Related
in the subsequent posts below, you will find all the info you need for not only the device but the ROMs I have had my hands in.
each person who I pulled the files from will get a thanks in the posts as necessary
NonSense 1.04
Disclamer: these files are meant specifically for the HTC Desire 510. Use these files at your peril, you assume any responsibility for loss or damage that may result from use of these files or procedures. what has been included in this tutorial is for the HTC Desire 510
You have been warned.
note: from now on CRI signifies cricket, and B-S signifies sprint/boost if those signifiers aren't used, it applies to both type of this phone
now to the goodies.....
List of supplies:
1. Phone (HTC Desire 510)
2. USB cord that syncs with the PC
3. USB drivers installed for the phone
4. the zip files from this location. click here
4.1 there are 2 different versions of the same ROM, but the *1.04-lean.zip is US only (refer to changes to see why).
4.2 CRI for cricket/att, B-S for boost/sprint
5. read these instructions completely before attempting
before we get started make sure you have supersu (which can be downloaded from here), and NonSense1.04.zip copied to the root of your external SD card
NETWORK UNLOCK (I.E. switching services)
as this phone is LTE compatible, it takes a SIM card no matter the service to receive calls and data. so it stands to presume all you need to do is network unlock the device (Sprint calls it UICC unlock, others it's the Network Unlock Code)
the phone needs to be network (SIM) unlocked in order to switch it from cricket to sprint, or from sprint to virgin mobile, etc.
to network unlock the phone:
1. make sure you are on stock ROM (the one that came with the phone, not the one listed in this post nor CM)
2. call the respective original service provider of the phone (i.e. cricket, sprint, etc.) and tell them that you are leaving the country (like to Australia) and you want to unlock the SIM so you can use your device for service down there.
2.1 if you bought the phone second-hand or don't have service on it, you will have to find a reputable unlock service online
2.2 for sprint customers, your account HAS to be at least 6 months old before they will give you the UICC(SIM unlock) code
2.3 for boost customers, your account HAS to be at least a year before they will give you the UICC(SIM unlock) code
3. once you have the SIM unlock code, pull battery from phone, remove the original SIM, put your services respective SIM in (i.e. originally a cricket phone now running a T-Mobile SIM), put in battery, boot phone, and enter the unlock code where it asks.
4. once your back into device, you'll notice you will have no data.
4.1 what needs to be done is to program the APN (google will be your best friend here - for example sprint lte apn settings, or T-Mobile lte apn settings).
5. now that you have the APN settings, you can program them into the phone.
5.1 APNs can be found in the device by going to settings, then mobile data, clicking on access point names. in there in the upper right hand corner should be 3 dots that are verticle. click on that and then on new APN.
5.2 add the respective settings, click save and then make sure it has a green dot next to it.
6. sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor
APNs for this device can only be written once the phone has been UNLOCKED and the original (cricket) service providers SIM is NOT inserted, and your using another service Provider ( sprint, T-Mobile, etc.) SIM.
UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER
1. for the drivers, use the ones contained here in the HTCDrivers.zip and extract them to the desktop
1. extract and use the file contained in adb.zip to flash unlock token
2. follow this tutorial and choose all other supported devicess when it asks about device.
INSTALLING TWRP AND KERNEL
in the adb file you should notice a file called recovery.img. that is TWRP recovery for the device
there is also a file called boot.img. this will allow read/write permissions at the System level once root is obtained
if you have either the sprint, boost or another service provider's variety of this phone, try flashing their respective kernel after you install the ROM or before you root (no guarantees that flashing the respective kernel will work. as I have the cricket variety of this phone, I am only developing for that one)
1. from home screen, go to settings and scroll down to power and then scroll all the to the bottom of that and uncheck "fast boot"
2. shut down phone completely
3. go back into fastboot (vol down + power)
4. Select fastboot from the menu list and press the power button.
5. open command prompt and use the CD command to get it to the root of the adb folder (CD C:/users/sky/desktop/adb).
6. plug in device and wait for it to say fastboot USB
7. type in command prompt "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img' (should complete within 4 seconds)
8. in the same command window type "fastboot flash boot boot.img" (should complete within 4 seconds)
8.1 step 8 can be skipped if your just flashing *NonSense1.04*.zip
9. pull battery once that is completed and put it back in.
10. power device on (skip this step if rooting)
OBTAINING ROOT (can be skipped if installing NonSense1.04 as it's already rooted)
1. re-enter fastboot mode and choose recovery. press power to select it
2. once in recovery select install and go to external SD and select the supersu update package.
3. once selected, you should see a slider on the bottom of the screen that says swipe to confirm. do so
4. once package is installed you should see a button that says reboot device. do so
5. wait for it to fully load
INSTALLING NonSense 1.04
1. re-enter fastboot mode and choose recovery. press power to select it
2. once in recovery select install and go to external SD and select the NonSense1.04.zip.
3. once selected, you should see a slider on the bottom of the screen that says swipe to confirm. do so
3.1 beware, it may take a bit to install. just be patient, it's working.
4. once package is installed you should see a button that says reboot device. do so
5. wait for it to fully load. be forewarned, it may take about 15 minutes to load
CHANGES
CRI versions
1. DEODEXed the ROM
2. added external SD support into the ROM
3. fixed FC on clock app (switched clock/alarm from stock worldclock.apk to AOSP clock)
4. changed bootanimation.zip, boot sound, and stock ringtones and sounds.
5. added more stable kernel to flash file.
6. added Pandora (no-ads vers. 5.5), SpiritUL (FM radio support), Facebook, RootBrowser, Adobe reader, Adobe flash player, and Viper4android (DSP/equalizer)
6.1 all apps that have been listed in 6 can be uninstalled without the need for root
7. root and SU have been added and are up to date in this rom as of 11:45PM MST on 3/1/215
8. added apns-conf.xml from CyanogenMod
9. got native APP2sd support thanks to pattyboi's kernel
B-S versions
1. mostly DEODEXed the ROM
2. fixed FC on clock app (switched clock/alarm from stock worldclock.apk to AOSP clock)
3. changed bootanimation.zip, boot sound, and stock ringtones and sounds.
4. added more stable kernel to flash file.
