yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Goosemeister:
Contribution? Sounds like soliciting.

I've been trying to root my mega since the kitkat update. In the spirit of open source and sharing with

our community if I find a way whether it's mine or from any other source it will be shared here.

For free!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] gubbilo144:
Count me in for 30$
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] oldmacnut:
XDA is a community, take your strong arm crap somewhere else, mods need to prune this thread of your solicitations. If you can't provide actual proof then you are just another scammer.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] krazykipa:
http://youtu.be/ZwXg5tRBYe4

So bounties (which never get paid) are OK but this isn't eh? Cool.

Seriously, go get mobiletechvideos to do it for you if you don't like me, I don't care. Local-ish customers are enough for me. Made enough money to buy some yummy pizzas :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] solidus636:
so post the method and collect the bounty...!

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lol
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] IMEI_Bandit:
I think I smell bull poop LOL this guy sent his phone in to some shop and then comes on here acting like he has figured it out LOL That is why he is not going to tell you how to do it...HE DOESNT KNOW HOW LOL. Just another lonely guy looking for "virtual" attention. How sad it must be living off someone elses coat-tails.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Goosemeister:
I emailed Mobiletechvideos about rooting our phone on version 4.4.2. they list the mega with an option to root but nothing about which version. So we will see.

I still think it's B.S. to brag about being the first person to root your phone and then say .......

Originally Posted by krazykipa

"In it's current state, this solution will probably only be doable for repair shops, and 0.1% of Mega owners. But hey, it works, and at least I can say I was first! Stay tuned while I fine-tune and upload."

********AND*********

Originally Posted by krazykipa

"So bounties (which never get paid) are OK but this isn't eh? Cool.

Seriously, go get mobiletechvideos to do it for you if you don't like me, I don't care. Local-ish customers are enough for me. Made enough money to buy some yummy pizzas :)"

Why bother posting here with no intention of sharing and then rubbing it in our faces?

Upload your method if you want to contribute.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] UnselfishEel98:
See, it's people like you that make life horrible. You find something out that no one knows, and keep it to yourself so that you feel like you have power. Frankly, I don't care if you make money with it. You said you were going to fine-tune and upload it for the world. As you can tell, because of your actions, there are a lot of upset people here. Oh, and because of the way you're acting, you probably just lost yourself many potential customers.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ashnjr:
root att sgh-i527 achived

hey i have rooted my sgh-i527 on 4.4.2 with srs root for android only took 2 mins total. didnt see anyone that did it so let me know

:laugh::good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] carhigh:
Youre full of %%*$. I just ran it several times and that app wont even install the su apk.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] A Christian Guy:
Damm this is bad

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But I'm emailing kingo and see they can't help out lets see what happens

Kingo answer:

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

Sorry to inform you that Kingo could not support*AT&T*version samsung*I527.

Pls hold back before we confirm Kingo could solve the trouble.

Regards,

Echo
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] carhigh:
So that's it. 1 post and claims rooted and disappears. What a crock. Am I the only idiot to try what that clown says works? Did I not do something the right way? What's the deal with this clown
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] A Christian Guy:
I think his selling the root
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] A Christian Guy:
I thing someone find the root but they want to make that money first them release the root :what:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Goosemeister:
This is something I came across that I feel compelled to share because It's what makes XDA AWESOME TO BE A PART OF.

XDA is not a place to come and make your phone cool.

XDA is not the cool place for idiots to hang out.

XDA is not your friends house.

XDA is not a democracy.

XDA is not a place to make Money.

XDA IS a place to come to learn and share your knowledge. If you are not here for those reasons then you are here for the wrong ones.

Originally posted by ZELENDEL who has been a member since 2008
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] A Christian Guy:
That gd to know.

XDA is a place that anybody can't said whatever they want with out exceeded they primacy
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] kmt5150:
Straight up.

