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I started the old root method for my new phone here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726088 along with the video here by QBKing77 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Soapch0c5U&list=PL7011CD883D5201B8&index=1&feature=plpp_video)
I was on step 12 before seeing that a newer method was avvailable. Apparently, new S3s will not be rooted via the old method. If I'm wrong on that, I might as well just continue but there's a couple of things that could have gone wrong for me. In the video, QBking77 says not to check F. Reset time in Odin. The instruction list says to have it checked along with auto-reboot. I listened to the video. Odin worked fine; it passed but I'm unable to boot into CW Mod. I get System Recovery. I'm worried about going any further now (don't want any updates I've had to brick the phone if I'm using the old method).
AFAIK, these are the most current ways for rooting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annota...D883D5201B8&src_vid=7Soapch0c5U&v=XoEVDgjTTdg
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743780
Correct? Where should I leave off with rooting the phone? If it's of any help, my PC told me the phone's Hardware ID was missing after I ran Odin. My phone also gives an error about being "unable to download" when it boots.
Much appreciated...:fingers-crossed:
headless_h0rseman said:
AFAIK, these are the most current ways for rooting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annota...D883D5201B8&src_vid=7Soapch0c5U&v=XoEVDgjTTdg
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743780
Correct? Where should I leave off with rooting the phone? If it's of any help, my PC told me the phone's Hardware ID was missing after I ran Odin. My phone also gives an error about being "unable to download" when it boots.
Much appreciated...:fingers-crossed:
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That is the current method to obtain root access. I would follow along with the video and double check to see if you have the latest .zip file for CWM v5. QB does a great walk-through for rooting your device. From what you have provided, you're on the right track thus far. When you state "system recovery" are you on the factory recovery or clock work recovery? Can you clarify that so I could help you out.
If you flashed Odin using the latest .tar file and it went successful you should be on CW recovery, not factory. It should be stated at the top of your screen when you're in recovery CMW-based Recovery v5*
If this is valid all you need to do now is flash Team Epic's recovery file to root the device. The tail end of QBKing(s) video shows how to do that. Once rooted you will see Superuser in your app drawer to let you know you have root.
If you haven't gone that far and are missing something, start over from the beginning using the latest videos to help guide you along.
Stick with this(you already have this from above) to d/l the appropriate files:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743780 (don't forget to thank them and donate if you could)
solo_element said:
That is the current method to obtain root access. I would follow along with the video and double check to see if you have the latest .zip file for CWM v5. QB does a great walk-through for rooting your device. From what you have provided, you're on the right track thus far. When you state "system recovery" are you on the factory recovery or clock work recovery? Can you clarify that so I could help you out.
If you flashed Odin using the latest .tar file and it went successful you should be on CW recovery, not factory. It should be stated at the top of your screen when you're in recovery CMW-based Recovery v5*
If this is valid all you need to do now is flash Team Epic's recovery file to root the device. The tail end of QBKing(s) video shows how to do that. Once rooted you will see Superuser in your app drawer to let you know you have root.
If you haven't gone that far and are missing something, start over from the beginning using the latest videos to help guide you along.
Stick with this(you already have this from above) to d/l the appropriate files:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743780 (don't forget to thank them and donate if you could)
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It is factory. Odin passes and executes but recovery isn't Clockwork. I shouldn't have done anything that is irreversible; I will retry with the new rooting method. Thanks!
headless_h0rseman said:
It is factory. Odin passes and executes but recovery isn't Clockwork. I shouldn't have done anything that is irreversible; I will retry with the new rooting method. Thanks!
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Keep us posted.
I had the same problem. I re-installed the samsung drivers on my computer and then it worked.
This is how to root your samsung captivate glide on ICS version 4.0.4
Step 1
Go over to http://androidsu.com/superuser/ and scroll down to ARM devices (2.0 – 4.1). Then you will see 3.2-RC2 under it is a link to the download, click it to start the download.
Step 2
Ounce you have downloaded it you want to put it onto the root of your SD card. You can do this by putting it onto your external SD card and copying it over to the root of your phone.
Step 3
Boot into CWMR. You can do this by shutting your phone down completely and ounce its shut off you hold down power and the volume down button.
Step 4
After you boot into CWMR you want to install zip from SD card so hit the volume keys to move up and down and click install zip from SD card. Then you scroll down to where the Superuser zip file is and flash it.
Step 5
Finally, once you have flashed it you want to reboot your phone by going back to main menu and clicking reboot. Now your done!! Just wait for your phone to boot up and you have successfully rooted your phone!
If you don't have CWMR after flashing ICS with the OneClick-Tool use this Guide for reflashing CWMR:
[RECOVERY][7/11/12][I927(R)]Clockwork Mod Touch Recovery 6.0.0.1 (STABLE)
A Working Download Link is somewhere one the last pages of this thread.
