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[Q] Samsung GS3 saferoot will not root 4.3

Hey all, so this may be very much a noob post, but I am struggling with this and have spent way to many hours online trying to figure it out without any success.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 on verizon wireless. When I was running it on 4.1.1 I had the device rooted, no problem, worked great and I loved my root. However when I updated the firmware to 4.3, I lost my root access and have not been able to re-obtain root access. I have tried flashing pre-rooted roms with ODEN, no success. I have tried flashing the phone back to 4.1.1 with ODEN, no success. I have tried saferoot for android 4.3, no success and it just says device is not supported (I will attach a screenshot to this post). I have tried saferoot + disable KNOX, and again, no success. All of those I have done in MTP and installer mode each, and with USB debug enabled and not enabled.
Does anyone have any idea how I can re-root my phone?
Device Specs:
Model: SCH-I535
Android Version: 4.3
Kernel Version: 3.0.31
Hardware Version: I535.10

I am having a similar problem as well.

[Completed] [Q] Updating Rooted S4 from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2

Hello XDAdevelopers
I am out of patients with the internet, I searched all over including this forum but found nothing that helped me (possible I saw the help I needed but was unsure if it pertained to me).
The situation I am faced with is that I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S4, I opted for an international version (because of where I live). When I unboxed it to my surprise it came rooted (it is brand new fyi). Immediately after turning it on I saw that there was an update out for it, tried to get the update but I end up with a message saying (after saying registering device for 5 seconds) "Attention Processing Failed". I have combed through the forums to come to the conclusion that I can't update my device because it is rooted. I have tried to unroot my device though SuperSU and factory reset, but when I do this the device boots into the OS with rooted access.
So my question is how can I update my device to the official 4.4.2 (which at the moment is latest to my knowledge if there is a later version I would like to go to that instead). I don't mind losing any data and also I would like to re-root when I install 4.4.2 (given that after the process it is not rooted). Is there a way to go from rooted 4.2.2 to rooted 4.4.2?
Important information:
Model Number - GT-I9500
Android Version - 4.2.2 (stock rooted)
Baseband Version - I9500XXUAMDK
Build Number - JDQ39.F3A268.2JIA388 (That is what I see)
In status->Device status it says Custom
I do not live in America
Also if I need to install mods and other programs to my phone (or computer) please indicate because I am new to rooting Samsung devices. Lastly, think thing called cyanogen, I see that there are some very useful tools with it, would the end result of the procedure allow me to install this mod?
If more information is need, asked and I will provide it.

Hi,
You can likely install 4.4.2 manually with Odin. See this guide on that. You can also ask for help in this thread
> Samsung Galaxy S 4 i9500, i9505, i9505G, i9506 > Galaxy S 4 General > [GUIDE] Unroot/Unbrick, Flash official stock firmware on Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 & I9505
Good luck!

Thank you. Thread closed.

[Completed] Galaxy S4 - Can't get the 5.0 update

I rooted my phone a few months ago and everything was fine. But recently I was prompted to install to 5.0 Lollipop update. I tried and it failed. After some googling I thought it was the fact that I'm rooted. So I unrooted it and now no matter what I do with ODIN it fails.
I've tried:
Changing my kernel. I tried two different kernels, both failed.
Installing Lollipop through 3 different methods. They all failed. (OTA update, through ODIN, recovery mode with the update on my SD card)
Basically ODIN always fails, and any other one-click root method fails as well. (Towelroot, Kingo App, MobileGo Wondershare)
Backstory: The only thing I can think of causing this much trouble is the fact that when I rooted my phone I had to use an old kernel. Everything was failing so I had to roll back my kernel in order to root. I did that. And then my WiFi stopped working. So I changed my kernel back to the original one. I don't know if this would do anything but figured it was worth mentioning.
The goal is to get the 5.0 update installed on my phone. I will settle for just re rooting my phone though.
Phone info (let me know if I'm missing anything):
Model:
SCH-I545
Android version:
4.4.2
Baseband version:
I545VRUFNK1
Kernel version:
3.4.0
Thu Aug 28 2014
Build number:
KOT49H.I545VRUFNK1
Hardware version: I545.07

Hi there,
All about your device is right here:
[GUIDE] Official List of Roms, Mods, Kernels, Root, etc
[How-To] Update to I545_OC1 - 5.0.1 and KeepRoot (4/29/2015)
For questions you must register an account on XDA and use this forum:
Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck

[Completed] Rooting Galaxy s5

While I have found tons of tutorials for rooting various models of the s5, I haven't found mine yet. Here's the details:
Galaxy s5
model: SC-04F
carrier: NTT Docomo (Japan)
android 5.0 Lollipop
kernel version: 3.4.0-5605451
KNOX version: 2.3
Admittedly I am in over my head. It's my first time attempting a root and this model seems to be a tricky one. In my search I found a few automated solutions for the SC-04F model of gs5, but they were all meant for android 4.4.2. I decided to give it a try despite this difference (not a good idea, I'm sure). This method revolved around flashing with Oden using a CF-Auto Root file. Oden flashed the device, restarted it and gave me the green "passed" notification. After flashing I used Root Checker to verify, and sure enough it was rooted.
So far so good, but then I opened SuperSu (which installed as part of the automated flash) and it needed to update binaries. I tried the "normal" installation method, which failed, and then did some reading that suggested updating the SuperSu app from the Play Store. It did need an update, so I updated. This changed nothing. Just out of curiosity I check Root Checker again, and all the sudden I was no longer correctly rooted.
I have tried repeating the flash process from the beginning to no success. I haven't been able to root it since. Nor have I been able to use SuperSu to "Full Unroot" the device. I would like to have one or the other; establish root or completely unroot. I seem to be somewhere in the middle and it's very frustrating.
Any pointers?

Hello,
Welcome to XDA.
Try posting your question in the forum linked below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help
The experts there may be able to help.
Register an XDA account to post and reply in the forums.

Thanks! will do.

[Help] Looking to root a SM-G930V (Verizon)

Im currently using a Verizon SM-G930V (Samsung Galaxy S7), the regular one. Not the Edge.
I need assistance with rooting this device using Odin 3.12.3 on Android version 7.0, Knox 2.7.1, running security patch Feb 1, 2017, WITHOUT bricking the phone. Luckily I was able to recover the device myself by reinstalling it's stock firmware.
I haven't found any useful guides on how to root this specific device so I would really appreciate replies here. Last time I tried this, I got bootlooped, but willing to redo with some help. Give me everything I need to root this, other than Odin and the USB drivers, which I already have. Also, im a noob to this.