Hello,
I write from Germany and I've read this HERE. Is this true? Is Kingo root really dangerous? Is there any alternative root for LG G Pad?
Pittermann said:
Hello,
I write from Germany and I've read this HERE. Is this true? Is Kingo root really dangerous? Is there any alternative root for LG G Pad?
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Rooted my lg pad 8.3 safely so I would not worry.
Mine is rooted successfully with Kingo too.
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Rooting isn't the problem. This works fine. I know. But what is with grabbing/spy and other sensitive data? That's the question. I've read that personal data be spied by a china server.
Please read my link.
Two quotes from my link:
I can confirm that something unknown/suspicious is being uploaded to your PC on running the android root.exe file. The IP address (hex) corresponds to a website/location in ZH (China) (whois). My antivirus and firewall blocked it out, and the programme halted on my PC, and I couldn't root my mom's New Samsung galaxy trend duos. I uninstalled the app & thank goodness I was running the file sandboxed.....caveat emptor everyone......
Dead Cookies leave no trails...
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Bumping this thread to clear some things up:
The tool isn't allowed on the forums right now, we're still working out some issues with them. Biggest issue being sending sensitive data unencrypted to their servers in China and grabbing the IMEI with no apparent reason. When that is solved the whole issue will be reassessed.
Thread closed. (for now)
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I think this tool Kingo Root is very risky.
Pittermann said:
Rooting isn't the problem. This works fine. I know. But what is with grabbing/spy and other sensitive data? That's the question. I've read that personal data be spied by a china server.
Please read my link.
Two quotes from my link:
I think this tool Kingo Root is very risky.
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I would hope it is clean... You can always try the G2 root method to see if it works, they are very similar.
btw questions go in the Q&A section not the general... that is why it exists
joshuadjohnson22 said:
I would hope it is clean... You can always try the G2 root method to see if it works, they are very similar.
btw questions go in the Q&A section not the general... that is why it exists
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Hello,
"hope" is too uncertain for me. And similar is not the same. I think that doesn't work fine. Or do you 100% know that it works?
Sorry, I'm here for the first time and I doesn't know that with Q&A. But now I know it.
And sorry for my english. Ist not the best. I know :fingers-crossed:
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Hello,
"hope" is too uncertain for me. And similar is not the same. I think that doesn't work fine. Or do you 100% know that it works?
Sorry, I'm here for the first time and I doesn't know that with Q&A. But now I know it.
And sorry for my english. Ist not the best. I know :fingers-crossed:
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It does work, if you look here you will see that a lot of people had success with it.
Although the exe seems clear, the problem is that it requires permission from my firewall to connect to internet and download additional drivers(?). This is definitely suspicious as they could had been included in the exe. And as a user said it tries to connect to some ip that is chinese. I wanted to root my lg g pad using kingo but i had seen the thread you mention and as xda doesnt support this app i ll wait till they find a way to unlock bootloader and install a custom recovery.
I will wait too. That's for me also too suspicious.
joshuadjohnson22 said:
It does work, if you look here you will see that a lot of people had success with it.
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Again, I know that kingo works. but I think this tool contains a trojan.
And with my question, I did not mean kingo, but I meant the root method of G2. Do you 100% know that it works also with LG G Pad?
Pittermann said:
I will wait too. That's for me also too suspicious.
Again, I know that kingo works. but I think this tool contains a trojan.
And with my question, I did not mean kingo, but I meant the root method of G2. Do you 100% know that it works also with LG G Pad?
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Nope , no one has tested it and i dont have my g pad yet. The G2 and G Pad are very similar as far as OS
But if you are worried about kingo even though no one has had any issues with their g pad then dont root. I will take my chances when i get mine if there are not alternative methoda.
Worked great on mine, rooted it about an hr after I got home with it.
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donharden2002 said:
Worked great on mine, rooted it about an hr after I got home with it.
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I rooted mine too w/ Kingo... it was so fast, didn't have time to be nervous,,,,lol as for risky, whattheheckisntriskythesedays?!
