[Q] Problems rooting my S4 on a Mac - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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dd1989 said:
Tried to follow a video tutorial to root my S4 using my Mac with MotoChopper.
It keeps saying failure in Terminal. Any other methods?
It's a UK phone on EE.
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Hi,
Have you tried using HEIMDALL ? (Google it)

I used that when I did my S3 but I can't seem to find a guide for it on here :s

Anyone able to shed some light on this for me? I just can't get anything to work ( A link to some sort of Heimdall link would be good, tried Googling.

dd1989 said:
Anyone able to shed some light on this for me? I just can't get anything to work ( A link to some sort of Heimdall link would be good, tried Googling.
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Hi,
I have THIS
I have no idea how it works(I do not have Mac)
Ask HERE about any pit files you might need.

Anyone able to update on this.
Absolutely nothing is working

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Rooting of Note 3 using Mac

HI All!!
I have a China Note 3 which I was using when I was on biz trip there. Now I am back in Sg for good and would like to use the Note 3 SM-N9008v in SG but there are no google play stores etc inside
I have read that to install Google apps, I have to root the phone right?
I have managed to read up about rooting (soory I am a noob on this) but another problem is my computer is a Mac and there are no rooting programs I can find which can install on a Mac.
Can anyone kind enuff to help me on this??? plssss
Also let me know if I have any misunderstandings
thks a lot!
martian09 said:
HI All!!
I have a China Note 3 which I was using when I was on biz trip there. Now I am back in Sg for good and would like to use the Note 3 SM-N9008v in SG but there are no google play stores etc inside
I have read that to install Google apps, I have to root the phone right?
I have managed to read up about rooting (soory I am a noob on this) but another problem is my computer is a Mac and there are no rooting programs I can find which can install on a Mac.
Can anyone kind enuff to help me on this??? plssss
Also let me know if I have any misunderstandings
thks a lot!
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Have you tried towelroot?
https://towelroot.com/
If that doesn't work you could always use Heimdall (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265) and follow the China Note 3 threads here on XDA.
Never heard of or tried Towelroot. As for rooting on a Mac I was able to easily accomplish this feat with the help of a vm. Heimdall I found not the easiest thing to use tbh. No issues what so ever with setting up the vm and using Odin via Windows OS to root.
Cheers

NG2 broke my Wifi?

Just got my NG2 update the other day (not sure why it took so long). But now when I go to power on Wifi I get the Knox security message:
Your phone's security has blocked an action that is not permitted. No further action is required.
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Any ideas and suggestions would be much appreciated! :highfive:
I am almost positive I have read about a solution to this in the Q&A forum or the General forum. I know @churchey360 has a pretty in depth thread on this update and it may be there. Sorry I could not help more.
I am having this exact same issue. Has anyone heard of a fix yet ?
bdpatch said:
I am having this exact same issue. Has anyone heard of a fix yet ?
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I was able to find the thread that was referenced above and use ODIN to flash the modem and WIFI works again. Other steps were recommended after but I just stopped there since everything appears to be functioning properly.
do you have a link to that handy ?
DanCandy said:
I was able to find the thread that was referenced above and use ODIN to flash the modem and WIFI works again. Other steps were recommended after but I just stopped there since everything appears to be functioning properly.
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bdpatch said:
do you have a link to that handy ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2861576
Sent from my SPH-L720
bdpatch said:
do you have a link to that handy ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-sprint/general/ng2-update-zip-file-t2840591/post54807917
This is what I used. Just get ODOIN and flash the NG2 Modem tarball and you should get back up and running.

How to Root S6/Edge

Found this on YouTube thought I would share here. Sorry if this is already posted.
https://youtu.be/uzeu9G5K-DQ
dnkeyhnter said:
Found this on YouTube thought I would share here. Sorry if this is already posted.
https://youtu.be/uzeu9G5K-DQ
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I did this and now I'm stuck on the logo screen after flashing cf auto root via odin. I can still get back to the download screen so if anyone knows where to get a stock image that would be great. ..lol
DLovo313 said:
I did this and now I'm stuck on the logo screen after flashing cf auto root via odin. I can still get back to the download screen so if anyone knows where to get a stock image that would be great. ..lol
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Read this forum before trying anything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/orig-development/cf-auto-root-t3056631
I believe you flash the normal GS6 file not the GS6 Edge file but read thru.
Good luck.
Dave
Has anyone been able to do this with Mac yet? Jodin cant ever find the pit file
dhostetter said:
Read this forum before trying anything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/orig-development/cf-auto-root-t3056631
I believe you flash the normal GS6 file not the GS6 Edge file but read thru.
Good luck.
Dave
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yea thanks i was scrambling and found the fix a little while ago, now I just gotta wait till after work to fix things.
Sent from my SM-P607T using XDA Premium HD app
what is this page? http://www.cwm-twrp-recovery.org/2015/03/samsung-galaxy-s6-edge-7079.html
looks like a scam to me? wouldnt we know about a recovery first?
chakra said:
what is this page? http://www.cwm-twrp-recovery.org/2015/03/samsung-galaxy-s6-edge-7079.html
looks like a scam to me? wouldnt we know about a recovery first?
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I'm sure its a virus/browser hijacker...the dates of those phoney posts are in February, and this phone didn't show up until April..
you should edit your post and delete the link so no silly reader here decides to click on it..

