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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answer] derek328:
Limited Root is better than No Root

I just want root so that I can swap the godforsaken Samsung emojis away for the much better stock Android pudding emojis...

So, a limited root is still great if changes are retained after reboots.

As for the bootloader, the S7 Edge in HK (G9350, Snapdragon chip, with Google Play store) can unlock it pretty easily:

1. Turn on OEM Unlock in settings -> developer options.

2. Download and run Samsung's CROM Service apk. The link is goo.gl [slash] ksHJVM

Photos:

- Install Success [IMG="Install Success"]https://photos-4.dropbox.com/t/2/AAAmyXbIExTVDORVOsqAVFtJghwdrM0y66l-zEKyqHz-0w/12/19781759/png/1024x768/3/1466038800/0/2/Screenshot_20160616-044148.png/ELOx6A4YiQwgBygH/8wHXnGYpw2a6inv24v_g1otiEIxNkr5SIqYzqc6nOa8?size_mode=3&size=1024x768[/IMG]

- Result [IMG="Result"]https://photos-4.dropbox.com/t/2/AAACqikgbrshcjWgkWDLSBxkWxnK0jJRZDWU5TlTmMm-kg/12/19781759/png/1024x768/3/1466038800/0/2/Screenshot_20160616-044200.png/ELOx6A4YiQwgBygH/GObLMhY6SSbFjex72qeimVyayGmCqKgjhBq3qsCjSNI?size_mode=3&size=1024x768[/IMG]

- Software Info [IMG="Software"]https://photos-5.dropbox.com/t/2/AADEprZgTaV1huAMuhh_jR2XoGQMc7-6PTaZ2oxZw69sAg/12/19781759/jpeg/1024x768/3/1466038800/0/2/Screenshot_20160616-044607.jpg/ELOx6A4YiQwgBygH/B7kD0kz7A_XOw4JI_uRZEkv727BIgr3CLHnicW2yr6g?size_mode=3&size=1024x768[/IMG]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answer] kmcphee:
Have you tried it yourself
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answer] fastv8:
Towelroot on Galaxy S5 and KitKat worked fine without unlocking the bootloader and did not trip Knox. I was able to upgrade to Lollipop using a special procedure and kept root, again, without tripping Knox. The details escape me but it worked flawlessly. My point is, despite all of the built-in security and locked bootloader on the S7 Snapdragon variants, an elevation of privileges vulnerability would probably do the trick. Nothing is impervious, given time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answer] CVertigo1:
Marshmallow uses DM-Verity to scan the system for modifications on boot, and it won't boot into android unless it passes this scan. Chainfire has made system-less SuperSU to alleviate this, but it requires the kernel to be patched to run, which requires an unlocked bootloader. Perhaps there is a way to get permanent root on Marshmallow without unlocking the bootloader, but I haven't heard of anyone making it happen on any device yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answer] LeftyGR:
OK. So I was wondering that as well. There are no current devices running Android 6+ that have root without an unlocked bootloader? If true, options like SafeStrap are completely out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answer] derek328:
Guys, the bootloader is not completely locked. The snapdragon varient in HK (G9350) has an unlockable one that does not trip knox.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answer] MegaNoob:
Really, this again? We are not in china. Crom is a dead end. Its been tried on the U.S s6 and the s7, our phones are locked down diffrent making crom usless. Please look at some of the other s7 root threads for further explanation why it doesnt work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answer] Tyrael2003:
is this root affect the knox and the pay? i am a chinese user and in our country users have to root their phones to use google serivce, so a root without trapping knox efuse is very important for us. good job and thx very much!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answer] thatotherguy..:
The root doesn't trip Knox at all
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] jkieffer46:
When I download things such as music or videos, then try to transfer them to the sd card, I can't replay most of em. Is this a phone issue or sd? I know the 1st step is to reformat and try again- what should I reformat to? Exfat?
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Jonathan-H:
Try downloading MX video player see if that plays them? I would always format the card in the phone.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] freddiemac1:
In moving from wm5 to wm6, my favorite alarm clock, WolfClock, seems to be broken. It works fine as long as the Kaiser is on. But if it goes off, when the time for the alarm comes, it turns on ok, but no sound is produced by the alarm. ARGHHH!

