yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] anassutti:
Tried both methods but I am unable to root

I tried more than one time both methods but I never got to the Philz settings screen.

Cleaned all and reset to factory but still the same problem. Any idea?

Also tried another file uploaded here but it was 21mb it seems extrange but anyway I tried with that one too but it said invalid binary.

<OSM> MD5 hash value is invalid

<OSM> gti9500.tar.md5 is invalid.

Clues?

Thanks in advance

Alvaro
[Galaxy S 4 General] rodrigows:
Flashed the Method 2 SuperSU via TWRP 2.8.1.0, and the root access is granted
[Galaxy S 4 General] hussainibrahimmanik:
which file i should use? TWRP. img or TWRp. tar
[Galaxy S 4 General] anhtuanhoang:
I also installed SuperSU 2.44 and failed, stuck at samsung logo!

calm down, don't swipe, go back to recovery, flash "BETA-SuperSU-v2.30.zip" and restart, ---> Rooted. SuperSU 2.44 Work!

Done

:p
[Galaxy S 4 General] rodrigows:
Download TWRP 2.8.1.0, the .tar one. Flash via ODIN in AP.

Once in TWRP flash the Method 2, step 2 SuperSU file, from the first page.

After a few minutes, the SuperSU will ask you to update its binaries, take the normal way option. If something goes wrong make it again.
[Galaxy S 4 General] nageshv24:
Method 2 from OP worked for me. Flawless...
[Galaxy S 4 General] amdultra:
Does this method trigger KNOX to 01
[Galaxy S 4 General] frostwildfire:
Rooted with Philz recovery, find it here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2280457

And flash the BETA SU provided in the OP, enjoy.
[Galaxy S 4 General] zubairx:
Root Success

Nagesh,my device also get rooted with method 2.
[Galaxy S 4 General] StephenSookdeo:
Invalid Command when flashing Phliz

Every time I flash Phliz via Odin it installs and reboots like it should. But when I try to go into recovery I get "Invalid Command" and it goes to stock recovery. Also, I'm seeing "Secure Download Enabled" in blue, not sure if that's a problem. I've also tried flashing via ADB sideload but I get "Signature Verification Failed". Anyone else with similar problems? I'm on the Official Russian Lollipop Update i9500. How I installed Russian Upadte? I downloaded the Stock Kitkat Russian, installed and updated via OTA without rooting or touching anything. Not sure if that also has an effect...
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mr-Rashed:
Eror stuck at samsung logo after reboot

it's so easy :D

download this file UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.40.zip

download.chainfire%.eu/641/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.40.zip?retrieve_file=1

Remove this % from url " im new user cant post any link before 10 post"

copy it to SD Card

run your device in recovery mode

install it

rebot

all done :p
[Galaxy S 4 General] virajxp1:
Does this work for atnt model on nj4? No safestrap or towel root needed?
[Galaxy S 4 General] RubbaBand:
I dont know, i didnt try
[Galaxy S 4 General] dheon5:
Method 2 worked like a charm. :victory:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Xajel:
+1, This worked flawlessly...
[Galaxy S 4 General] rakesh.aggarwal:
Hey all,

I am getting a fake IMEI starting with 00049999 something

My sim card are not registring on metwork now.

Can some one help me...

I dont want to lose this phone.

I am feeling forever alone.
[Galaxy S 4 General] RubbaBand:
Try flashing stock rom via odin, if its the same, that means you lost your imei
[Galaxy S 4 General] su_hack:
i want to root my samsung galaxy s4 i9500. Reading all the reviews it seems the root is not working. Is there any other method? pardon my noobness, im new to this.
[Galaxy S 4 General] RubbaBand:
Its working, i did root 5 times on different firmwares, try method 2
[Galaxy S 4 General] hare89:
Guys whats the easiest/safest way to root on latest i9505 firmware hof2 ??
[Galaxy S 4 General] su_hack:
ok before i root my galaxy s4, i want to know if my s4 has an unlocked bootloader or do i have to get that done before i proceed.

phone specs:

Gt- i9500 android 5.0.1

baseband version I9500DDUHOA1

exynos version in india.

