Seeing that I haven't seen a post on Android forums for Metro pcs Mega (SGH-M819N), I thought I'd make one.
Here's the easiest way to root and have touch recovery that works on our Metro version of the Mega (SGH-M819N).
MAKE SURE TO BACK UP YOUR ROM FIRST THING AFTER ROOTING AND INSTALLING THE RECOVERY!!
I do not take any claim of ownership or creation of these tools. You are doing this at your own risk! THIS WILL YOUR VOID WARRANTY.
Downloads you will need:
Odin:http://d-h.st/UIo
TWRP (thanks to Silesh.Nair on XDA for this): http://www.mediafire.com/download/6w3p63g9g5xnve9/twrp_2.6.3.5.tar
How to install Recovery using odin:
1. Download mode: you do this by turning off the phone, Then hold down the power - volume down and home keys. it will vibrate than a WARNING!! screen comes up. Press your Volume up key to get into "Download Mode" than plug the phone into your computer.
2. Installing Recovery through odin: open odin, click the "BL" button find your recovery.tar (that you downloaded from the Recovery link above.) select it. let odin do its thing. You should now have recovery!!!
Once you have the recovery installed. Unplug your phone. Boot into Recovery (to get into recovery. turn the phone off hold down the Power Button, the Volume UP Button and the Home Button all at the same time till it vibrates than a black screen comes up with little blue letters in the upper left corner that say "booting recovery" with the Samsung logo. let go of all the buttons when that screen comes up and wait for it to go into recovery) Do a backup of your Current ROM. It will ask you if you want to ROOT. select yes. Let it ROOT and than back up your ROM.
After that You'll want to update your TWRP Download with this zip (also a Silesh.Nair prodcut) : http://www.mediafire.com/download/y29walf0h4ipo64/twrp_2.7.0.5.zip
Put it on your sd card or some were you can find it from Recovery. Then install it. Reboot TWRP. you should now be up to date.
Good luck all!!
Here's the easiest way to root and have touch recovery that works on our Metro version of the Mega (SGH-M819N).
MAKE SURE TO BACK UP YOUR ROM FIRST THING AFTER ROOTING AND INSTALLING THE RECOVERY!!
I do not take any claim of ownership or creation of these tools. You are doing this at your own risk! THIS WILL YOUR VOID WARRANTY.
Downloads you will need:
Odin:http://d-h.st/UIo
TWRP (thanks to Silesh.Nair on XDA for this): http://www.mediafire.com/download/6w3p63g9g5xnve9/twrp_2.6.3.5.tar
How to install Recovery using odin:
1. Download mode: you do this by turning off the phone, Then hold down the power - volume down and home keys. it will vibrate than a WARNING!! screen comes up. Press your Volume up key to get into "Download Mode" than plug the phone into your computer.
2. Installing Recovery through odin: open odin, click the "BL" button find your recovery.tar (that you downloaded from the Recovery link above.) select it. let odin do its thing. You should now have recovery!!!
Once you have the recovery installed. Unplug your phone. Boot into Recovery (to get into recovery. turn the phone off hold down the Power Button, the Volume UP Button and the Home Button all at the same time till it vibrates than a black screen comes up with little blue letters in the upper left corner that say "booting recovery" with the Samsung logo. let go of all the buttons when that screen comes up and wait for it to go into recovery) Do a backup of your Current ROM. It will ask you if you want to ROOT. select yes. Let it ROOT and than back up your ROM.
After that You'll want to update your TWRP Download with this zip (also a Silesh.Nair prodcut) : http://www.mediafire.com/download/y29walf0h4ipo64/twrp_2.7.0.5.zip
Put it on your sd card or some were you can find it from Recovery. Then install it. Reboot TWRP. you should now be up to date.
Good luck all!!