The developer is no longer working on this, so I don't think he will fix it.

So, my questions are:

a) there is a debug mode....anyone want to suggest what I should look for and how to "fix" this?

or

b) what's a good alternative? I tried SPB Time, WaWa Clock...didn't like either one. Other suggestions? (Can't stand the built-in alarms...so don't bother suggesting that!) Would prefer free but will settle for something pleasant, customizable, and can do alarms, snooze, and - my favorite - naps!

Thanks.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Lidberg:
I use DelMar alarm clock and I really like it. The only issue I am aware of is that I am pretty sure it won't wake up the phone to sound the alarm, but since my phone is plugged in at night and I have the power settings to not turn the phone off if on external power, it's not that big of an issue.

.:Christian:.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jrockets:
enAlarmPPC

I use enAlarmPPC. Nothing fancy but it has worked 100% reliably for me. One of the nifty features to me is that when the alarm goes off almost the entire screen acts as a snooze button (you can tap anywhere on the screen to activate the snooze). & its Not bloatware (not bloated with useless graphics and such).

http://www.maik-wiege.de/en
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Lidberg:
Delmar is the same way.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] johanromijn:
I'm also using enAlarmPPC. It does exactly what it has to do!

Works perfect with WM6 even with Slide2Unlock2 running not a problem.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] maryjos:
I don't know what it is about WM6 but I've had a lot of problems with alarm clocks and timers not being able to wake the phone up to go off.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] dgduris:
I have been using pTravel Alarm from BurrOak Software for three weeks now in my Tilt.

It works flawlessly, wakes-up the phone to sound the morning alarm and doesn't seem to have caused any freeze-ups at all.

It uses a large clock display. I set it at night before I pass out and it is about the only time I actually tilt my Tilt.

Link:

http://www.burroak.on.ca/
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] QLtnpapi:
I Use SPB Time Its Really Nice it has a nice clock plugin and the alarm lets u put ur own wake up tones.

Download It Here!

admin edit: serial removed, warez is not allowed!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] srmz:
I am using Chronos Time Clock (www.activekitten.com).

Very reliable and never failed to wake up the device.

One of the very useful things for me is that you can pre-program it to send a text message at a specific time. Very useful for birthday wishes to go out at 00:00 when you are fast asleep.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] paddy81:
I'm using CradleAlarm now, that is the successor of enAlarmPPC. Has many nice features and seems to be very reliable. And the price is OK, too! :D

See here:

http://www.cradle-software.de

greets

paddy
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] hylton:
another vote for chronos, but haven't used it for awhile. had the smartphone version w/ my mpx220 but it was buggy on my strtrk. i switched at that point to GenTimer, love it as well.

I'm running the PPC version of GenTimer on my Tilt and it's very nice, entire screen functions as 'SNOOZE' with a long-press and it never fails to wake the device up. Very customizeable, skins are kinda ick so I've rebadged the exe resources images and resigned it to run.

It includes alarms, clock, world time, stop watch, timers, etc.

Chris
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] kareeem:
I am also using Chronos and it works great. Another alarm that i used to use was enalarm pocket pc. They changed the name now to cradlealarm i think but they both work great.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Starscreamer:
I use GSAlarmClock ver 1.20

It's FREE and allows me to mute my phone so SMS and Email doesn't wake me up but the alarm still sounds.

Works flawlessly, never late for work thanks to the annoying alarm sound it makes that forces you to get out of bed!

My fav by far.
[Karbonn Sparkle V] shabbirsaify:
Flash Aroma Filemaneger ZIP via CWM and ByPass Pattern lock screen only for marshmellow device

1) Download the Aroma Filemaneger zip file from link

2) Move that zip file to the SDcard of your phone using a card reader.

