How to Root your Verizon Galaxy S4
Description: This is a simple guide that will allow you to easily root your Verizon Galaxy S4 device without having to wipe your device or flash a full prerooted factory image. This method works using a leaked prerelease kernel (provided by user sextape) and root method (provided by user djrbliss). Only change is I have modified the Motochopper root method to use the latest SuperSU instead.
Step 1 – Preparation
- Download and Install Samsung Official USB Drivers – Link
- Download and extract ODIN v3.07 – Link
- Download the VRUAMD2 Prerelease Kernel – Link
- Download the VRUAMDK Stock Kernel – Link
- Download and extract the Motochopper Root Exploit Tool – Link
Step 2 – Flashing VRUAMD2 Prerelease Kernel to remove Root block
- Boot phone into ODIN mode (See here for how-to)
- Flash the VRUAMD2 Prerelease Kernel using ODIN v3.07 ***in PDA section only*** (See here for guide on flashing)
- Boot back to Android and verifying everything is still working and kernel has flashed successfully
Step 3 – Rooting Your Device
- Verify in Security setting on your device that you have “Unknown sources” checked
- Verify in Developer options setting on your device that you have “USB debugging” checked
- Verify in Developer options setting on your device that you have “Verify apps via USB” unchecked
- Connect your phone to your computer and open “Run.bat” file from the location you have extracted motochopper to
- If successful, after your phone reboots, open SuperSU app and let the binary update itself to the latest ***IMPORTANT*** – You will loose root on the next step if you do not do this.
- Once complete, just open a root application and verify that is able to access root properly
Step 4 – Restoring VRUAMDK Stock Kernel
- Boot phone into ODIN mode (See here for how-to)
- Flash the VRUAMDK Stock Kernel using ODIN v3.07 ***in PDA section only*** (See here for guide on flashing)
- Boot back to Android and verifying everything is still working and kernel has flashed successfully
- After your phone boots back to Android, you should now be fully rooted and on the fully original stock firmware as the device came
Credits
Credit goes to sextape for providing the VRUAMD2 Prerelease Kernel (Original Source)
Credit goes to sextape for providing the VRUAMDK Stock Firmware and Kernel (Original Source)
Credit goes to djrbliss for creating Motochopper Root Exploit Tool (Original Post)
Credit goes to cnlson for providing ftp filehosting (via PM)
Credit goes to ChainsDD for creating Superuser (Original Source)
Credit goes to Open1your1eyes0 for the guide i just brought it here
Please note: Credit for this method goes entirely to the users who have created these tools and provided the files/guide.
Source – RootzWiki
*Please note that Bane Tech is not considered a “support” site. I can help in some areas, but not all. Feel free to ask your questions. I can usually find the answer. RootzWiki is my favorite Android Forums website along with XDA, there are super knowledgeable folk over there.