You will need the Odin-Tool.
Thanks
Roeni said:
If you don't have CWMR after flashing ICS with the OneClick-Tool use this Guide for reflashing CWMR:
[RECOVERY][7/11/12][I927(R)]Clockwork Mod Touch Recovery 6.0.0.1 (STABLE)
A Working Download Link is somewhere one the last pages of this thread.
You will need the Odin-Tool.
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The working download link in the recovery thread was posted by me just so you can find it better.
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jayjayjoker2 said:
The working download link in the recovery thread was posted by me just so you can find it better.
Sent from my SGH-I927 using xda premium
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ItsMeBdon said:
This is how to root your samsung captivate glide on ICS version 4.0.4
Step 1
Go over to http://androidsu.com/superuser/ and scroll down to ARM devices (2.0 – 4.1). Then you will see 3.2-RC2 under it is a link to the download, click it to start the download.
Step 2
Ounce you have downloaded it you want to put it onto the root of your SD card. You can do this by putting it onto your external SD card and copying it over to the root of your phone.
Step 3
Boot into CWMR. You can do this by shutting your phone down completely and ounce its shut off you hold down power and the volume down button.
Step 4
After you boot into CWMR you want to install zip from SD card so hit the volume keys to move up and down and click install zip from SD card. Then you scroll down to where the Superuser zip file is and flash it.
Step 5
Finally, once you have flashed it you want to reboot your phone by going back to main menu and clicking reboot. Now your done!! Just wait for your phone to boot up and you have successfully rooted your phone!
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On that page it only has 3.2-RC3 now intead of 3.2-RC2. Is that basically the same thing but a newer version or something completely different that I don't want?
It shouldn't matter its just the newer version of superuser.
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When rooting 4.0.4 can you get it so you can overclock to 1.2ghz like the other rooting guide says?
No, though at some point in the future we'll be able to. Overclocking is something that requires kernel support, and samsung hasn't released the source for the kernel we're using with ICS, so no custom kernels that will work with ICS have been made yet. Once that source is released, it's fairly simple to add overclocking support, and someone will have a custom kernel up fairly quickly. Then you'll just need to flash that, and overclock away.
ItsMeBdon said:
This is how to root your samsung captivate glide on ICS version 4.0.4
Step 1
Go over to http://androidsu.com/superuser/ and scroll down to ARM devices (2.0 – 4.1). Then you will see 3.2-RC2 under it is a link to the download, click it to start the download.
Step 2
Ounce you have downloaded it you want to put it onto the root of your SD card. You can do this by putting it onto your external SD card and copying it over to the root of your phone.
Step 3
Boot into CWMR. You can do this by shutting your phone down completely and ounce its shut off you hold down power and the volume down button.
Step 4
After you boot into CWMR you want to install zip from SD card so hit the volume keys to move up and down and click install zip from SD card. Then you scroll down to where the Superuser zip file is and flash it.
Step 5
Finally, once you have flashed it you want to reboot your phone by going back to main menu and clicking reboot. Now your done!! Just wait for your phone to boot up and you have successfully rooted your phone!
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Is this smeant to work on the Rogers version SGH-i927R with stock Android 2.3 as well or only 4.0.4 ??
I tried the steps and there were no errors during install but its seems to have only half taken.
That is:
Superuser: Runs and says its rooted. It lists apps given root priv.
Root Checker: Says its rooted.
Titanium Backup: Says not all requirements met on startup and stays on black screen saying aquiring rights.
My Backup Root: Given root but when actually starting a backup it stays at 0%.
Directoy Bind: Given root but when it actually goes to create a link it hangs.
Maruzko said:
Is this smeant to work on the Rogers version SGH-i927R with stock Android 2.3 as well or only 4.0.4 ??
I tried the steps and there were no errors during install but its seems to have only half taken.
That is:
Superuser: Runs and says its rooted. It lists apps given root priv.
Root Checker: Says its rooted.
Titanium Backup: Says not all requirements met on startup and stays on black screen saying aquiring rights.
My Backup Root: Given root but when actually starting a backup it stays at 0%.
Directoy Bind: Given root but when it actually goes to create a link it hangs.
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read title in op!!! there is a thread for gb root! Google is your friend!
dbrannon79 said:
read title in op!!! there is a thread for gb root! Google is your friend!
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No prob, I ended up flashing the Stock UCLJ3 Rooted ICS from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994902
Works a treat.
Dumb questions deleted!
I figured it out with help from a lot of threads, and this one.
Thanks everyone!!!!
I now have cwm and am rooted on 4.0.4
I done the procedure but now my phone is freezed
elmer71 said:
I done the procedure but now my phone is freezed
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Create.a thread in the general forum explaining exactly what you did and when your phone errors
Sorry to continue this thread at such a late date, but I have tried this and am having problems getting it to work.
