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[Samsung Galaxy Mega] twospirits:
No matter what I do I can't seem to get this working as simple as it is. I've done this numerous times with numerous devices and this is the first time I am stumped. btw, I had root but lost it somehow.

I am on version 4.2.2 already and on Sprint. I think what is throwing me for a loop is this...

I can't seem to find that Mega folder or a link to it .

Anyway, so far..

I downloaded the Odin version of Philz recovery

Rebooted to stock recovery

Flashed the Philz recovery tar file via Odin

Rebooted and still not rooted.

Any help would be great.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
Read the OP!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] jazz995756:
Well I did and I don't get if it roots my phone hence why I asked and said I'm confused
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
See the highlighted text.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sasokutenshin:
Anyone experiencing problems with WiFi turning on? Mine won't turn on. I press the switch and it changes to "on" just for a second or two, then switches itself back off. Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] jazz995756:
Must have skipped through that but I read about the Knox thing and I read about it when the s4 came out. And my phone has Knox apps that are hidden but I don't see anything in my boot loader about Knox. Also I read that the latest version NA7 isn't able to be rooted yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
Knox is a pain in the butt!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] jazz995756:
It is an all I want is to root :(
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MikeyLee:
Odin back to stock MK1. You can get it here http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SPH-L600

Flash Philz recovery http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588661 (Use the ODIN flashable) (meliusltexx)

Root via this method using Kingo http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2527473

Use Root checker to verify you are rooted. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck

Once you are rooted then flash this ROM and you should be good to go. I used this method and I have zero issues.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
You got that right..:eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] jazz995756:
Thanks! But now one last question I read somewhere that the update enabled the phone to use sprint faster LTE bands is that true? Because normal LTE is slow where I live and LTE spark is where its at
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MikeyLee:
I'm not sure it the update actually enables Spark or if its already capable but I know it enables WiFi calling. Here are my speeds though. WiFi, LTE and Spark.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] crcook60:
I couldn't get the Kingo root to work. I think those who were successful did so before the current firmware. I'm going to redo this as I returned to "squeaky clean" today so that I could take my phone in to be checked for hardware issues(there were none,) but there ARE major issues with the network in my area, West Palm. The tech said, support is recommending users leave phone on CDMA--really!?!?!

Correct me if I am mistaken, but if you flash the Philz recovery in Odin, then select reboot system, it asks you if you want to root the device, and and you just say yes. Voila, you have root. Verify with any root checker app. I will do this again shortly and verify that is the way it worked.

Carl

Edit/Update:

OK, this is about as straightforward as it gets: Download Philz Touch( it is linked several places here.) Put phone in download mode( home+power+volume down.) Open Odin, connect phone to PC. Odin should recognize phone in the com section in upper left corner. Select the PDA tab on the right and browse to the recovery you downloaded earlier. In the lower left Odin will give info about the recovery file( if it says MD5 is invalid, your download is likely corrupt, re-download it.) If the file is valid, simply hit the start button and Odin will flash the recovery. Odin will auto-reboot the system. Turn phone off. Boot into recovery(home+power+volume up,) to verify that Philz is in fact installed. One the recovery loads, hit restart system, and the recovery will offer to root the device. Select yes. Restart system. Verify root with root checker.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] jazz995756:
Does this work with the latest firmware? Because I know a way to root is return to the previous firmware and root once rooted start downloading the update FIRST and then while its downloading use ota root keeper and enable it make sure to do that while the update is downloading otherwise it will say you have a modified system and can't let you check for updates
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
If you use ota, your bootloader will get updated to accommodate Knox. Once that happens, you cannot flash custom ROMs, neither can you go back to an older stock version.

The whole purpose of creating this ROM is not to use the ota method to update so that your bootloader does not upgrade.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] crcook60:
The beauty of this is the simplicity. What you suggest sounds WAY too complicated, IMHO. While it is important to be " up to date" the ultimate goal for me is take control of my phone. I'm one of those who likes the Samsung aesthetic, but prize more the performance enhancements afforded by many of the custom builds( CM 11 unofficial on this little Galaxy Tab 3 8" I'm typing on really sings, for instance.) Silesh.Nair is suggesting that we can future proof our devices prior to the restrictions Knox implements, as we wait for/contribute to, further development for our phone.

