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lanegriffi

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Can I do ANYTHING on this thing?

Apparently cynogen wont work on it because of the kernel, and if its MJ7 then I cant downgrade it?

Wtf do I do? I got this phone because I wanted to get cool roms and **** on it, but the thing is fully locked up.

What recovery do you guys recommend?

And what ROM will actually WORK with this thing?

Please help, im about to just return this phone...
 
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lanegriffi said:
Can I do ANYTHING on this thing?

Apparently cynogen wont work on it because of the kernel, and if its MJ7 then I cant downgrade it?

Wtf do I do? I got this phone because I wanted to get cool roms and **** on it, but the thing is fully locked up.

What recovery do you guys recommend?

And what ROM will actually WORK with this thing?

Please help, im about to just return this phone...
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Take 5 minutes and read some threads here

safestrap enabled hyperdrive powered
 
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lanegriffi said:
Can I do ANYTHING on this thing?

Apparently cynogen wont work on it because of the kernel, and if its MJ7 then I cant downgrade it?

Wtf do I do? I got this phone because I wanted to get cool roms and **** on it, but the thing is fully locked up.

What recovery do you guys recommend?

And what ROM will actually WORK with this thing?

Please help, im about to just return this phone...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

Read this..
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
Everything you're wondering is in there for you with additional links.
Not a lot of options for you unfortunately. People who want to customize their phones.. Rooting...romming...etc should really check on here before actually buying a phone. Its not like it used to be I can tell you that.

Sent from my SCH-I545 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
 
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decaturbob

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Mistertac said:
Read this..
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
Everything you're wondering is in there for you with additional links.
Not a lot of options for you unfortunately. People who want to customize their phones.. Rooting...romming...etc should really check on here before actually buying a phone. Its not like it used to be I can tell you that.

Sent from my SCH-I545 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Click to collapse

Research is key. ...don't jump before you know where you going to land.

safestrap enabled hyperdrive powered
 
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I have the same exact phone and with Safestrap 3.71 installed I have some great roms (Foxhound, Echoe, Nemesis 1.5). While you cannot install a different kernel you can still mod these a lot. One advantage to safestrap is you can go back and forth with roms easily. Put in at least a 32gb micro card (64 gb would be better since these roms files are quite large). You can still have a lot of fun.
 
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EnUfor

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In the same boat as you. The most that you can do now is root and use Safestrap to install Hyperdrive or other supported roms. It doesn't seem like the bootloader for MJ7 will be unlocked anytime soon. It's a great shame that in the 4.3 update Verizon locked the bootloader.
 
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    lanegriffi said:
    Can I do ANYTHING on this thing?

    Apparently cynogen wont work on it because of the kernel, and if its MJ7 then I cant downgrade it?

    Wtf do I do? I got this phone because I wanted to get cool roms and **** on it, but the thing is fully locked up.

    What recovery do you guys recommend?

    And what ROM will actually WORK with this thing?

    Please help, im about to just return this phone...
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    Read this..
    http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
    Everything you're wondering is in there for you with additional links.
    Not a lot of options for you unfortunately. People who want to customize their phones.. Rooting...romming...etc should really check on here before actually buying a phone. Its not like it used to be I can tell you that.

    Sent from my SCH-I545 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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