Hello, I regretfully make this thread to ask how long it usually takes to get root for a phone without a pc.
Currently, I'm out of the county visiting family and they asked me to trouble shoot their laptop. The short version is that I need to use the ZenFone to mount an image file so I can reinstall the OS. Of course this requires root so I can't do it. And since I have no other access to another computer, I'm stuck hoping to find root without a pc.
Thank you in advance and remember, I'm just asking for general knowledge for the timing for a semi popular phone and I in no way demanding to have it.
Just so you know, before you get yelled at by others, ETA's are generally looked down upon.
But to sort of answer your question, it completely depends on what method was used to root the device.
raynan said:
Just so you know, before you get yelled at by others, ETA's are generally looked down upon.
But to sort of answer your question, it completely depends on what method was used to root the device.
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That's why I was trying to state that I'm not in a hurry. I have never had to wait for a root before so I'm unsure of how long it takes.
reaply said:
I have never had to wait for a root before so I'm unsure of how long it takes.
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Lucky you... :laugh:
ultramag69 said:
Lucky you... :laugh:
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True to an extent. I've always bought phones that were 2-4 years old so they had time to mature. Having a newer phone takes time to get stuff so it's an even trade off.
Is there any way to flash the pre-rooted system image without using a PC?
Possibly kingroot? There is an xda thread. I don't know off anybody has tried it.
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corrsea said:
Possibly kingroot? There is an xda thread. I don't know off anybody has tried it.
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I've tried kingroot and it gets stuck at 40%
Perhaps ask in their thread if they can add the root method for our device to their tool?
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corrsea said:
Perhaps ask in their thread if they can add the root method for our device to their tool?
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Good idea, will do.
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Sorry for this thread and it might be dumb to somewho are a little more savy with odin and computers. I had over 12 android phones nexus, evo,nexus s,g1 mytouch 3g n so on. Never had to root using odin it was usually unlocking bootloader or just using terminal. It would be greatly appreciated if this could happen and im sure there are many people that think same way. So please if u wanna bash me n say i shouldnt root if i cant use odin then fine but this is a new method and so would alot of other ppl cause it seems we have a good development crew popping up roms n mods n kernals right and left. If a bounty is needed i will be more than happy to donate. Ty for your time.
wrong section bro. General.
tlisak25 said:
Sorry for this thread and it might be dumb to somewho are a little more savy with odin and computers. I had over 12 android phones nexus, evo,nexus s,g1 mytouch 3g n so on. Never had to root using odin it was usually unlocking bootloader or just using terminal. It would be greatly appreciated if this could happen and im sure there are many people that think same way. So please if u wanna bash me n say i shouldnt root if i cant use odin then fine but this is a new method and so would alot of other ppl cause it seems we have a good development crew popping up roms n mods n kernals right and left. If a bounty is needed i will be more than happy to donate. Ty for your time.
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The odin3 method is honestly very simple. You literally can root your phone in less than 3 minutes with the click of a button. I've used terminal emulator and adb methods of rooting and I can say that the only other easier method other than odin3 that I've used was z4. You can do it. Just have faith and confidence. Terminal emulator is much more harder than using odin3.
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Just follow directions it is so easy. when I had my sgs4g I felt the same way, then I grew the balls and used Odin. That wasn't to root it was to convert to gb but believe me when I tell you it is easy and pretty much flawless. Just do it follow steps
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Why haven't you used superoneclick? Takes 2min.
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Odin might be one of the simplest ways of rooting around. Although in the vibrant days it was extremely unreliable. No so any more, its pretty much rock solid.
Create a bounty.
I'll let CLShortFuse know that you're going to pay him for something he's already done. Somebody please close this thread!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
InGeNeTiCs said:
Create a bounty.
I'll let CLShortFuse know that you're going to pay him for something he's already done. Somebody please close this thread!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
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I'm pretty sure superoneclick does not root our phone.
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mikeyinid said:
I'm pretty sure superoneclick does not root our phone.
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Yes it does.I have rooted 9 GSII.with version 2.2.will root all gingerbread.up to 2.3.7.and a version for Ics is in the works.
From a glaxay better than yours.
mikeyinid said:
I'm pretty sure superoneclick does not root our phone.
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You should have verified that before posting!
teh_lorax said:
You should have verified that before posting!
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+1
From a glaxay better than yours.
tlisak25 said:
Sorry for this thread and it might be dumb to somewho are a little more savy with odin and computers. I had over 12 android phones nexus, evo,nexus s,g1 mytouch 3g n so on. Never had to root using odin it was usually unlocking bootloader or just using terminal. It would be greatly appreciated if this could happen and im sure there are many people that think same way. So please if u wanna bash me n say i shouldnt root if i cant use odin then fine but this is a new method and so would alot of other ppl cause it seems we have a good development crew popping up roms n mods n kernals right and left. If a bounty is needed i will be more than happy to donate. Ty for your time.