5. added Pandora (no-ads vers. 5.5), SpiritUL (FM radio support), Facebook, RootBrowser, Adobe reader, Adobe flash player, Wifi Tether, and Viper4android (DSP/equalizer)
5.1 all apps that have been listed in 5 can be uninstalled without the need for root
6. root and SU has been added
*1.04-lean
list of removed apps
1. Dropbox (can be found in playstore)
2. Google plus (can be found in playstore)
3. Hangouts (can be found in playstore)
4. HTC Dot View(can be found in playstore)
5. keyboard language packs for Arabic, Chinese, English UK, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish (not in play store) if needed, flash language.zip found here
6. VPN dialogs (not in play store) if needed, flash missing.zip found here
7. HTC Zoe (can be found in playstore)
BUGS
CRI versions
1.USB internet pass-through not working
2.WiFi direct (miracast) not working
3. want to get rid of annoying volume too loud warning
B-S versions
1. native hotspot says internet when connected to win 7 machine, but will not allow it to go through. Have included wifi tether as a workaround until the issue can be resolved
THANKS
CRI versions
I thank wolfaas12345 for his awesome tutorial on bootloader unlocking, pattyboi for providing a more stable kernel, and chainfire for providing a great solution to provide the SU binary and app for rooted devices. and of course, CraviingCritic for providing the original ROM in which this wouldn't be possible
B-S versions
I thank wolfaas12345 for his awesome tutorial on bootloader unlocking, pattyboi for providing the current kernel, and chainfire for providing a great solution to provide the SU binary and app for rooted devices. and of course, LarryBoyG for providing the original ROM in which this wouldn't be possible
please feel free to let me know if there's any issues with this release and i will fix them as they are found for now as this device is the one i primarily use as of right now.
I will also be keeping the links updated for as long as I own the device (being that my HTC Desire 510(Cricket) is network unlocked, that may be a long time - or until I get a better device).
UPDATES
for those of you who have downloaded the ROM since first release, I will include an CRI_NSupdate.zip or B-S_NSupdate.zip file found here. it will include the changes I have made to the rom since it's initial upload.
the file by the name of NSupdate.szip will include update that pertain to both the CRI and B-S ROMS
to install the updates, just put the update file onto the root of the SD card, reboot into recovery, choose install, pick the update file, swipe the blue button on the bottom, reboot and enjoy.
EDITING THE BOOTUP
location of files mentioned is in /system/customize/resource
to change boot animation
1. find your favorite boot animation
2. rename it to AIO_bootup.zip
3. copy/move and overwrite the original with a root explorer to /system/customize/resource
to change the boot sound
1. find a sound file you like and want to hear every time the phone boots (can be changed at any time)
2. convert it to wav (the file has to be wav in order for the phone to recognize it)
3. rename it to CRICKET_LOGO_24bit28k_STEREO.wav
4. copy/move and overwrite the original with a root explorer to /system/customize/resource
reboot and enjoy...
THINGS NOTICED WHILE CREATING ROMs
1. both (cricket and boost/sprint) phones are exactly the same except for the boost/sprint ones contain a CDMA chipset.
1.1 the only things I had to change from the cricket rom to the boost rom was apns.xml in framework-res, apns-conf.xml, and the preferred network type in build.prop.
2. all kernels work for both (US) versions
3. the same recovery is used on both (US based) devices
so essentially, if we develop for the boost/sprint version of the device, change a few things, it will be ready to roll for the cricket version as well
TO FIX NATIVE TETHER ON B-S VERSIONS
1. Install Script Manager – SManager app from the Play Store.
2. Open the app and grant it root access when prompted.
3. Now, navigate to /system/etc/init.d and tap “tether” script.
4. Click on SU and Boot (Android skull and gear icons, respectively)
5. Click on Run and Save options.
The issue should be fixed now. Reboot and enjoy!
thanks goes to qwerty6532 and LarryBoyG for the fix. now to add that permanently to the ROMs and then they'll be absolutely stable enough for me to be happy and start working on CM11
CM11
I will be building CM11 for the device for both the cricket and boost models. look for the info here as I update it a I need
****edit**** ok so I figured out some of the issue with CM11 not wanting to install apps. I got the internal memory pulling the 1.1 gbs but now I need to symlink the external memory where it goes.
****edit**** so I have figured out what needs to be done...... the kernel for CM11 needs to be built from the ground, up (or one needs to be built that is compatible with it). i'll upload the current one that fixes the memory error (look in downloads).
reserved
so as i have not been actively developing on the phone i will no longer supply updates. all flash files are up to date as of 8 months ago and should be working with out an issue.
again, reserved
same to you...
This would have to be one of the most comprehensive tutorials I have read. 10 out of 10 and kudos. Pity I have a 64 bit device and can't use most of it lol.
Burtrum57 said:
This would have to be one of the most comprehensive tutorials I have read. 10 out of 10 and kudos. Pity I have a 64 bit device and can't use most of it lol.
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if I had a 64-bit version for this device, I would have it out as soon as I could. and thanks
Great job. Off and running now
I'm not sure how to add the tether fix to the ROM. Not really a developer more of a tester.. Wish I could get into developing don't really know where to start lol.
If you need any help testing or working on CM11 for Boost shoot me a PM I'd be glad to help
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Question to you Schizoidd......If I install the new 1.04lean over the previous build, do I still need to flash that update or is is already included in 1.04lean. I already falshed that some time ago when you first put it out, so I'm just not sure if its needed again or not. Thanks bro.
CSP III said:
Question to you Schizoidd......If I install the new 1.04lean over the previous build, do I still need to flash that update or is is already included in 1.04lean. I already falshed that some time ago when you first put it out, so I'm just not sure if its needed again or not. Thanks bro.
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When you flash the new one, wipe the system partition and then use an explorer to remove v4a from the user apps. Which is located in /data/apps and reboot
qwerty6532 said:
I'm not sure how to add the tether fix to the ROM. Not really a developer more of a tester.. Wish I could get into developing don't really know where to start lol.
If you need any help testing or working on CM11 for Boost shoot me a PM I'd be glad to help
Sent from my 0PCV1 using XDA Free mobile app
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Well it's added to it. It just needs to be activated for now until I can figure out how to add it to automatically start from the first run of the Sprint/boost ROM
schizoidd said:
When you flash the new one, wipe the system partition and then use an explorer to remove v4a from the user apps. Which is located in /data/apps and reboot
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Sorry, not following "wipe the system partition" ???
CSP III said:
Sorry, not following "wipe the system partition" ???