Carl
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] jazz995756:
I got mine rooted using the recovery root method just one last question what are the differences in the SPH-L600 ROMs and GT-I9205? are they the same ROM just none of the sprint APNs? I'm confused on the two
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] crcook60:
Now you are cooking with gas!! Good job. I believe that ROM labeled for the the L600, deodexed and zip aligned, is the only one specifically for this device. I'm sure Silesh.Nair will clarify for you as it is his work.

Carl
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] jazz995756:
Well I was just wondering because the i9250 have identical specs and I only see ROMs for that model phone I was just wondering if it would work on the L600
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] crcook60:
Hi Jazz. I understand your question completely as I wondered the same thing. I'm sure that others with more technical expertise than I will chime in, but it seems that as a rule of thumb, a surefire path to making a brick is flashing a ROM which is not intended for your device. That being said, I have an inquisitive nature (and knowing that they say "curiosity killed the cat!") I flashed the CM build in the OP's Mega folder. As I wrote a few posts back, the install went flawlessly, except that I could not establish a persistent data connection. It would connect intermittently and then drop off. It seems that so much of what we learn in this community is through trial and error, so YMMV. I tend to be a fan of CM, but there is a lot of great work being done here. I would recommend that if you give some of the other ROMS a go, to experiment as I did, that you verify that you have a working recovery and a nandroid of what you are currently running in the event that something goes awry. Additionally, there is a phone info apk referenced earlier in the thread that allows you to toggle the network mode through a wide range of options. It was suggested that with respect to the SPHl600 that you use that apk to set the network mode to CDMA. I hope this helps until someone else offers some clarity. Remember that the OP doesn't own this device, so maybe our efforts as "testers" contributes something that moves us forward.

Carl
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] twospirits:
No kidding on the straight forward part. It's funny, I basically performed this procedure previously except for a minor change at the end, but after getting an update by mistake I lost root and couldn't find my notes. :rolleyes:

Anyway I outlined your steps a bit easier to follow

01-Download Philz Touch (it is linked in several places but just go to the main thread and

---click on the download link in the thread, which takes you to the file hosting site

---scroll down to his meliusltexx folder...

---and then download the latest Philz touch tar.md5 file

02-Download ODIN if it wasn't already.

--- version 3.07 here.

03-Turn off your phone

04-Put phone in download mode ( home+power+volume down.)

05-Open Odin,

06-Connect phone to PC. Odin should recognize phone in the com section in upper left corner.

07-Select the PDA tab on the right and browse to the recovery you downloaded the tar.md5 file earlier.

08-In the lower left siide, Odin will give info about the recovery file.

---If it says MD5 is invalid, your download is likely corrupt, so re-download it.

---If the file is valid, then...

09-Now hit the start button and Odin will flash the recovery. After flashing, Odin will auto-reboot the system.

10-Turn phone off and unplug from your computer.

11-Boot into recovery (home+power+volume up,) to verify that Philz recovery is in fact installed.

12-Once the recovery loads, hit restart system, and the recovery will offer to root the device.

13-Select yes.

14-Restart system.

15-Verify root with root checker.

Although in step 12 I didn't reboot first, I actually selected the Root the device option and then it rebooted and added Superuser.

Thanks to both you and Silesh.Nair for bring me back from the point of insanity. :good:

TS
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] crcook60:
So happy our ranks our growing. Congratulations. Thank you for cleaning up my jumbled mess. Others will surely follow your write up more easily.

Cheers,

Carl
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MikeyLee:
No it does not. You have to me on MK1 stock, then root using Kingo. Then you can Odin Philz recovery then flash the Deodex ROM that is in the OP. This is the method I used and it worked fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] crcook60:
I find this curious because I AM on the latest firmware, and I HAVE rooted my phone-- TWICE-- using the OP's instructions and the link to the Philz Touch you provided. Philz will root this device. Perhaps I am misunderstanding?

