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[ZIP][FTF][5.0.2, 5.1.1] [TABZ3C-SGP621][23.4.A.1.264] Stock + FR Prerooted XZDR

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Hi ! I flashed your prerooted ROM 23.4.A.1.200 with Flashtool. Unfortunately Root does not work according to Root Checker. Any Idea why ? Thx ! Rudi

Rudi99 said:
Hi ! I flashed your prerooted ROM 23.4.A.1.200 with Flashtool. Unfortunately Root does not work according to Root Checker. Any Idea why ? Thx ! Rudi
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Hi Rudi !
It is normal, if you flash with flashtool .ftf file, you lose root access. you must to be already rooted, have a recovery installed and flash the pre rooted zip if you want to keep root access. .ftf is à completely stock file. I don't use flashtool to flash .zip rom, I use twrp recovery for that. Maybe it is possible but I don't use it this way so I don't know and don't want to tell you something wrong about flashtool.
From my experience, if you are already root, you have just to install nut's xzdr recovery, you'll have full access to flash a pre root .zip rom built with super su and xzdr inside, to flash with twrp. So nothing to do more, you are already rooted with your old firmware and you keep root with a new firmware inside pre rooted .zip.

Hi ! Thanks for your fast answer. I hoped to gain root access the easy way, but it seems that I have to do more than just one install Br, Rudi

Rudi99 said:
Hi ! Thanks for your fast answer. I hoped to gain root access the easy way, but it seems that I have to do more than just one install Br, Rudi
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You're welcome, Sony devices are a bit more complicated with steps to obtain root than other brand mark, just some things to know ?.
here You will can find all French updates for sgp621 when it is available .

SGP621_23.4.A.1.232_Customized FR.ftf and prerooted rom available, enjoy !

Thanks. Any idea why after flashing twice my build number doesn't seem to change? The update doesn't seem to work despite twrp saying successful.

Sean09 said:
Thanks. Any idea why after flashing twice my build number doesn't seem to change? The update doesn't seem to work despite twrp saying successful.
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:-/ .. for me, it is working very well with .232. rooted with xzdr.
Somebody else with this problem?

Sean09 said:
Thanks. Any idea why after flashing twice my build number doesn't seem to change? The update doesn't seem to work despite twrp saying successful.
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Yep same for me. Still says I'm on 23.4.A.0.546
Sent from my SGP621 using XDA Free mobile app

After trying a third flash, finally shows as the proper firmware. Thanks.

Thank you
23.4.A.1.232 :
SGP621_23.4.A.1.232_Customized FR.ftf and prerooted Rom based on it.
https://mega.nz/#F!dx83GRwC!m0d5ur8tzMDrZ85mLih_Tg
Could you upload this on Google Drive?

blue8 said:
Thank you
23.4.A.1.232 :
SGP621_23.4.A.1.232_Customized FR.ftf and prerooted Rom based on it.
https://mega.nz/#F!dx83GRwC!m0d5ur8tzMDrZ85mLih_Tg
Could you upload this on Google Drive?
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No sorry, I haven't enough free space, all futur updates will be on Mega.

I've tried many times and the update won't take. Build isn't updating despite successful flash. Tried downloading again too.

Sean09 said:
I've tried many times and the update won't take. Build isn't updating despite successful flash. Tried downloading again too.
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I don't know why, for me it worked at the first time. I don't exclude that I've done a mistake with uploading a wrong file but I need to know which file has the problem if there is one at least.
So what is your current system? Do you have a tablet sgp621? Are you root? What do you try to flash ? The .ftf with flashtool or .zip with twrp? My .zip files are signed, sometimes it appears that there are some problems with that (seen it for other Xperia device).
Maybe I'd suggest you to flash the 5.0.2 v.28 (.ftf with flashtool), to root it (with kingroot 4.1 and supersume), flash xzdr 2.8.21 (Pc version) and after flash the prerooted Rom of your choice with twrp.

