[Q] how to root clone s4 i9500? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i have clone s4 and i wanted to root it. anyone can help me?
-phone= Vissko V95(s4 clone)
-model = gt-i9500
-android 4.2.9
-baseband = MOLY.WR8.W1248.MD.MP.V6, 2013/05/08 11:19
-kernel = 3.4.5-447903 [email protected] #1 sat jun 1 11:01:52 cst 2013
-build number = JDQ39.i9500ZSUAMDF
custom build version = i9868.i9868.02.02.A.A-V02.8-0531

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Rooted, but not recovery
SadvanceS said:
i have clone s4 and i wanted to root it. anyone can help me?
-phone= Vissko V95(s4 clone)
-model = gt-i9500
-android 4.2.9
-baseband = MOLY.WR8.W1248.MD.MP.V6, 2013/05/08 11:19
-kernel = 3.4.5-447903 [email protected] #1 sat jun 1 11:01:52 cst 2013
-build number = JDQ39.i9500ZSUAMDF
custom build version = i9868.i9868.02.02.A.A-V02.8-0531
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I have same version of android, baseband and build numbers.
I rooted with mtk6589 procedure where you connect phone and execute some run.bat, search in google. That worked for me.
For recovery, you get into Chinese recovery that I dont understand when you press volume-,power,home.
I am also trying to flash cwm/twrp recovery, but odin does not recognize this phone. I am little scared that I might brick with those adb based flashes.
I tried applying some generic twrp recovery with goo manager, I dont know if it messed up the default english android recovery or not that it does not work any more when you into it from volume+,power,home

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Hey, got tha same problem. Only my gt-i9500 clone has mt6577, tried several rooting methond without any luck. Can't find ROM and recovery.img thats in it to root mine). You can try http://gizbeat.com/2151/graphical-root-mtk6589-mtk6577-mtk6575/#more-2151, or http://chinaphonearena.com

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You guys are gonna be hard pressed to find anything for those devices as they don't use official Android versions, recoveries, or boot loaders. You gonna have to hit up the China based forums. Knock off/clone device are not supported here. Only real devices are.
Wayne Tech Nexus

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If the devices have an MT65XX proccesor, you can use SP flash tool and a few other user made tools to make your own CWM or TWRP that will work on your device, I have done it about a dozen times on all different MT6515, MK6573, MT6575, MT6577, and MT6589 devices. Let me know if you need help and I would be happy to point you in the right direction.

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Please help
Klown80 said:
If the devices have an MT65XX proccesor, you can use SP flash tool and a few other user made tools to make your own CWM or TWRP that will work on your device, I have done it about a dozen times on all different MT6515, MK6573, MT6575, MT6577, and MT6589 devices. Let me know if you need help and I would be happy to point you in the right direction.
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Pls point me in right direction, thank you so much for help.

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freefourlife said:
Pls point me in right direction, thank you so much for help.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160490&styleid=18

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gt-i9500 clone mt6589
Hello to all of the forum are new and inexperienced in the field of Android but I would add fascinated and eager to learn, to be honest I'm here to ask you a mano.Mi have bought a clone samsung gt-i9500 octa core 4 +4 as it comes from the description of AnTuTu bechmark only has android 4.2.9 that reading the forums I saw that there is no such version as I have the 32Gb internal memory device to be used but it takes 31 torna.Io not something I would do the root but do not know what I must do, I ask you please kindly hand, upon any advice to the Root or flash the rom tell me that you are the expert and personal experiences-I ask you the data I rillevato:
Model Number:
GT-i9500
Requires Android:
4.2.9
Baseband version:
MOLY.WR8.W1248.MD.WG.MP.V6, 08.05.2013
Kernel version:
3.4.5-447903
se.infra @ SEP-92 # 1
Sun Jun 1 11:01:52 CT 2013
Build number:
JDQ39.I9500ZSUAMDF
Custom build version:
I9868.I9868.02.02.A.A-V02.8-0531
Thank you in advance

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hasci5582 said:
Hello to all of the forum are new and inexperienced in the field of Android but I would add fascinated and eager to learn, to be honest I'm here to ask you a mano.Mi have bought a clone samsung gt-i9500 octa core 4 +4 as it comes from the description of AnTuTu bechmark only has android 4.2.9 that reading the forums I saw that there is no such version as I have the 32Gb internal memory device to be used but it takes 31 torna.Io not something I would do the root but do not know what I must do, I ask you please kindly hand, upon any advice to the Root or flash the rom tell me that you are the expert and personal experiences-I ask you the data I rillevato:
Model Number:
GT-i9500
Requires Android:
4.2.9
Baseband version:
MOLY.WR8.W1248.MD.WG.MP.V6, 08.05.2013
Kernel version:
3.4.5-447903
se.infra @ SEP-92 # 1
Sun Jun 1 11:01:52 CT 2013
Build number:
JDQ39.I9500ZSUAMDF
Custom build version:
I9868.I9868.02.02.A.A-V02.8-0531
Thank you in advance
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Hi,
My first guess would be to try Motochopper Exploit to obtain root. If that dont work, I know of a few other methods to get root with. Let me know if Motochopper works.

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motochopper
Hello Klown80 thank you the answer, I did what you told me and I installed Motochopper all right! but opening up Superuser app asking me to update and install from Recovery or install soltanto.come push one of the two tells me that there is an error and send the log to the developer.
Ps I state that I downloaded two Motochopper 2.361Kb and one from the other by 4.147Kb obviously I used the larger one.
I did a test to delete something but nothing with Link2SD says I'm not activated on superuser permissions.
Thank you aid me then I'm sorry advice fhashare the ROM to the problem of memory?

