Hi, just wondering if someone could be kind enough to upload a g flex rogers canada rom doesnt matter if its jb or kitkat. I lost my backup when i was trying to return to stock.
Thanks
nooganator said:
Hi, just wondering if someone could be kind enough to upload a g flex rogers canada rom doesnt matter if its jb or kitkat. I lost my backup when i was trying to return to stock.
Thanks
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http://csmgdl.lgmobile.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=FW545495432109876543213/D950G10a_00.kdz
That's for 4.4.2, which I can't find a root method for, without downgrading back to 4.2.2. Do you know of a way?
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Or even a way to downgrade back to 4.2.2. I have rooted many Androids, first time stumped
im running 4.2.2 atm, I was hoping someone would post a nandroid backup of just the stock rooted rom so I can try to flash it in Twrp
Why not easily root with Towelroot or ioroot? It works on 4.2.2. Can you give me link to 4.2.2? All you have to do is down load the app lg phone from, it will give you a link to the rom. How do you flash rom with out being rooted?
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You could take update and use app keep root. Then you would be rooted on 4.4.2. I bought phone already on 4.4.2, not knowing had to downgrade to root. Have method, but for some reason the LG kdz compiler crashes on my computer. If I could flash 4.2.2 then root, I would be good
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Actually if someone posted a rogers 4.4.2 rooted, could I flash that using lg flash tool, then would I also be rooted on 4.4.2
Root can be achieved on either 4.2.2 or on 4.4.2 with towelroot. Don't have to downgrade. Just root with towel root.
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Every time I update from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2 I just use towel root to root my flex on KitKat. I don't see what the confusion is or why you are trying to downgrade if all you want is to obtain root KitKat. Towel root will root your flex on KitKat.
mattwheat said:
Root can be achieved on either 4.2.2 or on 4.4.2 with towelroot. Don't have to downgrade. Just root with towel root.
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Every time I update from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2 I just use towel root to root my flex on KitKat. I don't see what the confusion is or why you are trying to downgrade if all you want is to obtain root KitKat. Towel root will root your flex on KitKat.
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On rogers g flex I have tried many times, it doesn't work on 4.4.2 other does stump root,abd ioroot
See the confusion. You must be using a t mobile flex or something
BrownDog99 said:
See the confusion. You must be using a t mobile flex or something
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I'm using a T-Mobile G Flex and have no problems rooting using towelroot.
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henslo said:
I'm using a T-Mobile G Flex and have no problems rooting using towelroot.
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Ya Towelroot. Ioroot, and probably stump work for t-mobile, but not At&t, Verizon, or rogers, while on 4.4.2. Many threads talk about this
BrownDog99 said:
Ya Towelroot. Ioroot, and probably stump work for t-mobile, but not At&t, Verizon, or rogers, while on 4.4.2. Many threads talk about this
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To be fair it's mainly you talking about it not working. A lot of other people were doing towelroot works for them on att. Not sure why stump isn't working the thread even says out should work on all devices from 2012-now.
At any rate I'll try to make that zip for you tomorrow if you can do something for me. Please report all these non development threads that are posted in the development section to get them moved. It's cluttering it up here. I would but I'm going i bed right now after i get your kdz downloading.
Have you tried framaroot or saferoot
Hi all,
New to the forum, made an account because I wanted to let you guys know what worked for me:
I've had my flex since November 2014, when I bought it to replace my g3 after dismally bricked while trying to boost the volume.
I just recently managed to muster up the courage to try to root my flex, and had a really hard time finding a root method that worked.
My flex is running 4.4.2, I'm with rogers, and if I'm not mistaken, my software version was something along the lines of D950G20b.
Towelroot said it was an unsupported device, as did stump root, even after trying to force it.
I finally managed to get root access using the root method for the g flex 2 from highonandroid. Unfortunately I cannot paste a direct link, but it can be found very easily by searching for the
following on google: highonandroid root lg g flex 2
I did have one hiccup during the root, after entering the step 11 after pasting the second command, where the indicator jumped to the next line but didn't move. I was able to get it to work
anyways by hitting Ctrl + c and then entering the two commands from step 11 again.
turned my phone off by holding the power button down for a few seconds, rebooted it, and voila, root access, verified by installing titanium backup.
I will be trying to install cwm in a few minutes via the "freedom flex" app found on the play store.
Hope this is at least a bit helpful to somebody!
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Hi,
I've been on 4.4.2 on my Sprint Moto X for quite a while now.
I'm rooted and unlocked with a custom recovery.
I've been holding off on the 4.4.4 update but recently it started nagging me to update.
I read that it has a lot of bugfixes so I figured why now.
I hit install update but it can't because of the custom recovery.
