We have already published a tutorial on rooting the Samsung Galaxy Ace before but that described a different method and was using SuperOneClick and stock recovery. Quite recently we discovered another method that is much easier and involves the use of Odin Multi-Downloader. Yes, you heard right! You can now root Galaxy Ace S5830 and flash ClockworkMod Recovery on your device using Odin.
Having flashed the recovery file on you your phone, you will be able to install some good apps that require root permission and also you canย installย a good custom ROM of your choice to enhance the productivity of your Galaxy Ace S5830. Please note that the procedure described here applies only to the phone model in the discussion. Please do not try it on any other variant of the Galaxy Ace. Moreover, it is our duty to warn you that the procedure given below is considered risky so proceed at your own risk. However, if you are careful enough and stick to the rules, there is no chance that you get into any problem.
Also, make sure your phone is on GingerBread 2.3 and above firmware. If you are not sure what version your device is on, go to Settings> About> and check the version there.
Getting Prepared
Here are a few resources and precautions that you need to download and take care of before doing anything.
- Download the Rooting Package and copy it to your phone’s SD card. Do not extract the zip: Root Zip
- Download Odin Multi Downloader:ย Odin Multi Downloader v4.38.exeย
- Downloadย Cooper_v1.0.ops file for the Galaxy Ace S5830.
- ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0 to be installed using Odin: cwm-recovery-ace.tar.md5
- If the above CWM does not work for you, install the following file and install it via Stock Recovery first and then install the Root.zip file:ย recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-galaxy ace.zip
- Download and install Samsung USB Drivers on your computer if it is notย installedย already.
- Charge your phone to at least 70% of battery level.
- Turn on USB Debugging fromย Settings > Applications> Development.
- Backup your contacts, message, apps, etc.ย Backup your contacts, call-logs, messages, APNs, bookmarks, calendar, apps & gamesย using these nice free apps.
Root Galaxy Ace S5830
- Make sure you have copied theย Root.zipย to the SD card of your phone. Also, remember the path and directory where you have put it.
- Turn your phone off and boot it into Recovery mode. To do that, press and hold Home (center)+Power buttons together. When the screen turns on and you see the Samsung logo, release the Power key but keep the Home key pressed. After the Galaxy Ace logo shows up and disappears, you should enter recovery mode. You can now release the Home button too.
- Now in recovery mode, you can scroll up and down using the Volume keys and select an option using the Home button.
- Scroll to the second option โapply update from sdcardโ and press Home to select.
- Navigate to the Root.zip file and select it.
- When it is installed, select โreboot system nowโ and wait for the phone to reboot.
- To check if your phone is rooted, go to your app drawer and look for an app called superuser with an icon of a pirate android with crossbones. If you see it, your phone is rooted.
When it boots up, you can download and install the Root Checker app from the Play Store to verify the root.
[googleplay url=”https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummyapps.rootchecker”]
Install CWM Recovery on Galaxy Ace S5830
- Run the S5830 Odin Multi Downloader v4.38.exe program
- When it is launched, check the three boxes, namely โOne Packageโ, โAuto Rebootโ, and โProtect OPSโ as shown in the image below.
- Turn off your phone and boot it into Download mode: press and hold the Volume Down + Home buttons, then long press the Power key till your phoneโs screen turns up and you see the Download mode screen. Press the volume up when prompted.
- Connect the phone to the computer using a USB cable.
- Then click on the OPS button and select the โCooper_v1.0.opsโ file.
- Click on the โOne Packageโ button below and select the “cwm-recovery-ace.tar.md5”ย file.
- Finally, when Odin show you that the device click on the โStartโ button.
- When the CWM Recovery is installed on your Galaxy Ace, Odin will give you a PASS! message.
- Then your phone will reboot automatically. Now you can disconnect the USB cable.
ย You can use this CWM Manager.apk for managing the CWM recovery on your phone.
Now your phone has been rooted with CWM Recovery installed on it. Do not forget to share with us how it went for you. If you wish to install a good custom ROM on your Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830, we have hand-picked some of the best ones for you.
Hello,
Thanks for the complete guide
I want to install โCWM 6.0.4.8 Advanced
Edition / PhilZ Touch Recovery 6.40.1โ (on xda-developers site) on my Galaxy
Ace GT-S5830.
I tried to flash recovery.img via terminal emulator, but it returned errors like โflash_image: permission deniedโ
I tried to flash recovery.img via adb but some of the commands were not found.
