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[Root]ATT SGS3 Tested working! Reset flash counter! Simple

First off, let me say that I did not develop this stuff and all thanks should go to those that did. Special thanks to noobnl, mskip and TeamEpic for all their work.
So here we go.
General Disclaimer:
Use these tools and this guide at your own risk. Doing these things wrong/improperly/etc. has the ability to completely ruin your device and YOU assume all risk and responsibility if that happens.
Also note that Rooting WILL violate the manufacturers warranty on the device making it ineligible for warranty repair. If you have insurance on the device however they MAY still replace it for the cost of your deductible.
Root Method Starts Here.
1. Download and install the Samsung USB drivers from Samsung's website
2. Turn on Debugging on your Phone
* Open Settings
* Select "Developer options" in the System section
* Check the box for "USB Debugging"
3. Plug you phone up to your computer using the USB cable and allow the drivers to install.
4. Download CMW_SuperUser_v3.07.zip from the bottom of this post
* I recommend making yourself a nice little GS3 folder in your downloads folder for all this stuff so it's easy to find
* DO NOT UNZIP!!
5. Copy CMW_SuperUser_v3.07.zip on to the Root of your GS3s INTERNAL storage (if you put it into a folder, you may have a hard time finding it later, but that's on you).
* DO NOT UNZIP!!
6. Unplug you phone
7. Power off your phone
^^ once u have now odin time......
1. Download Odin3-v3.04 from the bottom of this post
2. Extract Odin3-v3.04 into it's own folder somewhere where you can easily find it.
3. Download fixboot.tar from the bottom of this post to somewhere you can easily find it.
4. Reboot your phone into download mode
* Hold down Volume Down, Home and then power until Warning!! message is displayed
* Press Volume Up to continue.
5. Your phone should now be in download mode and displaying a green Android and say Downloading. If it is not, power off your phone by holding down the power button and then try to get into Download mode again. Do NOT progress until you have done so.
6. Go into the folder you extracted Odin3 into and run Odin3 v3.04.exe
7. Connect your phone to your computer via USB
8. In Odin, the COM box all the way to the left should turn blue and it should say Added!! in the Message area.
** Click on PDA and in the Open window that pops up navigate to and open the Tar With CWM from below file you downloaded earlier
** Verify that Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked
** Click Start. Once the process is completed you device should automatically reboot and there will be a green PASS! box in the upper left of the window. You can then close Odin.
** Power off your device and boot into Recovery mode
* To boot into Recovery mode: Hold down Volume Up, Home and then the Power button until you are in Recovery (it should say CWM-based Recovery at the top of the screen)
**. Install CMW_SuperUser_v3.07.zip that you copied onto your internal memory
* Navigating ClockWorkMod Recovery: Use the Volume Up and Down arrow keys to change the highlighted option and the home key to select an option. The Back softkey works, but will not be lit and will take you back one screen.
Installing a zip:
* Select "Install zip from sdcard" (Yes, I know it's on the internal storage.)
* Select "Choose zip from sdcard"
* Select the zip you want to install; in this case CWM_SuperUser_v3.0.7.zip
* Select "Yes" to begin installing
**. Once the process has completed use the Back arrow to get back to the main recovery screen (remember, it works, but it's not lit) and select "reboot system now." Once your device boots up you should now be 'Rooted,' but there's still a few more things to be done
Reset counter: triangle away from playstore and reset the counter.
15. Install BusyBox. There are actually several ways to do this, but the BusyBox app in the Google Play Market is quick and easy. Install it, grant it SuperUser permissions and it'll walk you through the rest and advise you when to update.
16. Update your Binaries.
* Open the Superuser app
* Get into settings (the wrench icon in the upper right of the screen)
* Select Su binary under the General section towards the bottom of the list
* Select Update
**.Your device is now rooted and all set.
** optional: update cwm using rom manager or use img from clockworkmods website. Flash through adb.
Links:
First make sure you read all of the above:
Triangle away:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
New Odin Tar with Stock Kernel: http://www.mediafire.com/?d1t0av7u1e6d3xx
Odin Tar with CWM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1148060&d=1340384923\
CWM Su fix (flash this in CWM after): http://www.mediafire.com/?0e86q6rexr7g8g4
after that
Hit thanks on Everyone mentioned in this post including myself
Special thanks:
noobnl, mskip and TeamEpic For root CWM
FennyFatal for stock Kernel
Me for Tar and Method testing
IRC for testers
TheSoberRussian for letting me pull his boot.img
^^ hit thanks on everyone here or ill eat u.

Now time to wait for ROMS!
This needs to be sticky

TheSoberRussian said:
Now time to wait for ROMS!
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mine will go up as soon as i get the device xD
no more blind deving

Here's Odin again....

Yay. I'll give this a go (via Heimdall in Linux) as soon as I get my phone. In the meantime... I'll let you other guinea pigs below this post test it out.
Ohhh how I love root. Let me count theee ways: ClockWorkMod recovery (and nandroid backups), ROMs, TitaniumBackup, AdAway (/system/etc/hosts), adb over wireless, free wifi tethering, permanent debloating, kernel overclocking, CIFS (windoze) network shares, poking around /data/data in a root adb shell, yadda yadda...

Nice. I got my gs3 today
I'm going to wait a week before I do any rooting. Just to feel the phone out
sent from my GALAXY SIII

Process not working for me! I finished the ODIN flashing OK as usual but when going to recovery I end up in stock 3e recovery and not CWM!
Even tried adb reboot recovery and ended in stock 3e recovery too!
Can you check if you uploaded the correct boot.img?

