That was my whole point from the beginning. You don't need "to root" to unlock. You flash Revision 3 which is already pre-rooted. The whole unlock process gets you unlocked, rooted, and a recovery. At what point do you need a tool to root?
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No offense taken. You are correct in that you need to Unlock the Bootloader using Adam's method before you can do anything and that process will provide root, busybox and TWRP Recovery. This isn't however JUST a tool to root, you can use it to backup your device, push/pull files, flash newer recoveries when available, flash an insecure kernel for adb root commands, make a nandroid backup directly to your pc, pull your Internal Storage to your pc and much more but I dont think I need to go on anymore.
The verizon devices are a bit different as you have to unlock/root/busybox/twrp before using it where other devices can do all that from scratch using the toolkit but I have been asked by ALLOT of people to provide it and so I have. There is soo much more that you can do on your device than rooting and flashing roms. If you don't want to use it thats fine
Mark.
pm meWill my other 3 donate numbers work on this one, Im a lil stretched here at christmas, but after I can hit you up with some more donations, havent tried the other numbers I got from you to see if it will activate the paid version
I want you to know I appreciate anybody who developes on Android so, again no offense meant, but everything this tool can do can be done without it so I don't quite understand the need for it except for the sake of simplicity. The problem I've run into with some people who use tools like these is they don't ever learn anything except to plug in their device and press some keys on the keyboard. I can't tell you how many friends and acquaintances have sought my help for a bricked device or other such problems who've used automated tools. Most of them don't know what ADB is (some don't even understand what a recovery is and how to properly use it) and yet their device is unlocked and rooted with a recovery installed. My point is that although simplicity can be nice, it breeds incompetency. Don't you think?
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I totally agree with your that making things simple can have its downside and im not getting into the whole "we hate toolkits they should be banned" argument though I know thats not your objective.I want you to know I appreciate anybody who developes on Android so, again no offense meant, but everything this tool can do can be done without it so I don't quite understand the need for it except for the sake of simplicity. The problem I've run into with some people who use tools like these is they don't ever learn anything except to plug in their device and press some keys on the keyboard. I can't tell you how many friends and acquaintances have sought my help for a bricked device or other such problems who've used automated tools. Most of them don't know what ADB is (some don't even understand what a recovery is and how to properly use it) and yet their device is unlocked and rooted with a recovery installed. My point is that although simplicity can be nice, it breeds incompetency. Don't you think?
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The toolkit uses the Samsung usb driver pack 1.5.16.0 which is the latest I believe.Hey mskip just curious what version of the drivers are included in this toolkit?
I am currently running version 1.5.9.0 and wondering if thats the newest. No matter what version of drivers I've used I'm having serious problems getting my phone to work properly as an MTP device. I get some "missing hardware ID" error. Any ideas or has anyone else had the same problem?
No offense taken. You are correct in that you need to Unlock the Bootloader using Adam's method before you can do anything and that process will provide root, busybox and TWRP Recovery. This isn't however JUST a tool to root, you can use it to backup your device, push/pull files, flash newer recoveries when available, flash an insecure kernel for adb root commands, make a nandroid backup directly to your pc, pull your Internal Storage to your pc and much more but I dont think I need to go on anymore.
The verizon devices are a bit different as you have to unlock/root/busybox/twrp before using it where other devices can do all that from scratch using the toolkit but I have been asked by ALLOT of people to provide it and so I have. There is soo much more that you can do on your device than rooting and flashing roms. If you don't want to use it thats fine
Mark.
I am using Chainfire root exploit. Do I still need to unlock bootloader first to use this Mark?
Thanks for confirmingI just wanted to confirm that the newer drivers in this toolkit seemingly resolved my MTP issues I was having with my phone. It now detects it perfectly fine and all is well again.
Thanks for the toolkit man. Great to have.
I totally agree with your that making things simple can have its downside and im not getting into the whole "we hate toolkits they should be banned" argument though I know thats not your objective.I want you to know I appreciate anybody who developes on Android so, again no offense meant, but everything this tool can do can be done without it so I don't quite understand the need for it except for the sake of simplicity. The problem I've run into with some people who use tools like these is they don't ever learn anything except to plug in their device and press some keys on the keyboard. I can't tell you how many friends and acquaintances have sought my help for a bricked device or other such problems who've used automated tools. Most of them don't know what ADB is (some don't even understand what a recovery is and how to properly use it) and yet their device is unlocked and rooted with a recovery installed. My point is that although simplicity can be nice, it breeds incompetency. Don't you think?
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No offense taken. You are correct in that you need to Unlock the Bootloader using Adam's method before you can do anything and that process will provide root, busybox and TWRP Recovery. This isn't however JUST a tool to root, you can use it to backup your device, push/pull files, flash newer recoveries when available, flash an insecure kernel for adb root commands, make a nandroid backup directly to your pc, pull your Internal Storage to your pc and much more but I dont think I need to go on anymore.No offense meant, but why the need for a tool to root? Once you unlock, you will have a custom recovery. All you need to do is flash a Rom. All the Roms, including a stock (fully bloated) Rom will come rooted and ready to rock.
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