I read quiet a few threads regarding the bootloader. some say bootloader is unlocked in exynos version while some threads talk about my phone requiring to unlock bootloader. Secondly, can you tell me the method to unlock the bootloader if its required?
[Galaxy S 4 General] monstro78:
Many thanks. Method 2 worked.
[Galaxy S 4 General] martijndemulder:
Somehow I can't flash the recovery properly.

Odin says it finished ok, but when I boot into recovery it's still the stock one :S

Any ID?

My android version is: 5.0.1
[Galaxy S 4 General] RubbaBand:
Please refer to the bottom of the thread.
[Galaxy S 4 General] martijndemulder:
Managed to get root now, but still unable to install CWM.

Strange thing, but at least your root is working!

Thanks!

Apparently it actually messed up my system.... "System UI stopped".

Now it's not working properly anymore at all.... :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] RubbaBand:
Try flashing another custom recovery or do a factory reset
[Galaxy S 4 General] chewingum16:
[/COLOR]

hi rubbaband i'm trying to rooting my i9505 with all methods but didn't work... Odin says there is no PIT partition installation failed ???????????

plz help thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] martijndemulder:
Had to fresh install a new rom to fix it. But it's working ok now :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Grudger:
Worked flawless-ly

You have my Thanks HUMAN! :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] firaspop:
Is there a method that doesn't require a pc?
[Galaxy S 4 General] missgirlblush:
How to root samsung galaxy s4 sgh-i337 5.0.1?
[Galaxy S 4 General] parageria:
method 2 works

thanks (s4 i9505)
[Galaxy S 4 General] binnykahlon:
i followed 3rd step.at last after selecting normal. it showed failure and asked to reboot and try again. after pressing reboot.only samsung logo appeared my phone didnt start.what to do
[Galaxy S 4 General] cuteavi44:
stuck in samsung logo after finished installing philz recovery plzzz help

stuck in samsung logo after finished installing philz recovery plzzz help..

:crying:

samsung i9500

5.0.1
[Galaxy S 4 General] nitinvaid:
i am using stock 5.0.1 rom for 9500 is there any way that i can increase the earphone volume in call?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Guigx:
for which model ? i9500 or i 9505
[Galaxy S 4 General] chee8220:
Thanks for the methods :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] drotaru:
is there a way to root I9505 without applying the custom recovery ? directly the auto root thing ?

but i need the exact steps to do it as i dont want to brick it :(

thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 General] Tanamly:
Worked even after KK downgrade :)

Super Thanks

I used the first method by the way :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] OzGurKan:
Can i unroot the device without losing warranty ?

thx
[Galaxy S 4 General] hare89:
Guys just few questions pls..

Does cf auto root works with i9505 5.0.1 latest builds??

And does it change recovery or it leaves stock recovery...

I know that cf autoroot triggers knox0x1 and it denies ur warranty but are there any other cons from knox0x1 ?? Can u use knox app when its knox 0x1??

Please if someone can help i never rooted but my warranty perios is almost over so i would like for other cons cause i would like to try few mods...Ty
[Galaxy S 4 General] younastag:
Hello friends

Today when I try to flash twrp recovery on s4 i9505 via odin it does not work. There is a message (there is no pit partition). Same message appear when I try to flash cf auto root and Philz recovery.. Please help me
[Galaxy S 4 General] jitendra purohit:
cant install recovery.i flashes philz and twrp through odin 3.9 .the whole process was successfull but when i tried to enter recovery mode still got stock samsung recovery..any help???
[Galaxy S 4 General] Yousvel:
Flash with auto-reboot uncheck and it will work!
[Galaxy S 4 General] HackGerm:
Trouble getting into "Download mode"

Step 4: Go to download mode by holding the volume down + home key+ power key at the same time, then press volume up

I can't seem to get into download mode with these three keys pressed simultaneously. Don't know why, maybe the keys are weak.