I have a refurb Captivate Glide that AT&T gave me when the screen died on the original one. Samsung KIES would not update the refurb phone to ICS no matter what I did, so I had to read everything I could to learn to use ODIN to do the ICS update. I got that done (no thanks to AT&T), but now I want to root the device so that I can. tweak the performance and use "rooted apps."
I readily admit that I am a noob... However, I followed the directions in this thread and I am not ending up with a rooted device. I downloaded the ZIP as instructed, I put it in the root of what shows up as "Phone" for the SGH-I927 device in my Win computer's File Manager, rebooted the phone into recovery mode, selected apply update from external storage, then selected "..\", and then reboot. (There was no option to select the ZIP file directly... also, I see some references on the web to the file needing to be named update.zip... do I need to rename the zip?)
The Root Checker app tells me that the phone is not rooted. The app locates the Superuser app (I installed it from Google Play), but it cannot find the su bin.
Any suggestions?
SteveTheTechie said:
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I readily admit that I am a noob... However, I followed the directions in this thread and I am not ending up with a rooted device. I downloaded the ZIP as instructed, I put it in the root of what shows up as "Phone" for the SGH-I927 device in my Win computer's File Manager, rebooted the phone into recovery mode, selected apply update from external storage, then selected "..\", and then reboot. (There was no option to select the ZIP file directly... also, I see some references on the web to the file needing to be named update.zip... do I need to rename the zip?)...
Any suggestions?
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External storage in recovery (CWM, right? If not, you have to install clockwork mod recovery via ODIN) is your SD card. You need to put the .zip file on the SD then.
You can also install root zip from internal, so you have to put the zip on the Phone part in windows explorer.
The correct zip should be selected in recovery when installing.
braintweaker said:
External storage in recovery (CWM, right? If not, you have to install clockwork mod recovery via ODIN) is your SD card. You need to put the .zip file on the SD then.
You can also install root zip from internal, so you have to put the zip on the Phone part in windows explorer.
The correct zip should be selected in recovery when installing.
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Thank you for your reply. When I load the My Files app on the phone and scroll to the bottom, I see the Superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed.zip file in the phone's /sdcard folder. Is that as it should be?
When boot the phone into recovery, all I see is folders to select from when I select to update from external storage... I do not see a specific file that I can select. Regarding CWM, I thought that was just another name for the phone recovery mode at boot up... Is CWM something different?
Again, thanks a lot for you assistance.
SteveTheTechie said:
Thank you for your reply. When I load the My Files app on the phone and scroll to the bottom, I see the Superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed.zip file in the phone's /sdcard folder. Is that as it should be?
When boot the phone into recovery, all I see is folders to select from when I select to update from external storage... I do not see a specific file that I can select. Regarding CWM, I thought that was just another name for the phone recovery mode at boot up... Is CWM something different?
Again, thanks a lot for you assistance.
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CWM = Clockwork mod recovery, its needed to install any .zip update, and it differs from the default one. You cannot install any update unless the official one (I guess) via the default recovery.
braintweaker said:
CWM = Clockwork mod recovery, its needed to install any .zip update, and it differs from the default one. You cannot install any update unless the official one (I guess) via the default recovery.
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Ok, thanks for setting me straight and for the link. A couple of questions...
1) I know how to do the update via Odin, since I updated to ICS w/ Odin. However, before I flash the CWM to the phone, can you tell me if I am going to lose anything (data, apps, etc.) before I do that? I will do a backup, but I would prefer not to have to restore everything on the phone again. (ICS update was bumpy... lost some stuff and restore from backup did not work as well as hoped)
2) Will installing the CWM prevent me from installing other firmware updates in the future?
(e.g., maybe a future Jelly Bean update for Samsung Capivate Glide? )
Again, thanks for all of your generous assistance.
different file, but works.
SteveTheTechie said:
Sorry to continue this thread at such a late date, but I have tried this and am having problems getting it to work.
I have a refurb Captivate Glide that AT&T gave me when the screen died on the original one. Samsung KIES would not update the refurb phone to ICS no matter what I did, so I had to read everything I could to learn to use ODIN to do the ICS update. I got that done (no thanks to AT&T), but now I want to root the device so that I can. tweak the performance and use "rooted apps."
I readily admit that I am a noob... However, I followed the directions in this thread and I am not ending up with a rooted device. I downloaded the ZIP as instructed, I put it in the root of what shows up as "Phone" for the SGH-I927 device in my Win computer's File Manager, rebooted the phone into recovery mode, selected apply update from external storage, then selected "..\", and then reboot. (There was no option to select the ZIP file directly... also, I see some references on the web to the file needing to be named update.zip... do I need to rename the zip?)
The Root Checker app tells me that the phone is not rooted. The app locates the Superuser app (I installed it from Google Play), but it cannot find the su bin.
Any suggestions?