3) Now insert that SDcard to you phone.

4) Reboot your phone into recovery mode (For this first switch of your phone and then keep pressing Volume Up+Home+Power button till recovery screen appear.)

5) Then select “update” and select “apply update from SD/external” and select aroma file manger.zip file that you downloaded using above link

6) In aroma File manager , Go to menu , which is located in bottom strip and then select Settings.

7) Go to bottom n select “mount all partition in start up ” then exit from aroma file manger

8) Now after exit , re-update that aroma file again and it will open again.

9) Go to data -- and then System (/data/system)Then find locksettings.db, locksettings.db-shm, locksettings.db-wal. choose delete and delete that file and restart.

its don:good:

--------------------DOWNLOAD LINKS------------------

AROMA FILEMANAGER :-http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1646108
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Solidier09:
Thanks to all bro, i hope to flash it with recovery soon bc i have Windows :)
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
I tried but it doesn't seem possible. I get errors when restoring the back-up.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mickjmickj:
It's this working with Linux mint?
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] dbech:
When I after I flash the recovery and then reboot I just get

Update failed, contact support.

Repeated in several languages. What am I doing wrong? :confused::crying:
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] dbech:
I had no luck getting this method to work.

askubuntu [dot] com/questions/767323/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-meizu-pro-5-that-was-originally-with-android

The above link worked first time and can be done on any OS
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
I hope it does work for other people, but at least we have an other method now as well.

I don't know if this works with Linux Mint. You might try the other method, it's os independent.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mickjmickj:
As far as I understood the guide on askubuntu didn't ensure ota update. In your experience you were able to download package update running the Ubuntu release?
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
I don't know, it always downloads the latest release with the ubuntu-device-flash command, and OTA update's don't come that often. So I have no experience yet.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] luyen:
can you let me know how to installing Android on my Meizu 5 Pro Ubuntu edition ?
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mickjmickj:
I was looking at this:

https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/phone/devices/installing-ubuntu-for-devices/

and the procedure is slightly different from your guide.

Have you ever tried with this?

It looks that is should works on the PRO5 but I'm unsure to have understood when and how I have to flash the turbo recovery.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
Yes that's what I tried first, but it didn't work for me. Do you mean my guide or their guide for flashing turbo recovery?
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mickjmickj:
I mean their guide; as far as I understood the "turbo" recovery should be flashed onto the device from the channel.

Anyway I will try and let you know.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
I didn't work for me. After doing what is in the guide and then updating to a newer release release candidate channel I got the Ubuntu logo recovery. But I could only get Ubuntu to install in the first place like the way I did it in the guide.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
I just tested it and OTA updates work!
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mickjmickj:
It's the same for me here :confused: Actually I think that the screen you mentioned is an error message from the Ubuntu recovery indeed the font used is the Ubuntu style one.

In my case I followed the instructions 5 times and eventually I learned to be fast enough to get the message and fastboot flash the turbo recovery but the further steps are not going as expected.

When I press the power+vol up combo, seems that the system reboot with a white meizu logo on a black screen and after that what happen is:

1. It's reboot with flyme

2. There is this error message on with screen

For both of above its possible to reboot the system and you will have a running flyme with the Ubuntu recovery.

I don't know if this is important but at the end of my couple of hours doing this :cyclops: all my music and pictures were still there while I was supposed to loose everything somehow during the process.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
After manually stopping the phone from entering recovery and the go to fastboot -> flash recovery -> reboot recovery, I get a black screen for a couple of minutes and end up with a flymeOS recovery screen. Power off and on again and then I see Meizu on a black screen for a while and then Ubuntu loading screen.

Does that clarify anything?

[MENTION=4657436]mickjmickj[/MENTION]

If you still see your own files after trying for a while, that's not right. Do a full wipe:

- Go to recovery.

- Go to settings and select "use rm -f instead to formatting"

- Got to wipe -> advanced wipe and select all except the last/bottom one, and swipe to wipe.

