yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
So I was looking around on xda for things to tweak TouchWiz and I found this app.

"Wanam Xposed"

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ma.wanam.xposed

It is made especially for TouchWiz and I have to be honest when used correctly you can tweak everything lol. Pretty good app for xposed framework, which works nicely, and I even have "reboot to recovery" back in my power options
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] AACH:
I've tried Odin 3.07 and 3.09 - both failed to flash rooted kernel((. How else I can flash it? Does it go to PDA tab in 3.07 (AP in 3.06)?

Thanks in advance for any help and/or advise
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
Use the Odin he linked to, put rootkernel in pda and make sure you have Samsung drivers
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] inyork:
I waited a couple of hours and retried the downloads and they worked. Thanks for checking anyway. I now have root access. It was super easy.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] AACH:
Thanks, I have Samsung drivers for sure. Will try linked odin.

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Glad it worked for you. I'm still not able to flash rooted kernel((. Here what odin says

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Help me somebody please!!! Cannot wait for root!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
pull battery and reboot back into download mode. you can only use download mode once before needing to reboot and then retry.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] RaverX3X:
I will do a hemidell version of it because its more reliable then odin.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] RaverX3X:
Cwm isnt to hard so long as you know the proper mount point and you have the right partition info end point and start point. aaron who?

Also if you wanted to we could root it at the kernel level with the default kernel by repacking it into the inframats and repacking it then reflashing to the phone any software updates other then a os change root would survive sense you would always be rooted from the kernel level.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
the fstab isnt the issue, its not displaying anything while booted in recovery. aaron as in aboatright

kernel level roots are fine for first root, but you want something like cwm and system or cwm and kernel for future updates. if we get a maintenance bug fixing update and some of the fixes are in the kernel you lose them when you flash the rooted kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] RaverX3X:
carrier iq is at the kernel level even if you removed most the parts in the rom itself pertaining to some of the apps that use it.. Your still stuck with the kernel parts.. You would need to rebuild the kernel without carrier iq
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] RaverX3X:
so you get no mount point partition info at all?

sorry i havent had any time to work with the device as of yet... Hence the questions.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
i have teh fstab, as i said its not the problem. it mounts and works fine, assuming you know the layout by heart. its just not displaying anything.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] RaverX3X:
ok np now that makes sense lol... when i get home ill plug it in and play around with it so i can get on the same page as you..
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] @root@:
I built one and it is workinf

yeah mine too. all main functions are working fine but "/dev/graphics/fb0" is giving "device or resource is busy". I tried both (with and without graphic.c) and they are the same.

ret = ioctl(gr_fb_fd, FBIOBLANK, blank ? FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN : FB_BLANK_UNBLANK);
if (ret < 0)
perror("ioctl(): blank");

ioctl is not working..
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
where did you get this info from? i cant seem to get adb when im booted into cwm.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
So am I reading this right, we have three developers working on this? Four of Smartguy044 is still helping
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] @root@:
/data/log/recovery_log.txt

not turn off screen
ioctl(): blank: Device or resource busy
installing_text: en_GB (324 x 38 @ 372)
erasing_text: en_GB (109 x 38 @ 273)
no_command_text: en_GB (172 x 38 @ 273)
error_text: en_GB (64 x 38 @ 273)
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Proud2banoob:
Dedicated forum? We don't need no stinking dedicated forum. 4 devs already! Shabby done brought them out!
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] AACH:
Thanks, man, it worked!!!! And I have root!!!!! Thanks for great job!!! I hope SIM unlock solution will be found also soon.

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> boot.img

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/004> RES OK !!

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

<ID:0/003> Removed!!

<ID:0/004> Remain Port .... 0

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> boot.img

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/004> RES OK !!

<ID:0/004> Removed!!
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
ive gone through all the dialer codes today, none appear to be remotely close to the sim unlocking of teh other samsung devices. either call tmobile or pay to have it unlocked im afraid.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Proud2banoob:
please forgive my noobness, but how do i run the script? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
double click it
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] AACH:
I'm on prepaid plan for now, it takes 365 days to unlock((. Good for now, till my next international trip in July. Thanks again for root.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
if you own teh device outright shouldnt you be able to get it unlocked regardless? i had an xperia z that i paid off and i had it less than a month and they sim unlocked it for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] AACH:
I'll certainly try, the info regarding 365 days od=f waiting for prepaid accounts is on TM site. Worth to give a try and call TM though.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Demonoid111:
Rooted. WOOP!

I had to try on another computer. For some reason, Samsung drivers did not like my laptop. Once I switched computers rooting took a maximum of 5 minutes.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Proud2banoob:
From the computer?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
Yes
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Proud2banoob:
Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
Mhm now I'm going to try a test recovery from smart.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Proud2banoob:
I now know how to root and have all of the software, but don't yet have the phone.... Soon, grasshopper. You must learn patience.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] WetWilly:
Somewhat odd question, considering how long we all waited for root but ...

What if I'm rooted and need to unroot the Galaxy Light? Say, I need to return the phone for service or something. Is there an easy procedure to undo root and leave no traces?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
There was an app to unroot
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Planterz:
Hi all, I just registered, although I've been lurking around for a while. I've been following this thread very closely for the last few days, and I'm happy to see that a root method was found for this phone. I'm currently with Verizon, but my contract is up in a few days, and I'm going to switch to T-Mobile (Ulimited). My plan is to get a cheap TM/unlocked phone and use it for a few months until I save enough money to buy a "real" phone (Probably the Sony Z2 or LG G Pro 2). I narrowed my choices down to a Galaxy Nexus, GSII, Moto G, or HTC Amaze. But then I discovered the Galaxy Light, and being the only one with LTE (T-Mobile has very good LTE in Tucson, especially on the block I live), naturally, it piqued my interest (only to found that it couldn't be rooted - yet).

I don't have "proper" internet at home; I use my phone as a mobile hotspot (making my bills $240+ with overages, which is why I'm switching). Naturally, I wish to do the same with T-Mobile. I know T-Mobile blocks tethering after a point, but there are ways around it with certain phones (PdaNet USB/BT, root tethers, etc). Has anyone that has rooted their Galaxy Light tried any of these methods yet? If not, would anyone mind giving them a try?

As I said, I'm a noob here, but I've tried to get the feel of the atmosphere of xda in my lurking, so I hope what I'm saying/asking isn't breaking any rules or taboo, and if so, I apologize. And if I end up getting this phone, I'll gladly throw a few bucks to the people who make doing what I need to do possible.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
I use foxfi with no issues on tmobile
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] QuadCoreV10Processor:
Excuse my brazen noobness, but where can I find a copy of ODIN? And should I use on-device or the desktop version? I've been Googling around and finding only really questionable paywall sites.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
It was linked in his post

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try that
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Planterz:
Good to hear.

On my Razr Maxx, tethering was enabled by using SQlite to modify an entitlement check (from 1 to 0), and I've read of similar methods on other phones (changing a value or adding a new entry). Maybe something similar will work with the Galaxy Light?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] QuadCoreV10Processor:
Final question then I'm off to the races to try and root my T399. How do I boot into download mode? I've successfully booted into recovery mode, but I'm not sure what the difference is between download and recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
Hold volume down and home button with power button
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] awd_fan:
T Mobile will give you the unlock code for free after 30-40 days
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] dviperbigt:
Thanks for all the hard work guys! I have one quick question does anyone have a list of what all I can safely uninstall on the phone? I am unlocked and using the phone on AIO wireless. so I dont want to remove all the bloatware.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
Tmobile released the 4.4 update for lgg2 maybe that means or will be available soon
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] smartguy044:
For what it's worth to the other developers I got Alex from androidfilehost.com to add this device so if you wanna upload stuff you can now do it there
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
anyone else having issues with the camera?

mine launches and blacks out and says unknown error. didnt know if it was some other issue i must have caused or from rooting.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
no issues hee
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Necivias1:
No cam issues here either. Took that in my baking class lastnight.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Sezri:
Help!

I flashed the rooted kernel then enabled debugging mode once my device booted up then I ran the script on my computer but it showed no change in my device or any confirmation of root on the computer. I went ahead and flashed the stock kernel anyway but now it still isn't rooted. I've tried twice.. This is my first time ever using Odin though so I may have done something wrong. Please give me some more detailed instruction.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Daytona1445:
Do you have the default storage for the camera set to the SD card? I ask because about every other day I have to dismount and remount my SD card. I have fully tested the SD card in my PC so I know its fine. Setting will also crash unless I make sure it is seen properly.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
try to explain exactly how you did it.

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good news everyone smartguy did it, we have a recovery that you can see what you are doing lol!!! working out some kinks with [MENTION=4525591]smartguy044[/MENTION]
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
Trying to get a clear one but no luck lol
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Sezri:
So I downloaded Odin from the link provided, I downloaded SuperSU off the play store onto my phone (I still don't understand why you need it), then I downloaded all the kernels and the script.

I plugged my phone into the computer and put it into download mode.

I opened Odin and put the rooted kernel in the PDA area, then I clicked start and it loaded my phone back up and said done.

I then enabled debugging mode in settings.

I ran the script program on my computer.

I put my phone back into download mode.

I put the stock kernel in the PDA area and pressed start.

It loaded back up and I again had wifi etc, but no root.

Greatly appreciate any help!
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
how do you know you dont have root?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Sezri:
I tried on the root checker app as well as trying to use one of my root requiring applications, both failed. I think my problem is in the script, can you give me a detailed explanation of how I'm supposed to run that? All I did was to run the script on the computer while my phone was plugged in, was I supposed to be in a specific place on my phone or have it in downloading mode or what?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] smartguy044:
Just follow these instructions to the letter and you should be good
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Sezri:
But I did... Can you try to help me identify my mistake? Was I supposed to put the kernels in the PDA spot or somewhere else? Was my device supposed to be in download mode when I ran the script? Was I supposed to turn on SuperSU somehow? Do I need to put the script in a specific place on my computer? Anything will help. Thanks in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
do you have a computer and access to hangouts?

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nevermind..... after flashing root kernel in odin, start the device and tun on usb debugging, run the script from your computer, reboot and flash stock kernel. you should be rooted before you do this, to make sure you can open supersu
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] AACH:
both of mine work well
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
:) i got it fixed
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Daytona1445:
Not sure why but I am having a problem with this. I have all of the files downloaded and on my computer.

I did the following.

1. installed SuperSu from playstore

2. started Oden and placed the rooted kernel in the pda slot

3. started phone in download mode.

4. clicked start button on Oden and let it run and restart my phone.

5. turned on usb debugging and ran adb script

6. started phone in download mode again

7. installed stock kernel with Oden.

Between steps 5 and 6 I check the Kernel version and it was showing the changed kernel name but when I ran SuperSu I got an error "There is no SU Binary installed and SuperSu cannot install it."

Anyone?

Do I need to put any files on my phone other than installing SuperSu?

Did I need to power off and back on after running Oden before turning on USB Debugging and running the Adb script?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] atrocks:
Great news, can't wait to backup rom so I can remove bloat and tmo apps
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
This having issues, did you unpack the root batch zip before running the script? Make sure it unpack to one folder
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Daytona1445:
I did unpack it. The root-batch is all one folder on my laptop and the Oden and roms are in another folder.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
That's interesting, I wonder what's causing it not to work, have you made sure you have all samsung drivers?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] awd_fan:
Using Chainfire's SuperSU 1.93?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Daytona1445:
I will double check in the morning but I thought I did.

Yes, I installed it from the play store right before trying everything.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] awd_fan:
Yes, I installed it from the play store right before trying everything.[/QUOTE]

su in /system/xbin?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] cyberstoic:
I just had mine unlocked. One call to t-mobile at 8:00 in the morning yesterday. Got the email with the unlock code about 4:00 p.m. It is unlocked now :)
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] gbdusty:
This may be a dumb question, but I am very new at this. Where do I find the Samsung Drivers? I checked the website, but there are none available in their support section.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
We almost have a fully functional cwm, if shabby can release the root zip again I will flash it and see if cwm will accept it
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] @root@:
CWM can flash this file

http://download.chainfire.eu/382/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.93.zip

and it works fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Daytona1445:
su in /system/xbin?[/QUOTE]

Since I do not see a /system or a /system/bin anywhere on my phone I would have to assume that the script is not doing its job or they are located somewhere hidden that I can not see.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Demonoid111:
Samsung tools 2.0 is compatible with this device.

Just tried backing up and restoring EFS.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] awd_fan:
Since I do not see a /system or a /system/bin anywhere on my phone I would have to assume that the script is not doing its job or they are located somewhere hidden that I can not see.[/QUOTE]

ES File Explorer (or similar) will let you see all files, whether rooted or not. If the script works you'll see su in /system/xbin
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Daytona1445:
ES File Explorer (or similar) will let you see all files, whether rooted or not. If the script works you'll see su in /system/xbin[/QUOTE]

thanks.

su is not in /system/xbin
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
Recovery: what works

Screen

Flashing

Reading external sd card (as sdcard)

What doesn't work:

Reading internal sdcard

And text is a tad bit bigger then normal(no big deal)
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
thanks for the update. its cool to finally know what the situation is.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
We won't be able to work on it until tomorrow unfortunately. I will be bored now for the rest of the day lol
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
well you at least have recovery. thats more than whats available to most people here.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
No offense intended with this statement what-so-ever, but a recovery is pointless with nothing to flash. If there was a rooted kernel or something that can be flashed, maybe a partially working recovery would come in handy
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] GJSmith3rd:
It's the beginning of the good to come...
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
touche.

i dont feel as though recovery has been useless though :P
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
It sure makes it possible to nandroid easily. If someone was to nandroid, would they be able to share that to be flashed?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Daytona1445:
problems with the sdcard aren't really shocking since there seems to have been an issue with them since the phone was new or at least with the 64gb card. I have done a full format of mine on a pc and done full tests on it so the card is good but my phone loses track of it and reads it as being 0 in size and free space.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
yes. assuming the other person had a way to restore it.

tahts crazy, my 32gb is working fine in recovery and booted up no problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
Do you have a working recovery as well shabby?

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So a stock rooted nandroid would be flashable by others, even though its a pretty big file.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
yes. yea nandroids are essentially just backups of your rom, so long as you wipe data before posting it then should be all fine, hell its how a number of people post roms because they cant figure out how to make it into a flashable zip.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
When did you fix it? And why didn't you share it
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
when did you guys get yours working? why didnt you share?

i gave my device tree, root, stock kernel, a compiled kernel and the ramdisk and everything else, thats when "collaboration" stopped.

i have all the fixes needed here: https://github.com/Shabbypenguin/android_device_samsung_gardaltetmo
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] tazmaniondvl:
We weren't gonna release until its 100% working, smartguy has never released something partially working, and neither would i

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And as to when we got it working, look at the screenshots, I posted those the minute we had a working screen. Even posted in this forum stating that the screen was working
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
didnt say release did i? ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Baddude8:
So is it really safe to root without losing any data or function from my phone?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Demonoid111:
It's safe as long as you follow the steps and you don't have a power surge or something.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] shabbypenguin:
http://androidforums.com/galaxy-lig...ow-root-sgh-t399-version-mja.html#post6466280 better/easier root method posted here :)
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] awd_fan:
I had problems with sdcards over 4 GB on multiple Android devices until I started using SDFormatter 4.0 from SDCard.org instead of the Windows built-in format utility

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Then the script did not run correctly. Carefully try again, maybe even open the batch script with Notepad++ and run those commands manually.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Daytona1445:
Thanks for the info. I will try the formatter and see if it makes any difference.

I removed the SD from my phone since it was having problems and tried the script without it.

I can install the the rooted kernel and see shabby's name on it and but the script didn't seem to take so I switched back to the stock kernel.

I have tried it several times but will look at it again in the morning.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Baddude8:
I have had problem with Patriot and Polaroid brands. Sandisk and Samsung no problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] AACH:
I use Kingston 32GB and Patriot 16GB without any problems