[Guide] (Root ) the Official 4.4.2 K.K Rom Mega I9200

hatem 5000 · Jun 3, 2014

Hi Guys,

yesterday i updated my Mega I9200 to the Official 4.4.2 K.K rom
and i found it so great to have this update ... but the only thing bothered me is how to root it !!

i searched alot for away until i found this way that I ALREADY TESTED for mine and
it worked well :victory:

1st : I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FAILURE / SABOTAGING YOUR DEVICE
as i said before it worked well for me and i just want to share it
for the fellows who have this beautiful device .

2nd : How to Root :
1- charge your device to a good limit ex. over 80% .
2- Take a backup for important stuff (apps-contacts-messages- etc. ) "Just in Case " .
3- Install philz_touch_CWM Recovery :

Download and start Odin 3.07
Download philz_touch_6.25.0-melius3gxx.tar.md5
Add .md5 file to PDA in Odin & Make sure that only F.Reset Time and Auto Reboot are ticked
Now you need to turn off your smartphone and put it into “Download Mode”
To do so, fist make sure that your device is completely turned off & press and hold Volume Down + Home + Power keys
Now using the original USB cable, connect it to PC & If phone is connected correctly, the colour or ID:COM box will change as well
Now just click on the start button

4- by now you have the philz Recovery on your device .
5- after that there is 2 Ways to root you device ( i did the 1st one & worked well )
1st Way :

boot into philz_touch Recovery by turn off your device Press and hold Volume Up + Home + Power buttons
open "philz settings " in recovery and choose " Re-Root the system "
reboot the device normally into the rom
after the device boot up install " superSU " app
and hence you have ROOTED your device

2nd Way :

same as 1st way but instead of open " philz settings " , you choose to install zip from SD Card
choose SuperSU v1.99 zip , that you already downloaded to sd card .
after flashing it , reboot normally and install " super SU " app
and hence you have root

Downloaded Files :
philz_touch_6.25.0-melius3gxx.tar.md5 http://filerio.in/av9q567dc3fr
UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99.zip http://filerio.in/vmqa4fbzszua
Odin3_v3.07.rar http://filerio.in/rfsww8dayjuz

Hope this was helpful to all of you Guys .

P.S : the forum moderators are welcomed to move the topic to right sector if it's not right .

mutasimmh · Jun 4, 2014

help

its not work very will i cannot write in the sdcard or system file ?

hatem 5000 · Jun 5, 2014

mutasimmh said:
its not work very will i cannot write in the sdcard or system file ?

i don't know is this happened before or after trying this but
a general case of sd card read/write issue after kk update
use this app to fix : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix

but you must root your phone 1st then use this app as it needs root .

moatazali · Jun 7, 2014

Hi Hatem,
it did not work for me, i'm still on 4.2.2 & Knox was installed recently!
i followed the steps but no root or change in the recovery menu whatsoever

any advise would be great

Thanks for the effort anyways

moatazali · Jun 7, 2014

it worked following this guide
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2574953

ianneo · Jun 8, 2014

So this is possible even when the KitKat ROM has Knox on it? I'm just curious because I am dying to root my phone.

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ianneo · Jun 8, 2014

And is this compatible with the i9200 with KK? I'm not sure if this will trip the Knox counter again.

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ianneo · Jun 9, 2014

Lol u gon' reply?

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trurl3 · Jun 9, 2014

ianneo said:
So this is possible even when the KitKat ROM has Knox on it? I'm just curious because I am dying to root my phone.

Sent from my GT-I9200 using Tapatalk

There is NOT KK without KNOX for GT-I9200

ianneo said:
And is this compatible with the i9200 with KK? I'm not sure if this will trip the Knox counter again.

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Look fot thread title

ianneo said:
Lol u gon' reply?

Sent from my GT-I9200 using Tapatalk

I thing that is enough as reply

Super_Sport · Jun 11, 2014

first method works for me.
but i didnt want to leave supersu a standard user app,, i wanted it a system app.
so
i used the second method. i can confirm that its working too

GT-I9200 Here
thanks

vipfreak · Jun 23, 2014

I can't... boot into philz_touch Recovery and open "philz settings " in recovery... Don't know what I'm doing wrong...

robinmoo · Jul 29, 2014

thank you for the tutorial.... it really helps...

MeatHammer311 · Jul 29, 2014

Question

Will this work with the SCH-R960 the us cellular version of the mega?? I am on 4.4.2 it was updated out of the box.. Thanks

shivwest · Jul 31, 2014

vipfreak said:
I can't... boot into philz_touch Recovery and open "philz settings " in recovery... Don't know what I'm doing wrong...

When you flash the recovery make sure that you untick auto-reboot option in odin then flash the recovery. When it is done manually reboot the phone by holding the power button for a while and then hold the volume up and home button as soon as it starts to boot.

mocoyombiflash · Aug 2, 2014

Super_Sport said:
first method works for me.
but i didnt want to leave supersu a standard user app,, i wanted it a system app.
so
i used the second method. i can confirm that its working too

GT-I9200 Here
thanks

What is your baseband?

jizar · Aug 3, 2014

Mega MetroPCS

Can anyone confirm if it works on MetroPCS Version (SGH-M819N)?

bigdave 1953 · Aug 14, 2014

samsung i527

i have a question. Is the samsung i527 compatible to which model i9205 or i9200 ? Everything is geared toward the 9200 or 9205 for downloading programs. Thanks in advance. Bigdave 1953

parasurfer1979 · Aug 21, 2014

Would someone be willing to do a YouTube vid on the steps to rooting the mega and for which carriers this program will work towards root. Thank you in advance. I can root HTC phones all day but have yet to have the backbone to attempt it on the Mega. Thank you in advance.

vanphongphambd · Sep 10, 2014

done with me too, the second method. My I9200 with Vietnamese rom.
Thanks

M-Mahdy · Nov 5, 2014

Thanks..

finally i found something working , damn i'v been digging for days to get a way to root my device , u gave me the solution man , thank u .

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