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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
In order to return back to stock, you need to use current or newer firmware reversions because the bootloader needs to be same or newer to return to stock. The files in the OP are outdated and will not work. Check updato.com or sammobile.com or xda for your firmware. I will try to edit and post links. Also use stock odin 3.12 or 3.12.3 for returning to stock not the Princecomsy.....Princecomsy is for engboot kernel only.

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Short answer......NO. In actuality, if the nag screen is annoying or whatever reason, you can go ahead and let su update automatically through its playstore link, which fails, and when it gets finished press reboot and the phone will be fine, nag screen gone, but su won't be updated either.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] joeldubey@gmail.com:
Yeah, but I think that gets me back to my original problem. When I tried to root the phone I got stuck at the AT&T logo. Which is what caused the problem in the first place. I used the root file from this thread (Samsung_G930x_QC_Rooted_BOOT.TAR (any Samsung Galaxy S7) (MD5 hash 948A01ECCF280828DFD13AC366F6FE85) (credit markhaines1985)). When I tried to back off and go back to the original state. None of the image files worked for me (PB5, PI2, APF2).

So.... I get that I am stuck in between and I only see 3 ways out (please correct if they are wrong):

1. I leave it the way it is any wait for a SW update from AT&T - I'm assuming this puts everything back the way it should be, but I'm only assuming here.

2. Go back to the way it was. Download the correct firmware image. APK1 is on the phone now, so I assuming I need to find that one and try it.

3. Root it, but in order to do this I am going to need the correct boot file. The one from this thread is now working for me.

Thanks again for being patient. Let me know if my thinking is flawed for any of the above.

Joel

3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
Thinking is not flawed.....but I think your auto correct spelling is.....I think you wanted to say; 'The one from this thread is (not) working for me.' instead of, 'The one from this thread is (now) working for me.'.......like is typed. So that being the case....I think you should do number 4. Which is start over and first odin the engboot kernel using Princecomsy Odin and then root.bat making sure your phone settings are correct with usb debugging on and usb configuration settings to mtp . Then also make sure your adb is running and your phone can connect to your computer. Of course you should have the root.bat files correctly located and finally run root.bat and let it run until complete. Also, before even starting the process make sure your security features are all off, like passwords fingerprints etc.....

If that fails then time to odin back to stock and.....yes......you will need pk1 if that's what your phone was on to start with. I think I said that before but anyway you will need same or newer to return to stock.

To answer your first option of waiting for at&t to release another firmware update that you can ota.......not possible. Your phone won't take any ota updates as long as the eng kernel is on your phone.

So you still have three options, just not the ones you originally were proposing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] LivinOne:
I've rooted both AT&T and Tmo FW (using ENG kernel of course) -- and used v15 fixes but both, and they worked fine for up to 5 days but both ended in bootloop for no apparent reason.

I'd avoid ENG and Root... it sux since I want to use a few root-enabled apps but I cant have a phone loop once a week and need to be rebuilt.

I'm currently on U firmware (not ENG or rooted).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
Which carrier did you have most problem with? At&t should have been pretty good really. Did tmobile give most problems or at&t? Your right about the problematic issues with the engboot kernel and root on this s7........but beyond engboot, root.bat, and v15fix....there are a few more things that need to be done to insure a stable platform and even though they're not listed in the OP, they are pretty well documented throughout the thread here and there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] gadget!:
I'm on Verizon so maybe that makes a difference, but I used this guide and the V15 fixes only (no debloat) and have no issues at all.

I did also flash the Stang5litre ROM after running stock rooted for 2 days.

I have never had a random reboot or a bootloop, everything is running flawlessly for me.

sent from a galaxy far far away
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] seattlestexan:
So finally had time to try this, and it doesn't work. Same thing I ran into with another method. I can flash the eng boot with the modified Odin (stock Odin gives me an error message in Korean and closes), reboot and get the custom open padlock, adb gets the SuperSU package to my phone and installs it, I can make all the required setting adjustments, put FlashFire on the phone, but open FlashFire and it says I'm not rooted, and I never get a SuperSU prompt asking me to grant permission. Rebooting doesn't help. Nor does trying the whole process again. Any thoughts?

Going to have to put it back to stock until I can find a root method known working for a T on 6.0.1 APK1.

EDIT: Only error I got was a command line error saying the ADB server was out of date. "Killing". Everything carried on like there was no issue.

I'll overkill the numbers list in case it's of any help. This is the list with the eng boot installed.

