Since towelroot isn't working is there another root option for 4.4.4 without tripping Knox?
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Any root working at all? Sorry for the original vague title of the thread..
I used Chainfire's auto-root with no problem. Trips Knox, though. But it will root your device on 4.4.4.
GAPO said:
I used Chainfire's auto-root with no problem. Trips Knox, though. But it will root your device on 4.4.4.
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I can confirm this as well
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rooted with kingo app
I just rooted with kingo and it tripped knox. I am on kitkat 4.4.4 sprint
Towelroot worked flawlessly for me several times on nc5
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As the title says, is it too late for me to root my SCHI545 if I'm updated to 4.4.2? I can see there is a way to root the GS4 with towelroot but wasn't sure if that has been patched out yet by Verizon at this point in time.
Gringosuave said:
As the title says, is it too late for me to root my SCHI545 if I'm updated to 4.4.2? I can see there is a way to root the GS4 with towelroot but wasn't sure if that has been patched out yet by Verizon at this point in time.
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Towelroot works fine on 4.4.2, I've tried it and it worked
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Hello I just wanted everyone to know that I found a root program for our SM-G900T on Android 4.4.2 it says its for Verizon Wireless version but I have been using this for a few months now without any problems. The program is called Towelroot and can be found at https://towelroot.com/
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kris29440 said:
Hello I just wanted everyone to know that I found a root program for our SM-G900T on Android 4.4.2 it says its for Verizon Wireless version but I have been using this for a few months now without any problems. The program is called Towelroot and can be found at https://towelroot.com/
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this method will not work on any firmware after june 3 2014
ashraf sharif said:
this method will not work on any firmware after june 3 2014
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I am sure you are right as my friend who is on the Verizon Wireless, and he updated his phone and he lost his root, I will upload a screen shot of my version.
but if you really want to root without tripping knox you can downgrade your firmware to any rom prior to the June update then root with towel root and now you can upgrade with mobile odin to any later roms while keeping root during the mobile odin flash.
however you can't have any custom recovery without tripping knox.
agrenwa said:
but if you really want to root without tripping knox you can downgrade your firmware to any rom prior to the June update then root with towel root and now you can upgrade with mobile odin to any later roms while keeping root during the mobile odin flash.
however you can't have any custom recovery without tripping knox.
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^^ What he said.
The bootloader is not locked. You can downgrade to any stock firmware and flash whatever stock firmware you want. Anything that NOT stock will trip your knox counter warranty status.
I rooted and flat-out deleted all knox apps in the system folder. I have no idea if that tripped my knox counter, I am figuring my knox counter was tripped because I went ahead and flashed TWRP recovery. Removing the Knox apps in /system/app and /system/priv-app are no big deal.
agrenwa said:
but if you really want to root without tripping knox you can downgrade your firmware to any rom prior to the June update then root with towel root and now you can upgrade with mobile odin to any later roms while keeping root during the mobile odin flash.
however you can't have any custom recovery without tripping knox.
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can i down grade the firmware to the pre-june update? i screwed up and updated and lost my root.
thanks!
ssp81777 said:
can i down grade the firmware to the pre-june update? i screwed up and updated and lost my root.
thanks!
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the answer is yes, you can find these roms here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2761412
Probably should have post this in the Q/A or General thread .
agrenwa said:
but if you really want to root without tripping knox you can downgrade your firmware to any rom prior to the June update then root with towel root and now you can upgrade with mobile odin to any later roms while keeping root during the mobile odin flash.
however you can't have any custom recovery without tripping knox.
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so flash a firmware <june 2014 with odin, root with towel root, then flash newest with odin?
which firmwares are <june 2014?
When you start the mobile odin it specifically says using mobile odin on this divice will trip the knox counter there is no recovery from this. lol so downloaded the ne6 rom flashed with odin and root with towel root. all good now
stevey500 said:
^^ What he said.
The bootloader is not locked. You can downgrade to any stock firmware and flash whatever stock firmware you want. Anything that NOT stock will trip your knox counter warranty status.
I rooted and flat-out deleted all knox apps in the system folder. I have no idea if that tripped my knox counter, I am figuring my knox counter was tripped because I went ahead and flashed TWRP recovery. Removing the Knox apps in /system/app and /system/priv-app are no big deal.
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What'd you use to flash to a earlier stock firmware? Flashify or Flashboot?