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hasci5582 said:
Hello Klown80 thank you the answer, I did what you told me and I installed Motochopper all right! but opening up Superuser app asking me to update and install from Recovery or install soltanto.come push one of the two tells me that there is an error and send the log to the developer.
Ps I state that I downloaded two Motochopper 2.361Kb and one from the other by 4.147Kb obviously I used the larger one.
I did a test to delete something but nothing with Link2SD says I'm not activated on superuser permissions.
Thank you aid me then I'm sorry advice fhashare the ROM to the problem of memory?
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Hi,
When it asks to update are you choosing "Continue" then "Normal"? If it is saying it failed, try rebooting phone. If that still dont work, Motochopper may not be able to root the phone and we will have to move on to next exploit. Try installing SRT AppScanner from Play Store and run that app, tell me if either of the bugs say vulnerable please.

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srt appscanner
Klown80 said:
Hi,
When it asks to update are you choosing "Continue" then "Normal"? If it is saying it failed, try rebooting phone. If that still dont work, Motochopper may not be able to root the phone and we will have to move on to next exploit. Try installing SRT AppScanner from Play Store and run that app, tell me if either of the bugs say vulnerable please.
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klown80 hello, thank you for your patience and give me aid ch.
2 bugs in vulnerable:
the first is bug 8219321: vulnerable
the second is bug 9695860: vulnerable
are you serious? I do not know what action is, so many thanks advance

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hasci5582 said:
klown80 hello, thank you for your patience and give me aid ch.
2 bugs in vulnerable:
the first is bug 8219321: vulnerable
the second is bug 9695860: vulnerable
are you serious? I do not know what action is, so many thanks advance
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Hi,
Ok next go here:
http://www.cydiaimpactor.com/
Download Cydia impactor onto your Pc and extract it from .zip file. Then make sure USB debugging is enabled on phone then connect phone and run the Impactor tool, once Impactor tool opens, just hit start button. As long as there are no errors once it completes, download SuperSU app from market/Play Store. Now try opening SuperSU app and see if it will let you update binary, if so first choose "Continue" then on next question choose "Normal". if it updates successfully you are rooted my friend!
(Also - my apologies, the select "Continue" and then "Normal" from previous post was referring to SuperSU app, not Superuser. I personally use SuperSU as Superuser doesnt work well with the newer phones I play with constantly.) If this too fails I know of 2 other options to gain root so we are not out of luck yet!

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Thanks!
After 1 week of useless attempts to root an S4 clone (not so clear if using a MK6575 or 6577) with several other tools, I stumbled into this thread and read the suggestions given by Klown80 to hasci5582.
My phone had the same vulnerability issues and was then rooted without a hitch by Cydia Impactor.
So I registered to xda-developers, just to say:
Thanks Klown80!

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SuperUS
Dear friend, sorry for the late reply but weekend I brought out my children and I have not had time to do anything on cellulare.Ho followed your directions and it worked (honestly when I uninstall something tells me with Link2SD Fallitio but erases the itself), however, it worked thank you.
Sorry if I ask this question but now that the root would be fair to ask you what to do:
flash the ROM because I always say 32gb of which 31 are used even if I deleted many useless programs of the system.
or change the system that I have seen Android version 4.2.9 does not exist.
Sorry if tartasso of questions but I see you are very esperto.dimmi you please if you just so I could do something?
Thank you really

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Hay guys i need help. I buy samsung galaxy S4 clone version with mt6589 process and i try to root him with a few metods and i cant to root him with mt6589_rooting_pkg and after i root my phone i go to superSU and i klick on unroot or something like that [I do not know why I did it, maybe because I'm stupid or.... i really do not know why] and after that i go to app store and download Root Checker. I klick on Root Checker and he wrote that my devices [S4 clone version] is not roperly rooting. After that i try anagin to root my S4 and onli vith that metod is worked but when i finishet and go to SuperSU they says There is no SU binary installed, and superSU cannot install it. This is a problem. and i again chack with Root Checker and they say same that may devices is not roperly rooting. PLS help me.
MY Samsung galaxy S4 clone version.
Model Number: GT-9500
Android Version: 4.2.2
Baseband version: UNIVERSAL5410
Kernel: 3.4.5-526212 [email protected] #1 wed apr 24 20:59:59 KST 2013
Build Number: JDQ39.I9500XXUAMDL

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Pinturicchi said:
Hay guys i need help. I buy samsung galaxy S4 clone version with mt6589 process and i try to root him with a few metods and i cant to root him with mt6589_rooting_pkg and after i root my phone i go to superSU and i klick on unroot or something like that [I do not know why I did it, maybe because I'm stupid or.... i really do not know why] and after that i go to app store and download Root Checker. I klick on Root Checker and he wrote that my devices [S4 clone version] is not roperly rooting. After that i try anagin to root my S4 and onli vith that metod is worked but when i finishet and go to SuperSU they says There is no SU binary installed, and superSU cannot install it. This is a problem. and i again chack with Root Checker and they say same that may devices is not roperly rooting. PLS help me.
MY Samsung galaxy S4 clone version.
Model Number: GT-9500
Android Version: 4.2.2
Baseband version: UNIVERSAL5410
Kernel: 3.4.5-526212 [email protected] #1 wed apr 24 20:59:59 KST 2013
Build Number: JDQ39.I9500XXUAMDL
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Try following the directions in post #13

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Klown80 said:
Try following the directions in post #13
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Ok. i try. if that metod be successful, no one happier than me. Thenx

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Pinturicchi said:
Ok. i try. if that metod be successful, no one happier than me. Thenx
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Let me know if it works please, if it fails I have another method that works pretty well on these MT65XX devices. :good:

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Klown80 said:
Let me know if it works please, if it fails I have another method that works pretty well on these MT65XX devices. :good:
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Thenx. it's working perfectly. no one's happier than me.....:laugh: :victory: :good: