Odin says "PASS" but root checker says "not rooted" Help!

[Beverly Blaze]

Hi,

I signed up just to get help because I'm extremely frustrated.I have gotten the Kit Kat update for my t-mobile s4 and now I can't root my phone again. I have tried to root my phone using Chainfire Auto root md5 file (jfltetmo-sghm919.tar.md5) & Odin 3.09. I have follow the simple directions as I'm done several times before to flash the root files onto my phone then Odin tells me that it passed. but when i tested with root checker app, the app along with other apps that request superuser permissions, tells me that my device is not rooted. I have tried to root my phone several times using different computers and I have no clue why my phone will not root. in download mode my device states that the knox void has been tripped & the binary is custom. this leaves me scratching my head please help!

 

[cnotes2019]

Maybe try to return it to stock and use towelroot app to root your device.


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[Beverly Blaze]

Maybe try to return it to stock and use towelroot app to root your device.


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Ok. Anything is worth a try at this point. Thanks!

 

[Beverly Blaze]

Downloaded & installed towelroot. No success. Any other suggestions? Any1 else having these same issues?

 

[took2089]

Downloaded & installed towelroot. No success. Any other suggestions? Any1 else having these same issues?

Did you return it to stock first?


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[Beverly Blaze]

yes I returned it back to stock and tried towelroot. No success.

 

[xBens]

Reset all of the settings as well and make sure all of the security settings are disabled.

Install towel root and a root checker app and post your results.

 

[Beverly Blaze]

Thanks to all that followed up with helpful suggestions. Something went wrong when I downloaded the upgrade (kit-kat) via kies. I could not re- root the device after that. However, when I downloaded the stock kit-kat from online and flashed it via Odin, I was able to root the device using chainfire auto root file. Thanks

 

[booga98]

are you sue its the right md5 files? I accidently used the wrong files before and that hapened

 

[Beverly Blaze]

are you sue its the right md5 files? I accidently used the wrong files before and that hapened

I have already flashed the files & they worked... so yeah im sure...

Thanks

 

[Shallo_Al]

How did you get Towel to work? It tells me device is not supported...