Sweet ty
Sent from my Xoom using xda premium

Great job, can't want to see more from the dev's. Now to add to my reference thread. b:

From the TMO forum:
qbking77 said:
Here's a how to video for everyone!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Soapch0c5U
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Original thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726725

mp2ning said:
Process not working for me! I finished the ODIN flashing OK as usual but when going to recovery I end up in stock 3e recovery and not CWM!
Even tried adb reboot recovery and ended in stock 3e recovery too!
Can you check if you uploaded the correct boot.img?
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Same cant get into CWM recovery

ghost77 said:
Same cant get into CWM recovery
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The T-Mobile and Sprint root guides root by installing a new recovery.img and this one installs a boot.img.....
No worries here as phone works correctly although the flash counter changed to custom and indicates the 3 times I flashed with ODIN!

Remember, this time its UP VOLUME home and power

duckfart said:
Remember, this time its UP VOLUME home and power
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I am used to flashing my Samsung phones almost weekly! In fact I also own an International GS3 and I know how to enter recovery; problem is I reach the stock recovery and not CWM recovery!

+1 not working, 3e instead of CWM.

mp2ning said:
Process not working for me! I finished the ODIN flashing OK as usual but when going to recovery I end up in stock 3e recovery and not CWM!
Even tried adb reboot recovery and ended in stock 3e recovery too!
Can you check if you uploaded the correct boot.img?
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Same here, still booting me into 3e recovery.

Got inpatient and did Sprint root method , and now have root

ghost77 said:
Got inpatient and did Sprint root method , and now have root
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I figured all variants of US GS3 could have the same recovery but I am not about to try and soft brick it!

I just went to the spring thread and downloaded the clockworkmod.tar file and followed the instructions in THIS thread but instead of flashing the fixboot.tar i did the clockworkmod.tar from the other thread. Now have working root.

my bad man i thought it would have CWM ill fix now

[Q] Need some help on flashing rom.

O.k my wife got an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3 when they first came out I bought it for her and it has this rom build on it l747UCALG1 and mine which I just bought about three days ago have this build on it l747UCALH9. Her build I was able to root if need be but my phone I can't and I am already on 2 count of the custom binary and I can't reset it since some how I can't root the phone the developers are seeing all of this stuff that we are doing to the phones and I believe they are trying to stop us. But anyway can some one tell me since I have a copy of her stock Firmware how can I just flash my phone or what have you with her stock firmware which is l747UCALG1 so I can root my phone. Also if you don't mind please leave me a clear step-by-step way to do it and if it works without doing any damage at all to my phone, and if I want to later go back to the stock that is on my phone now I can but I don't think I will unless I have to send or take it in ever for warranty repair or just sale it. If this works right leave me your e-mail or if you have a paypal account give me that address or what have you and I will send you a donation.. (Thanks)
Sincerely,
System Network Admin

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
OR
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665

