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[HOW TO] Samsung Galaxy S I9070 Advance ROOT for most firmwares!

Ok after a 2-3 weeks of pain and miserably, I have managed to compile a kernel which give us permanent root for Samsung Galaxy S Advance. There is a little problem with this method. Cause I am a total beginner in developing, my kernel has side affects. It makes phone reboots for no reason, I think there is some problem with drivers. Don't worry I have found a workaround. First you must flash my kernel to get root access, that just flash original kernel back, and the root access is still there, and the reboots are gone. Now you know why it is called ugly method . When I'll have time I will try to provide 100% working kernel.
FIRST THIS WAS MADE FOR PHONES WITH XXLD1 firmware (european) , but with help of testers now this method also works on ZSDL1, VJLD1 DXLD1, DDLD4, JPLD3, ZSLE4, XXLD2 and XXLE2 firmware, I have add kernels for this firmwares (Step 10, of rooting proces)! You are free to test it on other firmwares, just make sure you have original firmware ready if something goes wrong
SECOND I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF THIS WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE!
Under normal circumstances it won't. If something goes wrong you can still flash original firmware with odin.
THIRD this can only be done in Windows.
Now the procedure
1. Download GT-I9070-root.rar, and extract it somewhere on you local disk.
2. From stuff you just extracted run program Odin3 v1.83.exe
3. Then open Settings in your phone, go to Aplications -> Development and check USB Debugging and Allow mock locations. Both needs to be Checked (Selected).
4. Turn off phone and turn it back on into Download mode, like this press Volume Down + Home button + Power button, wait untill some "strange" screen appers, put in usb cable and choose continue.
5. Now wait until Odin recognize your phone. It can take a while first time, if you have problems search for samsung drivers on the internet,
6. Under PIT file browse for GT-I9070_EUR_XX_8G_20111220_KL6.pit, you have extracted this file before.
7. Under PDA choos rootkernel.tar.md5.
8. Then check what options are checked (Selected), be sure to UNCHECK (remove selction) Re-Partition, Flash Lock, Phone EFS Clear, Phone Bootloader Update! Only Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time should be checked (Selected)
9. When this is set just press Start and wait for phone to reboot.
10. Now repeat steps from 4 to 9, with one exception at step 7 now choose xxld1.tar.md5. For other firmwares you can download appropriate kernels here:
ZSLD1.tar.md5 (removed)
VJLD1.tar.md5. (removed
DXLD1.tar.md5 (removed)
DDLD4.tar.md5
JPLD3.tar.md5
ZSLE4.tar.md5[
XXLD2.tar.md5
XXLE2.tar.md5
BULE2.tar.md5
DDLI1.tar.md5
DXLD2.tar.md5
PXXLD2.tar.md5
UBLD1.tar.md5
PXXLE1.tar.md5
DDLI1.tar.md5
I am very sorry to inform you but since i only have free account on mediafire, some of my files where removed by their administrators due to too many downloads . If some body could gather all the files and provide alternative link (but not dropbox, cause they have limited downloads as well, as far as I know).
11. Download and install Superuser or SuperSU aplication from market and enjoy the rooted phone! And you must also download Busybox to install busyboxbinary. [Recommended way]
Or you can use Superoneclick, this tools push the Superuser aplication to /system/app and it installs busybox binary. Just search this tools on XDA.
Voila your phone should now be rooted. I will do my best to improve this method.
This wouldn't happened without a help of this people (THANK YOU GUYS!):
xanonus
kilsmap
mb-14
interloop
sknight13602
lownoise
Your information were priceless!!
I hope I didn't miss someone, if I did, I apologize, I will add you, just tell me !
FINAL WARNING: when rooting phone you are voiding warranty, so think twice if you are ready for this .

