yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Tab S General] elliwigy:
i agree.. the build number is displayed in my recovery which indicates its a t807v but that might be the only difference recovery wise.

kies will download the full tar.md5.zip if they use the emergency recovery and initialization option.. it dls to a temp folder on the pc at which point they can copy it over to their desktop and remove the device before it flashes if they dont want to flash full stock back to their device..

this is how we pull full odin tars to create custom roms when its not available on sammobile.

when you do the update option in kies is when it downloads a partial file.

hopefully someone with knowledge can pull it for him to try before he has to send it in lol.

i suppose your option might as well be attempted as well seeing as how it wont hurt lol. i just dont think it will work but its worth a shot i suppose.
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
Finally an agreement lol :thumbup:

However I think only people who use kitchens use stock firmware to build custom roms. Myself and many others build from source code where possible. ;)
[Galaxy Tab S General] AlexNI:
I've tried recovery and whole AP_*.tar.md5 from the following stock

T707VVRU1ANG7_T707VVZW1ANG7_VZW

T707AUCU1ANH9_ATT1ANH9

T807TUVU1ANK1_TMB1ANK1

nothing works :(.

Kies tells that the device is not supported. It can be updated only via FOTA.
[Galaxy Tab S General] thorvindr:
So has anyone else tried this on Lollipop? Is there an way to rollback to KitKat without root?

I need root so hard. I don't care about KNOX and I don't need a custom anything. I just want to own my device in fact as well as on paper.
[Galaxy Tab S General] godzilla8nj:
I used KingRoot on T807A KitKat. Have root, but Lollipop upgrade downloads, partially installs (to about 26%), and fails (at which point I need to re-root KK with KR.)
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
Well lucky for you it does! If you update via ota you will lose root and not be able to get it again.
[Galaxy Tab S General] elliwigy:
too bad no one pulled any odin tars from the device before L rolled out lol

there was no kk tar for t807v either.. the old KR didnt work for t807v even on kk though so doubt its changed..

you guys have snapdragon or exynos processor?
[Galaxy Tab S General] jlopez0109:
Hey, i bought this tab s used on ebay. Guy mentioned it was rooted .....removed root when i try to install lollipop it just goes up to like 26% then restarts. Do you know how I can fix this?
[Galaxy Tab S General] elliwigy:
most likely cant update via ota while device is rooted.. you need to create a prerooted rom.zip for lollipop then flash modem and kernel only in odin

Extreme Syndicate v8
[Galaxy Tab S General] nethead72:
YAY ROOT on 5.0.2 T807A

ROOT WORKING FOR T807A AT&T BRANDED LOLLIPOP 5.0.2!!!

I checked for OTA updates minutes before I rooted. System was up to date. I used the PC version of KingRoot, linked Below in my OneDrive, to root in minutes. Root Checker confirmed root access. I will gladly dump anything anyone needs, if you will tell me how to do so without ADB access. Blasted Locked BL...

I am running 5.0.2 on my AT&T TabS

Baseband: T807AUCU1BOD4

Build: LRX22G.T807AUCU1BOD4

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...3087&authkey=!AMp3ynAgbkPDKvs&ithint=file,exe
[Galaxy Tab S General] Sumanji:
Hey man,

Looks like desktop version of KingRoot is all in Chinese - any chance you could put up a video walkthrough or similar please? Don't want to accidentally push the wrong button and brick my device :D

Also, it suggests that it will auto-flash a custom recovery if you use the PC version.... I want root but NOT custom recovery. Is there any way to do this?

(I'm assuming this will work on SM-T707A as well...)

Thanks,

Su
[Galaxy Tab S General] nethead72:
I'll get on it, give me a bit, evenings are busy for me.
[Galaxy Tab S General] Sumanji:
Of course - thanks buddy! :D
[Galaxy Tab S General] nethead72:
Honestly, though, I just installed it, let it detect my tablet, clicked the blue button and waited. It installed it's own SU and handler app on my tablet. Titanium Backup days the SU is functional but it recommends SuperSU. Far as i can tell there wasn't any recovery installed, I guess I'll have to reboot and see.
[Galaxy Tab S General] Sumanji:
If you could check for me please, I'd be very grateful!

