update 3-5-2013: the developer Cofface himself is now in XDA and posted a new verison of recovery HERE!
* All credit goes to Chinese developer Cofface *
GOOD NEWS!
This should be the easiest way to root the i9500 (yes, the so called 8-core one) by now.
Tested on FW I9500ZCUAMDG and should be working on others.
Recovery Feature:
1. Based on CWM 6.0.3.1 (Thanks CM Team!)
2. ROOT your phone
Just download the recovery and unzip it, flash the cofface_I9500_cwm_recovery_en_new.tar as PDA in Odin.
Then turn off the phone and enter recovery by pressing Vol Up+Home+Power keys, and select ROOT YOUR PHONE, reboot, DONE.
Download: Hotfile Dropbox
update: Some Russian FW users reported this will not work, i've inform the developer Cofface and will update later if he fixed this. And here is a way to root Russian FW.
update2: I've talked to Cofface and he is on vacation now but if you need further helps, feel free to contact with him via Gtalk: cofface@gmail.com
update3: Here is a video tutorial by ashwin123, thanks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SajfKZBjvuQ
* All credit goes to Chinese developer Cofface *
GOOD NEWS!
This should be the easiest way to root the i9500 (yes, the so called 8-core one) by now.
Tested on FW I9500ZCUAMDG and should be working on others.
Recovery Feature:
1. Based on CWM 6.0.3.1 (Thanks CM Team!)
2. ROOT your phone
Just download the recovery and unzip it, flash the cofface_I9500_cwm_recovery_en_new.tar as PDA in Odin.
Then turn off the phone and enter recovery by pressing Vol Up+Home+Power keys, and select ROOT YOUR PHONE, reboot, DONE.
Download: Hotfile Dropbox
update: Some Russian FW users reported this will not work, i've inform the developer Cofface and will update later if he fixed this. And here is a way to root Russian FW.
update2: I've talked to Cofface and he is on vacation now but if you need further helps, feel free to contact with him via Gtalk: cofface@gmail.com
update3: Here is a video tutorial by ashwin123, thanks!
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