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Superoneclick:
program on computer with friendly GUI
plug in phone
click button - root
Odin:
Program on computer with friendly GUI
plug in phone
click button - root
*added benefit of recovering from brick or restoring to stock*
One of the great things about XDA is you dont have to be all that tech saavy and there are plenty of people to help with questions.
However, one should make an honest attempt to familiarize themselves with all of the tools available.
You have nothing to lose and you just might learn a lot from the experience. Then it might be your turn to help someone else
ive had a handfull of android phones also. i had never used odin and i was kindof leary when it came to using it. but it super simple maybe the ezest root method ive used. step out side the box -youll probrobly like it
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ive had a handfull of android phones also. i had never used odin and i was kindof leary when it came to using it. but it super simple maybe the ezest root method ive used. step out side the box -youll probrobly like it
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Agree, I never used odin until this phone and it was extremely easy.
There is enough hate in the world. Why can't we all get along here ...?
This question might be dumb but should I root my phone
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Its your choice. I'd say go ahead and root it. But read about what your doing. Nobody can tell if you should or not. there's not a definite reason not to... that I know of.
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Ok thanks bud Im considering whether should I root it
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Hi,
Maybe some ideas...:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1676821&highlight and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1600006&highlight or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633438&highlight
Depends on your reason. I have learned tons about my phone by rooting and then breaking it.....
DO IT. Flashing roms is an addiction though. Just a warning.
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smalss said:
DO IT. Flashing roms is an addiction though. Just a warning.
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Very, very addicting!!!
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I'd say go for it, if you're at least moderately technically inclined.
At the very least unlock the bootloader (this will wipe your phone so backup any photos etc!). Rooting can be done later if you do that first.
If you have to ask, no you probably shouldn't.
No question, definitely root without a doubt.
joshnichols189 said:
If you have to ask, no you probably shouldn't.
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This.
If you don't root your phone, it's not yours. You're not responsible for it if it gets messed up, but you are limited in what you can do with it. You're a licensee, not the owner.
I am of the opinion that I should own what's mine.
Swypesation
Logseman said:
If you don't root your phone, it's not yours. You're not responsible for it if it gets messed up, but you are limited in what you can do with it. You're a licensee, not the owner.
I am of the opinion that I should own what's mine.
Swypesation
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Can't tell if srs..
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."
I just recently rooted my phone and am relatively new to flashing ROMs but I'm totally addicted. I would agree that you should do as much research and read thoroughly through the forums. Great experience for me so far.
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Depends on your reason. I have learned tons about my phone by rooting and then breaking it.....
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Same. You really do learn about your device and the way Android works. I've had some good and bad experiences with flashing, but I've learned a lot. It's fun and you can apply so many mods to make your device unique to yourself.
joshnichols189 said:
If you have to ask, no you probably shouldn't.
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This.
Root your phone if you want to unlock thousands of new features and constant updates that'll fix bugs and a powerful dev teams that work on the best phone in the root world.
DLD511 said:
Root your phone if you want to unlock thousands of new features and constant updates that'll fix bugs and a powerful dev teams that work on the best phone in the root world.
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And open up thousands of questions.
Give it a shot. Be sure to follow every step. There is a lot of benefits to it.
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DLD511 said:
Root your phone if you want to unlock thousands of new features and constant updates that'll fix bugs and a powerful dev teams that work on the best phone in the root world.
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And create thousands more bugs at the same time
Can the *NEW* AT&T SGH-i257 VoLTE(HD Voice) released on 5/23/2014 be rooted?
I have seen root methods for other SGH-i257 variants, but not certain that will fly on this recent iteration.
Have you seen this thread? ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696260
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Have you seen this thread? ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696260
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I did Thanks. I posted my question there an will update this thread with an answer when I confirm.
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dynamiclynk said:
I did Thanks. I posted my question there an will update this thread with an answer when I confirm.
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I am interested to know the status of this. Have all of the files waiting for your update.
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I am interested to know the status of this. Have all of the files waiting for your update.
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Yeah no one has replied on the SGH-i257(M) root thread above link, just don't want a brick My device comes in tomorrow so hopefully someone will confirm that that method should work.
dynamiclynk said:
Yeah no one has replied on the SGH-i257(M) root thread above link, just don't want a brick My device comes in tomorrow so hopefully someone will confirm that that method should work.
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I received mine a few days ago. It is a great device for it being a little aged spec wise. It has been a while since I have messed with a Samsung device. Reading up this knox thing seems to be a huge pain in the rear.
funkypunk69 said:
I received mine a few days ago. It is a great device for it being a little aged spec wise. It has been a while since I have messed with a Samsung device. Reading up this knox thing seems to be a huge pain in the rear.
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Yeah I played with the demo at the store I liked it alot and ordered a new one on eBay because of the size, and spec wise it is pretty decent due to the size and it supports microSD I am very happy. Yeah I miss the good ole days with Sammy when boot loaders were unlocked, but AT&T and other carriers forcing their hand
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Yeah no one has replied on the SGH-i257(M) root thread above link, just don't want a brick ...