For all those who are wondering:

As of 12/3/2014, there is still NO ROOT FOR BASEBANDS I527UCUBNE7 and I527UCUBNJ1. As such, keep the following in mind:

1. ANYONE purporting to have a method which you can 'download and install' is full of **** and should not be trusted.

2. ANYONE (unverified) trying to sell you same said file or different 'rooting solution' is also full of ****.

3. UNLESS IT'S VETTED ON THIS THREAD, DON'T ****ING TRUST IT!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] denzienomega:
ROOT!!!!

I dont know why everyone is having this problem with rooting the Galaxy Mega. I just did it with Kingoroot. At least it says I did and managed to grant supersu access. It took a couple minutes but I did it. What needs to be done after that? I'm running stock JB 4.2.2
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mikey85:
this is about rooting 4.4.2 not 4.2.2,
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] captemo:
As for me...I have had it with lack of attention and inability to root (the 4.4 updated), and its malnourished hardware. I have jumped ship and freed myself from the shackles of Knox and locked bootloaders.

I skipped that 6.3 inches of real estate across the pond and am now basking in the glow of the Nexus 6. Barely gave up any real estate. Nice so far.

I am sure I will still peak in every now and then. Good luck
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] dparrothead1:
So friggin jealous!!!!!! I can't get on yet!!!!!! I did go back to my i717!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] oxendine9381:
Looks like you can.

but there's the cost. https://www.samsungknox.com/en/blog/about-rooting-samsung-knox-enabled-devices-and-knox-warranty-void-bit. This isn't going to stop here...the newer devices are going to have this tech in it apparently.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] carhigh:
I cant give up my mega. I'd like root just so I can tweak things with xposed and wanam. I hope another device comes along soon that I can do a little more with. The mega is getting boring but I just can't go smaller
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] oxendine9381:
Isn't the Galaxy Mega the same thing as the S4 mini? Chipset and specs are the same except for the screen size, couldn't you just load that firmware in theory? Kinda like swapping a harddrive between 2 computers? I'd be willing to try it if I knew the odds were in my favor doing it.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] warriorpluto:
Next mega I get I'm trying that
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Hi..I did try this on my mega i527m (canadian version) and it failed as it uses a different code name for the s4 mini..if the code name could be changed to melius for the mega 6.3 then ir might flash..I am goung to see if I can change that. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] kmonga:
Another Method

Isn't Their a way to downgrade the modem and then root it, like we were doing before the towel root!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] kmt5150:
The modem isn't the issue here. Tried that and it failed anyhow. I was successfully able to flash the NE7 modem back after updating to UCUBNJ1, but what'll happen is the AT&T updater will keep trying to update the phone to the newest because it'll think the entire phone is on NE7, even though it's not.

We would need to find a way to crack the kernel (Version 3.4.0-1711751). That's the part of the software that acts as the OS 'brain'. Once we crack that, root is eminent within minutes.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] :
I'm kind of a noob but I might have figured this out

Hey guys! So I'm kind of new to this but I thought I might as well try to help. I know that sometimes you are able to root with this method

Open Towelroot

Click three times on “Welcome To Toowelroot V3″

A new box below make it rain will open. You have to type one of the following codes in the box.

Code 1: 1337 0 1 0 4 0 (Standard code – works on most devices)

Code 2: 1337 0 1 7380 4 0 (For Samsung Galaxy Device)

Code 3: 1337 0 1 0 4 1 (Universal code – gives temporary Root Access)

Try using these codes, I think they might work. I'm sorry if it doesn't, but I have the Sprint version of this phone so I can't try it out myself!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mke1:
i am buying another mega i725 ATT version. it has 4.2.2

i can root it with kingo.

