⚠️Galaxy A71 Root || Unlock Bootloader || Flash Official Firmware [Binary 1] February

Wingchundub

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Just bought an A71 for myself.
I have downloaded BTU for UK and JAN updated firmware, which is Binary 1 as it would be good and just incase if i need to want to downgrade in future.
This new way of rooting is new to me as regards A series and rooting, so please forgive me if i ask many questions lol
Are all links and instructions upto date and safe to follow also.

Best wishes
 
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Wingchundub

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OP's post does not work as others stated.
But i have been trying hard to root this with other members method, but its unclear,driving me nuts.
How can i extract files from the rar file when no option to delete?

Is anyone available to help me out here.
 
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Wingchundub

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Got further, i needed 7zip, i was using winrar, which you can not delete files from file.
Did all patching etc, came to odin for final AP flash and it fails.
Please someone let me know where i am going wrong
 

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Got further, i needed 7zip, i was using winrar, which you can not delete files from file.
Did all patching etc, came to odin for final AP flash and it fails.
Please someone let me know where i am going wrong
Are you using the absolute latest version of ODIN? I believe it doesn't work with older versions, check my post a few posts back it includes the version number (I can't remember it off hand)

I am considering doing a video tutorial on this, if i do i'll post it here.
 

Wingchundub

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I downloaded latest one from 1st post fella, 3.14.1 odin
I have tried in vain to get this to work and really want it as was able to do my s10 plus before I sold it and got the A71.
Please of you could do a video, that would be superb, as I am planning on buying another A71 for my wife.

Best wishes
 
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awdrifter

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I downloaded latest one from 1st post fella, 3.14.1 odin
I have tried in vain to get this to work and really want it as was able to do my s10 plus before I sold it and got the A71.
Please of you could do a video, that would be superb, as I am planning on buying another A71 for my wife.

Best wishes
Did you decrypt the boot.img.lz4 with lz4 utilities? If you used other utilities to decrypt it, it might cause issues.
 
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Wingchundub

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Did you decrypt the boot.img.lz4 with lz4 utilities? If you used other utilities to decrypt it, it might cause issues.
From memory, i dragged the boot.img over to the lz4.exe

I am going to try again this morning.

Would it best i do a fresh flash of official firmware first to the phone and start from there.

The current firmware on phone matches the one i downloaded,my phone is unlocked and i downloaded the BTU firmware

---------- Post added at 08:04 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:32 AM ----------

Right found my mistake, did not rename boot to boot.img.
Now it flashed.
Just trying to get it out of bootloop now, either bootloader screen bootloop or i can get it in recovery.
This is where i am stuck

Update:- i have freshly reflashed official firmware adn will start again from scratch, as something may had corrupted files somewhere thus bootloop, hoping it doesn't happen again, but if it does, what is procedure to get phone to boot into magisk mode?

I am not one for being defeated and will get there
 
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Wingchundub

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Ok, done everything perfectly, and got root finally.

Right, i had to do some additional things for this to work, how it did, i'm bamboozled.

After numerous loops, i went into Download mode, opened ODIN, i put in AP the already magisk_patched.tar
Then from non-patched official firmware files, i put in BL, CP and USERDATA the HOME_CSC.
Leaving CSC empty.
Flashed, went into recovery selected MOUNT, booted and a message came up no OS, so booted back into recovery, wipe data reset.
Shut phone down.
Booting up pressing vol up, til bootloader then pressed power and it booted normally.
I then installed Magisk manager which is not mention anywhere in tut, but on this occasion i am, as,when i started it, both Magisk is upto date and Magisk manager is upto date now show.
Installed adaway my fav ad blocking app to test and root was granted :)
A good thing about this root, is that i don't need to press up and power in order to have magisk, just normal power button press :D

Now another question, has anyone made a screen boot logo to replace the bootloader warning for the A71? as i was able to change it with already made screens someone made for the S10 plus.
But thinking about it, we'd need twrp to install it aswell, which I'm not sure is available yet? Or is it?

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Wingchundub

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Here you go fella, thou i had to do alot of reading and coming and going, here it is alot simpler

Do as all from first post on Page 1 by BK, til you get to "transfer the patched file to you PC" which is last part of root section of his post.

Now do as member Cyber Axe posted on page 3, i've edited aka added extra info for clearer instruction:-

Ok ladies and gentlemen I finally got it working, and here's what I had to do

You'll need to install 7zip and LZ4 program, that you can search on google, Put the LZ4 folder on desktop, aswell as all other files, will make it easier

(This part is continued from where original poster BK ends:- Once you've patched the AP file in Magisk Manager and copy it back to your pc, Open up that tar file with 7zip and delete all files except recovery.img and vbmeta.img

Then open the original prepatched AP file in 7Zip and extract the boot.img.lz4 then take that file and drag it onto the lz4.exe from the lz4 utilities

you should now have a nice clean uncompressed boot.img, put that back onto the phone and patch it with magisk manager, you should now have magisk_patched.img copy that back to the pc and rename it boot.img and put it in the tar file from earlier so you should have boot.img recovery.img and vbmeta.img

