Root and Install CWM on Galaxy Mega 5.8 GT-I9152, Mega 6.3 GT-I9205 and GT-I9200

Disclaimer:

Though this is just a formality that we bloggers have to do, nevertheless it should be taken seriously. The procedure given below is not for perfect noobs so do not proceed unless you understand what you are really going to do. Rooting voids the warranty of a device but you can later reclaim it by installing the stock firmware back.

Preparations to be Made:

• Download Odin: Odin3-V3.07.Zip
• Download CWM Touch Recovery based on your phone model and extract the zip on your desktop:
  • Galaxy Mega 5.8 GT-I9152: GT-I9152-Recovery.Tar
  • Galaxy Mega 6.3 GT-I9205: GT-I9205-Recovery.Tar
• Galaxy Mega 6.3 users can also install the following Rooting package and install using Odin. If you install this, do not uncheck Auto Reboot on Odin while installing: Vcoreroot-V2.Tar
• Download Chainfire’s SuperUser rooting package and copy it to your phone: UPDATE-SuperSU-V1.34.Zip
• Download and install Samsung Kies or USB drivers on your computer: Download
• Enable USB Debugging on your Galaxy Mega. You can do this from Settings> More> Developer Options. If you do not see the option under Settings, see how to enable it: Click Here
• Charge your phone to have at least 60% battery.

Install CWM Recovery on Galaxy Mega:

Once you have taken care of the above preparatory steps, you can now move on to the real action. First of all, we’ll install ClockworkMod touch recovery on the phone and then root it. Here is how you can do it:

1. Turn off the phone and boot the device in Download mode: press Volume Down+Home+Power buttons for about 2-3 seconds till you see a warning screen and then press Volume Up.
2. Now launch the Odin3 3.07 and connect the phone to PC using USB cable.
3. Wait till the ID:COM port on Odin turns Blue.
4. Uncheck the “Auto Reboot” option.
5. Do not mess with anything else on the Odin and click the PDA button and select the Recovery file.
6. Finally click the Start button and wait till installation is finished and you see  PASS!! message on Odin.
7. Now pull out the battery and wait for a minute. Then reinsert it and boot the device into Recovery Mode using the steps given below.

Rooting Galaxy Mega:

Your phones should now have CWM recovery and the next step is to root the device by installing SuperSU through recovery.

1. Copy the “UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.34.zip” file to your phone.
2. Turn off your phone and boot it into recovery mode: press Volume Up+Home+Power buttons together for about 5 seconds till you enter recovery menu.
3. Use the Volume and Power keys to scroll and select options in the recovery mode.
4. Go to “install zip from sdcard> choose zip from sdcard” option and select the SuperSU zip file.
5. On the next screen, select “yes” to confirm installation.
6. Finally, go back to main menu and select “reboot system now”.

When your Galaxy Mega boots up, it should have SuperUser app installed on it. Enjoy!

Alternate Roo Method for Galaxy Mega 6.3 GT-I9205 and GT-I9200:

If you have a Galaxy Mega 6.3 GT-I9205 or GT-I9200 and you encounter any issue with rooting your phone using the procedure described above, here is another method for you. Just make all preparations as mentioned above and do the following things:

• Download the rootable Kernel with SU and Busybox: Boot.Img.Tar  –  Mirror
• Put your phone in Download Mode (see above for method).
• Launch Odin and connect phone to PC.
• Click on PDA and select the “boot.img.tar” file.
• Hit the Start button.
• Wait till the device reboots.
• Now extract the “UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.34.zip” file and copy the “Superuser.apk” to your phone.
• Install this Apk as any app.

Thus you phone phone will be rooted.

So, here ends our tutorial on rooting Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 GT-I9152 and 6.3 GT-I9205. If you face any problem with rooting your phone, let us know. Since I do not have this phone, I have tested it but it is reported by users to work. Cheers!