, so I'm not sure what way to go. The only US labeled rom I found is for a 6602, but some people have stated you need 6603 for LTE, others say both work.
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You canuse either and get lte I used a 6603 unbranded Australia it don't have to be us,someone said Spain is a good one also,but let will work regardless but if u want 4g quick toggles use 6603 any questions pm me
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im running the unbranded us 4.2.2 firmware on tmobile xz and i still get lte speed. im pretty sure lte is a hardware thing not software so you shouldnt lose it

skinsfanbdh said:
im running the unbranded us 4.2.2 firmware on tmobile xz and i still get lte speed. im pretty sure lte is a hardware thing not software so you shouldnt lose it
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Agreed did u have a notification saying all steps completed if so we're u able to get rid of it
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Jonathan2677 said:
Agreed did u have a notification saying all steps completed if so we're u able to get rid of it
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im not sure what you mean about all steps completed