Rooting with MK2?

jordan8201 · Dec 16, 2013

I have a new S4, and I haven't found a tutorial on how to root with the new Mk2 update. Can I use tutorials from previous updates, or is there something out there that I haven't seen yet? Thanks a lot!

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daniel4653 · Dec 16, 2013

Search more. Use cf auto

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jordan8201 · Dec 16, 2013

Ok, I found this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2291827

I'm seeing a lot of people having issues, losing wifi, etc., and having to revert to previous updates. Will I have to do that even though I've not rooted yet?

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BIGSAMDA1ST · Dec 16, 2013

jordan8201 said:
Ok, I found this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2291827

I'm seeing a lot of people having issues, losing wifi, etc., and having to revert to previous updates. Will I have to do that even though I've not rooted yet?

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That's it. Just make sure to read everything and understand it..

And about wifi loss and issues, people have been reporting it, although I'm still on MJA Stock Rooted with no issues whatsoever...

GS4 Stock Rooted MJA 4.3,Philz Touch CWM,HotSpot Mod,Transparent Weather Widget...

yotaking · Dec 16, 2013

jordan8201 said:
I have a new S4, and I haven't found a tutorial on how to root with the new Mk2 update. Can I use tutorials from previous updates, or is there something out there that I haven't seen yet? Thanks a lot!

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rooted my mk2 2 days ago. and the best flawless way to do it is. push philz recovery thru odin. and flash superuser.zip reboot and your done (i did have to go into the playstore and update super user to get it to work)

Philz recovery http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2201860

Stock Mk2 Deodexed Rom with working Hotspot http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2567353

Super User https://www.dropbox.com/s/6qu70s3dq0kv3en/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip

jejb · Dec 17, 2013

If you're not rooted, you should be able to just take the update. IMO, most of the issues are coming from rooted devices that may not have been totally clean (stock rom, stock recovery, total factory reset) when the update was taken. That's not a worry for a stock phone.

If you want to root afterwards, the CF Auto Root is the way to go for sure.

jordan8201 · Dec 17, 2013

jejb said:
If you're not rooted, you should be able to just take the update. IMO, most of the issues are coming from rooted devices that may not have been totally clean (stock rom, stock recovery, total factory reset) when the update was taken. That's not a worry for a stock phone.

If you want to root afterwards, the CF Auto Root is the way to go for sure.

Awesome. Thanks guys. I'll definitely use the auto root as soon as I can get access to a Windows pc.

epi4gtn · Dec 17, 2013

jordan8201 said:
I have a new S4, and I haven't found a tutorial on how to root with the new Mk2 update. Can I use tutorials from previous updates, or is there something out there that I haven't seen yet? Thanks a lot!

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Did you take the 4.3 OTA and have the Knox bootloader on it?

jordan8201 · Dec 17, 2013

epi4gtn said:
Did you take the 4.3 OTA and have the Knox bootloader on it?

I'm not sure. How would I find out?

jejb · Dec 17, 2013

jordan8201 said:
I'm not sure. How would I find out?

Two ways. Go to the Download screen and see if there's a line for Knox. It will be either 0x0 or 0x1.

The other way is to go to About Device and see if your at 4.3

jordan8201 · Dec 17, 2013

jejb said:
Two ways. Go to the Download screen and see if there's a line for Knox. It will be either 0x0 or 0x1.

The other way is to go to About Device and see if your at 4.3

Yes, I'm definitely at 4.3.

jejb · Dec 17, 2013

jordan8201 said:
Yes, I'm definitely at 4.3.

One thing to keep in mind. If you take the MK2 OTA, some stuff has not been updated for it yet. Like the free wifi hotspot/tether mod.

jordan8201 · Dec 17, 2013

jejb said:
One thing to keep in mind. If you take the MK2 OTA, some stuff has not been updated for it yet. Like the free wifi hotspot/tether mod.

I'm not sure what you mean. I already have MK2. Are you saying if I root now, I won't be able to use the hotspot?

reesemtk60 · Dec 17, 2013

hotspot mod

jordan8201 said:
I'm not sure what you mean. I already have MK2. Are you saying if I root now, I won't be able to use the hotspot?

I have searched, read, searched, read and search and read and there seems to not be a hotspot mod for rooted mk2 stock rom

epi4gtn · Dec 17, 2013

Regarding Hotspot on MK2, I found this here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48516106

And this individual was able to get hotspot working on MK2: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48516106&postcount=88

BUT I can't figure out if this person had the OTA 4.3 MJA/Knox Bootloader beforehand or not because I can't post in the dev forum.

I don't even think I'm able to send PM's, I tried to PM him but don't see the message in my sent items folder. If anyone can figure out if rawintellect 's post is accurate, I'll flash my phone immediately, to hell with the Knox bit.

jordan8201 · Dec 18, 2013

I probably wouldn't keep the stock rom anyway, so I don't think this would affect me.

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