[Completed] Root Galaxy S2 with Mac OS X Yosemite - XDA Assist

I'm completely new to the whole rooting scene, so I need help with that, and from what i heard rooting with a Mac can be quite the task, given that I'm also using an updated version of Mac OS, i have been having a hard time figuring out how to flash files to my old S2 (which for the record, i don't use it that much, and if I were to brick it it wouldn't be the end of the world, just want to be introduced into the world of rooting. Mainly, Cyanogenmod was very enticing) So my question i guess is how would i go about rooting my phone. I've downloaded Heimdall in the hopes that i can use it to flash things to my phone.
I can imagine it's quite a simple task and I'm just being a complete dunce, but I can't figure out where to get the files to flash to install the recovery thats needed to install the CyanagenMod. I've tried to install clockwork mod recovery but couldn't figure it out with a mac, and mod manager (which i have come to find out i need my device to be rooted in order to use it [AGGGHH!!!])

Hi, thank you for using XDA Assist. You could try this,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2598203. Or this,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118100
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[Q] Samsung Galaxy S 4g SGH-T959V... impossible.

Is it just me or is it plain impossible to simple root this device.
If flashed with odin, everything in the forum looks like its bricked.
If using a mac, is it simply impossible to supply and updatable zip and flash th firmware?
What the hell is the deal?
I will happily offer a free website (I develop wordpress templates),
to the first person who can successfully guide me through the rooting of this phone. I will also be happy to host your site on my server, which is freakin massive.
It would be my pleasure to work with you and we could advocate the rooting of this phone sufficiently.
You also have the pleasure of delivering a wonderful contribution to this forum.
Thank you
on tmobile
version 2.2.1
kernel 2.6.32.9
build is the kd1, aka froyo.vuvkd1
If you have any suggestions, feel from to pm me. I'm new to think forum and have a thing or two to learn about rooting on samsung devices, but i have been reading for weeks and still can't seem to find what I'm looking for. I would flash with odin but I can't on mac and my virtual pc wont recognize the phone. Bloatware is better than a brick i guess.
-Christos
Simple rooting
Christos,
If you are only looking for simple rooting, the 'superOneClick' at shortfuse-dot-org works just fine. I just used it on my GS4G (same kernel & build that you have) this past weekend, and I'm a total newby. But now can use Superuser apps (and 'su' from adb), and been cleaning out my bloatware.
Now... if you're wanting to flash a new ROM using Odin, don't think I can help you there
Good Luck,
Glenn
If your trying to root the phone via mac osx, I have yet to find a solution, currently only superoneclick works on windows. What I would love to find is a way to use odin on mac, as I can't get heimdale to work on my computer. Anybody know of a guide to help me get heimdale to run on my mac?
Thanks
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Superoneclick
pungent said:
Christos,
I just used it on my GS4G (same kernel & build that you have) this past weekend, and I'm a total newby.
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Went to get superoneclick but no link to download it...

[Completed] [Q] Samsung-SGH-i957

Sorry if i have posted in the wrong area.
I have
Device: Samsung-SGH-i957
Android: 4.0.4
Kernel version 3.0.8-1167230
I used Odin 1.83 (I believe cant remember the exact version but those of you familiar with the process will know immediately what i used) to try and root my device. Now goggled several different tutorials on how to do this. Downloaded all the Samsung device drivers. Odin and Kernel and went step by step. Now according to all the tutorials and my experience. I was successful in rooting the device. Everything works as instructed. BUT after installing Superuser, Root Checker, and Terminal Emulator, then trying to change boot screen animations, my device and above said applications have informed me that I do NOT in fact have a rooted device or permissions to access any of the root folders. Now I am all about full customization of my device. In fact that is the real reason I am trying to root it i just want to be able to do what i want on it. Ithe Samsung-SGH-i957 is a little old but I believe it is a good place to start to learn about rooted andorid device and how to work them. I believe the direction I really want to be taking is to just install a custom ROM from scratch there for not even having to worry about trying to root it. If this is indeed the direction those of you out there believe i should take i would appriciate feed back. If not and just rooting what i have is the best approach to full customization let me know. Either way I am good at following directions. Now finding good ones or perhaps googling the right key words to find good directions I am not so good at. So please suggestion on end game actions and pointers to good instructions.
yankyswag said:
Sorry if i have posted in the wrong area.