fabjazz said:
You're welcome, Sony devices are a bit more complicated with steps to obtain root than other brand mark, just some things to know .
here You will can find all French updates for sgp621 when it is available .
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Hi again !
Finally I took the time to go through all necessary preparation steps to finally have your prerooted firmware on my SGP621.
Works very welly so far including Root, with one exception: no SD card access.
I had this before and solved it with App NextApp SDFix, but this time it doesn't work.
Reason is that even with ES Explorer I can not get write access to change /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml.
One solution would be to flash an updated version of this file, but I'm still hesitating.
Seems this also blocks AdAway installation.
Anybody who has had the same experience and a solution for it ?
Thx !
Rudi

Rudi99 said:
Hi again !
Finally I took the time to go through all necessary preparation steps to finally have your prerooted firmware on my SGP621.
Works very welly so far including Root, with one exception: no SD card access.
I had this before and solved it with App NextApp SDFix, but this time it doesn't work.
Reason is that even with ES Explorer I can not get write access to change /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml.
One solution would be to flash an updated version of this file, but I'm still hesitating.
Seems this also blocks AdAway installation.
Anybody who has had the same experience and a solution for it ?
Thx !
Rudi
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I encounter the same thing for sd write access, after installing sd fix from playstore, but not for all applications, opera for example doesn't work, share downloader works very well to download directly on sd. I use file commander and no problem to cut, copy, erase video, photos from and to sd card.
I use adguard for ads so I can't speak about AdAway, xposed module of AdAway for YouTube works very well, also YouTube background.

fabjazz said:
I encounter the same thing for sd write access, after installing sd fix from playstore, but not for all applications, opera for example doesn't work, share downloader works very well to download directly on sd. I use file commander and no problem to cut, copy, erase video, photos from and to sd card.
I use adguard for ads so I can't speak about AdAway, xposed module of AdAway for YouTube works very well, also YouTube background.
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Thanks again for the fast answer !
I searched a little further and found a solution for my problem under http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-...-sgp621-lollipop-23-1-0-690-noba-ftf-t3058400.
I just ran the RICdefeat batchfile and got the access I wanted.

Rudi99 said:
Thanks again for the fast answer !
I searched a little further and found a solution for my problem under http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-...-sgp621-lollipop-23-1-0-690-noba-ftf-t3058400.
I just ran the RICdefeat batchfile and got the access I wanted.
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Thanks for the link

How can I root the newer stock 23.4.A.1.232 .ftf so I can install the custom recovery?

Problem in ota-update after installing kingroot

Hi all ,
This problem is facing very one how install kingroot and made his/her device rooted with kingroot , the root is done will , but after Root we can receive ota updates but when we download and install the ota update a problem found :
Unexpected error : install-recovary.sh status 7
I have trying to make full un-root by kingroot , or superus and nothing fixed until now !!!
Some people told me that you must install stock-rom !?
But why stock-rom if there is better and easy solution ?
I need your help developers I guess this problem not hard one for you ^_^ .
So who is the hero that's will save the day
Thanks.

As I've told you, you need the stock install-recovery.sh for your device (LUZ17x or LUZ59x?)
Everything else it way too complicated! (You will need an unlocked Bootloader, modded stock-recovery or TWRP, patched updater-script, etc...)
But it seems, nobody here is willing to pull the file (or even better a stock system.img) from their device.
I forgot to pull a system.img before rooting, so I can't help.
Seems, that there is unfortunately no real active community in Thailand or Turkey (apart from the language barrier), when it comes to these devices.
At least until now.

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theeteempire said:
Hi all ,
This problem is facing very one how install kingroot and made his/her device rooted with kingroot , the root is done will , but after Root we can receive ota updates but when we download and install the ota update a problem found :
Unexpected error : install-recovary.sh status 7
I have trying to make full un-root by kingroot , or superus and nothing fixed until now !!!
Some people told me that you must install stock-rom !?
But why stock-rom if there is better and easy solution ?
I need your help developers I guess this problem not hard one for you ^_^ .
So who is the hero that's will save the day
Thanks.
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if you want update then why u rooted your device? this is the basic thing you have to keep in mind before root you device that you cant install OTA if your device is rooted or any thing is changed into the system(i.e. cant be done without root).
The people telling you about installing stock rom, is the best and last solution according to me... search the net you will surely find the stock rom and its procedure to install as well...
Best of luck with searching and flashing the stock rom:good:

sagar27691 said:
if you want update then why u rooted your device? this is the basic thing you have to keep in mind before root you device that you cant install OTA if your device is rooted or any thing is changed into the system(i.e. cant be done without root).
The people telling you about installing stock rom, is the best and last solution according to me... search the net you will surely find the stock rom and its procedure to install as well...
Best of luck with searching and flashing the stock rom:good:
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I think that un-root will solve this problem with out need to make stock-rom

vel_tins said:
As I've told you, you need the stock install-recovery.sh for your device (LUZ17x or LUZ59x?)
Everything else it way too complicated! (You will need an unlocked Bootloader, modded stock-recovery or TWRP, patched updater-script, etc...)
But it seems, nobody here is willing to pull the file (or even better a stock system.img) from their device.
I forgot to pull a system.img before rooting, so I can't help.
Seems, that there is unfortunately no real active community in Thailand or Turkey (apart from the language barrier), when it comes to these devices.
At least until now.
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I need stock " install-recovary.sh for LUZ17E ". But no one help me to do that , I think there is no real developers here in second generation

theeteempire said:
I think that un-root will solve this problem with out need to make stock-rom
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If you don't have a backup of that file (either made by yourself or the rooting software you have used), then 'unrooting' cannot help. That file is gone.
I went through @Sadronis's LUZ17E rom dump, extracted install-recovery.sh and attached it for you. But next time, please remember to backup the original file before rooting since especially for non-Nexus devices, stock ROMs (and thus files inside them) are not easy to find.

pawitp said:
If you don't have a backup of that file (either made by yourself or the rooting software you have used), then 'unrooting' cannot help. That file is gone.
I went through @Sadronis's LUZ17E rom dump, extracted install-recovery.sh and attached it for you. But next time, please remember to backup the original file before rooting since especially for non-Nexus devices, stock ROMs (and thus files inside them) are not easy to find.
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Thank you man.
I can't replace the file or. Overwrite it , I have the root for my device but I can do nothing do you know why ?

theeteempire said:
Thank you man.
I can do nothing do you know why ?
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Yes, you have to mount /system as "rw", for example:
Code:
adb remount

vel_tins said:
Yes, you have to mount /system as "rw", for example:
Code:
adb remount
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Thank youuuuuuuuuu you help me a lot man
It's all done good .
I wanna ask you the stok rom that shared in this forum , can it be updated normally or not ?

First of all king root did not support on mine tablet but after a week ,i install 4.6 version of kingroot and it work but after a day when i want to update mine tablet galaxy 4 10.1 with ota ,it seem that the operating system of your device has been ........try to connect pc and etc.please help me ,i try lots of things like wipe cage, re factory etc others but now please help me without using pc.

G925A - Root 6.0.1

Hi guys, Tested and worked on
Model : G925A
Build number : MMB29K.G925AUCS5DPJ1
Baseband Version : G925AUCS5DPJ1
Android Version : 6.0.1
If you want my firmware you can find it here
Flash Via Odin.
If dont work for you than when i have time i will modify to work for you you send me build and baseband than we will see.
PS : I dont take any responsibility for anything.
If i help you just hit thanks nothing more.

has anyone try this?

No funciona
No funciona yo lo prbe y mi telefono no encendio mas.
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Per the forum rules, all posts must be made in the English language.

@diart
Successfully installed boot image, knox is intact (it is still zero), but there is no root. After installing boot img i'm always getting error "Security Notice Unauthorized Actions Error" or something like that.
I'm using same firmware and baseband as mentioned in first post, i didn't tried your firmware because there is userdata partition inside of archive and i don't want to delete my data, at least before i root my phone and make good backup
Please help with root.
Edit: root works with adb after installing patched image
Thanks for your work.

