hey guy i recently acquired a at&t note 3 on kitkat 4.4.2 i believe, im sorta experienced in rooting/rom installation but with all phones its always different. so could anyone give me the run down for rooting this device & installing safestrap so i can install a nougat based rom if possible?
The bootloader loader is locked so the phone can't run nougat.
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Hello!
I've done some reading and having not gotten a satisfactory answer I thought I'd throw my question out to the community.
I'm currently running Twisted Lollipop v7.
I can Odin back to stock 4.4.2 whenever and redo towelroot and install safestrap etc.
I've been unsuccessful at flashing an AOSP rom and wanted to confirm once and for all if it is truly impossible to flash Blisspop or Cyanogenmod or Sonic or any of those I enjoyed on my trusty old S3 onto my unlocked At&T S5 Active.
If it is not possible I will get rid of this unlocked AT&T S5 active and get a used what? The T-mobile variant? The international variant? I just want to be able to flash whatever the hell I want without too much hassle! I do like the phone other than that though!
Looking forward to any advice!
Thanks!
Edbogue
edbogue said:
Hello!
I've done some reading and having not gotten a satisfactory answer I thought I'd throw my question out to the community.
I'm currently running Twisted Lollipop v7.
I can Odin back to stock 4.4.2 whenever and redo towelroot and install safestrap etc.
I've been unsuccessful at flashing an AOSP rom and wanted to confirm once and for all if it is truly impossible to flash Blisspop or Cyanogenmod or Sonic or any of those I enjoyed on my trusty old S3 onto my unlocked At&T S5 Active.
If it is not possible I will get rid of this unlocked AT&T S5 active and get a used what? The T-mobile variant? The international variant? I just want to be able to flash whatever the hell I want without too much hassle! I do like the phone other than that though!
Looking forward to any advice!
Thanks!
Edbogue
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No you can not flash any AOSP roms on a device that runs safestrap, the bootloader isnt unlocked so you cant install a custom recovery the closest thing to a recovery is safestrap, and with a locked bootloader you can not install kernels which is why you cant install AOSP based roms.
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No you can not flash any AOSP roms on a device that runs safestrap, the bootloader isnt unlocked so you cant install a custom recovery the closest thing to a recovery is safestrap, and with a locked bootloader you can not install kernels which is why you cant install AOSP based roms.
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Thank you for your response!
Blues! It's what I suspected. I intend to offload this phone as a result and get another. Which variant would you recommend I get so I can flash happily and not worry about a locked bootloader? The SM-G900F, or what else would you recommend?
Thanks for your help!
Edbogue
edbogue said:
Thank you for your response!
Blues! It's what I suspected. I intend to offload this phone as a result and get another. Which variant would you recommend I get so I can flash happily and not worry about a locked bootloader? The SM-G900F, or what else would you recommend?
Thanks for your help!
Edbogue
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Any phone that has a carrier would be locked for the most part, i know sprint and maybe t-mobile usually don't lock there bootloaders, but that doesn't mean anything they could still be locked down. Your best bet if your looking to get a new phone for whatever reason stick with the ones straight from samsung the international versions. they usually don't have locked bootloaders.
So, I got a Galaxy s5 AT&t (G900A), and i want it deodexed, but since theres no custom recovery for it i wanted to flash a rom like twi5ted lolipop, would this be possible with a locked bootloader still?
Edit: By the way im on 5.0 lollipop
No. If you can't root you can't flash.
Hello, I currently have a few Samsungs (old, S3), and they are all rooted (I am familiar with rooting, firmware loading via Odin, TWRP/CWM, etc). I have read a large number of posts on how the Galaxy S5 after 5.X is boot loader locked. I was gifted with a AT&T Samsung Galaxy S5, with the Sim unlock code (and I would like to use it), however, it has been updated to G900AUCS4CPA2. To add insult to injury, I am on T-Mobile.