I have
Device: Samsung-SGH-i957
Android: 4.0.4
Kernel version 3.0.8-1167230
I used Odin 1.83 (I believe cant remember the exact version but those of you familiar with the process will know immediately what i used) to try and root my device. Now goggled several different tutorials on how to do this. Downloaded all the Samsung device drivers. Odin and Kernel and went step by step. Now according to all the tutorials and my experience. I was successful in rooting the device. Everything works as instructed. BUT after installing Superuser, Root Checker, and Terminal Emulator, then trying to change boot screen animations, my device and above said applications have informed me that I do NOT in fact have a rooted device or permissions to access any of the root folders. Now I am all about full customization of my device. In fact that is the real reason I am trying to root it i just want to be able to do what i want on it. Ithe Samsung-SGH-i957 is a little old but I believe it is a good place to start to learn about rooted andorid device and how to work them. I believe the direction I really want to be taking is to just install a custom ROM from scratch there for not even having to worry about trying to root it. If this is indeed the direction those of you out there believe i should take i would appriciate feed back. If not and just rooting what i have is the best approach to full customization let me know. Either way I am good at following directions. Now finding good ones or perhaps googling the right key words to find good directions I am not so good at. So please suggestion on end game actions and pointers to good instructions.
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Oh ... it's up to you. Only you know what you want to do with your device.
Here is the specific forum for your device on xda: Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9.
If you have questions about your device, please post in the Galaxy Tab 8.9 General (as there is no dedicated Q&A forum for your device).
And here you will fnd latest (ROM, kernel, recovery, etc.) development for your device: Galaxy Tab 8.9 SGH-i957 Android Development.
Take some time to read through those threads.
And always create a complete system backup (nandroid backup in custom recovery) before flashing anything. So in case something goes wrong, you can go back by restoring the last backup.
Thread closed and thank you.

[Completed] [Q] Start to finish guide

Hi, my name is Anthony and I have a T-Mobile S5 running the latest version of android (I think it's 5.0.1 or 5.0). I'm kinda a newb with flashing and rooting. I had my phone rooted using towel root a while ago, but I lost that root in an update and it is no longer supportive of my phone.
I'm looking to install custom roms but before I do so, I would like to make a full backup of my current stock touch wiz so I can revert to it in case I don't like the new rom. I also would like to root my phone. Oh, and before anyone tells me that I need to install Odin, I have a Mac running Yosemite.... A lot of people have told me that I need to install clock work in order for this whole process to work.
Recap:
1. Make backup rom
2. Root phone
3. Teach me how to flash roms using a Mac.
4. Include any other important info and links for downloads.
I mainly want to install CM12, but I still want a backup rom to revert to later
Thanks, and please don't post any hate
Hi, thank you for using XDA Assist. Some pro tips, figure out how to use Odin. You'll need it eventually if you want to root and flash roms. Either in a Windows vm or heimdall. If something goes wrong you'll need to flash the stock firmware.
There's a whole forum for your device,http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s5. And the best place to ask your specific question is here,http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s5/help
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[Completed] very basic questions about rooting

Hello,
I am very new to the rooting community, I am above average as a computer user, but mobile programming/rooting is an uncharted territory for me-please forgive the simple nature of this post.
I have a Huawei H892L Raven LTE phone.
I got this phone for cheap, so I didnt mind experimenting with rooting (as a novice) with it because if i bricked it I could just go back to my S4 or note 3.
anyways I have looked all around, looked at other threads, watched videos and most of what I saw was kind of vague. i have grasped the basic concept (i think..) of rooting but some areas are still unclear.
1. I rooted my phone and now I want to make sure I have a backup of it before i proceed with doing much else with it. I have downloaded CWM recovery and some other recovery tools in hope to make a backup of my device. But most of them require premium accounts to make backup from what i can gather.
Using an app called ROM tool box lite > Rom Installer >I see the options to Backup current ROM, Backup Recovery, and Backup Kernel..
