Thanks a million! Sold My Xoom and picked up a 32 GB Grey (With an unlock) and sweated for 3 hrs till I came along to your post. All I can say is that I followed to the letter and its done Thanks
Locked Bootloader rooted with 3.1
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How is it that Samsung is selling some random units with unlocked bootloader? Or is it any particular model?
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Two things, are you in download mode or still powered on when you are trying? Flashing with ODIN requires to be in download mode.
Second, are you plugged straight into the computer or using a hub? Always plug directly into a USB port on the motherboard if you are getting issues.
Just for clarification, the locked bootloader does not prevent you from installing custom kernels. I currently have a locked, 16GB white retail, rooted, CWM installed, with the custom OC kernel from pershoot and I'm using setCPU to configure it. Locked or unlocked we all should be good.
Returning to stock
I'm going back to BB to return this and see if I can get lucky enough to get a unlocked one. How do we Unroot?
I'm going back to BB to return this and see if I can get lucky enough to get a unlocked one. How do we Unroot?
I *think* if you have a locked bootloader you can only flash things that are signed and have a valid key. If you want more detail than that a dev will have to answer. Sorry I can't give a better answer.
Edit: Here's a link to pershoot's repsonse to the same question:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15038889&postcount=101
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Rooting my device from here is the only thing I have changed/done to my GT10.1retail so I think this may have something to do with what I am experiencing at the moment. All went well with the rooting process but now I seem to have occasional screen lockups. When this happens I have to either rotate the screen or turn the screen off then on to get the touch screen to work again. Now this is NOT a screen FREEZE as I am able to get the rotate to work its just the touch does not activate any buttons or swypes wont register but like I said above once I rotate the screen all is back to normal. Anyone else having this issue? Apps that seem most affected
-gReader
-Maxthon browser
other apps as well but these two are the worst.
GT10.1 32 grey retail unlocked bootloader (shipped unlocked)
Thanks.
-gReader
-Maxthon browser
other apps as well but these two are the worst.
GT10.1 32 grey retail unlocked bootloader (shipped unlocked)
Thanks.
I was able to flash the kernel that pershoot posted and I'm able to OC to 1.4 Ghz. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think as long as you have a custom recovery you can flash anything.
Worked Perfect!
It took me 3 hours to get it rooted but worked perfect!
You have to actually go through all the steps, I have a retail white 16GB from BestBuy.
I took a video while I did it:
THANKS, I've got a stable Tab 10.1 rooted!
It took me 3 hours to get it rooted but worked perfect!
You have to actually go through all the steps, I have a retail white 16GB from BestBuy.
I took a video while I did it:
THANKS, I've got a stable Tab 10.1 rooted!
I found this talking about Nexus One and explains locked bootloaders. I don't know if this is necessarily true for tablet but it should explain whats going on.
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...-bootloader-on-android-phones-complete-guide/
flashing this should do it (include stock recovery): http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/?p=2075
I just wanted to make a note that I tried doing this with a Windows Mac Bootcamp. Odin stalled on me. I think it may be a bootcamp issue. I attached the tablet to my girlfriends PC and this worked wonders. I have a retail 16GB (gray back).
PS - Thanks Riztnack for entertaining me on Gtalk.
PS - Thanks Riztnack for entertaining me on Gtalk.
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23I have just installed 3.1 and have gotten root on my white 16gb retail verison, I will post instructions hopefully tonight.
*bootloader is still locked =/
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Update*
I found this work for me and these are the steps that I have taken.
First:
Go to this link
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1119492
Follow the instructions there, once you reboot your tab you will get alot of FC, it is because of the stock android keyboard dictionary. You can curb the FC by switching the keyboard to Samsung keyboard.
Once this step is complete, download this
Root exploit
Place in on the root of your SD card
Turn off your tab
-press and hold the power button
-once the samsung galaxy 10.1 comes up push the volume down button
-release the buttons, this will display two icons
-push the volume down once to select the left icon, then press volume up to enter
-this will load up the stock recovery
-select the option to install update from SD card
-install the root/SU file you just downloaded and put on your SD card
-reboot into android
once rebooted, you should have root. but you still have a little bit of system instability.
-download this
http://droidbasement.com/galaxy/sys-backup/hc_31/hc-3.1_ota-full_sam_tab_10.1.zip
-put it on the root of your SD card
-download the free verison of rom manager
-open it, select the top option, flash clockworkmod recovery, select samsung galaxy tab 10.1
-you should now have CWM flashed
Turn off your tab
-press and hold the power button
-once the samsung galaxy 10.1 comes up push the volume down button
-release the buttons, this will display two icons
-push the volume down once to select the left icon, then press volume up to enter
-this will load up the clockwork recovery
*******DONT WIPE*******
-select the option to install update from SD card
-install the hc-3.1_ota-full_sam_tab_10.1.zip
it will take a little while to install, give it a few.
-Reboot
it will take a while on the samsung screen, give it a few.
once the tab is booted back up, check the version. 3.1
you can go back to using the stock android keyboard as well now.
You also might notice that you have lost root now.
Just reflash the root/su file that we did through the stock. reboot and you have a locked 3.1 with root tab =)
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credit
SS2006
pershoot
oxeneers
more people I am sure! Thanks
If you like the research I did please donate to Riztnack@gmail.com through www.paypal.com1Worked perfectly on a 16 gb retail gray with locked boot loader.
I followed the instructions to the letter. For good measure, i then did a factory reset, followed by a re-root. Boot loader is still locked (as was expected) but considering the speed this was done in, I'm sure it's only a matter of time.
Looks like those two failed exchanges today looking for an unlocked tab were a big waste of time.
Only clarification I want to make is there is no need to check for the OTA (credit for this also to Riztnack)
Absolutely brilliant work.1
Two things, are you in download mode or still powered on when you are trying? Flashing with ODIN requires to be in download mode.
Second, are you plugged straight into the computer or using a hub? Always plug directly into a USB port on the motherboard if you are getting issues.1
I found this talking about Nexus One and explains locked bootloaders. I don't know if this is necessarily true for tablet but it should explain whats going on.
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...-bootloader-on-android-phones-complete-guide/