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This is what I used on my captivate glide, worked like a charm! The intro is loud, you have been warned, otherwise your your speakers up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn879wTAXi4
NOTE: If anyone has any further questions about recoveries on the S3, please note that I have moved on to another device. Sorry!
So you've got your device rooted, and you want to install a custom recovery? Great! Don't just follow any guide you stumble across though, as some of the early recovery packages for the "AT&T" model were actually just copies of the custom Sprint recovery, and then you'll have all sorts of fun trying to install ROMs. ("Status 7" errors anyone? )
I'd like to talk about 4 ways to get the custom recovery of your choice onto your device.
Using mskip's Toolkit CWM [link]
Follow the instructions posted in his thread, and if you have any problems, direct them there as well!
Using ROM Manager CWM [link]
For some reason, ROM Manager doesn't always offer the correct list of devices to flash a recovery for and you won't see the SGS3 (AT&T) in the list. If that happens, force-close the app from Settings > Applications and try again. If this method just won't work for you, move on to option 4.
Using GooManager TWRP [link]
If you've been looking at ROMs, you may have noticed Goo.IM is a popular hosting website for Android developers. It's so popular, in fact, that they have produced an Android app that searches their website for updates for your ROM, and can even install TWRP with only a few simple clicks! Just open up GooManager, tap Menu, and tap "Install OpenRecoveryScript". You will be guided step-by-step from there by the app.
Note: Some people (myself included) have reported issues with this method, where the app claims to have installed the recovery, but when you reboot into recovery mode, nothing has changed. This issue may have been resolved in newer versions; I was able to successfully install TWRP using this method on Sept 26 2012.
Manually via ADB or Terminal Emulator CWM or TWRP [Terminal Emulator link]
If the other options just won't work for you, or if you would rather do an install by hand to ensure you're getting the latest version, read on...
Manually Installing a Recovery
While this may seem difficult, it's really not. Grab a recovery image (these files end in ".img") such as ClockWork Mod (CWM) or Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) for your device. Most ROM developers say to use CWM, but they both work equally well.
In our case, we need an image for the Samsung Galaxy S3 AT&T. Telus, Rogers, Bell, and SaskTel phones are (almost*) the exact same phone as AT&T, if you have one of these devices, you will be installing the AT&T recovery.
Now, transfer the ".img" file you downloaded onto your device. I'd suggest somewhere with a nice short path, like "/sdcard/<file>.img" (you'll thank me later, especially if you're using terminal emulator on the device)
Now, let's back up your existing recovery. If things go wrong, you can use this backup to get back to where you started.
Code:
$ su
# dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/recovery-backup.img
That should have created a "recovery-backup.img" on your phone's internal storage.
Here's the part you've been waiting for: Flashing the new image, which installs it as your recovery system. You do this from either an ADB shell or inside Terminal Emulator.
Code:
$ su
# dd if=/sdcard/[B]<file>[/B].img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
You're done. Reboot into your new recovery by holding VolUp and Home while you power on your device.
If you need to return to the stock recovery, that IMG can be downloaded here: stock-recovery.img - 10.00 MB
*NOTE: While we're on the topic, let's take a second to talk about what makes the Canadian I747M different from the AT&T I747.
The short version is... The modem. AT&T is using completely different and incompatible modem firmware in their phones when compared with the Canadian models. Rogers, Bell, Telus, and any other Canadian I747M are the same device (Samsung worked some strange voodoo and got all the Canadian carriers to agree on the same hardware!) which means that if Rogers releases a new modem firmware update, a SaskTel user could install it without issue. AT&T modem updates will not work on Canadian models, nor will Canadian updates work on AT&T phones! I've tried it. Trust me. You don't want to deal with the hassle of fixing it.
Please remember to click/stick/lick/kick the "Thanks" button if you found this guide helpful!
How bout a 4th method for TWRP?
This should come in handy for some of the newer users
Well, the other TWRP method assumes that you already have a custom recovery installed to flash the ZIP from... If you've gotten that far already, I don't think you should need me to tell you how to flash a ZIP.
theres also GooManager from the market. its how I installed TWRP just download the app open it hit menu you'll see some options come up hit "install Open Recovery Script" it will ask if your sure hit ok and your done the whole process will take 30secs
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FNM
Anyone know where to get stock sammy recovery img? Searched but didn't see it.
Edit: Got it.
dhostetter said:
Anyone know where to get stock sammy recovery img? Searched but didn't see it.
Edit: Got it.
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Where'd you get it from? I'll add it to the OP.
There is a touch CWM for d2att available for manual installation.
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
tonymtl said:
There is a touch CWM for d2att available for manual installation.
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
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There sure is! One of the benefits of manual installation is that you can find exactly what you want to use, and not rely on ROM Manager or other tools to make the decision for you!
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dstruct2k said:
Where'd you get it from? I'll add it to the OP.
