Just received a new T-Mobile SGS3 with 4.3 preloaded. Any way to root it only using a Mac? I've tried several old methods including motochopper to no avail.
Maybe try this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563955
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That does not help me at all. This method still uses a PC. I need a method using a Mac.
jgiard6 said:
That does not help me at all. This method still uses a PC. I need a method using a Mac.
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You can use Mobile ODIN and still get the job done.
How can I use Mobile Odin without having root already?
jgiard6 said:
How can I use Mobile Odin without having root already?
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Since you only need it to flash Recovery, it may work during Reboot. Try CF Auto Root otherwise.
Can't mac run a VM to run a windows or Linux.
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I know it's possible to root *some* phones without a computer. Does anyone know if it's possible with the Hercules?
No! You need a computer
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Wow...... well I guess that answers that one.
lol
Thanks
I think you can not root without a computer (because of all the ODIN stuff), but I guess ROMs can be installed using ROM manager. But using clockworkmod recovery seems easier.
You can't root without PC. Odin is the only way, my adhd girl can do this!
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how to root android phone without using computer...?? which app can be used to root my phone.. im currently using sgs2..
aizatcm said:
how to root android phone without using computer...?? which app can be used to root my phone.. im currently using sgs2..
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trolling?? or... just plain... nevermind
Rooting without a computer is the DUMBEST idea in the entire world. IF you screw up your phone, like most n00bs these days do, you will have NO WAY to recover your device without sending it in... not to mention no way to read XDA to discover what went wrong.
jordanishere said:
Rooting without a computer is the DUMBEST idea in the entire world. IF you screw up your phone, like most n00bs these days do, you will have NO WAY to recover your device without sending it in... not to mention no way to read XDA to discover what went wrong.
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+1 Money post right here.
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One can try this
This link says you can root without computer ...
I personally did not tried it but anyone here can try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
manddar said:
This link says you can root without computer ...
I personally did not tried it but anyone here can try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
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Rooting is not the part you need a computer for..
You need a computer in order to install cwm so you can flash the superuser zip
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rymanh said:
Rooting is not the part you need a computer for..
You need a computer in order to install cwm so you can flash the superuser zip
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No need to install CWM from PC.
For this method you have to download 2 files (CWM.zip & SU-Busybox-Installer.zip) to you phone and you are ready to go.
Check method 1 on this thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
manddar said:
No need to install CWM from PC.
For this method you have to download 2 files (CWM.zip & SU-Busybox-Installer.zip) to you phone and you are ready to go.
Check method 1 on this thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
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Method 1 requires you to have cwm image installed
Edit: oh I see yeah its possible without a computer
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rymanh said:
Method 1 requires you to have cwm image installed
Edit: oh I see yeah its possible without a computer
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I just tried this and it went perfect .... now I have SU access on my I9100. :good:
This does not work on the t989
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manddar said:
This link says you can root without computer ...
I personally did not tried it but anyone here can try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
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This is to give root access, but to gain the abilty to flash SU to gain root access, you need ODIN and a PC. On the T989, it the only way to flash CWM. To summarize, SU is the saddle, but whats really important is the horse, CWM
LoopDoGG79 said:
This is to give root access, but to gain the abilty to flash SU to gain root access, you need ODIN and a PC. On the T989, it the only way to flash CWM. To summarize, SU is the saddle, but whats really important is the horse, CWM
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Yeah thats right, even you can get a horse without PC. There is app called mobile odin which makes this possible. You can flash firmware with cwm using that, mobile odin requires rooted phone, which we did using prev posts.
I have su access with cwm installed on my phone without imcrease in flash counter and yellow exclaimation at boot.
I am planning to install good rom on this. Once I do it successfully I will try to put small tut on it.
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Yeah thats right, even you can get a horse without PC. There is app called mobile odin which makes this possible. You can flash firmware with cwm using that, mobile odin requires rooted phone, which we did using prev posts.
I have su access with cwm installed on my phone without imcrease in flash counter and yellow exclaimation at boot.
I am planning to install good rom on this. Once I do it successfully I will try to put small tut on it.
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That horse doesn't like us, not compatible with the T989
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Isn't half the point of the ROM Manager app to install a custom recovery? If you have root access, you can flash CWM through it. It's literally the first action listed when you open it.
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Is there a way to root my galaxy s3 without a computer?
