Rooting on a mac - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot

anyone have an idea how to root (current Sprint MDL) on a Mac? I've tried the technique that was used for motochopper but it doesn't work on the newest CF method of rooting

I don't use heimdal (sp), so I don't know. I use a dedicated windows laptop for stuff now. It's mostly for flashing phones or two way radios. I know that's no help for you. I'd use either VMware fusion with a windows virtual machine or a windows dedicated partition and dual boot. If you knew which position in hiem to put the flash tar, then it might work. I don't use the method you are taking about. I used the odin flash method in a real windows machine to get root and recovery. Sorry I can't help more.

You can use cf auto root using heimdall on mac
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[Q] rooting after update on fascinate - help

Hello all,
I had my samsung fascinate rooted but went and did the update that verizon pushed out. now of course the root no longer works. I tried to re-root it using the same instructions i followed the first time; no good. I also tried z4 root but that also didnt do it.
does anyone have any ideas?
I am thinking of doing a factory reset an starting all over again.
Been covered in several other threads. Did you even bother to search or read any of the threads about this?
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Everything you need can be found in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913470
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ivorycruncher said:
Everything you need can be found in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913470
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Thanks ivorycruncher for the feedback.
The solution you gave seems a bit complicated for this novice user.
do you have any instructions for doing this on a Mac?
1. Use Bootcamp to install Windows on your Mac
2. Refer to my previous post
Please search around this forum and the dev forum a bit. The answers you're looking for have been posted already.
Rhetorical question of the day: Does anybody other than me find it curious that there are so many Mac users here trying to hack Android phones instead of worshiping the iPhone?
I can't get the link from my phone but when I first rooted my Fascinate I did it from my Mac WITHOUT using bootcamp (although I do have a Windows partition). There was a tutorial I followed which was stickied on Android Central that I assume is still there somewhere.
It's the original method using adb and rage.bin (not sure what the "official" name for it is) and is simple enough if you can enter some basic key commands.
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Unfortunately that method no longer works with DL09, because they plugged the hole that rage.bin exploited. The easiest method to root now (that I'm aware of) is to flash CWM from ODIN, and then use ADB to push the such and busybox files manually. Unfortunately, ODIN only works on PCs.
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The rage method on mac still works with dl09. Did it last week
Hmm, that's weird. Maybe the Mac version was different than the PC version? All I know is that the original rage.bin did not work from my PC after updating to DL09 via the OTA.

mobile odin support for galaxy note 10.1 added today

Yes! An fyi for those to update we got support today. Not having to hook up the note to a computer makes using Odin so much easier.
I come from Asus methods of flashing, rooting, etc.. all this Samsung specific stuff is new to me. Hearing words like Odin, Kies, root injected, and flash counters are new to me. I think it'll be a while before I finally root and flash Samsung device.
Do you have any links to read up on all this Samsung specific stuff for Modding? So mobile support for Odin means on the tablet itself? Or able to hook up to another mobile device and worknots magic. I'm lost with this. Samsung way of rooting/flashing/unlocking/etc..
demandarin said:
I come from Asus methods of flashing, rooting, etc.. all this Samsung specific stuff is new to me. Hearing words like Odin, Kies, root injected, and flash counters are new to me. I think it'll be a while before I finally root and flash Samsung device.
Do you have any links to read up on all this Samsung specific stuff for Modding? So mobile support for Odin means on the tablet itself? Or able to hook up to another mobile device and worknots magic. I'm lost with this. Samsung way of rooting/flashing/unlocking/etc..
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Odin = Samsung's equivalent of fastboot
Kies = Samsung's official software update deployment method
Mobile Odin = App that uses dd (and similar commands) to behave similarly to Odin, except on your phone itself. Most features of MO can be emulated just using dd in a terminal window - MO just makes it easier
Flash counter = The closest Samsung comes to bootloader locking on most devices. If you flash an unofficial kernel or recovery, the device tracks how many times you've done this. On most other devices, this causes a big yellow triangle to appear on boot.
Root injected = Odin can flash system partition images. Odin also doesn't check these to see if they are official, so if you put su and Superuser in the image, you now have a rooted system without tripping the counters.
demandarin said:
I come from Asus methods of flashing, rooting, etc.. all this Samsung specific stuff is new to me. Hearing words like Odin, Kies, root injected, and flash counters are new to me. I think it'll be a while before I finally root and flash Samsung device.
Do you have any links to read up on all this Samsung specific stuff for Modding? So mobile support for Odin means on the tablet itself? Or able to hook up to another mobile device and worknots magic. I'm lost with this. Samsung way of rooting/flashing/unlocking/etc..
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I was in the same boat as you going from the evo4g to galaxy s2 evo4g touch. I also had the Asus prime. Odin to me is somewhat like having nvflash for the prime but Odin. When things are really messed up you can almost always use Odin to flash to stock you don't need to be rooted or have any recovery its basically for flashing Sammy stock software. However if you are rooted you can also use it to flash custom files if they are in the Odin format. Odin is software you use on the PC but chainfire developed mobile Odin that lets you flash right on your phone if you are rooted so you don't need to plug into a computer via USB. I'm sure this isn't all technically the correct terms but its my way of understanding and explaining.
Really you may never need to use Odin at all once you root and have a recovery flashed like twrp which we got support for today.
You shouldn't be scared at all rooting this device if anything its easier than the prime.
Thanks to both of you for the quick schooling. Doesn't sound complicated at all now. That mobile version sounds good. But like you said Trwp may eliminate need for Odin. I used Trwp on Prime and now on my Nexus 7. Makes flashing/wiping/backups so easy. Love the straight forward interface.
Once my 32gb arrives(returned 16gb), ill be rooting soon. Can't wait to see what devs. Come up with to improve the multiscreen multitasking and s pen use.
knives of ice said:
I was in the same boat as you going from the evo4g to galaxy s2 evo4g touch. I also had the Asus prime. Odin to me is somewhat like having nvflash for the prime but Odin. When things are really messed up you can almost always use Odin to flash to stock you don't need to be rooted or have any recovery its basically for flashing Sammy stock software. However if you are rooted you can also use it to flash custom files if they are in the Odin format. Odin is software you use on the PC but chainfire developed mobile Odin that lets you flash right on your phone if you are rooted so you don't need to plug into a computer via USB. I'm sure this isn't all technically the correct terms but its my way of understanding and explaining.
Really you may never need to use Odin at all once you root and have a recovery flashed like twrp which we got support for today.
You shouldn't be scared at all rooting this device if anything its easier than the prime.
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Odin does not require root since it just uses the built-in download mode of the device. In fact nearly all rooting methods rely on flashing something with Odin - either insecure kernel, custom recovery, or a prerooted system image.
Mobile Odin does require root. It also requires a working device that fully boots - Odin does not. As long as you don't damage the bootloaders, Odin will always work.
Also, triangle away has been released today, so now we can reset the counter.
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Also, triangle away has been released today, so now we can reset the counter.
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You could using my kernel on Thursday. (In fact, the way TA resets the counter is to flash a custom kernel with a reset app in the initramfs - chainfire is using mine. Espenfjo and I coordinated with him to get the N80xx supported by MO and TA.)

Can I root my Phone without a Computer?

I am at work on a work computer and it wont let me install the samsung drivers. I am on stock mf9 and i am trying to obtain root via CF auto root. I downloaded mobile odin pro but it wont let me open it due to not having root already lol. Does anyone have any suggestions to try and get my phone rooted from my phone?
As you already noted the tools that would allow you to do the necessary things on your phone require root to work. You are going to have to root using a computer that you have admin privileges on.
powerstroke said:
I am at work on a work computer and it wont let me install the samsung drivers. I am on stock mf9 and i am trying to obtain root via CF auto root. I downloaded mobile odin pro but it wont let me open it due to not having root already lol. Does anyone have any suggestions to try and get my phone rooted from my phone?
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I haven't heard of anyone rooting without a computer. And everything I have read says you aren't able to... Sorry
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MF9 root on Ubuntu/Linux

So is there any way to root the MF9 firmware on Ubuntu/Linux?
I have seen some old tutorials using motochopper, but none for MF9.
If anyone knows of an easy way, let me know. If not, I will use my Windows PC at work tomorrow. Just got a replacement phone from Asurion and need to root asap before I lose my mind. lol
Thanks guys!
Download Heimdall and cf auto root, works perfectly. I did it on Mac but there should be heimdall for every OS.

No PC root method for SM-T350 8" running 6.0.1?

I do not own a desktop or laptop computer, so I can't perform the CF auto root method detailed in the other post. I had great success (on my old RCA tablet) with Kingroot and replacing their on board superuser with SuperSu, but none of the one click, no PC apks work on my Tab A.
Im very impatient to root this new toy of mine, please help! I don't think the library will be thrilled if I try to root my tablet on their computers...
duckboystump said:
I do not own a desktop or laptop computer, so I can't perform the CF auto root method detailed in the other post. I had great success (on my old RCA tablet) with Kingroot and replacing their on board superuser with SuperSu, but none of the one click, no PC apks work on my Tab A.
Im very impatient to root this new toy of mine, please help! I don't think the library will be thrilled if I try to root my tablet on their computers...
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This video shows Kingroot worked just fine.
https://youtu.be/fobN5712Ntw
If this is the way you have to go, I would get root and then use Chainfire's FlashFire to install TWRP and then TWRP to flash superSu.
This is not the way I would do it though. Try to get a friend to lend you the use of their laptop or PC. The only program that you will be installing on the PC is Odin and once you are finished you can uninstall it the controls panel. Odin is not a dangerous program to install and take very little room and it cleanly as well. Your device will thank you later. I highly recommend this way of rooting. There are no work arounds this way and it gets installed as it should. @ashyx has all the files and programs (TWRP and others) that you will need.
"Chance Favors the Prepared"
He asked for a non pc root method for Galaxy Tab A on 6.0.1 Marshmallow, The one in the bis is running 5.0.2 Lollipop

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