I'm new to rooting Samsung having only had HTC before.

I haven't rooted my phone yet but want to take the plunge...there seems to be two options though - I need advice on whether I should I use a pre-rooted rom or chainfire to root?

I was thinking of using the chainfire method and then installing Phil's touch recovery. Is this the recover you folks would recommend?


From here I would like to make nandroid my phone in recovery and then backup my apps using titanium.

I think i could use triangle away to enable OTA updates?

I'd like to also use the foldermount method to move some apps over to my SD card.


Is all of this sensible.. can I do this without a full wipe?





What also confuses me is there are pre-rooted ROMs available -DjeMBeY ROM's for example.

It seems these are an easier way to root and don't require wiping the phone ..I'd rather avoid setting my phone up all over again.

What concerns me is that it seems to be an either or choice -
. .. I see there are specific versions of Omega for those with a recovery installed and those using pre-rooted roms.

Is there any benefit to using a pre-rooted rom? Apart from not having an "insecure kernel?"

Would it to limit my choice further down the line on which ROM's I could flash? Or could I install a pre-rooted rom and then install a recovery and have the same end result as using chainfire?

Thanks

 

if it makes any difference I'm running:

AP:I9505XXUAMDM

CP:I9505XXUAMDM

CSC: I9505XXAMDB

 

thanks for the reply... I think I'll go with my gut and root with Chainfire which will allow me to backup before I flash.


"that should be possible but, as with any flashing procedure, back as much as possible up first."

 

Can I just check please that this is the right ROM for my phone... and is it just the pre-rooted rom file I need? Thanks

Model: GT-I9505 (4.2.2)
PDA: XXUBMF8
PHONE: XXUBMF8
CSC: OXABMF8 (8 codes)
Kernel: 3.4.0-917495 (19.06)
Build Date: 19.06.2013
Changelist: 917495

Pre-Rooted ROM: Downloads: <<< Android Host >>>

I9505XXUBMF8-PRE-ROOTED-ODEX-FULL.rar

 

No idea... seems to be the latest one in the official stock packages...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250824

 

Thanks.. I just get nervous with all the talk about flashing modems and csc..even the downloads aren't clear.. there are loads of files for each version..I think I just need the actual rom zip though. I just can't decide whether to take a gamble and hope that I don't need a factory reset after flashing the rom or whether I should root with cf and then install Phil's recovery then nandroid before flashing.. the question is..do I feel lucky? .