I think it's possible to get rid of the default KingRoot app and install SuperSU / Superuser ?
[Galaxy Tab S General] nethead72:
Device Optimized 1 app on reboot, no doubt the kinguser app, which IS IN ENGLISH on my tablet, btw. Reboot was as snappy as always.

---------- Post added at 10:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:50 PM ----------

Gonna reboot to recovery and see what happens.
[Galaxy Tab S General] elliwigy:
king root does not install a custom recovery not to mention its impossible since att has locked BLs
[Galaxy Tab S General] jzd5032:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B44uRRTMeBhMdDVHZmxFV2VmOEE/view?usp=docslist_api

Install this kingroot apk and follow the instructions. They're in English, it works in a minute or two, and doesn't install custom recovery.

If it fails and said error with connection, use 4g and not Wi-Fi
[Galaxy Tab S General] Sumanji:
Yeah I tried the app, but it gets to 18% and fails - says there is no method currently available :(
[Galaxy Tab S General] elliwigy:
the pc version cant trip knox or install a custom recovery either because att locks the BL down.

unless they found a way to unlock the BL it will simply just use some exploit to root it and that is all
[Galaxy Tab S General] Sumanji:
So I tried the PC tool - seems to have failed :(

Then gave me this QR code... not sure for what!
[Galaxy Tab S General] nethead72:
Confirmed stock recovery, screenshots for everyones' peace of mind.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzsf6YNghzL8VjlhVncycmFZVU0/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzsf6YNghzL8VjlhVncycmFZVU0/view?usp=sharing

---------- Post added at 11:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:20 PM ----------

You have to interact with the app it pushes to your tablet to complete the process. swipe up a couple of times. If you did not get this app, try again. I have attempted to root my tablet in the past with KingRoot mobile app, just FYI.

Also, I use thsi same PC tool to root my ZenWatch, got the same screen as above, yet I had root. Use RootChecker or Titanium Backup to confirm.
[Galaxy Tab S General] Sumanji:
Oh shoot, I didn't realise it was pushing an app - I wasn't even watching the tablet! Let me try again :D

[edit] Ok I didn't get any messages on screen :( it went black a couple of times and then restarted. Then it fails.

---------- Post added at 10:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:35 PM ----------

I tried again - this time I checked "allow unknown app sources" and unchecked "scan apps installed from USB ADB".

I can see the krHelper4pc app being installed in the background - but then at about 30% the screen goes black and it just reboots :(
[Galaxy Tab S General] AlexNI:
Where are these screenshots from? Has someone got the at&t stock recovery?
[Galaxy Tab S General] jah26027:
As frightening as that was running a program completely in chinese, i just kept mashing the blue buttons, waited for 100%, and VOILA. rooted. :)
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
Latest versions are English.
[Galaxy Tab S General] almony8:
So do these new versions work with Lollipop then? Also, are there any roms that can actually be flashed safely to this device?
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
Yes.

Roms are in the development section.
[Galaxy Tab S General] almony8:
Which roms are safe to flash on this particular device? And I assume I would have to use flashify for this?
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
All roms are safe as long you remove or replace the boot.img with stock before flashing with FLASHFIRE.

However be very careful, make sure you have the stock ota backed up somewhere. If something goes wrong you're gonna need it.
[Galaxy Tab S General] almony8:
Ok, do we even have a link to the stock ota? I have already downloaded flashify and backed up stock boot.img and stock recovery.
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
No, you need to catch it when you update.

However even though everyone asks for it, to my knowledge not one of you who own this device has saved the ota and uploaded it.

Also as regards back up, your best bet is to make a full backup with FLASHFIRE.
[Galaxy Tab S General] almony8:
Damn, my tablet just updated yesterday. How do I grab the ota while it is updating?
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
It downloads to a folder before you agree to install it, you have to copy it before flashing as it gets deleted afterwards.

I think it gets downloaded to data/fota.
[Galaxy Tab S General] almony8:
I actually just checked and had an update available. I downloaded the update but haven't installed it yet. It was only 246MB though, can I still do this or did it have to be the full update to Lollipop?
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
Unfortunately that's just an intermediary update not the full firmware which would be much bigger.

