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[Q] Device not rooted.

Hello, i just got a Motorola Razr i a few days ago and i wanted to root it.
So i followed a guide to root my Razr i, i've done it over 10 times now and still my Device is not rooted but have root permission granted.
Any help would be much appreciated, Thanks in advance.
I left a screen shot and the website, i just googled how to root motorola razr i and its like the 4th link the unlockr.com.

_Fujitora_ said:
Hello, i just got a Motorola Razr i a few days ago and i wanted to root it.
So i followed a guide to root my Razr i, i've done it over 10 times now and still my Device is not rooted but have root permission granted.
Any help would be much appreciated, Thanks in advance.
I left a screen shot and the website, i just googled how to root motorola razr i and its like the 4th link the unlockr.com.
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How did you root it? if you used some "universal" rooter then the outcome is pretty expected. Our device structure is a "bit" different, so you should follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1928509 (Make sure you have read and understood everything, including unlocked bootloader)
On the other hand, if you did followed that guide and completed all the steps, it may be the case that your phone is rooted, but just it doesn't show itslef up. Just install any program that require root permissions (Titanium Backup, for instance) and launch it. If Superuser screen pops up asking for permission - you are done. If not - the link is above

okaban said:
On the other hand, if you did followed that guide and completed all the steps, it may be the case that your phone is rooted, but just it doesn't show itslef up. Just install any program that require root permissions (Titanium Backup, for instance) and launch it. If Superuser screen pops up asking for permission - you are done. If not - the link is above
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Okay thank you very much. I got Titanium Backup and then the superuser screen popped up, so i guess it is rooted
EDIT: But then how come i can't use any of the hack tool like Game Killer, GameCIH/2, Freedom and Game Guardian???
cause it says "deny root" or "Root privilege required".

_Fujitora_ said:
Okay thank you very much. I got Titanium Backup and then the superuser screen popped up, so i guess it is rooted
EDIT: But then how come i can't use any of the hack tool like Game Killer, GameCIH/2, Freedom and Game Guardian???
cause it says "deny root" or "Root privilege required".
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I guess then it means it's not properly rooted, so go to the link. Don't forget to back your ROM up first!

okaban said:
I guess then it means it's not properly rooted, so go to the link. Don't forget to back your ROM up first!
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Okay so after i backup my rom. Then do i just install it or do i have to do a factory reset? And is this for JB 4.1.2?
Oh and can i install Omars rom after i root it?

If you use Omars Rom you don't have to root. Just use cwm to install the Rom.
wayne int.
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So you only have to unlock the bootloader and install cwm. If you haven't done it.
wayne int.

Henning84 said:
If you use Omars Rom you don't have to root. Just use cwm to install the Rom.
wayne int.
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So you only have to unlock the bootloader and install cwm. If you haven't done it.
wayne int.
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So i don't need to root it? just install Omar's ROM and it'll root by itself?

_Fujitora_ said:
So i don't need to root it? just install Omar's ROM and it'll root by itself?
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Yes.

Lucki_X said:
Yes.
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Thanks, do i need to wipe or reset anything?

If you come from stockRom our an other Rom you have to wipe. You can find an how-to in Omars thread...
wayne int.

Henning84 said:
If you come from stockRom our an other Rom you have to wipe. You can find an how-to in Omars thread...
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Okay does it matter which version of Omar's ROM i use?
EDIT: Okay i just installed the latest one and i still cant use GameKiller and GameCIH/2. Can you use any of them on your phone?

No dunno what it is for... But may be it's not for razr I and Intel cpu ...
wayne int.

Henning84 said:
No dunno what it is for... But may be it's not for razr I and Intel cpu ...
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Hmmm okay thanks you for everything guys

[Q] Can't Root My Phone! Help!!

I have the S3 Mini for Verizon (SM-G730V)
I rooted my phone a while back but my phone updated this month and it automatically unrooted. I tried using Kingo to root it because it had worked previously but I got an error saying "NEEDROOT"
I've been searching for a program ever since, but every one I've tried doesn't work. One even hard reset my phone
Does anyone know a root method that works for my phone??

PoisonBullet9 said:
I have the S3 Mini for Verizon (SM-G730V)
I rooted my phone a while back but my phone updated this month and it automatically unrooted. I tried using Kingo to root it because it had worked previously but I got an error saying "NEEDROOT"
I've been searching for a program ever since, but every one I've tried doesn't work. One even hard reset my phone
Does anyone know a root method that works for my phone??
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Try to use vroot

Ahmed.ragab said:
Try to use vroot
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I did, with no luck. I also tried various other programs, like one click, odin, and phone apps like poot. None seem to work with my phone.

