Root S5 mini G800

[sebbe76]

Hello everybody

Will get my S5 mini within 3 days..

Is there any root,that works?!

BR

Sebbe

 

[sebbe76]

No one?!

 

[toterkeks]

there is no root for the S5 mini and S3 mini VE yet

 

[polyconvex]

Success, but KNOX tripped

Chainfire has an autoroot for all version of S5 mini now see http://autoroot.chainfire.eu

 

[sebbe76]

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Danke Schön!!

It worked!!!You´re the MAN

BR

Sebastian

 

[pen²]

Hello,

so I used Chainfire's original CF-Auto-Root for SM-G900H and the Stock recovery files from SM-G800F (G800FXXU1ANG7_DBT Firmware from Sammobile.com). I was able to have root on the Stock firmware using the attached file via Odin.

BUT: IT WILL MAKE KNOX WARRANTY VOID 1.

If anyone else is interested to try:

Download Mode: (VolDn+Home+Power, VolUp)
Odin PDA (AP): cf-auto-root-sm_g800f-kminilte-xxu1ang7.tar.md5
Auto Reboot

Enjoy rooted device.

It might be a good idea to reflash the original stock recovery afterwards as currently no custom recoveries are available. g800forigrecovery.tar.md5

Cheers.

Thanks a lot! What did you do to get your flashable .tar.md5 from the auto root g900h? Is there a howto which reveals how to do this?

 

[polyconvex]

Thanks a lot! What did you do to get your flashable .tar.md5 from the auto root g900h? Is there a howto which reveals how to do this?

Hi,

No there is no howto beyond the standard how to make a custom rom and kernel using android kitchen. I simply analysed the recovery image in CF-Auto-Root and took the hardware relevant files and replaced them with those from the stock recovery of SM-G800F, and set the filesystems and sizes appropriately. Most of the magic happens in executable binaries made by Chainfire that are run automatically when recovery mode is started. I do not have their source code.

Cheers.

Sent from my SM-P605 using XDA Free mobile app

 

[pen²]

Hi,

No there is no howto beyond the standard how to make a custom rom and kernel using android kitchen. I simply analysed the recovery image in CF-Auto-Root and took the hardware relevant files and replaced them with those from the stock recovery of SM-G800F, and set the filesystems and sizes appropriately. Most of the magic happens in executable binaries made by Chainfire that are run automatically when recovery mode is started. I do not have their source code.

Thanks for your answer! I was asking because I was hoping to adapt the new G800FXXU1ANGE image from samfirmware but without a howto I won't try this with my s5 mini for the first time (too much worries to brick it :/)

 

[polyconvex]

Thanks for your answer! I was asking because I was hoping to adapt the new G800FXXU1ANGE image from samfirmware but without a howto I won't try this with my s5 mini for the first time (too much worries to brick it :/)

Hi,

The rooting file above should work even on G800FXXU1ANGE. First flash the new firmware normally via Odin. Then after reboot flash the CF-auto-root from above. Only in the last step to get the original recovery back you need to get that file out of the new firmware package.

I can tell you how to make a odin flashable file with just the original recovery under linux. Copy the original tar.md5 file to /tmp and do the following commands

tar -xf your_original_firmware.tar.md5
tar -c -H ustar recovery.img > G800ForiginalrecoveryXXU1ANGE.tar
md5sum -t G800ForiginalrecoveryXXU1ANGE.tar >> G800ForiginalrecoveryXXU1ANGE.tar
mv G800ForiginalrecoveryXXU1ANGE.tar G800ForiginalrecoveryXXU1ANGE.tar.md5

I hope this helps.
Cheers.

Sent from my SM-P605 using XDA Free mobile app

 

[pen²]

(...)

Thanks a lot! Unfortunately, the XXU1ANGE-File could not be flashed (Odin yielded a "FAIL" multiple times and odin versions), so ANG7 is the most recent working option.

 

[ccarpo]

Thank you very much! Worked great for me.

 

[moamh1]

Thank you very much! Worked great for me.

Hey guys, can you please help out with the SM-G800H version, its the S5 Mini Dual Sim version, I have tried to update the firmware using all the versions on Sammobile but they all fail at system.img.ext4?

 

[neumann]

Hello,

so I used Chainfire's original CF-Auto-Root for SM-G900H and the Stock recovery files from SM-G800F (G800FXXU1ANG7_DBT Firmware from Sammobile.com). I was able to have root on the Stock firmware using the attached file via Odin.

BUT: IT WILL MAKE KNOX WARRANTY VOID 1.

If anyone else is interested to try:

Download Mode: (VolDn+Home+Power, VolUp)
Odin PDA (AP): cf-auto-root-sm_g800f-kminilte-xxu1ang7.tar.md5
Auto Reboot

Enjoy rooted device.

It might be a good idea to reflash the original stock recovery afterwards as currently no custom recoveries are available. g800forigrecovery.tar.md5

Cheers.

Thanks, it worked great. Is the last step only required if I want to remove root or is it recommended anyways if I want to stay with root.

 

[polyconvex]

Thanks, it worked great. Is the last step only required if I want to remove root or is it recommended anyways if I want to stay with root.

Hi,

The last step does not remove root. It reinstates the original recovery partition, so in download mode it goes back to everything official instead of custom. One might need the recovery if something goes wrong and one wants to do a data wipe or cache wipe.

Sent from my SM-P605 using XDA Free mobile app

 

[Renan00]

There is some rooting way working on g800h (dual chip version) ? MIne is brazilian, and i got FAIL "nand write error"...

Thanks anyway!

 

[Renan00]

Anyone? Please... root for G800H the S5 Mini Duos.

 

[Winstrol]

Anyone? Please... root for G800H the S5 Mini Duos.

Rooted firmware G800HXXU1ANGD_SER for SM-G800H duos for Russian region with a lot of languages - version SM-G800H duos you can download here. Attention: It is work perfect for S5mini duos from Russian, but im not tested it with S5mini duos from another regions.

 

[Renan00]

Thanks friend! I Tried and work great! And have the portuguese brazilian language ;D !!!

 

[lembeee]

Thanks friend! I Tried and work great! And have the portuguese brazilian language ;D !!!

Did u flash the Russian file via Odin? Steps pls

 

[Renan00]

Did u flash the Russian file via Odin? Steps pls

Yes friend... the normal steps to flash:

put in download mode;
flash via odin with "auto reboot" and "f. reset time" ticked...

I recomend to wipe data after flash.

works great!