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Root AT&T Galaxy S4 SGH-I337(Not SGH-I337M) and Android 4.3

Trying to root SGH-I337 (not SGH-I337M). I found a few different chainfire downloads, but non of them seem to match my model perfectly. I tried "SuperSU-JWR66N-S005-130625-1.41.zip" which I found on a YouTube video guide, but it had errors during update and failed. Fortunately, It did not brick my device.
On this site "autoroot dot chainfire dot eu/", I found this file "CF-Auto-Root-jfltecan-jfltevl-sghi337m.zip", but it says this is for model SGH-I337M. Which I think is a Canadian model (but not sure). I don't have a "M" on the end of my SGH-I337 model name.
Can someone please point me in the right direction...
Which file should I be using and where do I find it?

Check the stickies at the top of this forum. That's all I'm going to suggest.
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HORiZUN said:
Check the stickies at the top of this forum. That's all I'm going to suggest.
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Please know that I already looked through the FAQ and stuff at the top of the thread for a couple of hours but didn't find my answer. Anything more specific you can tell me would sure be appreciated.

bgmg said:
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Please know that I already looked through the FAQ and stuff at the top of the thread for a couple of hours but didn't find my answer. Anything more specific you can tell me would sure be appreciated.
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Everything at the top of the discussion seems to focus on the I337M Canadian model which I don't have. I have the plain i337 USA model. I appreciate any help I can get.
Thanks,
bgmg

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Everything at the top of the discussion seems to focus on the I337M Canadian model which I don't have. I have the plain i337 USA model. I appreciate any help I can get.
Thanks,
bgmg
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Check your baseband version and go to the top of the Howto Guide. you should find what you want.

SGH-I337
asfrstah said:
Check your baseband version and go to the top of the Howto Guide. you should find what you want.
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Thanks. I also just took a second look at the top of the thread like HORiZUN instructed and found a video that appears to be for my model. I'm watching it now. Between your post and the HORiZUN post, I think I may get this figured out. I'll let you know how it goes.
Thanks.

I337
installed Samsung Kies but got this error:
"Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via Kies."
My firmware is: I337UCUEMK2
I may have installed the wrong Kies version because while my device has Android 4.3 on it, it came with 4.2. I'm trying downloading the other version of Kies now. I hope it works.

I337 firmware I337UCUEMK2 root?
Both Kies 2 and Kies 3 do not support my Samsung I337 firmware I337UCUEMK2
so..I'm stuck again and don't know what to do next.

bgmg said:
Both Kies 2 and Kies 3 do not support my Samsung I337 firmware I337UCUEMK2
so..I'm stuck again and don't know what to do next.
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You need to use this guide posted by gtj0 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2526964
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bgmg said:
installed Samsung Kies but got this error:
"Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via Kies."
My firmware is: I337UCUEMK2
I may have installed the wrong Kies version because while my device has Android 4.3 on it, it came with 4.2. I'm trying downloading the other version of Kies now. I hope it works.
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Don't even use kies. Kies is so stupid its a copycat of iTunes that doesn't work for the life of you. At least iTunes you can upgrade.
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[email protected] said:
You need to use this guide posted by gtj0 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2526964
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Don't even use kies. Kies is so stupid its a copycat of iTunes that doesn't work for the life of you. At least iTunes you can upgrade.
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well Kies was only be used to obtain all the needed USB drives and thats it according to the video I was using here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283918

regarding You need to use this guide posted by gtj0 http://forum.xda-developers.com/s
TO: [email protected] regards to "You need to use this guide posted by gtj0 http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2526964"
The URL says "If you loaded the MJ6 leak, the OTA MJ9 update isn't going to work. Here's how to get it to work.", I don't know what MJ6 leak is and don't think I every loaded any such thing, so I don't think this link/guide would apply to me.
Thank you all for trying to help me. I really am listening to every word of advice you all are giving me and trying to make it work. Please continue the good support. At this point, I'm still stuck

