yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdawson28:
possible root method

anyone try this or want to try this not sure what version of the express its for it dont specify

http://redigua.com/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-express.html
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
After taking a look at the rooting procedure I would definitely stay away from this procedure it raises numerous red flags. First off it mentions hboot which is only used on HTC devices, also it tells you to install a HTC based root exploit along with HTC driver's. Finally it mentions installing z4root which hasn't worked on any device since early versions of froyo. Hopefully a rooting method will be discovered in the near future.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arturfenix:
I did a Root using the free version of this softwarehttp://www.unlockroot.com/unlockroot.html
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] invert_nexus:
Are you updated to jelly bean?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sworder:
Still doesn't work for 4.1.2

We already know this works for the stock ROM.

It still doesn't work for Jellbean 4.1.2. I just tried it again. It doesn't work. I updated UnlockRoot, and the program has not changed so until then it will stay not working.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bill48105:
Crap so that means now that my phone upgraded to JB today I'm stuck with it. :crying: So far doesn't seem like anything is outright broken but GPS is slower to lock & fewer sats, missing mobile button to quickly turn it off/on, fugly white dialer and more crapware running using 100-200MB more ram which all sucks. lol Fingers crossed we get working root asap cuz I love the phone overall but not having root to at least kill crapware blows. Maybe I'll use the Pantech Flex I got for a bit, root on that was easy.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDC2389:
I have updated to jellybean, there is no root from unlockroot yet, maybe in their next version though. I have a few days left in my 90 day return policy from costco and I am heavily considering grabbing a different phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlindArtisan:
The thing with unlock root is that it used a know exploit with ics to grant root access. Unfortunately the known jellybean exploits do not seem to work.

Unless we find a working exploit in 4.1.2 to gain root, we will have to create a working recovery image to flash supersu that way.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDC2389:
Man the stock jelly bean rom feels snappier but without root it's an even worse situation for ram, we need root bad. :eek: Gonna try to return this thing if possible, **** stock roms.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bill48105:
Tell me about it. I'm hitting 589MB ram used with stock except I added google voice, Dialer one & ES File explorer. The att crapware was bearable on ICS, but snappier or not, they've ruined this phone since the upgrade to JB. Torn between waiting for root, finding an express that hasn't been upgraded yet to root & hopefully stop the OTA upgrade or living with my pantech flex I had planned to sell. So frustrating because I really liked the Express since getting it last week.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] invert_nexus:
You know that you can disable apps without root?

I ve never seen it on my other phones, but on this one, after you uninstall all updates to a stock app, there's a disable option.

Of course, android is supposedly designed to run with apps loaded so that things like memory managers supposedly do more harm than good.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdawson28:
anything new

nothing new posted in a while is anyone still working on getting jelly bean to root
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sworder:
I am so close to returning this phone. This is my first samsung experience and hopefully my last. I am really more of an HTC person anyway.

Maybe someone should buy the unlockroot pro and see if it works. :laugh:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WIMMPYIII:
No one

So no one that we have seen is working on a root for this phone.

This is looking like a POS phone for anyone that wants any control of their phone.

Has anyone had any luck with the paid sites like oneclickroot?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDC2389:
If you have a chance to return this phone, don't hesitate. There is no support, stick with flagship phones if you want root...lesson learned -_-
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sworder:
At&T will not accept my phone return, so I offer my phone for any for anything that may need to be done as far as finding methods of rooting this thing. I'll test any method you want, since I'm now looking for a new provider. AT&T really made me angry now since they won't accept it back, and they forced the jellybean update on us and we can no longer root. Great way to keep me around AT&T. Thank you!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arturfenix:
from ukraine

Hi, I use a translator, so that might be a bad translation

Restoring brick samsung

samsung galaxy express i437

Firmware and OS: Android 4.0.1 ICS

Problem description:

Hello, yesterday started off so screwed telefon.Delo: Phone market new firmware on it and there is no runoff Russian too, I slowly made ​​Root, unlock, as it was tied to AT & T, installed Rom Manager Pro, put ClockworMod, but for this model he came up and started a little side with Rcovery, when loading Recovery Booting has written and executed but it's half the trouble, I did it to run it.

Yesterday found some recovey, put it through ODIN, after having the same problem only with interference on the screen, found how to fix this error on ClockworMod (

Now, enter "su" to get root access. Superuser might ask you for authorization.

Then enter

echo boot | dd of = / dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs = 1 seek = 0) via the application "Terminal"! Entered this command after restarting the phone will not turn on, or in Recovery Hu B download mode does not set.

USB does not define as Samsung, and is not a specific device qhsusb_dload. Which found the driver-set now Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008. Now the phone is not responding to anything. Help can be done without the help of CC!? Old saw about RIFF JTAG. What can you say about my problem?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdawson28:
need a better translation did you find root on jelly bean or 4.0 if on jelly bean we need step by step on your root method
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arturfenix:
I hope now is much better

Hello, yesterday I killed my phone samsung galaxy express i437

OS and firmware: Android 4.0.1 ICS

I installed Rom Manager Pro, put ClockworMod, but this model is not approached, and began having problems with a Retsovery. When downloading Recovery Booting wrote and executed but half woes, I did it to run it.

Yesterday found some recovey, put it through ODIN, after having the same problem with only background noise, found a fix for ClockworMod (Now, enter "su" to get root access. Superuser might ask you for authorization.

Then enter

echo boot | dd of = / dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs = 1 seek = 0) through the application of the "Terminal."

Entered this command after restarting the phone does not turn on, Recovery and download mode does not set.

USB does not define as Samsung, but does not find a specific device qhsusb_dload. Found a driver has now Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008. Now the phone is not responding to anything. Help that can be done without the help of Service Center!?. What can you say about my problem?

Can I return the phone to its normal state
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdawson28:
sounds like your better off using insurance and getting a new phone first off dont flash anything that isnt made for your type of phone and so far there isnt really any support for this phone yet so until we get support dont expect much
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jimmy951:
I know this won't help most of you but I was able to root before installing the update that at&t was trying to push upon my phone.

First app I froze was the software updater!

If I can I would like to help....so is there anything I can do seeing as my phone is rooted prior to updating?

I have rooted other phones before but really haven't done much other technical stuff with them other than removing bloatware, freezing, etc..

Let me know & good luck!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bill48105:
Crazy long battery life, high memory usage, still no root

In other news, since unable to root, I disabled a tons of things that I could without it and while memory still grows to nearly 600MB running nothing my battery life is rockin at FIVE DAYS. (Battery was at 39% at 4 days 15 hrs so I gave in & charged it). While we wait patiently for root what kind of memory usage & battery life you all seeing? GO!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shabbypenguin:
http://vulnfactory.org/public/motochopper.zip

use this to root, if someone snags me a copy of recovery.img and sends it in a pm to me ill make cwm for you guys so you can just root via odin and no updates will block ya :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdawson28:
is this for jelly bean by chance
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlindArtisan:
You are a godsend worked right away. Nice find on this exploit, seems that it just came out this week as well. Although this does install superuser I prefer SuperSU, but beggars can't be choosers.

I'll try getting a copy of the recovery asap.

Edit: Super easy guide for switching to SuperSu http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29187553

Double Edit: it's ASAP. I have the recovery image in the attachments
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdawson28:
worked great awesome work anything i can do to help out let me know sincde we finally have root
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sworder:
Thank you so much shabbypenguin, it worked perfectly. I can't wait for that CWM recovery.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] invert_nexus:
Nice. Haven't tried yet, but sounds like a winner.

Does this unlock the bootloader as well?

Is this the same exploit as documented here:

http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...nlocking-for-the-atrix-hd-razr-hd-and-razr-m/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlindArtisan:
I don't know much about the unlock process for Motorola products, but for Samsung devices from my understanding they don't actually have a "bootloader" they have Odin and S-on.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trashium:
work on 8730 ?

Work on I8730
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] invert_nexus:
Pretty sure that they do. E.g.: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1769411

They have the same chip, msm8960, as we do. Also the motorola phones explicitly stated in the motochopper exploit.

Seems that samsung doesn't generally lock their bootloaders as it was a huge deal dor the verizon sg3. However, due to the behavior of odin being unwilling to flash a kernel, I'm thinking ours is locked as well.

S-on, I believe, is in regards to htc phones although it may cover others.... hboot or some such.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdawson28:
i437 forum and cwm

so any word on that cwm recovery and now since we have root and possible cwm recovery can we ask for a forum again
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
Actually all phones have a bootloader, and essentially all but the most basic embedded devices have bootloader. Samsung devices have bootloader's just like any other device, Odin is helpful tool that allows us to modify and flash various parts of our device such bootloader, radio, etc. but is not a bootloader itself. Download mode on Samsung devices is a special mode similar to fastboot mode that allows us to use Odin to modify our device. S-On and S-Off refer to the Security-On and Security-Off flag respectively in HTC based device bootloaders. If the S-On flag is active you can't modify certain partitions of the device, however if you disable the S-On flag you get S-Off mode and can modify all partitions and parts of the device however you wish. I hope this cleared up any confusion you had :).

---------- Post added at 09:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:08 PM ----------

Here is a port of Clockworkmod 6.0.3.1 I made for the Galaxy Express, it is a tar.md5 file that is flashable in Odin. I have not tested it myself as I do not own the device.

CWMR 6.0.3.1 Galaxy Express
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdawson28:
awesome thanks ill try it out now
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shabbypenguin:
got a pm thanks to rdawson ill be making recovery asap. you guys are in luck this device is very similar to a device we are building CM for. ill look and see if anyone wants to try and buy one to work towards making cm10 for yall
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] invert_nexus:
Alright. I can confirm that the root does work. Now, the question is what about the bootloader?

I looked up a thread about the motochopper exploit and it doesn't unlock the bootloader, so if our bootloader is, in fact, locked, then we're screwed as far as custom roms and such go. One of the links I posted earlier details an exploit discovered by the same guy who came up with motochopper with the same motorola phones that unlocks the bootloader. Perhaps it can be modified for the sgh i437?

The thing is that it appears that our bootloader is locked using qfuses which physically short out in various ways to signal certain states about the phone. In some cases, they can be shorted in such a way that it would be physically impossible to unlock the bootloader. I'm unsure as to the exact state of ours as the phones he examined are motorola (albeit with the same msm8960) not samsung.

Another place to examine more closely is the verizon sg3 as it also has the same chip with a locked bootloader.

Hopefully I'm wrong altogether and the bootloader isn't locked at all. I don't have time to mess with it right now, so maybe someone else can dig into it in the meantime.

---------- Post added at 04:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:53 PM ----------

Fingers crossed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shabbypenguin:
i dont understand, why do you guys think your bootloader is locked?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] invert_nexus:
After the Jelly Bean update, I tried to flash a backup I had made previously of my boot and system partititions. Odin would flash the recovery image, but it would not flash boot nor would it flash system. When it tried to flash system, it displayed "boot" momentarily in the little box and so I assume that it tried flashing to the boot partition (although I don't know why it would with a /system flash) and ran into a bootloader. I'm unsure how to determine exactly whether the bootloader is locked or not. It does say Qualcomm Secureboot: Enable in download mode... or maybe recovery... I forget which. But, I've read where that doesn't actually mean a locked bootloader.

It's difficult finding precise information.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shabbypenguin:
the metropcs sgs3 says the same thing, chances are you guys are fine :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdawson28:
in regards to the cwm 6.0.3.1

odin just says its invalid and does nothing
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
Did you flash it in the PDA slot? When you go to load it in the PDA slot does it tell you it's invalid?

Edit:

I see what I did wrong I forgot to rename the actual recovery image in the package to recovery.img, my error not yours. Below is the updated version:

Updated CWMR Odin Package
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdawson28:
ok im trying again thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlindArtisan:
That clears some confusion. The only device I have touched the bootloader on is my Nexus 7, which to unlock all you need is "fastboot oem unlock" cmd when this didn't work on my express I assumed odin replaces the bootloader. S-On and S-Off I had heard around the forums. On this device we have "qualcomm secure"

in odin it says "Qualcomm secure:enabled" not sure if that means it's locked
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdawson28:
just sits at setup connection now
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
Some possible fixes and suggestions:

1. Try a different USB port (Such as one directly connected to your motherboard)

2. Make sure Kies is not running in the background or any Kies related system processes are running in Task Manager (Uninstall Kies if you have too)

3. Re-Install the Samsung USB drivers

4. Restart your PC and try again
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shabbypenguin:
www.shabbypenguin.com/OUDstuff/Samsung/ATT/Express/Express-OUDHS-CWM.exe

put your device in download mode

connect it to the computer

run the odin one click

click start

enjoy CWM

if you wish to gain root after this just flash something like this www.shabbypenguin.com/Android/Scripts/Nexus-Files/Root/SuperSU-v1.25+.zip

please note that this will root any version of software you guys get :)

if you enjoy my work feel free to click the donate link in my sig :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sworder:
What exactly do I do with that .exe? I open it and when click start "<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)". I must not be doing something. I'm pretty sure my phone is in download mode. If I'm wrong, how do I go download mode?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shabbypenguin:
you want to be in download mode and have a com port show up in the odin one click.

you can use quick rebooter or something similar from the market with root access. normally its vol down and power (+ camera) and then vol up at the warning screen but each model is different
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdawson28:
still boots into system recovery from download mode run .exe hit start everything is succesful reboots to os try and boot to recovery goes to system recovery i tried three times no luck
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shabbypenguin:
im trying to understand what you are saying. you get it to flash? but still boots into regular recovery? do you have system/etc/install-recovery.sh?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdawson28:
yes everything flashes great still boots into system recovery and yes the system/etc/install-recovery.sh is there
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shabbypenguin:
there we go, get rid of taht file and youll keep cwm when you flash again :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdawson28:
works but thats a crazy looking recovery all sorts of bad colors very pexilated the graphics are not correct at all
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shabbypenguin:
can you get me a picture? otherwise im just shooting in the dark :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdawson28:
haha ill see what i can do

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kgfss3ymeuiq9nt/IMG_0580.jpg
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] invert_nexus:
There was some funny business with recovery images earlier in this thread. I'm curious, is the recovery image being used for cwm the new updated jelly bean recovery or the old ics version that some had to use to get the update to work? And, would it matter either way?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdawson28:
i sent him the one jelly bean image that blindartisan had posted earlier in the thread after we got the root

edit:the recovery is working just the graphics are wrong so its really odd looking but knowing custom recoveries i could navigate around it
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] invert_nexus:
I think that was actually the old ics recovery, yes?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdfool:
I am trying to install the mobile kernel for mobile odin and it doesnt work can somone link.me it? im running android 2.1
[HTC Desire X] ayyu3m:
I already know the answer to that question. But just want to blow off some steam. Really HTC? Lite version?

I mean come on, this DX packs 4gb ROM and 768mb RAM. Couldn't they have just included some more widgets and clocks. Also the different lock screens. Its not like we are gonna use em together to blow away the free ram.

I m kinda disappointed to know my favorite profile widget and clocks are missing. And they have not included a downloaded option either to download more widgets, clocks, skins like the HOX and other "little" high end phone.

Anyone else face the difficulty of stripped down version???
[HTC Desire X] The Android Manual:
It does have Sense 4 Lite right now but this phone would get JellyBean according to HTC "Devices with 768mb of Memory Above are going to get Jellybean with Sense 4+"
[HTC Desire X] ayyu3m:
Thankx and yeah i read a lot of articles too. HTC One V will not get since it has 512mb. Also this time they are gonna give more priority to devices released in 2012. One reason i havent rooted or unlocked is cos of that.

I just hope Sense 4+ is not stripped down again.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] emmissary1:
Phone keeps boting white htc screen. I was trying to install holics rom. Im s-off hboot says locked though. Any ideas? Help please!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] rignfool:
HTC Dev unlock again...
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] emmissary1:
I did that, same issue though. It does say unlocked s of now.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] b1lk1:
Make sure it is indeed unlocked. If it were me, I'd try reflashing that phone to complete stock and start from the beginning. I carelessly flashed the wrong kernal the other day and my only way out was going back to the beginning and it still took me 2-3 hours to get it back to working.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] emmissary1:
I would like to try that but no idea on how and Ive read and searched everywhere. I cant get into recovery. I can get into hboot and I see that Im unlocked and s-off. Any help is super appreciated!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] b1lk1:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1416836

Follow all those steps to the letter and in order. You're gonna be wiping your phone too, try to get any data off you need first.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] emmissary1:
That worked. Thanks a million!!!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jdcrowell99:
I ran into the exact same problem tonight that the OP was having. I followed that advice and when i run the command "fastboot oem lock", it tells me "....INFODevice was already locked!"

I know for a fact this device is unlocked and as I'm looking at hboot right now, I'm S-Off too. Now I have done this a couple of times trying to fix the problem, but even when I reboot to prepare to install the stock RUU, I still get the same white HTC Boot screen that just keeps trying to load but doesn't do anything else. I need some real help here....or maybe I've completely bricked this thing!

Thanks
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Bigtjmc:
Can you get into hboot ?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jdcrowell99:
I can...

It won't boot to recovery so I can re-flash my back up rom though. I've tried going into fastboot and locking then unlocking then locking bootloader again and trying to boot regular or into recovery. Nothing works.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] moe3516:
I've had that same problem and after hours of searching for an answer I found it and its so easy...Go into fastboot and enter this command..."fastboot erase cache" and then you can get into recovery again
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] homeslice976:
That may work. Or you can try to reflash custom recovery. It sounds like somewhere in jd's process he managed to get stock recovery reinstalled (red triangle with an exlamation point?). If so, you can just use the tool to flash recovery, or grab the recovery.img and fasboot flash it "fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img". Then you'll be able to get back to recovery and flash a backup, or a new ROM
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jdcrowell99:
The "fastboot erase cache" command worked perfectly!

Thanks a ton
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Sago6:
I got a boot loop

Dont know why, returning from CM10 to ICS Holics

the "fastboot erase cache" kill that loop

Flashing as I write this, hope this time works
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Maqical:
If you flashed the jb_hboot.zip after s-off'ing it would say "JuopunutBear" up top and everything would be fine..
[Nexus 10 Accessories] starfcker69:
Weird, my Nexus 10 can't find the Kinivo BTH220. These are very popular, inexpensive bluetooth cans. From Amazon reviews they are reported to work with Nexus 7. Anyone else have problems? I'm stock for now on the Nexus 10.