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Yeah I keep checking back on this forum and any others I can find, there just isn't root available for this SGH-i257 AT&T model phone, I received the 4.4.2 update hoping that would change the root availability but to no avail. Oh well, I'm stuck with the phone for now so I'll live with it. Never...

Yeah I even offered up a SGH-i257 AT&T model as a guinea pig to any dev that was interested in trying to root it, not one reply, I even spoke on the phone to a dev that runs the One-Click-Root website and he said that the SGH-i257 is excessively stubborn and as of that time (3 weeks ago) there...

I didn't know that, well good for him I hope he lives long and prospers :) But there has to be others out there hat can contribute to rooting this model phone, right? At least we can hope!

I have a Galaxy S4 Mini SGH-i257 U.S. AT&T model that I pickup off ebay with a broken touch screen for cheap, I have replaced the screen myself and done a factory restore and it works like brand new. What I'd like to do is offer to try any approach that any interested Dev out there has to try to...

Still no one able to crack the SGH-I257 AT&T phone? Just for fun I bought an identical used phone with a cracked screen off ebay for a few bucks, still works but will make an excellent gunny pig! Any serious devs interested in it??

Okay here's a zipped attachment of the build.prop from my AT&T stock Rom - hope this helps and thank you for your efforts :) Let me know if I can help in any other ways.

geohot thanks for v3 but you can keep Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini SGH-i257 (U.S. AT&T) on the "does not root" list - Dog gone it man! I really thought I was gonna get some love this time but still no root :( Waiting patiently - thanks again....

I have the same phone and I have tried all the one click methods, programs, SRSroot, towelroot, saferoot, you name it I've tried it without success. I've been searching the same threads that lead to the same conclusion...there is a way to root (flash) the SGH-i257M (Canadian) but from what I've...

doomfrawen How were you able to get root?? I have this phone and have been unable to gain root no matter what I try - can you please provide the process you used?? Let me know and thank you -

It's just a little smaller and I prefer smaller than larger -

Actually it reboots itself everytime I run the towelroot app - I dont know what the diff is between this model mini and some of the others but some models root and 3 models don't - I'm not that smart to know why?

Thanks for the link - I did try v2 still no love - tried probably 10 times each :(

yep S4 Mini SGH-i257 (U.S. AT&T)

Okay - I PM'd geohot and sent him the specs on my phone so we'll see if that gets a solution - I know I can't be the only one with this model phone that can't get root - I started a thread in the Q&A here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786017 and its gotten over 171 views in...

I'll give a shot at the PM - - right now anythings worth a try - thank you for your reply :)

Bump because I still want to root my phone :(

Just tried towelroot v2 and still no love :( Bump because I still want root my phone -

Nope - tried it and even tried vroot and motochopper along with SRSroot - Towelroot - nothing has worked - I've posted here with messages geohot but nothing back yet - I'm running 4.2.2 build date is April 23 2014 so I'm not sure what the heck - I have a pro version of Android Tool Kit and...

Just caught that - thanks for the redirect :)

Chainfire thank you for all your work and genius - I have been searching and searching for a positive reliable root for my Samsung S4 Mini SGH-i257 (U.S. AT&T) model and wanted to ask if the one you provide Samsung S4 Mini SGH_i257M (Canadian) would be suitable for my phone? I would be happy to...

I see that this root has support for the Samsung SGH-i257M (Canadian) but I wonder if that file would change things on my Samsung SGH-i257 (U.S. AT&T) model? Anyone have any thoughts?

geohot - Add my stubborn phone to the "Doesn't root list" Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini SGH-i257 (U.S. ATT&T) v4.2.2 Kernal Version 3.4.0-2653540 [email protected] #1 Build Date - Wed April 23 12:07:02 KST 2014 I've read every single post in this thread and tried every variable mentioned - just...

yes it does help and thank you, at least it gives me a direction to go - I'll see if I can give him a shot - I sent him an email to the address on his website with a adb logcat of my phone as its requested on his website, no answer as of yet and that was two days ago, I imagine he's probably...

Thank you for your reply - Kernal Version 3.4.0-2653540 Date Wed April 23 2014 - seems it should work but it doesn't What do you think?

bump because I still want to root my phone!

Same here, no luck on Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini SGH-i257 U.S. AT&T v 4.2.2 I tried it on mine without success. I'd be happy to donate on successful root - I've read this entire thread, sometimes its tough to absorb the posts as fast as they're coming in Lol! But from all that I've been reading...

Any future chance of this working on Galaxy S4 Mini SGH-i257 U.S. AT&T? I tried it on mine without success. I'd be happy to donate. Thanks in advance for all your hard work - -

Thank you for your replies but towelroot didn't work - I emailed an adb logcat report to them at the address on the website - see what happens?

Tried towelroot 3 times but no go on my SGH-i257 U.S. AT&T - root checker still reports "no root"

Okay - thank you - anything I should know about or beware of beforehand?

I wanted to ask if anyone knows if this procedure http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696260 will work for rooting the Samsung S4 mini SGH-i257 AT&T version? I'm not looking for a custom a rom just root access for the stock rom that the phone comes with - thanks in advance for any...

Seems there are ways to root the SGH-i257M but it sure would be nice to have a definite and tested root for the SGH-i257 :)

Seems there are ways to root the SGH-i257M but it sure would be nice to have a definite and tested root for the SGH-i257 :)

T wow that was a quick and definitive let down Lol... Thank you much for the reply...

Just wanted to ask the Devs out there if the KF is capible of being configured to run on the 802.11a 5GHz band? My KF is currently rooted and equiped with the latest twrp and running MIUI with a modified build.prop - With streaming video being such a big part of the KF's role as a tablet I...

Just wanted to let people know but I'm new and the forum won't let me post yet - I've installed the latest ICS CM9 posted in the IceCreamSandwich Development/Discussion Thread and have been able to access my kindle fire via usb using the QtADB software found here...