How do I unlock it?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] dparrothead1:
You don't unlock it.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] kka111:
I don't understand. What do you mean "you don't unlock it". I know it can be unlocked. Already, I have one which has been unlocked. I am buying a 2nd one, this one with 4.2.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] dparrothead1:
Are you talking about unlocking the boot loader?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] kamel14:
Please help me how I can root my galaxy mega SGH-I527 with kitkat
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] abrham57:
Unlocking

If you want to unlock the network, you'll have to get an unlock code. I took mine to a local cell shop and paid $60. I've heard of people paying $25 online.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sashusmom:
Just checking in guys. I still have my Mega.....Still on 4.4.2, still unrooted, still like it enough to hang onto it, hoping Samsung might change their policies. Until they do, I won't be buying their stuff anymore. Oh well......I'm sure my decision won't break Samsung, but sure wish a bunch of us might. I won't be holding my breath though! lol. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] pre4speed:
Unfortunately it's not Samsung at this level. This is ALL AT&T. they don't allow unlocked bootloader at all on their devices, even my tab 4 with no development. At least I was able to root that tho. I'm wondering tho how come you guys can't do the method of flashing the old kernel in ODIN, rooting, then reflashing the new one? AT&T S5 and Note 3 both use this method and it works. Hmmm.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sashusmom:
Don't mean to argue, but I thought this all stemmed from Samsung's Knox- their new security for business use?? :confused: That's not ATT- that's all Samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] pre4speed:
Knox is present on the S5, the Note 3, every Samsung product for 2 years since Kitkat (maybe even 4.3 if I remember from my S3). We are not having these problems because of Knox, we are having these problems because we can't decrypt our bootloaders. I haven't followed Verizon mega (if there even is one) or T-mobile (also if there is one) but T-mobile S5 and Note 3 have 0 problems with root due to being unlocked and being able to use a custom recovery to obtain root, where as the AT&T versions have to use safestrap and workarounds. I'm just wondering if the same method can be used for the mega that we have had success with on the S5 and Note 3.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sashusmom:
Thanks for that explanation. I haven't followed the mega for awhile. I do know everything has been tried with no good results on kitkat. I followed it closely for about the first 6 months. I had root before I updated to kitkat, but the bootloader was still locked on JB. Just about everybody I know working on it gave up and sold their Mega. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mke1:
I would be happy to pay $20 root bounty.. for rooting att mega 4.4.2

I would pay $75, if someone would actually do that for me..

There are very smart people on this forum.. Surely, someone will figure it out?

I had a canadian 527, 4.4.2, which was easily rooted. In fact, I rooted it with kingo, when it had 4.2 but with update to 4.4, lost root.

Fortunately, I was ableto find someone who could root it for me. He charged me $75 and I was happy to not have to deal with it.. It is now 4.4.2 rooted.. I broke the home button..

So I just bought a 527 ATT version, not realizing that it cannot be rooted! Now I am stuck.. I don't like returning stuff.. So I kept it... but I prefer to not use an unrooted phone.. Not sure why ATT locks the boot loader.. Why should they care, what we do with our phone - especially if we don't buy it under contract!

Hopefully, on of you will figure it out soon?

Thanks..
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] RootMega:
Looks like no root

Guys I dont believe we will be seeing a root for this device in along while :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] orlyjc:
Sucks! I check here every day hoping someone has gotten root on it. ?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] warriorpluto:
Well you won't find it here anytime soon.keep an eye on the developer thread for the Verizon note 4. They are almost at the goal for obtaining root. When it happens for the note 4 it will happen for this device I'm one hundred percent sure

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http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3042045
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] orlyjc:
Thanks for the info. Will be watching that thread. ?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] zahid_gsm:
i laso check here every day hoping someone has gotten root on it. i tihink its take time ?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] abrham57:
But?

Haven't they achieved root for it?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] orlyjc:
Nope
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mke1:
FINALLY, my (I527 att version) with 4.4.2 has been rooted and unlocked and that too for only $50.

I had to send him the phone but he shipped it back right away..

If any of you are interested, you can PM me and I will give you his contact info.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] warriorpluto:
Verizon and AT&T note 4 has been rooted. It's expected to be working across samsung devices. Developer will release application this weekend. Here's the thread.remember only devs are to comment on this thread so just keep a watch on it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3042045

Edit:

Nevermind. The guy was another pathetic troll whom didn't know what he was doing. What a loser.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mikey85:
why not take screenshots to show everyone instead of taking about it. it doesnt take much to do that.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mke1:
Good point.

When I got the phone back, it had a program called Root Checker already installed.