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+1. I am also looking for stock recovery...
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I rooted my phone just after I bought it but was holding off on installing recovery due to how many hours I spend at work. Haven't had the time. I was also waiting on clear instructions on doing it manually, as it's easier for me since I'm not home often enough to use my PC and can't use the USB cord at work. Thank you SO much! Worked perfectly!
Edit: Spoke a little too soon. I'm seeing my backup dated 1970....
nekkidtruth said:
I rooted my phone just after I bought it but was holding off on installing recovery due to how many hours I spend at work. Haven't had the time. I was also waiting on clear instructions on doing it manually, as it's easier for me since I'm not home often enough to use my PC and can't use the USB cord at work. Thank you SO much! Worked perfectly!
Edit: Spoke a little too soon. I'm seeing my backup dated 1970....
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That's a known issue with any recovery on the SGS3, it seems that the hardware clock cannot be accessed by the recovery no matter which recovery you use.
Did you happen to make a backup of your stock recovery? If so, I'd like to get a copy of it to add to the OP.
Nice HowTo, but the glaring omission is using the GooManager app to flash TWRP.
A lot of people are moving on from the old CWM to "something better".
zmore said:
Nice HowTo, but the glaring omission is using the GooManager app to flash TWRP.
A lot of people are moving on from the old CWM to "something better".
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I could never get that to actually work in the past, so I guess I forgot about it. I just tested it now, and it worked fine, so I've updated the OP. Thanks!
dhostetter said:
Anyone know where to get stock sammy recovery img? Searched but didn't see it.
Edit: Got it.
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See my Index for flash back to stock. There is a great vid tutorial.
PS dstruct2k I have added this thread to the INDEX. Nice work
Thanks, just flashed latest CWM Touch. External SD Card support rocks
For some after doing the manual install of cwm its not holding it as I enter recovery after I'm done it still shows old recovery. Trying to install cm10 I'm currently on kyanrom
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HAVOK83 said:
For some after doing the manual install of cwm its not holding it as I enter recovery after I'm done it still shows old recovery. Trying to install cm10 I'm currently on kyanrom
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Then you're skipping a step, or typing something incorrectly. Once DD is done its work, you should get a response saying "Copied 10MB OK" or something similar. If it says that, then the stock recovery no longer exists.
HAVOK83 said:
For some after doing the manual install of cwm its not holding it as I enter recovery after I'm done it still shows old recovery. Trying to install cm10 I'm currently on kyanrom
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Please visit this post and follow from step 11-15. Shows kind of messed up on the XDA app so view it on your desktop. Very detailed guide for those who are confused. Thank you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1912335
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I followed those same steps but from a different thread and it still wasn't upgrading my clockwork recovery and kept getting status 7 when trying to flash cm10. Now I installed touch version hoping I would be able to get cm10 installed but still getting status 7. Any help appreciated
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Good Morning XDA!!!
I went through the Odin Rooting process last night and everything went as planned. I downloaded CWM Manager through Google Play and when I go to open it up it is telling me that the Super User file is not there. I have put Super USer on my phone but again it tells me I need to root my phone. I will admit I am a bit confused, I can boot into CWM mode but since I am not flashing a new rom at the moment I don't know what I did wrong. I did go into the CWM manager to "Flash ClockworkMod Rocovery" but it downloads then tells me there was na error with command lines..........Is there anyone who can help me out.....I really don't get where I went wrong, cause everything says I rooted the phone.....Thanks for any help......
>'.'<
How did you root? Do you have superuser or supersu installed?
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How did you root? Do you have superuser or supersu installed?
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Yes I did but it also was telling me that it wasn't rooted.....however the only thing that I had was the Superuser App. Is there something i need on the SD card? Or to psychically flash to the phone.....thanks for getting back to me with this....
Go into Settings>Apps>Superuser and clear cache and data. Go into the market and go to SuperUser and see if there is an update. This should update the binaries. Then try a Root App to see if you get the SU toast.
2nd option is to boot into recovery and go to wipe /Cache then advanced and wipe /Dalvik-Cache. While in Advanced, hit Fix Permissions and let it run. Reboot and try a Root App.
Btw, you never said how you rooted. Your title says Odin, so I am assuming mrRobinson's method.
Woodrube said:
Go into Settings>Apps>Superuser and clear cache and data. Go into the market and go to SuperUser and see if there is an update. This should update the binaries. Then try a Root App to see if you get the SU toast.
2nd option is to boot into recovery and go to wipe /Cache then advanced and wipe /Dalvik-Cache. While in Advanced, hit Fix Permissions and let it run. Reboot and try a Root App.
Btw, you never said how you rooted. Your title says Odin, so I am assuming mrRobinson's method.
