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Using CF Auto Root on Mac OS X and/or Linux?

As anyone running OS X or Linux would know, the only truly "supported" way of rooting an S4 talked about on XDA is using CF Auto Root and Odin to flash it. There used to be Motochopper, but that no longer works with recent versions of the S4 firmware.
I actually am familiar with the concepts of how flashing a device works, and upon seeing videos or pictures of selecting the CF Auto Root .tar.md5 file for "PDA" in Odin, I wondered if what was going on behind the scenes was as simple as just performing a regular flash to recovery or whatnot.
I downloaded CF Auto Root and extracted the .tar.md5 file. Why it has the .md5 extension, I'm still not sure. Perhaps it's just because Odin requires that extension? I don't know if it's actually important. Inside though, I found 2 files. They were cache.img.ext4 and recovery.img.
I did some research before posting, but didn't find anything definitive. However, I'm assuming that using Heimdall to flash would work. Because Heimdall interfaces with the device the same way Odin does, only Heimdall actually supports OSes other than Windows. Only problem is, Heimdall doesn't have a one-click "PDA" button to flash the .tar.md5 like Odin does. But would using Heimdall to flash the cache and recovery image files work? Is that all that needs to happen for the S4 to be rooted? Or does Odin also perform some additional function, some function which Heimdall wouldn't do automatically?
To make a tl;dr I guess, has anybody tried flashing cache and recovery image files from the CF Auto Root .tar.md5 file to a S4? Did it work? If so, was there anything special you had to do in order to get it to work? Any answers or insight from someone else would be greatly appreciated. If I could get this working with my S4 I might make a video tutorial so that then there's a good tutorial out there that works for OSes other than Windows.

I did it in heimdall. Worked perfectly
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xchampx13 said:
I did it in heimdall. Worked perfectly
Sent from my SPH-L720
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You just entered in the recovery.img and cache.img.ext4 files as they were and flashed? You didn't do anything else?

superriku11 said:
You just entered in the recovery.img and cache.img.ext4 files as they were and flashed? You didn't do anything else?
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Please follow this link. I just did it a few mn ago, and it worked good. Had to do it twice (don't know why). Flash process takes only a few seconds. In case Heimdall hangs too long (> 1 mn) at " Releasing device interface" with no progress bar, power off your device and start again the process.
http://www.all-things-android.com/content/how-root-samsung-mobile-device

[Q] Rooting SGH-i337m on OSX with Heimdall

I flashed my old Galaxy S4 with odin on a windows computer by doing the pda thing and choosing that .tar.md5 file i was to extract or whatever.
How would I do the same using Heimdall on a mac? That is all I will have when my new S4 arrives thursday morning (got stabbed and mugged for just my phone)
I dont wanna use the motochopper scripts because they hardbricked my phone twice once i rebooted the device. Is that my only option?
edit: for example I know you can flash a a kernal in Heimdall -kernal kernal.img but is this the same as rooting? I thought flashing a recovery image was rooting'?
Also where am I going to find that .tar.md5 file or whatever for a canadian (rogers) galaxy s4 sgh-i337m
Edit2: androidayos.com/2013/05/31/root-i337mumuamdj-samsung-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337m/ I found the guide to using odin, so I just wanna use that same file the "CF-Auto Root tar file." but in Heimdall. any tips?

Rooting and a recovery are two different things. You can find stock firmware on xda or sammobile.com. From sammobile you'll download a zip which contains the.tar.md5
Ps, this could help http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
Pps, there is a guide for the s4 which I can't find right now. Google "heimdall s4 xda"
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I957 using xda app-developers app

That much is simple to me, the question is which commands will i need to put in terminal to emulate what odin does to simply root my phone nothing more nothing less.

Nsomnia said:
That much is simple to me, the question is which commands will i need to put in terminal to emulate what odin does to simply root my phone nothing more nothing less.
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Idk, I've never seen Odin root a phone before. Usually you odin a custom recovery and then flash super su-busybox in the recovery.
Edit, maybe you can glean what you need from this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391

jd1639 said:
Idk, I've never seen Odin root a phone before. Usually you odin a custom recovery and then flash super su-busybox in the recovery.
Edit, maybe you can glean what you need from this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42320391
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I cant post links but view this quickly from my OP androidayos.com/2013/05/31/root-i337mumuamdj-samsung-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337m/
thats rooting the phone with Odin
I need to learn what terminal commands ill need for Heidall in OSX to do the same thing as Odin in windows.

well i receive my new phone within the next 2-3 hours, so this is the last chanec for anyone thatjknows how to run this heimall tool on mac, to root it with that tar.gz file

Same boat
Nsomnia said:
well i receive my new phone within the next 2-3 hours, so this is the last chanec for anyone thatjknows how to run this heimall tool on mac, to root it with that tar.gz file
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Hi,
I'm in the same boat. I've tried the Mac OSX terminal motochopper method to try and root my Canadian, Rogers galaxy s4 (SGH-1337M) which installed the Superuser app but did not actually give me root access. I've downloaded Heimdall and have the correct tar.md5 file for my phone, but have yet to find any instruction or tutorial for how to use this file in Heimdall.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Galaxy S7 soft bricked