How to Revert to Old Firmware & Root Newest Release -
Hello and welcome to XDA.
I understand your concern to root your device especially with it being on the latest firmware, but I will do my best in order to explain every step to you in the utmost detail. I am currently on I747UCLH9 with a Custom ROM. Meaning I kept the Modem & Bootloader and kicked the Kernel and Firmware. Before I begin, I would like to ask you to thank to all the Developers / Posters who made & put this content together as this would not be possible without them. I will link all of their original posts at the end of this. Be sure to give credit to every one of them and please make sure to give thanks to them. I take absolutely NO CREDIT for any of these links/steps whatsoever. I simply researched and compiled them in order to help you. With that being said, let us begin.
Before anything you must remember this. After you are finished downloading whatever items you need, you MUST (and I cannot stress this enough) FACTORY RESET YOUR DEVICE. Reason being is because a lot of other people have tried this same process of downgrading without wiping and ended up getting startup boot errors. Be sure to NOT sign into your Google account. This is just a warning, follow the steps below to know when you should begin this process.
All files you download should be saved on your desktop. Personally I prefer to make a separate folder for these kind of delicate things. Keeps it organized so you don't forget where you are.
Make sure your phone IS NOT plugged in to your computer as of right now & you have NO external SD card.
Now;
Let's begin.
Before you start be sure you have the Samsung USB drivers installed. Which you can get from Samsung's website or here.
Samsung USB Drivers
Also be sure that you have WinRAR installed as well which you can get right here.
WinRAR
To be on the VERY SAFE side you must download ADB (Android SDK). What you must do is when it asks you for where you would like to install it, you MUST ONLY CLICK "Local Disk C:" . AND THATS IT. The best thing is to keep it here so when you have to execute a command line, it will be very simple. You will have a folder called "android" here. THAT IS YOUR ADB FOLDER. You will understand what I mean shortly. *Note* this is for CWM-T (ClockworkMod Touch).
Android SDK
1. Download the stock rooted LG1 Firmware. I747UCLG1 Stock + Root Only.
2. Right-Click the LG1 Firmware you just downloaded and extract it. It is currently root69.stock_ATT_I747UCALG1.7z ; the extraction process will turn it into the correct .tar file (Flashable file type with Odin)
3. Now that you have the Stock ROM, you need..well ODIN! Here's the link. Odin 3.07.
4. Since it is in .zip format you need to extract this as well. You will end up with 4 files. Right-Click on the Odin3 v3.07.exe and run it as administrator. Now you are at the Odin screen with nothing there -_-".
5. Factory reset your phone. Just let it boot up but DO NOT sign into your Google account, just click through skip everything head straight to your Settings, then Developer Options & make sure USB Debugging is enabled/checked. Back out of your settings completely and you are at the home screen.
6. Now, just hit the power button and turn your device off. After it is completely turned off hold the Volume Down + Home button. While holding these 2. Press and hold the Power button. You should now be holding all three buttons at the same time waiting for a green lettered screen to come on (Download Mode). Use the phone keys to select the option to continue. Your phone will now say Downloading, do not turn off device. (Or along those lines).
7. After selecting the option that sends your phone to the screen with the text "Downloading, Do not turn off device." You should be holding your phone in hand with USB plugged into your computer but your device is not connected. Odin is open on your computer screen with nothing still. From here just plug your phone in and you will see a pop-up in the first box of many under the Odin logo which says "COM: #".(#: Being a select number of your device. This is of no importance, as long as you see this pop up.) Once you see this your phone will be ready to be flashed back. Just click the PDA button and browse to the root69.stock_ATT_I747UCALG1.tar file. (Be sure you click the .tar and not the .zip.)
8. Check to make sure no other boxes should be checked except for Auto-Reboot.
9. Press Start and wait for the process to finish.
10. Everything should go through fine and your phone will start back up and you will be on LG1. You are now on stock firmware BUT rooted. Unplug your phone, Skip past everything once again and make sure USB Debugging is enabled. Keep your phone unplugged & don't forget to close ODIN.
Now before you do anything. You need a Custom Recovery AKA CWM. Well in this case we will be installing the latest touch version.
11. Download the latest ClockworkMod Touch from here. This link is saved in a way specifically from their website. You can either go to www.clockworkmod.com and browse the ROM Manager tab for the 6.0.1.4 Recovery. OR you can just right click the link provided right here and press "Save As..." this file will come up and asked to be saved as recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.1.4-d2att.img. RENAME IT AS "recovery.img" without the quotes & save it.
ClockworkMod Touch 6.0.1.4
12. Now that you have this file. Plug in your phone to your computer and in the root folder of your phone storage and copy the recovery.img file to it; which is the first folder that pops up when you press open when you plug your phone in. (Remember no SD CARDS!)
13. Now, click the Start button on your taskbar and in the search bar type cmd. Now you will see cmd.exe; press enter and you will see the Command Prompt open. If you saved the Android SDK the way I told you to, you can copy and paste the line below. If you saved it somewhere else you can change the folder simply by browsing to the android folder. Make sure you click on the "platform-tools" folder. NOT the "platform" folder. Also whichever directory it is you must add a "\" at the end so it will find the location correctly.
cd C:\android\platform-tools\
14. Now you are in the directory time to run ADB Shell and flash that recovery! Copy and paste or type the following; I recommend you copy and paste the last line as it gets tricky. After the SU command your phone will be detected.
First you type adb shell
following that su
and finally dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
As you can see in the last command it is named recovery.img there are no special characters or numbers or symbols to mess with the flashing. After you run this command you will an output similar to the following.
14004+0 records in
14004+0 records out
7170048 bytes transferred in 1.430 secs (5014019 bytes/sec)
Finish up this step with the following command
reboot recovery
15. Your device will now restart and head straight into recovery. Congrats you now have LG1 Stock + Root with CWM-T. Unplug the USB and press "Reboot System".
TO UPGRADE BACK TO LH9 WITH ROOT AND CWM-T
Before I begin.
You must remember that this step REQUIRES you download 4 files to go on the root of your phone memory. Your phone should now be on the home screen. Plug it in and open your phone memory. With that being said you need the following files. The Rom, Modem, Bootloader, and Kernel. You will be flashing them in this following order as well.
16. Download the following pieces and save them to the root of your phone's memory. Be sure to remember which file has what name so when you enter the recovery you aren't lost as to which to flash first.
I747UCLH9 ROM Download
I747UCLH9 Modem Download
I747UCLH9 Bootloader Download
I747UCLH9 Kernel Download
17. After everything has finished transferring, remove the phone from the computer and turn your phone. Remember how you got into download mode? Well instead of holding Volume Down + Home, you hold Volume Up + Home. While holding these two press and hold your power button until you see it says Samsung Galaxy S III. If you look at the top left hand of the screen while it's JUST turning on. You will see some blue text flash. When you see that you know your entering the recovery and can release the buttons.
18. You are back at the recovery. You must now do the following. Touch the options as I list them. Follow these steps precisely.
- Wipe Data/Factory Reset
- Yes -- Delete all user data
- Wipe Cache
- Yes - Wipe Cache
- Advanced
- Wipe Dalvik Cache
+++++Go Back+++++
- Install Zip from SD Card
- Choose zip from SD Card
Now choose them in the following order, ROM, Modem, Bootloader, and finally Kernel.
WAIIIITTTTTTTT! After you are finished flashing the Kernel you MUST do the following. Click options as I state them.
- Wipe Cache
- Yes - Wipe Cache
- Advanced
- Wipe Dalvik Cache
- Advanced
- Fix Permissions
+++++Go Back+++++
Reboot System
19. Wait for your phone to reboot and NOW you can sign into your Google account. Go past everything go into your App drawer first and check for Superuser/SuperSU once you see that, go into your settings and check your ROM, Modem, Bootloader, Kernel. Yes. They are bone stock with root. Congrats you achieved maximum upgrade with root.
Now I would like to give my shout-outs; Thanks; and share the following posts that helped me compile this. I couldn't have done it without you guys.
neverends - Samsung Drivers & Odin provided. Steps to flash with Odin as well.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722686
mrRobinson - I747UCLG1 Stock root injected file. Location of Odin, and commands to execute ADB shell to flash recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
drothenberger - Provided CWM Flashable version of I747UCLH9. Blessing, really. Stock root with latest FULL update without having to revert back to LG1 stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896773
ALSO
Thanks to you all above; the CWM Team, CM10/AOKP Team, Moderators & Posters alike. None of this would have been possible without you. Keep up the good work. Bless -

jaysoblitzed said:
Hello and welcome to XDA.-
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You made an awesome guide!! Hope he made a generous donation. Thanks!!

werked said:
You made an awesome guide!! Hope he made a generous donation. Thanks!!
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Thank you, I really appreciate that. I don't accept donations I simply did it to help those who wanted/needed it
Sent from my T&K Blessed SGH-I747

I do not see the 4 download links for the ROM, Modem, Bootloader and Kernel. Can you post them.