Carl
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
Can anyone pull out the config.gz file from a phone running the stock rom and attach it here. I am trying to build cm for the sprint version. You can get it using the command below.

adb pull /proc/config.gz
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sasokutenshin:
Here you go. https://www.dropbox.com/s/vdhnl5ph3fxqu1z/config.gz
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] crcook60:
That would be great.

Carl
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] sasokutenshin:
[MENTION=4551757]Silesh.Nair[/MENTION] Having any luck on the AOSP for Sprint L600? I'm eagerly awaiting this.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
Working on it. Short of time....
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] seanroot:
Im like a kid on Christmas eve
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] jsimonson0:
Where is this folder? Has it been moved or renamed? It's not listed when clicking on the Mega link in the sig block.​
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
https://mega.co.nz/#F!Aod3nJya!E72FvgLfPG2_nZPV_a-9Aw
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] jsimonson0:
Beautiful; thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] owtlawatv:
So If I updated to the latest OTA, is there a way to get back to MK1 and the then root...

Ive fashed to Phils Touch and it does not give me the option to root, so Im sure its something to do with the OTA...

Thanks for any help .... :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mr_kill_666:
i recently got a tracfone Samsung Galaxy mega SM-S780L. the phone MB and DB show it to be the same as a i527 but i cannot root the phone at all using kingo. i was told to try these recoveries to help get root but this phone is 4.2.2 and it has knox security. so since i have knox already i wont be able to use these recoveries, correct?

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vobhp9lps2yw3ep/AADpr-LjrhZSqubYNGhND7oOa

this is my dropbox album of photos i took of my kernel, bootloader, and a few other things about this phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] jsimonson0:
Wifi refuses to turn on for me with the later build. I've installed with CWM, Philz CWM, and TWRP. Same result, wifi is off and stays off. I'm about to try a complete wipe, but is there anything else I haven't tried that I should?

Running the OTA that enabled tri-band LTE prior to installing this build, but not the Knox-enabled build.

Update: Complete wipe did not work, so I'm back to my nandroid of the previous build.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] jsimonson0:
I'm having the exact same issue. Did you get yours resolved? If so, how? My whole reason for using this upgrade is wifi calling, as I'm out of the US for extended periods for the next 2-3 years.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mysticg:
Im on sprint rooted 4.2.2 does this update my phone futher than that? Trying to get my Gear Fit to work on this phone, without updating and losing root.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] seanroot:
Have we gotten the official kit Kat upgrade yet? Sph-l600
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] DarkAngel:
http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=sub&sub=F&searchValue=SPH-L600

Wow and not even showing our NA7 Source Code or the update. Did show the Kitkat release though for the GT-I9205.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] seanroot:
GETTING THE SAMSUNG OVER THE AIR KIT KAT UPDATE AS I TYPE THIS...:fingers-crossed:HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME LOVE FOR THIS L600 FINALLY...SEEMS NOT TO MANY DEVELOPERS ARE INTRESTED IN DOING CUSTOM ROMS OR MODS FOR IT. THE OTHER MEGA VARIANTS HAVE GOTTEN CUSTOM ROMS I WONDER WHY NOT OURS :confused: ANYWAYS IM STILL EXCITED FINALLY GETTING A UPGRADE ....
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] DarkAngel:
@seanroot

Check my thread here. The tar.mds is available already and the OTA update I have updloaded for members to DL.

It's the NE4 KitKat update. I was able to root, De-Odex and De-Knox it too.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] seanroot:
is the ota update zip the rooted one you made ? just want to be sure
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] DarkAngel:
No they are both stock Sprint, one being the ( Official OTA ). No root included, untouched.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] No4g4Me:
quick question sorry if not answered can i just install the twrp recovery on the L600 from your mega recovery folder and then install a su.zip flashable then just reboot and will that leave me on stock with root? Because i just want to root i dont want to jump into CM AOSP ect......but however i will jump into TW Kitkat when we figure how to root it. thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mocoyombiflash:
are you able to downgrade from 4.4.2?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] DarkAngel:
No you are not. I just help someone recover thier L600 from a Hard Brick ( qhsusb_dload mode ) recently. The member had updated to 4.4 Kitkat and tried to restore his complete MK1 EFS backup and totally bricked it with no way out. Ended up giving the member a debrick image to get him back into download mode and reflash the Official KitKat 4.4 Firmware via Odin.