PoisonBullet9 said:
I did, with no luck. I also tried various other programs, like one click, odin, and phone apps like poot. None seem to work with my phone.
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why not just flash a custom rom with odin? you could try cyanogenmod though the 11 version maybe has hard battery drain. carbon should be fine though! then you also have kitkat 4,4,2
good luck... click the thanks button if you think this is useful

PoisonBullet9 said:
I did, with no luck. I also tried various other programs, like one click, odin, and phone apps like poot. None seem to work with my phone.
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if you have custom recovery try to flash this file and see if it will work
http://www.mediafire.com/download/r229vw3lt10n45e/Superuser-3.1.3-Recovery.zip

Aronuser said:
why not just flash a custom rom with odin? you could try cyanogenmod though the 11 version maybe has hard battery drain. carbon should be fine though! then you also have kitkat 4,4,2
good luck... click the thanks button if you think this is useful
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Flashing ROMs thought Odin is inconvenient, I'd prefer to just root the phone for ease of use.
I think I found the source of the problem:
When I was using vRoot, it said that I didn't have 'root permission' and gave me a how-to in order to solve that problem. However it was in Chinese so I couldn't figure it out. Is it possible that I just need to find a way to get root permission for my phone? How do I get permission?

Ahmed.ragab said:
if you have custom recovery try to flash this file and see if it will work
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Nope, doesn't have the correct files for Odin (PDA, Phone, CSC...)

PoisonBullet9 said:
Flashing ROMs thought Odin is inconvenient, I'd prefer to just root the phone for ease of use.
I think I found the source of the problem:
When I was using vRoot, it said that I didn't have 'root permission' and gave me a how-to in order to solve that problem. However it was in Chinese so I couldn't figure it out. Is it possible that I just need to find a way to get root permission for my phone? How do I get permission?
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there is an english version of vroot too now check it here http://www.mgyun.com/en/getvroot
if you consider this useful please click thanks button under my post thanks

Aronuser said:
there is an english version of vroot too now check it here
if you consider this useful please click thanks button under my post thanks
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The English version is a little broken, not all of it is in English. I'm talking about the app they have for the phone. I downloaded it and it said it couldn't root my phone (at least that's what I think it said it was all Chinese) and it gave me a list of instructions I couldn't understand. I already tried the English vRoot and it didn't work.

IMHO best way how to root your phone is by flashing custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) via Odin and then by flashing root binaries from recovery.

Gw|n said:
IMHO best way of root is flash custom recovery (TWRP, CWM) and then flash zip file with root via recovery.
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Can you explain how to do that? Or provide a link that does?

I've updated my previous post. Download some custom recovery and flash it as pda, then reboot into it by pressing vol. up + home + power and finally flash zip with root from recovery.

and after you have custom recovery it's also super easy to flash .zip files with recovery only (not odin) so then you can flash custom roms .zip's

Gw|n said:
I've updated my previous post. Download some custom recovery and flash it as pda, then reboot into it by pressing vol. up + home + power and finally flash zip with root from recovery.
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Can I get a link for any custom recovery that is compatible with the Verizon S3 mini? (SM-G730V)

PoisonBullet9 said:
I have the S3 Mini for Verizon (SM-G730V)
I rooted my phone a while back but my phone updated this month and it automatically unrooted. I tried using Kingo to root it because it had worked previously but I got an error saying "NEEDROOT"
I've been searching for a program ever since, but every one I've tried doesn't work. One even hard reset my phone
Does anyone know a root method that works for my phone??
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Try using Unified Android Toolkit and simply following the on screen instructions.

I am having the same issue with my wife's phone. Rooted once with Kingo but she accidentally accepted an OTA update and we lost root. Now Kingo just says "Root failed."
Verizon has locked the bootloader on these phones so that it is, AFAIK, not possible at all to flash a custom recovery. I have plenty of experience with CWM and TWRP from my own two previous sammys (Epic 4G and Galaxy S4, both on Sprint). If someone here (with a VZW model) has experience otherwise, I'd love to hear about it and how you got around the lock.
Downloading Unified Android Toolkit now and we'll see how it goes, but it is not looking good.
-Sean
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slwelsh said:
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Downloading Unified Android Toolkit now and we'll see how it goes, but it is not looking good.
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Well, that lead me nowhere. It comes up with a list of S3 Mini model numbers that does not include Verizon's. On top of that, AVG said one of the executables was infected with a virus (a warning which I bypassed in order to test).
Any other suggestions?
-Sean

slwelsh said:
I am having the same issue with my wife's phone. Rooted once with Kingo but she accidentally accepted an OTA update and we lost root. Now Kingo just says "Root failed."
Verizon has locked the bootloader on these phones so that it is, AFAIK, not possible at all to flash a custom recovery. I have plenty of experience with CWM and TWRP from my own two previous sammys (Epic 4G and Galaxy S4, both on Sprint). If someone here (with a VZW model) has experience otherwise, I'd love to hear about it and how you got around the lock.
Downloading Unified Android Toolkit now and we'll see how it goes, but it is not looking good.
-Sean
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Well, that lead me nowhere. It comes up with a list of S3 Mini model numbers that does not include Verizon's. On top of that, AVG said one of the executables was infected with a virus (a warning which I bypassed in order to test).
Any other suggestions?
-Sean
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Tried saferoot?

ImproAptoVictum said:
Tried saferoot?
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Trying now, but it doesn't look good. It's been stuck on "Testing adb usability" for ten minutes or so.
So I am now noticing that any time I plug this phone in, during the "Found new hardware" for the ADB interface it is telling me that my new hardware "might not work." This does not happen when I plug in my S4. I'm wondering if VZW has done something to block ADB access...
I've backed the phone up with Kies and now I am thinking about a factory reset before trying again. I just don't want to make things any worse, knowing I can't simply Odin the stock image on this phone.
Any other recommendations?
-Sean
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slwelsh said:
Trying now, but it doesn't look good. It's been stuck on "Testing adb usability" for ten minutes or so.
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Update: on retry, I got past this spot, but ultimately the root failed and it told me the model was not supported.
Kingo gets further than anything else I've tried, but eventually fails with the error "NeedRoot." Ironically.
I'm going to try a factory reset. I am wondering if the fact that SuperSu is still in ROM is what's tripping Kingo up. I can force stop it and "turn it off" but, of course, without root I can't actually remove it from the ROM.
-Sean

slwelsh said:
Trying now, but it doesn't look good. It's been stuck on "Testing adb usability" for ten minutes or so.
So I am now noticing that any time I plug this phone in, during the "Found new hardware" for the ADB interface it is telling me that my new hardware "might not work." This does not happen when I plug in my S4. I'm wondering if VZW has done something to block ADB access...
I've backed the phone up with Kies and now I am thinking about a factory reset before trying again. I just don't want to make things any worse, knowing I can't simply Odin the stock image on this phone.
Any other recommendations?
-Sean
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Update: on retry, I got past this spot, but ultimately the root failed and it told me the model was not supported.
Kingo gets further than anything else I've tried, but eventually fails with the error "NeedRoot." Ironically.
I'm going to try a factory reset. I am wondering if the fact that SuperSu is still in ROM is what's tripping Kingo up. I can force stop it and "turn it off" but, of course, without root I can't actually remove it from the ROM.
-Sean
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That sounds plausible, factory reset might help avoid the issue, but if SuperSu is installed as system app (normally the case), it might in some cases still be there after a factory reset.

I'm having the same issues. I have tried with three different cables, using three different programs. Do you think it's because I don't have three original cable I only have moto ones? I can reset using kries so it's not like the computer doesn't see it
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How do I obtain root for Android Wear?

I know about unlocking the bootloader by ADB, but how do I actually root my watch so I can install TWRP and eventually custom ROMs?

Joe0113 said:
I know about unlocking the bootloader by ADB, but how do I actually root my watch so I can install TWRP and eventually custom ROMs?
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I am currently not rooted but I have Twrp installed and bootloader unlocked!
If being rooted is a big thing for you now (there really is no need to be just yet), When I had my G Watch, there was a toolkit over there that did all 3 things for you. The dev claims its for G Watch only, but a reply was posted that someone had success on the Live as well, which I dont see why that would be an issue considering its the same OS on both..
If you want to be the test person...feel free !!