I will fix the links but if you simply look at the people / threads I have given credit to at the bottom of my guide you will see drothenberger's thread. He has the original links there. Mind you, you MUST scroll down to the part where it says "PIECES:" and download following his links. Don't worry I will re-post them accordingly.
Sent from my T&K LH9 Blessed SGH-I747

Does upgrading from rooted LH9 from a rooted LG1 trip flash counter since we are installing 4 separate files instead of 1 .tar?
thanks!

How to root T889 +Counter reset + Unroot+ Stock firmware

Rooting Indtruction
SINCE SUPERSU.ZIP DOES NOT WORK ON ALL DEVIVES THE BEST OPTION TO ROOT RIGHT NOW :
1ST: ROOT BY OPTION 2
2ND : FLASH CUSTOM CWM VIA PC ODIN OR MOBILE ODIN ( PLAY STORE )
Option 1: CWM + SuperSU .
1. download cwm6-recovery-n7100-121014.tar : http://www.mediafire.com/?mouxvj4og7azcow
OR Download cwm recovery V6.0.2.5 .tar: http://www.mediafire.com/?oyv15gidjxd6c23 . Big thank to Dr.Ketan&KoushThis CWM will not support EXFAT Card
2.download CWM SUPERSU V0.99 installable ZIP: I took off download link until further notice. From Chainfire " SUPERSU. ZIP does not work on all devices, needs fix. Note that if you are already rooted, installing through Market is by far the easiest way to install SuperSU !". More infor here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
3.Download PC Odin : http://d-h.st/SdH
4.Open Odin and select PDA tab
5.Point to extracted file cwm6-recovery-n7100-121014.tar
6.Now switch off device and reboot in download modeby:
press Vol down + Home +Power, And then, press Volume UP button in Warning Page to enter the Download Mode
7.Connect device to PC and wait till device successfully added to com port (it will turn light blue)
8.Hit ‘Start’ to flash
9.Once it flashed successfully, you can see 'PASS' in table above the ID :COM, you can disconnect device from PC
10.Now reboot into CWM by :Switch off device and press Vol Up + Home +Power hold about 5 second
11.Install SuperSu.
12.Reboot.Done
Option 2 : Only Root
Download this CF Auto Root from here http://download.chainfire.eu/264/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-t03g-gtn7100.zip
and extract it to .tar
Procedure :
1.Open Odin and select PDA tab
2.Point to extracted file CF-Auto-Root-SGN2.tar
3.Now switch off device and reboot in download mode
press Vol down + Home +Power, And then, press Volume UP button in Warning Page to enter the Download Mode
4.Connect device to PC and wait till device successfully added to com port (it will turn light blue)
5.Hit ‘Start’ to flash
6.Once it flashed successfully, you can see 'PASS' in table above the ID :COM, you can disconnect device from PC
7.Reboot device and you will have superSU in application drawer.
Option 3 : Root with Exynos Abuse Apk
3.Root with apk No counter reset needs, Easiest - Credit goes to Chainfire, alephzain
1.Download latest from chainfire's here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35512626&postcount=1
2.Install application as routine apk installation and open it.
3.Open Exynos Abuse application from App drawer
4. Select Root Device
6.Now your device is rooted, for security purpose you can disable Exploit.
( Note : This may break camera, but unchecking disable exploit make it working again )
7. Open SuperSU & Update binary.
How to unroot Exploit :
Open Exynos Abuse app, uncheck disable explot & Disable Exploit on boot then select Unroot device
Restart device and wait for 10 min. and then you can check status.
Since Chainfire support our note now . if you want reset counter for warranty then download TRIANGLE AWAY from play store which will do the job.Still dont know what is it, go here for more infor http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114.
If you want to unroot for some reason :
From stock rom and root by Chainfire method all you need to do : Triangle Away app ,SuperSU / setting/ full unroot. Reboot into Recovery / Factory reset.
From custom rom : reflash stock image via Odin .reroot by CF auto root,reset counter with Triangle Away App,SuperSU/Setting/Full unroot . Recovery / Factory reset.
Can find stock firmware from here http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/ search for T889
Stock T889UVALJ1 & T889UVALK8 (Post 51) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1969551 ( Thank , TeshXX)
Stock + root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975560 ( Thank , Mr.Robinson )
How to flash rom via Odin :
Make sure you have installed Kies OR Samsung USB driver
Open up the ODIN
1. Enable the check mark by click on the following options(default Option)
- Auto Reboot, and F. Reset Time
- Download TAR ROM
- Check PDA, and point to TAR ROM file
2. Now switch off device and Enter into Download Mode
- Enter into Download Mode by pressing Volume Down button, Home Key and
Power Button simultaneously. And then, press Volume UP button in Warning Page to enter the Download Mode.
3. Connect the device to PC via Data Cable.
Make sure that the one of communication port [ID:COM] box is highlighted in
light blue. The device is now connected with the PC and ready to download the
binary file into the device.
4. Start downloading binary file into the device by clicking Start Button on the screen.
the green colored "PASS!" sign will appear on the upper-left box if the binary file
has been successfully downloaded into the device.
5. Disconnect the device from the Data cable.
6.Done
Common question about reseting counter
I have reset counter but system status still 'custom'
You should have stock recovery (Opton 2)
If you already have stock recovery(CF Auto root) then reset counter first
then wipe cache + wipe data(factory reset) + re wipe cache
You should now have system status 'official'
I have rest counter but after reboot again it goes to 1
This happen if you have rooted with CUSTOM RECOVERY(Opton 1)
This is neither error of recovery nor triangle away. This happens due to new bootloader which have auto checksum for recovery, when you reboot to custom recovery count will raise.
To prevent this you need to have play version of Triangle away, and you should check (enable) 'Auto reset at boot'. Again this feature depends on kernel/recovery is supported or no
How to Backup EFS : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922473
Flash tool for Linux user : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33074572
Special thank to Dr.Ketan , Chainfire , Chenlu ,Koush, Alephzain , Mr.Robinson , TeshXX.
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Awesome, thanks for the info, getting mine this weekend!!
Where did you buy yours? TMO or wirefly??

your links are not working.