Then try again. It should work. I'll try to make a youtube movie of my process this weekend, maybe I haven't explained it good enough.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mickjmickj:
When you say "reboot recovery" how did you do exactly?

Starting from the device ended to receive the files I press and hold power+vol down still the device is in fastboot mode, then I flash the recovery; starting from this I press and hold power+ vol up waiting the time to see what happen.

Maybe tonight I will try again after a full wipe as you suggest.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
Reboot to recovery -> Holding power + vol up. Might not work the first time. But just keep holding the buttons till it does. Till you think you will enter recovery. You will need to boot directly to recovery, if you make one normal boot before you enter recovery, installation will fail in my experience.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
I made a TWRP back up file for you to try: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5XS8BitdbnhQjN0N25Ed01ieWs

Maybe that works?
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
And my Youtube debut. :laugh:

Here is a video of me doing the procedure:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIvhHcJ2LCI
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] maoyikun:
If there is a ROM pro6 would be good
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Solidier09:
I follow your video the but it don't work bro, tell me everytime errore update, the only difference i have from you is that my device is rooted.. Can you help me? I really love ubuntu, thanks
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] mickjmickj:
Hey, my compliments for your video! Unfortunately I was stuck again at the recovery error screen.

However I find a way to be in ubuntu touch following this guide http://askubuntu.com/questions/767323/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-meizu-pro-5-that-was-originally-with-android
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
Thanks! :)

Well this is all the knowledge I can share. If my guide, the official Canonical or the askubuntu guide doesn't work, I wouldn't know what else to try.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Solidier09:
Hy bro, so it's work? And another question, waht versiion do you use now of ubuntu?Can you make a video if you can? Thanks i'm not a expert of ubuntu

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Hy bro, you device is rooted or unrooted?
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
The fastboot screen says unrooted. I installed SU once to gain root access, but the last couple of times I switched back and forth I didn't install it.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Solidier09:
Thanks i will try to flash first a unrooted rom
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] chen2011521:
Got an error “no space left on device"

partition /cache was 100% used.

Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on

/dev/block/sda43 495.9M 384.0K 485.3M 0% /cache

/dev/block/sda44 53.5G 52.0M 53.4G 0% /data

/dev/block/sda44 53.5G 52.0M 53.4G 0% /sdcard
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
When/Where do you get this error?
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] domenikejo92:
i have the same mistake :"Update failed, contact support." . i have a question : you use a "recovery_turbo.img" but i have downloaded "image.img".If it is possible , can you upload your recovery image?
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
Here it is: https://git.launchpad.net/~device-release/turbo/+git/recovery/plain/recovery.img from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices .
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] chen2011521:
My pro5 has android system.

After I failed to flash it ,the screen display update Failed. . . , I found error in /cache/recovery/log.

The ubuntu image (downloaded in .cache/ubuntuimage) has pushed to /Cache/recovery folder,

then it failed to flash because the /cache was 100% used.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
Did you do a full wipe? I wouldn't know what else to do.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] SIeniuss:
I had a problem with music player. I couldn't Find Any songs

Wysłane z mojego PRO 5 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
You mean you were able to install Ubuntu?
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] domenikejo92:
hi guys , i have found a guide on ubuntu forum :

Factory reset with the stock Flyme

Enable usb debug

Flash the unlocked Flyme from here http://xdaforums.com/meiz...pro-5-t3303127

Flash via fastboot the TWRP recovery http://xdaforums.com/meiz...2#post66148672

Full wipe with TWRP, including system, with option "use rm -f instead to formatting"

Downloaded the system file from here https://drive.google.com/folderview?...EU&usp=sharing then copied all into the TWRP folder into the device. This is the OTA11

TWRP flash for the kernel

TWRP command line all the rest as explained inti the askubuntu page ahead:http://askubuntu.com/questions/7673...-meizu-pro-5-that-was-originally-with-android

someone has tried?
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] luyen:
yeah, it working well with few simple steps.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
How did you do it? Just install TWRP and restore back-up?
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] luyen:
yes, simple is install TWRP and restore from your backup.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] ljvrig:
ota12

