[Q] Root I9190 on 4.2.2

[Phish1]

Hi,

First time poster...

I recently upgraded from a rooted HTC One V to a Samsung S4 Mini (I9190) on JB 4.2.2 - firmware I9190XXUBNA1.

I tried rooting with towelroot v3 - device not supported.

CF Auto Root only lists a KItKat 4.4.2 I9190UBUCNG1 file on the site - can I use this to root or will it brick my phone? Or must I first upgrade to KitKat using a 4.4.2 firmware from Sammobile.com since the upgrade is not yet available in my country? I am really not concerned about tripping KNOX.

Another question - how do I determine if the bootloader is locked?

Having a phone without root is just not the same... Any advice will be appreciated

 

[Aronuser]

Hi,

First time poster...

I recently upgraded from a rooted HTC One V to a Samsung S4 Mini (I9190) on JB 4.2.2 - firmware I9190XXUBNA1.

I tried rooting with towelroot v3 - device not supported.

CF Auto Root only lists a KItKat 4.4.2 I9190UBUCNG1 file on the site - can I use this to root or will it brick my phone? Or must I first upgrade to KitKat using a 4.4.2 firmware from Sammobile.com since the upgrade is not yet available in my country? I am really not concerned about tripping KNOX.

Another question - how do I determine if the bootloader is locked?

Having a phone without root is just not the same... Any advice will be appreciated

flash this recovery with ODIN
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2678420

then enter the recovery and go into the reboot menu and click reboot, then it'll ask you if you want to root your phone, then click yes. and you're done. if you don't have the supersu app installed automatically on your system afterwards, download it.

 

[Phish1]

flash this recovery with ODIN
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2678420

then enter the recovery and go into the reboot menu and click reboot, then it'll ask you if you want to root your phone, then click yes. and you're done. if you don't have the supersu app installed automatically on your system afterwards, download it.

Worked perfectly!!! Now to de-bloat...