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Sorry about that......I used the method from this site....http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s3-sgh-t999-t-mobile-easy-root-99302/
It did everything that was explained was supposed to happen.....its just I get the feeling I missed something somewhere.....I hope this helps....I haven't rooted anything in years.....lol
Ok, so you downloaded ROM manger from the market and tried to run the recovery script and it is saying that you don't have Root correct?
I agree, I think that you did miss a step somewhere. I suspect it was in between the CWR and SuperUser zips.
Are you familiar with Odin? I assume so since your first post said you Odin'd, but just double checking. I suggest you either start over from the link you posted or try mrRobinson's method. It is real easy and gives you stock ROM, rooted and has the option to install a custom recovery (like CWR or TWRP) also.
Here are Odin versions of both CWR and TWRP. Do this after you've done mrRobinson's method. Once it is done with first reboot (don't forget this take the longest time to boot bc it is rebuilding the /Dalvik), reboot back into download mode and flash either CWR or TWRP that way and you should be good to go after that.
Woodrube said:
Ok, so you downloaded ROM manger from the market and tried to run the recovery script and it is saying that you don't have Root correct?
I agree, I think that you did miss a step somewhere. I suspect it was in between the CWR and SuperUser zips.
Are you familiar with Odin? I assume so since your first post said you Odin'd, but just double checking. I suggest you either start over from the link you posted or try mrRobinson's method. It is real easy and gives you stock ROM, rooted and has the option to install a custom recovery (like CWR or TWRP) also.
Here are Odin versions of both CWR and TWRP. Do this after you've done mrRobinson's method. Once it is done with first reboot (don't forget this take the longest time to boot bc it is rebuilding the /Dalvik), reboot back into download mode and flash either CWR or TWRP that way and you should be good to go after that.
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The last phone I rooted was a Mytouch 4G. I am not familiar with Odin. I just went to the site that I posted in my last reply and followed the directions exactly. I only downloaded the IMG file for ClockworkMod that it supplied. It never told me to install or download a SuperUser zip file. I can boot the phone into CWM after shutting down, but when I open the CWM Manager that I downloaded from Google Play it tells me the following:
" You must root your phone for ROM Manger to function. Superuser was not found at "/system/bin/su" or "/system/xbin/su". Use Google search on your computer to find instructions to root your phone."
I am a uber novice. That's strike one....two....I'm a girl.....lol I just don't want to mess up my phone....it was really expensive......lol Thanks again for all the help you are giving me......it is greatly appreciated......
Ok then. I think you missed something then.
Let's do this. You want to download the latest version of Odin (It is here aboout half way down). Install it on your PC.
Then go to mrRobinson's thread and download this This is based off of the stock image TMO T999UVALH2
Perm Mirrorownload - MD5 Sum: 4abdcf029f248e66caa83c9c8477bdff root66_TMO_T999UVALH2.7z
and follow the directions. Unzip it and put the Root66 file on you PC where you know it is. Put your phone in Download Mode (see instructions in the link above on how to do this) and open Odin.
Click PDA in Odin and point it to Root66 file from above and make sure that nothing else is ticked above or below PDA. Click start. It should take about 5mins but less than 10 and you'll reboot and have a Pass.
Once that is done and your phone is rebooted, you can either install CWM or TWRP in odin or from the market. CWR= ROM Manager app; TWRP=Goo.IM app. Those will install your custom recovery.
Above all read the OPs f the threads I linked. They have valuable info in them.
Also, just because you are a girl has nothing to do with it. I know a few girls and women that are power users and will run circles around most in this forum. Don't sell yourself short.
I gotta get to work, but I'll check in on ya later on. Good luck.
Flash root 666 with Odin then u will have root
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jinx0117,
Were you able to get it to work ?
Woodrube said:
Ok then. I think you missed something then.
Let's do this. You want to download the latest version of Odin (It is here aboout half way down). Install it on your PC.
Then go to mrRobinson's thread and download this This is based off of the stock image TMO T999UVALH2
Perm Mirrorownload - MD5 Sum: 4abdcf029f248e66caa83c9c8477bdff root66_TMO_T999UVALH2.7z
and follow the directions. Unzip it and put the Root66 file on you PC where you know it is. Put your phone in Download Mode (see instructions in the link above on how to do this) and open Odin.
Click PDA in Odin and point it to Root66 file from above and make sure that nothing else is ticked above or below PDA. Click start. It should take about 5mins but less than 10 and you'll reboot and have a Pass.
Once that is done and your phone is rebooted, you can either install CWM or TWRP in odin or from the market. CWR= ROM Manager app; TWRP=Goo.IM app. Those will install your custom recovery.
Above all read the OPs f the threads I linked. They have valuable info in them.
Also, just because you are a girl has nothing to do with it. I know a few girls and women that are power users and will run circles around most in this forum. Don't sell yourself short.
I gotta get to work, but I'll check in on ya later on. Good luck.
