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[Q] S4 I9505 wont reboot into recovery after CF Auto root

Hi all hope ye can help. I attempted, unsuccessfully, to root my I9505 using the CF auto root method as described on this forum. It appeared to be successful on Odin but when the device rebooted i noticed thatb the red android didnt appear and that no apps could get root access. I followed Chainfires advice that states that manually rebooting the device into recovery would initiate the process. When i attempt to reboot into recovery (using the three button method) the phone device vibrates to acknowledge turning on however the screen stays black. It remains like this for quite some time until i let go of the buttons where it will vibrate again before switching off. Has anybody any ideas in how to rectify this?? (Rebooting into recovery from ROM manager causes the app to freeze)

EDIT: While attemptimg manual reboot into recovery, the splash screen appears with tiny blue writing and the screen then goes blan

does the download mode work??

Blackwolf10 said:
does the download mode work??
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Yes download mode works fine

darg said:
Yes download mode works fine
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good that means ur device is safe
so do u have superuser installed if yes try updating or re install from market and then get titanium backup to see if it gets root thats all i know

Blackwolf10 said:
good that means ur device is safe
so do u have superuser installed if yes try updating or re install from market and then get titanium backup to see if it gets root thats all i know
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Thanks for your quick reply. I have downloaded both apps and attempted what you have suggested. The superuser app can update but is unable to get root access while TB looks for root rights. In the process of restoring the firmware through kies and will try afresh

I've managed to boot into recovery only using the three-button combo.
Sent from Spaceball One.

darg said:
Thanks for your quick reply. I have download both apps and attempted what you have suggested. The superuser app trican update but is unable to get root access while TB looks for root rights. In the process of restoring the firmware through kies and will try afresh
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ok mate hope this works out good for you this time
and don't forget to do all the steps from chainfire's post maybe u forgot something or check people's comments to see if anyone has the same problem as u

Try re-rooting your device.
CF-Auto-Root​

Tried three times with the same result unfortunately

darg said:
Tried three times with the same result unfortunately
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how is the thing going so far if it doesn't work you can always flash a pre rooted Rom via odin and thanks for being nice with the thanks button u made my day

Try this Pre-Rooted Stock ROM for ODIN ​

[Q] root for JDQ39.19505XXUBMEA

My new Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-19505 is running build JDQ39.19505XXUBMEA (android 4.2.2).
I haven't found anything on this build number with regards to rooting, so I'm wanting to be a little cautious before I attempt anything.
Any pointers on what tools / options I might attempt to use to root this?

SirLoinOfBeef said:
My new Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-19505 is running build JDQ39.19505XXUBMEA (android 4.2.2).
I haven't found anything on this build number with regards to rooting, so I'm wanting to be a little cautious before I attempt anything.
Any pointers on what tools / options I might attempt to use to root this?
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Flash CF-Root with Odin and you`re rooted. Link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219803, read the OP well and it will be easy.

Thanks for your quick reply!
If I'm reading things properly, that will root my device & reset it to factory defaults (ie: wipe it). Correct?
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SirLoinOfBeef said:
Thanks for your quick reply!
If I'm reading things properly, that will root my device & reset it to factory defaults (ie: wipe it). Correct?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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No, it will only root it, you will not loose any data. After that flash a custom recovery if you need it and Busybox from Google Play,

SirLoinOfBeef said:
Thanks for your quick reply!
If I'm reading things properly, that will root my device & reset it to factory defaults (ie: wipe it). Correct?
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There won't be any changes but root will be extra it won't wipe anything and u need not factory reset also
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I tried it, and I'm not sure if it worked or not.
I have a a new SuperSU icon, but when I open it SuperSU tells me that the binary needs updating.
When I try to update it though it comes up with "Installation failed!"
Did the root fail? Is there something wrong with SuperSU? I'm not sure what's going on :s

SirLoinOfBeef said:
I tried it, and I'm not sure if it worked or not.
I have a a new SuperSU icon, but when I open it SuperSU tells me that the binary needs updating.
When I try to update it though it comes up with "Installation failed!"
Did the root fail? Is there something wrong with SuperSU? I'm not sure what's going on :s
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Close all apps, reboot and try again to update the binaries. Have you checked for an update of the SU app in Google Play?