- Is there another way to get into Download Mode?

- Is there anther root method for I9505 Lollipop 5.0.1??

- MSkip's Toolkit only goes to Android 4.... Is there a way for me to get back to this version, so that I can use the Toolkit?

- Or has anyone used the Toolkit with Lollipop?

Thanks for your help!! :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Lightmoons:
Download philz_touch_6.59.0-jflte.zip

Uncheck the Auto Reboot option on Odin (do not touch any other option).

Click the AP button on Odin and add the PhilZ recovery file with .tar extension.

Now click the Start button on Odin and wait till the installation is finished.

When you get PASS!/RESET! message on Odin, disconnect the USB cable.

remove the back panel and pull out the battery for 20 seconds. Reinsert the battery and then hold the Volume Up + Home + Power keys simultaneously.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bsmidt:
this doesnt work for me
[Galaxy S 4 General] Lightmoons:
In which part you have a problem with ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] bsmidt:
When i have to manually reboot with the battery removed.

I put the battery back and then i reboot in recovery.

This wont work and is starts up in normale mode.

Forgive my poort english because im dutch
[Galaxy S 4 General] Lightmoons:
No worries, I got your point.

First of all, I have to mention that I went with method 2 with my Gt-i9505.

Don't forget to remove your battery, right after this step ( When you get PASS!/RESET! message on Odin, disconnect the USB cable. )

The first boot after previous step is so important.

You should hold three ( Power + Volume Up + Home ) keys simultaneously.

the key note is that you should release the Power key right after first vibration but continue to press to other two keys (Volume Up + Home ) for 10 seconds ( in meanwhile you will see your phone screen goes black and boots into recovery ).

Now you should be in a philz recovery mode.

One more thing, for comprehensive guide visit this link.

http://androidxda.net/how-to-root-galaxy-s4-gt-i9505-on-android-5-0-1-lollipop-without-tripping-knox/
[Galaxy S 4 General] kylebredesky:
Will this work for the Verizon model? SCH-I545 on 5.0.1? Need to root this phone after update!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] dheztafaq:
theres anyway how to root lollipop without pc?
[Galaxy S 4 General] chashmaa:
bro having error there are no pit partitional while my s4 9505 stock ver UGNG8 rooted through odin in cf autorooted method.after that 2nd method philz recovery flashing passed but while recovery mode there r stock recovery open.what can I do now?

For your info may I checked software update via setting/about/phone update.after searching and says you are modify your phone.and can't update.what meaning it?
[Galaxy S 4 General] EEMene:
To root the stock 5.01 Lollipop AT&T Galaxy S4 SGH-i337 try this link http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-att/general/how-to-update-to-i337oc3-5-0-1-keeproot-t3075814

---------- Post added at 03:01 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:51 AM ----------

Can you provide the TWRP recovery file name? I have not been able to find a TWRP recovery file for the i9505. TWRP website only lists support for the i9500.

Some have experienced better results with CWM recovery (file: GalaxyS4-CWM-6.0.4.4-GT-i9505.tar). To address your problem try flashing this one.
[Galaxy S 4 General] iLPunisher:
Hey guys, I'm thinking about rooting my S4 and flashing a custom ROM but I read more than once that before rooting my phone MUST have unlocked bootloader. So I have the following questions:

1. Is it true?

2. How do I check if my bootloader is unlocked?

3. In case I have to unlock it, is there any guide or something?

Sorry for the uber noob questions :P

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 General] Muaad'Dib:
Nope, it doesn't happen for me, I get the white samsung GT-i9505 logo flash up then nothing, turns off, no CF-auto-root

I'm getting increasingly frustrated at how this appears to be just guess work by quite a few people here.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Muaad'Dib:
I have tried using ODIN (3.1005) and various .tar files >>

philz_touch_6.0.6-jfltess.tar.md5

TWRP2.6.1.0-iconvmu.tar.md5

CF-Auto-Root-jfltexx-gti9505.tar.md5

Still can't get into recovery via Vol-UP+HOME+Power, it's absolutely infuriating, stuck on the white "samsung GT-i9505 screen" won't go any further but I can get into download mode Vol-DOWN+HOME+Power.

What am I doing wrong ??

I can't use my phone, no OperatingSystem on it as I've had to wipe it according to some other thread on here, I'm at a complete loss.

Can anyone actually help me here please.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Muaad'Dib:
Well I'm stunned, I left it to charge overnight and tried again this morning, 1st go it worked, used ODIN to put philz_touch recovery on then used that to put CM12 & GApps (via zip on external storage) my phone is amazingly back up and running.

Full charged seemed to help, I think, let this be a lesson to others :laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 General] chashmaa:
bro my current status of GT I9505 here-

AP:I9505XXUGNG2

CP:I9505XXUGNG2

CSC:I9505OXAGNG2

now suggest which method best for root and recovery install?
[Galaxy S 4 General] chetu97:
Rooting Video Tutorial

Rooting and Installing TWRP Custom Recovery Video Tutorial : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZftXcmhHVY
[Galaxy S 4 General] AHMGS:
i have a problem!

hi

my phone has been rooted but after boot google play not open and google play services delete:eek:

heeeelp me
[Galaxy S 4 General] öneböy:
[MENTION=4431464]chetu97[/MENTION]

thanks for the video, instruction manual.
[Galaxy S 4 General] AHMGS:
pleas help meeee :crying:
[Galaxy S 4 General] fasters7:
Well this is weird.

Odin recognizes my phone when android is booted up, but when I restart to downloading mode it doesn't recognize it anymore :|

just bought a second hand S4, currently on 5.0.1, wanted to root it and everything, but doesn't seem to work

any ideas ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Romeo21vln:
Would say Drivers issue ... try to reinstall
[Galaxy S 4 General] elprinz:
Hi all, am new to android, I use an O2 unlocked galaxy S4 running lollipop 5.0.1. About a week ago while in the use the network disappeared with "no sim detected", "Null/Null Imei" and Unknown baseband. I have tried within my limits for now to fix it through comments on this platform but cant get past first base :D.

I tried the to root via Method 2 here but I keep getting failed in Odin with (No PIT partition) error.

The device is still unrooted and I cant do much for now, I was made to understand that flashing a new firmware could fix the imei and network issues please I need a useful guide. Thanks

NB--- Am quite new to Android OS issues and would appreciated detailed steps.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Pohkevin:
Hi, pls advise, i can't get verification for supersu v2.45. Still stuck in bootloop
[Galaxy S 4 General] Scorpionea:
just got s4 for some testing and first flashed root method 2 from OP and everything went ok ,but couldnt boot to recovery so i pull out battery and back in and this time i could boot in recovery but was stock (even tho i flashed philz recovery) then i saw your post and done it again but this time when i it was finished (i uchecked auto reboot) where is says req rest sometling like that in blue color i removed my battery and put it back in and holding keys for recovery and voila!! now i have philz recovery properly installed (but i replaced it by TWRP later on) so if anyone have any issues not getting recovery on first time when using method 2 just done this;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] jess1234:
Tried first set of instructions, got the red FAIL on Odin and now Firmware upgrade encountered an issue screen. I have tried to connect to Kies to recover but it says it is not supported. Its an s4 running Android 5.0.1. Any advice on where to go from here??
[Galaxy S 4 General] alien44:
Im used newest TWRP as recovery and newest SuperSU and everything works fine :)

i9505 and method2
[Galaxy S 4 General] K.s_Tuan:
Try with Kingroot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2EgqplK-5M
[Galaxy S 4 General] eireusa:
Hey mate any chance you could help with a few links for TWRP , SuperSU and best ODIN to do the job CHEERS:D
[Galaxy S 4 General] alien44:
Newest TWRP for I9505 jfltexx https://dl.twrp.me/jfltexx/