Still try and save it so you know where to grab it from and how to do it when the next full release comes out.
[Galaxy Tab S General] almony8:
I figured so. Hopefully a real update comes soon again
[Galaxy Tab S General] almony8:
So is there a way to get SuperSU working instead of the kingroot app? And can someone please get us a stock ota posted. I would love to do it but my tab is already completely updated.
[Galaxy Tab S General] elliwigy:
supersume might help in replacing ku with su

Extreme Syndicate L
[Galaxy Tab S General] godzilla8nj:
So is this what you need?
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
Unfortunately that is an update zip that flashes with stock recovery and not a full tar firmware package.

Still worth having though for easy upgrading.
[Galaxy Tab S General] godzilla8nj:
What about this system.img I uploaded back in June?
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
Where did you pull that from and where is the rest of the files?
[Galaxy Tab S General] godzilla8nj:
When I originally rooted in June I uploaded the system.img, recovery.img, cdma_radio.img, and radio.img from my t807a.

Download links are in this post under Stock images HERE..
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
But where did you get these images, where is the package you got them from?

Did you just pull them from your device?
[Galaxy Tab S General] godzilla8nj:
Not from a package, dumped them straight off device by following this guide.
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
Right I see, these won't flash on a bootloader locked device with odin as they are unsigned raw images.
[Galaxy Tab S General] godzilla8nj:
For future reference, is there any way to pull them directly off a device so they are usable in Odin? Or do we have to wait for a leak from Samsung?
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
They can be converted to Samsung system images and tarred up to be flashed with odin or possibly an update zip, but its not going to work on a device with a locked bootloader.
[Galaxy Tab S General] sinman02:
I've read through this entire thread and others and I can't find a definitive answer to this question.

I just bought a T707A that came with stock lollipop firmware AUCU1BOE4. I checked Software update and it said there is an update available BOE5 which I postponed.

1) If I take the OTA update, can I still root?

2) Whether I take the update or not, do I have to downgrade to KK in order to root, or can I use the latest root method to directly root lollipop?

3) What is the best method to root my device model?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Tab S General] sinman02:
Anyone?
[Galaxy Tab S General] elliwigy:
try to root it. if it doesnt work try to find a kk tar and downgrade. if you cant then might as well update the device since its not possible.
[Galaxy Tab S General] sinman02:
So, I guess the only root method available that's working right now for AUCU1BOE4 (Lollipop) is Kingroot, correct?

Sorry if I'm asking a question that's been answered already, but it's not exactly clear from this (or any other) thread.

If Kingroot fails, it doesn't screw anything up right (like tripping Knox or mess up stock recovery)? I'm within my return period and may give the tablet back to AT&T if I can't root it, so I need to know be certain of the risks.

Also, is there a way to UNROOT it if successful?

Responses greatly appreciated...
[Galaxy Tab S General] PowerfulJY:
Hello I have tried to root numberous times but to no sucess. I am on the latest update and it will not go through. Am I doing something wrong or do I need to downgrade?

Any instructions or advice is much obliged.

Thank you.
[Galaxy Tab S General] frizzdizzle27:
I got this for you, doubt you need it but here it is.

I have stock KitKat Image that all you need to do is flash via ODIN. Here's the thread for you

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/stock-kitkat-image-sm-t707a-revert-t3403934
[Galaxy Tab S General] Major Havoc:
Sorry to drag up old thread, I have just purchased a SM-T807A. It is running MM 6.0.1, so from the hundreds of pages I have read.

BL is locked, there is currently no way to unlock, so I can't install TWRP ! Also there is no way to Root this device if it on MM.

The device I have got only has 8GB of internal storage. It should have 16GB! So it's basically full with all the Samsung and ATT bloatware. Without root there is no way to remove this.

So can I install this ? https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/patch-adoptable-storage-enabler-t3460478

Can you roll back from MM to KK or L ? Looking around there is no stock ROMs.

Advice would be great.

Regards
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
If you roll back to LL you can root, but you will have to stay on LL.

Also your device should have 16gb internal storage not 8gb, was this a demo model?

Flashing the PIT file should fix the incorrect partition size.
[Galaxy Tab S General] Major Havoc:
I am thinking it was a demo model as it has some screen burn. Frustrating as it was advertised as a 16GB model. Is there anyway to check ? Where do I get a 16GB pit file for a SM-T807A ?