What is the process of upgrading to 4.4.4 if I'm on a custom recovery?
I searched for a tutorial but couldn't find one.
If someone could post a link that would be really helpful.
Thanks
You have 3 choices.
1. Flash stock recovery only, and as long as you've changed nothing else in the system, you should be able to take the ota.
2. Use fastboot/mfastboot and flash 4.4.4...if the sbf files are out.
3. Use RSDLite and flash 4.4.4...again, if the files are out.
This guide, under returning to stock covers all this. ☺
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2603358
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As far as this site goes, 4.4.4 Sbf isn't out yet.
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0
Not sure if there are other sources.
If not, option 1 is your only choice right now.
I have the At&T version of the Note3. I've been rooting and messing with phones for quite some time. Is been a while since I've rooted a Samsung phone.
My question is. Is TowelRoot the way to root the phone or do I need the tar file through Odin??
I've read and can't really find an answer unless I've looked in the wrong place. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Depends, if your on 4.4.4, then odin, if not, then towelroot.
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Depends, if your on 4.4.4, then odin, if not, then towelroot.
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Where does one get the 4.4.4 image file and root for at&t note 3? I have found the 4.4.2 one just not 4.4.4
Ok the note that I have has the 4.4.2. And this towel root is an app right.
Is Towelroot safe?
I have read some warnings about it.
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Ok the note that I have has the 4.4.2. And this towel root is an app right.
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Yes it is an app that you download from Towelroot.com
It should work on Android 4.4.2
That is what I have and it worked
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caguas56 said:
Is Towelroot safe?
I have read some warnings about it.
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Yes it is safe and because you are not downloading it from the Google play store you have to check unknown sources and so you get a warning saying that it may be malicious software or something like that.
Also, if you have an anti virus app on your phone like Avast it'll also say that the Towelroot app is a threat. Its not just ignore it.
To get root there has to be some sort of vulnerability on the phone's firmware for the root program to exploit.
Ive tried towel and kingo.
Ive seen cf auto root, but not the proper file for my American n900a at&t version..
So am i just stuck and cant root?
You will need to downgrade to NC 4.4 2 rom then installed root and safe strap. Then go to root nl1 forum and follow the instructions
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Go here first to downgrade http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006. Then here to upgrade http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/how-to-root-n900aucudnl1-4-4-4-12-24-t2983357
oh wow.. cf auto root wont even work for this too huh..
bummer
You need to follow the instructions I sent otherwise you are never going to obtain root period.
Thanks!!
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You will need to downgrade to NC 4.4 2 rom then installed root and safe strap. Then go to root nl1 forum and follow the instructions
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Go here first to downgrade http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006. Then here to upgrade http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/how-to-root-n900aucudnl1-4-4-4-12-24-t2983357
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Thank you so much to orphan203 and all of XDA. I've been monitoring the GalaxyNote3Root.com site for almost a year looking for a way to root my Note 3 (N900A) and I keep getting hit with AT&T updates that keep me locked down til another way to root hits the scene (I'm obviously an amateur). I figured I'd give downgrading and then rooting a shot so I found your post and followed the steps and BAM! After about a year of owning this damn phone I was finally able to root it. Thank you so much! I'll be donating to Towel Root for sure!!
I see an OC5 on swappa. Can I root and update to OF3 securely with this? What is the least time consuming to root?
When you root it let me know i have the at&t s5 on lollipop been told its unrootable
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I used one click root for the root. But the bootloader stays locked on at&t s5, so their are two options that i know of. One, use odin and the correct tar to unlock it which is risky, or use an app called safestrap. Thats what I did.
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Stonecold. I believe you have to revert back to 4.4.2 to root. But it can be done.
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stonecold36067 said:
When you root it let me know i have the at&t s5 on lollipop been told its unrootable
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I believe you have to revert to 4.4.2 to root. But it can definitely be rooted. I have an at&t s5 with superuser. I used one click root for the root.
It wont downgrade
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My baseband is ng3. I had sucess using oneclick. But I am still on kitkat. Research how to use odin3 to revert your phone. I think I read something about that. Revert then root. Its impossible to root a phone unless on stock rom. Well, I believe it is.
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My baseband is ng3. I had sucess using oneclick. But I am still on kitkat. Research how to use odin3 to revert your phone. I think I read something about that. Revert then root. Its impossible to root a phone unless on stock rom. Well, I believe it is.
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revert my phone to what? Your language is very ambiguous.
If you didn't have root before OTA 5.0 (Lollipop) you can't go back, you can't use safestrap, can't use Odin AND CANT ROOT YET. A locked loader won't allow you to use Odin to flash, and no root means can't get safestrap.. 1 click root only works before OTA 5.0 UPDATE. There is always a way but not yet.