I have a samsung galaxy s4 Verzion on android 5.0.1 and it's on the of1 update and wondering if theirs anyway to root it. I tried many other roots including towel root, King root, kingo root and all failed.
android 5.0.1
kernel version 3.4.0
baseband version i545vrugof1
build number lrx22c.i545vrugof1
security software version MDF V1.0
Knox version 2.3
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I'd love to know if this is possible, too. Now that I can't actually move apps over to my SD card on lollipop, rooting is a necessity. Unfortunately, Verizon and Samsung seem to be following Apple's mindset of not allowing hacking/customization. My phone updated to lollipop and OF1 version of lollipop in the middle of the night without my permission, and now it looks like I'm stuck with it.
There's no root as of now for OF1 but you should be able to Odin the downgrade back to OC1 via muniz post. He has a flashable tar file. The only way that'll work is if you didn't take the OTA and kept root. If you did the OTA and now have OF1 you're stuck for the moment.
so I've done tons of research and lots of people
including me are complaining because there
are no roots or root methods for the new i545vrugof1 update for the galaxy s4 Verzion. for people who didn't update, there are ways to keep your root when you update to of1 but for people who didn't update without flashing a rooted stock rom, there is no hope. you can't downgrade or root your device and you have no choice but to wait for a root method to come out or a new update. so anyone who is making a root for this specific firmware, please do so and help us out and remember to #rootvrugof1
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fudplayers said:
There's no root as of now for OF1 but you should be able to Odin the downgrade back to OC1 via muniz post. He has a flashable tar file. The only way that'll work is if you didn't take the OTA and kept root. If you did the OTA and now have OF1 you're stuck for the moment.
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unfortunately I did take the Ota update [emoji24]
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amahi2001 said:
unfortunately I did take the Ota update [emoji24]
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I had successfully rooted I545VRUGOC1 using Kingroot but then I updated to I545VRUGOF1 through Smart Switch, and Kingroot doesn't work now. I've searched a lot but it seems root just isn't available for OF1 as for now. Is it possible that I downgrade back to OC1? Thanks
currently there's no way to root OF1 and you can't go down to any build below it, due to the fact that OF1 has a new bootloader.
bangdosa said:
currently there's no way to root OF1 and you can't go down to any build below it, due to the fact that OF1 has a new bootloader.
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are you sure mate? there are tutorials online about downgrading so I was just wondering if it's really impossible? I have the official I545VZWGOC1 firmware file downloaded on my PC, will it not work if I flash it on my phone (currently I545VZWGOF1) using Odin?
naveeddaft said:
are you sure mate? there are tutorials online about downgrading so I was just wondering if it's really impossible? I have the official I545VZWGOC1 firmware file downloaded on my PC, will it not work if I flash it on my phone (currently I545VZWGOF1) using Odin?
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downgrading specifically this version?
The bootloader has been updated similar to the way it was from kitkat to lolipop, so downgrade is not possible.
Plenty of people [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/general/rooted-galaxy-s4-t3158098]here[/URL] and here have stated that OF1 bootloader is locked, with failures at downgrading to OC1 .
Go ahead and try it yourself, if you so desire. From my understanding people who tried gotten their phones soft bricked, though I have no idea how to fix.
I'm really interested to see this resolved too!
I just upgraded my phone from 4.4.2 NK1 yesterday to 5.0.1 OC1 and OC1 is still vulnerable to the stagefright bugs....
Could someone who is a developer explain to me why they can't just update the part of Android that needs to be patched..?
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LOL I JUST found this on the next tab after I closed this one.
http://www.andromods.com/root-unlock/of1-i545vrugof1-verizon-samsung-galaxy-s4.html
Damn I to would love to also see a root or bootloader hack for 5.0.1 OF1.
