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[Q] Rooted unit with market problems

I got this unit, relatively cheaply, in china. I realised it was rooted on two items: superuser was installed, and when keeping the start button depressed it came up with some chinese menu for shutdown, even though the os language was set to english.
I could set up my google account without problems, but i couldnt access the market. It was as if they used a short cut with an android market icon. Having said that, when i went to the market website online, i couldnt sign in on that. My non rooted htc phone has no problems accessing the market.
Interestingly, when i connected to wifi it popped up a softwarenudate notification, which it couldnt download due to absence of a SIM card (i didnt put my sim card in it yet)
Any thoughts/comments/suggestions?

What is your usage location?
what version of ROm you have? (setting - about phone)
you have to see there
baseband version ?
Build version?
Kernel version ?

Right, i managed to get the market working by performing a factory reset.
Baseband version=N7000XXKJ6
Kernel=2.6.35.7-N7000ZSKK1-CL706440
Build=GINGERBREAD.ZSKK1
Right now i found that the problems i ave with this build, is that any firmware updates cannot be installed (i get a registration error message, and yes, i did register the unit with samsung).
It also contains several chinese apps that i cannot uninstall and are a nuisance.
One is called 360-something (its in chinese which i dont read), another one is called Gexin. Both apps actually report new messages.
There is also a QQ security app running (i know QQ is very popular in asia).
Ideally id like to have a UK or US original firmware, so i can update to ICS when it comes out in the next month or so. But a modified US orUK rom would probably do as well if necessary.

You can get all available ROM here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
download my guide from signature (last link), if any assistance need to update ROM

How about when using a mac? I dont have a pc at my disposal...

ksporry said:
How about when using a mac? I dont have a pc at my disposal...
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Read this forum
http://androidforums.com/desire-all-things-root/177988-noob-guide-rooting-flashing-using-mac.html
Well am not sure about this forum. i read that Odin is not available for Mac. So please read carefully before flashing

[Q] ATT Unlocked root question

I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 I got at AT&T and paid it off... so it's completely mine. Then I had them unlock the phone for me so now I'm in Ukraine using this phone, but it's in English and there is no way I could have the phone be completely in Russian. I've used a third-party app called "MoreLocale" to change the locale to Russia (had me do some ADM/fastboot codes to allow it) but that didn't completely change it to Russian.
It changed some applications to Russian which have Russian translations to it, but the ROM itself is in English... I'm trying to get it to Russian, but I'm afraid to root it and flash a new ROM on to it as I'm afraid I might somehow re-lock it to AT&T service or something else. Basically, I'm afraid of loosing the use of this phone. A phone like this one here in Ukraine is expensive, and they don't have deals like they do in US where you get to pay off monthly.
So my question is, is it safe for me to root the phone and flash a custom ROM onto it?
Another question, if it is safe for me to flash a custom ROM onto it, does it have to be AT&T compatible, or can it be international version now that the phone is unlocked?
Thanks in advance.

All ATT S5 have bootloader locked. You will not be able to flash custom ROMs. There are few which can be flashed using safestrap.
The SIM unlock on the phone (which you have) is permanent. Whatever you do (factory reset, root etc), it will remain unlocked.
elitezenithweb said:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 I got at AT&T and paid it off... so it's completely mine. Then I had them unlock the phone for me so now I'm in Ukraine using this phone, but it's in English and there is no way I could have the phone be completely in Russian. I've used a third-party app called "MoreLocale" to change the locale to Russia (had me do some ADM/fastboot codes to allow it) but that didn't completely change it to Russian.
It changed some applications to Russian which have Russian translations to it, but the ROM itself is in English... I'm trying to get it to Russian, but I'm afraid to root it and flash a new ROM on to it as I'm afraid I might somehow re-lock it to AT&T service or something else. Basically, I'm afraid of loosing the use of this phone. A phone like this one here in Ukraine is expensive, and they don't have deals like they do in US where you get to pay off monthly.
So my question is, is it safe for me to root the phone and flash a custom ROM onto it?
Another question, if it is safe for me to flash a custom ROM onto it, does it have to be AT&T compatible, or can it be international version now that the phone is unlocked?
Thanks in advance.
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I remember this working on a Galaxy S4 on Touchwiz-based ROMS....I take no responsibility for mess-ups here.
Assuming the device is rooted stock and on 4.4.2...navigate in RootBrowser to: /system/csc
Rename language.xml to something like language_old.xml and then restart the device.
Coming back from a reboot, you should see all international languages for selection in Language and input>Language.
I'd try it myself...but I have a currently unrootable Lollipop ATT GS5.
EDIT: Did some more research...if you're rooted try this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wanam&hl=en

I can't get my Samsung Galaxy S5. I've tried to root it using towelrool, but that didn't work for me. It says that it isn't compatible with my phone. I need to get it rooted.
If the bootloader is locked, is there any way to unlock it? Flashing it or something? Is there some way to get the phone rooted and unlocked?
Mainly I need the phone to be in Russian... and since ATT has this thing against Russia (or Samsung, I don't know) they removed the Russian language from the phone and the only way I can think of returning Russian language to the phone is to root it and flash it to a ROM that has the language... or hack it after rooting... read some on it, where it has a file that could possibly lock Russian language from it, but I can't get access to the file until I root it.
I tried to use MoreLocale (Find it on Google Play Market) and it did add Russian region to the phone, but it didn't completely add the language to the phone. If the app is opened and it has Russian translation to it in Russian, it would be in Russian, but mostly everything (including the main menu [settings]) is in English... I would like to have it converted to Russian.
There are also programs that I would like to use which only work on rooted devices.
Any help on this topic would be appreciated.

