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Root [On Hold] JellyBean CM10.1

superboy4444 said:
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If you change the permissions to rwx-r-r for any given file it will calculate, but it always reverts back. If your interested, in RE, change the permissions for all the /system/secapps to rwx-r-r. Hit refesh then exit. Make sure everything is RW. Download launcher pro. Long press on screen, add shortcut, activities. LP opens up a ton of system activities, some work some crash. Play around and see what you can find. IOTHidden menu/secure boot is how I got those screenshots. Nobody has cracked this thing, and I'm too green yet to get it done. I know there's a web app that will generate keys from sha1sums. I'm not sure if there's an argument in the terminal to get it to see hidden files or not, so I changed the perms for .nv_state to rwx-r-r and renamed it nv_state. Then opened terminal. #hexdump /efs/nv_state. Got the output. Then I #sha1sum /efs/nv_state. Got that output. I think the bootloader is locked. Everthing that we can flash thusfar is based off OEM kernel. I've tried to dd several different boot.img's and the device won't boot. I may be WAY OFF, but I'll keep traveling the road to nowhere until someone tells me differently.:D
 
cobretti said:
If you change the permissions to rwx-r-r for any given file it will calculate, but it always reverts back. If your interested, in RE, change the permissions for all the /system/secapps to rwx-r-r. Hit refesh then exit. Make sure everything is RW. Download launcher pro. Long press on screen, add shortcut, activities. LP opens up a ton of system activities, some work some crash. Play around and see what you can find. IOTHidden menu/secure boot is how I got those screenshots. Nobody has cracked this thing, and I'm too green yet to get it done. I know there's a web app that will generate keys from sha1sums. I'm not sure if there's an argument in the terminal to get it to see hidden files or not, so I changed the perms for .nv_state to rwx-r-r and renamed it nv_state. Then opened terminal. #hexdump /efs/nv_state. Got the output. Then I #sha1sum /efs/nv_state. Got that output. I think the bootloader is locked. Everthing that we can flash thusfar is based off OEM kernel. I've tried to dd several different boot.img's and the device won't boot. I may be WAY OFF, but I'll keep traveling the road to nowhere until someone tells me differently.:D
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I believe that that the bootloader is unlocked. For one, as xInterlopeRx stated, we have access to Odin which gives us the ability to install custom files. As far as the kernel goes, we can only flash the OEM Kernel because that's the only one we have so far. No one has built a custom kernel for this phone as far as I know. If you try to flash boot.img's from other phones, of course it's not going to boot. I would be surprised if it did boot.
 
martinez41613 said:
I believe that that the bootloader is unlocked. For one, as xInterlopeRx stated, we have access to Odin which gives us the ability to install custom files. As far as the kernel goes, we can only flash the OEM Kernel because that's the only one we have so far. No one has built a custom kernel for this phone as far as I know. If you try to flash boot.img's from other phones, of course it's not going to boot. I would be surprised if it did boot.
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That is kinda exactly what i was thinking, but i still don't understand the .nv_state thing
 
Just a quick question because I'm stupid. Would it be easier to get CM9 on this phone since CM9 is ICS based and our kernel will work with it? If that is the case, why don't we get a more stock like experience with CM9 while we wait for CM10?
 
martinez41613 said:
I believe that that the bootloader is unlocked. For one, as xInterlopeRx stated, we have access to Odin which gives us the ability to install custom files. As far as the kernel goes, we can only flash the OEM Kernel because that's the only one we have so far. No one has built a custom kernel for this phone as far as I know. If you try to flash boot.img's from other phones, of course it's not going to boot. I would be surprised if it did boot.
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I'm fairly confident you're way ahead of me. I just thought it strange when I found that menu. I know an unlocked bootloader isn't a prerequisite to gaining root. As far as Odin goes, that's just the program we use for Samsung. Does Heimdall only work on unlocked phone's? What about adb? I've only tried images from different variants of the GS2 GTi9100 Qcom builds as well as the unofficial CM10 floating around here. I figured it was worth a try. Don't you find it strange that this is the ONLY forum with any development advances on this device? Keep up the good bro, props to you. BTW, is it necessary that we have like 150 system apps on this thing?:D

EDIT: Have any of you fellas tried to run Chainfire's Yellow Triangle Away? It should be compatible, but it can't find the hidden partition(bootloader?). Asks if I am indeed ICS. AND, has anyone got fastboot working? Just a thought.
 
cobretti said:
I'm fairly confident you're way ahead of me. I just thought it strange when I found that menu. I know an unlocked bootloader isn't a prerequisite to gaining root. As far as Odin goes, that's just the program we use for Samsung. Does Heimdall only work on unlocked phone's? What about adb? I've only tried images from different variants of the GS2 GTi9100 Qcom builds as well as the unofficial CM10 floating around here. I figured it was worth a try. Don't you find it strange that this is the ONLY forum with any development advances on this device? Keep up the good bro, props to you. BTW, is it necessary that we have like 150 system apps on this thing?:D
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No it isn't necessary for all the system apps, i removed so many of mine, i have a ton of space available now, and by a ton i only mean 70 mb but it is better than the like 1.4 i started with
 
superboy4444 said:
No it isn't necessary for all the system apps, i removed so many of mine, i have a ton of space available now, and by a ton i only mean 70 mb but it is better than the like 1.4 i started with
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Do you know which ones share UID's and affect the market? I've read the file, but a ways back I dumped something and the market banned me from apps that were still installed. IE "Your device doesn't support this nonsense"
 
cobretti said:
Do you know which ones share UID's and affect the market? I've read the file, but a ways back I dumped something and the market banned me from apps that were still installed. IE "Your device doesn't support this nonsense"
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I could compile a list for you, but not right now, I'm at work haha
 
this is what i removed, keep in mind, all odex's i removed as well that correspond to the apk...