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I posted in ExileX420's thread a copy of his post with some extra notes and explanations included, for beginners like myself. Perhaps some of those notes will help? ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53021435&postcount=17
mdawdy said:
I posted in ExileX420's thread a copy of his post with some extra notes and explanations included, for beginners like myself. Perhaps some of those notes will help? ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53021435&postcount=17
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Has anyone been able to try this yet?
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Has anyone been able to try this yet?
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I haven't tried that just afraid to flash anything odin related, especially without a stock odin flash file.I looked on http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ but nothing as of yet.
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I haven't tried that just afraid to flash anything odin related, especially without a stock odin flash file.I looked on http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ but nothing as of yet.
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If I had a few more tools and was more up to date I would do it. Unfortunately I have always relied strongly on the skills of the members here. I know someone will be through here in a bit after the phone has a little more exposure. It looks like we probably do need a few files that are more specific to this device. 1 thing I already noticed is that some variants of this device do not have a notification light.
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If I had a few more tools and was more up to date I would do it. Unfortunately I have always relied strongly on the skills of the members here. I know someone will be through here in a bit after the phone has a little more exposure. It looks like we probably do need a few files that are more specific to this device. 1 thing I already noticed is that some variants of this device do not have a notification light.
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Seems there are ways to root the SGH-i257M but it sure would be nice to have a definite and tested root for the SGH-i257
slick4747 said:
Seems there are ways to root the SGH-i257M but it sure would be nice to have a definite and tested root for the SGH-i257
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Check this out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3157980
Now can we install twrp on this phone? ?
I've been doing alot of reading, just switched from a G3 to the G4. Now that it's been out and guys have been doing this for a while, what is the easiest root method for the G4? For my G3 I simply used TowelRoot but I haven't seen that option for the G4, what's the hot ticket now that there are a bunch of choices?
Thanks-Dan
Dude..... Read the forum and don't ask such dump questions. That's all I can say to noobs, educate yourself to get more intelligent.
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Douche, I mean dude, if you had sharper reading comprehension skills you would see that I have been reading the forums, I have been reading for days. I was looking for a quick, intelligent response from guys that have done it, not some "dump" ass response from a guy who thinks he's cool telling people to search.
You don't specify your model nor your current os, so without any of that information we can't give you a recommendation...beside that, there is just two methods to root your phone and depending on the version, just one.
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5nickers said:
Dude..... Read the forum and don't ask such dump questions. That's all I can say to noobs, educate yourself to get more intelligent.
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Well, you DO sound like you are upset...
Regarding OP, it depends on your model.
Also : http://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/gallery/files/5/6/8/3/noob.jpg
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Well, you DO sound like you are upset...
Regarding OP, it depends on your model.
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Yes, I'm cause this is a question that was answered a thousand times and can be found within seconds.
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5nickers said:
Dude..... Read the forum and don't ask such dump questions. That's all I can say to noobs, educate yourself to get more intelligent.
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Yes, I'm cause this is a question that was answered a thousand times and can be found within seconds.
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Then maybe a forum isn't where you should be hanging?
To the guys who are willing to help, I thank you and appreciate the help. My phone is an AT&T H810 running 5.1.
To 5nickers, I'm sorry to have upset and offended you. I suggest you just ignore this discussion and let the grownups handle it. Thank you.
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To the guys who are willing to help, I thank you and appreciate the help. My phone is an AT&T H810 running 5.1.
To 5nickers, I'm sorry to have upset and offended you. I suggest you just ignore this discussion and let the grownups handle it. Thank you.
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On 5.1 I used this method. Works solid, but is far away from a single click solution.
Btw: Since your bootloader is locked, you can't have MM with root.
...so after you flash a modified system partition, root will prevent ota's and you can also disable the updater lgdmsclient to make sure. Stay on LP then wait for progress on mm in case useable root comes about but it's not looking good atm. Even on unlocked BL phones most root apps work poorly.
i think low effort method is the best choice out there
google it or you can find it here
you are welcome anytime to ask
Looking for a way to disable and/or delete the OTA. Probably not possible without root as I don't have another phone to use while I send this one away. Just asking the forum to be sure. Haven't been steered wrong by the XDA community yet.
mikelikesbikes said:
Looking for a way to disable and/or delete the OTA. Probably not possible without root as I don't have another phone to use while I send this one away. Just asking the forum to be sure. Haven't been steered wrong by the XDA community yet.
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Why not take it? Won't matter if you send it away to get s-off as that's not a factor for us. I would actually prefer anyone sending me their phone to have it updated if possible.
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dottat said:
Why not take it? Won't matter if you send it away to get s-off as that's not a factor for us. I would actually prefer anyone sending me their phone to have it updated if possible.
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Was not aware of that. I guess I am trained to decline OTA's until the devs give it the OK. Also, read another member having all sorts of trouble after updating. Was wanting to read other people's experiences before taking it.