[HOW TO] [VIDEO]Root the Galaxy S4

[Tahde]

Is there a newer video showing the current rooting process?

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[qbking77]

I will try and get an updated root video for MDL builds soon. In the meantime you can follow this thread:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277480

My simple instructions... Download shabby modified kernel and root zip, put them on internal storage.

Download a custom recovery and flash it via odin (make sure auto reboot is unchecked). once done in odin, boot the phone into recovery mode and flash the kernel then the zip.


OR you can follow my how to unroot video to get back to MDC and just use motochopper. Your choice.

How to unroot:
http://youtu.be/yEJSv9MrVAg

 

[fernandez200]

I will try and get an updated root video for MDL builds soon. In the meantime you can follow this thread:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277480

My simple instructions... Download shabby modified kernel and root zip, put them on internal storage.

Download a custom recovery and flash it via odin (make sure auto reboot is unchecked). once done in odin, boot the phone into recovery mode and flash the kernel then the zip.


OR you can follow my how to unroot video to get back to MDC and just use motochopper. Your choice.

How to unroot:
http://youtu.be/yEJSv9MrVAg

Thank you mate

 

[shaun0207]

rthis method worked and rooted my phone even with OTA. But as soon as I rebooted was gone

 

[Floppy454]

So I used odin to get back to MDC, but now the OTA update notification will not go away and it is extremely annoying. Any ideas on how to get rid of this?

 

[galaxys3man30]

So I used odin to get back to MDC, but now the OTA update notification will not go away and it is extremely annoying. Any ideas on how to get rid of this?

Change all the build props that have MDC in them to MDL n reboot profit no more update anymore I think there is 6 to change

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[Floppy454]

Change all the build props that have MDC in them to MDL n reboot profit no more update anymore I think there is 6 to change

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I was actually planning on updating to MDL and using the other root method, but every time I tried to update it would never reboot. And then it went away. Not sure why.

 

[gadget069]

Trying this method to root my phone, my phone is not showing in the adb devices. Running adb v1.0.26.

And yes usb debugging is on.

 

[loumoli]

i can confirm i was rooted at first after reboot kept su even installed busybox but lost root after reboot

 

[troyboytn]

OK, so Chainfire has a new version of CF-auto-root specifically for Sprint. So far a couple of reports of it working on MDL but sketchy info at this point so I'm not advocating trying that method just yet. Those who have reported didn't specify their setup (whether completely stock MDL with all files updated, etc, previously rooted, custom recovery) going into the operation. File here http://download.chainfire.eu/325/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-jfltespr-jfltespr-sphl720.zip Stands to reason this would work since we no longer need the custom kernel beforehand to root.

 

[PapaDocta]

OK, so Chainfire has a new version of CF-auto-root specifically for Sprint. So far a couple of reports of it working on MDL but sketchy info at this point so I'm not advocating trying that method just yet. Those who have reported didn't specify their setup (whether completely stock MDL with all files updated, etc, previously rooted, custom recovery) going into the operation. File here http://download.chainfire.eu/325/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-jfltespr-jfltespr-sphl720.zip Stands to reason this would work since we no longer need the custom kernel beforehand to root.

My setup/story...
1. Was on stock rooted MDC.. No custom recovery installed just used motochopper to gain root.
2. Installed voodoo ota root keeper and temp'ed unrooted the phone.
3. Accepted the ota and updated to the latest ota MDL version.
4. Restored root without any problems. Didn't get any security nag as I updated to the latest Supersu 1.30.
5. Completely removed root using Supersu. ( still on MDL)
6. Downloaded cfautoroot and flashed it using Odin ( I was the first to test and report that cfautoroot works before releasing to public)
7. I got my phone fully rooted without installing any custom recovery nor custom kernel. Just cfautoroot.

Hope this helps

 

[efipaul]

Possibly a dumb question, but does the cfautoroot wipe any data?

 

[PapaDocta]

Possibly a dumb question, but does the cfautoroot wipe any data?

Nope.. Not at all

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[efipaul]

Wow, that couldn't have been much easier! Thanks for the help!

 

[jbryan817]

Wow, that couldn't have been much easier! Thanks for the help!

Yea just went through it myself! Awesome tool!

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[shoeprano27]

my device keels saying root failure with motochopper. could it be because i did an ota update? what can i do now?

 

[PapaDocta]

my device keels saying root failure with motochopper. could it be because i did an ota update? what can i do now?

For sure motochopper won't work with the latest OTA MDL... use cfautoroot to gain root

 

[shoeprano27]

For sure motochopper won't work with the latest OTA MDL... use cfautoroot to gain root

do you happen to have time to point me into the right direction? my first android, coming from iphone 5..

 

[PapaDocta]

do you happen to have time to point me into the right direction? my first android, coming from iphone 5..

Welcome aboard

Read this thread

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291827

And let me know if you have any questions

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[shoeprano27]

Welcome aboard

Read this thread

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291827

And let me know if you have any questions

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this procedure was beautiful and painless! thank you kind sir!