I used that program to check root status and it said that the phone was rooted.

As I wrote in the preceding, it was my backup phone and I had put it away in my travel kit.

In the interest of helping other forum members here, I thought I would double check it with Titanium.

So, today, i installed Titanium.. And when I signed in, with my email account, it started updating.. I don't know what all got updated..

but it is still at 4.4.2.. But the root no longer works. I emailed the guy with the issue and am waiting for his reply. I offered to pay him again.. just to fix it again.. in case I made a mistake during updating.

Attached are the pictures.. As you can see, it no longer has root access.. I am trying to be truthful and helpful.

Once I hear back from him and if and when he fixes it, I will post again. But at this time, my ATT phone is no longer rooted.

The preceding is about my ATT i527 of course..

My Rogers/Canada i527 has had no such problems. I rooted it myself while it was 4.2. Someone else rooted it with 4.4.2.. And I disabled software update.. and it is working just fine, with rooting..

I will post again, with progress.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mhmtemnacr:
Hi, my GT-I9100g has extremely bad calibrated touch screen. For example If I zoom an image or something, it zooms badly. I tried cleaning the screen, didn't work. My rom is AOSB 1.3.5 (Android 4.4.3). Please help thanks in advance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EndyDroidLova:
Hallo! I want to install Paranoid Android on my phone... and I just want to know whether I need to root my phone or not? TQVM much..
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohsin1230:
Hi

I have checked that play store is not working as it give retry option I have checked connection and every thing. Also gmail app is no syncing emails. Could you please help me out it that thing as I was unable to figured out this issue thanks
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babygau:
Sometimes its due to dns issue. You should restart your phone, switch between Wifi & Mobile Data to see if it works again
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DistrictDigital:
If you have tried to use anything like "Freedom" it will edit your hosts file. Delete that and let it regenerate, you should be able to connect to Google play
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] onyxkhan:
I would like to install my larger apps (typically games) onto my 64gig sd card. I haven't been able to find anything specific for the S5 AT&T edition (ugh) but have come across a tutorial or two like this one here on XDA http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2276193

After seeing this I have two questions.

1: Can the internal and external (sd card) be swapped like in the tutorial above, and if not...

2: Is there an S5 AT&T method that anyone has found to work?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] zoneblitz:
If you rooted your S5, you can download foldermount from the play store and use that to store most apps on the SD card. YouTube has some decent videos on how to properly do it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] onyxkhan:
Thank you. Will def try this out when I get home!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] seh6183:
I can't find it anywhere in the settings. Is this a T-Mobile only thing? I'm fairly certain the AT&T and Verizon version have this feature.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] aooga:
Only Verizon and US cellular.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...n-and-U.S.-Cellular-Samsung-Galaxy-S5_id54826

EDIT: you can enable it if you're rooted by editing a file in the system/csc folder.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] seh6183:
Thank you for this but I went through every file in there and couldn't find anything for reactivation lock. I was however, able to enable the change sim notification. Any idea what file it is in?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] aooga:
Try system/CSC/features.xml EDIT: This might not be what you're looking for, but it's something. Sorry I guess I was wrong in saying that it can be enabled by a csc edit.

Change it to this:

Then reboot and you should get this I security.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] seh6183:
I did that and got the menus enabled now. But that still isn't reactivation lock. I can't find the setting for reactivation lock.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] aooga:
It might not be toggled by a csc edit then. Why do you want it in the first place?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] seh6183:
Well because it's a huge deal in my opinion. If someone steals my phone they can't get back into it even if they wipe it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] aooga:
If they know how to root it, they can in 2 minutes. Just boot into the bootloader, flash a custom recovery, flash a custom rom, and presto, you're in. If you're already rooted, well, that just makes it laughably easy. Apple's approach is the only really secure one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] seh6183:
I think assuming that a thief would have any understanding of rooting or flashing custom bootloaders would be a little over the top. Out of every single human being that I know only 2 know how to root a phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] seh6183:
Damn what setting in the XML did you adjust? I was able to enable find my mobile and sim change notify but not the reactivation.