1. analogclocksimple.apk
2.analogclockunique.apk
3.bookstablet.apk
4.digitalclock.apk
5.dualclockanalog.apk
6.dualclockdigital.apk
7. (i did not but you can remove) exchange.apk
8. fallinglights.apk
9. (like 7) gmail.apk
10.googlesearchwidget.apk (not recommended)
11. googletts.apk (also not recommended)
12.launcher2.apk or seclauncher2.apk (one or the other, or both if you have your own launcher)
13. magazines.apk
14. mediahub.apk
15. mobileid.apk (not needed if you only keep one launcher)
16. moreservices.apk (don't need if you have samsungapps
17.music2.apk
18.myfiles.apk (i still have root explorer in my system apps though)
19.noisefield.apk
20. phasebeam.apk
21. plusone.apk
22.samsungime.apk (replaced with 4.2 keyboard called latinime.apk)
23.samsungwidget_programmonitor.apk
24.secbrowser_vmu.apk (replaced with chrome)
25.seccalendar_Namerica.apk (replaced with 4.2 calendar)
26.secemail.apk
27.secmemo.apk
28.secmemowidget.apk
29.swype.apk (if you don't need swype)
30.talk.apk
31.talkback.apk (if you don't need the accessibility options)
32. telespree.apk (not recommended, this is your phones activation app
33.videos.apk
34.virginzone.apk
35.voicedialer.apk (if you have something else like svoice or google now installed)
36.wackyclock.apk
37.youtube.apk

you can keep most of these as non system apps, removing from system will help free up ram and make your phone perform a little better
 
superboy4444 said:
this is what i removed, keep in mind, all odex's i removed as well that correspond to the apk...

1. analogclocksimple.apk
2.analogclockunique.apk
3.bookstablet.apk
4.digitalclock.apk
5.dualclockanalog.apk
6.dualclockdigital.apk
7. (i did not but you can remove) exchange.apk
8. fallinglights.apk
9. (like 7) gmail.apk
10.googlesearchwidget.apk (not recommended)
11. googletts.apk (also not recommended)
12.launcher2.apk or seclauncher2.apk (one or the other, or both if you have your own launcher)
13. magazines.apk
14. mediahub.apk
15. mobileid.apk (not needed if you only keep one launcher)
16. moreservices.apk (don't need if you have samsungapps
17.music2.apk
18.myfiles.apk (i still have root explorer in my system apps though)
19.noisefield.apk
20. phasebeam.apk
21. plusone.apk
22.samsungime.apk (replaced with 4.2 keyboard called latinime.apk)
23.samsungwidget_programmonitor.apk
24.secbrowser_vmu.apk (replaced with chrome)
25.seccalendar_Namerica.apk (replaced with 4.2 calendar)
26.secemail.apk
27.secmemo.apk
28.secmemowidget.apk
29.swype.apk (if you don't need swype)
30.talk.apk
31.talkback.apk (if you don't need the accessibility options)
32. telespree.apk (not recommended, this is your phones activation app
33.videos.apk
34.virginzone.apk
35.voicedialer.apk (if you have something else like svoice or google now installed)
36.wackyclock.apk
37.youtube.apk

you can keep most of these as non system apps, removing from system will help free up ram and make your phone perform a little better
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HOLY GUACAMOLE BATMAN!!!:congrats: 37 of them bad boys GONE! That's what I'M talkin bout. Nice:five: And no major problems from the vendor side? Awesome.
 
Wazzup, everyone?! Hope everybody had a wonderful Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa and also wishing a healthy & prosperous New Year.
Got my Reverb on Tue. (YEAAAA!!!); played around with it 'till last night, and finally got the stones to root. I just wanted to be sure I was comfortable with the phone itself and it's quirks and tendencies before I made the jump.
This phone was SO easy to root, I asked myself last night 'why did I wait so long?' I also must have read this forum 100, maybe 200 times; along with watching a lot of youtube on this phone. I'm just that type, I guess...a waffler.
That being said, I'm now ready to follow xInterlopeRx's thread on installing Odin & CWM, and I've got 2 questions. On that thread, he's got 3 different links to download, and I've noticed replies "that it's working, now" or "not for me"...did we 1) decide WHICH one is working, and 2) are there updated threads that super cede those (are they obsolete, already)?
Like I said in earlier posts, I'm not code savvy, and probably won't be much of a contributor in that respect; but I follow instructions pretty well, and offer honest opinion & feedback. I'm just that way...that I need to have I's & T's double-dotted, and double-crossed; O.C.D, maybe?

Edit: apologies..just noticed the title of this thread and figure my post is misplaced, sorry!
(Moderator, feel free to move to appropriate thread if nec.)
 
I apologize for my silence, I've been really busy at home and I'm getting ready to start my next semester of college. I'm hoping to sit down over the next couple of days and figure this out.
 
I did a bit of messing around with some config files and actually got the repo to do a full update this time. I'm re-building as we speak and I'll need a brave soul to go test it again.
 
martinez, could you upload the wallpaper please? when I entered my Google account, it replaced the stock one my old one from the touchwiz times. I'd greatly appreciate it.

EDIT: OOPS! Wrong thread. Mod, please delete.
 
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