Bought the phone pre-rooted. I don't really need it to be rooted. I have a great launcher and don't tether. I'd like to get 4.4 and see what all the fuss is about. Will unrooting give me OTA access to 4.4?
I'm also on a MAC computer, which tends to make everything more complicated imo.
Thanks.
simply dave said:
Bought the phone pre-rooted. I don't really need it to be rooted. I have a great launcher and don't tether. I'd like to get 4.4 and see what all the fuss is about. Will unrooting give me OTA access to 4.4?
I'm also on a MAC computer, which tends to make everything more complicated imo.
Thanks.
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If your device reads official in settings tab/general/about phone/status after unrooting then yes it'll ota. if you can use odin in Mac then you could use the one clicks. They're in the android development section.
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DevilDog512 said:
If your device reads official in settings tab/general/about phone/status after unrooting then yes it'll ota. if you can use odin in Mac then you could use the one clicks. They're in the android development section.
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Thanks. I'm searching around and see something for JOdin3 Casual to use Odin within a browser within Mac but I want to make sure I'm doing it correctly before pulling the trigger.
Has anyone gone through this process of unrooting their GN3 using a MAC?
Thanks!
Are you trying to get to NC5 or just the base NAB? I used Odin to update to 4.4.2NC5 with all of my data still on the phone. I lost root if I remember right, but there is a CF Auto-Root for our phones finally. So just Odin (I used 3.07) the NC5 tar that's in the forums, find the CF Auto-Root, run it through Odin, and grab TWRP, flash it through Odin.
Then you have NC5 4.4.2, you're rooted again, with the custom recovery.
ive tried every root method and none are working on my phone. towel root, didnt reboot after so says should be rooted and not. tried cf auto root and goes through the steps and into recovery but doesnt root. tried philz recovery and root and went into recovery and flashed update root and still nothing. what am i missing? with the tool kit after flashing twrp i can actually get a su icon error on the phone saying it needs to be flashed via twrp or play store and neither of those methods work after doing so..
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sm-g900t
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superhtchd2 said:
sm-g900t
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Downgrade to NE6 (flash in odin), then use towel root. It will work.
root help
Go to galaxys5root.com that gives you a detailed and step by step guide on how to root your galaxy s5. It's easy to understand and follow cause a picture is accompanied with each step. It shows you 2 methods, CFL auto root with no recovery for basic stock root or Root with recovery.
PayneKILLA said:
Go to galaxys5root.com that gives you a detailed and step by step guide on how to root your galaxy s5. It's easy to understand and follow cause a picture is accompanied with each step. It shows you 2 methods, CFL auto root with no recovery for basic stock root or Root with recovery.
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This gives root and NF6 firmware without tripping knox.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2790292
Hi, I got my S5 today and out of the box it had NG3 installed, is there a root method for this yet? If so could someone point me in the right direction of where I can find it please?
Have you tried towelroot?
Let us know if you tried it and whether or not it worked please.
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TheArtiszan said:
Have you tried towelroot?
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I did but idk if I did something wrong, I soft bricked and had to odin back stock with the firmware off of samfirmware site
Kernel build date on NG3 is July 19 so the exploit has been patched. Can't root with towelroot since it needs a kernel build before Jun 3.
What I did was odin flash philz recovery, then went into the custom recovery and went to reboot, it asked me to root and so I did then was able to download su from play store and was rooted
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bigfdaddy2 said:
What I did was odin flash philz recovery, then went into the custom recovery and went to reboot, it asked me to root and so I did then was able to download su from play store and was rooted
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Thanks man, and you were on NG3 before u rooted?
JG96EVO said:
Thanks man, and you were on NG3 before u rooted?
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I was on nf6 rooted but then hooked phone to PC and used odin to flash the new bn3 and lost root..and towel root doesn't work so the only way I new of to get root back was flash custom recovery then root it through the custom recovery ...
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This phone will never not be rootable. It has an unlocked bootloader, so you can just flash the recovery of your choice, root it from there, then reboot and you're done.
aooga said:
This phone will never not be rootable.
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And why is that? Unless Samsung has restricted the bootloader permissions or set a new qfuse to block a downgrade of this firmware version, then the OP could use Odin to install a pre June 3rd build of 4.4.2 firmware, which Towel root can work with.
The previous update was revertible by installing an earlier firmware (confirmed). And NG3 is probably revertible as well (unconfirmed) i.e. it will be revertible unless Samsung took explicit steps to block a downgrade.
Provided that the OP doesn't care about the Knox flag, then the suggestion to install a custom recovery and root from there is valid too.
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bigfdaddy2 said:
What I did was odin flash philz recovery, then went into the custom recovery and went to reboot, it asked me to root and so I did then was able to download su from play store and was rooted
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You know, I tried this... I keep getting stock recovery though. Driving me nuts.
I have NG3 as well.
wifiguru said:
You know, I tried this... I keep getting stock recovery though. Driving me nuts.
I have NG3 as well.
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Did u Odin phillz recovery ? That's the only way to get custom recovery on the phone that I know of is Odin
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bigfdaddy2 said:
Did u Odin phillz recovery ? That's the only way to get custom recovery on the phone that I know of is Odin
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Thanks.
Yeah, I did it via download mode.
So, what I did, I flash it via Odin in Download mode, and when it auto-reboots, I instantly hold Power + Pwr Up + Home in order to get to Recovery.
If I let it boot up first, it seems that recovery is overwritten by the stock recovery.
All good now =)
wifiguru said:
Thanks.
Yeah, I did it via download mode.
So, what I did, I flash it via Odin in Download mode, and when it auto-reboots, I instantly hold Power + Pwr Up + Home in order to get to Recovery.
