ODIN Boot fail when trying to root

[Rohan Buch1]

The instructions of the root file I downloaded told me to uncheck F. Reset time, click PDA and select the .tar file. It tries to boot up fails. What do I do?
I can normally boot back to normal from download mode, but I want to know how to surely fix it so I can root my phone.
Info:
S4
SCH-i545VRUFNK1
Kernel version: 3.4.0

 

[UJ95x]

How do you know that it fails to boot? Does it not show anything on the screen or does it just take a long time to boot up?

If you flashed a file in Odin, you need to wait until it says "Pass" on the screen before trying to reboot the device

Sent from my Galaxy S4 running Lollipop 5.0.2

 

[Rohan Buch1]

Well, the Odin page tells me that it has failed with a red bar. I want to know how to make it pass since the boot always fails when I try to root.

 

[UJ95x]

Well, the Odin page tells me that it has failed with a red bar. I want to know how to make it pass since the boot always fails when I try to root.

What does the error message say in Odin?

 

[Rohan Buch1]

Sorry for the late reply. Just asking, do I have to unlock the bootloader to root or something? Or is it already unlocked?

Message:
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> boot.img
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> FAIL! (Auth)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

 

[Rohan Buch1]

Also, it was flashing an MD2 Kernel

 

[UJ95x]

Sorry for the late reply. Just asking, do I have to unlock the bootloader to root or something? Or is it already unlocked?

Message:
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> boot.img
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> FAIL! (Auth)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

What model of the phone do you have? And do you know your build number?

My phone has an unlocked bootloader, so I just flashed the root file

Sent from my Galaxy S4 running Lollipop 5.0.2

 

[Rohan Buch1]

Once again sorry about the late response. I think the reason why it wasn't rooting was because I hadn't unlocked the bootloader yet.

Build number is KOT49H.I545VRUFNK1, and model is SCH-i545

 

[UJ95x]

Once again sorry about the late response. I think the reason why it wasn't rooting was because I hadn't unlocked the bootloader yet.

Build number is KOT49H.I545VRUFNK1, and model is SCH-i545

OK. I think that's the Verizon model, which almost definitely has a locked bootloader. I'd flash the stock firmware to the phone, then try unlocking the bootloader before trying it again

Sent from my Galaxy S4 running Lollipop 5.0.2

 

[Rohan Buch1]

Alright. I'll see what I can do

 

[UJ95x]

Alright. I'll see what I can do

Let me know how it goes

Sent from my Galaxy S4 running Lollipop 5.0.2

 

[Rohan Buch1]

It was already in stock firmware. What do I do after that?

 

[UJ95x]

It was already in stock firmware. What do I do after that?

Well if your bootloader is locked (I think all Verizon models are), you're going to need to fix that before rooting.

Sent from my Galaxy S4 running Lollipop 5.0.2

 

[Rohan Buch1]

I know, and I'm doing that today or tomorrow

 

[Rohan Buch1]

You know what, forget this. I can't unlock or root for jack on a Verizon.