There was an update, which I have installed.
I also just installed Root Checker (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck&hl=en) which tells me I am not rooted

SirLoinOfBeef said:
There was an update, which I have installed.
I also just installed Root Checker (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck&hl=en) which tells me I am not rooted
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Open the SU app and unroot and try rooting again by flashing CF-Root. Do you have usb debugging enabled on the phone in developer options?

I have debugging enabled.
I tried re-rooting, and now have no SU app at all
Very confused. This should be a simple process.

[Q] (Root not happening) S4 i9500 {4.3 - I9500XXUEMJ8} {CSC - INU} {How to root now?}

Hello developers.
I'm trying to reroot my phone after the latest 4.3 update via ODIN for my Indian handset.
I'm trying using CF-AutoRoot via ODIN and the it says PASS and the phone restarts normally as it should but the root is simply not happening.
there were 2 android 4.3 updates for my device and i installed the latest (you can see the post title for the exact version)
after everything completed properly i simply tried CF-AutoRoot via ODIN and nothing is happening.
Till 4.2.2, it got rooted properly without such or any other problems.
Kindly assist me out in getting my phone rooted.
Regards.

Here too
avineshwar said:
Hello developers.
I'm trying to reroot my phone after the latest 4.3 update via ODIN for my Indian handset.
I'm trying using CF-AutoRoot via ODIN and the it says PASS and the phone restarts normally as it should but the root is simply not happening.
there were 2 android 4.3 updates for my device and i installed the latest (you can see the post title for the exact version)
after everything completed properly i simply tried CF-AutoRoot via ODIN and nothing is happening.
Till 4.2.2, it got rooted properly without such or any other problems.
Kindly assist me out in getting my phone rooted.
Regards.
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Yep, I can´t re-root it again it seems the CF-Auto-Root-ja3g-ja3gxx-gti9500.tar its not working for the i9500XXUEMJ8 versión, well time to wait to an updated CF-Auto Root :crying::crying::crying:

I9500XXUEMJ5 root working (almost working)... i cant run some app, without root all apps working great ;/

Weird. I rooted using CF Auto Root after flashing 4.3 MJ8, it always worked! I never did OTA update though, always used Odin and full wipe.

avineshwar said:
Hello developers.
I'm trying to reroot my phone after the latest 4.3 update via ODIN for my Indian handset.
I'm trying using CF-AutoRoot via ODIN and the it says PASS and the phone restarts normally as it should but the root is simply not happening.
there were 2 android 4.3 updates for my device and i installed the latest (you can see the post title for the exact version)
after everything completed properly i simply tried CF-AutoRoot via ODIN and nothing is happening.
Till 4.2.2, it got rooted properly without such or any other problems.
Kindly assist me out in getting my phone rooted.
Regards.
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The rooting worked so far for me. Have you enabled KNOX? They enhanced the security features and as far as I heard KNOX-enabled devices can't get full root. Verify whether it is enabled or not. I'm not sure whether the user enables it or not but that may be the reason. I'm also not sure whether this KNOX security really affects I9500 models. I9505 models are definitely affected.

jujuburi said:
Weird. I rooted using CF Auto Root after flashing 4.3 MJ8, it always worked! I never did OTA update though, always used Odin and full wipe.
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Probably I never full wiped.
The apps and all other data is retained (normally all is retained when we update rom via odin).
Factory reset (full wipe) was never required earlier to get root to work.
Knox is not on from my side though I get some notifications always that some app tried to access something and Knox blocked that. But I guess that is something else because we need to manually activate Knox after opening the Knox app.
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kci83 said:
I9500XXUEMJ5 root working (almost working)... i cant run some app, without root all apps working great ;/
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It did worked for me too but only at times.
When I updated rom switcher app, root was gone and it never happened again!
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anyone with any solution for this?
anyone with any solution for this?

Solved!
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what was the solution? did you need to do a fullwipe? or used another method for rooting?
im on 4.2.2 MG9 and would like to update to 4.3 and have root without the know issue.
thanks.