And lol yea maybe I should try this on an actual s5 and not my iPhone ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] fffft:
This misses an important point. It doesn't matter a lot how many people in the general populace know how to root a phone in front of them. If a security feature like reactivation lock is to be a strong deterrent to theft, it needs to be highly secure where no one or damn near no one is able to defeat it. It's not sufficient that it's hard to do. It only takes one electronic wiz in a city who is willing to unlock phones of shady origin to establish a strong local demand for stolen phones.

A thief doesn't need to have any technical skills. Word will quickly get around about the shady repair shop or fence that can fix them or is willing to buy stolen phones because he knows where they can be unlocked. For this to work as an effective deterrent, stolen phones need to be rendered paperweights that cannot be unlocked without heroic measures.

.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] aooga:
:good:

All it takes is them googling "how to bypass samsung activation lock" and they're in. Probably shouldn't have put this up ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] seh6183:
Okay and for the dozens of other samsung phones that have locked bootloaders it works perfectly fine for. So the only exploitable phones are ones with unlockable bootloaders. The rest are safe,
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] seh6183:
And how exactly will you flash a custom recovery without unlocking the bootloader?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] seh6183:
You know what I don't care, I can't even believe I was baited into this useless argument. The fact remains is that the feature is at least semi functional and a DETERRENT to criminals. Nothing is fool proof. You can have the best car alarm in the world and someone can roll up with a tow truck and take off with it. The point is to make it harder for thieves to get away with it and thats all Im looking for. .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] aooga:
That's why I asked. For what you want, an app like lookout would be better. It can take pics of the criminal and send the location to you. Far better than something that just locks the phone out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] gamenlegend:
So what file needs to be edited in order to get the option to show up?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] aooga:
After all this, no one even knows :p
[General Questions and Answers] Kobro:
i was wondering, what browsers support flash player? i have flash installed, but only certain browsers are compatible. besides dolphin (which i hate) what other browsers support flash?
[General Questions and Answers] pushkardua:
Chrome is guess!!
[General Questions and Answers] DivtheDevil:
use chrome....:good:
[General Questions and Answers] Kobro:
Actually, chrome does not sipport flash
[General Questions and Answers] atharvac:
I think Maxthon browser supports flash
[General Questions and Answers] LikeATattoo:
I heard FlashFox is pretty good. Haven't personally tried it though.
[General Questions and Answers] killyass:
Puffin web browser

(Hope I helped)
[General Questions and Answers] siMp0lMaN:
you may wanna try boat browser :)
[General Questions and Answers] Paget96:
Chrome drain battery a lot, download UC browser ;)
[General Questions and Answers] shadowcreeper_1:
I use dolphin browser, love the UI
[General Questions and Answers] Kobro:
ok, so i have a list now, :D

puffin,

boat,

dolphin,

uc,

and my own find, next.

thanks all for your help.

btw, maxthon does not support flash, and the flashfox ui and options (imo) are terrible and limited.
[General Questions and Answers] sachi22:
hi all, i have a chinese a13 tablet,

last night i updted busybox from busybox installer(i dont know why i did that !) ,,but i think i removed internet connection/switched off the tablet before the instalation was completed..

Now when i switched on my tab it has no internel storage. 0.00B thats what it shows..all my apps are gone aand evrytime i reboot tablet is factory reseted.

I searched here and found many have resolved this by moving busybox from /system/xbin to /system/bin ..

I tried with adb, root explorer/android emulator(only two applications i can install) but every time it says busybox not found !!

I tried searching 'busybox' using root explorer and there was no result !!

Can anyone tell me is there is a way i caan download busybox files aand paste it to /system/bin???

Or anyother way to solve this? Please..
[General Questions and Answers] pushkardua:
If you cannot find any solution! just Reflash stock rom
[General Questions and Answers] DivtheDevil:
Dont Worry!!

Try reflashing ur stock rom....the problem is with ur rom and its busybox..u have interuppted the installation process midway then the rom got corrupted....

try reflashing the rom will fix the proble:good:m... :)