I've tried motochop and the Odin method. Both of which leave the SU binary out no matter which way I make attempts at fixing it. The same error occurs and I'm one step further from getting wifikill back. Anyone interested in helping me solve this riddle ? I rooted the S3 no problem and this one proves to be much more difficult just by virtue of being the newer one I suppose.
Galaxy S4 (On SPRINT)
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Did you swap the stock kernel with the pre-release kernel? If not that is your issue. The stock kernel that came loaded on the phone has a root blocker. If you dont the root blocker wont allow the writing of the binaries to the phone from what i understand. You use Odin to swap the kernels, do the root then flash the original kernel back to the phone and presto, you're rooted.
If you did that then i have no clue. Other then you must have the motochopper with the updated SuperSU not Superuser.
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Hi Guys,
Just got an s3 GT-I900T moving from a HTC Desire HD.
Few questions in regards to rooting as I rooted my DHD which was rather easy.
My questions are
1. Firmware v Rom - What's the difference and do I need to flash both or..?
2. Anything you would recommend I should know that is different in the rooting process for the device?
Accessories related questions
1. I've tried finding it, but how much thicker does using the Hyperion 4200mAH make the phone, from photo's it looks to make it roughly double the size?
2. For the Hyperion 2200mAH - How more time does it bring the battery to, eg from a day to a day and a half or?
Sorry if my questions seem stupid.. they do seem a little stupid to me, but I did try searching - possibly I'm just terribly at seaching for things
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Hi Guys,
Just got an s3 GT-I900T moving from a HTC Desire HD.
Few questions in regards to rooting as I rooted my DHD which was rather easy.
My questions are
1. Firmware v Rom - What's the difference and do I need to flash both or..?
2. Anything you would recommend I should know that is different in the rooting process for the device?
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1. Not sure if there is really a big difference. Firmware for me is a rom, custom roms are also roms/firmwares in a way
2. Read the Stickies in the General thread, it will help you to get behind the rooting process.
ps: I guess you meant GT-I9300T not GT-I900T
chrismast said:
1. Not sure if there is really a big difference. Firmware for me is a rom, custom roms are also roms/firmwares in a way
2. Read the Stickies in the General thread, it will help you to get behind the rooting process.
ps: I guess you meant GT-I9300T not GT-I900T
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Yes I did mean that..
In regards to 1 - Cool, I was hoping they were the same, hence the stupid question part, thanks Chrismast.
2 - Good call, missed the sticky that actually mattered - Saw it as the following;
[READ FIRST] Forum Section Rules [UPDATED: 9th September 2012]
American or Canadian SGS3? Read this before posting!
Mods to assist......
For all your jellybean discussion
Do NOT post threads asking which the best ROM or kernel is
Whats the best way to root the phone, then get a complete backup of the original rom?
In this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957273 Chainfire said "No CWM and such ?
I have personally moved away from permanent custom recoveries, and I am no longer supporting them. On newer devices they cause flash counter and OTA flashing issues. If you really want one, others do provide versions of CWM and TWRP for most devices. Personally I just use Mobile ODIN to install ZIPs and Titanium Backup for my backup/restore needs. I do always want root though, and as such I'm still supporting CF-Auto-Root as quick way to root."
Originally I was going to install CWM, but yeah, what's the best way to go about this?
Burning_aces said:
Yes I did mean that..
In regards to 1 - Cool, I was hoping they were the same, hence the stupid question part, thanks Chrismast.
2 - Good call, missed the sticky that actually mattered - Saw it as the following;
[READ FIRST] Forum Section Rules [UPDATED: 9th September 2012]
American or Canadian SGS3? Read this before posting!
Mods to assist......
For all your jellybean discussion
Do NOT post threads asking which the best ROM or kernel is
Whats the best way to root the phone, then get a complete backup of the original rom?
In this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957273 Chainfire said "No CWM and such ?
I have personally moved away from permanent custom recoveries, and I am no longer supporting them. On newer devices they cause flash counter and OTA flashing issues. If you really want one, others do provide versions of CWM and TWRP for most devices. Personally I just use Mobile ODIN to install ZIPs and Titanium Backup for my backup/restore needs. I do always want root though, and as such I'm still supporting CF-Auto-Root as quick way to root."
Originally I was going to install CWM, but yeah, what's the best way to go about this?
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yes, you can use CF-Auto-Root whereas I did not use it as it was not available (?) that time, but I am sure there is a guide in that thread. Otherwise you could use CF-Root 6.4. Make sure you have the international I9300/T version though! Also a good start to read is here. For backups, once you installed CWM you will be able to do a nandroid backup. In addition backup your EFS folder and copy it to your computer, instructions here. I hope it helps!
i just recieved note 2 first day with it i have no idea how to root at all and whether or not i even can after the OTA today everyone is talking about can someone help me im a complete noob with rooting
I am wondering the samething except I haven't updated yet and I want root with the opportunity to install ROMS off the bat
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2043636
IamPro said:
I am wondering the samething except I haven't updated yet and I want root with the opportunity to install ROMS off the bat
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i just really want to use the appsync app so i can play apps on my tablet and my phone and not have to restart like so im lvl 32 on bloons td5 on my tablet and when i go to my phone im lvl 1 so i want to sync them up
If you want to flash roms you need to unlock the bootloader first.
If you still have a custom recovery and just lost root should be able to flash supersu.zip
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Hi guys,
So, I'm not allowed to post in the Developer section yet, but I had some questions about the rooting method described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2272066
My first issue is that I just want root, that's it. I don't want to unlock the bootloader nor install whatever recovery stuff that it installs. I am just looking for the simplest way to achieve ONLY root access...is there any solution for that?
Also, I just want to leave it as stock ROM and be able to do OTA updates as available. If I root from this method, can I still do that?
And finally, I am on the latest stock software, will root method modify/change that in any way? If so, how?
Thanks for the help and feedback!
-Paul
I just noticed this statement in the thread mentioned above:
"AGAIN, I will repeat... if you're here to root, you're killing an ant with an atomic bomb. This is not a root, it's a IROM unlock."
So where is the simple root method that just does root access?
Thanks again for any help!
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Bump...
I guess I'll eventually get a reply here, or get my post count up enough here to be able to post in the relevant thread
Another bump...hoping someone has more information on these questions, thanks.
Bump...almost to 10 posts, haha...
I recently ran into a problem with my verizon samsung galaxy s4. I had been running numerous custom roms for a few months now and It started to get a big buggy when i was running cm 10.1 nightly so I decided to use the [GUIDE] No-Wipe Factory Images (Restore from any soft-brick without wiping data) to get back to stock software and flash a different rom. After rooted using motorchopper. However any I have tried rom now has a problem, I can't reset phone or it gets stuck in bootloop till I flash a different rom using twrp. It's really strange, also when botting the phone says samsung galaxy s 4 and it used to say samsung galaxy s4 unlocked. Is it possible my bootloader got messed up, I'm not sure what happened and the stock software sucks. I thought it might have accepted the ota update but I am still running VRUAMDK build so I dont think so. Any help would be great and appreciated.
Sorry if its something stupid, Thanks for a response Chris
You try going back to stock by Odin?
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ODIN back to MDK. Then redo everything from there. I wouldn't try anything crazy with the recovery. If you accepted the OTA, you can root using the MD2 bootloader then use titanium back up to freeze a script (forgot which one but it's listed on here) to prevent the ME7 loader from being flashed.
I'm looking for some help to root my s5 modle SG-M900W8 I ran the CF AUTO root but I'm on andriod 5.1.1 an it put it in a boot loop, I heard you need t install a custom kernal before rooting is this true? An how do I root using this method? I have tried everything an kingroot dose not support my device yet
Hello,
Everything I'm finding that even mentions your device you've already posted in. Please don't post multiple threads for the same issue.
with that being said, the best I can do to help at this point is to have your thread moved to a Q&A forum, maybe you'll get help there. Good luck.