Tower1972 said:
I am currently not rooted but I have Twrp installed and bootloader unlocked!
If being rooted is a big thing for you now (there really is no need to be just yet), When I had my G Watch, there was a toolkit over there that did all 3 things for you. The dev claims its for G Watch only, but a reply was posted that someone had success on the Live as well, which I dont see why that would be an issue considering its the same OS on both..
If you want to be the test person...feel free !!
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There is no such reply that says it is working for the Live.... in fact the Dev specifically quoted someone that asked if it'd work for the Live and he said no.. don't know where you read that

Joe0113 said:
There is no such reply that says it is working for the Live.... in fact the Dev specifically quoted someone that asked if it'd work for the Live and he said no.. don't know where you read that
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You are right..It was a different thread and he was referring to his app working..not the toolkit...I misread that .
Regardless...as I posted on my reply...unlock your bootloader...reboot the watch and let it set up etc...After a few min, flash the TWRP file in ADB...reboot into TWRP,,,then reboot the watch...
Those are the steps I did and I have TWRP installed...but no root access yet :|

Tower1972 said:
You are right..It was a different thread and he was referring to his app working..not the toolkit...I misread that .
Regardless...as I posted on my reply...unlock your bootloader...reboot the watch and let it set up etc...After a few min, flash the TWRP file in ADB...reboot into TWRP,,,then reboot the watch...
Those are the steps I did and I have TWRP installed...but no root access yet :|
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How do we obtain root though? I want to install this app, but you need root.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-watch/themes-apps/app-android-wear-rebooter-lg-g-watch-t2830836

Joe0113 said:
How do we obtain root though? I want to install this app, but you need root.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-watch/themes-apps/app-android-wear-rebooter-lg-g-watch-t2830836
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Good question..I still have this app installed but no root=no work

Tower1972 said:
Good question..I still have this app installed but no root=no work
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Damn!

Joe0113 said:
Damn!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-live/development/ear-live-stock-firmware-image-24jul14-t2827274

Tower1972 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-live/development/ear-live-stock-firmware-image-24jul14-t2827274
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Get it to work?

Joe0113 said:
Get it to work?
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ha...I was hoping you would be the test subject!!!
I am not really a seasoned ADB user, but I do know how to follow directions but still..all that work they did just to pull the stock image...scares me lol

Tower1972 said:
ha...I was hoping you would be the test subject!!!
I am not really a seasoned ADB user, but I do know how to follow directions but still..all that work they did just to pull the stock image...scares me lol
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I am not either haha. But same here, hopefully Sammy will soon come out with a stock image that we can Odin!

I wouldnt put to much faith in Sammy anymore. I used to have the S4 on Verizon and that sucker was locked down pretty tight, and I think the S5 is also..seems to be their way of doing things lately

Tower1972 said:
I wouldnt put to much faith in Sammy anymore. I used to have the S4 on Verizon and that sucker was locked down pretty tight, and I think the S5 is also..seems to be their way of doing things lately
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That has nothing to do with Sammy, it's Verizon. My Sprint S5 was able to be rooted BEFORE IT EVEN LAUNCHED! Btw developmnt is kickin' for the Verizon S5 right now.

Joe0113 said:
That has nothing to do with Sammy, it's Verizon. My Sprint S5 was able to be rooted BEFORE IT EVEN LAUNCHED! Btw developmnt is kickin' for the Verizon S5 right now.
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When I had my S4...an update was put out that seemed to stop any attempts at unlocking etc. I was able to root enough to change my icons but as for installing a custom rom..nope
I believe there also was a bounty on it, that..up till I sold it..went unclaimed. If thats still the case I dont know
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-live/general/rom-octamodwear-stock-root-busybox-t2834620
damn where did this come from..It was posted on the 1st yet its the first I seen it?!?!

Tower1972 said:
When I had my S4...an update was put out that seemed to stop any attempts at unlocking etc. I was able to root enough to change my icons but as for installing a custom rom..nope
I believe there also was a bounty on it, that..up till I sold it..went unclaimed. If thats still the case I dont know
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-live/general/rom-octamodwear-stock-root-busybox-t2834620
damn where did this come from..It was posted on the 1st yet its the first I seen it?!?!
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I might try to root tonite and install this ROM lol.
Did you root yet by any chance?