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if you in recovery, go to wipe and then advance wipe and check system. wipe it like u would as if ur doing a factory reset
schizoidd said:
if you in recovery, go to wipe and then advance wipe and check system. wipe it like u would as if ur doing a factory reset
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Yeah, I figured as much. Should have been clearer with my ? Is that before or after I flash the new lean. I though if I did it after, that it would set me back to square one. As in having to start fresh setting everything up again, which I really dont want to have to do. Apologies for my unclearness.
CSP III said:
Yeah, I figured as much. Should have been clearer with my ? Is that before or after I flash the new lean. I though if I did it after, that it would set me back to square one. As in having to start fresh setting everything up again, which I really dont want to have to do. Apologies for my unclearness.
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it'll leave ur data alone, just delete the OS. do not touch internal memory, davlik, data, or cache and ur stuff will be safe. I have done it and my stuff is fine
schizoidd said:
it'll leave ur data alone, just delete the OS. do not touch internal memory, davlik, data, or cache and ur stuff will be safe. I have done it and my stuff is fine
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Right on buddy. I'll take you at your word on it. I've never had to do that before so it naturally made me a little nervous. Not that I couldnt have just restored a backup, but still . Many thanks.
Problems
System UI force closes and power button doesn't turn the screen back on when I flash the latest cricket version.
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for those of you that build the kernels, do you think u can build one that is AOSP and compatible with the device for android 4.4.4?
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we cant really do a "aosp" kernel because of htc's modifications to the board and pins,and they have their own dtb issues...im 99% sure mine works with android 4.4.x because of larry using it in gpe,just repack the ramdisk the zimage and it should be okay
Bobby060 said:
System UI force closes and power button doesn't turn the screen back on when I flash the latest cricket version.
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If you're going from bone stock to this, you need to do a factory data reset. Just make ssure you back up your data and use nandroid manager to pull it data back into the new ROM
Root SM-T707A on Lollipop with SuperSu - Xposed & Debloated - Part II
Where are we right now?
* Part I: Flash Stock Lollipop 5.0.2.
* Part II: Gain Root access for Lollipop with SuperSU. <---- YOU ARE HERE!
* Part III: Flash Xposed Framework thru Flashfire.
* Part IV: Debloat the tablet from both AT&T and most of Samsung stuff.
* Part V: Improve usability and aspect with Xposed Modules.
Once again, some words of our sponsors: NO, I'm NOT resposible for any consequence originated from the use of this guide, being that the death of your tablet, or your smart tv, the Panama Papers or Luis Suarez just playing rough with Filipe Luiz's foot. Whatever happens to your tablet, it's ON YOU.
Introduction (PLEASE READ!):
This guide works as a continuation of Part I, so we assume you flashed KitKat and applied Lollipop updates as described.
If you are already on Lollipop and have several weeks using it, of course you can try this guide, but I STRONGLY SUGGEST to start from zero, backup your files and use the guidelines on Part I of this guide.
Part II: Gain Root access for Lollipop with SuperSU
IMPORTANT - During the first boot on our brand new lollipop, don't try to connect to your WiFi and remove your SimCard if availble before even selecting any option. We don't want any internet at this time.
Our first move in Lollipop is to Reject all the AT&T offers..
Then accept terms of Samsung EULA (and hit No Thanks below)...unless you want to share information with Sammy.
Then you can put your name (I didn't), it' s up to you.
Disable the 3 checkboxes for location services (you can enable this later).
Then skip the Samsung Account creation and hit also Next on my "Find my mobile" screen without doing nothing.
Finally, you'll reach the Android Desktop.
Setting the stage for rooting with KingRoot
Still avoiding any conection to the internet, go to your apps and tap Settings.
Before doing nothin, I strongly suggest you change your language to english in case you use another.
If your first language is English, you're good.
If it's not, you can change it on General TAB, then "Language and Input".
After this, tap the Device tab, choosing then Display option on the left.
Choose Screen timeout and select 10 minutes.
Now select Lock screen on your left and Screen lock on your right. Tap "None".
Now go to "General" tab and tap "Security".
Enable the Unknown sources checkbox and press OK on the popup.
Press home button. Now you can connect to your Wifi.
The moment you got Internet, Samsung will start forcing some updates on your tablet.
At the same time, several Google popups will ask you to "regularly check device for security".
Decline them all the time!
There is a "Games" app that loves to open itself without asking
When that happens, it will introduce you to an agreement that you will REJECT.
If it doesn't show, better. But it will eventually.
Now enter the Play Store and Log in with your credentials.
Accept the playstore conditions when prompted. If you are kicked out of the app just enter again.
Still inside Playstore, now swipe from your left side border to gain access to the menu.
Tap "My Apps" and use the "Update All" button on the right.
Accept all APP Permisions (seven times in my case).
The update process will start. This will take some time so BE PATIENT and do nothing else.
When everything is updated, you'll notice some warning on your status bar.
Swipe down your status bar. It will ask several times to Update Google Play Services.
Tap any of update offers for Play Services. Playstore will open again offering the update.
Hit Update and Accept. When the update of Google Play Services is finished, hit the Open button.
You gain access to Google Settings. Tap Security.
Disable "Remote locate this device" - "Allow remote lock and erase".
Disable also "Scan device for security threats" and "Improve harmfull app detection" (unless is greyed out).
Hit the home button and go back to desktop.
Installing KingRoot
For the next step, you need to download these files on your PC:
* Kingroot V4.90
* RemoveKing
Copy them on your tablet's internal memory. Specifically on the root of your internal memory. If you copy them inside a folder, later commands will fail.
Back to your tablet's desktop, look for the folder icon on the bottom left corner. This will open the Samsung File Manager. Look for "Device Storage" on the left column. If you copied the files correctly, you'll find both on the right pane of the display. Extract the RemoveKing.zip file by tapping it and clicking "OK". A RemoveKing folder will appear on the root of your filesystem.
Now open the Kingroot V4.90 file. Hit Next and then Install.
If a google warning appears citing - "Installation blocked". Hit "Install anyway" (unsafe).
If it doesnt, just hit Open. A blue screen shows up with the legend "ROOT auth".
Swipe upwards twice (assuming you're holding your tablet in portrait).
Now hit the "Try it" button. The app will verify root status in a matter of seconds.
Now tap the "TRY THE ROOT" button at the bottom.
When the root is sucessful, you'll be asked to "Forbid Knox".
Tap Cancel and press the home button. Now you are rooted with Kingroot.