Ms D
The question isn't if this tool works (it works as it is verified by so many members), it's if this tool is dangerous and none of you could answer to that.
gangsterjoop said:
The tool isn't allowed on the forums right now, we're still working out some issues with them. Biggest issue being sending sensitive data unencrypted to their servers in China and grabbing the IMEI with no apparent reason. When that is solved the whole issue will be reassessed.
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kennyglass123 said:
As far as can be seen the information is grabbed and sent during the rooting process which is why it will not work without an active internet connection. Kingo is working on a revision to remove the data collection.
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posted by poyensa, xda recognised developer:
poyensa said:
Until this method is verified to be working safely and without malware, I would advise everyone not to use this method.
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Apparently, all of you who have rooted your g pad with kingo app had your private data and imei sent to an unknown chinese ip.
katsika said:
The question isn't if this tool works (it works as it is verified by so many members), it's if this tool is dangerous and none of you could answer to that.
posted by poyensa, xda recognised developer:
Apparently, all of you who have rooted your g pad with kingo app had your private data and imei sent to an unknown chinese ip.
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Correctly. This is fact. You're one of the few who understood what I mean with my post. But everyone needs to know in what danger he sets himself.
But I wish you continued fun with the stolen imei and personal data theft :silly:
the picsfi
Pittermann said:
Correctly. This is fact. You're one of the few who understood what I mean with my post. But everyone needs to know in what danger he sets himself.
But I wish you continued fun with the stolen imei and personal data theft :silly:
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I see...so the root works but your data is being sent to a Chinese Data mining operation then being sent back to the NSA? ( lol joke sorry i had to say it).
Well it's a good thing i research stuff before i jump in.
katsika said:
The question isn't if this tool works (it works as it is verified by so many members), it's if this tool is dangerous and none of you could answer to that.
Apparently, all of you who have rooted your g pad with kingo app had your private data and imei sent to an unknown chinese ip.
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oh ok, took down my pic, (no need to "advertise" how bad I am at reading a post, my name says enuf!) i got it now : )
ty for giving me yet another thing to worry about..lol j/k
k, well since there's nothing that I can do about it now since some Chinese guy is pouring over my Gmail acct as we speak,
i'll just go over there -----> & join the row of "sitting ducks" and "Chicken Littles" waiting for the sky to fall : )
Ms D
I updated the root thread with a little warning. I would recommend restoring to stock and then try rooting that way you have nothing in your data to be stolen (besides the IMEI). I hope someone will be brave enough to try the other root method from the G2 so we don't risk anything... anyone try it yet? (from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448887)
If someone can confirm it to work I will update the root thread with that root method. I would try but I do not have the G pad yet
joshuadjohnson22 said:
I updated the root thread with a little warning. I would recommend restoring to stock and then try rooting that way you have nothing in your data to be stolen (besides the IMEI). I hope someone will be brave enough to try the other root method from the G2 so we don't risk anything... anyone try it yet? (from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448887)
If someone can confirm it to work I will update the root thread with that root method. I would try but I do not have the G pad yet
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I tried the root method for the G2. While it worked very well for my d800 G2, it did NOT work on my G Pad.
SuperUser was copied onto my pad, but root was not successfully obtained There are no ill effects from the failure though.
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I have rooted with Kingo. Out of curiosity I ran malwarebytes anti malware tool from google play. Everything came up clean no trojans, etc. Not a guarantee but somewhat comforting,
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I just checked the "android_root.exe" on VirusTotal.com . Found 3/47 Trojan. So I'm definitly not running it on my os. -.- Waiting for a more secure method.
Here ist the link to the analyse: https:// w w w .virustotal.com/de/file/c524e47232f22fb4e619827c5e502984ff8360802c4b181444c0376b86c7b1cf/analysis/1384731756/
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This is so awesome but I can't post links so....
...wait for it!!!
I can post it on my own web site tho: free-press dot us
I copied this from your site.
How To ROOT the Optimus G Pro E-980
after installing the latest update to E98010p
1. Install the drivers if you have not done so yet from http://www.lg.com/us/support-mobile/lg-E980 (under Software Update tab)
2. Install this program (Kingo Android Root) from download.com: http://download.cnet.com/Kingo-Android-Root/3000-2094_4-75996768.html
Notes: You get a download.com installer initially. I was offered two programs I would never use so I declined those and got the actual program from the installer. Nothing was forced so don't freak out. The actual program is 22.5mb.
3. Open the Kingo program after install.
4. Put your phone in USB Debugger mode and connect it to your PC.
5. Select "Install PC Software" on your phone popup and let the Kingo program do its job.
6. The program will attempt root in Odin mode at first and fail and will then automatically use the correct mode and succeed.
Once the program completes you will have rooted your LG Optimus G Pro with "SuperSU" installed. Very simple. Next step is to install a Recovery.
I tried to post this on XDA but I don't have 10 posts so I gave up there. I go there often for solutions and new information but rarely post, but people seemed to be struggling with this and I thought I should give something back. Someone with link posting power can repost this to the forum if you want but please give me some credit for finding this on YouTube. Thanks!!!
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really it was so simple
I just installed it and the program worked as promised, thanks man
Worked for me, now trying it on my Nexus 7 (Flo) ...:good:
**Update**
Nope on the Nexus
I'm gonna take a stab at this and say Freegee will still be required for installing recovery(CWM)?
cougar214 said:
I'm gonna take a stab at this and say Freegee will still be required for installing recovery(CWM)?
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FreeGee will put the lokified version of the recovery on your phone, which is needed since the bootloader is still locked
Can you tell me, or anyone can tell me, why Rom Manager doesn't work? It says it has Loki support but when I try to use it I get the android with the red symbol denoting it can't boot into recovery. I'm just curious.
cougar214 said:
Can you tell me, or anyone can tell me, why Rom Manager doesn't work? It says it has Loki support but when I try to use it I get the android with the red symbol denoting it can't boot into recovery. I'm just curious.
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Not sure....
I've read that Kingo and vroot are malicious root programs that might be sending IMEI info to Chinese servers. Then, supposedly other phones can be set up with your credentials. I don't have any way to verify if the aforementioned is true, but I'm just passing it along...
Maybe a web search of vroot and Kingo are in order.....
If that is true, and I'm not saying it is or isn't, I'm sure a web search on the matter could tell you what to look for. Such as hidden malicious apps installed, etc. It would be a prudent move to check into it but nothing to panic over until and/or unless there is some truth to it. Just my 2 cents on the matter....lol
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Just because you brought it up Andy, I went into all my settings and apps. This method DOES install an app in your phone. I probably should have wrote down the app info before I removed it but I forgot to. it's not rocket science to figure it out on your own though. You see a blue icon with some Chinese writing on it. I went ahead and removed it from my phone just to be safe. But chances are IF this app is sending ANY data to a foreign server, it has done so already because it's been in my phone for a few hours already before I noticed it.
I did read online about the uploading of IMEI numbers but ONLY to build a database from but that feature has since been removed because of the concerns it raised.
Worked fine for my LG Optimus G Pro E980. I also ran Malware Bytes afterwards and found no malware, then I ran CM Security and the only thing I found was an sms fake phishing vulnerability which I am almost sure didn't come from the root process.
So just want to verify on this software is working for E980 10p update? Has anyone else found 10p root method to work without reflashing.? I am almost tempt to hold out on 4.4 OTA update coming for my phone.
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Doesnt get any easier then kingo lol
2SHAYNEZ
I know that but is it going to work for my E980 I checked out the site and the E980 isn't listed as a phone on its list I'll try it out.
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Deweywiii said:
I know that but is it going to work for my E980 I checked out the site and the E980 isn't listed as a phone on its list I'll try it out.
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Lol yes that's what this thread is stating already......I used it took 10 mins to do everything
2SHAYNEZ
shayneflashindaily said:
Lol yes that's what this thread is stating already......I used it took 10 mins to do everything
2SHAYNEZ
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Alright cool im doing it now. so is freegee working for the bypass of bootloader?
Deweywiii said:
Alright cool im doing it now. so is freegee working for the bypass of bootloader?
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Yeah freegee bypasses and allows you to install cwm that has lokified built in
2SHAYNEZ
shayneflashindaily said:
Yeah freegee bypasses and allows you to install cwm that has lokified built in
2SHAYNEZ
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Ok i have rooted and i have also used freegee. now i just need to back it up and get some roms and have a little fun.
Deweywiii said:
Ok i have rooted and i have also used freegee. now i just need to back it up and get some roms and have a little fun.
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Make sure you read op of each ROM ....installation guides.....good luck
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Any Linux based scripts to get this phone rooted? I don't own a windows PC.
Did someone try to root the G3 with Towelroot?
http://towelroot.com/
Yes, it will. Even on the S5 without tripping KNOX. Just try it yourself, no risk involved. I haven`t tried it myself but i`am absolutely sure it will get you root.
Good to know.
I should get my G3 next week so I will definitely use it.
Thanks.
liamR said:
Did someone try to root the G3 with Towelroot?
http://towelroot.com/
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Just confirmed with my international D855 unit.
Works flawlessly. Tested with Root checker and Titanium backup.
Still dazed as to how this works... possibly the fastest root method ever! :good:
MasK said:
Just confirmed with my international D855 unit.
Works flawlessly. Tested with Root checker and Titanium backup.
Still dazed as to how this works... possibly the fastest root method ever! :good:
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Appearently its a vulnurability in all android kernels that are build before june 3rd that lets the exploit do its work and install root during the boot sequence without beeing detected.
Yes. It's amazing. This guy have a great talent. He just left the iOS system and went for Android (He developed the iOS Jailbreak). Now Chainfire and other good developers here have competition
Working good
To unroot do u just need to do a reset? This works on uk model g3 with 2gb ram?
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vimto25 said:
To unroot do u just need to do a reset? This works on uk model g3 with 2gb ram?
Sent from my LG-D855 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Yes, it works with all android devices atm and a data factory reset or flashing a factory image will unroot.
warranty still void tho I guess? I'm wanting to root really badly, but holding off as long as I can in case of problems as phone is litteraly hours old
557953 said:
warranty still void tho I guess? I'm wanting to root really badly, but holding off as long as I can in case of problems as phone is litteraly hours old
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I've never worried about the 'warranty voided' stories. If software could physically damage a device then the device is poorly made. I had three different rooted Samsung that failed due to the 'sudden death syndrome'. They were all fixed under warranty. Never heard of anyone having problems with warranty on a rooted device - only urban myths!
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If you find my post useful, a click on the 'thanks' is appreciated.
557953 said:
warranty still void tho I guess? I'm wanting to root really badly, but holding off as long as I can in case of problems as phone is litteraly hours old
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Rooting has always voided warranty. .. There were just ways to return it to stock like it was never rooted.
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Epix4G said:
Rooting has always voided warranty. .. There were just ways to return it to stock like it was never rooted.
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Not with my rooted phones - any that died or had faults have always been fixed under warranty - going right back to the 'Hero'. If I buy a brand name Windows PC, wipe the hard disk and install Linux, the manufacturer still has to honour their hardware warranty under EU law. Same with mobiles/phones/tablets.
Maybe North American consumer protection laws are not as good as those here in Europe.
For instance, in the EU we can return anything we buy via mail order for a full refund within 14 days for any reason under the 'distance selling' regulations. Goods bought in shops or via mail order also have to be of 'merchantable quality'. As it currently stands, EU customers could obtain a full refund for the LG G3 as it does not work reliably with the Google Chromecast. This is probably why Samsung fixed a similar problem with a software patch when some of their devices had the same problem.
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Sucessfully rooted my D855 using Towelroot as well.Tested with root checker and adblock to verify it's working.
One problem I had was when I installed SuperSU,it says need to have binary updated.However,when I clicked "Normal"..it says installation failed?
JxXxn said:
Sucessfully rooted my D855 using Towelroot as well.Tested with root checker and adblock to verify it's working.
One problem I had was when I installed SuperSU,it says need to have binary updated.However,when I clicked "Normal"..it says installation failed?
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Yup.. likewise with SuperSU.
I uninstalled it and never bothered with it
To unroot, can somebody install SuperSu and try to uninstal root pls?
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qwerty1q said:
To unroot, can somebody install SuperSu and try to uninstal root pls?
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Doing so removes your root access (as you expect) but your device will still refuse to install OTA's
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JxXxn said:
Sucessfully rooted my D855 using Towelroot as well.Tested with root checker and adblock to verify it's working.
One problem I had was when I installed SuperSU,it says need to have binary updated.However,when I clicked "Normal"..it says installation failed?
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MasK said:
Yup.. likewise with SuperSU.
I uninstalled it and never bothered with it
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Alright.. I decided to try it again and now SuperSU works flawlessly.
I think you need to reboot and run it again. This time for me, it didn't ask me for a binary update. Just started working. Try it.
Lennyuk said:
Doing so removes your root access (as you expect) but your device will still refuse to install OTA's
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OK so I can unroot with SuperSu, the only disadvantage is no OTA, and to unroot with OTA I'd need to perform factory reset, right? How to do it?
After Factory reset,
Do LG backup app restore the whole rom with settings and apps, please?
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MasK said:
Alright.. I decided to try it again and now SuperSU works flawlessly.
I think you need to reboot and run it again. This time for me, it didn't ask me for a binary update. Just started working. Try it.
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Yes..it works now!And Hello from yr fellow Singaporean!!
Let me start by saying I APOLOGIZE, As I know this may not be the right section but I've asked there as well and couldn't find help. I feel as though I've exhausted all my resources and still can't get my Gpad to root. I've tried the one click method, kingroot, towelroot, various ADB scripts. You name it I tried them all out there. Is there anyone out there that knows how I can get this device rooted? For the past 3 weeks alone my mission had been to simply very this tablet rooted.
Sorry but I think we are lost no Root for this tablet with lollipop 5.0.2 and the bad part no exist a KDZ or TOT to back to stock.
Damn that's what I was fearing. I may just have to return it as, being NON ROOTED is not an option for me. I'll probably get a Nexus.
Have you tried the new root method for LG devices? It "should" still work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/guide-root-method-lg-devices-t3049772
timmytim said:
Have you tried the new root method for LG devices? It "should" still work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/guide-root-method-lg-devices-t3049772
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Even tried that one with no luck. Tried 4 times.
I've tried literally every type of root method that I could find including Stump, King, Towel, Kingo, "new LG root method", PurpleDrake, and several others. No luck whatsoever.
fatbas202 said:
I've tried literally every type of root method that I could find including Stump, King, Towel, Kingo, "new LG root method", PurpleDrake, and several others. No luck whatsoever.
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It's never taken me this long to root a device.
Bump
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Full tutorial here.
I just king root on my lg pad 7 lollipop with no problem. No need to downgrade.
stagius24 said:
I just king root on my lg pad 7 lollipop with no problem. No need to downgrade.
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this not work too not sure why people say that
Mervingio said:
this not work too not sure why people say that
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Mine is Sprint LTE LG G pad 7 with Lolillop. I downloaded the Kingroot apk and tried on the tablet. No superSU but something similar from Kingroot to manage root permission.
Damn is Rooted can't believe it I use LATEST King Root I tried like 20 times and now works
Mervingio said:
Damn is Rooted can't believe it I use LATEST King Root I tried like 20 times and now works
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Not saying that I don't believe you, but would you mind posting screenshots? I'm terribly curious.
And if you are cool with it, I'd like to work with you to get a dump of the 5.0.2 ROM. Maybe we can package it in to a zip for others.
Thanks!
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Not saying that I don't believe you, but would you mind posting screenshots? I'm terribly curious.
And if you are cool with it, I'd like to work with you to get a dump of the 5.0.2 ROM. Maybe we can package it in to a zip for others.
Thanks!
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I Removed every Att and Google crap bloatware apps from system them download from PS
Mervingio said:
I Removed every Att and Google crap bloatware apps from system them download from PS
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Excellent. Thank you!
This tablet came to me as 5.0.2 and I rooted it with LG One Click Root. Then while trying to fully enable tethering and half drunk I partially-bricked it (it would boot to a black screen and after a moment start adbd) so I flashed the 4.4.2 test-keys image and successfully rooted again with One Click Root (obviously). The trick is to change the COM port of the download mode driver from COM21 to COM17, as One Click Root expects the device to use COM17. Before starting, boot into download mode with the button combo (powered off, hold volume up while plugging in USB cord) and use Device Manager to change the port of the "LGE Mobile USB Serial Port" to COM17. It may take a few moments for the tablet to show up in Device Manager. Reboot the tablet. Now One Click Root will run through smoothly in one shot.
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Full tutorial here.
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If you follow that tutorial exactly, you will get some love.
You have to downgrade to root your lg g pad 7.0 v410
TeChjEEpers... said:
You have to downgrade to root your lg g pad 7.0 v410
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Been waiting for someone else to answer you.... but my $.02 say yes. I've downgraded so I'm not on stock so there's no way for me to test. Good luck.
As posted by @maheshwar, there is a rooted tar file available for $50 on this website... Anyone else see this or attempt it? It's tempting to me if it is legit..
http://easy-firmware.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=7391
well, looks like some people are paying for it...hopefully someone here
jellybear456 said:
As posted by @maheshwar, there is a rooted tar file available for $50 on this website... Anyone else see this or attempt it? It's tempting to me if it is legit..
http://easy-firmware.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=7391
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I found the files for them to be downloaded, but they are pass protected.
https://mega.nz/#!1lFSXKJB!eh6SwZgFhJC5VW2hEEx2v5SZl5dB58aceNdrxDXiHGo
If I was able to risk the possible bricking of my phone I would try it but I unfortunately can't. Really curious about this though. Hoping someone can weigh in on this.
jellybear456 said:
If I was able to risk the possible bricking of my phone I would try it but I unfortunately can't. Really curious about this though. Hoping someone can weigh in on this.
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check out this guys channel, he seems to have used the z3x method and it worked.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqc0lv6bETwYE4Z0N3lBrKA/videos?shelf_id=0&view=0&sort=dd
maheshwar said:
check out this guys channel, he seems to have used the z3x method and it worked.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqc0lv6bETwYE4Z0N3lBrKA/videos?shelf_id=0&view=0&sort=dd
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That's really interesting... I Mean he's using the N920A.. And the Samsung Tool box(I think) he's using says it granted super user rights..I just wish I knew what he was saying and how to get root since it seems, at least from the video I watched, the device was already rooted it and he was unlocking it.
jellybear456 said:
That's really interesting... I Mean he's using the N920A.. And the Samsung Tool box(I think) he's using says it granted super user rights..I just wish I knew what he was saying and how to get root since it seems, at least from the video I watched, the device was already rooted it and he was unlocking it.
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Im preety sure that the Samsung tool box roots it as its unlocking the phone,
assuming from : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX-8VsK7NDE
maheshwar said:
Im preety sure that the Samsung tool box roots it as its unlocking the phone,
assuming from : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX-8VsK7NDE
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That's sure what it looks like? Hmm.. Is the Samsung Tool box an "official" tool from Samsung? I know very little about it.
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jellybear456 said:
That's sure what it looks like? Hmm.. Is the Samsung Tool box an "official" tool from Samsung? I know very little about it.
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Samsung would never give out such a powerful tool do the public.
Apparently this website (https://chimeratool.com/) (paid) now added support for the ATT note 5 aswell.
here is the download link for the tool : https://chimeratool.com/downloads/latest
maheshwar said:
Samsung would never give out such a powerful tool do the public.
Apparently this website (https://chimeratool.com/) (paid) now added support for the ATT note 5 aswell.
here is the download link for the tool : https://chimeratool.com/downloads/latest
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Haha I'm dumb. That makes sense. But wow man you are finding a ton of info on this. This is pretty awesome we finally might have root on the note 5. Just waiting for someone to confirm one of them works with proof and I would gladly pay for it.
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maheshwar said:
Samsung would never give out such a powerful tool do the public.
Apparently this website (https://chimeratool.com/) (paid) now added support for the ATT note 5 aswell.
here is the download link for the tool : https://chimeratool.com/downloads/latest
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Check this thread out, some people have tried chimera. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3328294
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jellybear456 said:
Check this thread out, some people have tried chimera. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3328294
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Yea i've seen them, many are having problems because almost everyone is on the new A0J1 firmware (OTA) samsung pushed mid september. And seems that chimera tool uses a custom boot IMG that was built on AOGG firmware the (factory default)[Theorizing], not 100% sure. But, i think downgrading and then running through the tool might resolve some problems.
maheshwar said:
Yea i've seen them, many are having problems because almost everyone is on the new A0J1 firmware (OTA) samsung pushed mid september. And seems that chimera tool uses a custom boot IMG that was built on AOGG firmware the (factory default)[Theorizing], not 100% sure. But, i think downgrading and then running through the tool might resolve some problems.
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It still doesn't work, I actually used Odin to downgrade to COGG and then tried to root using the tool, So it successfully "roots" but in the process I lost my IMEI and according to another person on here the tool is useless as it's not the "root" the end user is looking for. I verified this using root checker and it comes back without root. Ended up Going back to the latest firmware with ODIN.
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It still doesn't work, I actually used Odin to downgrade to COGG and then tried to root using the tool, So it successfully "roots" but in the process I lost my IMEI and according to another person on here the tool is useless as it's not the "root" the end user is looking for. I verified this using root checker and it comes back without root. Ended up Going back to the latest firmware with ODIN.
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Well damn that kind of sucks. Thanks for trying though man and keeping us updated.
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I rooted so i could change my phone so could wifi tether without paying cricket the $10 a month. but i lost my ability to use android. can i unroot and encrypt my phone again and keep my changes and use android pay?
Your information is very vague, you posted in wrong place this is development for nexus 5x. You didnt say nothing you did! No one can help you! Google is your friend!
hilla_killa said:
Your information is very vague, you posted in wrong place this is development for nexus 5x. You didnt say nothing you did! No one can help you! Google is your friend!
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sorry i used TWRP 3.0.2 and installed super user 2.78
Those 2 things would not make your phone unusable if you have 5x you shouldnt have posted in development
hilla_killa said:
Those 2 things would not make your phone unusable if you have 5x you shouldnt have posted in development
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i can't use android pay, pokEmon, or snapchat
Ok and you never will with root, shouldve researched things 1st, and thsts alot different from not being able to use android smh
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Ok and you never will with root, shouldve researched things 1st
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which is why i want to unroot and encrypt my phone, but what i can't find anywhere is if my tethering will be locked again
Just unistall supersu in the app. See if it will work.
milan187 said:
Just unistall supersu in the app. See if it will work.
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tried that, the unlocked bootloader is whats causing my issues
What did you change to get thethering to work? You can lock your bootloader but it's generally not a good idea of you have issues in the future.
why hasn't a moderator moved this thread yet to Q&A yet? lol
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What did you change to get thethering to work? You can lock your bootloader but it's generally not a good idea of you have issues in the future.
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well the guide on here to unlock my tethering didn't work so i downloaded an app called free tether unlocker and it got the job done surprisingly
Just try it and see if it still works.. Only way to really know
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