Backup and Factory reset and cache clear after updating to 4.3
Then you'll get stock Samsung 4.3
Follow the same method to root (auto root) or alternatively flash super su via cwm/twrp/stock recovery.
resitm said:
what was the solution? did you need to do a fullwipe? or used another method for rooting?
im on 4.2.2 MG9 and would like to update to 4.3 and have root without the know issue.
thanks.
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avineshwar said:
Backup and Factory reset and cache clear after updating to 4.3
Then you'll get stock Samsung 4.3
Follow the same method to root (auto root) or alternatively flash super su via cwm/twrp/stock recovery.
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Thank you. Will this trip the knox thing?

After using CF-AUto root you need to update Super SU App on first boot.
Then Open SuperSU app and choose to install SU Binary without using a custom recovery.
Then reboot.
Then install Titanium backup pro and use it to free all Knox related files.
There are 7 of them and you need to remove all of them.
Remember you need to install a custom recovery to install busybox. (atleast in my case)
Install http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2489234 via ODIN.
Once you are on custom recovery.
Use busybox installer to install busybox.
reboot.
You are done.

resitm said:
Thank you. Will this trip the knox thing?
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No mate.
Wait for a future update to trip that.
In the mean time, I'm trying to trip that since it isn't very difficult just lazy to try everything since everytime 1 thing fails, I need to restore the whole data and if takes much of my bandwidth.
Hope you understand.
And the device status will also remain custom.

P.S. Touchwiz UI from Samsung will hang on a later date due to some app compatibility issue (I'm not sure which app but I can tell a large set of apps and it will hang due to any one from that list) so it is preferred to shift to some other launcher on pre hand.
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thank you both avineshwar and ajhavery.
i really wanted to update but i guess i am going to wait for a while. lots of issues seem to be happening once rooted. also dont want to lose warranty with the knox thing.
it seems the custom roms such as arrow and crash also have sound issues, FC issues on some apps.
i guess ill wait and see. maybe once the nexus 5 is out i can sell the i9500 and get the nexus 5.

resitm said:
thank you both avineshwar and ajhavery.
i really wanted to update but i guess i am going to wait for a while. lots of issues seem to be happening once rooted. also dont want to lose warranty with the knox thing.
it seems the custom roms such as arrow and crash also have sound issues, FC issues on some apps.
i guess ill wait and see. maybe once the nexus 5 is out i can sell the i9500 and get the nexus 5.
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Waiting is good.
Don't sell your phone though (for obvious reasons).
You've got much to explore.
When it comes to selling, you'll get money whenever you do that so keep that option as your last bet.
Custom roms aren't really preferred from my side until you are a die hard modification fan!.
Rooting is the only problem (which is solved now I guess) on the latest firmware.
Rooting won't do any problem, believe me (except warranty).
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avineshwar said:
Waiting is good.
Don't sell your phone though (for obvious reasons).
You've got much to explore.
When it comes to selling, you'll get money whenever you do that so keep that option as your last bet.
Custom roms aren't really preferred from my side until you are a die hard modification fan!.
Rooting is the only problem (which is solved now I guess) on the latest firmware.
Rooting won't do any problem, believe me (except warranty).
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hello again, i am asking this question because i cant post in the development forum yet.
i downloaded 3 files from the OP http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317105
the PDA, CSC and modem. all for MJ8, downloaded PDA is odex.
when i flashed 3 of the files with ODIN like shown in op my device. After i restarted i got errors for Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps .
i searched on google and did what was suggested, like clearing dalvik cache, resetting default apps, uninstalling the play store update etc.
the phone was unusable, the errors popedup every second.
I had to go back to the MG9 4.2.2 firmware.
What did i do wrong?
have you guys tried the method mentioned in the post. it prerooted and knox free 4.3 firmware.