SM-G930T

Android 6.0.1

Security Patch 1-Nov-16

Baseband G930TTUVU4APK1

Kernel 3.18.20-7856276-eng

dpi@SWHD7414 #1

Fri Apr 22 16:23:51 KST 2016

Build MMB29M.G930TUVU4APK1

SE For Android

Enforcing

SEPF_SECMOBILE_6.0.1_0010

Fri Apr 22 16:29:30 2016

Security SW ver

MDF v2.0 Release 7

VPN v1.4 Release 6.0

ASKS v1.2_161011

KNOX

2.6

Standard SDK 5.6.0

Premium SDK 2.6.0

Customization 2.6.0

Container 2.6.0

CEP 2.0.1

Enterprise Billing 1.2.0

OTP 2.6.0

SE for Android 2.4.0

SSO 2.5.0

Shared Devices 2.6.0

TIMA 3.2.013

VPN 2.2.4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Krog18:
At what point do you get that error in adb? It's possible that it's not finishing installing the su binaries, but the apk still gets through which could explain why ff can't get root access.

After the root.bat process completes successfully, adb reboots your phone. Does it get to that point? Have you tried using the ADB from the op?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] ENFI:
I just want to be sure before rooting my S7 Edge - that tutorial works with an european S7 Edge with exynos processor?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] joeldubey@gmail.com:
Thanks again for the quick response. I think I will just return to stock. Where can I get the PK1 file? I found a reference in this forum to a middle-Eastern site that had it for $16.00. Is that my best bet?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
NO.......this will not work with Exynos. Search xda and find a thread for that. Hope this wasn't too late but you probably just got an error.....hopefully that's all.

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Depends which variant but if at&t search xda.....if others try updato.com or sammobile.com. I got a few other links if I got time to post but until then just Google and find.

Here's at&t:

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy...t-install-xposed-unroot-t3411039/post70333801
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Archangel:
Holy cow,,,is there anything else he can do for you,,,maybe send him your phone so he can do it for you LOL,,,wow!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] ororick:
OP, you're the man. Thanks for doing all of this for us. Any chance, when you have a minute, that you could update the s7 edge debloat package to V7? I'd owe you one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Must4ngGT:
Sorry i didnt read the whole thing. Where can i get the v7? I dont have any of the earlier versions. Im running s7 edge att. Again sorry for not reading the instructions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] GamerDaddy14:
Thank you for all your work. I had problems with V6, going to try V7 now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Must4ngGT:
Sorry! I just new to samsung phones and trying this root process already got me into a couple of boot loops, so yeah i just want to try to avoid loops
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] psouza4:
Read the first post under Recommended Next Steps (Verizon S7 only). You're getting some heat here at the forums because everything you've asked so far is answered in the first post. Just read it, stop skimming it. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Rhubarbb:
None of my fingerprint verifications for applications like my bank seem to work anymore. They all require alternative forms of verification. Is anyone else experiencing this and is this by any chance caused by the root?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] torr310:
I made sure I followed every step and tried several times. I suspect if the files are not compatible with Windows 10 64bit?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] psouza4:
I use Windows 10 Pro x64, so nope that's not the issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Archangel:
Hmmm weird I have a Windows 10 64 bit computer and rooted just fine. Had to restore stock due to a xposed mod my phone didnt like and got the dreaded systemui f/c.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Link.exe:
Please post the fix file again, I got a 404. The zip caused a lot of problems for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Link.exe:
Disregard my last post, but when I am coming from a stock Verizon S7 and attempt to flash your v7 fix, I have empty entries in the settings menu that cause settings to FC regularly. It also causes settings to crash when attempting to edit the quick settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] BDragonD24:
I noticed that the 99 isn't sticking, not overwriting the 10 in the Feature.XML, in the Others.XML file you included in V7 for some reason. So I changed it to 90 and it appears to be sticking and it has taken care of the invalid recipient error now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] sonjohn1:
Ok, phone is running good except for the voLTE icon. Do I need Exposed installed on the phone to flash "fix/debloat script V2-V7" with FlashFire? I don't use Exposed so I would rather not install it and I'm not that familiar with FlashFire. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] psouza4:
V8 is released now which fixes a few issues, so download that and follow the steps in the first post under recommended next steps. You can skip installing Xposed if you like. Do make sure you reload that page though to download the V8 update package.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] sonjohn1:
Thanks for the quick response, I appreciate it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] goblygoop:
Cell standby eating battery life really fast which is very different from before. I am running pb1 and the battery life is terrible after engboot. In battery, it says 100% of time without signal. However, I can make phone calls and mobile data works. Is this a pb1 problem or engboot?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] psouza4:
Almost definitely, make some backups with Titanium Backup or similar (and save your backups externally, not to the internal sdcard) and start fresh with my unroot process.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] goblygoop:
It's a engboot thing or a pb1 thing? Do I need to take pe1 before rooting to have this issue go away?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] psouza4:
My last post suggested you unroot. That process forces you on the PE1 build, so your question is moot. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] ENFI:
Ok, thank you very much!

Maybe someone can add this information to the tutorial? I read the tutorial and only because of "Samsung_G930x_

QC

_Rooted_BOOT.TAR" I was not sure.

I searched xda but as long as I can see there is still no chance to root my S7 Edge with Exynos without tipping knox.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] joeldubey@gmail.com:
Already did all that. Didn't want to bother anyone until I had done some homework. searched updato and sammobile (neither have it). A search of XDA for G930AUCS4APK1 comes up with a couple of forum entries, but nothing with a link. So far http://dl.pars-hamrah.com is the only site I have found...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] seattlestexan:
I get the error any time an ADB starts. In the Root.BAT, the first ADB command processed gets the error, then everything else completes as normal, no errors. I'm using the ADB from the OP, installed system wide as directed.

I don't know of this is much help, but I put my TMoUS S5 and HTC One M9 back to stock, then re rooted them using the current ADB, Odin, on the same computer I'm using to try and root the S7. Everything works with other devices, just not the S7.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
You're saying that you have AT&T then??? G930a is what you're asking for......that's at&t and no, updato.com or sammobile.com don't have AT&T, that's why I gave the link to pk1 for at&t in my post. The link is to another post in this thread with a download link to pk1 for at&t. You must not have done that much homework before throwing in the towel. You don't have to spend the $15 for pk1 firmware, someone already has, and posted a link, and someone hosted the file download for it, that I tested out and posted about.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] joeldubey@gmail.com:
Yes. I have AT&T. Must have missed your link. The only one I saw was for someone that downloaded PI2, not PK2. Can you provide the link again please?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
Did you reboot computer in between different phones? Did you try putting adb and root.bat stuff in a folder directly on c:\ so everything is a short path away? Sounds funny but stranger things happen. I had to run root.bat twice on a friends phone because I had almost same problem......flashfire installed but then no root.....so it was like I was half way rooted. Somehow flashfire thought I had root but then clearly didn't. Just spit ballin.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Krog18:
If you haven't already, verify the md5 hash from your downloaded su2.76 zip with the one posted on the op just to make sure it's not a bad download. You didn't move root.bat or remove any of the other files in the extracted su folder did you?

Just an FYI, once you odin the eng kernel, you can run the root.bat command multiple times to keep trying and it won't have any negative effects.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] idbcode:
I followed this tutorial step by step and everything worked fine until today. Today I responding to a text and Caller Id app crashed followed by phone app (person called me when i didn't respond to their text). At this point I was unable to answer the call and just restarted the device. After restarting I get stuck at the Verizon screen during boot. The phone will vibrate once, pause for a few seconds, and then do 3 short vibrations. This just repeats over and over. Anyone have some insight about this issue? I've gone through root process 5 times now and have to factory reset and start from scratch after a week. What am I doing wrong? Never had this type of issue with any other device, only the G930V. Can someone please help me before I end up smashing this thing to pieces?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
Which v15 fix did you flash? The version you want is the one for 'any samsung galaxy s7' not the device specific revision, as it will cause problems. That should clear up most issues if not all. You can still freeze a few things in titanium backup and disable a setting or two in settings, but get through this first. Another good route is a custom rom like stang5litre or Echoe, but recommend stang5litre.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] idbcode:
I flashed S7_or_S7Edge_Fixes_Debloater_V15, but before that I tried the PE1 fix (which failed all together). I'm not SUPER savvy with all this but I've never had an issue with other devices leading up to this one. I've rooted this device 5 times now and each time after about a week or so I run into the stuck at the Verizon screen issue. I've tried googling for anyone having the same issue as I am (being stuck at that screen and the single vibration-pause-3 short vibrations) but I haven't seen anything.