Forum posts have indicated that the only requirement to move to T-Mobile is to change the sim. However, it would be nice to use the wifi calling, etc (or at least a T-Mobile rom). Even though the bootloader is locked, is there a way to install a Tmobile S5 5.X or 6.X rom? It seems like installing different AT&T roms via Odin is possible, as long as they are >=5.X. Is there a way to install a T-Mobile rom via Odin?
Barring all of that, is there a way to install a totally generic rom, and not be AT&T branded/bloated/etc?
Thank you.
No. The locked bootloader prevents all of that.
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No. The locked bootloader prevents all of that.
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Ok, but it came with 6.0 and I downgraded to PA2. So there is no way to install anything else?
Backstory: I initially tried and failed to install 4.4.2, and with more reading realized that I was on the "bootloader locked" 6.0, and that I had thrashed the current rom that was installed. I then found an XDA post on moving back to 6.0, but it starts with PA2, which installed successfully and the phone is on PA2 (the rom I posted in the beginning of the thread). So, I can seemingly install AT&T roms, as long as they are 5.0+?? I just can not move anywhere else??
Thank you for your input.
I am fairly new to using the Galaxy Note 3, but an experienced user and firm believer in flashing roms and gaining root access to our Android devices. I have tried multiple roms on my device, and with every single rom they fail to install. I get an error that says "E: Error executing updater binary in zip" I have tried reinstallimg, wiping the device, even formatting the system with no luck. Any answers are very much appreciated.
Btw, I know my bootloader is locked with the AT&T variant and am using the Safe Strap version 3.75 specifically for my model N900a on kitkat firmware NC2 if this helps any!
With a locked bootloader, only custom ROMs based off a stock Samsung rom can be flashed to the n900a.
I'm new, and not sure if this is the right place to comment haha
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With a locked bootloader, only custom ROMs based off a stock Samsung rom can be flashed to the n900a.
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The rom I was trying to flash was supposed to be based off of Samsung's touchwiz, a full port from the g9200. I'm a little confused here, on the download page here in XDA forums, the instructions and download page said it was specifically for my model and that it would work. The rom's name is Aurora Note 3 Full G9200 Port v3
Often, an updater script error during the flash process indicates that the phone's minimum requirements are not met for the ROM to install.
Is this the ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/development/10-11-15-t3223180 ?
This appears to be a Lollipop ROM as indicated in the first post which means the phone probably needs to be running a Lollipop bootloader and modem.
audit13 said:
Often, an updater script error during the flash process indicates that the phone's minimum requirements are not met for the ROM to install.
Is this the ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/development/10-11-15-t3223180 ?
This appears to be a Lollipop ROM as indicated in the first post which means the phone probably needs to be running a Lollipop bootloader and modem.
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This is a screen shot of the directions I was following in order to be able to update to the rooted lollipop ROM.
Thread closed, you must use instructions (posted here on forums) to update to rooted lollipop for you to be able to flash custom roms for your N900a device. You must root lollipop, with root access you flash NC2 flasher apk to flash the kernel needed to use safestrap after that boot into safestrap and then flash the rom of your choice and flash the OC1 kernel so your device will boot back on. And there you have it!
Is there any option that someone working on that?
I love this phone - I got it for about one month
Maybe Samsung? You cannot install custom firmware to this phone.
Dear @mulp, I am very sorry to tell you this but the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active cannot be upgraded past Android 7.0.1 Nougat, you cannot upgrade it using a Custom ROM such as CyanogenMod or Lineage OS. The reason is because the Active is an AT&T exclusive phone and as such, the bootloader cannot be unlocked. Even as of now (2018), no developer has been able to exploit and hack the locked down bootloader. If you try and exploit the bootloader by flashing TWRP, your KNOX counter can be triggered to 0x1 (believe me, I tried, I failed). The only way to root the device is to flash a combination file but even though, you cannot flash a custom ROM. Sorry about that, but that is AT&T for you.
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