That my dear children, is not how you do copy paste.
the files are:
cwm6
https://hotfile.com/dl/176065007/332cffb/cwm6-recovery-n7100-121014.tar.html
and
CWM SUPERSU installable ZIP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053

iamfightaa said:
your links are not working.
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reupload.

B.Jay said:
"How to root" and similar threads do NOT belong into the Development boards!
Moved into General.
Next time watch where you post.
Thank you.
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my bad.

simplelife said:
I had very easy method to flash which i did try by myself and work perfect with T889:
1. download cwm6-recovery-n7100-121014.tar : http://www.mediafire.com/?mouxvj4og7azcow
2.download CWM SUPERSU installable ZIP:http://www.mediafire.com/?w3i20sr6r58r8ah ( copy this file into your EXcard )
3.Download PC Odin : http://d-h.st/6Er
4.1.Open Odin and select PDA tab
2.Point to extracted file cwm6-recovery-n7100-121014.tar
3.Now switch off device and reboot in download modeby:
press Vol down + Home +Power, And then, press Volume UP button in Warning Page to enter the Download Mode
4.Connect device to PC and wait till device successfully added to com port (it will turn light blue)
5.Hit ‘Start’ to flash
6.Once it flashed successfully, you can see 'PASS' in table above the ID :COM, you can disconnect device from PC
7.Now reboot into CWM by :Switch off device and press Vol Up + Home +Power hold about 5 second
8.Install SuperSu.
9.Reboot.Done
Take about 5 min to do.Special thank to Dr.Ketan , Chainfire , Chenlu..
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This method works 100%..I did it last night.
Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2

B.Jay said:
"How to root" and similar threads do NOT belong into the Development boards!
Moved into General.
Next time watch where you post.
Thank you.
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Weird, I guess the development forums for 150 other phones must be wrong then. Their moderators must be slacking.
p.s.-no root, no development.
p.s.s-you must be a toolkit user

lowandbehold said:
Weird, I guess the development forums for 150 other phones must be wrong then. Their moderators must be slacking.
p.s.-no root, no development.
p.s.s-you must be a toolkit user
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Yeah, the reason I put my thread in origin dev because i seen every forum do the same ,all I do is try to help but I guest moderator want to keep dev thread at NEVER so let it be. Toolkit is good but complicated if you choose wrong option then will be problem thats why I come up with this solution which easy to root and with out any issue .

jshaw06 said:
This method works 100%..I did it last night.
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I glad someone confirm work

Can also confirm it works and please thank the OP for posting "How to" ... This however does not belong in Development, How to belong in General.. Thanks Mod for not slacking..

ellac49 said:
Can also confirm it works and please thank the OP for posting "How to" ... This however does not belong in Development, How to belong in General.. Thanks Mod for not slacking..
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Yes, you are right! It belongs in the general section and not stickied in the dev section (like every other phone) so it can get lost on page 8 and more people **** up their phone.
Seriously. Go in the dev section of 20 different phones and tell me what percentage have a root method stickied right at the top.

I also was able to root my phone with this method.

Back to Stock?
Hi,
Are we able to bring it back to stock just in case?
Thanks

CLopez92868 said:
Hi,
Are we able to bring it back to stock just in case?
Thanks
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should be in matter of time

The zip root. This only installs cwm recovery still need a rooted rom.
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confirming that this method worked on my Note 2. :good:
this should be stickied.

tuffCookie said:
confirming that this method worked on my Note 2. :good:
this should be stickied.
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Did the SU zip work for u?
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VIIRU§ said:
Did the SU zip work for u?
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yup

tuffCookie said:
yup
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Can u link me the zip your using cause I flashed and it went thru but just didnt give me root. But I do have a custom recovery.
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FAQ: Rooting S4 Mini LTE GT-I9195

