Root [Verizon] Wishful thinking??? Galaxy S4 I545 MK2

[Roota2The2ta]

Okay i rooted my lg optimus elite with help from a thread by giantpune,i didn't have to have a PC AT ALL!! Unfortunately, there's no such method to root my S4 without installing the drivers from a PC. Ive come to terms with that. But My stubborn ass wants to get around that since I don't have a PC available and i REALLY REALLY want to root this magnificent phone. My question, my sounding ignorant aside, is can I install KIES on a tablet and then to my phone from tablet if i have a usb cable that permits me to do so?? Rather than using Pc?? I'm wishful thinking aint I??

 

[Roota2The2ta]

No help??

 

[grahamc1965]

Just use towelroot. Works like a charm and no pc needed .

https://towelroot.com/

 

[Roota2The2ta]

You're shitting me?!?! Are you sure it will work on the mk2?? Hell its worth a try?! Thanx for the pointer, dude. Going to try it momentarily and I'll definitely key you know how it works out. I Appreciate the response😍😍

 

[Roota2The2ta]

Hey its asking for a donation do I have to donate or is there a way to get around the donation page?

 

[grahamc1965]

i used ver 3.
download the apk, install it, open it up and click " make it rain " I think donations are optional . arty:

 

[grahamc1965]

Oh, to download the apk , click the orange upside down y at the top of the page .

 

[Roota2The2ta]

Thanks Graham trying it now

 

[Roota2The2ta]

Okay says I should have root should I install a root checker and which one

 

[Roota2The2ta]

Okay so I just rooted my phone and installed rootchecker Successfully!!! In 1minute 30seconds Wtw?!?! Ily Graham ur the junk ty ty ty :thumbup::thumbup:

 

[grahamc1965]

Glad i could help. Enjoy your rooted phone.
You might check out this site for more info on what you can and cant do with the nc5 version. I have changed my boot animations and all ui sounds so far. Have only had this phone since saturday. lol

Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4 - XDA Forum

If you need any more help, feel free to pm me .

 

[joshdills89]

Okay guys, I rooted my S4 today, and am trying to find a reliable source for downloading the chaos rom for it. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated!

 

[grahamc1965]

what baseband do you have ? would be something like this . I545VRUFNC5

the last 3 letters/numbers are important if you want to flash a custom rom . NC5 has a locked bootloader and can only be flashed with safestrap. most others can be flashed with Odin. Also, what ver of android ? 4.3, 4.4.2 ?

here are a few links for the Chaos rom

Chaos ROM + KTweaker Kernel for Verizon Galaxy S4! | GalaxyS4Root.com

[ROM] ChaosROM-VZW-V7-NCx-4.4.2-SS-MDK-MULTI… | Verizon Galaxy S4 | XDA Forum

If you have NC5, be sure and get safestrap 3.72, it is the Only one that will let you flash onto a NC5 device, otherwise you will end up with a brick.

 

[jmcdizzle]

Just to clarify...

Towelroot won't brick my Verizon s4 running nc5, and safestrap can be used to install a custom room such as cyanogenmod? So much information can be read on this from many different sources that seem to cancel out each other...

 

[grahamc1965]

Towelroot is the safest way to root a nc5 device, and will not brick it . As for custom roms, nc5 devices have a locked bootloader, at least for now. So custom roms are very hard to install without bricking your phone . there are a few roms that will work though. The Chaos rom is a good stable rom, and fairly easy to install and has alot of nice features. Hopefully soon the AT&T and Verizon based nc5 devices will be able to have the bootloader unlocked. until then we are limited on roms, but plenty of other mods are available