I can't get my Samsung Galaxy S5. I've tried to root it using towelrool, but that didn't work for me. It says that it isn't compatible with my phone. I need to get it rooted.
If the bootloader is locked, is there any way to unlock it? Flashing it or something? Is there some way to get the phone rooted and unlocked?
Mainly I need the phone to be in Russian... and since ATT has this thing against Russia (or Samsung, I don't know) they removed the Russian language from the phone and the only way I can think of returning Russian language to the phone is to root it and flash it to a ROM that has the language... or hack it after rooting... read some on it, where it has a file that could possibly lock Russian language from it, but I can't get access to the file until I root it.
I tried to use MoreLocale (Find it on Google Play Market) and it did add Russian region to the phone, but it didn't completely add the language to the phone. If the app is opened and it has Russian translation to it in Russian, it would be in Russian, but mostly everything (including the main menu [settings]) is in English... I would like to have it converted to Russian.
There are also programs that I would like to use which only work on rooted devices.
Any help on this topic would be appreciated.

[LG L90 D410h] SIMCARD reading problems

I Install CM13 ROM (20160906-NIGHTLY-w7) on my phone and it worked fine until i remove the SIMCARD and them the phone not read it anymore. Try updating to the Nightly 908 and the problem continues. Try flashing the bootstack KK but did not work. I returned to the stock rom KK through KDZ and still not reading the sim card in any of the two ports. I need help, urgently, dont know what else to do.
And sorry for the english, i speak spanish.

Forgeit... Looks like i was put in the sim card in the wrong direcction... I want to kill my self...

Italian Firmware with Russian Apps (S20 FE 4G)

I did some testing with my S20 FE 4G Snapdragon and some disaster. So I downloaded via Frija the latest Italian firmware and flash it via Odin. The Sim is active and yet I always end up with a firmware that looks Russian, when I first restart the phone and the selection of additional Samsung apps to install appears they are all in Russian and then among the bloatware I find a Russian folder with Yandex and other apps that I can't even uninstall. I've tried the same firmware from different sites, even one more less recent, but nothing, I'm always in the same condition. How is this possible? And above all how can I flash an Italian firmware or at least one without Yandex and other Russian apps?

HarryCustom said:
I did some testing with my S20 FE 4G Snapdragon and some disaster. So I downloaded via Frija the latest Italian firmware and flash it via Odin. The Sim is active and yet I always end up with a firmware that looks Russian, when I first restart the phone and the selection of additional Samsung apps to install appears they are all in Russian and then among the bloatware I find a Russian folder with Yandex and other apps that I can't even uninstall. I've tried the same firmware from different sites, even one more less recent, but nothing, I'm always in the same condition. How is this possible? And above all how can I flash an Italian firmware or at least one without Yandex and other Russian apps?
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total guess but maybe it's a multi CSC rom you flashed and as far as the rom can tell (based on what it's expecting) your SIM card is being seen as Russian.
take the card out and reboot, see what you get then!

Hi!
It's as you say, the phone is European (the seller had told me it's Italian, whatever).
The firmware for many countries is always the same and and when I turn it on after flashing the correct CSC is not recognized for my phone.
I tried everything: older firmware, flash with sim, without sim, dozens of factory reset with and without sim. Then also to use via phone a code + imei (as many guides explain) and also to download google phone and try to change csc with that, but nothing to do.
I've read that other people have the same problem, I understand that it's an additional block created by Samsung to prevent the phones from being de-branded or used in a different place than where they were purchased.
The only thing you can do, apparently, is to buy credits for the Samkey software which should fix the problem. For this phone it is needed 10, we're talking about 30 euros. In all sincerity I don't care and I keep it like that, especially since I managed to flash the Indonesian firmware so I finally have native call recordings, then if I ever sell it I'll reconsider...

imei changed n960n

Hello friends. To the phone I bought from the internet on the n960n model phone with android 9 custom rom installed. I installed Android 10 stock rom. Although the imei appeared, the network did not come. I installed custom rom, still no network. What path can I follow? Thanks.sorry for my english i tried to write with translate.

vetemrahhh said:
Hello friends. To the phone I bought from the internet on the n960n model phone with android 9 custom rom installed. I installed Android 10 stock rom. Although the imei appeared, the network did not come. I installed custom rom, still no network. What path can I follow? Thanks.sorry for my english i tried to write with translate.
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Sorry, I don't fully understand the issue you have. What's the problem with your IMEI exactly?

The imei of the phone has been changed. when performing a search when I first got it. After flashing stock rom it didn't search.

Then I installed the custom rom. He didn't call again.