Using Rom Manager to install CWM for Rooting - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

I noticed "Rom Manager" from the market has a CWM for the T-mobile SII.
Is this safe to use for getting root?
Has anyone rooted using this?
If its this easy, why use ODIN?
I am just wondering if using ODIN to root is outdated and we can now just use Rom Manager to install CWM and then the SU.

You can only install rom manager on a rooted phone. So no you cant use it to root your phone.

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Rooting m919 with cf auto root questions

i want to root my m919 on uvuamdl
will cf auto root work on this update?
will i loose my data upon rooting
after i root my s4, i want to unroot and update back to the latest update can i do this? without my data being wiped n starting all over again, most likely use mobile odin? will my root changes still be applied, i want to add mobile data toggle
and how can i back up everything before hand
CF auto root does work with M919. I did that method. U will not lose your data with CF Auto root (using odin). U can easily unroot in the SuperUser app. If u want to install custom ROM, install a custom recovery using Goo Manager app in the play store (Team win recovery) or ROM manager (clock work mod recovery). You can backup your entire ROM using custom recovery.
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can someone help me trying to root friends s3??

i have rooted samsung phone many times but having trouble with this one... how can i root this phone??? i want to root it then flash recovery using goo manager
Use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011491
If it's a newer s3 then you need one of the modified recoveries
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391616

[Q] Can't Root? What are my options?

I have an i747M, from Fido (rogers) running the stock 4.3 firmware. yesterday i tried to root it using odin to install CWM, and then CWM to install supersu.
after successfully installing supersu, i restarted the phone, and got knox blocking the app. i updated it from Play, but then i couldn't open it, and it said it can't install the binary. when my phone asked to update the security certificates, i (stupidly) agreed.
i downloaded the .zip for supersu 1.89, and tried installing that, with the same result, but this time i also can't uninstall supersu.
i've bumped my binary counter, but i'm back to basically stock now.
my goal is to install aokp. is there a way to do it without gaining root first?
if i install CWM through odin, can i flash the aokp rom from CWM?
will the phone reset the recovery?
is this risky?
You could try installing a pre-rooted Rogers rom from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
I was not able to find a pre-rooted 4.3 for Fido and, since you intend to install a custom rom and recovery, the pre-rooted Rogers ROM might be a good place to start.
It's there a reason to install a rooted rom before aokp? As far as I can tell, I can install aokp without rooting at all.
or am I missing something?
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Yes, you can just install a custom ROM without rooting first.
I mentioned the prerooted ROM because you post said you wanted to install su.
Ok, please confirm i have this procedure correct:
1. i use Odin to install CWM
2. boot straight into CWM
3. from inside CWM, i flash the AOKP zip file, and then the gapps zip file
my understanding is that this will keep cwm as my recovery and install aokp with gapps.
am i missing anything?
audit13 said:
Yes, you can just install a custom ROM without rooting first.
I mentioned the prerooted ROM because you post said you wanted to install su.
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Milothicus said:
Ok, please confirm i have this procedure correct:
1. i use Odin to install CWM
2. boot straight into CWM
3. from inside CWM, i flash the AOKP zip file, and then the gapps zip file
my understanding is that this will keep cwm as my recovery and install aokp with gapps.
am i missing anything?
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Just make sure you flash a tar version of CWM that is meant for your phone.
I can't really speak about 4.3 because I'm on 4.1.2 but the method you described is the same method I used.
Milothicus said:
I have an i747M, from Fido (rogers) running the stock 4.3 firmware. yesterday i tried to root it using odin to install CWM, and then CWM to install supersu.
after successfully installing supersu, i restarted the phone, and got knox blocking the app. i updated it from Play, but then i couldn't open it, and it said it can't install the binary. when my phone asked to update the security certificates, i (stupidly) agreed.
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If you want to kill Konx to enable root you can flash this knox removal script: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507931
If you are just going to flash AOKP via CWM, this may not be necessary, but this is the answer to your Knox problem.

[Q] Root 4.3 with SuperUser?

Hey guys,
I know there are tons of Superuser apps and root methods such as cf autoroot but I'm hoping someone knows is how to root the S4 (SGH-M919) and have Koush's Superuser.apk be your SU client. I don't want to use Chainfire or SuperSU or anything else. It seems 4.3 for me will only accept SuperSU but I was hoping to use the CWM Superuser as I do on all of my other devices. Would hate to have a different SU just on this one device. Any ideas on how to get superuser.apk working on 4.3 on the S4 (Stock, custom recovery, rooted with SuperSU for now).
T-Mobile Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919)
Android 4.3 (MK2 full with KNOX through ODIN)
Don't care about tripping KNOX
Daistaar said:
Hey guys,
I know there are tons of Superuser apps and root methods such as cf autoroot but I'm hoping someone knows is how to root the S4 (SGH-M919) and have Koush's Superuser.apk be your SU client. I don't want to use Chainfire or SuperSU or anything else. It seems 4.3 for me will only accept SuperSU but I was hoping to use the CWM Superuser as I do on all of my other devices. Would hate to have a different SU just on this one device. Any ideas on how to get superuser.apk working on 4.3 on the S4 (Stock, custom recovery, rooted with SuperSU for now).
T-Mobile Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919)
Android 4.3 (MK2 full with KNOX through ODIN)
Don't care about tripping KNOX
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Method 1
Use Odin to install a custom recovery of your choice.
Boot to recovery.
Flash any Superuser.apk you want.
Using Odin to install the recovery won't root the current ROM. It will just give you a custom recovery. From the custom recovery you can install anything you want, including the Superuser.apk of your choice.
Method 2
Root it using whatever root method works even if it installs SuperSU.
Uninstall SuperSU through the 1 click feature in the app.
Boot to your custom recovery. (Will NOT be automatically installed with CF Auto Root. You will have to flash a recovery after rooting)
Flash Superuser.
Reboot. Enjoy goodness.
Skipjacks said:
Method 1
Use Odin to install a custom recovery of your choice.
Boot to recovery.
Flash any Superuser.apk you want.
Using Odin to install the recovery won't root the current ROM. It will just give you a custom recovery. From the custom recovery you can install anything you want, including the Superuser.apk of your choice.
Method 2
Root it using whatever root method works even if it installs SuperSU.
Uninstall SuperSU through the 1 click feature in the app.
Boot to your custom recovery. (Will NOT be automatically installed with CF Auto Root. You will have to flash a recovery after rooting)
Flash Superuser.
Reboot. Enjoy goodness.
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Hey SkipJacks! Thanks for the quick reply. Method 2 seems to be the closest for me but it seems to be a no go with Koush's SuperUser. It looks like it relies on some binaries that never download and it won't use the ones that SuperSU installs. I guess I'm gonna have to use SuperSU for now. Thanks again. I just prefer Koush's to Chains and Chainfires. Everything was working fine on 4.2.2 but from 4.3 on it's only been SuperSU.
I'm beginning to think it's broken as many people are saying the same thing.

Can't Root and SuperSU won't install

Running an l900 Galaxy Note 2 with Rwilco12's Mostly Stock NE2 v1.3 ROM (KitKat 4.4.2) and philz_touch_6.48.4-l900. No matter what I do I can't seem to get root access and the SuperSU app won't install unless I grab it from the Play store and even then I don't get root access. I've tried rooting using CF-Auto-Root-t0ltespr-t0ltespr-sphl900.tar via Odin 3.7 and using Philz to re-root but no luck.
Anyone got any suggestions?
Try Philz 6.07.9.
Or I think TWRP 2.6.3.0 might work as well for recovery.

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