For restoring your phone to the original firmware, go HERE to download your country or region specific firmware. Register and search for I9070 under firmware. Than you can flash this firmware with Odin just like the kernel, you choose PIT file (the same file that is used for kernel flashing) and you put original firmware under PDA section, re-partition must NOT be selected!
There are a reports from user BaBaCaNA and three other users, that this method works on the Brazilian phone with kernel VJLD1. I would love to here from other user, if they are willing to test this on other firmwares, which are not european. And report here if they have succeed.
Ok I have add additional kernels ZSLD1, VJLD1, DXLD1, DDLD4, JPLD3, ZSLE4, BULE2 and DDLI1. Check Step 10 in the first post.
Thanks to gpy0000000, RSDamasceno, jheiimarkova, sky881, activatedgeek, hmorcos, titus1, c128, shut_down for sending me original kernels, I've just repacked them into flashable tar.
Special thanks for donating goes to:
m_loaiza
Risuke
igorvelho4
Stefano P.
Fernando Yukelson
Max Shepley
READ THIS!!!
Ok cause I don't follow this thread often, here is one more time the procedure for rooting any firmware. You can find the correct firmware on sammobile.com. Download it, and extract it twice to get the kernel.bin.md5. Than download an install Cygwin, if you are using windows, to get shell commands. If you have linux you don't need it. Than copy kernel.bin.md5 in you cygwin home folder (you've set this folder during installation). Now run Cygwin and enter thos commands:
Code:
tar cvf theNameOfKernel.tar kernel.bin.md5
md5sum -t theNameOfKernel.tar >> theNameOfKernel.tar
mv theNameOfKernel.tar theNameOfKernel.tar.md5
You use this repacked kernel in second phase of flashing, when you repeat the steps. That's it!
If you don't understand this procedure, please use google or some other search engine to get the answers you need. If you still don't know what you are doing, ask in the thread, I am sure someone will answer your question.
Please don't PM me for every little thing!

My kernel is VJLD1, I would like to know if I have a way to make a backup of it, then do this procedure I re-flash it in place.
It has to do this?

if you have downloaded the stock kernel, share it with us... then we will try to port the root to the kernel...

kilsmap said:
if you have downloaded the stock kernel, share it with us... then we will try to port the root to the kernel...
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I downloaded the source from the Samsung website, which files I need to bring to you?

Hey Foxity, how you doing?
I would like to ask you, where in Samsung website do you found the stock rom?
foxity said:
I downloaded the source from the Samsung website, which files I need to bring to you?
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foxity said:
I downloaded the source from the Samsung website, which files I need to bring to you?
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You should download correct firmware from sammobile.com. Unpack it and send me kernel.bin.md5.
Sent from my GT-I9070 using XDA

Hello,
I try your tutorial but I get some strange error with Odin.
He say me that the MD5 HASH is invalid and the kernel2.tar.md5 too.
I will try to redownload your files.

Thats strange indeed,I hope I didn't messed up files cause I had like 5 testing kernels:/. Please try again if it won't work I will reupload correct kernel but not until monday. I am very sorry for that.
EDIT: Can anyone alse confirm if MD5Hash is invalid?
Sent from my GT-I9070 using XDA

I've downloaded it for 5 times and yeah,it's corrupt so maybe the soluction is reupload it.
Btw,great job.

<ID:0/032> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> MD5 hash value is invalid
<OSM> kernel2.tar.md5 is invalid.
<OSM> End...

Ok guys I apologize! I will upload new file on monday when I get to my work computer. Hang on!
Sent from my GT-I9070 using XDA

I am back ! I have re-upload freshly signed kernels. Please read the instructions again and try them, then let me know how it went. For all of you who doest have XXLD1 version of kernel, you can download your version of firmware on sammobile.com, and unpack it (you have to do it twice to get to internal files). Than you can send me those files trough link, or via email (for this you should write me a PM), and I will do you signd kernel so that you could also root your phone. But I will requier from you to test it before I release it to others.
Have a nice day

I've just did it and It Works! Thanks for the root.

elferni10 said:
I've just did it and It Works! Thanks for the root.
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Thank you for the feedback!

I did it! I am Brazilian and my kernel was VJLD1. As I taught and so far no problems.
Sorry for English flawed

BaBaCaNa said:
I did it! I am Brazilian and my kernel was VJLD1. As I taught and so far no problems.
Sorry for English flawed
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So you now have XXLD1 kernel and you, don't experiance any problems?

qzem said:
So you now have XXLD1 kernel and you, don't experiance any problems?
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No problems so far! I did as you said and everything is running perfectly

BaBaCaNa said:
No problems so far! I did as you said and everything is running perfectly
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That is great news, I will add this to my description.

Superuser working!!!
It Worked for me!!! no problems or reboots found for the moment!!!!
Kernel version: XXLD1
Thank you very much !!! we will keep you updated!!!!

[Q] skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found

Just got a problem when im flashing a new Kernel
Can anyone tell me what should i do now?:crying:
can't post outside links

Nothing, an MD5 check is only so the PC can cross-reference the download to see if it has downloaded correctly.
For example, a download may have an MD5 of - 1122334455AA
If your download gets corrupted, it may have - 1122334455AB
Therefor the MD5 is wrong and the download is corrupt.
It will not affect your flash, it should just skip the check and carry on.
If the flash has gone wrong, perhaps the download is corrupt.

