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[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] thewinelover:
Oh, wow!!! I'm so excited, I just can't hide it, do wah, do wah!!! :)
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6d5ZB2mhxuHaUFYUEZOWXRLTE0/view?usp=drivesdk

Boost mobile j7... version f3 stock boot image and stock kernel odin flashable tar.

I made and tested it and it works and resets everything back to stock. Its easier flashing this then flashing whole firmware if you plan on testing this custom boot image and kernel or ever want to go back to stock.. ive been using this kernel since its been posted except when i tested this stock boot image now iam back on the custom boot image and kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] KipKapable:
We went from 0% to almost 100% real quick. Are you going to start a proper thread in the roms and recovery subforum for the release?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] thewinelover:
So does this mean we have root now?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
Not until the twrp recovery gets made. Theres a custom kernel and stock kernel but the twrp hasnt come yet.. there will be root shortly though.. its got to get built from scratch so its going to take some time to get it working 100%..
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] thewinelover:
Gotcha.... Just want to get all this bloatware off my phone.... and put Link2SD on. Not as interested in a custom Rom at this second but it'll be awesome to know I can put one on at will!!! Y'all simply ROCK!!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] thatboi:
so will this be only for the boost variant or the virgin mobile variant?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
ADB full root access for /system; is what i just put in the ramdisk of my copy of youre custom boot image.. im building the tar now and going to flash and test... hope you dont mind.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
Well iam rooted its just not showing up as rooted in root checker apps cause its missing supersu but iam rooted..
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
So can you use apps that require root ?

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Np :) , we aim to get root on this device , it doesn't matter who manage to do it first .
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
I dont have the actual su binary installed i mainly tweaked the adbd dameon.. i have root access i just cant access and root apps cause im missing the su binary but now that its fully adb capable i can push the su binary into system hopefully..
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
Cool give it a try and tell me the result , i spent 4 hours today trying to build twrp:angel:
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
I noticed it doesn't play nice with a laptop or computer.. its not showing up as a connected device but the usb charging works from a laptop or computer to a phone... if i could figure out how to get my laptop to recognize that my phone is connected so i can transfer files... i could just flash the stock boot image and say scratch it but it seems fun so ill keep it around for a bit..
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
Samsung added an encryption on the partitions , i doubt that it will work , i spend all the day trying to port twrp or cwm and the result is 0 , many build errors , problems but i won't give up , i will try again
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
Ive got the ramdisk unpacked i just need to figure out how to put the su binary as a kernel inclusion.

Systemless root is a rooting method/procedure developed by Chainfire (the developer of the popular root management app SuperSU) which involves a modified boot ramdisk image. The superuser su binary becomes a kernel inclusion instead of existing under /system/xbin/, like in normal system-based root.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
Ive got it to recognize the computer for when its in download mode and it flashes without any problems now i need to figure out how to get the computer connection for when the phone is on to show its connected and show phone storage and sd card in phone.

This is how i got root on the j7

How To:

1. Get Android Image Kitchen and extract it to your PC;

2. Open your_favorite_kernel.zip with 7zip and extract boot.img file to Android Image Kitchen folder;

3. Drag and Drop boot.img over unpackimg.bat. Kernel is unpacked and you will see 2 new folders - ramdisk and split_img;

4. Go to ramdisk folder and open default.prop file with text editor. This probably is not necessary but just in case change ro.secure and ro.adb.secure to 0 (zero):

Code:

ro.secure=0

ro.adb.secure=0

5. Get Chainfire's adbd Insecure v2.00, open it with 7zip, in assets folder you will see 3 .png files. Extract adbd.17.png to ramdisk\sbin folder;

6. Delete original kernel adbd file and rename adbd.17.png to adbd;

7. Go back to Android Image Kitchen folder and run repackimg.bat by just click on it. This will repack the modified kernel to image-new.img file ready for flashing;

8. Rename image-new.img to boot.img and replace the original one in your_favorite_kernel.zip by Drag and Drop in 7zip window; or save img to be converted into a odin flashable tar

9. Close 7zip, copy modified your_favorite_kernel.zip or odin flashable tar to /sdcard and flash it in recovery or download mode

10. Enjoy ADB full root access for /system;
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
yaaay :D so did you manged to install supersu and now root is fully functionally working ?

