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John3Doe
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Anyone know if there is any work being done on a possible root for the N7 on AT&T - PHE build?
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NCqTee
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Green battery or white?
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NCqTee wrote:4095 Green battery or white?
Green.
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John3Doe wrote:4130
NCqTee wrote:4095 Green battery or white?
Green.
No way just now, only for the white battery, very first frimware version w/o any update
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beowulf381 wrote:4134
John3Doe wrote:4130
NCqTee wrote:4095 Green battery or white?
Green.
No way just now, only for the white battery, very first frimware version w/o any update
And its not possible to flash that original firmware to the 7's w/ green battery, right???
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John3Doe wrote:4143
beowulf381 wrote:4134
John3Doe wrote:4130

Green.
No way just now, only for the white battery, very first frimware version w/o any update
And its not possible to flash that original firmware to the 7's w/ green battery, right???
It's not a question of the firmware itself, but of the bootloader. Together with the newer firmware came a locked bootloader. And locked bootloader prevents from flashing a custom recovery, what is needed for getting root access.
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Thanks. Bet it wasn't an accident "replacement" devices came with a locked bootloader...
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