I have converted its โrecovery.imgโ to โrecovery.tar.md5โ,
to flash the recovery via Odin. Is it safe to flash what I have converted from
.img to .tar.md5, via odin?
Please guide me.
Thanks in advance
My phon tells me when i go to the sistem:
appling Muti -csc — can’t access to ยด/system/csc/TRG/systemยด
and i not able to do anything: has anybody an Idea about this? Thankyou
i have done every thing but it stops on start option and the screen displays please connect phone
does anybody know the reply? same is by me
Make sure to reinstall the usb drivers and enable USB debugging before trying. You can also try rebooting your phone and PC.
Phone appears to have froze at the boot into download step. I just have “downloading…” on my screen.
The phone is not prompting for the Volumeup key.
Its in downloading state only since last 25-30 mins…
Please suggest what to do
I can’t download the needed files…it’s not connecting, the download page is unavailable.
Thank you it worked….now i go and upgrade to jelly bean
After i Update my Rooted/Unlocked Galaxy Ace gt-s5830d, to Jelly Bean 4.2.2 based CM10.1 Nightly custom ROM firmware,FROM version 2.3.4, will my phone still be Unlocked for all networks like koodo,telus,fido,roger, etc after that update???
Yes, it will remain unlocked but do not forget to backup your current ROM before proceeding.
how much time does it take to get pass message in the end? its already 15 mins.. pls reply.. thank you
5 minutes at most. Disconnect device, and start again.
I’ve rooted with Root.Zip. The superuser app has appeared, yet when I try to uninstall preinstalled apps with Uninstall Master I still get the error message saying my phone needs to be rooted (to uninstall things)
this does not work period. your instructions arent clear and they are convoluted to say the list.
whn i click “apply update from sdcard” it shows “E:faile to mount /sdcard(no such file or directory) E: cant mount /sdcard”………..PLZ HELP PLZ………. need help asap
Phone not booting in cwm , what can i do
Install this file by booting th device in Stock recovery and let me know: http://d-h.st/bBA
Iยดve followed๏ปฟ ur steps correctly, no errors, but when I check it with the “root checker app” it doesnยดt show me root privileges……what should I do next????
I tried๏ปฟ with severals same files, no errors…..no root…..another way to do it??
Thank you
thanxxxxx man……………
hello i have rooted then install cwm succesfully.
reboot into cwm then there were cwm 5 installed then i formate my phone from phone setting aftr this it gives me boot loop . i did evry thing wipe data cache reset but no solution
could u explain whats the problem
im on stock gb
will this cwm5 work with stock gb
Yes, it works with GB. Boot into recovery and wipe factory/data reset, cache partition, the go to mounts and storage and also format cache.
formate cache ??
but i already did cache reset its mean cache is deleted
actualy i have to install miracle rom thats why i have to install it somehow.
and someone told me to install cwm5 fix version.
is this cwm5 fix or just cwm5
Well I have tested this root method and CWM 5 on a borrowed device myself and did not see any issue with this.
and my last question is it safe to make rom back up (nandroid backup) from cwm5.
does this brick my phone
pls tell me
Backup always insures safety and it saves phones.
okk thnks for ur help and support.
i will retry again.
but still im scared because i cant buy another device.
and sir
is this for indian stock gb 2.3.4 ddkq6
or stock gb 2.3.6 ddkq8
I tested on 2.3.6 (India).
i reflash stock gb 2.3.4 via odin becoz of boot loop should i reinstall cwm5 on 2.3.4
earlier i had 2.3.6 when i installed cwm
Why not, you can give it a shot.
and about nandroid backup ??? what would u say. do u recomend me to make backup
is it safe.
Hello, thanks for very clear instructions.
I have done as asked, put the Root.zip file on the SD card, rebooted, apply update from SD, clicked Root.zip…
Yet it still says installation aborted!
Okay, install the CWM first and then install Root.zip via CWM recovery.
I keep getting installation aborted when I try to โapply update from sdcardโ. Any suggestions??
every thing is done in the right way and every thing goe right good work just do steps in the right way and in the right order thank you so much
Followed the instructions and Odin said PASS but root checker said phone does not have proper root access.
Hi Brad, seems we missed the superuser part and wrote only about installing the cwm recovery. Sorry for your inconvenience. The post has been updated, lease try again and let us know. It will work now.
ive loaded onto my sd card coming up no application can perform this application