But to install ota12?thanks
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
Just go to settings and search for (software) update -> search for update and that worked for me.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] ljvrig:
Recovery

I've user the guide in first Page and i have a problem when i reboot in recovery when install the system, i don't have Black screen but Ubuntu purple screen with logo and all stay in this condition always, i don't view the flyme recovery, i use the turbo recovery and recovery posted here, but nothing

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Thanks for the help, and excuse for my bad english
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
I wouldn't know how to solve that, maybe the other methods? Restoring with TWRP or official Canonical way or askUbuntu way?
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] ljvrig:
I've tryed the askubuntu and nothing,i have a g version of flyme and you? Unlocked Unrooted,if you have AN a version il the only difference, your method il more polished and with ota working
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] ABSAhmad:
This guide probably only works on the ubuntu edition phones (phones that come with it pre-installed). [MENTION=7496014]Pleytos[/MENTION] is your phone an ubuntu edition one?

[MENTION=4420149]ljvrig[/MENTION] I don't see why the askubuntu way shouldn't work, I tried it on my flyme edition phone and it works just fine, make sure you cd into / before extracting everything ;)
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pleytos:
Yes my phone is a Ubuntu edition.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] toddvarg:
I seems to be slow about this, or maybe i'm missing some background knowledge. So far I have made mye pro 5 international, unlocked and rooted. All flyme seems to be gone. As the same as many before me, I hit the stumbling block with error after i flash recovery.img. My screen is showing meizu by ubuntu, but it dosen't help a lout when i comes to ubuntu os starting up :). I like to try this way of doing it, maybe this is the soulution, I hope.

I have installed TWRP, but where do I place the tar file and do I unpack it.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] dankeogh:
Just extract the downloaded .tar file using 7-Zip or similar (on PC), then drag and drop the folder inside that (should be called TWRPBACKUPUBUNTU or similar) into TWRP/BACKUPS folder on your microSD card, or your internal storage. :)
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] toddvarg:
That worked like a charm, thanks. Now I have only one problem and that is to update over ota. When I try to upgrade, I get rebooted into TWRP and nothing more is happening. Is it any trick or manually way to do this?
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] dankeogh:
Download recovery-turbo.img from the Ubuntu Touch Devices page (sorry that I can't link it, but I haven't made enough posts yet) and flash it using TWRP. Then that's it, you should now be able to perform an OTA update. :)
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] toddvarg:
I'm not sure how to flash in TWRP. Should I flash recovery.img in fastboot or in TWRP. I transferred recovery.img over to the TWRP folder, but I couldn't see it, when I tried to install. I guess it's only zip files you can install.

Or will recovery-turbo.img be installed and remove TWRP. Then I guess I have to first put the phone in fastboot and do this commando

I tried first the guide that is in the beginning, but that didn't work. So I used the guide in askubuntu, and now I have a working ubuntu-phone, but with a TWRP recovery. If I flash recovery-turbo.img, I will have a ubuntu recovery? And it will not brake the ubuntu installation on the phone? I now it is just a matter of trying, but I spent some hour making it work this far, so I'm hoping it will work flawless :)))
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] dankeogh:
If you flash your Ubuntu recovery using either TWRP or the fast boot command you posted, then yes you will be able to upgrade your Ubuntu install however you will lose the functionality of TWRP. Of course, you can get TWRP back by flashing TWRP in fastboot.
[Meizu Pro 5 Guides, News, & Discussion] toddvarg:
I'm happy :D

I did the fastboot command and it worked, and now I have ota updating and version OTA-12. I have a fully functional ubuntu-phone now. It was moments when I had to get it unlocked and international, where it looked like the success was hard to see, but in the end it worked. Thanks for all help, both to you and to pleytos. Even if his guide didn't fully work, it put me in the right direction and his TWRPBACKUPmeizu5proUBUNTU did the trick.