With just these 3 files in the tar you dont have to worry about wiping your data again and it will patch pretty fast

Open up ODIN again and select AP and choose your new tar file and flash it

Then shut down the phone fully and power it on while holding vol up till you get to the warning screen about the unlocked bootloader let go of vol up and press power to continue and you should find that it boots properly now and magisk manager will show that magisk is installed. (It is this part only where it did not work for me, so follow what i posted)

After numerous loops, i went into Download mode, opened ODIN, i put in AP the already magisk_patched.tar
Then from non-patched official firmware files, i put in BL, CP and USERDATA the HOME_CSC.
Leaving CSC empty.
Flashed, went into recovery by keeping the VOL up button pressed after pressing power button after bootloader warning screen, in recovery i selected MOUNT, rebooted and a message came up no OS, so booted back into recovery, then i pressed wipe data reset & Shut phone down.

Booting up pressing aka keeppressed vol up and power buttons, til bootloader screen comes on, then pressed power and it booted normally aka samsung logo will appear shortly.

I then installed Magisk manager which is not mentioned anywhere in tut, but on this occasion i am, as, when i started it aftter installing it, both Magisk is upto date and Magisk manager is upto date now show.

I installed adaway my fav ad blocking app to test for root and root was granted
A good thing about this root, is that You don't need to press up and power in order to have magisk, just normal power button press
 

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I believe you mean Cyber Axe's instruction on re-patching the boot.img not h113408, he was replying to me

Glad it worked for you.
Your solution worked on my A71 (GTO). It's odd, when I tried BK's method my phone only bootloops as soon as I try booting via vol+/pwr. The the only way to fix that was by wiping data which kinda defeats the purpose of following the original process.
 
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awdrifter

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Your solution worked on my A71 (GTO). It's odd, when I tried BK's method my phone only bootloops as soon as I try booting via vol+/pwr. The the only way to fix that was by wiping data which kinda defeats the purpose of following the original process.
Following this part of r3d1x's post fixed the bootloop for me (this is for after doing the steps in Cyber Axe's post).

After it restarts and the screen went off I quickly pressed and held the volume up and power button until the bootloader warning appeared again, pressed the power button, and after the samsung logo appeared, quickly pressed and held the volume up until the stock recovery does not appear -> stock recovery -> mount system -> reboot to the system
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=81817333&postcount=23
 

Wingchundub

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Your solution worked on my A71 (GTO). It's odd, when I tried BK's method my phone only bootloops as soon as I try booting via vol+/pwr. The the only way to fix that was by wiping data which kinda defeats the purpose of following the original process.
There seems to be the key words WIPE DATA
As i had to do that also in order to commence, but at least we are able to investigate, test and correct it.
If it helps other A71 owners, perfect.
 
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No idea

Im trying to root the galaxy a71, european ver. But I Dont made it, its Stays in bootloop, I follow the all tutorial, but nothing. Im using with the unlocked bootloader and 0x1 but the magisk its not install, and id I try boot into the root ver. Power+Up its Stays in bootloop. Anyone can help me??:confused::crying:
 

Cyber Axe

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Im trying to root the galaxy a71, european ver. But I Dont made it, its Stays in bootloop, I follow the all tutorial, but nothing. Im using with the unlocked bootloader and 0x1 but the magisk its not install, and id I try boot into the root ver. Power+Up its Stays in bootloop. Anyone can help me??:confused::crying:
Have you followed my tutorial that i made on i thin it was page 3 of the posts? as that fixes that issue
 

Cyber Axe

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When you guys say that wipe data is mandatory, does that mean that all settings I've done in the system will be reset?
I don't say anything about wiping I specifically say in my method on page #3 you don't need to worry about losing any user data if you have any that is most people root immediatly after unlocking their phone and the unlock of the boot loader wipes everything
 
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yes, I use Odin v3.14.1. I repeated everything from scratch: downloaded the firmware via Frija, installed it (BL, AP, CP and CSC) to be sure it's the same, booted (no problem), installed Magisk Manager, put the AP file on my phone and patched it with Mgisk Manager, copied the patched AP file to my PC, opened it with 7zip, deleted everything but recovery.img and vbmeta.img, took the boot.img.lz4 from the original AP file and de-compressed it with lz4, put this file onto my phone and patched it with Magisk Manager, copied it back to my PC and renamed it to boot.img and added it to magisk_patched.tar so that there are 3 files in it (boot.img, recovery.img and vbmeta.img), then opened Odin as admin and tried to flash the modified tar as AP, sadly with the same result: in Odin it stays at 'File analysis..' and doesn't go further.
Hi guys, same here with eg74. Following the guide I get the bootloop, and trying to follow Cyber Axe's instructions I get stuck in Odin at"File analysis". I did the exact same steps with eg74 above. Has anybody found a solution for this?