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i made some changes to selinux so now i'm sure that it should be set to permissive mode , i ported twrp too :D , i hope that it will work this time

download

http://www.mediafire.com/download/1...e+selinux+kernel+and+twrp+v3+for+sm-j700p.rar

extract then first flash the boot.tar.md5 reboot then flash the recovery.tar.md5 using odin . tell me the result guys .
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
F3 boost mobile j7 custom boot image with custom permissive kernel. Root method.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6d5ZB2mhxuHcUJtMGxKUnFJN2s/view?usp=drivesdk

Not yet this as far as ive got with youre kernel. Just a few ramdisk mods and stuff.. i figured out if you turn usb debugging off it connects youre phone to you're computer so now we have a working root method just need to get the su binary in the system. Credits to everyone for the boot image, kernel, chainfires adbd kernel file.. and everyone else..
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
give my new work a try ;)
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
[/COLOR]i made some changes to selinux so now i'm sure that it should be set to permissive mode , i ported twrp too :D , i hope that it will work this time

download

http://www.mediafire.com/download/1...e+selinux+kernel+and+twrp+v3+for+sm-j700p.rar

extract then first flash the boot.tar.md5 reboot then flash the recovery.tar.md5 using odin . tell me the result guys .[/QUOTE]

I will im checking mine out... checking how rooted iam without the su binary.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] thatboi:
so this will not work with virgin mobile?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
it depends on youe model number and your cpu
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] Greasemonky:
I'm a little confused here???? Which download is for root, kernel and twrp? Which steps to take also??? Is there going to be a guide which puts all this? Sorry for the many questions.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] shawnk:
It doesn't boot to recovery. I get the seandroid message at the top in red, then it reboots then boots into android.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
all this stuff are for testing ,we need testers to test it as i don't have j700p and once someone reports that it works i will create a new thread that includes a step by step guide

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is the new kernel is working and report permissive in settings/about phone
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] shawnk:
Yes it does
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
i got tired of this phone -_- , please test those 2 twrp recovery

http://www.mediafire.com/download/j5tcmryc225nyaf/twrp-test3-j700p.zip
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] shawnk:
The first one fails, on the phone itself it says binary too large:recovery

The second one is the same issue with the others I see the seandroid error and it reboots and boots into android.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] Starchild2k:
the kernel was to big that is why it said it was to large
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
Im in the process of downloading system updates for my laptop. The boot image i posted works if you feel like just saying you have root access to get it out you're systems.. it really helps.. theres the stock boot image you can flash to get back to stock.. just something to do until a recovery can get worked out.. im working on getting the su binary into the system i just need to update my laptop and get the adb drivers newer ones than what i got now.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6d5ZB2mhxuHNC1FN0F3TGNMWU0/view?usp=drivesdk

Build #2 of mine. Boot image. Tweaked it a little and fixed usb debugging and computer/ laptop connection issues now it connects without any problems.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
Stock recovery file is corrupted , we need it to build twrp/cwm for your phone , can someone download j700p stock rom and upload it
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] Starchild2k:
I got the new Stock Image in tar format uploading to google drive right now!

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I am uploading the recovery.img from the stock rom as well!
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] Starchild2k:
Okay Images Uploading Links Incoming!
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
voilaaaaaa! j7008 has the same cpu as your j700p , this is root from chainfire for 5.1 for j7008 it may work on 6.0 too , give it a try guys from here

https://download.chainfire.eu/822/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-j7ltechn-j7ltezm-smj7008.zip

extract then flash CF-Auto-Root-j7ltechn-j7ltezm-smj7008.tar.md5 using odin
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] shawnk:
That works so far, I'm able to delete stuff under /system and uninstall the amazon stuff
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
Yeaaaaaaaaaah :D , thanks for report shawnk , Guys don't forget my bounty :o

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Root thread created :D

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-j7/how-to/root-samsung-galaxy-j7-sm-j700p-t3430185
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] javar19:
I will send you $20 for you hard work and I haven't even tested yet, but just for trying I'm sending it anyways, what is best way to send it to you
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
Ty i appreciate that ,it works 2 members already tested it and they report that it works , paypal will be good.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] dodo2244:
Messi !! Dribbling around SE linux restrictions, Uncle Sammy's roadblocks, boot images ......