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Ok, I have gone and downloaded the 3.7 version of Odin and installed it.....I am now waiting as the root666 TMO file is downloading.....and I will try to pick it up from there.......I will keep you posted.... : )
Ok. Good luck. Don't forget to Unzip it before putting in the PDA. Read mrRobinson's OP.
I won't be on until later in the day but there are some very talented people on here that will be able to help.
Woodrube said:
Ok then. I think you missed something then.
Let's do this. You want to download the latest version of Odin (It is here aboout half way down). Install it on your PC.
Then go to mrRobinson's thread and download this This is based off of the stock image TMO T999UVALH2
Perm Mirrorownload - MD5 Sum: 4abdcf029f248e66caa83c9c8477bdff root66_TMO_T999UVALH2.7z
and follow the directions. Unzip it and put the Root66 file on you PC where you know it is. Put your phone in Download Mode (see instructions in the link above on how to do this) and open Odin.
Click PDA in Odin and point it to Root66 file from above and make sure that nothing else is ticked above or below PDA. Click start. It should take about 5mins but less than 10 and you'll reboot and have a Pass.
Once that is done and your phone is rebooted, you can either install CWM or TWRP in odin or from the market. CWR= ROM Manager app; TWRP=Goo.IM app. Those will install your custom recovery.
Above all read the OPs f the threads I linked. They have valuable info in them.
Also, just because you are a girl has nothing to do with it. I know a few girls and women that are power users and will run circles around most in this forum. Don't sell yourself short.
I gotta get to work, but I'll check in on ya later on. Good luck.
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Ok...I have tried to download the file twice.....it takes about an hour and then when it is done it tells me the file is not there or damaged.....Oh heavens......now what?
jinx0117 said:
Ok...I have tried to download the file twice.....it takes about an hour and then when it is done it tells me the file is not there or damaged.....Oh heavens......now what?
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Hold on BRB
Ok according to your original post you have recovery. so go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726088 and download the superuser.zip file and place it on your internal sd card.
Reboot into recovery and flash the superuser.zip and reboot and you will be rooted.
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Hold on BRB
Ok according to your original post you have recovery. so go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726088 and download the superuser.zip file and place it on your internal sd card.
Reboot into recovery and flash the superuser.zip and reboot and you will be rooted.
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Ok....I just did what you asked...got the zip and placed it on the internal storage.....booted into CWM and found the file, it installed ok.....here goes nothing....lol
saldebot said:
Hold on BRB
Ok according to your original post you have recovery. so go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726088 and download the superuser.zip file and place it on your internal sd card.
Reboot into recovery and flash the superuser.zip and reboot and you will be rooted.
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:victory::victory::victory::victory: It worked!!!!! Thank you so much......every one of you guys who helped me.....Thank you Thank you Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jinx0117 said:
:victory::victory::victory::victory: It worked!!!!! Thank you so much......every one of you guys who helped me.....Thank you Thank you Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You go girl, do your thing...lol i'm happy it worked. Now happy flashing :thumbup:
Good job man. Looks like we may have converted another crack-flasher.
Jinx, first thing you need to do is boot into CWR and make a Nandroid. Save a copy of it to your PC for safe keeping. This will help you recover from any "mishaps".
Why it didn't work
When the phone reboots, it destroys the flags on the root software that was added via Odin.
To get around that problem,
do the odin process again, but uncheck the auto reboot before you start.
Then when the process is finished, take out the battery on the phone.
reinstall the battery after a few seconds, and then....
BE SURE YOU DON'T MISS THIS STEP,
GO INTO cwm PROCESS TO FLASH THE FILE YOU LOADED WITH ODIN.
if you miss the 3 button CWM load it messes up the file and you again have to reload it with odin, so that part is where you might be having the phone not actually root.
Go to this website and watch HOW TO DO IT till you can do it in your mind without any missteps...
Then, It WILL WORK!
Here is the link:
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-u-s-and-canada-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999sgh-i747sph-l710-fail-proofnoob-proof/
Good Luck!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2026569
I followed all of the instructions on the above link and after using odin my phone won't boot in clock work mod recovery. it only boots in the android system recovery and I didn't realize it at first and ended up clicking apply update from external storage and then chose the "CWM-SuperSU-v0.97.zip and when my phone rebooted it was wiped.
Odin passes so why is clock work mod recovery not working? please help
I also followed these instructions:
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video...c=2&sigr=11a718jq9&sigt=116j41687&age=0&&tt=b
rebecca928 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2026569
I followed all of the instructions on the above link and after using odin my phone won't boot in clock work mod recovery. it only boots in the android system recovery and I didn't realize it at first and ended up clicking apply update from external storage and then chose the "CWM-SuperSU-v0.97.zip and when my phone rebooted it was wiped.