resitm said:
hello again, i am asking this question because i cant post in the development forum yet.
i downloaded 3 files from the OP http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317105
the PDA, CSC and modem. all for MJ8, downloaded PDA is odex.
when i flashed 3 of the files with ODIN like shown in op my device. After i restarted i got errors for Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps .
i searched on google and did what was suggested, like clearing dalvik cache, resetting default apps, uninstalling the play store update etc.
the phone was unusable, the errors popedup every second.
I had to go back to the MG9 4.2.2 firmware.
What did i do wrong?
have you guys tried the method mentioned in the post. it prerooted and knox free 4.3 firmware.
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Probably you want to upgrade to 4.3?
If so goto sammobile.com and find the latest firmware for your device from there, download and flash the same via odin.
You're now on 4.3!
Once done you can root from the auto root method by chain fire.
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avineshwar said:
Probably you want to upgrade to 4.3?
If so goto sammobile.com and find the latest firmware for your device from there, download and flash the same via odin.
You're now on 4.3!
Once done you can root from the auto root method by chain fire.
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that would be the easiest and best solution but i am worried about the knox issue, losing the warranty and also having to sell the phone later on for a lower price.

Stability updates

Received this update, doesn't look like anything major
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Downloading mine as we speak.

Rolling out in the Netherlands as well. For now no significant changes. Like to see a full changelog..
New:
PDA: P900XXUANC4
CSC: P900OXAANB6
MODEM: P900XXUANC4

Downloading in on a US purchased WiFi model right now.
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"Your device has been modified, software updates are not available."

Tried the Cellular South version on Sammobile. Full wipe and install via Odin 3.09. Seems snappier to me. Reinstalled all my apps. Leaving it unrooted for now.
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Applied update today.
Two things I notice:
1. Viewing large images in stock gallery now much speedier. Before, there was a long delay drawing large images.
2. Suddenly X-plore my preferred file manager has write access on SD card! Before this update it didn't. Haven't really looked fully if other apps have write access that didn't before. Hancom office updated also but it still can only write to a specific location on SD. Maybe X-plore was just a fluke either way? I'm not sure, but happy it works now.

I just notice the update and I just want to know what it will change for better since the device already good enough for me.
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Update in the Netherlands caused much faster WiFi connection. It was extremely slow before while doing a test with the speedtest.net app. The whole device feels speedier and snappier now. For me a big improvement. I hope more will follow, because the speed experience on this very expensive device is a bit disappointing to me.

Lost Root
I took this update and lost root. I tried CF Autoroot and it failed, my tablet would not boot up. I had to flash stock image. I suggest if you don't want to lose root, wait awhile before taking this update. By the way, SU survival didn't work.

Russbad said:
I took this update and lost root. I tried CF Autoroot and it failed, my tablet would not boot up. I had to flash stock image. I suggest if you don't want to lose root, wait awhile before taking this update. By the way, SU survival didn't work.
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I flashed the update in odin, lost root, flashed cf auto root again and regained root, everything working great and fully rooted on the latest firmware.
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hendav said:
I flashed the update in odin, lost root, flashed cf auto root again and regained root, everything working great and fully rooted on the latest firmware.
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Would you please let me know your build Number? I did so much flashing today I don't even know if I got the latest build now.

Russbad said:
I took this update and lost root. I tried CF Autoroot and it failed, my tablet would not boot up. I had to flash stock image. I suggest if you don't want to lose root, wait awhile before taking this update. By the way, SU survival didn't work.
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you won't lose root. You just have to reinstall SuperSU and everything will be fine. I lost root after updating to the new firmware, however after rebooting I reinstalled the SuperSU and I Have root again.
Developers don't need no stinkin' signature!
If I've been able to help you, please hit the "Thanks" button.

I am now rooted on build P900UEU1ANC5 from Cellular South firmware I got from Sammobile. No noticible changes and no problems so far.

Russbad said:
I am now rooted on build P900UEU1ANC5 from Cellular South firmware I got from Sammobile. No noticible changes and no problems so far.
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Yup, Thats the latest firmware update that was most recently rolled out for the P900 series. ( P900UEU1ANC5 )
Developers don't need no stinkin' signature!
If I've been able to help you, please hit the "Thanks" button.