Well done !! ?✌??
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
change init.rc and make secure=0 is my next step to bypass rsa fingerprint confirmation.. i got to look at the ramdisk and see if i can find the files i saw some other usb security settings set to 1. I change the one i need to 0 and adb shell root access enabled.. hopefully.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
Man we already have root now :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
True but i want to build my own too cause i want to learn how to make root methods.. not too bad for my first go at it... i got the android sdk and adb installed on computer it just comes back as unaurithized device or however you spell it when i type adb devices cause the rsa fingerprint pop up doesnt pop up when connected to a computer with this boot image of mine.. i just wanted to see if i could actually make the root image..
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] shawnk:
I might be wrong but I think you have to enable the verify apps via usb to get the authorization token accepted.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
On stock it has revoke usb debugging authorization but its missing now in this root image. All i need or anyone would need is to bypass rsa key or figure out how to add it in the boot image and theres root if you have android sdk and adb and java. Write system as writable and copy su into system and fix permissions if needed.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
Thanks for the members who already send their part of the bounty :

[MENTION=580803]thewinelover[/MENTION]

[MENTION=7612855]CoffeeNAndroid[/MENTION]

[MENTION=5436480]rainbowtuba[/MENTION]

[MENTION=1004450]garyf[/MENTION]
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
[MENTION=7548468]KipKapable[/MENTION] [MENTION=3750561]Starchild2k[/MENTION] [MENTION=4066860]ak47bluntz[/MENTION] [MENTION=5615500]javar19[/MENTION]

please send my bounty at minoforever216@gmail.com [paypal]
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] Datipad:
Custom recovery?

Is there a custom recovery that works for this in the same way as the root method? or will we have to wait for one to come out for it?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
I asked a friend to make one but atm no recovery available
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.flash

You dont need a recovery all you need is flashfire in the link above. You can do everything basically like backup and flash roms and zips and firmware and over the air updates then reroot right as soon it is done flashing by using the inject supersu feature..
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] Datipad:
Can I use flashfire to install exposed framework without bricking or bootlooping? I don't want to lose function of my phone at work.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] creativetrendz:
There's a link with instructions on how to do it on the thread with root instructions.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3430886
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] Datipad:
I got it working, accidentally installed an incompatible version of xposed and bricked my device, but i got it fixed and redid it with wanam version and it works perfectly fine!

Any word on a custom recovery for this yet? I wish i knew how to code, i would help build one myself, but i have no idea where to even begin learning, much less develop a cr from scratch.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
Lenovo k5 and yu yureka have the same cpu , same partition fstab too , you can try to port it instead of build it from scratch but you will have to use a permissive kernel to make it boot
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] Datipad:
But I know next to nothing about developing with xda, I only took some java classes in high school and unfortunately I've almost forgot it all since I wasn't interested in all this back then. I don't even know how to attempt to port a custom recovery, but doesn't your root method for j700p change the kernel to permissive?

Is porting it something just as simple as flashing the appropriate custom recovery partition from the other phones to my j7? Or would I have to go in and tweak code that I'm not sure how to do? I'm thinking I'll just wait for someone to either make one or figure it out another way.

Either way, I'm gonna start doing some research into how android works, and do my best to start learning to code my own things to help the community with another set of brains trying to keep android free.

Also, thanks for your idea, when I get home I'll man up and try it. If I brick my phone or etc. I'll just have to redo my phone for the 4th time haha. I guess that's the price we pay right? XD
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
No my root method does not change kernel to permissive , you don't need a programming languages knowledge to port recovery it's a simple task Google and xda is your friend , yeah you are right :D ,i always say that you need to brick to learn xD
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] thewinelover:
Messi, did you get your full bounty? You have EARNED it!!!!!!! :good:
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
No i didn't -_-

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[MENTION=7548468]KipKapable[/MENTION] (done)

[MENTION=3750561]Starchild2k[/MENTION]

[MENTION=7529950]Greasemonky[/MENTION]

[MENTION=5436480]rainbowtuba[/MENTION] (done)

[MENTION=4066860]ak47bluntz[/MENTION]

[MENTION=5615500]javar19[/MENTION] (done)

[MENTION=580803]thewinelover[/MENTION] (done)

[MENTION=1004450]garyf[/MENTION] (done )

[MENTION=3785871]ranathane[/MENTION] (done)

[MENTION=7612855]CoffeeNAndroid[/MENTION] (done)

Wtf out of 10 members participated in the bounty only 4 already send it
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] thewinelover:
WTH?!??!?! That's just wrong... one of my pet peeves is if you say you're going to do something, you damned well better do it! Come on y'all... pony up! This developer worked his A$$ off!!!

