Hi Everybody,
I've tried rooting my Galaxy s2 using s2 root v1.2.
Followed everything very carefully, ran odin, installed insecure kernel. But when I launched s2 root it came up with an error message 'this is only for galaxy s2 phones'. Then i noticed in my computer instead of the phone icon theres only 2 drives there?. So Ive ran odin again and reinstalled the official kernel and the same things happening and now kies wont recognise my phone?
Someone please help....
Ok figured it out, switched usb debugging off, now the phone icon is back and kies works. But can anyone help as to why s2 root wont detect my phone??
Why would you use s2 root ? All you need to do to get root is flash cfkernel.
I want to put back the original kernel once i am rooted, looking at that chainfire thread, I don't know if it will work. BTW I have BVKG3.
I think you are confused because you don't need root to flash kernel/rom ect. Just use ODIN to flash.
OK rooted now using chainfires method. Going to try putting official kernel back on via odin, hope it stays rooted
It will, you will lose other nice things like clockworkmod recovery and nandroid backups but root will stick.
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How would i go about rooting on the official gingerbread?
maybe here?:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010141
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093155
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011901
Flash cf root kernel with odin for root kernel with tweaks +ext 4(lagfix) capabilities
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Definetly cf root
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Can i trust them three merdan? Which would you recommend? If i root, will my phone open apps instantly and have no lag or will i need to do something else?
seeraj15 said:
Can i trust them three merdan? Which would you recommend? If i root, will my phone open apps instantly and have no lag or will i need to do something else?
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You need to spend time reading up in this stuff, learn.... all the info is available.
i don't remmember which one's i used, but cf root is the most simple (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788108)... about the lag: i thing JVO is quick without any tweaks))) cf root only gives u root permissions, doesn't add any tweaks.
personally, i think stock 2.2.1's are the most stable and gives 3x more battery life with speedmod kernel. Samsung and google are doing soo bad with gingerbread, and that's shocking.
The only reason i wanted to root was to cut out the lag, but there is hardly any so i think i wont root after all.
I used fugumod. worked a treat.
Ive tried using the cf root for jvo but its not working. In Odin, i go on PDA and get the .tar file. When i put my phone in download mode and connect it to my pc, nothing happens when i click start. However, when i reboot my phone one of the blocks in odin turn yellow. What am i doing wrong?
Make sure Kies is not running (even in system tray) before you open Odin. I have yet to root JVO also but plan to do so soon. I want my voodoo sound back
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Kies isnt running but its still not working.
seeraj15 said:
The only reason i wanted to root was to cut out the lag, but there is hardly any so i think i wont root after all.
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Simply rooting your phone won't change anything about lag (which I have none with JVO stock). It merely allows full system access.
USB Debugging enabled?
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ive tried with usb debugging enabled and disabled. Should it be disabled?
Maybe you need to reinstall the USB drivers...
Ive reinstalled kies a couple of times and the drivers are on that arent they?
I think, Try it different PC.
It is Odin connection issue
Ive tried 2 computers and still not working
I tried using superoneclick 2.3.3 on my continuum after it received the froyo upgrade, and I have two problems:
1) it hangs whenever it gets to step 1 of pushing superuser
2) it says I'm already rooted, do I want to continue
I previously tried rooting with z4root, but I didn't think that was successful because the busybox installer and a root checker both say I don't have root access. Any ideas?
try the ginger break option i think is what its called and make sure u have usb debugging enabled. or u could just use odin to install a pre rooted ec09 rom
Bierce22 said:
try the ginger break option i think is what its called and make sure u have usb debugging enabled. or u could just use odin to install a pre rooted ec09 rom
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My deodexed ec09 roots kernel. Or flash one of imnuts' custom kernels. All rooted and in cwm zips
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Dude!
Awesome suggestion...I found a thread over at android forums for flashing D17 first, then EC09, which is sorta what I wanted to do. It's working flawlessly now (i'm installing the EC09 OTA update as we speak). But I can tell this method will work.
I don't know what happened before, but it's like my phone was in rooted limbo. Hell, even my wifi wouldn't connect to any networks...now it does.
Thanks again for your help. You rock!
Rooting my Galaxy S4 has been one of the biggest pains in my rear ever and now I'm bricked and need a bit of help.
Normally, when I want to root a phone, I come here, to XDA, and follow a nice well written up-to-date thread on how to do it and it works. For the S4 however, I can't find any such threads that are not either old, out-of-date, or they use so many abbreviations for things I have no clue what they are talking about.
I started out with a totally stock Samsung Galaxy S4, was a VPUAMDL.
I used ODIN to push TWRP tarball. I then used TWRP to install the CWM SuperSU zip file.
I noticed when it started up that I had no root, I had the SuperSU program however, it nor another program I got on the marketplace, could confirm root.