There are several questions scattered throughout the S4 Mini sub forums about the rooting/installing CWM on the S4 Mini. I've collated several of them here (in relation to the LTE model) for quick reference.
Do feel free to add-on / correct / update questions by replying to this thread and I'll update it here.
Link to rootkit by @arco68 -
[RECOVERY][ROOT] Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE (GT-I9195)
Q: How do I update CWM Recovery?
A: Just flash over the recovery through Odin. There's no need to flash the Rootkit again. [Source]
Q: Can I perform the rooting procedure on a ROM newer than MF5?
A: Yes. The newest version of the root by @arco68 contains the kernel modules from MF5 (and some updates from MG4), which means that it should fix the WiFi issues users were having when flashing over a newer ROM.
[Source]
Do note that newer ROM have KNOX built-in which requires special attention. Read up on the forums. More links posted here soon.
Q: Where can I get the Samsung USB Drivers?
A: You can get them from installing the Samsung Kies software or without Kies.
Q: I used the very first version of the rootkit and am now having issues with WiFi. Can I just flash over my current installation with the new rootkit?
A: Yes. [Source]
Q: I can't find the PDA button in the newest Odin (v3.09). Where is it?
A: The "AP" button has replaced the PDA button since Odin 3.07. [Source]
Q: Is there a list of stock ROM versions that this rootkit has successfully been used on?
A: Users have reported success with the following stock ROMs:
MF6, MF7, MFA
Q: I get a "Can't open Serial COM Port" error.
A: You need to install the Samsung USB Drivers. [Source]
Q: After rooting, I get the following message that constantly shows on my phone's screen:
"Device Information :
The device as detected an application attempting unpermitted actions. To protect your device, it is recommended you reboot."
A: You need to use a File Explorer with root access (such as ES File Explorer after enabling root access & system r/w) in order to remove the following files in "system/apps"
KNOXAgent.apk
KNOXStore.apk
ContainerAgent.apk
You could alternatively use ADB (booted. Recovery you need to mount /system):
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
rm /system/apps/KNOXAgent.apk
rm /system/apps/KNOXAgent.dex
rm /system/apps/KNOXStore.apk
rm /system/apps/KNOXStore.dex
rm /system/apps/ContainerAgent.apk
rm /system/apps/ContainerAgent.dex
reboot
Q: Uncheck "F. Reset Time"? Rooting other phones seem to require this to be checked?
A:
arco68 said:
If it's checked, you have to either quit and restart Odin, or wait until the timer expires before you can use anything in Odin again. So disabling it just saves some time. It's no harm leaving it enabled though.
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Q: Does using the rootkit with the new kernel updates provide USB OTG/MHL support?
A: No. [Source] But using a custom kernel does. The device does not support supplying power to the device so you will need a USB-OTG-Y cable to use it.
Q: Great, now that I'm rooted, are there any custom ROMs for me to try out?
A: Yes, but do know that anything you do to your phone is at your own risk.
There currently is an official CyanogenMod 11 nightlies for the GT-I9195 by the same person who brought you the root, @arco68.
Q: I missed the step to press Home+ Vol Up to boot into recovery mode! The phone is now booted into Android. What do I do?
A: DO NOT continue with the steps. You need to restart from the top to root your phone correctly. If you press Home + Vol Up when booting and enter into a recovery that does not state "CWM-based Recovery v6.0.3.5", then you have to restart from the top.
Q: How do I navigate through CWM menus?
A: Use the volume buttons to move up and down. Home button to select. Power button to go back.
Q: What are the exact labels on the CWM menu that I should be selecting? Just to be safe.
A: To select the rootkit zip, choose "install zip" then "choose zip from external sdcard".
To select reboot, select "reboot system now" and then choose the option that starts with "yes". The multiple no options are to ensure you know what you are selecting.
Last Updated: 0928hrs 04 Apr 2014, +8GMT

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Could anyone clarify if the methods described in this thread are compatible
Im not exactly knew to any of this so i know extreme caution pays. Which leads me to ask everyone and noone inparticular if the methods in this thread are compatible with sprints sch-l520 model of this device. It sounds like a rather desperate move to me as i know as a general rule everything is labeled in depth as to what its for , when, how , and generally plenty of stay away your probably gonna break me notifications. I cant find anywhere in this thread that states these methods are carrier specific, and the alternative root method is full of dead ends and half baked patches so id rather save that option for last. Any and all help, suggestions , or other insight is greatly appreciated, as would be a quick link to the proper method in the case that somone else has found a succesful root or possibly roms of any sort. Once again thanks to all, i hope somone has a little more knowledge than myself on the subject and doesnt mind sharing it.

GT-I9195 Firmware upgrade encountered an issue ...
Hello folks!
I've tried the above mentioned method for rooting ...
Odin failed without giving any further explanation,
although it seemed just to have found the phone etc.
Now when I switch the phone on, it says
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9195
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB 0x30
BOOTLOADER AP SWREV: 2
WRITE PROTECTION: Enabled
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.
Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.
The latest kies is installed (2.6.3.14074_11), but the Options under
Tools don't seem to fit AND the phone is not found by kies.
Could you please give me some advice on what to do now?
Thank you in advance & kind regards!

pit files for i317 and i317m

As a general FYI, if you think you need to repartition your phone it is also possible that your phone has experienced:
a) A hardware issue, possibly partial or total emmc failure.
b) A mismatch between bootloader (sboot.bin) and trustzone (tz.img) versions. See this post or my MK6 stock thread for some possible options to fix this.
As a step of last resort to recreate the partition table on your phone, a pit file may be what you need. This can be done in either Odin or Heimdall.
Warning - repartitioning your phone may erase all data and might cause other unintended consequences. You assume all risk.
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To use a pit file in Odin, this is typically done as part of a flashing a stock rom package, like the LJ2 or MA4 package for the i317 (or similar package for the i317m). You specify the pit file in the PIT section, make sure the repartition box is checked, and then add the rom package in the PDA section like usual.
If you are running an official 4.3 or later bootloader you will not be able to successfully flash a stock firmware package that contains earlier bootloaders - Odin will hang and you will need to find a different stock package to flash that does not contain a bootloader. (i.e. If you took the the i317 4.3 OTA and are running the MK6 bootloader or a later bootloader, you'll want to avoid UCAMA4)
The attached zip includes pit files for both the i317 and the i317m. The partition mapping is the same for both (see the included analysis files), but the pit files have unique security signatures which are accepted only by the bootloader of the specific model phone for which they are intended. I've tested the file for the i317 and can confirm that it works as intended. The file for the i317m was pulled the same way by an XDA member (thanks @plemen !) with an i317m and I've confirmed it is formatted correctly. It has now been confirmed as working.