Now do I want to make a "backup of my current Rom"? Would this option backup the stock H89RL Raven LTE image that is currently on the phone? or is this feature mean it is used to backup a custom rom that say i downloaded, used on my phone, maybe tweeked a little bit and wanted to back up?"
or when I am backing up my Raven H892L stock image should i use the "Backup recovery" and "backup kernel" options? I used both of these, but I am not sure if those options will suffice as properly and safely giving me reassurance that if i mess up anything i can recover the original format of the phone.
sooo.. what exactly do I need to use and what steps do i need to take to reassure I can play with new root and be able to fix it should i mess up? what file format are proper backups of my phones current settings... .img? and what steps would I take to recovery the old image of the phone?
2. I also need some clarification about SuperUser and SuperSU apps. I used kingoroot and it installed kingo superuser on my phone. Which is the preferred superuser app I should use? if i delete the kingo superuser app will it take away my ability to easily unroot my phone via pc the same way i rooted it? (there is an option on kingoroot when i plug my phone into my computer to unroot) the only reason i kept Kingoroots superuse over superuserSU is because I wanted to make sure I could unroot. what exaclty is the purpose of these apps? to delegate permissions? or is there other uses for them?
3. custom roms- I want to put a custom rom on my phone. i do not see any custom roms for my specific mobile device, (obviously because many people do not have this device, i really didnt expect there to be) Is there, for a lack of better words a "universal," or a custom rom I could use that would be compatible with my device? Are most ROMS used for android not device specific. (Im really sorry if thats a really stupid question.) I dont really understand this. is there a custom rom you would suggest me using?
4. What are some useful tools or cool things that I can do with my newly rooted device? any suggestions? what are your favorite things to do with a rooted device? Am i kind of out of luck because of the specific device I have not being so popular? I'm being a huge newb here but I thought I would give this forum a try.
I really really appreciate you taking the time to read all that if you did!
Hello,
Welcome to XDA.
Ok, first, as far as I know you cannot make a backup without custom recovery. I have searched for a custom recovery for you but I did not find one anywhere in XDA or Google.
You will have to find a custom recovery(CWM or TWRP) for Huawei H892L if it exists anywhere and install it however the guide you find it in says to install it, the method used will depend on what file format your recovery file is, the method also varies from device brand to device brand. Recoveries are very specific things, the recovery for one device brand/model number does not work on another device brand/model number, sometimes recoveries can be shared by devices that are virtually identical in hardware/software but more than most of the time trying a recovery for one device on another results in a bricked device similar to flashing the wrong BIOS on a PC.
As for the superuser, superSU and kinguser, if you have Kinguser I recommend you use the supersume app from the playstore to switch to superSU, it does it for you. If at some point you choose to unroot, there is an option in the superSU app settings that lets you unroot and uninstall superSU and root is completely gone.
Custom ROMs are flashed in custom recovery, for copyright and trademark reasons most custom ROMs have to be flashed along with a compatible Google apps package, referred to as Gapps. They both come in .zip format. The Android version of your ROM and Gapps have to match, 4.4/4.4, 5.0/5.0, 5.1/5.1 etc.. The custom ROMs are also device brand/model specific and also can't be shared. No, there is no "universal" android ROM. You are correct that your device is not popular so you most likely won't find anything as far as custom ROMs and recoveries. You would have been better off rooting and customizing your S4(depending on your model number) or your Note 3, there is plenty available and they are actually much easier devices to work with, I love my Samsung devices, they are easily rooted and usually easy to fix if a modification goes wrong, the device you have will easily get messed up and would likely be almost impossible to fix.
Root gives you control over everything about the device, you can modify any and every part of your systems software to look and function how you choose it to do, you can even modify the apps you install or even add features that it didn't have before as long as your hardware supports it, for example my Straight talk S3 supports Hotspot and tether even though it didn't come with it, and that's just the least of the mods my device has.
For more answers to your questions you can post in the thread linked below, there are many knowledgeable members in that thread, including myself.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2257421
Good luck in your journey, if you choose to customize one of your Samsung devices(which i personally recommend for someone new to this because they are easy to repair), they are virtually impossible to brick beyond repair unless you just completely lose your head and use something meant for another device and 95% of the time even that is fixable.
thank you so
Droidriven said:
Hello,
Welcome to XDA.
Ok, first, as far as I know you cannot make a backup without custom recovery. I have searched for a custom recovery for you but I did not find one anywhere in XDA or Google.