Newest odin http://odindownload.com/SamsungOdin/#.Vq4tD9BYTrM

Newest SuperSU https://download.chainfire.eu/897/SuperSU/BETA-SuperSU-v2.67-20160121175247.zip
[Galaxy S 4 General] eireusa:
Hey man Thanks a lot for that but got it all done everything seemed to go smoothly. Think i might try a few ROMS know of any good ones? CHEERS AGAIN.
[Galaxy S 4 General] chashmaa:
On op method 2 will work twrp instead Cwm or philz?I mean for rooting first flash twrp via odin than flash supersu?
[Galaxy S 4 General] kazmi172738:
I have an s4 of verizon currently running on android 5.0.1 how can i root it??
[Galaxy S 4 General] sudeep.id:
I installed the custom rom on Galaxy S4 - i9500 and here are a few observation which made me to switch back to lolipop.

1) Booting is very slow - takes ~ 58 sec to reach the home screen

2) Camera is not working - tried some from play store and also cleared cache, deleted data and forced stop the camera

Apart from these issue, the OS appeared to work pretty smooth
[Galaxy S 4 General] deimos85:
I confirm that method 2 with the latest TWRP 3.0 and SuperSu 2.46 worked flawlessly and quickly.
[Galaxy S 4 General] TrevorAshley:
Hi, i already got root access on my S4 GT-I9500. Can i now just flash a custom recovery & will i loose root access after flashing custom recovery? Newbie here!
[Galaxy S 4 General] RubbaBand:
Yes you can, no worries
[Galaxy S 4 General] Zmeyw:
Everything works fine for my i9505 and method2 with latest TWRP 3.0 recovery and SuperSU 2.67 Beta! :laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 General] gr33nhorn:
Tried #1

had a near heart attack when the update failed and got a "firmware upgrade encountered an issue" message

tried again with the latest odin (the file in #1 is slightly older)

flash happened successfully:good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] monkeynose:
This doesn't work for me. I'm trying method 2 - I click 'Start' in Odin, this is added to the log:

<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1100)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/003> recovery.img

And on my phone:

[COLOR="Red"]START [224, 1440][/COLOR]

Nothing else happens, it just freezes there. All the buttons in Odin are still disabled.

I get the same result with each of these:

philz_touch_6.07.6-jfltexx.tar.md5

GalaxyS4-CWM-6.0.4.4-GT-i9505.tar

twrp-3.0.0-0-jfltexx-jfltexx.img.tar

I have a UK Vodafone i9505 on Android 5.0.1. Any ideas?

I thought maybe the jfltexx (International Qualcomm) files are wrong for me, but I'm not sure what alternative would work?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 General] archy112:
I ran into the same error, try using Odin 3.09. That fixed the problem and I could flash latest TWRP recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 General] monkeynose:
Thanks archy112. Still no luck for me, but at least I get a progress bar with Odin 3.09.

It says 'RECOVERY' and reaches about 90% before getting stuck (using twrp-3.0.2-0-jfltexx.img.tar)

For twrp-3.0.0-0-jfltexx-jfltexx.img.tar it made it about 70% of the way

philz_touch_6.07.6-jfltexx.tar.md5 reached about 80% before getting stuck

How long does this normally take? I've waited 10-15 minutes - am I just being impatient?

I wasn't sure which TWRP to download - I went for jfltexx. Is this the right one?
[Galaxy S 4 General] monkeynose:
After 25 minutes, it finally completed the final 10% and finished with a green 'PASS!' box.

I then booted to recovery, it briefly has the android logo and below "No command", then goes into "Android system recovery". Is this meant to be TWRP recovery?

SuperSU then fails to install (signature verification failed) :/

I unchecked 'auto-reboot' in Odin. How am I meant to reboot when it finishes? I just held down power until it switched off...
[Galaxy S 4 General] Dr Goodvibes:
I hear you.