Installing and preparing Terminal Emulator
Now that we are rooted, enter the playstore and install the app "Terminal Emulator for Android". Open it. You'll notice some small font selected so, hit the 3 dots on the right upper corner and go to preferences. On Font Size choose 24 pt. Hit the back physical button of the tablet. Now the "white letters" become readable. And it shows something like:
Code:
klimtlteatt:/ $
Next type the following and hit enter:
Code:
su
A Kingroot popup will ask for root permission. Tap "Allow".
Now the $ symbol will change for #.
Next you hit the HOME button to exit the app briefly (don't close the app in any other way, just hit the HOME button).
Uninstalling KingRoot
After that, go to your apps and enter the KingRoot app.
Now tap the 3 dots on the upper right corner and select "General Setting". Disable "Smart Authorization", then disable "Enable Root Authorization". Finally choose below "Uninstall KingRoot". Hit Continue. Uncheck "Backup Root" when prompted and hit OK. When all is over, you're back to the desktop. Go back again to your apps and uninstall Purify.
Applying the Scripts
Open again Terminal Emulator app (thru the app Icon) . Now we need to hit a couple of scripts by moving first to our extracted folder by entering the following command on the terminal (plus enter):
Code:
cd /sdcard/RemoveKing/
To run the first script type (then press enter):
Code:
./step0.sh
It just takes 3 seconds, then type the following and press enter:
Code:
./step1.sh
This last script will ask for a confirmation during its process.
Type just an "y" and hit enter: (WARNING, the Y won't appear on your display after typing it)
Code:
y
You'll notice a bunch of errors, don't mind them.
Installing SuperSU
Now hit the home button and go to the play store.
Search and Install SuperSU (free version). Open it. Choose Expert.
The app will ask "The SU binary needs to be updated, continue?".
Hit Continue and then choose "Normal" when asked on the next popup.
You'll receive an "Installation Sucess!". Tap the Reboot option.
Congratulations! You are now rooted with SuperSU.
After rebooting, enter the Terminal app once more, and tap the X on the right upper corner and hit OK.
That will finish the current terminal session.
If you're interested in getting Xposed Framework, go to part 3 of this guide.
If you're just interested in debloating the SM-T707A and improve its performance, go to part 4 (Soon).
Part 5 is where I discuss the modules I'm using on Xposed and also some Playstore apps to improve functionality, and remove as much Touchwiz as possible, while also working on better battery life (Soon too).
Final Considerations (suggested reading - not mandatory)
While this guide may seem easy to carryout, it took me almost a month to get SuperSu to work on Lollipop.
I'm no coder (a soon to be Certified Public Accountant), and the real magic to pull this off was to try many combinations of different app versions, different situations with google services and several strategies with the script and superSU. In fact, most of KingRoot versions don't work on this tablet to get root, also tried SuperSume app from the playstore. The same could be said for KingoRoot (don't confuse it with KingRoot), it worked but I couldn't remove it without losing root.
Why I'm telling you this? Because using KingRoot and similar apps to root this tablet, your mileage may vary while doing it. In fact, even while applying my first two guides there's a respectable chance of KingRoot tool failing to root your tablet. If you followed this couple of guides to the last comma, your chances of success are very close to 100%. But I have noticed in similar Galaxy Tab S threads, that the use of KingRoot and KingoRoot to achieve root is just a matter of using the root tool many times until it works, and I wanted to avoid you guys going thru that. To take sucess rate as close as it gets to 100%, we took all of this steps. They were included to avoid many failures. I believe they're are 99% flawless to achieve root on Lollipop with SuperSU.
Also, the second script won't remove many KingRoot files, because it was thought for KingoRoot on KitKat.
I have to give myself more time to develop something that could really clean up the last traces of KingRoot.
Special Thanks
* @chixvicious - For showing how to achieve the same over KitKat and KingoRoot instead.
* @bakageta - For creating these scripts for the Alcatel smartphone over KingoRoot.
* @Kingxteam - For developing KingRoot to allow us to root our device.
Oh wow, I had forgotten all about those scripts. Glad to see someone getting some use out of them.
bakageta said:
Oh wow, I had forgotten all about those scripts. Glad to see someone getting some use out of them.
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They were life-savers, thanks a lot for them!!
Broken links?
First and foremost, thank you for the thorough walkthrough.
I've come across an issue with the provided links to KingRoot and RemoveKing. When I click on either, I receive the following message:
"Invalid Attachment specified. This can happen for a variety of reasons-- most likely because the thread or post you are trying to view has been moved or deleted. Please return to the forum home and browse for another similiar post."
Do you have any alternate links available?
EDIT: I did find an alternate method that worked for proper replacement of KingRoot with SuperSU. All good, and glad for the compatible xposed framework.
zopert said:
First and foremost, thank you for the thorough walkthrough.
I've come across an issue with the provided links to KingRoot and RemoveKing. When I click on either, I receive the following message:
"Invalid Attachment specified. This can happen for a variety of reasons-- most likely because the thread or post you are trying to view has been moved or deleted. Please return to the forum home and browse for another similiar post."
Do you have any alternate links available?
EDIT: I did find an alternate method that worked for proper replacement of KingRoot with SuperSU. All good, and glad for the compatible xposed framework.
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Thanks for the heads up!!. I'll check them ASAP.
EDIT: All links are fixed!!
kainanmaki said:
Thanks for the heads up!!. I'll check them ASAP.
EDIT: All links are fixed!!
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Man, can't thank you enough for this...So great for someone like me with little knowledge for all this magic. I am gonna do this when I get back from vacation. Can't wait for the rest of it!
Thanks again
ElCid43 said:
Man, can't thank you enough for this...So great for someone like me with little knowledge for all this magic. I am gonna do this when I get back from vacation. Can't wait for the rest of it!
Thanks again
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I hope to get part IV and V in no more than 10 days...
I'm in the process of testing removing/freezing many services, just a sneak preview:
So far I was able to disable close to 180-190 apps/services from a total 250-260 (can't remember the exact number).
Of course there are some key services removed (for e.g multi windows, but that's just one service).
Still you can easily remove like 165 without losing any stock functionality. That's how much bloated the tablet is.
Removing useless stuff from samsung and 3rd party (eg. VPN, Policy Updates) or more evident like MultiWindow, the gallery app or even the file browser.
Or the weird ones like the phone app that is hidden and you can't use (you can disable it and still keep LTE Data).
More to come.
Need Help - Having Untimely Reboot Issues
Wow...Thanks SO MUCH for this guide! It gives me hope that I can actually enjoy using my T707A to the fullest!