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well Kies was only be used to obtain all the needed USB drives and thats it according to the video I was using here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283918
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You could of just went to the Samsung website and downloaded it from there.
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TO: [email protected] regards to "You need to use this guide posted by gtj0 http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2526964"
The URL says "If you loaded the MJ6 leak, the OTA MJ9 update isn't going to work. Here's how to get it to work.", I don't know what MJ6 leak is and don't think I every loaded any such thing, so I don't think this link/guide would apply to me.
Thank you all for trying to help me. I really am listening to every word of advice you all are giving me and trying to make it work. Please continue the good support. At this point, I'm still stuck
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It will work trust me. Mj6 was a leaked att version of 4.3 then the official was mj9 before they stopped it to fix bugs and brought out mk2. It will work follow that guide. Download the mf3 emergency files flash via odin sideload mf3-mj9 then mj9-mk2 and you'll be back. Follow the guide step by step or follow the updated one ted77usa rewrote.
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I337 firmware I337UCUEMK2 root?
All,
I installed the Samsung Drivers and then completed this video: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2283918 which had me use the motochopper tool for the Galaxy SF. It looked like it completed successfully and rebooted my phone, but the device is still NOT rooted. It didn't work and I am not bricked either (whew!!)
hovax615,
I'm sure you realize the importance of me getting correct and not bricking my device. Please advise when you say "you'll be back", what exactly will I be back too? to my knowledge I'm already in the beginning and phone firmware has never been changed, because my phone is still not bricked and not rooted. I have never loaded MJ6 (whatever that is). My apologies for being a noob, just trying to understand and do this safely without bricking or messing something up.
It's late for me now, and I will read any replies and continue this journey in a couple of days, perhaps tomorrow.
I really appreciate your help. Please advise.
Thank you all

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All,
I installed the Samsung Drivers and then completed this video: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2283918 which had me use the motochopper tool for the Galaxy SF. It looked like it completed successfully and rebooted my phone, but the device is still NOT rooted. It didn't work and I am not bricked either (whew!!)
hovax615,
I'm sure you realize the importance of me getting correct and not bricking my device. Please advise when you say "you'll be back", what exactly will I be back too? to my knowledge I'm already in the beginning and phone firmware has never been changed, because my phone is still not bricked and not rooted. I have never loaded MJ6 (whatever that is). My apologies for being a noob, just trying to understand and do this safely without bricking or messing something up.
It's late for me now, and I will read any replies and continue this journey in a couple of days, perhaps tomorrow.
I really appreciate your help. Please advise.
Thank you all
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Ah sorry I thought you were bricked. Never mind
Use this method to root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473747
or use this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2569827
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bgmg said:
installed Samsung Kies but got this error:
"Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via Kies."
My firmware is: I337UCUEMK2
I may have installed the wrong Kies version because while my device has Android 4.3 on it, it came with 4.2. I'm trying downloading the other version of Kies now. I hope it works.
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If u are on MK2 trying to root..... Follow my thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2573080 from first post there is SAFEROOT METHOD link. Is one click tool to root your mk2 phone Super easy as 1.2.3......Hope this help you to get start....... Hit THANK button If someone helped you to show your appreciation. ......... and check post #3 if u ever bricked ...I hope not... To get back to mk2 stock firmware
Swyped from MK2 Deadly Venom SS

I337UCUEMK2 Root? (My device is NOT bricked)
This firmware and baseband terminology gets confusing because early when I tried kies, samsung kies calls it firmware (I337UCUEMK2), but my "about" settings on the phone call it baseband (I337UCUEMK2). So I guess the word Baseband and Firmware are interchangeable?
In any case, I'm getting lots of great help here and feel I'm getting close to the finish line. It would seem that I now have two options to try:
1) http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2473747 - sent by [email protected]
2) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758 - sent by both [email protected] and ted77usa
Does anyone one have a suggestion or preference on which of these two root methods is best (or to try first)?