zogu said:
@diart
Successfully installed boot image, knox is intact (it is still zero), but there is no root. After installing boot img i'm always getting error "Security Notice Unauthorized Actions Error" or something like that.
I'm using same firmware and baseband as mentioned in first post, i didn't tried your firmware because there is userdata partition inside of archive and i don't want to delete my data, at least before i root my phone and make good backup
Please help with root.
Edit: root works with adb after installing patched image
Thanks for your work.
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How did you do ? i can not use adb

zogu said:
@diart
Successfully installed boot image, knox is intact (it is still zero), but there is no root. After installing boot img i'm always getting error "Security Notice Unauthorized Actions Error" or something like that.
I'm using same firmware and baseband as mentioned in first post, i didn't tried your firmware because there is userdata partition inside of archive and i don't want to delete my data, at least before i root my phone and make good backup
Please help with root.
Edit: root works with adb after installing patched image
Thanks for your work.
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@zogu what do you mean using adb? Can you describe your step? Here what I try but still cannot root the phone.
1. Odin @diart firmware
2. Odin diar-uca_root.zip
3. Recovery mode & adb sideload supersu, both fail (verification blablabla issue)
I got same "unauthorized actions has been detected" notice like you, but fail to add root with chainfire supersu. Trying all one click root fail too. Can you help to describe your step?

noestradamus said:
@zogu what do you mean using adb? Can you describe your step? Here what I try but still cannot root the phone.
1. Odin @diart firmware
2. Odin diar-uca_root.zip
3. Recovery mode & adb sideload supersu, both fail (verification blablabla issue)
I got same "unauthorized actions has been detected" notice like you, but fail to add root with chainfire supersu. Trying all one click root fail too. Can you help to describe your step?
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hi, well he want to say to use fourious gold chimera i use it and it workd but it workd with trying a lot with wondershare,kingroot some root that i found until you find the precise time to use it because the patch image is to let your device take some more libs and others via program you dont have a restriction and without patch you have restriction so in my case i use chimera and and it worked hmm i have bad english sory try it one more time if no contact with one that worked my method like zogu ask him he can help you out.

zogu said:
@diart
Successfully installed boot image, knox is intact (it is still zero), but there is no root. After installing boot img i'm always getting error "Security Notice Unauthorized Actions Error" or something like that.
I'm using same firmware and baseband as mentioned in first post, i didn't tried your firmware because there is userdata partition inside of archive and i don't want to delete my data, at least before i root my phone and make good backup
Please help with root.
Edit: root works with adb after installing patched image
Thanks for your work.
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hello, i am glad that helped you can you tell the others how you do that which program they are having problems with that, thank you

caastab said:
No funciona yo lo prbe y mi telefono no encendio mas.
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english and it work you just havr to work with it to work my friend

adh1907 said:
How did you do ? i can not use adb
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ehy you cant use it ? he mean to root with program that are like kingo root

@diart can you make flashable g925f bootloader for g925a? I want to install twrp and then check all nice international roms (even lineage is coming to our devices), but with this at&t bootloader this can never be possible....

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@diart can you make flashable g925f bootloader for g925a? I want to install twrp and then check all nice international roms (even lineage is coming to our devices), but with this at&t bootloader this can never be possible....
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well i try out but i dont own that device anymore i work on mobilshop so when a device like that come here i try it i needet root so i made it and i post it but i will try i need someone to test them without device i work blind

diart said:
hi, well he want to say to use fourious gold chimera i use it and it workd but it workd with trying a lot with wondershare,kingroot some root that i found until you find the precise time to use it because the patch image is to let your device take some more libs and others via program you dont have a restriction and without patch you have restriction so in my case i use chimera and and it worked hmm i have bad english sory try it one more time if no contact with one that worked my method like zogu ask him he can help you out.
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Ah, ic.
Still cannot root my phone even with other rooting tools (not try furious gold chimera yet, doesn't have it). But thanks for you @diart & @zogu anyway. you two give us hope that there's any possibility to root our AT&T S6 Edge phone.

Can someone tell me how to do it, please?

