Root [MetroPCS/CDMA] New MetroPCS Update MF2 any known root methods?

LDrifta · Jul 21, 2013

1iwilly said:
ok do i move this to my sd card.?and in recovery choose update cause in odin it wont show the file.

im not exactly sure but it seems you need to be on stock mb2/rooted.. then flash it in stock recovery? i've never seen an updater-script like this so it seems very "Official" like it's meant to be installed via stock-recovery.. but i could be wrong :/ im not sure what the motivation is here because nobody's saying anything lol.. im gonna check out irc

1iwilly · Jul 21, 2013

thanks well i move it to my ext card went into recovery and install it rebooted multi window is working paper artis and metro music

Ldrifta said:
im not exactly sure but it seems you need to be on stock mb2/rooted.. then flash it in stock recovery? i've never seen an updater-script like this so it seems very "Official" like it's meant to be installed via stock-recovery.. but i could be wrong :/ im not sure what the motivation is here because nobody's saying anything lol.. im gonna check out irc

LDrifta · Jul 21, 2013

nice!! so what setup did you have before flashing?

Get@Me · Jul 21, 2013

Do i need stock recovery for this to work?

mike28 · Jul 21, 2013

Get@Me said:
Do i need stock recovery for this to work?

Yes at least that's what did it for me in my situation I reverted back to stock mb2 with Odin then flash the update via stock recovery, since my s3 is for sale I'm staying like this but is very smooth no complaints here

dcap0187 · Jul 21, 2013

so back to the origin of the thread. do you has root? and if so how is it achieved?

jaynpt · Jul 21, 2013

will this work with stock/nonrooted?

JrThug · Jul 21, 2013

im waiting for 4.2 touchwiz update or rom

exBBuser · Jul 21, 2013

jaynpt said:
will this work with stock/nonrooted?

Is the official update so it should

1iwilly · Jul 21, 2013

after i did the update i rooted back with odin with no issues at all
install titanium working smoth

dcap0187 said:
so back to the origin of the thread. do you has root? and if so how is it achieved?

quechon · Jul 21, 2013

Are we able to use xposed mod with stock rom

exBBuser · Jul 21, 2013

quechon said:
Are we able to use xposed mod with stock rom

Only if ir rooted

MikeEthio · Jul 21, 2013

Shabbypenguin said:
nuttmeg has the zip up already

ok i figured he would post it... so here

www.shabbypenguin.com/OUDstuff/Samsung/Metro/R530M/Stock/MF2/update.zip

make sure you are stock/rooted. if you removed any bloat or froze it this update isnt going to work, flash any mods/tweaks then this update isnt going to work...

Hi Shabby I like to thank you for everything you've done for us thank you again.

LDrifta · Jul 21, 2013

noticed no visual voicemail with this new update.. :/ or did i do something wrong haha (didn't get ota had to use .zip file)

mike28 · Jul 21, 2013

Ldrifta said:
noticed no visual voicemail with this new update.. :/ or did i do something wrong haha (didn't get ota had to use .zip file)

I also noticed that there is no visual voicemail. They have it on the metro app store I guess we get it from there

Martin714 · Jul 21, 2013

wats new on this update? from metropolis 1.3?

Zolo185 · Jul 21, 2013

Will mobile Odin take me to stock recovery?

Get@Me · Jul 21, 2013

I can't get mobile Odin to flash twrp did everything correctly but when I tried to boot into recovery it's the stock recovery

Zolo185 · Jul 21, 2013

If ur rooted then dpwnload goo manager app abs u can flash twrp from the app. Just press mebu button and choose som thing somthing open recovery

Get@Me · Jul 21, 2013

Zolo185 said:
If ur rooted then dpwnload goo manager app abs u can flash twrp from the app. Just press mebu button and choose som thing somthing open recovery

I'm not rooted just stock with stock recovery

Shabbypenguin · Jul 21, 2013

if you arent rooted, then mobile odin isnt going to work either

blasdomin · Jul 21, 2013

Get@Me said:
I'm not rooted just stock with stock recovery

In stock recovery flash the update.zip and for root I use this CWM MetroPCS SGS3 - PlayfulDroidz Wiki follow the instructions and all be good
With this you install cwm and root from there then if you want download goomanager and install twrp

Shabbypenguin · Jul 21, 2013

just so you guys are aware, samsung is helping people out:

ro.secure must be set to 1 when updating, that means you have to be on stock rom, stock kernel and stock recovery. you can be rooted... but you must be stock eveyrthing else. as a reminder mobile odin doesnt flash bootloaders so if you have been flashing roms to mb2 etc you may still be on lj1 bootloader etc.

samthegam · Jul 21, 2013

1iwilly said:
after i did the update i rooted back with odin with no issues at all
install titanium working smoth

How do you root with odin? Does your device status say "normal" or "modified"

I also would prefer to have stock recovery

I still have visual voice mail on mine I had downloaded it from metro app

deniskayeremuk · Jul 21, 2013

Hey Shabby, so this new update, will you like "add" it to Metropolis rom?

Root [MetroPCS/CDMA] New MetroPCS Update MF2 any known root methods?

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