Alas, I need some assistance PLEASE:crying:
I'm following your guide to the letter, and I've successfully achieved Part 1. Part 2, however, alludes me even after many, many tries. Here is what is going right and wrong:
a) Achieved root with KingRoot
b) installed and achieved SU with Terminal
c) ISSUE - KingRoot (or something) reboots the tablet during Uninstall, which kills SU access obtained with Terminal
d) ISSUE - after reboot, I no longer have permission to run the scripts to uninstall KingRoot
Is there another way for me to do this? As long as the tablet is rebooting during uninstall of KingRoot I have no SU access, so can't do anything but start over and experience the same thing time after time.
ANY assistance would be so very much appreciated...MOST humbly & sincerely...Tom
Where did you find the alternate method??
zopert said:
First and foremost, thank you for the thorough walkthrough.
I've come across an issue with the provided links to KingRoot and RemoveKing. When I click on either, I receive the following message:
"Invalid Attachment specified. This can happen for a variety of reasons-- most likely because the thread or post you are trying to view has been moved or deleted. Please return to the forum home and browse for another similiar post."
Do you have any alternate links available?
EDIT: I did find an alternate method that worked for proper replacement of KingRoot with SuperSU. All good, and glad for the compatible xposed framework.
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Hi...I am VERY interested in your "alternate" method for replacement of KingRoot with SuperSU that actually worked. Would you be so kind as to share that with me? I'm having huge troubles (see my post) replacing KingRoot as it reboots thus killing my SU access necessary to run the uninstall scripts provided in OP. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. MOST humbly & sincerely...Tom
TomandJonna said:
Wow...Thanks SO MUCH for this guide! It gives me hope that I can actually enjoy using my T707A to the fullest!
Alas, I need some assistance PLEASE:crying:
I'm following your guide to the letter, and I've successfully achieved Part 1. Part 2, however, alludes me even after many, many tries. Here is what is going right and wrong:
a) Achieved root with KingRoot
b) installed and achieved SU with Terminal
c) ISSUE - KingRoot (or something) reboots the tablet during Uninstall, which kills SU access obtained with Terminal
d) ISSUE - after reboot, I no longer have permission to run the scripts to uninstall KingRoot
Is there another way for me to do this? As long as the tablet is rebooting during uninstall of KingRoot I have no SU access, so can't do anything but start over and experience the same thing time after time.
ANY assistance would be so very much appreciated...MOST humbly & sincerely...Tom
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I had that problem many times, the uninstall reboots the tablet before you can establish SuperSu.
The most reliable way I found of overcoming this is to follow the exactly in this order and without stopping to much because google wants to run updates behind scenes that mess with our process (that's why sometimes it works and sometime it doesn't). My recommendation is to start over from scracth again (I know it's boring). I'll probably do it again on my tablet just to validate and to try some other things related to the original services).
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Hi...I am VERY interested in your "alternate" method for replacement of KingRoot with SuperSU that actually worked. Would you be so kind as to share that with me? I'm having huge troubles (see my post) replacing KingRoot as it reboots thus killing my SU access necessary to run the uninstall scripts provided in OP. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. MOST humbly & sincerely...Tom
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Other thing I forgot to ask, did you started clean from the first part or just started with part 2 of the guide?
Will this method trip Knox?
i need * RemoveKing file now...
I have seen a couple of posts scattered around about xposed and if it can be used on lollipop. Yes it can, provided you are rooted of course. There are several different variants of the xposed framework, to my knowledge, only 1 works decently and the others...not so much. This is what I have set up to run xposed on my S5. Since this phone uses Touchwiz, there will probably be some limitations on what modules you can install or what modules even work.
Disclaimer: actual results may vary, you assume all liability for anything you do to your phone as well as inadvertently activating Skynet.
To avoid plagiarism, all of this information is taken from the link below. However, I put the links that are one this post in one easy to find location instead of post jumping to find what you need.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/unofficial-xposed-samsung-lollipop-5-0-x-t3455992
1. Make sure you are running a rooted, stock Lollipop 5.0 rom with FlashFire installed. This works with both Odex and Deodex roms!
2. Make a backup of your device with whatever app or method you choose. I would recommend FlashFire.
3. Install the Xposed Installer app to your phone. Do not run/open it after installation, it will not work as it still needs the framework installed.
>> https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3921508&d=1477916609
4. Save the following file to your phone, either internal or external SD. I would recommend external SD card.
>> https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3955895&d=1480698503
The OP says to install the zip file via recovery, we can not have a custom recovery installed due to locked bootloader. Use FlashFire to install the zip file for the Xposed framework. Once that has completed, reboot your phone and open the Xposed Installer app on the phone.
From there you can enable Xposed, download modules, etc. Keep in mind, I did not create any of this...therefore, I can not offer much help on how to use Xposed or if you are having issues installing/configuring. If you are having issues, please reply and ask but you may get referred to the OP of the software.
On the Xposed Installer app, there is (see the attached screenshot) that says something about there seems to be an issue with your rom blah, blah, blah. Xposed and Touchwiz have had issues working together. Please remember that not all modules may install properly or even work...might even jack your phone up, hard telling! Please research any and all modules before installing them first, better safe than sorry.
I feel that it is necessary to add instructions about the process of flashing with Flash Fire. For anyone who does this in the future, select install from .zip and select the file you downloaded. You don't need to mount /system read/write or any other options. This was unclear to me, so hopefully no one does it in the future.
After lots of people here and on Reddit asked me to make a guide, here it is.
DISCLAIMER: DO AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOUR DEVICE MAY BRICK. I AM NOT A DEVELOPER, JUST A TECH NOOB WHO WANTED TO MAKE GOOGLE PAY WORK ON HIS PHONE.
Although the main point of this guide is making Google Pay work, a byproduct of going through it seems to be a better performing and more stable system (at least this is my subjective experience).
If anybody notices any mistakes or misunderstandings on my part, please post it so i can correct/update!
Step 0: Delete ANY kind of Password or Protection from your phone. I had multiple instances of TWRP not being able to decrypt my phone data because of a wrong password. I have no idea why and assume that this won't happen with no password set up.
Step 1: Set Up an Xiaomi account on your phone and start the process of unlocking it in Developer Settings. During this process, you have to download the Unlock Tool and probably have to wait around 10 days.
Step 2: Download this and unzip it. Also Download GApps Pico from here.