bgmg said:
This firmware and baseband terminology gets confusing because early when I tried kies, samsung kies calls it firmware (I337UCUEMK2), but my "about" settings on the phone call it baseband (I337UCUEMK2). So I guess the word Baseband and Firmware are interchangeable?
In any case, I'm getting lots of great help here and feel I'm getting close to the finish line. It would seem that I now have two options to try:
1) http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2473747 - sent by [email protected]
2) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758 - sent by both [email protected] and ted77usa
Does anyone one have a suggestion or preference on which of these two root methods is best (or to try first)?
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Use the saferoot method posted by ted and I.
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Root Mission Accomplished
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Use the saferoot method posted by ted and I.
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Safe root method worked beautifully. Thanks you both. My phone is now rooted.
My next mission is to figure out how to flash it back to factory specs (unroot), for when the day comes that I want to sell it (which is a long ways off ) and so that I can be sure I didn't put any malware on it from all the other failed attempts I made. One of those attempts involved booting to safe mode and loading a zip file from sd card. Though it failed, that attempt went pretty far. It actually wiped my phone and rebooted it. It looked like it may have applied some changes though there was some errors during the process and it did not root my phone.
If anyone can point me in the right direction or provide the link to the factory rom and process for doing it. I'm all ears

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Safe root method worked beautifully. Thanks you both. My phone is now rooted.
My next mission is to figure out how to flash it back to factory specs (unroot), for when the day comes that I want to sell it (which is a long ways off ) and so that I can be sure I didn't put any malware on it from all the other failed attempts I made. One of those attempts involved booting to safe mode and loading a zip file from sd card. Though it failed, that attempt went pretty far. It actually wiped my phone and rebooted it. It looked like it may have applied some changes though there was some errors during the process and it did not root my phone.
If anyone can point me in the right direction or provide the link to the factory rom and process for doing it. I'm all ears
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Ted has a nice thread in the general section with the mk2 update files and an unbrick guide in the third post that will get you back to stock
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DeadlySin9 said:
Ted has a nice thread in the general section with the mk2 update files and an unbrick guide in the third post that will get you back to stock
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Thanks DeadlySin9. I'm still earning to navigate the blog. Would you please be kind enough to send me the URL to Teds mk2 update files and the guide that will get you back to stock?

[Q] Working simple root for SPRINT S4 4.2.2?

Title says 4.2.2, not 4.4.2 like it should. OOPS!
I really want to root my Sprint Galaxy S4 4.4.2, but I can't seem to find an updated tutorial (and I'm afraid to use an older tutorial in case it bricks my phone...). I tried TowelRoot, but it doesn't seem to work on Sprint devices. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

Are you using the SPH-L720 model from Sprint? I was able to use TowelRoot on mine with 4.4.2, however it may not work on the older OS.

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Are you using the SPH-L720 model from Sprint? I was able to use TowelRoot on mine with 4.4.2, however it may not work on the older OS.
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Yup, I'm te hardware version is L720T.03 and everything is updated (I meant 4.4.2 in the previous post, OOPS!). I just checked for all the updates and it said none available... Are there any settings that I need to change before using TowelRoot? I'll try again.
edit: towelroot says "This phone isn't currently supported"

Just wondering if you guys would be better off discussing this in the sprint forum, you may get more relevant replies
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-sprint
Just an idea...

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Just wondering if you guys would be better off discussing this in the sprint forum, you may get more relevant replies
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-sprint
Just an idea...
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great idea. thank you. I'll try that (new to the forum!)

L720 and L720T are different devices if I'm not mistaken...one is tri-band (hence the 'T') and the other isn't.
I have the L720 and rooted by Odin with Chainfires Auto-root.
Just putting that out there...don't want your device to get messed up (if possible) by using methods that may or may not be designed for that device.
Just my 2¢....fwiw
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shuntip said:
Title says 4.2.2, not 4.4.2 like it should. OOPS!
I really want to root my Sprint Galaxy S4 4.4.2, but I can't seem to find an updated tutorial (and I'm afraid to use an older tutorial in case it bricks my phone...). I tried TowelRoot, but it doesn't seem to work on Sprint devices. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
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Try this link for l720t
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621862
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Rooting Help

Im new to android and would like to root my Galaxy s5 running 4.4.4. I have tried the towelroot application and it says device not supported. I have tried the various modstrings and none of those work. Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

