I need some help I have a sm-g800a Samsung galaxy s5 mini from at&t. I wanna get some some custom roms and recovery in it. What do u need to do get around the all the red tape associated with att. What time to I need to spend to get this done. Please help. I wanna upgrade too.
The answer is literally in EVERY release post of a custom rom.
There has to be some way. We can get around this. What about if I flashed the unlocked version's firmware on it?
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Hello xda-developers,
I am a noob once again in desperate need on guidence on my new device...
i have had iPhones since the very First ever iPhone so recently when i decided to sell my iPhone 4S and my iPad 2 to buy 1 device the Samsung Galaxy Note i was making a huge risk as i have never used anything other than ios but i made the risk and couldnt be happyier,
Now onto the more serious part on why i have created this thead...i need assistance on how to go about rooting my device
It's a Brand New Samsung Galaxy Note White Euro model, i wanted uk but couldnt find it in stock anywhere and had to order online, i think it came from germany as when i checked the tracking thats were it was dispatched from,
I have been doing alot of reading on these forums and others around the internet and i think i have it right but because my model might be a germany handset but dontknow for sure from what i can tell it has
baseband version N7000XXLA4
kernal version N7000XXLA6
from what i can sorta understand because its on N7000XXLA6 it cannot be rooted direcly and needs to be downgraded to a lower firmware? also is the kernal version the firmware version?
sorry for the noobish talk i wanna get this right as i dont wanna damaged my new device...do i need to downgrade my firmware to be able to root my device?
my plan is to once offical ics comes out to have offical ics installed then root the device then remove all the bloatware from it and make it original pure clean ics kinda like the nexus no samsung crap on it but have root access for extra features like gamepad support like ps3 controllers and other features.
i have tryed to work out the best thing to do so far i am stuck with thinking my device cant be directly rooted and i dont wanna jump in a fiquire out the hard way as iknow rooting isnt as easy and jailbreaking.
i can't wait to hear feedback and help tips and tricks from the community and also very big thanks in advance for taking te time to read this
encryptioncsta said:
sorry for the noobish talk i wanna get this right as i dont wanna damaged my new device...do i need to downgrade my firmware to be able to root my device?
my plan is to once offical ics comes out to have offical ics installed then root the device then remove all the bloatware from it and make it original pure clean ics
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Your Rom is too new to be rooted directly, you got that right. Go to this thread and download any Rom older than N7000DXKL3 (I prefer N7000XXKK9, it's easily rooted using zergrush method, but it's your choice, of course). Then you can proceed with flashing your downloaded Rom via PC Odin (detailed instructions with pictures in the said thread).
Then visit this thread for instructions on rooting your Rom (find 'Method 2: Root + CWM recovery' and follow it to the letter).
Once you're rooted, you can either upgrade to the latest stock Rom and keep your root, or flash any of the custom Roms available in the Dev section.
Good luck.
u can also go to youtube n refer ashwin tutorial how to root...it will help u a lot coz u can see n know what u doing...follow exactly teh instruction n u will not face any problem..happy rooting...
i give the link to help u save time..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJjh6gi0Spw
encryptioncsta said:
Hello xda-developers,
I am a noob once again in desperate need on guidence on my new device...
i have had iPhones since the very First ever iPhone so recently when i decided to sell my iPhone 4S and my iPad 2 to buy 1 device the Samsung Galaxy Note i was making a huge risk as i have never used anything other than ios but i made the risk and couldnt be happyier,
Now onto the more serious part on why i have created this thead...i need assistance on how to go about rooting my device
It's a Brand New Samsung Galaxy Note White Euro model, i wanted uk but couldnt find it in stock anywhere and had to order online, i think it came from germany as when i checked the tracking thats were it was dispatched from,
I have been doing alot of reading on these forums and others around the internet and i think i have it right but because my model might be a germany handset but dontknow for sure from what i can tell it has
baseband version N7000XXLA4
kernal version N7000XXLA6
from what i can sorta understand because its on N7000XXLA6 it cannot be rooted direcly and needs to be downgraded to a lower firmware? also is the kernal version the firmware version?
sorry for the noobish talk i wanna get this right as i dont wanna damaged my new device...do i need to downgrade my firmware to be able to root my device?
my plan is to once offical ics comes out to have offical ics installed then root the device then remove all the bloatware from it and make it original pure clean ics kinda like the nexus no samsung crap on it but have root access for extra features like gamepad support like ps3 controllers and other features.
i have tryed to work out the best thing to do so far i am stuck with thinking my device cant be directly rooted and i dont wanna jump in a fiquire out the hard way as iknow rooting isnt as easy and jailbreaking.
i can't wait to hear feedback and help tips and tricks from the community and also very big thanks in advance for taking te time to read this
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you're just like me...sold my ipad 2 for galaxy note....lol...
anyway..happy roooting....welcome to the dark side...lol
hello xda members,
i am new to this forum
i want a little help from you guys as i have very little time for researching.
i have samsung galaxy sii i9100 .
i live in india so its a indian original verson not like the carrers like sprint etc.