Boot image from first post is engineering boot image and it should works with all 6.0 firmwares.
I'm new to samsung, but i read that with this image is possible to remount system rw. Well on AT&T is impossible.
It is impossible to root phone with this image, but we can do a lot of useful things using adb, disable aps with pm disable, we have full access to data partition, making backups etc...
Actually i don't need root at all, i hate branding (specially if that includes some services, like at&t mail, phonebook...) on any device and i want to change firmware to some international.
All this is maybe possible with eng sboot. There is online available for 12 usd and this is not expensive, but i'm still not shure will i be able to change sboot to 925f.
Theoretically it should boot any kernel and recovery without even tripping knox, and maybe with this image is possible to install twrp, kernel, root and everything else. But also sometimes everything does not work (i read that with eng sboot fingerprint sensor does not work, it probably skip keys reading, without keys no fingerprint).
If someone is able to get sboot pj1 or pf1, please send me PM
P.S. One good thing with this eng boot is that my network selection menu has much more bands, even when i restored stock kernel. Don;t konow how, but it is there

diart said:
Hi guys, Tested and worked on
Model : G925A
Build number : MMB29K.G925AUCS5DPJ1
Baseband Version : G925AUCS5DPJ1
Android Version : 6.0.1
If you want my firmware you can find it here
Flash Via Odin.
If dont work for you than when i have time i will modify to work for you you send me build and baseband than we will see.
PS : I dont take any responsibility for anything.
If i help you just hit thanks nothing more.
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my friend im flashing this file but odin md5 error binary is invalid ? how to fix ?

Just rename from md5 to tar. File name should be sm-g925a_uca_601.tar, flash it using odin (AP) and that's it.

zogu said:
Boot image from first post is engineering boot image and it should works with all 6.0 firmwares.
I'm new to samsung, but i read that with this image is possible to remount system rw. Well on AT&T is impossible.
It is impossible to root phone with this image, but we can do a lot of useful things using adb, disable aps with pm disable, we have full access to data partition, making backups etc...
Actually i don't need root at all, i hate branding (specially if that includes some services, like at&t mail, phonebook...) on any device and i want to change firmware to some international.
All this is maybe possible with eng sboot. There is online available for 12 usd and this is not expensive, but i'm still not shure will i be able to change sboot to 925f.
Theoretically it should boot any kernel and recovery without even tripping knox, and maybe with this image is possible to install twrp, kernel, root and everything else. But also sometimes everything does not work (i read that with eng sboot fingerprint sensor does not work, it probably skip keys reading, without keys no fingerprint).
If someone is able to get sboot pj1 or pf1, please send me PM
P.S. One good thing with this eng boot is that my network selection menu has much more bands, even when i restored stock kernel. Don;t konow how, but it is there
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you need g925A pj1 or pf1 sboot ?

Engineering sboot pj1.
Thanks
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Prashanth
Build number: G925AUCUBOI2, can i root any other build number stock firmware to get updated with marshmallow. because with build number last update was lollipop 5.1.1, please help me with once. i want my S6 Edge with Marshmallow. this S6 edge is using in India was taken from USA At&T unlocked.

[ROM] [7.1.1] Stock Rom for J320A/J320AZ/J320AG

This is an unrooted 100% Stock J320AUCU3BQI5 firmware.
Working on all exynos j3 models!! (You first need root and to flash with flashfire)
AG models will probably need to enable oem unlock in dev options.
Download
As I said no root, but you can always downgrade back to mm if you need root.
Btw the eng_ root kernel won't boot the system, but it will let you mount as RW and you can edit things thru adb... someone figure out root on this thing!
Thanks to @Iurop for testing AG

@DamienMc thanks for assist me and help me. My J320AG now works with Nougat 7.1.1 without any problem.
Here a couple of screenshots.

galaxy express prime(J320A)
Um I have a question the firmaware above if I want to install it do I need to root? if yes how do I root?

부캐입니다 said:
Um I have a question the firmaware above if I want to install it do I need to root? if yes how do I root?
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To root just follow this method:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j3-2016/how-to/root-j320a-j320az-alternate-method-t3627225

Hi lurop thanks for your reply! but i have another question to flash nougat file do i have to root or i dont have to

Hi, yes you have to root the phone following the method posted above. Then install flashfire and use it to flash the rom.
Have you do something similar already?

If you do not wish to root and your device is the A or AZ model you can update with Odin.
I fixed and uploaded the full firmware @Iurop provided. You can find that here

Finally got time to mess around with root...and unfortunately we do need a new eng_boot.
But fortunately, like I mentioned, we can still use our old eng_root boot to acquire a root shell.
Btw noticed this Rom does not update stock recovery. I'll package up a fix for it tomorrow, if anyone actually cares

DamienMc said:
Finally got time to mess around with root...and unfortunately we do need a new eng_boot.
But fortunately, like I mentioned, we can still use our old eng_root boot to acquire a root shell.
Btw noticed this Rom does not update stock recovery. I'll package up a fix for it tomorrow, if anyone actually cares
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I care. Thanks for your time and effort; I can imagine that it (developing) seems rather thankless at times, but your contributions are definitely appreciated.