I have a Galaxy S7 SM-G935FD International Edition which, thru a long sequence of missteps, I have gotten to the point where I can only get to the Samsung Logo Screen or the ODIN download mode (ie. no boot). I flashed TWRP 3.0.2-0-herolte, apparently successfully, by converting the zipped file I found to a .tar and using ODIN 3.10.7 on a Win10PC. But I am unable using any key sequence to get into any TWRP recovery mode - only the two modes above. I tried to convert the Superman rom on this forum to a tar also, but flashing stopped after Aroma at starting NAND write. In my many missteps, what I was trying to accomplish is to debloat and root the phone, at least to gain root access using Android adb. I was able to do this on my previous S6 Edge, but Samsung's vast security barriers have defeated me.
Steps to recover from this mess greatly appreciated ...... hopefully steps I can complete using ODIN ............ thx, Gus

gus_zernial said:
I have a Galaxy S7 SM-G935FD International Edition which, thru a long sequence of missteps, I have gotten to the point where I can only get to the Samsung Logo Screen or the ODIN download mode (ie. no boot). I flashed TWRP 3.0.2-0-herolte, apparently successfully, by converting the zipped file I found to a .tar and using ODIN 3.10.7 on a Win10PC. But I am unable using any key sequence to get into any TWRP recovery mode - only the two modes above. I tried to convert the Superman rom on this forum to a tar also, but flashing stopped after Aroma at starting NAND write. In my many missteps, what I was trying to accomplish is to debloat and root the phone, at least to gain root access using Android adb. I was able to do this on my previous S6 Edge, but Samsung's vast security barriers have defeated me.
Steps to recover from this mess greatly appreciated ...... hopefully steps I can complete using ODIN ............ thx, Gus
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Flash Stock Rom via ODIN.

Joku1981 said:
Flash Stock Rom via ODIN.
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I was unable to find a stock rom for the international. I found a zipped UK no carrier stock rom. Since ODIN doesn't flash zipped files, I unzipped and saved to a tar file using 7-Zip on Win10. Attempts to flash the tar file using ODIN crashed ODIN on the PC. I'm not sure what's wrong, as I used the same method to flash the zipped TWRP file, and finished with a "success"
I note that I have a message saying kernel is not seandroid enforcing. Somehow I think using ODIN to flash a stock rom is being blocked by some Samsung secutity feature I cannot identify and haven't overcome. Gus

Check this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3335065 I don't know if you have experience with Odin process. Google it preferably look at YouTube video, if you feel shaky on Odin concepts.
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gus_zernial said:
I was unable to find a stock rom for the international. I found a zipped UK no carrier stock rom. Since ODIN doesn't flash zipped files, I unzipped and saved to a tar file using 7-Zip on Win10. Attempts to flash the tar file using ODIN crashed ODIN on the PC. I'm not sure what's wrong, as I used the same method to flash the zipped TWRP file, and finished with a "success"
I note that I have a message saying kernel is not seandroid enforcing. Somehow I think using ODIN to flash a stock rom is being blocked by some Samsung secutity feature I cannot identify and haven't overcome. Gus
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1. "I flashed TWRP 3.0.2-0-herolte, apparently successfully, by converting the zipped file I found to a .tar and using ODIN 3.10.7 on a Win10PC." Reflash this FILE via ODIN coz you flashed wrong one and boot in it. Go to next step if doesn't work.
2. Flash Stock ROM via ODIN. SM-G935FD use the same firmwares that SM-G935F.

Careful with ODIN. Make sure you are running on the latest version, as I myself has problems using it for the Galaxy S7 Edge on an offer version
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maybe my question will be weird lol...how can i sofbrick a s7 g930p to be exact and then i can just unbrick flashing the U firmware? thanks.

Flash stock rom using Heimdall

Im on Ubuntu and I need to flash the latest rom (6.0.1) using Heimdall but I'm really lost with the process.
The thing is, the file I downloaded is the .tar.md5 format and Heimdall cant read it directly through the GUI version and from what I've read on some forums, I need to flash it using the command line option.
But, how do I do it?

Galaxy Tab s6 Lite Lineage to Original

Hi,
I wanted to try LineageOS (19.1), which I did but actually I really want to go back to stock firmware.
Now I'm really having trouble finding out how to do that.
I have no Mac or Windows computer, just linux and I figured I have to use heimdall.
What I already did is
- get heimdall
- download stock firmware image for my country
- bring device to download mode
But then I'm kind of stuck. I printed the pit of the current situation. Then I go to flash and load that pit file, so far so good.
But when it comes to adding the bin and img files I'm kind of stuck at finding the right files.
Could someone please point me into the right direction. I've been googling for hours but I'm really stuck.
Why is installing Lineage OS so much easier? I just had to use adb to flash some zip files during the device being in recovery. Isn't there an equally easy method to go back to stock firmware?
Thank you so much.