[Bounty] AT&T Galaxy S4 Bootloader Unlock

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hamzer11

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Nevermind... I posted what is posted above. YAAAAAY!
Although I have no idea how it's used. Gotta read through some of the details.
 

shabbypenguin

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im confused, is this something us users flash or is it only for devs? it seems its the latter.

its a tool for devs, we patch recoveries/kernels so they work, you guys just need to eitehr flash in recovery or in adb shell.

as soon as i have teh aboot img i can "sign" the recovery i made. since i have sprint i dont have it
 

fix-this!

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its a tool for devs, we patch recoveries/kernels so they work, you guys just need to eitehr flash in recovery or in adb shell.

as soon as i have teh aboot img i can "sign" the recovery i made. since i have sprint i dont have it

im no dev but this doesn't seem like a true bootloader unlock to me then. nothing like what we had for the sg3. someone correct me if im wrong?

its seems this is to circumvent the bootloader lock to be able to flash a recovery and kernels. this seems to be something like htc dev, not true s-off.
 
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SysAdmNj

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So how much longer until we can unlock the device because I'm planning on buying this device off contract and I'll donate as well :)
 

shabbypenguin

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im no dev but this doesn't seem like a true bootloader unlock to me then. nothing like what we had for the sg3. someone correct me if im wrong?
with the tool you can flash a custom recovery, kernels and roms... unless i missed something?
He hasn't released it in a non-technical, user-friendly form yet. I think that's what they mean.

the only tool you guys need is the loki_flash which is in teh github repo. rest is up to devs :)
 

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with the tool you can flash a custom recovery, kernels and roms... unless i missed something?


the only tool you guys need is the loki_flash which is in teh github repo. rest is up to devs :)

im not ungrateful but i thought i heard before this was something the user flashed to totally unlock the bootloader. that's why i was confused.
 

mattdm

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the only tool you guys need is the loki_flash which is in teh github repo. rest is up to devs :)

Yeah, but I don't know how to use that...I'm definitely not a dev. It looks like that's just the code for loki_flash, not a compiled tool for us to download...please correct me if I'm mistaken!
 

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So do we just adb and flash that loki file? Or what? Im cool with this stuff not being a program we run or something but a little direction would be nice

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    I feel like I've stumbled into an alternate universe where none of you know that you'll be getting the ability to flash custom kernels and recoveries in the next week or two. Be patient. I currently have CyanogenMod booting on my AT&T Galaxy S4. :)
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    In case you missed it, I requested all donations be directed at a reputable charity organization. If you want to refrain from doing so because the tools that were given to you for free don't match your arbitrary expectations that you made up after the fact, it doesn't matter much to me. Feel free to keep holding out for magic wands that make all your Galaxy S4 dreams come true. You may be waiting awhile.
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    We've all had our complaints about the OS, but lets put our money where our mouth is.

    I'll get the ball rolling. $20 pledge to the developer(s) who gets it unlocked.
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    I downloaded the entire thing before it got taken down. Anybody who wants it just PM me on reddit /u/7trXMk6Z

    Mods, feel free to delete this post or prema ban this account and/or my IP address, I don't care. I'll just make another account. I have no qualms distributing "intellectual property" whose sole purpose is to **** people out of owning the hardware they've bought and paid for.
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