If I let it boot up first, it seems that recovery is overwritten by the stock recovery.
All good now =)
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Try unchecking auto-reboot.
bigfdaddy2 said:
Did u Odin phillz recovery ? That's the only way to get custom recovery on the phone that I know of is Odin
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Hi guys, no luck here, have the G900T, with the NG3, tried all with Odin, phillz recovery, bootloader+modem, downgrade to NF6 (failed too) or even the one before, nada, zero, just fail and fail resulting soft brick and only through Kies recovery I'm able to have the phone working again!
daniacorp said:
Hi guys, no luck here, have the G900T, with the NG3, tried all with Odin, phillz recovery, bootloader+modem, downgrade to NF6 (failed too) or even the one before, nada, zero, just fail and fail resulting soft brick and only through Kies recovery I'm able to have the phone working again!
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you need to revert to ne6 firmware for towel root to work. once rooted you can upgrade with mobile odin pro this will allow you to retain root and not trip knox
ashraf sharif said:
you need to revert to ne6 firmware for towel root to work. once rooted you can upgrade with mobile odin pro this will allow you to retain root and not trip knox
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Hi! Thank you for your answer! I already trip Knox long ago, it's not an issue for me, I'm been trying to downgrade to ne6 and it's the same, fail on Odin!
daniacorp said:
Hi! Thank you for your answer! I already trip Knox long ago, it's not an issue for me, I'm been trying to downgrade to ne6 and it's the same, fail on Odin!
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if you just want root you can try cf autoroot http://download.chainfire.eu/407/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-kltetmo-kltetmo-smg900t.zip
ashraf sharif said:
if you just want root you can try cf autoroot
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Thank you
But as I commented on my first post here, nada, nothing, I have tried the Phillz, the CF-auto-root, downgrade, with the original cable and others, with and without the sim card and/or sd card inserted (all of this with usb debug on in the developers settings) i dont really understand why, everything I try goes to fail and soft brick, only recuperable with Kies and full wipe...
Mine is the MS-G900T with the latest firmware :S is very weird, isn't the first time I root a phone (Galaxy Vibrant and Blaze, Nexus and Nexus 7) and I have flsh a lot of times and I know the for this procedure you have to follow each letter step by step!
I'm start thinking that probably is a locked bootloader... dunno...
this was easy and thank you. i downgraded with the full stock file, no data loss. grabbed mobile pro and im now at ng3 rooted. tho my e-mail will not work. might have to factory reset the device.
how do I root it again? ive tried z4root to try to remove SU binary, but it keeps crashing and wont work, and im not sure what to do... any help would be appreciated..
Try towel root
Maduro78 said:
Try towel root
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i had it rooted using towelroot before the update, when i use it again after update, it says the phone isnt supported
Chainfire's CF Root?
If you are on NG6, you'll need to downgrade back to NC5 using Surge's Odin Tars. Once back on NC5, you can use Towelroot again. Do yourself a favor at that point and uninstall the SDM application so that your phone no longer trys to update itself automatically.
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If you are on NG6, you'll need to downgrade back to NC5 using Surge's Odin Tars. Once back on NC5, you can use Towelroot again. Do yourself a favor at that point and uninstall the SDM application so that your phone no longer trys to update itself automatically.
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i tried doing that, but now towelroot says the phone is already rooted when im back to nc5, but SU says it doesnt have the binaries and cant install it
Did you use the No-wipe or the Full-wipe? If you used the No-wipe then that may be the problem. You may need to use the full wipe to make it work.
MehStrongBadMeh said:
Did you use the No-wipe or the Full-wipe? If you used the No-wipe then that may be the problem. You may need to use the full wipe to make it work.
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it worked thank you very much
Hi guys, i just bought my K zoom yesterday and i want to root. Model is C115M and info:
Baseband C115MVJU0AND4
Kernel 3.4.39-2700294
Compilation KOT49H.C115MVJU1ANI3
I have tried with towelroot, Framaroot, Kingo with no sucess.
I found here on XDA CF method via Odin but its outdated and installs different kernel version(I don´t know if it will brick something). So what can i do? Thanks in advance
luis4ever said:
Hi guys, i just bought my K zoom yesterday and i want to root. Model is C115M and info:
Baseband C115MVJU0AND4
Kernel 3.4.39-2700294
Compilation KOT49H.C115MVJU1ANI3
I have tried with towelroot, Framaroot, Kingo with no sucess.
I found here on XDA CF method via Odin but its outdated and installs different kernel version(I don´t know if it will brick something). So what can i do? Thanks in advance
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i recently just re used this with success http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2798321
Been using a year or so now too- Had to re-install factory rom again because i flashed a philz recovery i found that prevented my sd card being used to restore back-up of factory rom after bricking another rom bk up i was on,the main thing is the cwm is working correctly for bk-ups and the battery is better than stock
or you could just use tims auto root with stock kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2797146
and then flash cwm from first link up
timbernot said:
i recently just re used this with success http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2798321
Been using a year or so now too- Had to re-install factory rom again because i flashed a philz recovery i found that prevented my sd card being used to restore back-up of factory rom after bricking another rom bk up i was on,the main thing is the cwm is working correctly for bk-ups and the battery is better than stock
or you could just use tims auto root with stock kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2797146
and then flash cwm from first link up
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sucessfully rooted my k zoom with kingroot
i'd used kingo with success too.
rahatbek said:
i'd used kingo with success too.
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good , but while flashing cwm via odin anyway might aswell use the simplest method- no need to dejunk the crap that comes along from stuff we cannot read either