Does anyone of you know what is the fastest way to root Note 5 on mac? I have read that Jodin and Heimdall could be a solution but it requires pit file? Have anyone of you rooted using a virtual machine? How about samsung drivers, can we install it on virtual machine too?
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Guys
I want to root my phone and install a custom Rom, but I only have a mac, and do not have any Windows simulation program either. Is there a guide I can use that walks me through the process with a mac?
Thanks a bunch !
DZ
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Y cant u check in frnd of u, who has windows os! Because root through, mac os is quite complicated!
the only difference is the alpharev process
Try to download virtual machine . Like VMWare. Then download a Linux system. Fedora is recommend(smaller to download. Ubuntu is too big.)
Here's a video tutorial for rooting Nexus 7 that works for all Windows, Mac, and Linux:
http://androidroot.org/watch_video.php?v=B7GHRGAAB72G
I should have Mac and Linux using Mac and Linux also if anyone needs it but you should be able to do it easily by changing all "fastboot" to "fastboot-mac" or "fastboot-linux".
All my computers are running Ubuntu so I can't run the Qemu script to root my KFHD.
I'm new to this, so can someone please point me towards where I can learn how to root without using Windows?
Also, is there an advantage to using Superuser as opposed to SuperSU?
Thanks in advance!
Just follow the same steps as you would for Mac users. There are several links on how to do the manual method, just search around.
Can anybody tell me if there is a method of rooting the Galaxy gear via a Mac.
All the vids that are currently talking about rooting are using Windows.
There must be a Mac version surely???
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I had to use parallels worked great
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Sweetboy220466 said:
Can anybody tell me if there is a method of rooting the Galaxy gear via a Mac.
All the vids that are currently talking about rooting are using Windows.
There must be a Mac version surely???
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You can search for the same app name and you will find the website with a mac version you can download. Let me know if you can't find it and will post a link.
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Mac owner here - First, a more descriptive title would have helped your thread - simply posting the name of the device garners no attention. Take the time to think about a good title that will gain people's curiosity or assistance.
Second, I had to use a windows machine to first root it, but since then I can push anything to it using the Terminal on my Mac.
ODIN is Windows Only. There is a Mac alternative called Hiemdall (notice the trend of using mythical character names?) It is found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834195
However, I have seen a lot of people having issues with Heimdall. I would suggest using a friend's Windows machine to initially root it properly, then you will be fine using terminal.
You have a few choices for getting the adb and fastboot binaries:
1. Download the SDK
2. google for the files
3. http://www.2shared.com/file/w2mue84a/adb-fastboot.html
If you need to learn to use these, then search the boards.
Good luck!
therealduckie said:
Mac owner here - First, a more descriptive title would have helped your thread - simply posting the name of the device garners no attention. Take the time to think about a good title that will gain people's curiosity or assistance.
Second, I had to use a windows machine to first root it, but since then I can push anything to it using the Terminal on my Mac.
ODIN is Windows Only. There is a Mac alternative called Hiemdall (notice the trend of using mythical character names?) It is found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834195
However, I have seen a lot of people having issues with Heimdall. I would suggest using a friend's Windows machine to initially root it properly, then you will be fine using terminal.
You have a few choices for getting the adb and fastboot binaries:
1. Download the SDK
2. google for the files
3. http://www.2shared.com/file/w2mue84a/adb-fastboot.html
If you need to learn to use these, then search the boards.
Good luck!
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Odin is windows only but that is to flash a rom. There is another program you can use to just root the gear and only root. To root on the Mac the program is called impactor and it has both a windows version and a Mac version.
see this link for information about cydia impactor to root. Go here to download
http://www.cydiaimpactor.com
It has links for mac, Windows, linux 32 or 64 bit.
If you want to flash a new rom you need odin which is windows only.
To sideload apps use terminal on your mac and install adb then it is as easy as ./adb install app-name. Apk
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Root note 4 on mac
robertfresno said:
Root note 4 on mac
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Use Heimdall (ODIN equivalent for mac) to flash the files. http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Utilities/Heimdall.shtml
or use JOdin if you perfer the more user friendly approach https://builds.casual-dev.com/jodin3/
Hope this helps
crabtreebrandon29 said:
Use Heimdall (ODIN equivalent for mac) to flash the files. http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Utilities/Heimdall.shtml
or use JOdin if you perfer the more user friendly approach https://builds.casual-dev.com/jodin3/
Hope this helps
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I need a pit file
robertfresno said:
I need a pit file
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Use this guideas to get your file to be usable with heimdall http://www.all-things-android.com/content/how-root-samsung-mobile-device
I used Odin via a vmware fusion Windows 7 virtual machine.
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I just got a Macbook Pro and have not had a chance to try Heimdall yet. I know Note 4 and S5 users have been experiencing the same errors under Linux (and I believe OS X as well). Heimdall doesn't like something about newer Samsung devices.
I might give it a shot again soon. If I do, I will update my Linux Heimdall post, which documents some of the patches I tried.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2919334
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I am getting this error in Heimdall when I try to download my N910T's PIT:
Downloading device's PIT file...
ERROR: Failed to send request to end PIT file transfer!
ERROR: Failed to download PIT file!
Ending session...
ERROR: Failed to send end session packet!
Releasing device interface...
Can anyone help? Thanks!