DamienMc said:
Finally got time to mess around with root...and unfortunately we do need a new eng_boot.
But fortunately, like I mentioned, we can still use our old eng_root boot to acquire a root shell.
Btw noticed this Rom does not update stock recovery. I'll package up a fix for it tomorrow, if anyone actually cares
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Until now my J320ag works perfectly, no problem at all, phone, sms, internet, app everything run absoluttely fine.
Thanks @DamienMc

I wonder if I could port this to the J320FN?

stock recovery patch
I'll update the rom one day, but this patch is the easiest way to update things...
To apply you must use your pc, use Odin to flash the included eng_root kernel. When it boots the logo will remain onscreen, after two minutes or so you can click the recovery.bat and let it do its thing.

is this rom have arbic ?

tested and working like charm, is there any tool etc for add arbic etc ?

Cant be ported to J320F because of different Chipset,right?

Mr Hassan said:
tested and working like charm, is there any tool etc for add arbic etc ?
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I never had time to look into adding extra languages, and afaik more locale doesn't support Arabic (plus it doesn't translate everything)
jnk3344 said:
Cant be ported to J320F because of different Chipset,right?
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Correct, will not work. Most importantly tho they don't have a nougat kernel. And if they did, they'd have their own stock rom... Sorry @Diamond26

DamienMc said:
I never had time to look into adding extra languages, and afaik more locale doesn't support Arabic (plus it doesn't translate everything)
Correct, will not work. Most importantly tho they don't have a nougat kernel. And if they did, they'd have their own stock rom... Sorry @Diamond26
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Yeah I know sadly...

will this remove region lock?
will this remove region lock?

DamienMc said:
Finally got time to mess around with root...and unfortunately we do need a new eng_boot.
But fortunately, like I mentioned, we can still use our old eng_root boot to acquire a root shell.
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Isn't eng_boot.tar just a boot.img? Could we extract build.prop from the Nougat ROM and the boot.img from the firmware to update the Root_J320A.zip in your root thread?

@DJJosephJumper
That method will work, we just can't boot while rooted with the stock boot. We need a permissive boot. if you edit that root like you mentioned, it'll only boot to the logo with a working shell. Su commands work there, so it will with with permissive.
Eng_root will do the same, boot to logo only with a rooted shell

Urgent help regarding downgrading from pie to oreo or nougat....

Hi. i need urgent help regarding downgrading my galaxy note 8 from pie to oreo or nougat. i am using android pie from last 1 month. some of my apps stop working so i decided to downgrade from pie to oreo. i had downloaded oreo firmware december 2018 version from sammobile and tried to flash with odin 3.13.1 but it failed. i had tried different versions of odin but every time flashing stuck at set partition nand write start.i always run odin as administrator. i also tried to flash different firmware version like sept version of oreo but still it failed. i downloaded nougat firmware from sammobile. it flashed normally and i was happy but when my phone restarted i was shocked. my device was factory reseted but with android pie version. it looked flashing nougat only formatted my device. i am tired. i tried every damn thing. i tried changing usb port, tried differant usb cable, reinstalled device drivers, made sure that usb debugging is on , even tried on differant pc. but no result. then i tried emergency software recovery in smart switch. if i connect my phone switched on then smart switch discover my device but when i connect my device in download mode then smart switch says that device not supported. i contacted service centre but they say they do not downgrade the device.please please please someone help me. i am attaching a screenshot of odin stuck at nand write start.