Step 3: Install TWRP via ADB as it is descripted here. Use the "recovery.img" you downloaded in Step 2.
Step 4: Boot into TWRP and change the language to English. Then make a backup and safe it on your PC by pressing "Mount" and then "Mount USB Storage". Move the files "Magisk-v20.4.zip", "K30U-去vbmeta校验.zip" and "open_gapps-arm64-10.0-pico-20201014.zip" you downloaded in Step 2 to your phones storage.
Step 5: Wipe your device by clicking on "Wipe" and swipe to "Reset". Then flash both "Magisk-v20.4.zip" and "K30U-去vbmeta校验.zip" by clicking on "Install", selecting those files and swiping to flash them. You MUST flash both of them or your device may brick.
// At this point you might be able to do what I describe in Step 6 by using Advanced/FileManager without ever leaving TWRP. This would speed up the process but its a bit more messy and for me sometimes it works to deletes System Data and sometimes it doesn't. I have no clue why and if you're up to messing around with it you probably know that you can and if you don't know its probably best to go straight to Step 6//
Step 6: Boot into system and rush throug config since we are going to reset the system again in Step 7. Download and install the newest version of MiXplorer or any File Explorer with Root Access and navigate to root/system/data-app. Unfortunately this is the part where i can't exactly tell you what to delete since its already gone on my device. I deleted around 5 apps and I remember they were among the first 10 apps listen. The apps I still have there are the following: Calculater, CleanMaster, com.zhihu.xyz, Email, GameCenter, Huanji, MiDrive, etc. so you can find out which ones to delete (please post the names of those you deleted here if you can so i can update this very messy Step 6). Importantly, you need about 200MB free space, you can see this in MiXplorer.
Step 7: Reboot into TWRP and repeat Step 5. After that, flash "open_gapps-arm64-10.0-pico-20201014.zip". Boot into System.
Step 8: You should be greeted by a friendly Google Setup instead of the Xiaomi one. Yay! Set the phone up and download GBoard, a Terminal app and GPay from the Play Store. Launch Magisk and Update the Manager, but do NOT update to Magisk 21.0, the phone can't handle it. Enable Magisk Hide and add all Google stuff to hide. Also hide the Magisk Manager. You should already pass the google Safety Net, but there is something left to do to use GooglePay.
Step 9: Download the Magisk Module MagiskHide Props and both change your fingerprint and force basic key attestation to "Redmi K30 Pro" inside your Terminal app by typing "props". Other fingerprints probably work, too. If you need more help, look here. Reboot.
Step 10: Open GPay and set it up. It should say "Hold to read" Go to settings/Connection&Sharing and change you default wallet to "Use HCE Wallet". Go to Tap&Pay and select Google Pay as default wallet.
Voila! It should work now.
Bonus step for a nice system: Deinstall as much Bloat as you can/want normally and with this tool. The rest, which you can't deinstall, deactivate with the tool.
Credits and Mentions:
@zgfg for the huge support figuring MagiskHide out and helping me with stuff that is way too complicated for me and way too easy for you.
@Didgeridoohan for making MagiskHide Props and helping out!
@JaboJG for helping me out a alot early and making me aware of the custom TWRP and Magisk for the K30U
@Prprdog for making a Custom ROM guide that mentioned Gapps Pico and that it makes GPay work.
@nikitos2323 for making me aware of the guide
Great work @Mirardt ! We should now be 1 step closer to a K30 Ultra forum
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Great work @Mirardt ! We should now be 1 step closer to a K30 Ultra forum
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Thank you! Yes, that would be great.
You might also want to try this magisk module to systemlessly (in easier terms reversibly) debloat apps
[MODULE][Terminal] Debloater v17.3.2 - Debloat Systemlessly!
Mirardt said:
After lots of people here and on Reddit asked me to make a guide, here it is.
DISCLAIMER: DO AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOUR DEVICE MAY BRICK. I AM NOT A DEVELOPER, JUST A TECH NOOB WHO WANTED TO MAKE GOOGLE PAY WORK ON HIS PHONE.
Although the main point of this guide is making Google Pay work, a byproduct of going through it seems to be a better performing and more stable system (at least this is my subjective experience).
If anybody notices any mistakes or misunderstandings on my part, please post it so i can correct/update!
Step 0: Delete ANY kind of Password or Protection from your phone. I had multiple instances of TWRP not being able to decrypt my phone data because of a wrong password. I have no idea why and assume that this won't happen with no password set up.
Step 1: Set Up an Xiaomi account on your phone and start the process of unlocking it in Developer Settings. During this process, you have to download the Unlock Tool and probably have to wait around 10 days.
Step 2: Download this and unzip it. Also Download GApps Pico from here.
Step 3: Install TWRP via ADB as it is descripted here. Use the "recovery.img" you downloaded in Step 2.
Step 4: Boot into TWRP and change the language to English. Then make a backup and safe it on your PC by pressing "Mount" and then "Mount USB Storage". Move the files "Magisk-v20.4.zip", "K30U-去vbmeta校验.zip" and "open_gapps-arm64-10.0-pico-20201014.zip" you downloaded in Step 2 to your phones storage.
Step 5: Wipe your device by clicking on "Wipe" and swipe to "Reset". Then flash both "Magisk-v20.4.zip" and "K30U-去vbmeta校验.zip" by clicking on "Install", selecting those files and swiping to flash them. You MUST flash both of them or your device may brick.
// At this point you might be able to do what I describe in Step 6 by using Advanced/FileManager without ever leaving TWRP. This would speed up the process but its a bit more messy and for me sometimes it works to deletes System Data and sometimes it doesn't. I have no clue why and if you're up to messing around with it you probably know that you can and if you don't know its probably best to go straight to Step 6//
Step 6: Boot into system and rush throug config since we are going to reset the system again in Step 7. Download and install the newest version of MiXplorer or any File Explorer with Root Access and navigate to root/system/data-app. Unfortunately this is the part where i can't exactly tell you what to delete since its already gone on my device. I deleted around 5 apps and I remember they were among the first 10 apps listen. The apps I still have there are the following: Calculater, CleanMaster, com.zhihu.xyz, Email, GameCenter, Huanji, MiDrive, etc. so you can find out which ones to delete (please post the names of those you deleted here if you can so i can update this very messy Step 6). Importantly, you need about 200MB free space, you can see this in MiXplorer.
Step 7: Reboot into TWRP and repeat Step 5. After that, flash "open_gapps-arm64-10.0-pico-20201014.zip". Boot into System.