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If you didn't have root before OTA 5.0 (Lollipop) you can't go back, you can't use safestrap, can't use Odin AND CANT ROOT YET. A locked loader won't allow you to use Odin to flash, and no root means can't get safestrap.. 1 click root only works before OTA 5.0 UPDATE. There is always a way but not yet.
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So if I root before then, then update to a custom Lollipop ROM I am good?
Also please hit REPLY
zetsui said:
So if I root before then, then update to a custom Lollipop ROM I am good?
Also please hit REPLY
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There are a few threads on here how to get root, then upgrade to lollipop and keep root. Then you can still use safestrap to change loaders and roms. Safestrap just simply interupts the boot sequence(before the loader). I'm guessing once you upgrade, your loader will be locked also, so to change anything you'll have to have a back up on safestrap with the previous version, and unlocked loader... so you can go back and forth. I'm not sure of everything possible since my lazy ass never got root access before the update, so I'm sol for now. I'm planning on getting a new phone soon and giving this s5 to my wife anyway.
ttom85 said:
There are a few threads on here how to get root, then upgrade to lollipop and keep root. Then you can still use safestrap to change loaders and roms. Safestrap just simply interupts the boot sequence(before the loader). I'm guessing once you upgrade, your loader will be locked also, so to change anything you'll have to have a back up on safestrap with the previous version, and unlocked loader... so you can go back and forth. I'm not sure of everything possible since my lazy ass never got root access before the update, so I'm sol for now. I'm planning on getting a new phone soon and giving this s5 to my wife anyway.
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Safestrap because it comes before the bootloader? Why not TWRP? Does twrp not come before the bootloader? Man I don't want anything to have to do with bootloaders again 3 years of solid rooting and dev experience and two GS3s in one day to ****ing updating the bootloader
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Safestrap because it comes before the bootloader? Why not TWRP? Does twrp not come before the bootloader? Man I don't want anything to have to do with bootloaders again 3 years of solid rooting and dev experience and two GS3s in one day to ****ing updating the bootloader
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Bootloader is and has been locked, safestrap was the only recovery we had because it wasn't a traditional recovery in the sens that it didn't replace the stock one. With lollipop it broke, if you downgrade your kernel you can get it to work, but other than that you have to use flashfire which is not a recovery but simply a flashing tool. Twrp and any other recovery will not work, and any non-touchwiz based roms(aosp, aokp, cm) will not work, you have to use only touchwiz based ones and no custom kernels.
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Bootloader is and has been locked, safestrap was the only recovery we had because it wasn't a traditional recovery in the sens that it didn't replace the stock one. With lollipop it broke, if you downgrade your kernel you can get it to work, but other than that you have to use flashfire which is not a recovery but simply a flashing tool. Twrp and any other recovery will not work, and any non-touchwiz based roms(aosp, aokp, cm) will not work, you have to use only touchwiz based ones and no custom kernels.
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no aosp at all or just non-touchwiz aosp wont work? man **** samsung and att. i mean this was the entire allure of the phone say over an iphone. Seems like so many constraints for flashing compared to the GS3. Retarded.
who do I donate to that is working on rooting this pos?
I'm looking to pick up a new S5. What version/baseband number should I look for that is still rootable?
Let me know when orbif you find out. I want mine rooted too
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Well, last year i've got a second hand s5, (im not from usa so i cannot update it using the OTA) i've updated it following a turorial in here (cant remember which one), to update to 4.4.2 and root it, after a factory reset i did later, couldn't root it anymore, idk why, now i want to update it to marshmallow, so i came back here to ask how can i do it, and following which tutorial, since i dont want to end with a brick, btw it is safe to do it, there's any improvement doing this, etc, thanks for any advice given
here's the thread for root
https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/guide-merry-christmas-heres-t3516196
and here's the thread for the latest firmware for this phone
https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/g900aucs4dqd1-odin-update-v6-0-1-t3603897
and finally here's the odin version you need
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3749061&d=1463117260
xdanilva said:
here's the thread for root
https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/guide-merry-christmas-heres-t3516196
and here's the thread for the latest firmware for this phone
https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/g900aucs4dqd1-odin-update-v6-0-1-t3603897
and finally here's the odin version you need
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3749061&d=1463117260
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Do i need to root first in order to install the new update?
Nope just install the update with odin
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Also only Android 5.0 and 4.4 are able to be rooted now
I got the version "G900AUCU2ANG3" i'll just go forward to the update G900AUCS4DQD1 (6.0.1)?, there's no risk of brick, or imei problems if i update? does it worth it?
No risk yeah it's worth it if you don't care about root
Which tutorial do i follow to install it with odin?