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While I've been rootin' and romin' for quite a while, I haven't any idea how decipher this to create a guide. Is anyone more experienced than I willing to do create a writeup? I've got $10 for the person who can. Maybe others will join in to donate. I mean the guide is nearly as important as the root itself.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
May i ask what exactly the dev did. Chainfire made cf auto root and samsung made odin but someone modified for a another j7 it just so happens to work on our phone but it wasnt built for our phone it just so happens to work on our phone. It was found by a member not created by a member.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
that was the task to claim the bounty

[How much will you Paypal to the person who posts instructions to root the j700p?]

It said clearly (who posts instruction to root the j700p) not who make a new way that no one figured it out before lol,

All available root methods for samsung devices is based on chainfire work and files, i was able to change the file details and upload it to my mediafire account and say that it's mine but i didn't coz this is chainfire work not mine and if it was too easy to figure it out why didn't you figure it out yourself long time ago ,i worked on find a working root method for 3 days i checked build.prop and boot.img , build a permissive kernel [which you use to enable system root via adb :p(btw it's a useless method without getting a super su binary to work ] :p ...etc , so reaching to a working method was just a time issue for me :p
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] KipKapable:
[MENTION=4929843]messi2050[/MENTION]

Sorry I didn't mention it but you should have gotten your money a while ago
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] thewinelover:
Honesty, I'm surprised you're even asking this... you helped him figured it out! The simple fact is without him we wouldn't have root at all. He put it all together. That's not to diminish your contributions for testings, et al but, [MENTION=4929843]messi2050[/MENTION] put it all together and made it happen. I think [MENTION=2130608]dodo2244[/MENTION] said it best... "Messi !! Dribbling around SE linux restrictions, Uncle Sammy's roadblocks, boot images ......

Well done !!"

If that doesn't earn the pittance we volunteered to pay for the hours upon hours of work AND eventual success, I truly don't know what does.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
[MENTION=3750561]Starchild2k[/MENTION]
[MENTION=7529950]Greasemonky[/MENTION](he does not have PayPal account)
[MENTION=4066860]ak47bluntz[/MENTION]

Only left....
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] Greasemonky:
Yes sorry I been trying to find someone with PayPal in this town but I'm new here and everyone I know is hundreds of miles away from me. I offered to mail it to him but unfortunately his in another country. If any of y'all live near Alvarado, TX I'd be happy to give you the money so you can send it to him for me. Messi deserves his bounty, without him we still be without root. Whether he figured it out or used another device or whatever, he still figured out the root method. I really appreciate his time invested in this and finding the root method.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
Ty :), you don't need somebody else ,you can create a payapal it's so simple you only need to link your credit card or bank account to start using it for sending and recieving payments.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] thewinelover:
Are you saying because you're new to the city you've not set up a new bank account yet? Otherwise, yeah, like [MENTION=4929843]messi2050[/MENTION] said, you can like your debit or a credit card to it, too. Unless, you're underage and don't have either of those... maybe a family member would do it or you.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] Greasemonky:
My ex screwed my bank account so I can't open a bank account anywhere till I finish paying off what she screwed me on and it's been sent to collection already. My family is hundreds miles away. Don't worry, I'll find a way. I said I would and i don't go back on my word.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] messi2050:
i'm sorry to hear that , if i can help in anything , let me know :(
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] thewinelover:
I'm so sorry man... that's awful. :( If i can help, let me know.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] CoffeeNAndroid:
Ive flashed and tested both this cf auto root and the boot image which ramdisk i modified and what i found is.... when you use this cf auto root for a different j7 you have to use the odin thats included with it which has been modifed for the same j7 the cf auto root was made for.. after flashing in regular odin it bootloops you.... and then when you flash in the odin provided it kills youre stock recovery and you lose it and unless you have a backup of the stock recovery youre gonna be screwed from using a recovery... what did find with the boot image below all you have to do is odin flash the boot image and it gives you systemless root and adb root access... all you have to do is download supersu and the tools for adb... it doesnt fork youre recovery and to unroot all you have to do is flash the stock boot image..

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6d5ZB2mhxuHUUpkandKRUpEdXc/view?usp=drivesdk