Step 8: You should be greeted by a friendly Google Setup instead of the Xiaomi one. Yay! Set the phone up and download GBoard, a Terminal app and GPay from the Play Store. Launch Magisk and Update the Manager, but do NOT update to Magisk 21.0, the phone can't handle it. Enable Magisk Hide and add all Google stuff to hide. Also hide the Magisk Manager. You should already pass the google Safety Net, but there is something left to do to use GooglePay.
Step 9: Download the Magisk Module MagiskHide Props and both change your fingerprint and force basic key attestation to "Redmi K30 Pro" inside your Terminal app by typing "props". Other fingerprints probably work, too. If you need more help, look here. Reboot.
Step 10: Open GPay and set it up. It should say "Hold to read" Go to settings/Connection&Sharing and change you default wallet to "Use HCE Wallet". Go to Tap&Pay and select Google Pay as default wallet.
Voila! It should work now.
Bonus step for a nice system: Deinstall as much Bloat as you can/want normally and with this tool. The rest, which you can't deinstall, deactivate with the tool.
Credits and Mentions:
@zgfg for the huge support figuring MagiskHide out and helping me with stuff that is way too complicated for me and way too easy for you.
@Didgeridoohan for making MagiskHide Props and helping out!
@JaboJG for helping me out a alot early and making me aware of the custom TWRP and Magisk for the K30U
@Prprdog for making a Custom ROM guide that mentioned Gapps Pico and that it makes GPay work.
@nikitos2323 for making me aware of the guide
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Thanks a lot man, and with the source that xiaomi provided, in no time we will get loads of roms for dis device.
Finally i'm leaving my Z2plus more than 4 years with it. But memory is a ***** and for me at least 4gb is not so good as i was 3 years ago to do some suff.
So if anyone that will make a rom for this i can help with my brain and some donations
I use 一键线刷REC.bat then get into Twrp, and install but can't see the folder name correctly all show亂碼 and i can't find the GAPPS.zip file that i put ,I just want to install google play not googld pay.so can I just install Gapps is ok?
i keep getting error 70 , looks like this thread is dead now tho :/ nvm i see the step i missed , idk why is didnt have to remove apps from data-app the 1st time but i got it.
1. Root using magisk - Please refer to this excellent guide by @DJBhardwaj Click here for thread
2. App2sd pro by Vicky Bonick This is the playstore link
a. After activating root install busybox using any of the busybox apps on the play store. I used Busybox for android by jrummy (I know busybox is an older version in this app)
b. Format your SD card using MiniTool Partition Wizard (its a free app, just google and download) you can also use the internal tool on add2sd but they are unreliable and sometimes need a soft reboot to mount.
b1. For this to work we will first delete all partitions using MiniTool Partition Wizard or use the internal partition tool in the app2sd app.
b2. Then we will create our first partition, this is a fat32 partition (this will be a primary partition)
b2a. The fat32 partition should be larger than the ext2 partition as this is where most files are stored. An 80:20 ratio will work.
b3. Next we will create our second partition, this is a ext2 partition (this will also be a primary partition)
b4. Click apply and wait for this to complete
c. Insert the SD card into the tablet and restart
d. Once it has restarted open App2sd.
d1. On the main page click settings
d2. Click on Set su.d/post-fs-data here enter the value /data/adb/ (this will give it the directory for magisk)
d3. Check ignore systemless root
d4. Check Use pre installed busybox bianary
e. Now go pack to the app home and click on link apps to SD card
e1. Click on the three lines to open the menu
e2. Delete mount script
e3. Recreate mount script
e4. Select option ext4 (yes i know the sd card is formatted in ext2, ext2 option in app2sd has compatibility issues so for mount use ext4 option but the sd card format remains in ext2)
e5. Select I have su.d support/magisk is installed
e6. Create the script
f. Everything should now work, unfortunately the partition does not auto mount so every time you restart, you need to open app2sd and select remount 2nd partition (this is found in the three line menu in the link apps to sd card option. (if any one figures out how to get the auto mount working let me know and I will update the guide)
g. Now just link the apps and you are set
Edit 1 - Three very important notes
1. Do not click the fix SD card button. It will destroy everything on the SD card this only applies for when MiniTool Partition Wizard is used.
2. Always Link external data folder to 2nd partition, the first partition is having trouble relinking the data, which you need to do after every reboot. Short-cut to do this is by going into Link apps to SD card, Clicking on the three lines on the top left for the menu, Click on relink library file, then click on relink dalvik-cache files, rebind external folders
3. To preserve folders we need to link everything in the app2sd linking except for the APK.
How to pass the safety net check in magisk including cts profile
1. Open Magisk - open settings by clicking on the gear in the top right corner
2. Click on the toggle to enable MagiskHide
3. Click on systemless hosts
4. Download the latest zip of Universal Safetynet-fix from Github here
5. Click on the module icon (puzzle icon) in magisk
6. Click on install from storage and install the Safetynet-fix file you just downloaded
7. Install from the module list
7a. liboemcrypto disabler
7b. MagiskHide Props config (needed if safety checks are not passing after all previous steps : only use if you know what you are doing)
8. Now reboot your device all safetynet checks will pass, netflix and banking apps should work
Special Note how to retain L1 for netflix on rooted tab - After flashing the rooted OS, do not delete the system app of netflix, update it via an APK download with whatever the latest APK is; not from the play store. I repeat do not delete the system app of netflix that is pre installed.
Special Note 2 To make flow and other samsung apps work that give you the rooted error add them to the magisk hide option in the magisk app, this is in the second option (the shield). This will make flow etc work. You must also add the samsung core services apk to the magisk hide option. Samsung pay and pass will still not work.
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Did it like that and lost Widevine L1!! Didn't delete the Netflix app but updated it with a apk! Is there anything I can do?
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I do not need "liboemcrypto disabler" for SafetyNet pass! And with this module deactivated DRM Info as well as Netflix shows Widevine L1 but I'm not sure if it is FullHD when playing Video, is there any option to show the actual playback resolution?
Best Regards
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Did it like that and lost Widevine L1!! Didn't delete the Netflix app but updated it with a apk! Is there anything I can do?
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I do not need "liboemcrypto disabler" for SafetyNet pass! And with this module deactivated DRM Info as well as Netflix shows Widevine L1 but I'm not sure if it is FullHD when playing Video, is there any option to show the actual playback resolution?