The new update does warn you in the " Update Details " that after you update, you will not be able to downgrade to the old software because of updates to the security policy ( meaning the Updated KitKat Knox Bootloader ).

Once you have the Newer Knox Bootloader installed there is no removing it at all or going back. If Odin successfully lets you flash an older version of the Official Firmware, you will hard brick.

No fear to update as you can still Root and De-Odex NE4 KitKat for your L600.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mocoyombiflash:
Whats the root method? Install Philz? Im NE4
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Gabriel51:
I would like to know this myself?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] DarkAngel:
That's Basically it. Flash the latest PhilZ Touch recovery via Odin and tick on Re-Root in one of the options. Once you reboot, download from the PlayStore or if you already have it in your memory card saved, install the SuperSU apk. Go through the process and update the binaries. After you will be rooted. Worked for all my Galaxy devices in my Sig this way while on KitKat with Knox Bootloader. Knox count tripped but I didn't care.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mocoyombiflash:
Thsnks for responding
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Gabriel51:
The only reason I was having trouble is because I thought holding the "down" volume button brought you to the new CMR after first boot (DUH), I should have been holding the up button.

It's been a while since I did one of the Samsung devices and forgot about that part..
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Jahcrist:
Somemone found a way to root the latest 4.4.2 kitkat update. Since I have the sph l600 I receive three updates. Once in a store when I bought it, and the others on the go. I lost my root in the second uodate. Never can't root again, and suddenly, can't downgrade.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Gabriel51:
It's in the first post.

Procedure

Download the Odin version of Philz recovery or my custom twrp recovery and flash. (recovery will be a "Tar" file) (and you need Odin V3.09)

Reboot to recovery first else custom recovery will be replaced by stock recovery.

I think all the links are in the first post also.

It works, I just did it...
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] DarkAngel:
Any time...:good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shivwest:
Android Kitchen

Hi Silesh I had a quick question, what did you modify in the kitchen to make it compatible with the mega?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
Use ArchiKitchen. The only additional information you need is the path to the kernel block which is given below. The rest of the process is taken care of by the kitchen.

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shivwest:
Thanks Silesh one other question, for the modem is path going to be /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/modem ?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
Yes. But it won't be required. Let it be NULL.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ashikrobi:
Mr. Silesh, I flashed slimkat, ciyanogen and aokp rom to my SPH-L600. But it never connects to my cdma provider. I do not get any signal. Hope we will get sprint versions rom soon. I personally liked slimkat but WIFI cannot be enabled and rotation is not working like the stock rom.

I will be glad if you make a tutorial on how you build these roms from source. I want to learn if, there is no support for a device officially then how you made these roms?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2669991
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ashikrobi:
Thanks for the reply but mentioned rom is for SPH-L520 not for SPH-L600 (sprint mega). Will it work with my phone? I have another question, if this rom works why not SPH-L720 roms. I am asking this because sprint s4 (SPH-L720) has official support.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
Use that thread as a reference to create a rom for L600. I don't have the time or the inclination to make one.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] wallywallywally:
Thanks a lot for making this so easy. I was looking at a big headache night until I stumbled across this thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] wallywallywally:
I started with Rooted only, 4.2.2 Sprint SPH-L600. It had stock recovery.