You will have to find a custom recovery(CWM or TWRP) for Huawei H892L if it exists anywhere and install it however the guide you find it in says to install it, the method used will depend on what file format your recovery file is, the method also varies from device brand to device brand. Recoveries are very specific things, the recovery for one device brand/model number does not work on another device brand/model number, sometimes recoveries can be shared by devices that are virtually identical in hardware/software but more than most of the time trying a recovery for one device on another results in a bricked device similar to flashing the wrong BIOS on a PC.
As for the superuser, superSU and kinguser, if you have Kinguser I recommend you use the supersume app from the playstore to switch to superSU, it does it for you. If at some point you choose to unroot, there is an option in the superSU app settings that lets you unroot and uninstall superSU and root is completely gone.
Custom ROMs are flashed in custom recovery, for copyright and trademark reasons most custom ROMs have to be flashed along with a compatible Google apps package, referred to as Gapps. They both come in .zip format. The Android version of your ROM and Gapps have to match, 4.4/4.4, 5.0/5.0, 5.1/5.1 etc.. The custom ROMs are also device brand/model specific and also can't be shared. No, there is no "universal" android ROM. You are correct that your device is not popular so you most likely won't find anything as far as custom ROMs and recoveries. You would have been better off rooting and customizing your S4(depending on your model number) or your Note 3, there is plenty available and they are actually much easier devices to work with, I love my Samsung devices, they are easily rooted and usually easy to fix if a modification goes wrong, the device you have will easily get messed up and would likely be almost impossible to fix.
Root gives you control over everything about the device, you can modify any and every part of your systems software to look and function how you choose it to do, you can even modify the apps you install or even add features that it didn't have before as long as your hardware supports it, for example my Straight talk S3 supports Hotspot and tether even though it didn't come with it, and that's just the least of the mods my device has.
For more answers to your questions you can post in the thread linked below, there are many knowledgeable members in that thread, including myself.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2257421
Good luck in your journey, if you choose to customize one of your Samsung devices(which i personally recommend for someone new to this because they are easy to repair), they are virtually impossible to brick beyond repair unless you just completely lose your head and use something meant for another device and 95% of the time even that is fixable.
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I really appreciate you taking the time to reply to my questions, and so thoroughly too! And that sounds like a good idea, I am going to just root my S4 and use that for a beginners root device. Nice to know it will be hard to mess that up. so i will download supersume and switch over to superSU automatically.. I also have straight talk, is it really possible to make my s4 a hotspot?? i heard something about that, but also heard something about straight talk being fussy about it? is there a way they would even know, by analyzing data intake maybe? idk where i heard that from. but Anyways. thanks for all the info. I think I will stick around in these forums and gather information and maybe ask for help if I need it.
Have a good night
k
kwotkwot said:
I really appreciate you taking the time to reply to my questions, and so thoroughly too! And that sounds like a good idea, I am going to just root my S4 and use that for a beginners root device. Nice to know it will be hard to mess that up. so i will download supersume and switch over to superSU automatically.. I also have straight talk, is it really possible to make my s4 a hotspot?? i heard something about that, but also heard something about straight talk being fussy about it? is there a way they would even know, by analyzing data intake maybe? idk where i heard that from. but Anyways. thanks for all the info. I think I will stick around in these forums and gather information and maybe ask for help if I need it.
Have a good night
k
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As long as your S4 doesn't have a locked bootloader you should be fine, if its locked then you'll likely brick it trying anything, post me your model numbers for both the S4 and the Note 3 and I'll see what is out there before you do anything.
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The note is in my storage two hours away. it also has a crack on the screen so will hold off on that.
But the s4 model number is SCH-I545
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kwotkwot said:
The note is in my storage two hours away. it also has a crack on the screen so will hold off on that.
But the s4 model number is SCH-I545
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Yeah, the i545 is one that is a pain, what firmware version does it have? Is it easy to get to? If it's one of the versions with locked bootloader you can root it possibly but custom recovery and custom ROMs is absolutely out of the question. With locked bootloader you'll be stuck with using Safestrap and modified stock ROMs.
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Android version 5.0.2
Secure boot status says type; samsung
How exactly do you check the firmware, I was under the impression that is was Android version.