Is there any way I can contact you directly and perhaps you could walk me through a fix? This is sort of super important as I need to use this device for work purposes, and root is required for some things I am obligated to do, but I can't keep having to factory reset every week. Any help would be appreciated buddy!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
You don't want debloat either....you only want v15 fix for any samsung galaxy s7 or edge....depending on phone. So don't debloat at all. There are other apps that can do that or a custom rom like stang5litre will have it all baked in. You don't need to be walked through anything....you know how to do it, five times now, so probably better than most including me. So just factory reset like you did the last times, re-root, and then just v15 fix only.....and no debloat or xposed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] idbcode:
Ohhhhhhh wait a minute here. Xposed might be the culprit in all this? I only ask because I def install Xposed 100% of the time I root a device. Is that not a good idea for this one specifically? If so, do you know of another app that has the same functionality as SSL Unpinner module for Xposed?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
I don't know about xposed....used it on my Sony tablets, but not on this phone. Find xposed thread for this device. I'm also not saying xposed is your problem exactly, just that it can be very problematic. Your problem sounds a lot like the wrong v15 fix was flashfired or debloat was flashed. Use just the v15 fix for any samsung galaxy s7 and then see what happens. Reinstall xposed at that point too, in order to narrow down the problem.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] idbcode:
I guess I'll give it a shot. Even if I do have to factory restore again after the fact I guess it's really not that big of a deal. Just a pain in the ass. Sorry to be so dramatic earlier. haha. Thanks for all the help thus far! :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Madcat81:
Hey there,

First off, thanks so much for the guide! made rooting my new S7 Edge super easy!

I'm on Verizon and used the S7_or_S7Edge_Fixes_V15.zip after the root was complete (phone is not on PE1).

Didn't install xposed yet.

My main two issues are that at times it feels like the phones lags and the battery drains quite a bit faster than before, both issues that the fix should have corrected I thought.

I plan to continue with Xposed over the weekend when I have some time, but think I should get this working properly before...

Any ideas ?

Thank you again!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Krog18:
With this engineered kernel that we're forced to use for root, it's tough to achieve stock performance and battery life, but there are things you can do to improve it. The op has a "fine tuning" guide on things you can try. I've also found that using kernel adiutor to set the cpu to conservative helps too, but above all this, I'd highly recommend trying a custom rom. Since you're on Verizon, check out Stang5litre's s7/e rom. There's one for the flat and another for the edge. It has all the fixes baked in so you don't have to worry there. I'd recommend the same for [MENTION=7989667]idbcode[/MENTION]

For xposed, I use v87.1 custom build by wanam without any issues (on stangs rom), but your mileage may vary depending on your rom and modules.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] milan102:
If you can help it, don't use Xposed. I like Xposed a lot for the functionality it adds but I find in the long run you'll end up with issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Madcat81:
So this is normal.. alright, at least i know nothing went funky during the procedure ;)

I will give both the tuning guide and the rom a shot.

Thank you!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] modaifallah:
Can I use Knox app with tripped knox?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] DeadlyHoe:
As far as I know, this root doesn't trip KNOX. But I guess if it was tripped you can say bye-bye to Samsung Pay and Private Mode. IDK really, as I had tripped it on my S6E and Note5 but I don't really use KNOX apps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Bass Clef Builder:
I tried the back to stock method by the OP. I was coming from Echoe ROM (https://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s7/development/g935-g930-echoerom-multicarrierusa-t3458542). I followed all the steps listed for AP, CP, and CSC. I am now only able to boot into Download or Recovery. What can I do?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
Get the proper stock firmware for your phone......the firmware in the OP is outdated and no longer usable. Since your verizon provider, go to updato.com or sammobile.com and download the firmware revision that is the same or newer as that you originally had on your phone. You can also search Google and find other reputable download locations as well as xda to get your firmware from. Then follow op steps with that firmware files. That should fix you up pronto.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] kimber45:
You are a very patient person and I wanted to say kudos, as you have answered the same question many times in this thread and usually without obvious sarcasm. Just wanted to say thanks for your efforts (and repetitive answers) in helping people solve their issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] morganmiranda:
the retun to stock is not working, i tried and it failed in odin
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
Copy pasted from three posts back.......Get the proper stock firmware for your phone......the firmware in the OP is outdated and no longer usable. Since your verizon provider, go to updato.com or sammobile.com and download the firmware revision that is the same or newer as that you originally had on your phone. You can also search Google and find other reputable download locations as well as xda to get your firmware from. Then follow op steps with that firmware files. That should fix you up pronto.

PS: odin 3.12 or 3.12.3 is for returning to stock....Princecomsy is only for engboot kernel.

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So it was that obvious huh....lol . Thanks for your very kind words. Just trying to help out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] morganmiranda:
ill try that, thank you, and so for downgrading back to stock, i shouldnt use princecomsy? im on att galaxy s7 edge 32gb
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
For at&t here are some download starting point links. http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy...-install-xposed-unroot-t3411039/post70333801. You can't downgrade because of locked bootloader. You can only load same or newer firmware based on bootloader version. Princecomsy is only for root process when loading engboot kernel. To return to stock use a stock odin.