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You could try to mobile Odin clockwork mod then flash the root .zip file.. I just borrowed a friends pc to root.. in theory you are good to go after that..
I've never used it but in theory it should work
Mobile Odin is available on play store and the root zip is floating around here.. let me know if u need a link for it
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DrKaotica said:
You could try to mobile Odin clockwork mod then flash the root .zip file.. I just borrowed a friends pc to root.. in theory you are good to go after that..
I've never used it but in theory it should work
Mobile Odin is available on play store and the root zip is floating around here.. let me know if u need a link for it
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Clever, but sadly mobile ODIN requires root.
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Clever, but sadly mobile ODIN requires root.
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Word? I learned something today
My comp is a mac so I'm basically screwed 99% of the tIme.. I threw Odin, the samsung drIvers, and the cwm .tar on a jump drive and did it quick at a buddy's who has a pc.. then just flash the root zip and I was off and running.. I stayed stock for a day tho (shamelessly pats self on back)
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DrKaotica said:
Word? I learned something today
My comp is a mac so I'm basically screwed 99% of the tIme.. I threw Odin, the samsung drIvers, and the cwm .tar on a jump drive and did it quick at a buddy's who has a pc.. then just flash the root zip and I was off and running.. I stayed stock for a day tho (shamelessly pats self on back)
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you could also have used a virtual machine or bootcamp or whatever else. as for OP, no at this point there is no way to root without a PC. Just find a friend that has one, or an internet cafe or something.
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sageDieu said:
you could also have used a virtual machine or bootcamp or whatever else. as for OP, no at this point there is no way to root without a PC. Just find a friend that has one, or an internet cafe or something.
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I'm coming from a evo 3d and just got this phone yesterday. Is flashing a recovery in Odin and installing super user really all it takes to root this phone?
majid25 said:
I'm coming from a evo 3d and just got this phone yesterday. Is flashing a recovery in Odin and installing super user really all it takes to root this phone?
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Check out qbking's how to root video. It's really easy
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Just did it following zedomax tutorial and it was really fast..I didn't know Samsung phones were so easy to root. I'm used to locked bootloaders, struggling to get S-off and what not lol
I HATE KIES!!! Is there another way?? to upgrade to Jelly Bean?...I have been trying to install from a Windows PC, but like always KIES gives me problems?
There has to be another way to do this other than the Samsung program?...any clues as to how I might to this
You can flash the jellybean update thru odin.
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U-bone said:
You can flash the jellybean update thru odin.
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Can I use Linux with odin?, I use Fuduntu as my main pc it's an Ubuntu type distro, as I have to borrow a windows device everytime I use Kies, my other machine is a Google Chromebook and I don't think it will work there but I'm looking in to it??
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Can I use Linux with odin?, I use Fuduntu as my main pc it's an Ubuntu type distro, as I have to borrow a windows device everytime I use Kies, my other machine is a Google Chromebook and I don't think it will work there but I'm looking in to it??
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As far as i know odin only works on windowa os.
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can you tell me how can i install throug odin ,,, and is there any difference between the rom with odin or kies installation
mina_munchy said:
can you tell me how can i install throug odin ,,, and is there any difference between the rom with odin or kies installation
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Its in the development thread. .its just the same the method of flashing is only the difference.
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Heimdall is an open-source cross-platform tool similar to odin that is reported to work on linux. Options for linux are .deb binaries or sources you compile yourself.
You can also dd image files with adb.
Just because you can, doesn't mean you want to though. It's not hard to brick your phone using these tools.
mina_munchy said:
can you tell me how can i install throug odin ,,, and is there any difference between the rom with odin or kies installation
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Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2226886
Use this thread if you want to root afterwards:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2226774
Is there a way to root without using a computer? Like could I just rename the root 666 as update.zip and flash that in recovery?
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popimp315 said:
Is there a way to root without using a computer? Like could I just rename the root 666 as update.zip and flash that in recovery?
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No.
No... besides how could you flash anything in recovery when you need to push a custom recovery.img via pc? can't do that on a phone when you need root in order to flash a recovery from your phone. Only way to root without a pc is if there is a root exploit, like the Note 2 has, but the S3 doesn't have one as far as I'm aware.