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I also have a Motorola droid razr Android version 4.1.2 may be worth considering. I'll do some investigating on whether I can root it. Thanks for conversing with me, I am starting my second degree in the spring. I will be taking computer programming, and i Can't wait to get to the mobile side of the curriculum. Hopefully I will be ahead of the game by then XD
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kwotkwot said:
Android version 5.0.2
Secure boot status says type; samsung
How exactly do you check the firmware, I was under the impression that is was Android version.
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Are you sure this isn't 5.0.1? i'm finding i545 root for 5.0.1 but no 5.0.2.
The thread below is root for 5.0.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/general/rooted-galaxy-s4-t3158098
you"ll have to ask about the bootloader and whether or not you have to use custom recovery(CWM, TWRP) or Safestrap in the i545 forum linked below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/help
Be careful, I have tried to repair an i545 that had been flashed with TWRP over the locked bootloader, there is no saving it if this is done, be certain of what you have before you do anything, either way isn't too difficult you just have to be sure of which way you have to go.
Exactly which razr model number do you have?
It is 5.0.1 my fault! I was looking right at it too. So the secure boot status=Samsung means the boot loader is definately locked?
On The Razr i have I can't read the model number its scratched on the back..any way to tell via the settings? Maybe xt912? Its not the RAZR max...idk I can't make it out. In the settings it says
Mod number= Droid Razr
Android version = 4.1.2
Baseband version CDMA_N_05.21.00RLTEDC_U_09_.1D.00
Build number 9.8.20-72_VZW-16
Sorry for the questions.
I think this phone is rootable. Def needs a new screen. BTW I'm in NC too. Kitty Hawk NC on the beach
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correction it is 5.0.1
okay MOTXT912W is the model number. i just ordered a replacement screen for it, maybe ill make this badboy my new phone if a root is possible.
Im stressed out thinking about my note 3.. i really hope its in storage, the more i think about it the more I wonder if it got thrown out by my gf bc the screen was trashed.
sure hope not i miss that thing. but im going back to my storage unit maybe this week ill rummage through and see if i can find it.
surely one of my many phones can accept custom roms!
kwotkwot said:
It is 5.0.1 my fault! I was looking right at it too. So the secure boot status=Samsung means the boot loader is definately locked?
On The Razr i have I can't read the model number its scratched on the back..any way to tell via the settings? Maybe xt912? Its not the RAZR max...idk I can't make it out. In the settings it says
Mod number= Droid Razr
Android version = 4.1.2
Baseband version CDMA_N_05.21.00RLTEDC_U_09_.1D.00
Build number 9.8.20-72_VZW-16
Sorry for the questions.
I think this phone is rootable. Def needs a new screen. BTW I'm in NC too. Kitty Hawk NC on the beach
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OK, I'll check the moto out by the specs you listed.
I've never been to Kitty Hawk. I always wanted to go and see where flight was born.
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The ordered a new digitizer\glass\blackframe and an eb20 battery too for the xt912 Razr.. But I'm thinking about doing the RAZR maxx conversion and putting an Eb40 battery on it. I know someone named wando Did it on these forums, exciting stuff.
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Yeah I actually went to first flight highschool. You should visit its nice even in the winter!
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kwotkwot said:
The ordered a new digitizer\glass\blackframe and an eb20 battery too for the xt912 Razr.. But I'm thinking about doing the RAZR maxx conversion and putting an Eb40 battery on it. I know someone named wando Did it on these forums, exciting stuff.
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I've never had a RAZR, never heard of that mod.
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Basically taking the RAZR Maxx battery (3300 mAh, eb40) and replacing the regular RAZR xt912 battery (1900 mAh eb20) with it. Making it essentially a RAZR max
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[Completed] Question About Rooting As A Beginner And With A Mac

Hello,
I hope you are doing well!
I am looking to be pointed in the right direction as someone who is brand new to rooting and has done some research but is still confused by the process.
I am looking to improve the performance of my Samsung Galaxy S 5. I researched a little about rooting and came across Cyanogenmod. Essentially, I'm looking to install it on my phone, however getting from point A, having a basic phone, to point B, having a rooted phone with Cyanogenmod, has been a little trickier than I thought. I am stuck honestly. I apologize for not knowing essentially anything. I stayed up all night trying to figure this out and it seems every website has a different set of instructions and they have their own complexities, for example, many of them are for Windows, and I could not find any for Mac users. Is there one reliable set of instructions you know that are best suited for someone who has never rooted before?
