[ROOT] Saferoot: Root for VRUEMJ7, MK2, and Android 4.3

Sharkie, I'm new to S4, but I've been reading for decades & decades & saw a reference to a youtube video by Sgt tom (not sure of the name, but…) you can search for titles there relating to rooting S4, & it shows how you can install kingo root to obtain the exploit, do some stuff (don't recall, it may just be deleting that)… & installing Super SU in it's place or over that.

So do a little searching on root & s4 in youtube & invest some time… sorry, not sure if that was all meant for a diff version of the firmware; but it is worth looking into to use the kingo's exploit & then immediately replace it.

Don't know about the issue w/kingo is malware, or 'just' that it harvests your meid &/or other personal info, but there is a way to use it & replace it if you are OK with that approach…

Sorry I don't have specific references, but I just got into this since 'Grey Thursday' sale @ Staples, early start on Black Friday sales… hth,

oldwolf

First off... THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I did this method by putting it on my sd card... and it went through and told me to reboot. but upon reboot i have no custom splash screen and no su. i will try again tho.

I think I'm doing it wrong? Can someone help my dumb ass. Lol or I can just to adb. Either way haha.

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Try the adb method first then if you get a failure message try the install.sh method from terminal again. After the script is done type "su". See if that works

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I am having the same results as the poster before you. I tried using adb method, and the prompt said adb couldn't be found.

Anybody want to confirm this works? I just updated to MK2 right now and want to try but would like another confirmation first.

Ugh I have adb setup and everything... but my freaking phone will not go into debug mode. Even after restart. I have debugging checked in dev options. It just "connected as an installer" then MTP

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Thanks for working on this. Copy of errors running script run in terminal emulator attached.

on MK2 and got the same output as Jiggity

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Ok I don't know what I did (my debugging mode is being retarded) but adb went trough for the second time and I now have custom boot screen. But when I open SuperSU I get "no binary installed this is a problem"

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