The stock firmware includes a binary called tcpdump that runs as root. It is *somewhat* hidden in the stock FW, so I feel Samsung may have forgot about updating it, and I'd like to have a go at trying to exploit it. Problem is, I updated my phone to Pie and didn't realize there was no root method for it, and I'd rather not try to downgrade because Odin flashing seems very flaky.
Can anyone with root access find it in their phone?
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Hi I need serious help with rooting my phone.
2 weeks ago, samsung released a firmware update for the galaxy s4. The new firmware is called "KOT49H.I9505ZHUFNK2", which i believe is only available for hong kong galaxy s4 after doing a bit of research online. (My phone was bought in hong kong) I did the firmware update as I saw that it was nothing major and the phone would still be on Android 4.4.2. Little did I realize, this new update would not let me use towelroot anymore. Before the update I was able to use towelroot to root the phone. However the new firmware update made towelroot unsupport the phone. Now I cant figure out a method to root my phone
The reason why I need to root the phone is because there seems to be a problem with connecting to the playstore. Everytime I try to log in, a message that says "cannot make reliable connection with..." appears. It seems that in order to fix this problem I would have to root and fix the host file in my phone. I tried a factory reset (power +volume up method) and still does not work.
Someone help me pls?
Sorry for the long post, just trying to give as much detail of my current situation.
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I have the same HK variant of the i9505 with the same build number. All root methods seem to fail and an incomplete superSU shows "there is no SU binary installed, and superSU cannot install it. This is a problem!" Please help..i'm just an amateur programmer and can use some guidance. The cost of this phone was 300 dollars...cost to my sanity, immeasurable and now can't gain root access for full functionality of the device...
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I have the same HK variant of the i9505 with the same build number. All root methods seem to fail and an incomplete superSU shows "there is no SU binary installed, and superSU cannot install it. This is a problem!" Please help..i'm just an amateur programmer and can use some guidance. The cost of this phone was 300 dollars...cost to my sanity, immeasurable and now can't gain root access for full functionality of the device...
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Can you install a recovery (cwm, twrp)?
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Can you install a recovery (cwm, twrp)?
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I can install twrp but it is no use flashing the SU. I tried flashing SU, SU update, Adam kernel. I am wondering is the problem because CM security detects "Broad Anywhere" and "towel root" and then these two are deleted that that's why the root is never completed? SU is installed, just no binary, updates from google play any 1mobile market do not work. BusyBox detects an error while opening the "shell". I'm trying to explore other possibilities...also updated to new firmware NL1 build released Dec 05, 2014. Will keep trying.
have you tested srsroot ?
Warning : I do not know this software but a google search "KOT49H.I9505ZHUFNK2" find it recently.
i tried srsroot, kingoroot, manually odin flash but none work.. at this point i might go to a root service provider somewhere around here (guangzhou, china) and inspect the software they use to test for any exploits before the rooting process (if they let me), or not agree to it....for $10 very well worth it..another alternative is to stick with non-root...after flashing the new firmware NL1 (December 5 2014 build) antutu x benchmark increased 4000 points to 28k and cpu identifier (bartoloni) increased 10k points to 37k....for now the device seems quite good...
A while back I rooted my s4 9500 but i havent used the root stuff much and i forgot about it. Now i saw a few guys with s4 and 5.x so i wanted to update myself. I noticed i couldnt update so a quick google search showed my i could unroot in supersu. I did the unroot. Apps that dont work while rooted such as bank apps work now but the system still gives the same error. Kies wasnt able to update my phone somehow. I just wanna get 5.x without losing my data. I dont care if i end up rooted or not in 5.x
You'll need to download the full ROM and reflash with Odin to restore the 'Official' status needed to get Kies and OTA updates. Find out your CSC and download the latest ROM from somewhere like sammobile.com , data and apps will remain unaffected.
Hey Guys, I'm brand new to these forums, and to this whole community so bare with me.
Basically I bought my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S5 phone around the time it came out, and I also had installed root on it via towelroot when Towel Root was first released. I did not update the phone at all for a long period of time and everything was working fine, until one day I was browsing under settings and accidentally tapped the "Software Update" button, then T-mobile auto-pushed an update onto my phone.
This update has caused the root on my phone to not work at all (Deemed useless) So I clicked SU and only a black screen popped up when I tried to open the app, so I uninstalled it, reinstalled it then got a message saying "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU Cannot install it. If you just upgraded to Android 4.3 you need to manually re-root your device" So I tried to re-root via towelroot method again. It seems the T-mobile update made my phone "Unsupported/Uncompatible" with TowelRoot's obsolete techniques, so now I'm in dire need of help.
My phone tried to push another t-mobile update (This time to upgrade to Lollipop) but it failed after attempting to install it after a reboot. So not only will my phone not update to Lollipop, but I'm not even rooted anymore and am unsure on how to get back rooted, or what to do next since I used rooting as a primary source to store apps on my SD Card. Kind of like i'm stuck in one spot? (Can't update your phone/can't root it the old method)
I'm brand new guys, Please can you break down to me what I should do, in order to obtain root again, and possibly be able to upgrade to Lollipop As well as prevent further pushed T-mobile updates? Here's some info if you need it
S5 Model Number: SM-G900T
Android Version:4.4.2
Kernel Version:3.4.0-262.. etc. (Tell me if you need the full kernel details)
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank YOU!
Flash this with ODIN
http://download.chainfire.eu/407/CF-Root1/CF-Auto-Root-kltetmo-kltetmo-smg900t.zip
(Will trip KNOX and void warranty)
Or flash a pre-June 2014 KK Kernel, root with Towelroot again, then flash back your current Kernel
Is this the only solution? And also is it the right one? o.o
Can anyone else please give me some feedback on the situation? I want to make sure I do this right, please just a little helps.
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Or flash a pre-June 2014 KK Kernel, root with Towelroot again, then flash back your current Kernel
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Hey I did exactly what you said and it worked I got root back, but I was wondering how to flash back to my current kernel and keep Root?
Pretty much the title. I've used the newish method. Using the engineer eng_usa AP. I've used the original supersu download that floating around. And also the one that's from aole..something? I forget what it's called.. it was on page 664 or something of some verison s7 thread. No idea where it is now.. needless to say in both adb supersu commands, I get it to work, it roots. But continuously loses root after a few hours, if that. It tells me to update the binaries and the only way that I can find to fix to get root to work again, is a complete reinstall process of the original stock, then modified Ap, the adb su command. I'm so tired of this. Please, why is it losing root? I've reinstalled this b.s. so many times. The only thing I can narrow it down to is (probably nothing) the very last thing I did was change my theme and icons though the Samsung store. Why does it keep losing root? I'm using 7.0 N
I have a Samsung j5 2015.
I want to temporarily root it.
After I restart my phone, I want it to act like it never was rooted. Ever. If I give it to my carrier, even, and they investigate it, they won't be able to find it. its status also must be official after doing this.
Is this possible? I don't need a custom ROM or anything, I just want to remove the pre-installed crapware.
just root it and unroot if you dont want it anymore, its that simple(but it might still void your warranty but eh)
That's not much problem my device warranty is already voided. The problem is when i root it it shows root failed i think its is due to locked bootloader. I want to unlock bootloader without wiping data. Is it possible...? @dankfrank33
btw what android ver are you using? did you root it thru twrp(flash method)?
6.0.1 Marshmallow
What you suggest me how to root it...?
i tried kingroot and kingoroot it failed always...