Root [Verizon] Easy VZW Root Guide?

Zatx · Dec 7, 2012

Okay guys. I have experience rooting a previous phone but it was a couple of years ago. I'm no tech wizard, I'm better with hardware than software.

All that being said, now that root has been obtained has anyone put out a good, easy to follow guide, to rooting this beast?

The guides I have seen so far are written by people that are assuming that the reader has way more knowledge than I currently have.

And before you say it... I know.. if you aren't comfortable with this tech stuff you probably have no reason to be messing with rooting your phone. That being said, with previous phones, once I got over the hurdle of the root I was perfectly comfortable loading custom ROMS and making adjustments to my android system and I never bricked a phone.

Thanks for your time and help.

breadnatty08 · Dec 7, 2012

Do you have any questions from this guide?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024207

Alice Kaye · Dec 7, 2012

This was the first time rooting a phone on my own. I followed the steps in that XDA thread and had no issues doing it.

Zatx · Dec 7, 2012

Yep.. I'm an idiot.

I am now rooted though, so at least I'm a rooted idiot.

chmodx · Dec 10, 2012

I'm eager to root, but I want to wait until the first ota rolls out to see if there's any issues

pool_shark · Dec 10, 2012

chmodx said:
I'm eager to root, but I want to wait until the first ota rolls out to see if there's any issues

Any issues with what?
Just rooting doesn't stop you from receiving OTA updates.

chmodx · Dec 11, 2012

Before I go freezing apps and who knows what else. I'm no cowboy, I'll watch you do it first

pool_shark · Dec 11, 2012

The OS can disable most of the crapware already.

syntrix · Dec 12, 2012

Is there any risk to incrementing the flash counter when you odin? Is there a way to reset the flash counter? Will an incremented flash counter prevent a return/warranty work?

ferndchamp · Dec 12, 2012

Thank you I rooted my phone correctly. It was easier than I thought. The harder part is adding all apps in multi window.

roy5000x2 · Dec 12, 2012

syntrix said:
Is there any risk to incrementing the flash counter when you odin? Is there a way to reset the flash counter? Will an incremented flash counter prevent a return/warranty work?

It has been confirmed that all of the flashes we are doing (so far) through Odin do not change your flash counter.

I'd cite a source, but I think it was one of the developers in the XDA forums, so it's kind of hard to pin down exactly where that post is.

Now that we have unlocked the bootloader, the flash counter will start to go up whenever you flash a ROM through that method. For more info, read/watch: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2043636

Most likely Adam or another developer will implement Triangle Away (a handy little thing that resets your flash counter) when they start rolling out content for us.

syntrix · Dec 12, 2012

roy5000x2 said:
It has been confirmed that all of the flashes we are doing (so far) through Odin do not change your flash counter.

I'd cite a source, but I think it was one of the developers in the XDA forums, so it's kind of hard to pin down exactly where that post is.

Now that we have unlocked the bootloader, the flash counter will start to go up whenever you flash a ROM through that method. For more info, read/watch: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2043636

Most likely Adam or another developer will implement Triangle Away (a handy little thing that resets your flash counter) when they start rolling out content for us.

From the second post link here:

*This Guide will not trip your flash counter!! Flashing any custom software via odin will infact trip the flash counter!! Thats why I use these methods and the only thing I use odin is for flashing STOCK firmware Only!!!

So, posts are classified as guides, obviously the guide/post won't be able to increment the flash counter.

The second part, flashing via odin (I'm familiar with this from older phones) WILL INFACT TRIP THE FLASH COUNTER.

But it never says that if you flash what's there, if it will increment, I'm guess so, since it's "custom". I'll have to read through the xda thread, it's really long though.

roy5000x2 · Dec 13, 2012

syntrix said:
From the second post link here:

*This Guide will not trip your flash counter!! Flashing any custom software via odin will infact trip the flash counter!! Thats why I use these methods and the only thing I use odin is for flashing STOCK firmware Only!!!

So, posts are classified as guides, obviously the guide/post won't be able to increment the flash counter.

The second part, flashing via odin (I'm familiar with this from older phones) WILL INFACT TRIP THE FLASH COUNTER.

But it never says that if you flash what's there, if it will increment, I'm guess so, since it's "custom". I'll have to read through the xda thread, it's really long though.

Oh whoops, missed that part

syntrix · Dec 13, 2012

roy5000x2 said:
Oh whoops, missed that part

So are there any problems with this? Like no warranty and stuff?

nsa_sailor · Jan 18, 2013

The Verizon update on 2013-01-18 appears to have lost the root on my device. Can I redo the XDA method to get it back, or do I need to wait to see if they update to this version?

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