Best Regards
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Yes there is an option in the netflix settings that show if FullHD is available.
To Root the Tab A7 T-500 is the simplke thing to do : you need only Magisk, after you did flash the original AP - (and unlock Bootloader first) you will stuck twice : 1) push on/off button to pass first message - (you will never get rid of the messages - but it doesnt matter) than you will get to chosse Country & Language - this is the point were it will restart and you will stuck!! just go to accessibility and jump "back & forth" a few times - now you passed without restart! IMPORTANT - if your Tab will stop during Odin already : YOUJ MUST EXTRACT THE PIT FILE from CSC or one of those 3 files you got - then enter PIT on Odin, then it will repartition automatically (you will see, it does it byself) there you go!!!! the rest ist just updating Magisk App...... You did it! Have funView attachment 5379399View attachment 5379401
xthakila said:
1. Root using magisk - Please refer to this excellent guide by @DJBhardwaj Click here for thread
2. App2sd pro by Vicky Bonick This is the playstore link
a. After activating root install busybox using any of the busybox apps on the play store. I used Busybox for android by jrummy (I know busybox is an older version in this app)
b. Format your SD card using MiniTool Partition Wizard (its a free app, just google and download) you can also use the internal tool on add2sd but they are unreliable and sometimes need a soft reboot to mount.
b1. For this to work we will first delete all partitions using MiniTool Partition Wizard or use the internal partition tool in the app2sd app.
b2. Then we will create our first partition, this is a fat32 partition (this will be a primary partition)
b2a. The fat32 partition should be larger than the ext2 partition as this is where most files are stored. An 80:20 ratio will work.
b3. Next we will create our second partition, this is a ext2 partition (this will also be a primary partition)
b4. Click apply and wait for this to complete
c. Insert the SD card into the tablet and restart
d. Once it has restarted open App2sd.
d1. On the main page click settings
d2. Click on Set su.d/post-fs-data here enter the value /data/adb/ (this will give it the directory for magisk)
d3. Check ignore systemless root
d4. Check Use pre installed busybox bianary
e. Now go pack to the app home and click on link apps to SD card
e1. Click on the three lines to open the menu
e2. Delete mount script
e3. Recreate mount script
e4. Select option ext4 (yes i know the sd card is formatted in ext2, ext2 option in app2sd has compatibility issues so for mount use ext4 option but the sd card format remains in ext2)
e5. Select I have su.d support/magisk is installed
e6. Create the script
f. Everything should now work, unfortunately the partition does not auto mount so every time you restart, you need to open app2sd and select remount 2nd partition (this is found in the three line menu in the link apps to sd card option. (if any one figures out how to get the auto mount working let me know and I will update the guide)
g. Now just link the apps and you are set
Edit 1 - Three very important notes
1. Do not click the fix SD card button. It will destroy everything on the SD card this only applies for when MiniTool Partition Wizard is used.
2. Always Link external data folder to 2nd partition, the first partition is having trouble relinking the data, which you need to do after every reboot. Short-cut to do this is by going into Link apps to SD card, Clicking on the three lines on the top left for the menu, Click on relink library file, then click on relink dalvik-cache files, rebind external folders
3. To preserve folders we need to link everything in the app2sd linking except for the APK.
How to pass the safety net check in magisk including cts profile
1. Open Magisk - open settings by clicking on the gear in the top right corner
2. Click on the toggle to enable MagiskHide
3. Click on systemless hosts
4. Download the latest zip of Universal Safetynet-fix from Github here
5. Click on the module icon (puzzle icon) in magisk
6. Click on install from storage and install the Safetynet-fix file you just downloaded
7. Install from the module list
7a. liboemcrypto disabler
7b. MagiskHide Props config (needed if safety checks are not passing after all previous steps : only use if you know what you are doing)
8. Now reboot your device all safetynet checks will pass, netflix and banking apps should work
Special Note how to retain L1 for netflix on rooted tab - After flashing the rooted OS, do not delete the system app of netflix, update it via an APK download with whatever the latest APK is; not from the play store. I repeat do not delete the system app of netflix that is pre installed.
Special Note 2 To make flow and other samsung apps work that give you the rooted error add them to the magisk hide option in the magisk app, this is in the second option (the shield). This will make flow etc work. You must also add the samsung core services apk to the magisk hide option. Samsung pay and pass will still not work.
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Far too much action, just to get Root! Just read what I was posting and save your precious time!
nobasband said:
Far too much action, just to get Root! Just read what I was posting and save your precious time!
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If you read the post its not to get root! its so that you can use the memory card as an extended memory.
xthakila said:
If you read the post its not to get root! its so that you can use the memory card as an extended memory.
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So what about a Magisk Module? There is a bunch of links on I.e. Google, to find
xthakila said:
If you read the post its not to get root! its so that you can use the memory card as an extended memory.
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It is all about 2use external SD as an internal ? That’s simple, too
nobasband said:
It is all about 2use external SD as an internal ? That’s simple, too
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I've owned several different Samsung tablets and it seems this discussion comes up over and over again. The answer is always the same. Nobody has solved it because the people who have the ability to do so, all consider it a bad idea. The external SD card is MUCH to slow to use to run apps. And if you move data storage, particular any 4k video files, to the external, then you shouldn't ever need more than 32gb of internal. The ONLY exception to this I've heard comes from people trying to run massive games that want to save the games on internal. And, IMO, buying tablets in this price range, to play these games, just doesn't cut it.
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I've owned several different Samsung tablets and it seems this discussion comes up over and over again. The answer is always the same. Nobody has solved it because the people who have the ability to do so, all consider it a bad idea. The external SD card is MUCH to slow to use to run apps. And if you move data storage, particular any 4k video files, to the external, then you shouldn't ever need more than 32gb of internal. The ONLY exception to this I've heard comes from people trying to run massive games that want to save the games on internal. And, IMO, buying tablets in this price range, to play these games, just doesn't cut it.
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I was wondering too, why someone would want to use the slower SD for memory reasons....but it seems, that they all already know how to root the TabA7 T-500!
@xthakila 2nd partition mount on boot no problem for me, what i did differently is that i used integrated app2sd partition tool and made 1st partiton in exfat and 2nd partition in f2fs and in the Set su.d/post-fs-data option i put
Code:
/data/adb/post-fs-data.d
And didn't allow app2sd to change the system directly but tell it no if ask me if i want app2sd to write on system directly
Also changing mountspace mode in magisk to global might help too