If you want to learn a bit more about pit files, check out this thread by Adam Outler:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540480

Very interested in this, as I need the pit file for my I317. Question about the bootloader, though.... I've never taken an OTA, just flashing CM and OmniROM nightlies (was on 4.4.2 when my phone committed suicide). Should I be safe to use this pit file? And what factory firmware would you recommend to go with it?

pit files should be back in a day or two (I'll be testing over the weekend).
Depending on what happened to your phone it's still highly probable that your pit (partition) data is fine. There's a way to confirm this using Heimdall - when time permits I'll add instructions to post #2. That's a safer first step than attempting a repartition.
As for bootloader and firmware - if you've never taken an OTA, and you're not on a 4.3 bootloader your best bet for stock firmware is UCAMA4. It's a more complete and somewhat newer package than the other option (UCALJ2). You can get this from sammobile, or a mirror copy I have linked in post #2 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2589891
that post also has information on a couple apps you can load that will allow you to check which bootloader you have loaded once your phone is operational.

Thanks for doing this! Did you have any luck over the weekend? Looking to re-partition as I'm unable to mount.

anine said:
Thanks for doing this! Did you have any luck over the weekend? Looking to re-partition as I'm unable to mount.
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I expected a test phone on Saturday that didn't arrive until Tuesday thanks to the USPS getting the day off on Monday. Once I confirm the files work as intended I will repost them.
As for the issue you are having - what partition isn't mounting? Can you provide more detail?

Zen Arcade said:
I expected a test phone on Saturday that didn't arrive until Tuesday thanks to the USPS getting the day off on Monday. Once I confirm the files work as intended I will repost them.
As for the issue you are having - what partition isn't mounting? Can you provide more detail?
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The Note 2 (ATT) suddenly rebooted and stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy Note 2" screen. A couple reboots and a battery pull did not solve the issue. I even let the phone stay on the screen in the event it needed to do some sort of repair.. but after an hour, nothing changed.
I loaded CWM recovery and got recovery mount errors. Also, I am unable to mount any of the internal file system when attempting from the advanced menu. After a couple of hours of following tutorials I went into download mode and installed the stock ATT rom. It was successful but still did not boot (attempted this twice). I came upon a few suggestions for similar issues that said the PIT file was needed to repartition. I used Beanstalk 4.4.2 before the crash.

Help
anine said:
The Note 2 (ATT) suddenly rebooted and stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy Note 2" screen. A couple reboots and a battery pull did not solve the issue. I even let the phone stay on the screen in the event it needed to do some sort of repair.. but after an hour, nothing changed.
I loaded CWM recovery and got recovery mount errors. Also, I am unable to mount any of the internal file system when attempting from the advanced menu. After a couple of hours of following tutorials I went into download mode and installed the stock ATT rom. It was successful but still did not boot (attempted this twice). I came upon a few suggestions for similar issues that said the PIT file was needed to repartition. I used Beanstalk 4.4.2 before the crash.
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I desperately need this PIT file as well.. not on 4.3 however..I can get to download mode and into recovery but it spits a bunch of errors about unable to mount /cache etc...

anine said:
The Note 2 (ATT) suddenly rebooted and stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy Note 2" screen. A couple reboots and a battery pull did not solve the issue. I even let the phone stay on the screen in the event it needed to do some sort of repair.. but after an hour, nothing changed.
I loaded CWM recovery and got recovery mount errors. Also, I am unable to mount any of the internal file system when attempting from the advanced menu. After a couple of hours of following tutorials I went into download mode and installed the stock ATT rom. It was successful but still did not boot (attempted this twice). I came upon a few suggestions for similar issues that said the PIT file was needed to repartition. I used Beanstalk 4.4.2 before the crash.
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The symptoms you describe are similar to those I've seen on the Q&A forum recently. I don't want to be the bearer of bad tidings, but I suspect you have a partial emmc (hardware) failure.
My time during the week is limited so I expect to have testing done this weekend.

terpencar said:
I desperately need this PIT file as well.. not on 4.3 however..I can get to download mode and into recovery but it spits a bunch of errors about unable to mount /cache etc...
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I had similar issue, and was able to resolve it by following this thread. YOu need to restore factory original by following this thread from XDA.
Please don't forget to Thank
The files provided are only for phone I317 and not I317M
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23060877490003986
Instructions:
1. Download "back to stock" zip folder I uploaded. It contains all the files needed. No need to search around.
2. Unzip the file and extract the folder to your desktop.
3. Open folder and install Samsung drivers if not already done so.
4. Now make sure you have root and custom recovery on the phone. Turn the phone off. Hold volume up, home and power button at the same time.Wait till u see custom recovery screen and then let go off all the buttons.
5. Once in recovery... delete data, system, cache, dev cache like you want to flash a new rom. Turn the phone off by pulling the battery or see option for power off device under custom recovery.
6. Once the phone is completely off lets get into download mode. Hold volume down, home and power button until you see the screen with an option to press volume up to get into download. Press volume up to enter download mode when asked.
7. Now open odin3.07 I provided in the folder u downloaded. Once open connect your phone via usb. Windows should install device drivers. Once thats done, you should see com## on the Odin software.
8. On odin software you should see button called PDA. Click on it and browse to the file called KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user _low_ship.tar. in the folder provided by me. select it and hit ok. Odin will process the file. It will take max 2 to 3 min.
9. Before you click start on Odin make sure auto reboot and F. reset time is checked only. Everything else unchecked. Click start button. Odin will start flashing the factory firmware. It will take time.
10. Once Odin is done flashing. phone will reboot. Now you can disconnect the usb cable. When phone is fully rebooted, skip all the prompt and get to home screen.
11. Turn the phone off again and get into download mode. Connect usb cable to computer with Odin open. Click Pda and select file called CF-Auto-Root-t0lteatt-t0lteatt-samsungsghi317.tar. Let Odin process it and then click start. Once flashing the root file is done. Phone should reboot to home screen. Now you have root. The reason we need root is to get rid of counter # in download more. It should say zero.
12. Connect your phone to computer while on the home screen. Open phone internal storage and go to download folder and copy Triangle away.apk into it.
13. Go into settings and security and check unknown sources.
14. Go to apps and open application "my file". Go to download folder and select triangle away application to install. install it. Open application application and scroll down and select reset counter option. Make sure your are connected to wifi. Confirm you phone is I317 and triangle away will download the file. Your phone should reboot into some type of reset counter recovery screen. follow the instruction on the screen to reset the counter. After that phone should reboot.
15. Once rebooted uninstall triangle away apk. Now open super user application and scrool down and click fully unroot. When done go into stock recovery and clear data and cache. reboot phone. All done. Your counter is set to zero. Your phone should read normal under settings.
You can update your phone under settings from att servers.
Enjoy.
Thanks to chainfire for his triangle away app and root for our device.