You didnt specify your model, but it seems like you are on a verizon or at&t model based on your android version, theres model specific forums for those with plenty of guides, please let us know of your model, and i can give you the link if you cant find it.
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Sorry. Yes it is the galaxy s5 on at&t I believe it is g900a

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Sorry. Yes it is the galaxy s5 on at&t I believe it is g900a
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Here you go http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general
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Thank you rakuu I actually searched some more and found the thread and managed to root my device. I appreciate your timely help

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Thank you rakuu I actually searched some more and found the thread and managed to root my device. I appreciate your timely help
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Glad you got figured out!
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5.0 G900V Root

So, I have a Galaxy S5, obviously, it's through Verizon and is running 5.0 and it's a G900v, i've poked and proded around looking for ways to root, i've come up with Towelroot, but it doesn't support my device, and i've been told CF Auto Root, when I looked into that apparently my device, G900v, isn't supported with that either, so it is possible at all to root this at this point in time. I also apologize if I overlooked another thread asking this or for a way to do this but I did search around and those are the only 2 options I kept getting.

I believe you may be able to downgrade, towelroot, and flashfire up to lollipop, you might be stuck on lollipop though, check the verizon s5 section theres some threads there for it.
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Rakuu said:
I believe you may be able to downgrade, towelroot, and flashfire up to lollipop, you might be stuck on lollipop though, check the verizon s5 section theres some threads there for it.
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Yeah I figured there's no way without downgrading to 4.4.4. I may do that, i'll need to look around on how to do that.

Exmix said:
Yeah I figured there's no way without downgrading to 4.4.4. I may do that, i'll need to look around on how to do that.
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This might be a good place to start http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3068546
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Rakuu said:
This might be a good place to start http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3068546
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Awesome, thanks, I'll give it a shot and post back when I get to it tonight probably.

Rakuu said:
This might be a good place to start http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3068546
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The only issue with this is, my phone hasn't been rooted at all. So I can't use this one either. =\

Exmix said:
The only issue with this is, my phone hasn't been rooted at all. So I can't use this one either. =\
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Well you can sniff around in that sections, ots specific to g900v so you have an exponentially higher chance of finding your answer there.
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Welp I did it! Got it rooted by downgrading to 4.4.4, flashing to NCG, Rooting with Towelroot, then Flasking to NK2. SO now just to find the right ROM to get back to Lollipop.
Incase you guys wanted to do it as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...-to-downgrade-lollipop-5-0-to-kitkat-t3088571
Is the link I followed. I in no way take credit, just sharing how I myself achieved ROOT.

Galaxy s5 active g870a help rooting.

I'm just trying to find root package so I can downgrade my active and root it. But I'm having trouble finding it. Can you give me any help please?
S5 Active

shadavis08 said:
I'm just trying to find root package so I can downgrade my active and root it. But I'm having trouble finding it. Can you give me any help please?
S5 Active
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I'm guessing this is impossible?

S5 active is non rootable not enough demand
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shadavis08 said:
S5 active is non rootable not enough demand
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The demand is not the issue.
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Hmm you think. Because if this particular phone sold millions and there were lots more people who wanted to root it there would be an root option for certain.
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shadavis08 said:
Hmm you think. Because if this particular phone sold millions and there were lots more people who wanted to root it there would be an root option for certain.
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Demand doesn't make exploits pop up.
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The more demand there is for exploits the more people you will have looking for exploits. There is no demand at this point
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I think I bricked my Galaxy S5 Active G870A Lollipop 5.1.1
So I tried to downgrade my phone to Kit Kat and thought I had followed the instructions. I installed Odin and ran it the way I was instructed and it passed. I tried to flash the updates needed via external SD card and the updates seemed to be going well. Yet just before its done I see this red error "sideload install/*something* error (Status 7). My friend and have tried presumably everything but it won't flash the stock or any other ROM. If I'm in boot mode and try to use Odin it will fail with Fail Auth Success 0/Failed 1. Not sure what I can do. Any help would be great. Again Odin does not seem to work. Also, if I can't fix it would AT&T replace it with the insurance I have.

you CAN NOT downgrade, take it to at&t dealer and pray