From my understanding, I first need to root my phone, flash it, and install Cyanogenmod. This all seems much easier than it looks. To me at least. I came across a rooting tool, which I believe is developed by XDA, called CF-Auto-Root. The only problem is it requires you to install another program called Odin which is only for Windows users.
Basically, is there a guide out there that explains step by step how to root, flash, and install ROMs AND that is Mac friendly?
Another question I have is about the pre-loaded google apps that come with the phone. As I understand, once I run or boot from Cyanogenmod, I won't have any of the google apps, meaning I will not have the Play Store installed. There is a GApps pack that comes with many of the google apps which can also be installed using the recovery menu. Is this difficult?
Thank you for your patience and your help in advance! I really tried to avoid going to forums because I know people get tired and frustrated when new people post questions without researching. I feel I have all the research done, I know what I need to do, I just do not know how. Most guides are dependent on the user having preexisting knowledge about rooting, which I do not have.
Here are my phone specs:
Samsung Galaxy S5 T-Mobile
Model Number: SM-G900T3
Android Version: 6.0.1
Build Number: MMB29.G900T3UVS3GPI1
I want to do the heavy lifting, just please show me the way!
Thanks again!
RansomRenso said:
Hello,
I hope you are doing well!
I am looking to be pointed in the right direction as someone who is brand new to rooting and has done some research but is still confused by the process.
I am looking to improve the performance of my Samsung Galaxy S 5. I researched a little about rooting and came across Cyanogenmod. Essentially, I'm looking to install it on my phone, however getting from point A, having a basic phone, to point B, having a rooted phone with Cyanogenmod, has been a little trickier than I thought. I am stuck honestly. I apologize for not knowing essentially anything. I stayed up all night trying to figure this out and it seems every website has a different set of instructions and they have their own complexities, for example, many of them are for Windows, and I could not find any for Mac users. Is there one reliable set of instructions you know that are best suited for someone who has never rooted before?
From my understanding, I first need to root my phone, flash it, and install Cyanogenmod. This all seems much easier than it looks. To me at least. I came across a rooting tool, which I believe is developed by XDA, called CF-Auto-Root. The only problem is it requires you to install another program called Odin which is only for Windows users.
Basically, is there a guide out there that explains step by step how to root, flash, and install ROMs AND that is Mac friendly?
Another question I have is about the pre-loaded google apps that come with the phone. As I understand, once I run or boot from Cyanogenmod, I won't have any of the google apps, meaning I will not have the Play Store installed. There is a GApps pack that comes with many of the google apps which can also be installed using the recovery menu. Is this difficult?
Thank you for your patience and your help in advance! I really tried to avoid going to forums because I know people get tired and frustrated when new people post questions without researching. I feel I have all the research done, I know what I need to do, I just do not know how. Most guides are dependent on the user having preexisting knowledge about rooting, which I do not have.
Here are my phone specs:
Samsung Galaxy S5 T-Mobile
Model Number: SM-G900T3
Android Version: 6.0.1
Build Number: MMB29.G900T3UVS3GPI1
I want to do the heavy lifting, just please show me the way!
Thanks again!
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Greetings and welcome to xda. First of all most custom roms are pre rooted so you just need to install a custom recovery like twrp then use this to flash your custom rom. All CM based roms will also provide a link to a google apps package which you install in the same way as the custom rom (flashing through recovery). Installing a custom recovery is slightly more complicated with a mac than windows pc as you will need to use heilmdall but once you have your custom recovery installed everything else can be done through the phone.
Anyway if you ask your questions here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help
the experts there will be able to guide you
Good Luck
Sawdoctor
sawdoctor said:
Greetings and welcome to xda. First of all most custom roms are pre rooted so you just need to install a custom recovery like twrp then use this to flash your custom rom. All CM based roms will also provide a link to a google apps package which you install in the same way as the custom rom (flashing through recovery). Installing a custom recovery is slightly more complicated with a mac than windows pc as you will need to use heilmdall but once you have your custom recovery installed everything else can be done through the phone.
Anyway if you ask your questions here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help
the experts there will be able to guide you
Good Luck
Sawdoctor
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Thank you so much!!!
I will head over there and post my question.
Thanks again!
RansomRenso said:
Thank you so much!!!
I will head over there and post my question.
Thanks again!
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