Wilks3y said:
Nothing, an MD5 check is only so the PC can cross-reference the download to see if it has downloaded correctly.
For example, a download may have an MD5 of - 1122334455AA
If your download gets corrupted, it may have - 1122334455AB
Therefor the MD5 is wrong and the download is corrupt.
It will not affect your flash, it should just skip the check and carry on.
If the flash has gone wrong, perhaps the download is corrupt.
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thanks for reply
but when i finish the flash and press reboot system
it say "No OS Installed!Are you sure you wish to reboot?"

What are you trying to flash, how are you flashing it and which bits are you flashing?
Need more info :/

Wilks3y said:
What are you trying to flash, how are you flashing it and which bits are you flashing?
Need more info :/
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I do not believe .....!
I deleted everything in RECOVERY what can I do now ...
I have no system on the device and the device does not connect to my computer!

[Q] Trouble finding MJ7 tar file

I can't seem to find the MJ7 stock file (with a link that isn't broken rather) to flash via ODIN anywhere. I feel like I've figuratively scoured the earth in search haha.
Any fingers pointed in the right direction would be awesome. Preferably with a working link.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B26pk_eeJ6EbaXBlcGxxODREVlk/preview

Thanks man, I found this one but couldn't get it to download directly to my phone (as I don't have internet at the house). Now that I'm at college it's working.

I have tried this download several times and keep getting a md5 hash value is invalid in Odin. Is there another link somewhere or am I doing something wrong?
I'm not even rooting this thing until I know I've got a way to get it back to stock in case I need to.

ejgilkey said:
I have tried this download several times and keep getting a md5 hash value is invalid in Odin. Is there another link somewhere or am I doing something wrong?
I'm not even rooting this thing until I know I've got a way to get it back to stock in case I need to.
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Normally what I do is delete the .MD5 extention on the file leaving just the .TAR extention. ODIN will skip the MD5 verification at that point and it'll flash like a charm. (This is just my experience with that particular problem)

[Q] Troubles installing Rom...

Hello . So i was trying to install the DroidKing Rom on my phone ofcourse i made sure its the compatible one . but it wont install.. it keep saying .
" Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping Md5 check:no MD5 file found.
and i have no idea what to do... im desperate
if anybody could help me that would be GREAT

RastaMansta said:
Hello . So i was trying to install the DroidKing Rom on my phone ofcourse i made sure its the compatible one . but it wont install.. it keep saying .
" Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping Md5 check:no MD5 file found.
and i have no idea what to do... im desperate
if anybody could help me that would be GREAT
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All it did was check the MD5? That's it? that's not a lot to work with here...
Go to settings and turn off MD5 Check, and try again if not, the download may be broken, re-download it.
if THAT doesn't fix it, come back to this thread and reply to my comment with a LOG.

i4GS said:
All it did was check the MD5? That's it? that's not a lot to work with here...
Go to settings and turn off MD5 Check, and try again if not, the download may be broken, re-download it.
if THAT doesn't fix it, come back to this thread and reply to my comment with a LOG.
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No change ...
:crying:

Anybody?

Please.

RastaMansta said:
Please.
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Do you have the latest TWRP recovery?
7.0.0.0 ? it will say in the top of the recovery.

Does anyone have the nougat update file

Hey guys i couldn't get in the beta so i was wondering if anyone has the Nougat update file that i can flash with odin.
Thanks

Join the club. No one has the VZW one for the flat s7 either....

Illogi.xbone said:
Join the club. No one has the VZW one for the flat s7 either....
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Someone said they are going to try. I offered help if need be

billydroid said:
Someone said they are going to try. I offered help if need be
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I cannot post outside links so please PM me if you would like to test the file. I will also upload it to Android File Host when I am approved.

jakemastaflash said:
I cannot post outside links so please PM me if you would like to test the file. I will also upload it to Android File Host when I am approved.
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Hey, send me the link. Other than the files, the proccess should be the very basic odin proccess right?

diego97yey said:
Hey, send me the link. Other than the files, the proccess should be the very basic odin proccess right?
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I believe it can be flashed from Recovery. It's being tested now, I will be checking for updates\consistency tomorrow with a clean flash and update.

jakemastaflash said:
I believe it can be flashed from Recovery. It's being tested now, I will be checking for updates\consistency tomorrow with a clean flash and update.
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Keep us posted man

Footer and verification error so far

Same here
Sent from my SM-G930P using XDA-Developers mobile app

dgr581 said:
Same here
Sent from my SM-G930P using XDA-Developers mobile app
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Sounds like it is throwing errors for everyone . I will be trying to grab a fresh copy today, or tomorrow. Link removed until we have a working update.

jakemastaflash said:
Sounds like it is throwing errors for everyone . I will be trying to grab a fresh copy today, or tomorrow. Link removed until we have a working update.
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I tried using winrar to repair it but still got error code my recovery has been acting strange tho. It says install system update when i boot to it then gives me a dead droid with yellow triangle but then enters recovery like normal.