drvish said:
Hi. i need urgent help regarding downgrading my galaxy note 8 from pie to oreo or nougat. i am using android pie from last 1 month. some of my apps stop working so i decided to downgrade from pie to oreo. i had downloaded oreo firmware december 2018 version from sammobile and tried to flash with odin 3.13.1 but it failed. i had tried different versions of odin but every time flashing stuck at set partition nand write start.i always run odin as administrator. i also tried to flash different firmware version like sept version of oreo but still it failed. i downloaded nougat firmware from sammobile. it flashed normally and i was happy but when my phone restarted i was shocked. my device was factory reseted but with android pie version. it looked flashing nougat only formatted my device. i am tired. i tried every damn thing. i tried changing usb port, tried differant usb cable, reinstalled device drivers, made sure that usb debugging is on , even tried on differant pc. but no result. then i tried emergency software recovery in smart switch. if i connect my phone switched on then smart switch discover my device but when i connect my device in download mode then smart switch says that device not supported. i contacted service centre but they say they do not downgrade the device.please please please someone help me. i am attaching a screenshot of odin stuck at nand write start.
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Unfortunately you can't downgrade. Once you have flashed a higher bootloader version you are stuck with it.
If you are on bootloader v5 you may be able to downgrade to the last Oreo build, I am not 100% sure on that though.

Only if they are same bootloader
Sent from SM-N950U Still Rooted Note 8

stonedpsycho said:
Unfortunately you can't downgrade. Once you have flashed a higher bootloader version you are stuck with it.
If you are on bootloader v5 you may be able to downgrade to the last Oreo build, I am not 100% sure on that though.
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Oh.... i checked my bootloader version is 6. Is there any way to downgrade to version 5 ????

No, there is not, sorry

Ok. So the final note is that i am not able to downgrade... so let me help with other issue that might help me. Knox on my device is tripped so i cant use latest samsung health app. Earlier on oreo i was able to install older version of app and then update it. But now on pie. Older version is not installing. It always says apk not installed. Atleast help me with that

drvish said:
Ok. So the final note is that i am not able to downgrade... so let me help with other issue that might help me. Knox on my device is tripped so i cant use latest samsung health app. Earlier on oreo i was able to install older version of app and then update it. But now on pie. Older version is not installing. It always says apk not installed. Atleast help me with that
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You need to be rooted to be able to get that working again, some roms also have that patched already...
Although the thread is about the s7 I believe it is exactly the same for our note 8.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....de-how-to-s-health-devices-knox-t3543306/amp/

stonedpsycho said:
You need to be rooted to be able to get that working again, some roms also have that patched already...
Although the thread is about the s7 I believe it is exactly the same for our note 8.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....de-how-to-s-health-devices-knox-t3543306/amp/
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I dont want to root again.... rooting will not let banking apps work.moreover if i wanted to root. Root files for note 8 pie are not available right now. I installed patched app but it does not have heart rate monitor and spo2 which renders heart rate sensor useless.... thats why i am so desperate for that app

drvish said:
I dont want to root again.... rooting will not let banking apps work.moreover if i wanted to root. Root files for note 8 pie are not available right now. I installed patched app but it does not have heart rate monitor and spo2 which renders heart rate sensor useless.... thats why i am so desperate for that app
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As far as I am aware it is not possible without root.

drvish said:
I dont want to root again.... rooting will not let banking apps work.moreover if i wanted to root. Root files for note 8 pie are not available right now. I installed patched app but it does not have heart rate monitor and spo2 which renders heart rate sensor useless.... thats why i am so desperate for that app
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Just use Magisk Hide to disguise, that you are using root

Reaper1337 said:
Just use Magisk Hide to disguise, that you are using root
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I dont want to root. Moreover rooting files are not available for pie update.... so i think i am left with only 1 option to wait for someone to patch samsung health app to include heart rate sensors.....

drvish said:
I dont want to root. Moreover rooting files are not available for pie update.... so i think i am left with only 1 option to wait for someone to patch samsung health app to include heart rate sensors.....
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You can flash TWRP, copy /system/build.prop to the PC or SD Card, edit it on the PC, put it back in /system.
Once you are done, just flash stock revovery via TWRP.
It sounds hard, but it's eazy if you know what you are doing. Banking apps will still work, and with build.prop edited s health will work too.
I am not gonna walk you trough the entire process but this is a summary.