rob_z11 said:
I had similar issue, and was able to resolve it by following this thread. YOu need to restore factory original by following this thread from XDA.
Please don't forget to Thank
The files provided are only for phone I317 and not I317M
Instructions:
1. Download "back to stock" zip folder I uploaded. It contains all the files needed. No need to search around.
2. Unzip the file and extract the folder to your desktop.
3. Open folder and install Samsung drivers if not already done so.
4. Now make sure you have root and custom recovery on the phone. Turn the phone off. Hold volume up, home and power button at the same time.Wait till u see custom recovery screen and then let go off all the buttons.
5. Once in recovery... delete data, system, cache, dev cache like you want to flash a new rom. Turn the phone off by pulling the battery or see option for power off device under custom recovery.
6. Once the phone is completely off lets get into download mode. Hold volume down, home and power button until you see the screen with an option to press volume up to get into download. Press volume up to enter download mode when asked.
7. Now open odin3.07 I provided in the folder u downloaded. Once open connect your phone via usb. Windows should install device drivers. Once thats done, you should see com## on the Odin software.
8. On odin software you should see button called PDA. Click on it and browse to the file called KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user _low_ship.tar. in the folder provided by me. select it and hit ok. Odin will process the file. It will take max 2 to 3 min.
9. Before you click start on Odin make sure auto reboot and F. reset time is checked only. Everything else unchecked. Click start button. Odin will start flashing the factory firmware. It will take time.
10. Once Odin is done flashing. phone will reboot. Now you can disconnect the usb cable. When phone is fully rebooted, skip all the prompt and get to home screen.
11. Turn the phone off again and get into download mode. Connect usb cable to computer with Odin open. Click Pda and select file called CF-Auto-Root-t0lteatt-t0lteatt-samsungsghi317.tar. Let Odin process it and then click start. Once flashing the root file is done. Phone should reboot to home screen. Now you have root. The reason we need root is to get rid of counter # in download more. It should say zero.
12. Connect your phone to computer while on the home screen. Open phone internal storage and go to download folder and copy Triangle away.apk into it.
13. Go into settings and security and check unknown sources.
14. Go to apps and open application "my file". Go to download folder and select triangle away application to install. install it. Open application application and scroll down and select reset counter option. Make sure your are connected to wifi. Confirm you phone is I317 and triangle away will download the file. Your phone should reboot into some type of reset counter recovery screen. follow the instruction on the screen to reset the counter. After that phone should reboot.
15. Once rebooted uninstall triangle away apk. Now open super user application and scrool down and click fully unroot. When done go into stock recovery and clear data and cache. reboot phone. All done. Your counter is set to zero. Your phone should read normal under settings.
You can update your phone under settings from att servers.
Enjoy.
Thanks to chainfire for his triangle away app and root for our device.
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Thanks.. It just hangs at system.img in odin

Nice job Zen
Sent from my SGH-I317 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Pit files are back up and attached to the OP. The i317 pit file is tested and confirmed working.
The i317m file is identical, except for the security signature. I'm currently looking for someone with a healthy i317m willing to test flash the i317m pit file to confirm it works. (I would do this myself, but I don't have an i317m).

Unfortunately it did not work for me. emmc failure suspected. Strange thing is that in ODIN I can still "Successfully" install a ROM.. and even the PIT file succeeded. I still got a logo screen for several minutes.
Fortunately for me, I have an additional mainboard from a otherwise damaged note 2. I'll be swapping that out.
Thank you anyway. Hope your file helps others!

My phone was not booting and stopped at Samsung logo. After the pit file and stock rom, my phone is live again. I am still having issue with storage but at least I have good starting point.
thanks

Works fine on i317m

anine said:
Unfortunately it did not work for me. emmc failure suspected. Strange thing is that in ODIN I can still "Successfully" install a ROM.. and even the PIT file succeeded. I still got a logo screen for several minutes.
Fortunately for me, I have an additional mainboard from a otherwise damaged note 2. I'll be swapping that out.
Thank you anyway. Hope your file helps others!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2626593

qkster said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2626593
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See posts #9 and #13 on the thread above for the specific potential solution to try.

Corrupt pit file it says. for note 2 att help
I have a Att note 2 i flash the mj9 firmware using mobile odin first. Then i formatted storage, data, system, and cache. And now its says i have NO ios Installed with is true but when i try flashing another rom in TWRP it fails iv'e try stock ATT, Jedi Rom, MeanBean Rom. now i tryed to flash stock firmware through J Odin but it always say corrupt pit file...Someone Please Help MEE

kumar_420 said:
I have a Att note 2 i flash the mj9 firmware using mobile odin first. Then i formatted storage, data, system, and cache. And now its says i have NO ios Installed with is true but when i try flashing another rom in TWRP it fails iv'e try stock ATT, Jedi Rom, MeanBean Rom. now i tryed to flash stock firmware through J Odin but it always say corrupt pit file...Someone Please Help MEE
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Err mj9 is verizon haha
Sent from my lightning fast Note II running MeanBean 2.0 SuperCharged