I just got this s4. It has 4.4.2 ota, does this mean I have MF3? If I do have MF3 am I just limited to safetrap recovery ?
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MF3?
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You probably have nb1 or nc1. From a terminal emulator on your phone type
su
getprop ro.bootloader
That'll tell you for sure
In either case you are limited to safestrap
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su
getprop ro.bootloader
That'll tell you for sure
In either case you are limited to safestrap
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Thanks man. But I don't have root yet, can't use su. Do I follow this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2387577 to get root ?
In settings, about phone what is your baseband?
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Last 3 says nb1
.. I read a thread on how to root it and stuff , I thought s-off on HTC devices were complicated ... this safetrap recovery thing ..
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Last 3 says nb1
That's what you're going to need to use. You'll downgrade to mk2, install safestrap and then flash a rooted rom
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Do I follow this ? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2692825 step one says to flash that stock rom in Odin I'm still 100% do I just skip step 1 ?
Edit : never mind I see what he did there. So after 6 steps I just boot back into safetrap recovery and flash roms as usual ?
Edit : never mind I see what he did there. So after 6 steps I just boot back into safetrap recovery and flash roms as usual ?
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Step 1 says to put the rooted nb1 rom on your sdcard, you'll need it to flash in safestrap, you don't Odin that one You use Odin to flash the mk2 stock firmware to downgrade your phone, root it, and install safestrap
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I read a bit. It seems not worth it
gonna have to leave the device I get a chance , it stinks because it's for such a silly reason
The guy who I traded my note 2 with isn't willing to trade back. I'm stuck with the s4 it seems. Gonna try to work on this phone today after work . Along the way if I run into issues I'll ask here. Thanks
I just read this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2692825 a little bit more. Can you guys tell me if I'm comprehending all these right. So step 2 gets me to MK2 bootloader from NB1 that I currently have. And with the MK2 bootloader I'm able to use the 4.3 root methods indicated in the thread. What's preventing 4.4.2 from being rooted isnt kitkat itself but the NB1 bootloader that came with it through ota, because from the look of it after MK2 "downgrade" I'll still have kitkat?
Step 5, if my final goal isn't just to have stock rooted can I flash a rom of my choice here instead of the stock rom indicated in the thread ? If I am able to just flash another rom in step 5, will I still need the stock kernel in step 6 ? Thank you thank you
Edit: step 3 indicates nb1 safetrap but would I have already "downgraded" to Mk2 tho ?
Step 5, if my final goal isn't just to have stock rooted can I flash a rom of my choice here instead of the stock rom indicated in the thread ? If I am able to just flash another rom in step 5, will I still need the stock kernel in step 6 ? Thank you thank you
Edit: step 3 indicates nb1 safetrap but would I have already "downgraded" to Mk2 tho ?
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