I installed Philz Recovery (Philz Touch 6.25.0). Then I flashed the CM11 4.4.2 ROM http://www.mediafire.com/download/lfcrpm7dlpsd5lx/cm-11-20141019-UNOFFICIAL-meliusltexx.zip

The phone now has no cellular link. I checked my About Phone and some things look wrong:

Model Number: GT-I9205

Network: Unknown

Signal Strength: -89dBm 12 asu

Mobile network type: Unknown

Service state: Out of service

Roaming: Not roaming

Mobile network state: Disconnected

Any idea what I need to do?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] dyra502:
install this amd select cdma
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Yes4g4me:
make the OP into a tar md5 so I can odin please
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] monoxide child:
Every time i try to download this my phone restarts

Sent from my SPH-L600 using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] lucky_515:
ive got a stock mega sprint..out of the box new..still on 4.2.2 jelly bean..this is interesting to me..i planned on letting phone upgrade itself untill reading this thread..you say first i need to be running a bootloader that is knox free..im sure a bran new mega sprint phone out of the box not even rooted yet is in fact running a knox bootloader...so could you plz provide me with the correct steps i should take here..id like to have the latest firmware kitkat 4.4.2..and a knox free bootloader...id be greatfull....i was just gonna let phone update to kitkat and root it via philz thinking everything would be all good since after root it disables knox right? and im able to install any custom rom compatiable with sprint..im sorry i just dont understand what the diff..is between these two diff ways??
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mash4077fan:
I have the sprint mega and I was able to root it and I used twrp manager to install twrp and it did work but i can't get it to do anything. When I go to back up it tries and fails in about 2 seconds and then it goes back to the main screen. If anyone has had any luck please share how you got it to work. I would be most grateful.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mash4077fan:
For anyone who might be trying to put twrp on the sprint version of the mega running 4.4.2. I had to install the twrp version 2.6.3. This has been the only one I could get to work. The other versions would install but I could not really do anything. I tried to backup and wipe cache and it would not let me do either.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] the me:
any new news about downgrade the modem in 4.4.2 devices ??
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mash4077fan:
I have not heard anything. I have had the phone for about a year I guess but it was a work phone so I did not mess with it but I am one of the last people at my job so it is really my own phone so I decided to finally root and install recovery. The phone came with 4.4.2 on it already. Are there any good themed roms to run on this phone? I tried installing xposed installer on it and then I put Xblast tools and tried to switch to center clock and when I rebooted it did not work. I got the systemui error and the phone was not working so I had to do a factory reset to get it back.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mash4077fan:
Ok everyone I have been able to deodex the Sprint Samsung Mega running 4.4.2 and I am giong to try and create my own rom. I will be able to change alot of colors through out rom. I am not sure on mods just yes but I may try. If anyone is interested to test some stuff out from me please let me know. I will be combining 3 of my favorite themes together. Priest Punch, Anaconda, and Gurple. It will be called The Mega Mix. This is my first one and I am going to do it no matter whether or not there is interest just because I want to be able to say I did it. I have attached a photo just so you can see a little bit.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] monoxide child:
Id be interested

Sent from my SPH-L600 using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] tysonpr33:
Me too
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mash4077fan:
Well i started over the weekend. I will post some pics in a bit. This is just a start.

Sent from my SM-N900P using Dream Team Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mash4077fan:
Little more work done
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mash4077fan:
New Keyboard for Mega and new google search widget. I think after today I may open my own thread on this new rom. If anyone would like to test what I have so far please pm me.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mash4077fan:
Here is the link to my new thread on the rom I am making for the Sprint Mega

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-mega/development/sprint-galaxy-mega-6-3-sph-l600-mega-t3093646
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] tegezee:
Where is the mega folder link?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mash4077fan:
Send me a pm and I will send you what I have done so far
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mash4077fan:
It is in the thread now so head on over there.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] droidzer1:
When you said you didn't have much luck with TWRP did that mean you had trouble getting TWRP on the phone or you had trouble using TWRP to flash the ROM? I went through about 9 versions of TWRP before I found one that worked. The newer ones seem to require SELinux (scripting privelages ? IIRC ) so I kept going back until I got to 2.6.3 which works great. Anything newer fails in some way or another.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] mash4077fan:
I am not sure how far back I went but I know I went back pretty far and I just could not get it to work but Philz works really good so far
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] thecensor:
clarification

Just bought the l600 which came with 4.4.2 .

Will I be able to install Phills? Some posts toward the end seem to suggest that.

Thanks