OK I found another old thread where you referenced here :

That file / link is long gone, any chance you have it backed up please?

Appreciate the quick response. Was that KK or LL backup ?

I am an Android n00b, but read as much as I can before posting.

Regards

MH
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
Not sure what that link is referencing. You can find the PIT collection thread on this forum.

You need to flash it with re-partition enabled and the firmware to fix the partition sizes.

Be aware this may cause data loss.
[Galaxy Tab S General] Major Havoc:
Sent PM as I can't have links in my posts. Added post in [PIT]Extracted Thread requesting a 16GB PIT for a T807A. Thanks
[Galaxy Tab S General] mikep2323:
I was in same boat and long story short is you can go back to lolipop and I have the files to flash in odin for att if you want them. You can then use kimgroot to root but can't install twrp or any custom rom. I searched everywhere and couldnt find the lollipop build anywhere but 1 site where i had to buy for 10 dollars. I cant live without root so i had to do it. Pm me and ill throw in my drive and give to you. It will roll back to stock att 5.0.1
[Galaxy Tab S General] Major Havoc:
Thanks as it was only an 8GB version my guess it is a demo tablet. I asked for a refund from the seller. So I am getting my money back and going to bit another tablet, one with out a locked boot loader ! This community is great thanks for the offer.
[Galaxy Tab S General] megadrive007:
Hi,

I just purchased an 807A and from reading through I can only root from android 5.0 Lolipop using king root, correct? Android 6.0 MM cannot be rooted? Also is King Root the only way to root? Can you please point me to the instruction link for rooting 807A or is it just running King Root? What are procedures for removing King Root after that?thank you all.
[Galaxy Tab S General] ylafont:
has anyone received the error

"Can't open dir '/data/user/0/com.wildtangent.android' (permission denied) E:failed the resizing-data"

when performing these steps? and more importantly, how to address it?

[IMG="Error"]https://1drv.ms/u/s!AuuZcBCZvDiMjm8dSkmNTJskBc8r?e=3Pzqon[/IMG]

https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=8C38...099EB!1903&parId=8C38BC99107099EB!105&o=OneUp
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuffluck:
I've read a lot of guides both on this forum and using google. Some are saying to wipe the phone completely and flash SuperSU through TWRP, some are saying there is a chainfire auto-root method. Why am I like the only one confused? I just received my Nexus 5 (I know I'm late in the game), and updated to 5.1. I would like to root, but don't really know what the best way is. Should I just wait on a new, easier way that is currently in the development process?

Also I am reading I'd have to go back to stock to get any new OTA updates, and I read that can be kind of a PITA. So do you think root is still worth it? Honestly I just want viper4android, Adaway, and Greenify. That's it.

Thanks for the help and sorry for probably a very redundant question.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fosser2:
As long as you're familiar with adb/fastboot run the following:

[U]From Bootloader[/U]
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash recovery [URL="https://dl.twrp.me/hammerhead/twrp-2.8.6.1-hammerhead.img"]twrp-2.8.6.1-hammerhead.img[/URL]
Boot into recovery....
[U]From Recovery[/U]
adb sideload [URL="https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip?retrieve_file=1"]UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip[/URL]
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebobmannh:
Both are right. There is a manual way (flashing SuperSU through TWRP) and there is an "automated" way (the chainfire auto-root). Pick your poison.

The manual way will most likely wipe your device because the "unlock" step does that. I'm honestly not sure about the auto-root method, but I'm going to guess it probably also wipes.

As for OTA, yes, you need a stock recovery to get OTA, because.... well... the OTA uses the stock recovery to update. Most people are of the mind that if you're the type of person who flashes a custom recovery like TWRP, you're also the type of person who doesn't care about OTAs (the .zip is typically posted here within hours of the OTA going live anyway).