i have no upgrade just a simple root.
i want to unroot this phone so that i could upgrade to android 4.0 from samsung and not any other roms.
the problem is that i unroot the device with the one click unroot. but after unrooting the phone it says that flash the phone with the original firmware.
i know or dont kow that i can flash any original firmware to my phone.
my phone firmware starts with XKDW or something like that.
for detail i will post some pic about my phone but my phone is currently unavailable due to low battery.
if you cant provide the perfect answer atleast can you send any links which could brush my knowledge. i am out of this business for more than an year.
also i am going to take that phone to a service center for some technical difficults so i dont want to know them that this phone is/was rooted.
thanks for talking time to read this thread.
please need help. i heard that if no one has answer xda has.
serialkiller0707 said:
hello xda members,
i want a little help from you guys as i have very little time for researching.
i have samsung galaxy sii i9100 .
i live in india so its a indian original verson not like the carrers like sprint etc.
i have no upgrade just a simple root.
i want to unroot this phone so that i could upgrade to android 4.0 from samsung and not any other roms.
the problem is that i unroot the device with the one click unroot. but after unrooting the phone it says that flash the phone with the original firmware.
i know or dont kow that i can flash any original firmware to my phone.
my phone firmware starts with XKDW or something like that.
for detail i will post some pic about my phone but my phone is currently unavailable due to low battery.
if you cant provide the perfect answer atleast can you send any links which could brush my knowledge. i am out of this business for more than an year.
also i am going to take that phone to a service center for some technical difficults so i dont want to know them that this phone is/was rooted.
thanks for talking time to read this thread.
please need help. i heard that if no one has answer xda has.
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Here is the link for unrooting i9100
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW6x29ug5Ms
Also u r in the wrong forum, this is i9100g forum not i9100
Hello guys,
I've been using XDA for a long time to figure out problems related to my devices. Recently I bought Samsung Galaxy S III LTE in Pakistan, having baseband I9305XXBMA2.
I searched a lot to find any link to give me a stock 4.3 update for my phone but I couldn't get one.
I shall be really greatful if you could let me know any way to update it, but seriously I don't want to root my phone. But if rooting is the only option to be left, please let me know.
Thanking you in advance.
detactiveh2o said:
Hello guys,
I've been using XDA for a long time to figure out problems related to my devices. Recently I bought Samsung Galaxy S III LTE in Pakistan, having baseband I9305XXBMA2.
I searched a lot to find any link to give me a stock 4.3 update for my phone but I couldn't get one.
I shall be really greatful if you could let me know any way to update it, but seriously I don't want to root my phone. But if rooting is the only option to be left, please let me know.
Thanking you in advance.
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Hi
Your current firmware allows you to root the phone easily, and you can then use Mobile Odin to upgrade to 4.3 without losing root. Stock 4.3 firmware has Knox bootloader which prevents you from rooting, modding etc. I would advise that you search XDA for 4.3 discussion to learn a bit more about Knox bootloader.
Since you are not interested in rooting, search for your region's 4.3 firmware here:
1) http://www.sammobile.com
2) http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9305
You need to understand that you cannot downgrade from 4.3 firmware without tripping Knox flag.
Good luck.
Hello Everyone,
Has anyone had any luck unlocking the bootloader for the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini SM-G730A. I want to put another system on it but can't right now. I also want to use another carrier and can't do that either. Any help will be appreciated...
SM-G730A
texasgoldbuyer said:
Hello Everyone,
Has anyone had any luck unlocking the bootloader for the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini SM-G730A. I want to put another system on it but can't right now. I also want to use another carrier and can't do that either. Any help will be appreciated...
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I did, but theres no other ROM made to put on it. d
Dont remember what i used but i do remember odin and framaroot but cant remember what else i used. I had it unlocked but found NO custom recovery for this fone and actually found 2 custom roms but neither one worked. Had phone rooted and unlocked then flased another program and lost root and locked the bootloader again. Crap, 3 days research down the drain. Challenging yes
but im just gonna keep using my Zenfone 2 with the CyanogenMod 13 Marshmello 6.0 as my main source of moding! stop wasting your time cuz it seems that noOne is working on custom recovery let alone custom ROMS for that old phone the Samsung Galaxy S3 mini SM-G730A. Too bad cuz its a solid phone that i have dragged around the world with me 2 xs. Samsung and AT&T both Suck.
Acually safestrap recovery was succesfully ported to the g730a.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2515771&page=8
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G730A using XDA-Developers mobile app
Hi there guys, Im new to xda and im willing to flash my ATT Samsung s5 to get rid of all that crappy soft ATT included. I've been reading this guide: galaxys5root.com/galaxy-s5-root/how-to-install-custom-rom-using-safestrap-on-attverizon-galaxy-s5 and according to it im suppose to download the safestrap version that match the last 3 chars of my s5 build number... but there's no such a thing.
Im safe using the BETA v3.75 (ND3)? Or there's another walkaround?
Thx in advance,
Hi I'm interested as well. Any updates? I'm trying to root so I can use appradio3. Please help