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LuigiBull23 said:
No... besides how could you flash anything in recovery when you need to push a custom recovery.img via pc? can't do that on a phone when you need root in order to flash a recovery from your phone. Only way to root without a pc is if there is a root exploit, like the Note 2 has, but the S3 doesn't have one as far as I'm aware.
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No necessarily because you do have a stock recovery that allows you to flash a zip via update.zip
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Is it possible to root without a pc yes, but I have no clue how it would be done and frankly I wouldn't want to do it. There were one click root apps available for certain phones at different points on the market but have no clue if there are any for the S3. I never used those though because at that point your completely dependent only on your phone with no access to your pc if you soft brick. If your going to use your pc in case you do soft brick then you might as well just use it to root also.
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popimp315 said:
Is there a way to root without using a computer? Like could I just rename the root 666 as update.zip and flash that in recovery?
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NO you cannot root without a computer.
But you can use Mobile Odin Lite and Odin flash the stock pre-rooted Tmobile T999 Jellybean v4.1.1
firmware using only your phone, here is the link for the firmware:http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390169635556426451
Here is the download link for Mobile Odin Lite: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1754368&d=1361632564
The mobile odin lite does the same thing as the Windows Odin does only it's easier and does not need a computer.
It's very easy to use, almost self explanatory and it installs like any other APK.
Good Luck!
Misterjunky said:
NO you cannot root without a computer.
But you can use Mobile Odin Lite and Odin flash the stock pre-rooted Tmobile T999 Jellybean v4.1.1
firmware using only your phone, here is the link for the firmware:http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390169635556426451
Here is the download link for Mobile Odin Lite: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1754368&d=1361632564
The mobile odin lite does the same thing as the Windows Odin does only it's easier and does not need a computer.
It's very easy to use, almost self explanatory and it installs like any other APK.
Good Luck!
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Doesn't mobile Odin need root access to work?
OP, I'm not aware of any method of gaining root access on this phone without a computer.
I think we need more opinions on this matter.
WhoWhere said:
Doesn't mobile Odin need root access to work?
OP, I'm not aware of any method of gaining root access on this phone without a computer.
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Yeah I think out does. I tried mobile Odin opro which does require root. I have a linux computer, so I'll try it later
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Aerowinder said:
I think we need more opinions on this matter.
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agreed
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Yeah, the reason i asked is because i have a Linux computer. Heimdall is all installed but it isn't working. Keeps giving me the same thing and its pissing me off. My first phone got dropped and got the inked all over the screen. Now i have a new one but no pc nearby to use to root it and it blows very very much. =(. Just want my root back.
Hey guys I'm trying to root my tmobile usa galaxy s 4 with motochopper on a mac using terminal. everything seems fine until i reboot and open super user where it asks me to update the binary either by recovery install or install and neither methods worked with wifi or cellular data. So I uninstalled super user and tried to reroot using motochooper and terminal and I noticed there was a root failure. I will also upload a pic of terminal where it syas the root failed.
Thanks in advance !!
Extract the motochopper from the files you downloaded then rerun motochopper
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Tlallipop said:
Hey guys I'm trying to root my tmobile usa galaxy s 4 with motochopper on a mac using terminal. everything seems fine until i reboot and open super user where it asks me to update the binary either by recovery install or install and neither methods worked with wifi or cellular data. So I uninstalled super user and tried to reroot using motochooper and terminal and I noticed there was a root failure. I will also upload a pic of terminal where it syas the root failed.
Thanks in advance !!
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If you updated to MDL motochopper will not work ...
Check out cf auto root in the dev section.
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Tlallipop said:
Hey guys I'm trying to root my tmobile usa galaxy s 4 with motochopper on a mac using terminal. everything seems fine until i reboot and open super user where it asks me to update the binary either by recovery install or install and neither methods worked with wifi or cellular data. So I uninstalled super user and tried to reroot using motochooper and terminal and I noticed there was a root failure. I will also upload a pic of terminal where it syas the root failed.
Thanks in advance !!
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Just flash recovery in odin and use M919 root zip from sd card flash in recovery and done. Did it myself with brand new updated phone today. Flashed rom and good to go
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dannyyyyy said:
Extract the motochopper from the files you downloaded then rerun motochopper
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moto chopper was extracted at the time of me trying to root. Didnt solve the problem thanks for trying though.
sdmark said:
Check out cf auto root in the dev section.
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This! Takes 30 seconds!
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