Model: GT-I9505

Bootloader: I9505XXUHOL4

Android: 5.0.1

Odin: v3.10.7

I've been bashing away at this for hours with no success. (My first Samsung device)

I'm almost convinced there is a magic combination of app/software versions that has allowed some to get the desired results on a given day.

The initial tutorial was written based on year old versions of software.

I was about to give up when I noted the last few lines of of the first post:

I downloaded SuperSU (I've purchased Pro) from Google Play and left it ready to go on my phone and powered the device off.

I powered the GT-I9505 into download mode, USB cable connected, started Odin and flashed the above GT-I9505 auto-root script.

This jumped the phone into recovery, installed su and then rebooted the phone.

Happy to report this gave me root access.

A quick test with Solid Explorer from Google Play store verified this with a bit of system bloatware deletion.

Then I went off piste and installed rashr from the Google play store.

This app allows the install of a given recovery.

The app will request root access.

The app will request a first time update and then follow the prompts to download and install TWRP v3.0.0

rashr will then ask you to reboot into recovery (TWRP).

The recovery reboot should then take you to TWRP v3.0.0

In TWRP you should be able to "Boot System" and continue with a normal boot.

I then tested the boot recovery Vol Up+Home+Power buttons and was able to access TWRP recovery.

So I got there in the end, but NOT by the neat and tidy means everyone else seems to be doing it.

Also in "attempting" to install CWM, TWRP and/or philz touch recovery my Knox Warranty was set to 0x1 :(

This was prior to running the root script and using rashr to install TWRP.

I feel all particular about losing my Knox Warranty, I just wasn't prepared. :eek:

Like I should really care, with a refurbished Chinese phone, but even so....

I feel something was taken away from me. :crying:

So that's my show and tell.

If anyone follows my example, I can take no responsibly for any loss/damage or system failure.

As always, read everything twice and then read it again and then ask questions, before you do anything stupid . . like me.

Good luck.
[Galaxy S 4 General] monkeynose:
I've now successfully rooted my phone. For anyone else with similar issues to mine here's what I did...

Despite Odin appearing to work once (it took multiple attempts) after 25 minutes of waiting, I couldn't get it to work again (even after waiting for hours). But... when I tried on my laptop (instead of my older desktop) it worked instantly and took about a second. As a guess I would say it was because my laptop has USB 3 instead of USB 2. Or maybe it was a driver issue. I used Odin 3.0.9 with TWRP 3.0.2 for both.

After Odin finished working, I powered off the phone by holding the power button. It tried to reboot by itself normally, so I removed the battery before it had a chance, then booted to TWRP recovery instead and installed SuperSU 2.71. Now rooted and working well.
[Galaxy S 4 General] HorusEyE:
I have a question... I have Galaxy S4 GT-i9505 with (yet) 4.2.2. I have rooted the phone while ago! I have never updated OS because I would loose root. But I'm also vulnerable, to at least StageFright. I wanted to update OS but also want root...

Does this method works without changing the knox flag to 0x1????
[Galaxy S 4 General] Faizan2478:
I was searching for a rooting guide on the google. But i am happy after rooting my phone. Easy guide. http://androidfunz.com/how-to-root-galaxy-s4-gt-i9500-easily-with-cf-auto-root/
[Galaxy S 4 General] LJcritical:
this guide is flawed

firstly the recovery menu doesn't even have an install from zip option... even after flashing phills touch and odin says successfull

you say to uncheck the auto reboot option (it does not reboot after the flash from odin) then give me a step that begins with "after rebooting" - sound logic mate

did you even audit the guide by trying the steps yourself?

useless to me - wasted my time
[Galaxy S 4 General] jantdroid:
Tried to flash via odin and says

No Pit Partition

Removed

"Added"

Tried using back and front USB ports tried 3 different cables and Kies is not running in background. Can't seem to flash via odin the twrp.

Phone is still working perfectly though. Any help?