Joe0113 said:
I might try to root tonite and install this ROM lol.
Did you root yet by any chance?
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I believe I did.. I installed the rebooter app that AdamOutler posted, which requires root, and it works so I would assume that I now have root (thanks to him as well)

Tower1972 said:
I believe I did.. I installed the rebooter app that AdamOutler posted, which requires root, and it works so I would assume that I now have root (thanks to him as well)
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How did you?
Sent from a Galaxy 5 light years away

it was alittle confusing (well the twrp terminal part) but these are the steps he gave me:
Install TWRP, use that to root your device. Then remove the /System/app/Superuser.apk.
Boot into TWRP
Mount the system
Use the TWRP terminal emulator
rm /system/app/SuperSU.apk
I went into TWRP, mounted the system, and went to reboot the watch, at which point it said that I was not rooted and asked me to install Superuser...I clicked yes, then rebooted and let it settle
Went back to TWRP, made sure system was still mounted, and used the built in file manager (I really had no idea how to use the TWRP terminal since there was no way to input the rm command on the watch itself) to manually remove the Superuser.apk.

Can't root AT&T galaxy s5 with Towelroot

So. I wanted 5o see if anyone else has had this issue or if anyone has another root method I could try. I recently had to get my wife's s5 replaced and after I installed towelroot, and clicked "make it ra1n" I got an error that says the device isn't supported.

tamelion1117 said:
So. I wanted 5o see if anyone else has had this issue or if anyone has another root method I could try. I recently had to get my wife's s5 replaced and after I installed towelroot, and clicked "make it ra1n" I got an error that says the device isn't supported.
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try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55133105&postcount=1

Thank you! I will try that when I get home from work.

Ok so just to clarify, I am running a SM-G900A. On baseband ending in ANG3. Towelroot does not support my device, so the above suggestion is the only way to root? And with our bootloader being locked, safetystrap is the only partial recovery we have to flash? I had just got the S5 and it came with the newer OTA update. Thank you in advance.

xSnowbum801x said:
Ok so just to clarify, I am running a SM-G900A. On baseband ending in ANG3. Towelroot does not support my device, so the above suggestion is the only way to root? And with our bootloader being locked, safetystrap is the only partial recovery we have to flash? I had just got the S5 and it came with the newer OTA update. Thank you in advance.
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Yes, everything you said is correct. Flash the ND3 kernel and run towelroot. Install Safestrap as well, and then you can flash the NG3 kernel back to your phone.

Bought my S5 2 days ago with the latest Att ota update like yours. Odin the kernel back, applied towel root, Odin kernel forward to root as described above. Works perfectly. Can install safestrap after or before moving kernel forward.
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cstayton said:
try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55133105&postcount=1
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This worked flawlessly. Thanks.

tamelion1117 said:
This worked flawlessly. Thanks.
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I feel like a noob here. i downloaded odin 3.10 but i cant open the RAR file to even begin this process.. help?
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xSnowbum801x said:
I feel like a noob here. i downloaded odin 3.10 but i cant open the RAR file to even begin this process.. help?
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Update. successfully downloaded odin 3.09. but the problem now is when im trying to download the kernal files, they will not download. Even using the mirrors. ive tried every one and its been unsuccessfull.

xSnowbum801x said:
I feel like a noob here. i downloaded odin 3.10 but i cant open the RAR file to even begin this process.. help?
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Update. successfully downloaded odin 3.09. but the problem now is when im trying to download the kernal files, they will not download. Even using the mirrors. ive tried every one and its been unsuccessfull.
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I just tried every one and they worked great for me. I would try a different browser. If you are using safari you need to turn off auto open/extract option.

SM-T587P

Hey guys, been searching for quite awhile for information on rooting my Samsung galaxy tab A model # SM-T587P haven't been able to find anything! Is this device not rootable currently or will the root method for a different model number also work for the SM-T587P? I appreciate any info I can get thank you!

yep. I'm kind of trying to do the same thing

Me TOO!

Would be nice to have root and TWRP. At least then I can debloat.

I was able to flash t585 custom recovery using odin last night . It even gives me the green light and says pass....the problem is that when I try and boot into recovery it will say booting recovery, then screen flashes and boots up normal....everythings still operating as it should....anyone know what I need to change in that file to make it work?

any developers out there that could help out would be awesome. thanks in advance
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currentuserjade said:
Would be nice to have root and TWRP. At least then I can debloat.
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I hear ya,
I wanted to get back into rooting and testing roms, but I don't understand why this one is such a pain to get anything for

Still nothing ?

Anyone find a root method for the Sprint one? SM-T587P.

Bump!

https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...very-sprint-samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-t3669559/