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[Guide] [Tool] Root your GS4

Started by prstorero , Jul 29 2013 05:22 PM

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#1 prstorero

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Posted 29 July 2013 - 05:22 PM

CURRENTLY MDK BUILD ONLY!

This is a tool i put together to help with rooting your GS4. Once you open the zip file, extract the folder onto your desktop and begin by running the batch file inside. If you have any questions, feel free to post them here.

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S4 Root Tool

Credits

Credit goes to sextape for providing the VRUAMD2 Prerelease Kernel (Original Source)
Credit goes to sextape for providing the VRUAMDK Stock Firmware and Kernel (Original Source)
Credit goes to djrbliss for creating Motochopper Root Exploit Tool (Original Post)
Credit goes to ChainsDD for creating Superuser (Original Source)

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#2 zooyork0721

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Posted 29 July 2013 - 05:50 PM

rick is going to love this

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#3 prstorero

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Posted 29 July 2013 - 05:51 PM

rick is going to love this

He better lol

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#4 livinginkaos

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Posted 29 July 2013 - 05:53 PM

Ha. Lmao!

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#5 rickw

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Posted 30 July 2013 - 03:53 AM

great job prs,keep them coming bud

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#6 Ch83

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Posted 11 September 2013 - 08:15 AM

Just got my GS4DE so glad to join in on discussion

Does this method apply for the DE also? I know this is posted in the developer thread but the original is not which is why i ask. I have only had moto and HTC devices so i am pretty green to Samsung methods.

My build is MDK also.

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#7 rickw

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Posted 12 September 2013 - 04:11 PM

if you want to stay stock dev kernel it's done a different way,i'll try to find instrs for you

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#8 Ch83

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Posted 13 September 2013 - 09:50 PM

if you want to stay stock dev kernel it's done a different way,i'll try to find instrs for you

Thanks I appreciate it.

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#9 Ethan82691

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Posted 29 October 2013 - 07:18 PM

My current software version is VRUEMJ7, will this tool root that version? If not, is there another method ?

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#10 jayrod

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Posted 30 October 2013 - 10:10 AM

My current software version is VRUEMJ7, will this tool root that version? If not, is there another method ?

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Nope..gonna need to use a different method if it ever comes. Had you waited to update from whatever version , this could have worked for you :http://forum.xda-dev...d.php?t=2504408

OTA's are evil...which is why I stayed on MDK

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#11 Ethan82691

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Posted 30 October 2013 - 10:19 AM

Nope..gonna need to use a different method if it ever comes. Had you waited to update from whatever version , this could have worked for you :http://forum.xda-dev...d.php?t=2504408
OTA's are evil...which is why I stayed on MDK

Damn okay man, thanks! Hopefully there is a root method soon! Sucks not having root

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#12 jayrod

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Posted 30 October 2013 - 10:43 AM

Really shouldn't rely on Root always being there..the last few exploits were due to Sammy not plugging known holes. The Loki exploit for MDK was a blessing from Dan. Each update closes more holes and to be honest,this latest update might take a while to root. If you are going to update,always wait until you know it can be rooted.

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#13 Ethan82691

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Posted 30 October 2013 - 10:50 AM

Really shouldn't rely on Root always being there..the last few exploits were due to Sammy not plugging known holes. The Loki exploit for MDK was a blessing from Dan. Each update closes more holes and to be honest,this latest update might take a while to root. If you are going to update,always wait until you know it can be rooted.

Sent from my Platyraptor extreme ultra maxxxx 4gLTE/GSM/ABC/123 Nick Knack Pattywack Ermegherd GED, MD,RNA,DNA,YMCA Edition S4! Via the 4th dimension....NOW RUNNING CARBON

That sounds good. I appreciate your help

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#14 Beanerman

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Posted 07 April 2014 - 05:56 PM

Nope..gonna need to use a different method if it ever comes. Had you waited to update from whatever version , this could have worked for you :http://forum.xda-dev...d.php?t=2504408
OTA's are evil...which is why I stayed on MDK

What about MK2

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#15 livinginkaos

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Posted 07 April 2014 - 06:05 PM

Safe root

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#16 Ethan82691

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Posted 17 June 2014 - 12:10 PM

Just throwing this out there.... How can i get ahold of the source code to whomever wrote this ? I have a lot of C# Programming Expierence and i want to dig through the process and hopefully build more for the S4. Any root source control would be fine, i just want an idea of how and what is done. I use Visual Studio for my programming... Anyone have a Solution Project for a root?

Thanks

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