[XDA Assist] creativemunky:
Few days back i bought phone from thailand - S5 clone SM g9006V MTK6572 ( on MTK Droid Tools ).

Device itself shows MTK6582 ( its fake i guess ).

I found device has no network but its detecting Service Provider. It was working fine in Thailand but showing no network in India.

So i came to know its may be because of frequency miss match, I also came to know " MTK mobile uncle " can fix this problem, for that i need root. Now this started a great issue.

I tried every possible tool , app and other way out but unable to root, then i started root process using " kingoapp ".

While rooting kingoapp shown error " GETPROP: Cant execute - Permission Denied " and Failed to root , but after that i found SU file was installed in system/xbin. Phone is still unrooted.

After that i tried temporary rooting using " MTK Droid Tools " and every time its shows SU found system/xbin " SU inaccessible " .

Soo when everything failed i descided to root by CWM.... but my device is having Chinese revovery.

" I used SP Flash Tools " and prepared a ROM_0 file through ROM readback option, then i used MTK Droid Tools to extract ROM_0 file to create automatic CWM Recovery.

Now Droid tools replied " GRTPROP: Cant execute - Permission denied " Boot patch created . installation skiped.

I found that boot patch file and tried to flash recovery using that. Still same old chinese recovery on my device.

I found that GETPROP error gen. come because of build.prop file in system folder. I tried to find that file and found 2(nos) build.prop files, one looks fine but other one has "?" on icon. Both files have exact same thing written on it.

Under build.prop i found this:

# begin build properties

# autogenerated by buildinfo.sh

ro.build.id=JDQ39

ro.build.display.id=ALPS.JB3.MP.V1

ro.build.version.incremental=eng.rs.1407396259

ro.custom.build.version=G900F.V128En20140806

ro.mediatek.platform89=MT6589

ro.product.device89=lcsh89_we_jb3

ro.build.version.sdk=17

ro.build.version.codename=REL

ro.build.version.release=4.2.2

ro.build.date=2014年 08月 07日 星期四 15:26:20 CST

ro.build.date.utc=1407396380

ro.build.type=user

ro.build.user=rs

ro.build.host=rs-ThinkStation-D30

ro.build.tags=test-keys

ro.product.model=Samsung Galaxy S IV(I950X)

ro.product.brand=samsung

ro.product.name=lcsh72_we_jb3

ro.product.device=lcsh72_we_jb3

ro.product.board=lcsh72_we_jb3

ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a

ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi

ro.product.manufacturer=samsung

ro.product.locale.language=en

ro.product.locale.region=US

ro.wifi.channels=

ro.board.platform=

# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device

ro.build.product=lcsh72_we_jb3

# Do not try to parse ro.build.description or .fingerprint

ro.build.description=lcsh72_we_jb3-user 4.2.2 JDQ39 eng.rs.1407396259 test-keys

ro.build.fingerprint=samsung/lcsh72_we_jb3/lcsh72_we_jb3:4.2.2/JDQ39/1407396259:user/test-keys

ro.build.flavor=

ro.build.characteristics=default

# end build properties

# begin mediatek build properties

ro.mediatek.version.release=ALPS.JB3.MP.V1

ro.mediatek.platform=MT6572

ro.mediatek.chip_ver=S01

ro.mediatek.version.branch=ALPS.JB3.MP

ro.mediatek.version.sdk=1

# end mediatek build properties

#

# system.prop for generic sdk

#

rild.libpath=/system/lib/mtk-ril.so

rild.libargs=-d /dev/ttyC0

# MTK, Infinity, 20090720 {

wifi.interface=wlan0

# MTK, Infinity, 20090720 }

# MTK, mtk03034, 20101210 {

ro.mediatek.wlan.wsc=1

# MTK, mtk03034 20101210}

# MTK, mtk03034, 20110318 {

ro.mediatek.wlan.p2p=1

# MTK, mtk03034 20110318}

# MTK, mtk03034, 20101213 {

mediatek.wlan.ctia=0

# MTK, mtk03034 20101213}

#

wifi.tethering.interface=ap0

#

ro.opengles.version=131072

wifi.direct.interface=p2p0

dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit=96m

dalvik.vm.heapsize=128m

# USB MTP WHQL

ro.sys.usb.mtp.whql.enable=0

# Power off opt in IPO

sys.ipo.pwrdncap=2

ro.sys.usb.storage.type=mtp,mass_storage

# USB BICR function

ro.sys.usb.bicr=yes

# USB Charge only function

ro.sys.usb.charging.only=yes

# audio

ro.camera.sound.forced=0

ro.audio.silent=0

ro.zygote.preload.enable=0

# temporary enables NAV bar (soft keys)

qemu.hw.mainkeys=0

ro.kernel.zio=38,108,105,16

#

# ADDITIONAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES

#

persist.gemini.sim_num=2

ro.gemini.smart_sim_switch=false

ril.specific.sm_cause=0

bgw.current3gband=0

ril.external.md=0

ro.sf.hwrotation=180

ril.current.share_modem=2

curlockscreen=1

ro.mediatek.gemini_support=true

persist.radio.fd.counter=15

persist.radio.fd.off.counter=5

persist.radio.fd.r8.counter=15

persist.radio.fd.off.r8.counter=5

persist.mtk.wcn.combo.chipid=-1

drm.service.enabled=true

fmradio.driver.enable=1

ril.first.md=1

ril.flightmode.poweroffMD=1

ril.telephony.mode=3

dalvik.vm.mtk-stack-trace-file=/data/anr/mtk_traces.txt

mediatek.wlan.chip=mediatek.wlan.module.postfix=_

ril.radiooff.poweroffMD=0

ro.config.notification_sound=S_Whistle.mp3

ro.config.alarm_alert=Walk_in_the_forest.mp3

ro.config.ringtone=Over_the_horizon.mp3

net.bt.name=Android

dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file=/data/anr/traces.txt

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My Device " About Phone " section says this :

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MTK 6572 ( 6582 displayed on phone ) ( 6572 as per droid tools )

Model: SM G9006V S5 clone. ( Having chinese recovery )

Displays Android 4.4.2 on device | Android JB as per Droid tools.

Baseband Version: G996VKU1ANCD

Kernel Version: 3.4.5-526212, se.infra@SEI-44#1, Wed Apr 2420:59:59 KST 2013

Build Number: JDQ39.G9006VXXUAMDL

This might be fake info. but this is what device is showing.

But Droid tools showing something else, Screen shot droid tools attached.

Please suggest some way out to root my device.

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If this is a ROM's problem then i found some ROMs on Needrom that matches with info given build.prop file and also model number "SM G9006V MTK6572" ...

Links here:

needrom (dot) com/download/11-sm-g9006v-mt6572

needrom (dot) com/download/samsung-galaxy-s-ivi950x-mtk-6572

Please take a look and please suggest if its the right one. Ill be really thankful.

Also please advice me if there is something else i can do so that i can root my device or if anyway i can get CWM recovery installed on my device.

I have given each and every detail and problems am facing including errors.

Ill be very very greatful. Thanks in advance.