There are risks and drawbacks to any kind of hacking of your phone. Risks obviously include bricking, but the drawbacks usually include having to wipe and reinstall things once in a while, and also the lack of OTAs. Pick your poison.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fosser2:
Being a Nexus device this process is pretty straightforward and does not need all of the utilities to obtain root
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] steve9271:
Has anyone got an S5 without 5.0 preinstalled recently?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mwrobe1:
I ordered my S5 online thru AT&T and it did NOT have Lollipop preinstalled FYI

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using the XDA mobile app
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mfl_jr:
No LP for me either

I just picked up my S5 yesterday, it came with 4.4.4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] oriongaby:
I got my GS5 today, came with 4.4.4, build number: KTU84P.G900AUCU2AOA1
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RAM GUY23:
Have any one of you guys working viper4android on lollipop for z2? I cant get it working. Drivers installed, reboot but no difference in sound.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
Put at the end of qcom.post.boot in system/etc

setenforce 0

Reinstall viper and try it now
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.loverlover:
Yes. I'm using it since longer time.

You have to disable this nuplayer or something like that, which can be found in developer settings, and flash Viper build prop zip.

You can Google for this file and the whole tutorial.

Sent from Xperia Z2

Luckily not from an iPhone = Yesterdays technology at tomorrows prices
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] ergalthema:
I recently started using LastPass Android app on my S6. Sometimes, when I go to an app (currently Email is the app) my phone will immediately go to the Dynamic Notifications lock screen. LastPass will be the notification. If I swipe to open the LastPass notification, it asks for my fingerprint unlock and then pops up a "Matching Logins" window. If I try to close that, it goes back to the lock screen with LastPass notification. If I just unlock the phone, it goes back to the app (Email, in this case) for a split-second, and then goes back to the lock screen.

I can find a way out of the loop. Usually, if I hit the home button at the right time it will clear out. But this is very frustrating.

I'm guessing there is some conflict between LastPass and Dynamic Notifications. There is probably a setting I can change in order to stop this, but I have a feeling I will lose a piece of functionality in doing so.

How can I avoid this annoying loop?
[HTC EVO 3D] asce1992:
Can anyone make a port of miui v. 6 for GSM htc evo 3d? :D
[Xperia Z2 General] silencer51:
Hey,

apparently Lollipop breaks the well known RIC service killer scripts that worked on 4.4.4 and before. However it seems that certain recoveries (i.e. NUT's Dual Recovery etc.) still manage to disable the RIC service and thus grant R/W access to /system.

My question is: for those of us who are rooted on a totally stock ROM, with stock kernel, is there any way to disable RIC?

Thanks in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] nagnrik:
Hey Guys,

I have bricked my device last night, tried to flash Custom Recovery after rooting but boot-looping on "custom binary blocked by reactivation lock" message. I think flashing stock recovery back should fix the issue.

Can someone please upload Stock Recovery Tar file if rooted?

Thanks a lot,
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] netnerd:
have you tried samsung find my mobile ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] nagnrik:
No, I went to ATT Store, they have re-flashed, it's fine now. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] ahabidi:
HELP!!!

Hey everyone

I was playing around with my AT&T S6 Edge and flashed the recovery like an idiot and now can't use the phone at all. I'm just getting the screen at start up that says the software is unauthorized by AT&T and to get to the nearest store.

Can someone please post the stock recovery. I'm not even in the country right now to get to an AT&T store and won't be back for some time so any help would be greatly appreciated as to how to go about fixing this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] wp4jot:
Find the stock firmware for the AT&T Galaxy S6 Edge SM-G925A here:

http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s6-edge/general/odin-files-return-to-stock-att-galaxy-t3106909

Thanks to [MENTION=4287865]Sunderwear[/MENTION]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] ahabidi:
Thank you!!
[G3 General] xshadowinxbc:
I just bought this phone yesterday (Best Buy, no contract or anything, just 400$ straight up) for AT&T. Already out of the box one thing I notice is that the screen has a grid pattern to it from the digitizer... okay well that's not a big deal I guess in normal operation. On the other hand, I tried doing some filming while driving the car to work. I set the brightness at 100% initially. When I got done driving, the brightness was at 85%. It lowered 15% in my short commute (it took me 10-15 mins to get to work...). Plus the top of the phone near the on/off switch was fairly hot. Is this the norm with this model, or is this just a lemon?

Best Buy has a good return policy so I'm not particularly worried. I am a bit annoyed because I bought an Otterbox Defender from Amazon that I chose expedited shipping on (I wanted it on before I even used the phone to prevent any incidents). If this thing already throttles just doing some filming, I can't quite imagine it doing well inside of a case, with the GPS on while playing music in GA weather. I guess I'll return both today...