Xenos7 said:
You can flash TWRP, copy /system/build.prop to the PC or SD Card, edit it on the PC, put it back in /system.
Once you are done, just flash stock revovery via TWRP.
It sounds hard, but it's eazy if you know what you are doing. Banking apps will still work, and with build.prop edited s health will work too.
I am not gonna walk you trough the entire process but this is a summary.
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Thats the problem bro.... i downloaded twrp from official twrp website and tried to flash it. Odin message was pass but when i rebooted my phone in recovery mode my phone was still on stock recovery.... same thing happened with my galaxy tab.

I hope someone can provide me edited s health apk

drvish said:
Thats the problem bro.... i downloaded twrp from official twrp website and tried to flash it. Odin message was pass but when i rebooted my phone in recovery mode my phone was still on stock recovery.... same thing happened with my galaxy tab.
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Oooh that, it's nothin.
You just need to hold volume up + bixby and power just before the phone auto restarts from download mode. When you do that it will boot twrp.
If you don't understand it go watch MaxLee on youtube, his method of flashing twrp on s8/n8

Xenos7 said:
Oooh that, it's nothin.
You just need to hold volume up + bixby and power just before the phone auto restarts from download mode. When you do that it will boot twrp.
If you don't understand it go watch MaxLee on youtube, his method of flashing twrp on s8/n8
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So there is no other method except flashing twrp.... i think i have to wait for patched s health app or to leave that.... coz i really dont want to mess with stock firmware anymore....

drvish said:
So there is no other method except flashing twrp.... i think i have to wait for patched s health app or to leave that.... coz i really dont want to mess with stock firmware anymore....
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The way I know it, there is no way without twrp or root, and you said you don't want root because of banking apps.
If you flash twrp, do the thing with build.prop, and then flash stock recovery, you could still recive OTA updates and banking apps will work.
You just have to set up s health before the next OTA because that will revert built.prop back to normal.
But as long as you set up s health before that it will be ok.

Xenos7 said:
The way I know it, there is no way without twrp or root, and you said you don't want root because of banking apps.
If you flash twrp, do the thing with build.prop, and then flash stock recovery, you could still recive OTA updates and banking apps will work.
You just have to set up s health before the next OTA because that will revert built.prop back to normal.
But as long as you set up s health before that it will be ok.
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Leave that bro coz m not ready to do that. Just help me with 1 thing if possible. There was other way to use s health on knox tripped device. That was downloading s health 4.8 version install it and open it. It will stuck at loading screen. Update it and it will work fine. Earlier i get it working that way when my device has oreo version. But now after pie update when i try to install any s health apk before version 5 that is 4.5, 4.7 or 4.8. I always get a message app not installed. After version 5 app get installed but again with root problem. Can u help me with installing old version. I dont know why s health old version is not getting installed. I had some other apps that are now discontinued. That apps get installed easily

drvish said:
Leave that bro coz m not ready to do that. Just help me with 1 thing if possible. There was other way to use s health on knox tripped device. That was downloading s health 4.8 version install it and open it. It will stuck at loading screen. Update it and it will work fine. Earlier i get it working that way when my device has oreo version. But now after pie update when i try to install any s health apk before version 5 that is 4.5, 4.7 or 4.8. I always get a message app not installed. After version 5 app get installed but again with root problem. Can u help me with installing old version. I dont know why s health old version is not getting installed. I had some other apps that are now discontinued. That apps get installed easily
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The reason you can't install the modded version is because the version that was modded is less than pre-installed version on the device. As of now, you can't downgrade apps, only upgrade. Your only option is to wait for someone to patch a later version from the version you got installed on your phone.
I think someone can even just change a number in AndroidManifest.xml install it and then just upgrade.
I'm sure a patched version will pop-up again somewhere on xda, just make sure it's later version than the version pre-installed into the system.

Xenos7 said:
The reason you can't install the modded version is because the version that was modded is less than pre-installed version on the device. As of now, you can't downgrade apps, only upgrade. Your only option is to wait for someone to patch a later version from the version you got installed on your phone.
I think someone can even just change a number in AndroidManifest.xml install it and then just upgrade.
I'm sure a patched version will pop-up again somewhere on xda, just make sure it's later version than the version pre-installed into the system.
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Hmmm.... lets wait for some godman to do the favour..... i am from medical profession so dont know much abt this coding stuff. Otherwise i would have done that myself :laugh: