yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike.s:
Patient: Doctor, it hurts when I do this...

Doctor: Don't do that.

(It's not clear what they expect, but I feel that stupidity should be painful. It's Darwin in action.)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] calebcabob:
2+2=5

Sugarhill, don't ever become a motivational speaker...you'd make a great Biff III though for Back To The Future 4!

Rizz, sorry to say... I'm glad your situation is what it is, now I have a thread to check on to see if a solution has been developed!

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Signs of progress!!! Look!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rrrrrrredbelly:
You have the international version?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] starbuckk:
I've never rooted before nor been interested. But since the Google morons screwed up SD Card access I will cross over to the root side as soon as the root method is worked out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bigair43017:
Me Too

Really disappointed that Wakelock Detector no longer works, so I can't wait to root!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] beyedup:
Yeah there's a bunch of us now waiting on the route to be achieved for the s4 on Android 4.4 .2.

We just got to sit back and relax and let the good people work their magic to get this done. It will come in good time. But hopefully not long. Lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jgheld:
What's wrong with SD Card access?

What's wrong with SD Card access?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pahunterguy:
Every time I think I will try to go without root'n, they screw something else up and I find I need it again. This sd permissions problem has really messed me up. I had to move 3gig worth of data back to my internal memory to get some of my apps to work and I don't have much room available on it. If I knew this, I wouldn't have upgraded.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] starbuckk:
Google put restrictions on SD cards that broke most programs that rely on them. Search for KitKat and sd card for more details.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] archcantor:
From what I read, if the app is not one of the pre-installed apps that comes with the ROM then the app will not have permission to freely access the SD card. There is an App to fix this in the Play Store but I think the app needs root. This really sucks. I thought I used TB to freeze the OTA on my wife's phone but she approved the OTA last night and now I am stuck until someone creates a new root exploit.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DavidHXC91:
Do you know if there is a root for NC5 at this point? I just updated my phone and lost root. If there is a root solution out there now and you could link that to me it would be much appreciated. Thank you!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DavidHXC91:
I was also foolish enough to accept the OTA update before checking to make sure I could re-root my phone after the update. Stuck waiting for a solution now. Hopefully someone releases a root solution soon. Let me know If any root fix comes up soon please! Thank you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mobile87xda:
Changing mother board to get Jelly bean back

Wondering if this might be a way to undo KITKAT ota.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mistertac:
Have you guys looked into Surge's downgrade method that's in Android Development? It's been brought to my attention that even if you took the OTA to NC5 that you can go back to MK2 partially and then still have root and safestrap. I haven't done it myself I'm on an MDK S4

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Here's a link to that thread case any of you need it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52094900
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bonfire62:
is this the best place to check back for when there is a root method for the newest baseband?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mistertac:
Not this particular thread but I'd keep checking in the Android Development section.. And also there is a thread and bounty going for the S5 that I'd imagine would lead to or help in rooting the S4 on Kit Kat.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] :
I will confirm that it is possible to downgrade from the OTA to MK2 and then reroot with Surges method found here. Once you downgrade to MK2 you can go directly to the rooted NC5 and it maintains root. I will be glad to provide any assistance I can.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52094900
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mistertac:
I've also been trying to pass that along too. Thanks for confirming that
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Surge1223:
Lol I can use all the help I can get providing assistance ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hashbang173:
Can you make a video? Or maybe a new thread that says "[Guide] How to get root on NC5 OTA" and get it sticked so threads like this dont come up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mistertac:
You know how it is man... These threads will always keep popping up. We all just have to keep spreading the word lol over an over
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
I think a guide thread for NC5 DOWNGRADE rooting process would be a stickie..not that matters as too many people ignore stickies.

sent by safestrap enabled bajarom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] :
I have created a tutorial under help & support.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cnguitarist:
Any ideas of how long until it usually takes for someone to create a way to root directly from a recent OTA update? I'm a real newb when it comes to rooting and I accepted the OTA update then lost my root access under 4.4.2. Just hoping for a rough time frame that it usually takes. I see some people have figured out a way to keep root access by going backwards to the last android version and then back up to 4.4.2 manually (if I'm understanding the posts correctly), but I'd rather stick with something less risky.

Thanks,
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] k1mu:
Asking for ETAs is generally considered rude on XDA, but this is a special case. :)

There's no way to tell if a native root method for 4.4.2 will EVER be found. We were lucky that a linux bug was found during 4.3 days that could root just about anything running Jelly Bean. It may be a very long time before another similar problem is ever found, or it may happen tomorrow. Personally, I'm not optimistic about a quick fix.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cnguitarist:
Sorry about that. Definitely didn't intend for my post to come off that way. I was mainly just trying to get a sense for the whole process of creating a way to root since this has only been my second experience. Obviously it would be nice to have it again sooner rather than later, but I'm definitely not complaining since I'm not the one putting the work into figuring it out haha!

Thanks for the info k1mu, and big props to those that DO put in the work!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] thcaddict:
Heres the thing... I just got a replacement S4 and it now has NC5..... I want to be able to do the downgrade method, but it seems that I need Safe Strap in order to do it. I can't get Safe Strap unless I'm rooted. Is there a method to root the NC5 so I can install Safe Strap??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] k1mu:
There is no root method right now that works with the NC5 kernel.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] thcaddict:
i was able to downgrade to MK2 it seems... at least thats what my baseband reads now.. was able to get safe strap as well.and everything seems to work except for phone calls and sound. i have no sound at all. do i need to flash a modem of some sort? I used the 1st method on this page to downgrade http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2720163

and i have root... can anyone help with advice to get my sound and phone calls working?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] aznjosh:
You downgraded so now upgrade back to kitkat using surges instructions in general
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danylevy12:
Here is the odin file for NC5...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2735172
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] PERIL!:
Google and their partners like VZW and Samsung sure are doing a good job of taking any advantage the android operating system ever offered, and throwing it down the drain. This is absurd.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
they are following the requirements of the enterprise customers who represents a significant portion of there custom base vs the number of people who mod their phones...if you want an unlocked bootloader, Dev phones are available for purchase at the unsubsidized price
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tech_head:
There is a new root method as of yesterday.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
Yep...going to root my wife's stock s4...As long as no one tells her.

sent by bajarom v2.2 kitkat
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Tron4949:
Link Please

Do you have a link? Is this a simpler method? Does it work? Thanks so much!

Edit:

looks like the link is here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784138
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
yep
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JagravNaik:
I have asked the same question but you should try Geohot's Towel Root method. Let me know if it works for you!

Here's the link: towelroot.(dot)com

You can install Root Checker after the 15 second reboot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
I'm totally telling :o
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sponix2ipfw:
Just wanted to make sure you got word that a root method for NC5 has been created. Towel Root http://towelroot.com should do the trick. I too had done an OTA to NC5 and it worked fine for me. I did have to reboot my phone after running the tr.apk before it took effect, but I believe that may be cleared up at this point.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784780

Make sure to thank geohot for his hard work !!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pahunterguy:
Yea! App developers have fixed the sd access issue. I no longer need root. Got my 3gig of data back to the sd card and my apps are working great! One again, I am good without root.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] imagine_einstein:
On my imate kjam, in order to set silent mode quickly, all I had to do was to hold down the left comm manager button for a few seconds and I would be in silent mode. I have tried everything with the TyTN, even depressing the scrolling button, etc... but I can not get anything to work. DOes anyone know which key depression will place the phone in silent mode ?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] terryd1980:
Ringer Off/On Button

Hi there,

There is a free progam called VibraSwitch which you can set to any button (I have my OK button set)

If you install this you will be able to switch easily between Ringer On and Ringer Off with Vibrate On quickly and easily.

If you can't find the program let me know and I'll email you the .cab file.

Regards

Terryd1980
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Imnice777:
So I've had this problem for a while and I think at one point I knew what the issue was, but things came up and I guess I lost my place. I have a GS4 running 4.3 on AT&T, but if I recall correctly it took a long time (longer than it was supposed to in US) for even that update to become available to me. I'm not sure if this phone is set as a different country or something, but I seem to think that had something to do with it when I checked last time. Now when I check for updates, it does say I have an available update (KitKat?) but fails when attempting to update. Download is successful, but install is not. Baseband is I337ucuemk2 if that helps anything. Any help here would be appreciated, thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jmjoyas:
Install is failing as some of the files it is trying to update has been modified. You would have to be on stock for the update to work.

Remember that there is no direct root method for KitKat yet.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2616221 for more info
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Imnice777:
I'm actually not rooted, already stock and still having errors still...any idea why that would be?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Imnice777:
Anyone have any advice?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Have you changed any system files and do you have xposed running? They'll break the ota.

Edit, I should have read closer. I think there is an update.zip file you could flash in the general forum. I'll look and see if I can find it.

See post 2 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50667360

Sent from my Nexus 5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Imnice777:
Thanks for the link, so I should just flash the md5 with Odin? Appreciate the help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
No, flash the update.zip in the stock recovery
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Imnice777:
Ok cool, thanks again...however now another issue. I've tried several times, I can not boot into recovery. Any time I try to the phone just goes black until I let go and then reboots. Even if I get the blue print in the top left, the phone does not boot into recovery. Any idea why this would be?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
If you can get into download mode you may be better off flashing the md5 and Odin. Don't know why you can't get into recovery
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Imnice777:
Me either, guess I'd just flash normally like I would a rom? Or would an update be different. I haven't done this in a while.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
If you flash the tar in Odin it's going to wipe your device so backup what you can. You'll need to download the tar file to your pc and download Odin to it too if you don't already have it. You run Odin from the pc
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Imnice777:
Ok so I finally got into recovery, but am I supposed to rename the file or anything? It keeps telling me:

"-- Verify the file type of MD5, Before Install /sdcard ...

-- Install /sdcard"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Imnice777:
Anyone ever see that error before?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Are you trying to flash the update.zip? I'd re-download it. It could be a bad download
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Imnice777:
So... pretty unhappy. Downloaded the update.zip and flashed in stock recovery, it wiped my whole phone and still didn't update. I saw a couple error messages appear as it was "updating" so now I'm still on old firmware and lost everything on my phone. Luckily I did a Kies backup but still pretty ridiculous. I still lose all save data from apps and all convenience that there was from using my phone for as long as I did. Just wanted to update, shouldn't be this big of a mess. Not sure what to do next.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Well that sucks. No idea how it works wipe you're device. It shouldn't touch the userdata. If it's truly wiped I'd Odin the nb1 tar at this point. Get it updated and start over
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Imnice777:
That's what I did and I'm finally updated, but pretty disappointed that it took all that just for an update. Hopefully things like that don't continue in future updates...
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moozer:
Hi all

Fairly new to modding, but having great success with a number of ROMS for the Xperia SP.

One problem I have at the moment (the only one I have) is with [ROM] [4.4.2] [AOSP] VanirAOSP - Fast & Smooth - the camera button at the side of the device does not function.

I have searched on XDA but nothing comes up. Just wondering if there is a fix due for this

Please advise

Edit: The camera button works to actually take a photo but not to activate camera
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheZander:
Anybody know if a root will come out for the L70 anytime?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hùng_vietnames:
Lg l70 d325

Maximum the root LG L70 D325 successfully
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lqtdc:
any ideas for LG70 MS323???
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kcarden:
was able to get into download mode using LG mobile support tool and upgrading the recovery.. maybe we'll be able to use that as a back door because my phone said "rooted" in red letters when updating. im trying to extract the recovery it sent to my phone and see where i can go from there. any help and ideas are appreciated
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Search and ye shall find.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52214999
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stormchoir:
How did you manage that with the ms323?

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Never mind I figured it out!

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Ok I was able to get it into download mode but how on earth did you get it rooted?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kcarden:
In download mode in the little box it said "ROOTED".. i have tried to manually root and push the binaries but i dont think it meant actually rooted.i think it meant that the LG support tool had root access.. not that i as a user did. maybe if we can find a way to hijack the support tool connection to the phone we will be able to dig deeper into the filesystem and figure out why we are unable to get into recovery.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheZander:
You figured it out for the Metro Version ms323? Because it seems that one thread. Its not working
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stormchoir:
I figured out how to get it into download mode, that is about it. :P
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kcarden:
So it seems the only way to achieve root on the ms323 is to bypass the boot loader in download mode. The problem as of right now is not being able to communicate with the phone on a computer when in download mode. We may need a modified or custom driver for this. Honestly I do not have the knowledge to write such drivers or the time to learn how. So it looks like this phone is a lost cause until an lg Dev leaks such drivers or a trick to get in recovery. I have never had this problem with any phone I've had before and its almost worth it for me to just resell this phone and get the f6. I will however keep trying until that happens. But as of now, its not looking very good for this little guy.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erichiller:
I'm not a developer, but would it be possible to get into 3e recovery on the LG Optimus L70 MS323 with a new metro pcs sim card? If someone could test this little theory it could lead somewhere. I have only seen flashes of the recovery mode for less than a second, so I am willing to try anything to root this device.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sammyz:
LG has new drivers

http://tool.xcdn.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=UW00120120425

Try the support page next time http://www.lg.com/us/support-mobile/lg-MS323

:victory:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quailallstar:
Someone needs to find a way to root this sucker!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
TOWERROOT

GEOHOT has successfully rooted the Note 3, and the S5... but guess what

IT ROOTS THIS PHONE TOO

http://towelroot.com/ does the job

bless GeoHot
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quailallstar:
Can anyone else confirm this works?? :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pokey9000:
Yes, it works.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quailallstar:
Thanks! I got it done this morning and already made some tweaks.

If anyone is interested: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53445584&postcount=170&nocache=1&z=6623095716349781

and some more here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53353264&postcount=101
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bebout:
I'm here to confirm that I too was able to root my LG Optimus L70 (MS323) with GEOHOT's new Towelroot method.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kidkrooks:
can someone show me how to change our vold.fstab to read external SD as the main storage because that's the only reason I wanted to root for. the emulated internal data sucks. I can do without it as I never remove my SD card ever
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lunaticg2003:
Eeasy root for lg optimus L70 Metro pcs

Use towelroot APK and it will root. its for kit kat
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zxlotusxz:
I can confirm this works. I just tried the towelroot on my metro pcs LGMS323 phone to get root now I can start using link2sd again.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jl85:
Can someone post step-by-step instructions on how to root this phone with TowelRoot?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bebout:
It isn't hard. Open any browser on your device, go to towelroot.com, hit the button to download the .apk, install the .apk file, open the app, and hit the button. It'll restart your phone for you and you are rooted.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meer_mortal:
L70 info

http://xdaforums.com/lg-l90/general/ref-lg-l70-info-t2807429
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Back4More402:
I downloaded towelroot with phone, pc,another phone, none work. Thee app doesn't reboot and says it's rooted but no supersu in app drawer. When i download supersu and try to update the binaries it fails. Any help would be awesome. Thanks

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Yes I also rebooted after app said successful still no su. I tried different devices to download the apk. Ive rooted many phones usind adb and odin so I'm not new to this. Thanks again.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fedex2go:
L70 MS323 will not root using TOWELROOT

Says "This phone isn't currently supported"

Software version MS32310c

Anybody can help?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sparkling Fresh:
I am having the same problem. I bought my phone a week ago. I rooted it with Towelroot and used SuperSU with Link2SD to clear up memory issues. Last night I had to remove my SD and partition it. When I brought the phone back up, the phone installed the new kernel update and broke Towelroot. I have tried all of the modstrings I could find, including the 1337 0 1 0 4 1 without success. Are there other good ways to root this phone aside from using Towelroot? I haven't rooted a phone before this time, so I am looking for advice.

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milan1984:
When you open TR app tap few times on "v3" to open modstring and edit default modstring with "1337 0 0 0 4 0"
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xG0TH1Cx:
Doesnt work. Just tested this on my LG L70 MS32310c.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milan1984:
Yes, I know it's not working when you do clean flash, only on updates. For fresh install you should do as described in here
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bogarty:
I successfully unlocked my LG L70 with towelroot as well, but I have a problem now. I can't update the software on my phone from ms32310b to ms32310c. It downloads, reboots and appears to install and says system is up to date, but it's still at ms32310b and a couple days later says I need to download the update again. Will it not update because my phone is rooted with towelroot? Does anyone know how I can maybe force the update? Thank you!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neutrondev:
You cannot take OTA updates if you rooted your device. You need to use KDZ flasher to update.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bogarty:
Supposedly, those with ms32310c cannot root because the exploit that towelroot uses to root your device has been removed. Does this mean that if I was able to flash a kdz update for ms32310c that it would unroot my device?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neutrondev:
Yeah. If you update via KDZ you lose root. If you have a Custom Recovery, you can download the latest firmware extract it and make a flashable zip you flash with CWM or TWRP and after that you can flash SUPERSU through recovery. Search XDA there are some tuts on how to make flashable zip from KDZ.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mkhtfld76:
Kingroot app roots the "c" version of this phone. After root simply download supersu,update binary and delete kinguser.