Wanting to ROOT my S5. SM-S902L 4.4.2

I have the Straight Talk Galaxy S5 (posting it here because I couldn't find a straight talk version listed and it runs on the Verizon Network)
I have been trying to root it for ages now and everything I have tried has failed. KingoRoot fails Towelroot fails.
I even tried modstrings on towelroot and keeps saying phone is not supported.
Does anybody know what I can do?
YankeeDan said:
I have the Straight Talk Galaxy S5 (posting it here because I couldn't find a straight talk version listed and it runs on the Verizon Network)
I have been trying to root it for ages now and everything I have tried has failed. KingoRoot fails Towelroot fails.
I even tried modstrings on towelroot and keeps saying phone is not supported.
Does anybody know what I can do?
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try giving this one a go its called cf autoroot or cf-autoroot idk something like that just google it but heres a link to it theres alot of youtube videos on how to use it but its pretty straight forward but if you got any problems keep on askin lol
http://cfautoroot.com/
I do not currently have a pc to use cf autoroot. I appreciate you responding, happen to know anything that does not require a pc?
YankeeDan said:
I do not currently have a pc to use cf autoroot. I appreciate you responding, happen to know anything that does not require a pc?
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hmm nah im not sure about anything else you cant use a parents computer or a spouse or maybe a librarys or schools? you can always download it to your phone and move it over to the computer and run it that way if you find one
Guess I can try my wifes laptop... its old and slow and battery doesnt last.
YankeeDan said:
Guess I can try my wifes laptop... its old and slow and battery doesnt last.
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alright sorry i cant help more :/
Veid71 said:
alright sorry i cant help more :/
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You have helped but trying to find what download to use on cf autoroot. I cannot find my model number on the list.
SM-S902L Seems to either be too new or so obscure that no root tools has the ability to root it. Should I try and contact the developer of cf-autoroot? I tried contacting geohot in regards to towelroot being unable to even do the temporary root on my model.
So if anybody has any idea which model is close enough to work with cf-autoroot I would be eternally grateful.
This thread has rooting info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...straight-talk-variant-sm-s902l-t3162340/page2
Its really easy, but you have to have some base knowledge.
I'm in the same boat YankeeDan
I too am looking for a safe way to root into my device without bricking it! cf autoroot seems like a promising option but as you stated, there is currently no build listed for model # SM-S902L. I cant stand being stuck with Android 4.4.2 and not being able to upgrade so please post back here if you ever find a way to successfully root this device.
Thanks!
Same goes with you, if you find something please let me know.
s902l root check out my xda page
YankeeDan said:
I have the Straight Talk Galaxy S5 (posting it here because I couldn't find a straight talk version listed and it runs on the Verizon Network)
I have been trying to root it for ages now and everything I have tried has failed. KingoRoot fails Towelroot fails.
I even tried modstrings on towelroot and keeps saying phone is not supported.
Does anybody know what I can do?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3341599
I keep getting secure check fail when trying to flash twrp

Deadboot Solutions for Note 4 N910G Help

Guys i really need your help. I need a working N910G rooted device with custom recovery. My device is Note 4 N910G, but is already deadboot. no ODIN no Recovery not Responding anymore but only detected as Qualcom device in computer. I need someone of my same phone model to flash unbrick creator via custom recovery. It will automatically create unbrick files which will i be needing for to restore back to life my device. I hope someone will kindly upload the file unbrick files created for my device after that I could flash it through my sd card using Win32 disk image loader. Then i will put the sd card on my deadboot phone and see if it goes to download mode. So i really need you guys to help me cause ive not yet exhausted the possibilities yet. i Havent tried this solution yet so if theres anyone whos willing to help could you kindly do it for me. Id really appreciate the thought of it. Thank you very much!!
PS i cant post external links yet so ill try to message it or send the links somewhere else for those willing to help me fix my n910G the unbrick creator file. thank you so much!
if someone might help me this could be the solution for almost all the deadboot issues with the n910G model so i hope someone cooperates and lets try to make the cure
same problem here is there any one one can has solution ???
utsav_jayesh said:
same problem here is there any one one can has solution ???
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Yeah mine too, my note 4 is also fresh rooted then just wont turn on.
fc14cs said:
Yeah mine too, my note 4 is also fresh rooted then just wont turn on.
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I wish if i could help you, I'm on stock recovery but @yashthemw might assist you n this..
fc14cs said:
Yeah mine too, my note 4 is also fresh rooted then just wont turn on.
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Have you referred this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3488114
Reporting Via N910G
have you try jig usb solution ??
usb jig will not work because the boot files are corrupt.
I have a W8 model, can i still use this tool? i would really like to help you as this happened to my s3 and no one helped me.

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