How to root Samsung S6 using Linux?

Question

All the guides that I can find online refer to the Windows-only "Odin" software. I also found an open-source alternative "Heimdall" but the Samsung S6 is not supported (and apparently it's not compatible with the .tar.gz file format).



I have installed WinXP on a VirtualBox virtual machine, and then I installed the Samsung USB drivers and the Windows Odin software. I then made sure to route all Samsung USB devices to this virtual machine, but still neither Windows nor Odin sees the phone - neither in its normal operating mode nor in its "Odin" download mode.



Chainfire's CF-Autoroot also uses Odin, which means I'm still stuck at the above problem. I also tried running Odin in Linux (using wine) but again it couldn't see the phone, and I didn't expect it to work anyway).



I have not been able to find a description of how to root the S6 (or any Samsung) directly in Linux, or via virtual machine. Is that simply not possible? Do I really need to install my old WinXP license on a physical computer?


— Torben Gundtofte-Bruun | Sources

Answer

There is a cross-platform version of Odin called JOdin. It can run in a web browser, or locally after downloading the JAR file. Either one requires Oracle Java 8 to be installed first.



Web version: https://builds.casual-dev.com/jodin3/

Offline version: https://builds.casual-dev.com/index.php?dir=JOdin3%2F '



The offline version is started with $ java -jar /path/to/JAR/JOdin3CASUAL-r1035-dist.jar.



Both versions work well - but now I run into the next problem which is that the PIT file can't be obtained.


— Torben Gundtofte-Bruun | Sources

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