We have root for the OF1 update! Yes there is a root for this phone however I am having trouble installing the Super SU Binaries. Kingroot will root the phone if you off Knox and disable it. Next I downloaded SuperSU me and installed it on my device. Ran it, uninstalling Kingroot, then, SuperSU popped up asking to update binaries. Clicked yes, then normal and it is done.
amahi2001 said:
I have a samsung galaxy s4 Verzion on android 5.0.1 and it's on the of1 update and wondering if theirs anyway to root it. I tried many other roots including towel root, King root, kingo root and all failed.
android 5.0.1
kernel version 3.4.0
baseband version i545vrugof1
build number lrx22c.i545vrugof1
security software version MDF V1.0
Knox version 2.3
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Use Kingroot 4.9.6 to root. as soon as it says you have root stop. Then go install Super SU. It will then have you try to up[date binaries. Go download and install Super sume and run it. When Kingroot is uninstalled and done, Super SU will pop back up asking again for the binaries. lick yes and normal installation. Reboot and done. My device is exactly like yours.
charliew410 said:
We have root for the OF1 update! Yes there is a root for this phone however I am having trouble installing the Super SU Binaries. Kingroot will root the phone if you off Knox and disable it. Next I downloaded SuperSU me and installed it on my device. Ran it, uninstalling Kingroot, then, SuperSU popped up asking to update binaries. Clicked yes, then normal and it is done.
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Yes! Thanks a tonne man. I installed the latest Kingroot APK on my phone (already had KNOX disabled) and it worked easily. Finally! Cheers
naveeddaft said:
Yes! Thanks a tonne man. I installed the latest Kingroot APK on my phone (already had KNOX disabled) and it worked easily. Finally! Cheers
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Welcome Naveeddaft
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charliew410 said:
Welcome Naveeddaft
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Ps. need all the thanks checked I can get.
amahi2001 said:
I have a samsung galaxy s4 Verzion on android 5.0.1 and it's on the of1 update and wondering if theirs anyway to root it. I tried many other roots including towel root, King root, kingo root and all failed.
android 5.0.1
kernel version 3.4.0
baseband version i545vrugof1
build number lrx22c.i545vrugof1
security software version MDF V1.0
Knox version 2.3
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Kingroot works perfectly
Try it several times, should work
I've tried Kingroot app and desktop versions with no success. I'm on stock OC1 after attempting to go from @muniz_ri's rooted OC1 to rooted OF1 (didn't work) and then using his OC1 downgrade .tar.
Are there any other options for rooting 5.0.1 OC1 at this point? Thanks
same. I'm waiting for any other option for rooting 5.0.1 OC1 (kingroot didn't work both desktop n device version)
tmB thenmust_Budi said:
same. I'm waiting for any other option for rooting 5.0.1 OC1 (kingroot didn't work both desktop n device version)
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Would you mind giving it another try? A few hours ago, someone on my YouTube channel was able to root using kingroot. I'm curious to know if its working again. Just remember, you need internet access.
a week ago I tried to root my S4 Verizon SCH I545 both PC and Devices method.
my PC/notebook and my S4 conected to internet but kingroot did'nt work.
btw, thanks for your attention.
I will try again next time
Not sure but if you have been on oc1 for awhile and have received security update policies that may be blocking it. A clean Odin back to stock oc1 may help.
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I'm on stock OC1 but Kingroot didnt work.
tshelby73 said:
A clean Odin back to stock oc1 may help.
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Can you clarify on this?
polopozozo said:
Can you clarify on this?
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find yourself a stock oc1 with wipe (pit file) and just reflash using Odin
nemisans13 said:
find yourself a stock oc1 with wipe (pit file) and just reflash using Odin
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I actually attempted this and could not get King Root to work, however the one click root on the Wondershare software ended up working.
On this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/general/rooted-galaxy-s4-t3158098/page29
polopozozo said:
I actually attempted this and could not get King Root to work, however the one click root on the Wondershare software ended up working.
On this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/general/rooted-galaxy-s4-t3158098/page29
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Can confirm WONDERSHARE WORKING ON OC1
Confirm:
Wondershare Mobilego PC version working on Verizon S4 SCH-I545 VRUGOC1 / OC1
I was wonder is there anyway to root the update of lollipop OK2. I updated from kitkat. I tried rooting it with cf auto root but fails.. i hate not having my note 3 not rooted so if anyone can help me out with this that would be awesome
dean401 said:
I was wonder is there anyway to root the update of lollipop OK2. I updated from kitkat. I tried rooting it with cf auto root but fails.. i hate not having my note 3 not rooted so if anyone can help me out with this that would be awesome
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You tried rooting with the newly-released CF-Autoroot and it still failed? Or did you use the older version?
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I have used the new CF-Autoroot without issue on OK2. Also using Dual Boot Patcher with CM13.
I would expect this to work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint/general/how-to-root-note-3-lollipop-t3089382
But it will trip knox. It wouldn't hurt to use a newer version of the superuser zip if you can find one.