Russbad said:
I took this update and lost root. I tried CF Autoroot and it failed, my tablet would not boot up. I had to flash stock image. I suggest if you don't want to lose root, wait awhile before taking this update. By the way, SU survival didn't work.
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same happened to me. reinstalling supersu didn't work. I tried rerooting with cfautoroot and it hangs on cach.img then my screen goes striped red and freezes. couldn't even boot, had to re flash recovery to boot.
shouldn't have updated.

madjinx said:
same happened to me. reinstalling supersu didn't work. I tried rerooting with cfautoroot and it hangs on cach.img then my screen goes striped red and freezes. couldn't even boot, had to re flash recovery to boot.
shouldn't have updated.
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1. Reflash root with Odin.
2. Reboot.
3. Reinstall SuperSU.
4. Enjoy root privilages.
Developers don't need no stinkin' signature!
If I've been able to help you, please hit the "Thanks" button.

Android.Ninja said:
1. Reflash root with Odin.
2. Reboot.
3. Reinstall SuperSU.
4. Enjoy root privilages.
Developers don't need no stinkin' signature!
If I've been able to help you, please hit the "Thanks" button.
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there a root to flash other than cfautoroot? that's the only one I've seen.

madjinx said:
there a root to flash other than cfautoroot? that's the only one I've seen.
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cfautoroot is the only one that I'm aware of to flash, that's working anyways. I've seen other work in another forum however it hasn't been fully successful.

Android.Ninja said:
cfautoroot is the only one that I'm aware of to flash, that's working anyways. I've seen other work in another forum however it hasn't been fully successful.
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as I said in my other post, cfautoroot isnt working for me.

[q] should not have rooted help please

So recently I rooted my S4 with Kingo and went fine. After a few weeks, I decided to uproot to get the Lollipop OTA. Unrooted through SuperSU app then factory reset. Finished OTA download with no issueand then it failed after two attempts, saying error and I should try using Kies.
That's strange I thought. Then after looking through the phone again, I discovered GSam Root companion is now a system app that can't be uninstalled. Other than re rooting and re uprooting or flashing stock firmware, is there another option. My computer is currently under repair for a broken LCD, so any fix that doesn't need that would help. Thanks!

Not much you can do without a pc

theDman68 said:
Not much you can do without a pc
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So I guess bring it in to Samsung to flash stock firmware?

AB__CD said:
So I guess bring it in to Samsung to flash stock firmware?
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Is your phone working or isn't it working? I can't figure it out based on your posts.

Lennyz1988 said:
Is your phone working or isn't it working? I can't figure it out based on your posts.
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It is working just with an annoying "system" app and can't upgrade. May have over exaggerated a bit...

AB__CD said:
It is working just with an annoying "system" app and can't upgrade. May have over exaggerated a bit...
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I then assume that you still run an old version of kitkat (because of the kingo root).
Why not reroot and delete the file? I think you can still use Towelroot because I think you are on an old version. That's an app that you need to install.
Do you have a custom recovery? And did you factory reset before trying to update ota?

Lennyz1988 said:
I then assume that you still run an old version of kitkat (because of the kingo root).
Why not reroot and delete the file? I think you can still use Towelroot because I think you are on an old version. That's an app that you need to install.
Do you have a custom recovery? And did you factory reset before trying to update ota?
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Can't use towelroot and don't have a custom recovery. I'll re root once I get the update on Kies(borrowed a friend's laptop) , which currently isn't available yet.

AB__CD said:
Can't use towelroot and don't have a custom recovery. I'll re root once I get the update on Kies(borrowed a friend's laptop) , which currently isn't available yet.
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What i don't understand is why you are so stuck on getting this OTA update... just borrow your friends laptop, and flash the Lollipop that you want through ODIN. Then factory reset, DONE...

theDman68 said:
What i don't understand is why you are so stuck on getting this OTA update... just borrow your friends laptop, and flash the Lollipop that you want through ODIN. Then factory reset, DONE...
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Took it to Samsung and let them do that for me. Didn't lose any data either, and GSam Root let me Uninstall it afterward, which was something I didn't expect. Anyway, thanks for the effort guys!