Bit of looking I found this: galaxys4root (DOT) com/galaxy-s4-root/sprint-vpuamdl-firmware-update-root-fix/
(sorry, can't post full links yet)
Which basically informed me that VPUAMDL needs a new kernel to remove the SetUID restrictions.
I downloaded that file, and put it on my SD card. Booted into TWRP and installed. now my phone is bricked. gets to the "Samsung Galaxy S4" startup splash screen on black background
I am looking for a kernel that will work, either the stock kernel or not.
I am also looking for a good tut on rooting the S4, as all the tuts I have used have been utter wasted time.
I have ODIN, and can boot TWRP, ODIN mode, etc on my phone.
have no clue where to go from here and Im afraid to start trying to download random files and get everything mixed and confused.
Thanks for any help at all.
CF Auto Root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291827
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FanOfSkynyrd said:
CF Auto Root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291827
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I followed that page, pushed it, installed fine, 100% no errors.
still bricked at GS4 startup splashscreen.
It did finish successfully and I saw the screen with the red android.
It removed TWRP and replaced it with the stock recovery as it should have.
I am actually surprised myself that it is still bricked at the GS4 splash.
Odin stock everything. See if it boots. Then try to root after that.
Stealyourface said:
Odin stock everything. See if it boots. Then try to root after that.
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I am failing to find stock everything to push.
I think I stated that, not sure... hmm
none the less. I do not have a stock kernel or recovery on hand. I can not find one either as there seem to be a plethora of kernels and threads and pages all for different files and downloads. Sifting through trying to find something is becoming harsh. Thus this thread.
You are not bricked if your phone can turn on and go to download mode or recovery.
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GiantJay said:
You are not bricked if your phone can turn on and go to download mode or recovery.
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Well then its whatever you want to call it when it wont boot the operating system and is totally un-usable as a phone or mobile device.
I would go HERE
That is the thread for stock MDL stuff.
Download and flash the kernel and full wipe rom for MDL.
Then upgrade to MF9.
+2 ^^^^ to what he said :edit:
Nice tut on rooting the s4 thanks to mudavo here http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...to Full Stock [MF9] w/ Root & Custom Recovery
There is also a video tutorial stickied in android devolpment
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Thanks guys, going to try some of the stuff from there. Hope i get it going. Need mah phone back! lol
Wooo, those links where just what I needed. Thanks a lot.
Got my phone back on and now I have a stock file in case I muck things up again.
Just make a nand back up and restore when something bad happens ive mucked up alot and it has always saved me
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Hey guys ! Im having trouble at the moment with rooting my Galaxy s4 GT-I9500 Baseband:I9500XXUBMG9 Build NO: JDQ39.I9500XXUBMG9
I have tried and followed many instructioner guys who suggests either cwm method or cf-auto-root method. And I tried also trouble-shootings that are possible with those steps. (Need to mention that i was able to root my old Galaxy s3 phone without any trouble.)
After using up Odin to flash CWM recovery, phone boots up as usual and then I shut it down and perform VolumeUP-power-home as usual and I end up with stock recovery all the time.
Once I managed to get into CWM recovery and flashed supersu over it , then reboot .after having phone opened, I see that superSu cant install binary then figured out the phone again! turned out to be in the stock recovery.
Please help me out guys! If theres anything that you may not understand above is becuz of my English. Feel free to ask over and over again what I did mean .
I appreciate all your future helps !
thanks from now on.!
I found the solution on my own. It was my fault not to see that usb debugging is unchecked. I supposed it was checked when i was performing on Odin.
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Hi,
Ive got at present "S5363XXLK1_S5363O2ULK1_S5363XXLK1_HOME.tar.md5". Flashed to my gt-s5363 phone. At present its unrooted. I was only able to use "cwm blah_blah" before when I had the 2.3.5 official firmware. I think there is issues with o2 galaxy y. After getting my phone back to official upgrade 2.3.6 what can I flash without risking bricking it again? possibly odin 4.42 Ive just seen a video where someone as flashed a one file flashing. Is it ok or is there any more proven roms for my phone. At first it wouldnt root with the normal "update.zip" I had to use "Universal_GB_ROOT_v9.zip". I was able to back up and restore, but after trying the "[email protected]@xda.zip" it bricked it. Any advice please.
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Same here. My phone got bricked again =.= Maybe I missed a step. Just download a stock firmware.
Start off with Samsung Kies and restore the phone with it.
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kies not working on s5363
Kies is proving a no-goer, what I did, was to update kies ,this put new drivers on pc, I then exited kies and ran odin 3.07 and downloaded a rom from tzar site. I ran a one file zip with "home" at the end. This unbricked my phone and installed offiicial 2.3.6 firmware. Then when I tried to connect kies with my phone it said "cannot retrieve information" ,,but Im not going to mess with kies if its being tempermental. I can still copy from phone with windows explorer.
JasoX said:
Start off with Samsung Kies and restore the phone with it.
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