vegoja said:
I tried using winrar to repair it but still got error code my recovery has been acting strange tho. It says install system update when i boot to it then gives me a dead droid with yellow triangle but then enters recovery like normal.
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I believe I have a solution. I am working on it now. Additionally, I'm getting close 10 posts!

jakemastaflash said:
I believe I have a solution. I am working on it now. Additionally, I'm getting close 10 posts!
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Another update pull failed verification and resulted in another footer error. If installed without any modification it works, but after rooting and pulling the update.zip, trying to install it results in an error. It could be a security measure introduced to the update.zip to prevent installing on a phone without the matching signature assigned during the initial download.

Whenever i tried to follow the link it asked me for a security key ????

footer error
I read on another nougat beta thread that if you get a footer error then you should decrypt your SD and try agian

N3ksta said:
I read on another nougat beta thread that if you get a footer error then you should decrypt your SD and try agian
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I did not have my SD Card encrypted. I have also noticed some discrepancies between the update.zip I am extracting and the working VZW update.zip. Things like: the boot.img is 0kb, and there are missing CERT.RSA, CERT.SF, or MANIFEST.MF files under META-INF folder.
I have tried extracting it in several different ways\environments and get problems with every pull.
Other variants are working on the same thing with the same issues. I have the last pull I made, but I can't continue working on this as heavily since I'm using my daily driver. I'll try again as new info\solutions come up.

Seems like getting root (with current methods) may be disturbing the file structure. There may be something else at play here since all the pulls still come with a boot.img that is 0kb, and are missing CERT.RSA, CERT.SF, or MANIFEST.MF files under META-INF folder.
Here is the link to the WIP update.zip. I'm going to stop working on this until someone can suggest a better way to root or pull the file without it coming out corrupt\incomplete. Good luck!
Link to the update.zip.
Here is the flashing method used by the VZW folks:
Originally Posted by zimgir124
A method has been found to install the beta without being accepted!
Thanks @jrkruse for finding this method!
1. reboot to download mode (power + volume up +home) and make sure phone says Official under system and binary.
2. If it does not then you must odin the PH1 firmware, use the pit file and the full csc not the home csc file
3. go through setup
4. enable developer options
5. turn OEM unlock off
6. enable USB debugging
7. place Update.zip on Ext sd card in folder named fota
8. power off phone
9. reboot to download mode make sure both system and binary are official.
10. reboot to recovery (Power + volume down + home)
11. choose apply Update.zip from SD card
12. find Update.zip in the fota folder you created on your Ext sdcard
13. click yes to apply
After this it should update to the Android 7.0 beta and hopefully will be able to download future beta OTAs.
You will not lose anything as this is an OTA
You do not want to be rooted. You must be stock for this to work!
There is no gear VR available on the beta.
Troubleshooting:
"E: footer is wrong" followed by "E: signature verification failed" : Decrypt SD Card and try again.
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jakemastaflash said:
Seems like getting root (with current methods) may be disturbing the file structure. There may be something else at play here since all the pulls still come with a boot.img that is 0kb, and are missing CERT.RSA, CERT.SF, or MANIFEST.MF files under META-INF folder.
Here is the link to the WIP update.zip. I'm going to stop working on this until someone can suggest a better way to root or pull the file without it coming out corrupt\incomplete. Good luck!
Link to the update.zip.
Here is the flashing method used by the VZW folks:
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So should this method work for us?

jakemastaflash said:
Seems like getting root (with current methods) may be disturbing the file structure. There may be something else at play here since all the pulls still come with a boot.img that is 0kb, and are missing CERT.RSA, CERT.SF, or MANIFEST.MF files under META-INF folder.
Here is the link to the WIP update.zip. I'm going to stop working on this until someone can suggest a better way to root or pull the file without it coming out
Here is the flashing method used by the VZW folks:
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Is it for the flat or edge? also have you tried using adb to pull the file (you probably have, but just asking)

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So should this method work for us?
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Ideally it should. However, I have not been able to successfully reproduce the same results as installing the update file without modification.
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N3ksta said:
Is it for the flat or edge? also have you tried using adb to pull the file (you probably have, but just asking)
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This is for the SM-G930P regular S7 (not edge). I have pulled it via filemanager app after full root, and via adb on linux and windows after eng kernel root and full root. All of them yielded an apropriately sized update.zip, but it seems to get corrupted during the rooting or extraction process.
Also, there may be a reason behind our update.zip not having a boot.img. We may not need a new boot.img after updating to PJ2, so it isnt packaged in our update. If someone can repackage the update.zip so it passes verification we may have more luck.