Odin passes so why is clock work mod recovery not working? please help
I also followed these instructions:
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KLqIRlQI5SphoAIkX7w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTByN2RnbHFoBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDBGdwb3MDMw--?p=how+to+root+galaxy+note+2+att&vid=2388eab99f70408a6b22d9a0083af7d6&l=8%3A24&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DV.5053124652827001%26pid%3D15.1&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dw7zGq_-gFlE&tit=How+to+Root+the+AT%26amp%3BT+Galaxy+Note+2&c=2&sigr=11a718jq9&sigt=116j41687&age=0&&tt=b
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If you don't have root do this first,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980644
Then do this to install CWM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34039100#post34039100
jibust said:
If you don't have root do this first,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980644
Then do this to install CWM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34039100#post34039100
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I followed all of the instructions here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980644
and then installed root checker and it still says I am not rooted :-/
rebecca928 said:
I followed all of the instructions here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980644
and then installed root checker and it still says I am not rooted :-/
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I followed them to the letter and was rooted in 1 minute.
See if there is something you are skipping,make sure you have the latest PC drivers
Your not rooted. Reroot using odin 3.0.9 you might need to reinstall stock rom. If you read skynote thread your answer is there as well as download links... your welcome
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I re-ran odin and I am now rooted, my phone wasn't in debug mode... and the instructions didn't say that but I tried it and it worked.
Now my problem is when I try to start my phone in recovery mode the galaxy note logo flickers up and down the screen and the phone completely goes dead and i have to take out the battery to get it to start again. I have followed both sets of instructions to a T for clock work mod recovery and it hasn't worked.
And on the clock work mod recovery instructions, now when I click to download it it says failed download error...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34039100#post34039100
I re-installed clock work mod recov 4 times and still when I try to start in recovery mode the screen flickers n theres lines across the screen n then the phone goes dead and I have to pull the battery to restart.
rebecca928 said:
I re-installed clock work mod recov 4 times and still when I try to start in recovery mode the screen flickers n theres lines across the screen n then the phone goes dead and I have to pull the battery to restart.
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Try it with TWRP
http://tinyw.in/16LP
I installed that but it is an image file and odin will not open an image file?
Is it the same instructions to run this as it is to run cwm?
It says it needs to converted to a .tar file. How do I do that?
rebecca928 said:
I installed that but it is an image file and odin will not open an image file?
Is it the same instructions to run this as it is to run cwm?
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The link I provided is for the tar file. If you downloaded it do not extract it.
Look here, end of the page
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/124
Maybe this doesn't apply to you, or maybe it's too late, but some flavors of Samsung Android 4.x have a file to restore stock recovery at boot.
With the phone rooted and a root capable file explorer like Root Explorer or ES File Explorer look in the /etc directory. If there is a file in there called install-recovery.sh rename it and then try re installing cwm or twrp.
oldnoob said:
Maybe this doesn't apply to you, or maybe it's too late, but some flavors of Samsung Android 4.x have a file to restore stock recovery at boot.
With the phone rooted and a root capable file explorer like Root Explorer or ES File Explorer look in the /etc directory. If there is a file in there called install-recovery.sh rename it and then try re installing cwm or twrp.
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I tried this and I still have the same problem. When I try to start in recovery mode the samsung galaxy logo flickers and the phone shuts off n then I have to pull the battery to reboot.
:-/
jibust said:
The link I provided is for the tar file. If you downloaded it do not extract it.
Look here, end of the page
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/124
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I clicked on the link and then went to end of the page to download for Odin, but when you click on that link there are a million different files, I just want to make sure I am clicking on the right one. Dont want to brick my phone. Is there a difference between all of the different files?
openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-t0lteatt.img.tar.EjYLF6
is that the correct file?
Ok so I got TWRP installed.
Next question, I have been out of the loop for a few years so how do I get the latest firmware? Right now I have Android Version 4.1.2 and baseband version I317UCAMH3.
Is that the latest for the galaxy note 2? I have att and its the SGH I317
I didnt even plan to f with my phone but the other day my phone glitched and erased 300 pictures and videos from my newborn daughter that I just had and I was so upset and trying to find a way to recover them, someone told me to root my phone and try disk digger... so far I have had no luck at all with recovering anything... totally sucks and I am soooo upset!
rebecca928 said:
Ok so I got TWRP installed.
Next question, I have been out of the loop for a few years so how do I get the latest firmware? Right now I have Android Version 4.1.2 and baseband version I317UCAMH3.
Is that the latest for the galaxy note 2? I have att and its the SGH I317
I didnt even plan to f with my phone but the other day my phone glitched and erased 300 pictures and videos from my newborn daughter that I just had and I was so upset and trying to find a way to recover them, someone told me to root my phone and try disk digger... so far I have had no luck at all with recovering anything... totally sucks and I am soooo upset!
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4.1.2 is the latest OFFICIAL AT&T build. There is an unofficial leak in the Android Development section, but I honestly don't know how it performs as I only run AOSP roms.
thanks