[Q] device won't root. - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

howdy y'all,
i have a stock ATT GS3 and I tried using odin with the fixboot.tar to root it so i could browse the system files. i ran odin and it said it was successful, but the phone is still not rooted. is there a different way of rooting the stock with baseband I747UCLH9?
thanks!
EDIT: I also tried flashing CWM but when I booted into recovery, it was still the stock. WTF is going on? I had no trouble with this before the LH9 update...

slicetwo said:
howdy y'all,
i have a stock ATT GS3 and I tried using odin with the fixboot.tar to root it so i could browse the system files. i ran odin and it said it was successful, but the phone is still not rooted. is there a different way of rooting the stock with baseband I747UCLH9?
thanks!
EDIT: I also tried flashing CWM but when I booted into recovery, it was still the stock. WTF is going on? I had no trouble with this before the LH9 update...
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I can send you the stiff that I used to root my AT&T s3 when I get home to my computer. I'm riding in my truck right now. I'll explain how to do it if that helps any...
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slicetwo said:
howdy y'all,
i have a stock ATT GS3 and I tried using odin with the fixboot.tar to root it so i could browse the system files. i ran odin and it said it was successful, but the phone is still not rooted. is there a different way of rooting the stock with baseband I747UCLH9?
thanks!
EDIT: I also tried flashing CWM but when I booted into recovery, it was still the stock. WTF is going on? I had no trouble with this before the LH9 update...
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I guess you do not know how to search forums. Or look in the STICKIES.
Rooting.without tripping flash counter: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28019751
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I had tried that and it didn't work. Then after an hour, I stumbled across voodoo rootkeeper and it worked.
Also, no reason to be a smartass. I searched for a while til I figured it out.

I used the galaxys3root.com method. Very fast and easy, used Odin to flash CWM and then flash SuperUser.

slicetwo said:
I had tried that and it didn't work. Then after an hour, I stumbled across voodoo rootkeeper and it worked.
Also, no reason to be a smartass. I searched for a while til I figured it out.
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I have same baseband and used Mr Robinson's. No problem. You should probably follow directions in his op, you shouldn't have any problems unless you did something.wrong.
Not trying to be a smartass just trying to get people to think for themselves. This forum is cluttered with these type of threads. Just take a look around believe me there is most likely 10 threads already posted for any problem you could have.
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Help! my phone will not flash back to stock eb30

hey guys i came from stock and flashed zedos v2 with odin and then flashed v3 using odin....well i wanted to try the stock kernal and tried to flash that using odin...well odin says it succesfully flashed but on reboot i am stuck on the splash screen with the triangle and my phone is basically locked there...so i go back into download mode and reflash v3 and all is well again can someone help me out here...i am having no probs with v3 just trying to help the devs and wanted to see if stock kernal would remove yellow triangle.thanks in advance
Sounds like your download is corrupt. Grab the kernel again and repeat.
ok will try thanks will post back in a few
hellz yeahz thanks leather neck it seems i downloaded the first eb3o tar and bubbys is a newer one i presume..here we go ....i still have root still running super user 3 and still have over clock capability using cpu master and the muther freking triangle is gone and have stock intro woohoo!!!i have not experinced any los in any of the kernals ive flashed....... been running v3 since the actual second it was released....... although my phone would not dial out earlier today on v3 after i had tried to install samba...dont know if i need to install a linux shell for samba to work but thats another thread......dont know if i have lost cwm must check on that but man i am feeling really lucky thanks zedo and thanks leatherneck....i would still like to post in the dev forum to help out the devs but i have to post like six more times i think not unless a mod or senior member could fast track me there...not new to xda just forgot my old username and password thanks leatherneck
UPDATE!!!!!.......DO NOT HAVE OC CAPABILITY after flashing to stock kernal!!! but!!!!...my quadrant scores at 1.2 are hitting 3846!!! and thats with everything running and all stock programs still installed...... well i did delete nascar lol!!everything is working ..wifi,3g,4g, if there is anything you want me to check just say it i will be happy to help....oh cwm is no longer there...
Correct, this is a stock kernel, so no OC and no CWM.
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Help a stranger out!

I'm not new to flashing ROMs on my Evo, however your forums here are a little more cryptic. My son rooted his phone and flashed CWM and a Cyan Rom. He would like to return to rooted stock. Can someone point me in the direction of the latest OTA Stock Rooted Rom for the Samsung Galaxy S Epic II 4G? He apparantlly followed some video tutorial yada yad yada. I realize ROMs are probably flashed thru the recovery console, is flashing similar to flashing on an Evo from that point? (Boot to recovery -> work your way to Flash from Zip ...)
Thanks in advance.
thebbbrain said:
I'm not new to flashing ROMs on my Evo, however your forums here are a little more cryptic. My son rooted his phone and flashed CWM and a Cyan Rom. He would like to return to rooted stock. Can someone point me in the direction of the latest OTA Stock Rooted Rom for the Samsung Galaxy S Epic II 4G? He apparantlly followed some video tutorial yada yad yada. I realize ROMs are probably flashed thru the recovery console, is flashing similar to flashing on an Evo from that point? (Boot to recovery -> work your way to Flash from Zip ...)
Thanks in advance.
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Here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Instructions are on that page, just make sure you use the full restore, and not the preserve data or you can brick. At the current point we don't have a kernel built from source yet, because of this, you must flash back to stock rooted EL29 via ODIN OC or you will brick. I highly suggest you read my thread in my signature because flashing anything ICS for this phone can be extremely dangerous and will brick your phone if you aren't sure what your doing.
Just to be sure you are looking at the right thread, please go to settings>about phone. Make sure model number is SPH-D710. I only say this cause I haven't heard of a Cyan ROM, and (not trying to be a jerk), most people refer to this phone as the epic 4g touch. You got something weird up there, and there are at least 20 different versions of this phone (galaxy s2).
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Could he have meant Cyanogen?
MeWarning said:
Could he have meant Cyanogen?
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Yes, that is what I meant by Cyan.
Thanks for the links and tips guys, I will check it out tonight.
Short version is this is the Galaxy 2 from Sprint, the one with the long bastardized name. Took forever to find this forum cause I was looking for something closer in name.
Yes it is the bastardized sprint Samsung galaxy s2. Word to the wise stay on this forum. Any other galaxy s2 forum especially international will have a huge possibility of turning the phone into a nice little paper weight. I have to say thanks for taking the time to find out. We have had a bunch of people come through here with paper weights wondering what happened because they didn't bother to read
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Is there a flashable zip or whatever you guys use on the Epic somewhere that I can just copy to the sd card vs going thru ADB etc as in the link from above? The phone is already rooted, I don't want to lose root, just load a stock rooted rom on the phone.
Thanks.
thebbbrain said:
Is there a flashable zip or whatever you guys use on the Epic somewhere that I can just copy to the sd card vs going thru ADB etc as in the link from above? The phone is already rooted, I don't want to lose root, just load a stock rooted rom on the phone.
Thanks.
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You need this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Just read the entire OP twice. It's really simple. It will return you back to stock rooted gingerbread EL29
Edit: just realized its the same link. This is not adb. It's an odin one click package. Basically download the file and press a button and you're done
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tkemack said:
You need this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Just read the entire OP twice. It's really simple. It will return you back to stock rooted gingerbread EL29
Edit: just realized its the same link. This is not adb. It's an odin one click package. Basically download the file and press a button and you're done
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+1
I would follow the posted thread as.. a.) It is the safest way since lots of people have been bricking their phone via flashes b.) This will return the phone to the stock ROM, but it will remain rooted.
Thanks guys(gals?) I'll be trying this tomorrow!
thebbbrain said:
Thanks guys(gals?) I'll be trying this tomorrow!
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Watch the qbking77 video and you'll be golden. It should be linked in the post. Really easy once you figure it out.
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Ok, reporting back.
First we tried the 'don't overwrite data' option, everything appeared to be ok until the phone rebooted. It sat on the 4G splash screen in a continual restarting state for about ten minutes. We tried flashing that twice. After that we tried flashing the factory restore with root option, that worked just fine.
Thanks again for the input.
Now he'll have to restore all of his desired apps, but that's his problem, since I told him not to root in the first place. LOL.
Cheers.

OK, Now that we have our own section. How Many REAL IMEI Issues?

With all of the forums merged it was so hard to get a read on the real amount of IMEI Problems by AT&T Users.
So a quick poll / count. Who has lost their IMEI on AT&T.
crawlgsx said:
With all of the forums merged it was so hard to get a read on the real amount of IMEI Problems by AT&T Users.
So a quick poll / count. Who has lost their IMEI on AT&T.
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I lost my IMEI on my first Sgs3, went flash happy (only AT&T ROMs) but still had data and cell. Not sure where I lost it, but I noticed when I was flashing back to rooted stock from early CM10 preview (official) is when I noticed.
So far with my new phone, I've done the same and still have it. I'm now running Aokp jellybean.
I've had no problems as of today but the fear of losing my imei has definitely caused me to not experiment as much as I would like to! I've rooted, installed CWM-Touch, flashed Ktoonsez Kernel, and flashed back to the AT&T Kernel. I'm honestly afraid to try CM as it seems that ALOT of the people who have lost their IMEI had flashed CM10 or CM9. I bought a Galaxy Tab 2 7" a few months back and it's become my tinker toy to flash ROM's and mess with. I don't want to screw up my $500 Galaxy S3, I like it too much!
I voted as flashed a few, but really it is probably closer to many. Only AOSP based ROMs though. CM9, CM10, and AOKP plus updates for each. Also both Faux and Ktoonsez kernels at various times. IMEI still present.
I do make sure that I flash the EXACT same way every time though since it has worked so far. Only thing I have changed now is moving from latest non-touch CWM (installed through ROM Manager) to latest TWRP (through Goo Manager).
If I end up losing my IMEI without adding variables to my flash process, I will start to believe it is a random occurrence. Until then I have to think partial user error coupled with a bad update script or recovery.
I ALWAYS download the file straight to my phone via WiFi.
Reboot into recovery. Wipe>Factory reset.
Flash ROM.
The last couple days since moving to TWRP I have felt more ballsy and did things a bit differently.
For the first time, I also wiped cache and Dalvik before flashing JB AOKP last night
Still no issues.
Today I decided to flash the ktoonsez JB kernel. I usually only download via WiFi at home (just to keep minimal variables in flashes) but today I did it at work via WiFi. Still have IMEI.
I have NEVER done a Format System so not sure if that might break something.
My process has been if it isn't breaking, try to keep the process as consistent as possible. If something does go wrong, I can say what I did differently. I also haven't had any trouble with the ROMs I flashed despite only doing factory reset then flash.
How do I know if I have any issues with this. What do I look for. I found out and mines good.
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spacecasespiff said:
How do I know if I have any issues with this. What do I look for. I found out and mines good.
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I know you found out, but when it happens you will know.
In some cases it seems as though you only get Edge at your maximum speed, in others your mobile data completely died. Generally speaking, there was a lot of confusion and some issues with clarity regarding the issue.
It's possible that there are several different (but vaguely related) issues going around, now that we have our own carrier based forums that should actually help clear it up in my opinion.
Hopefully we will all reach a general consensus on the acceptable recovery (my vote is TWRP!) and method of flashing. The only thing I've personally considered is that it might be an issue with the files transferring via MTP (only because I've never used a phone with MTP instead of mass storage).
I don't think people should be THAT afraid to flash though. If your flash counter is at 0, Samsung should do a warranty swap for you. In addition, it seems like 2 in 25 people (read: NOT FLASHES, but people.) seem to get the issue based only off of the very small number of people in this poll so far.
The reason the issue is so feared is because those that do get it will inevitably be far more vocal than those that don't as they try to find a solution and vent their frustration. Most of the people in the major thread about it didn't have the issue, but were afraid they might lose their IMEI.
I flashed the stock rooted tar that doesn't trip your counter, then injected CWM with dd. I've flashed everything with CWM since then, CM10 included (once) and I still have my IMEI. I'm running AOKP JB now.
I'm about to root and cwm what's your guys input on the best ways
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yokken said:
I flashed the stock rooted tar that doesn't trip your counter, then injected CWM with dd. I've flashed everything with CWM since then, CM10 included (once) and I still have my IMEI. I'm running AOKP JB now.
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What's this dd you speak of sir
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As always, check your apn before freaking out! It may have gotten deleted while flashing a rom. It happened to me
Yes, I freaked out.
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tyshemi said:
What's this dd you speak of sir
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If you read the thread I mentioned (How to root without tripping flash counter) it mentions "injecting" CWM using a tool called dd.
yokken said:
If you read the thread I mentioned (How to root without tripping flash counter) it mentions "injecting" CWM using a tool called dd.
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Yea I have read that many times there guy thanks for input just solidifying it all
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ppl who scared to flash
Go for nontrip flash root + CWM topic - worked for so many people without issues.
The only way to screw up IMEI with these ROMs is via Odin, I think. Odin is a scary tool without much documentation, and in past used to be buggy.
Once you get CWM - do not use Odin.
bravomail said:
Go for nontrip flash root + CWM topic - worked for so many people without issues.
The only way to screw up IMEI with these ROMs is via Odin, I think. Odin is a scary tool without much documentation, and in past used to be buggy.
Once you get CWM - do not use Odin.
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I have to use Odin for root initially don't I ? Then use it for cwm or u recommend Rom manager ? Im just wanting stock Rom like yours for now
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bravomail said:
Go for nontrip flash root + CWM topic - worked for so many people without issues.
The only way to screw up IMEI with these ROMs is via Odin, I think. Odin is a scary tool without much documentation, and in past used to be buggy.
Once you get CWM - do not use Odin.
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Odin is a scary tool indeed. Someone in the IMEI thread said if I was feeling feisty to flash stock nonrooted OTA ROM via Odin straight from JB AOKP. IMEI is still intact after all that I have done. :laugh:
EDIT: Also, anyone who reads this. Try out TWRP. We need more people flashing with TWRP, if an IMEI goes missing while using it we can rule out CWM being the problem as some have suggested.
codycorexxx said:
Odin is a scary tool indeed. Someone in the IMEI thread said if I was feeling feisty to flash stock nonrooted OTA ROM via Odin straight from JB AOKP. IMEI is still intact after all that I have done. :laugh:
EDIT: Also, anyone who reads this. Try out TWRP. We need more people flashing with TWRP, if an IMEI goes missing while using it we can rule out CWM being the problem as some have suggested.
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Ive done this, not once but twice. Once coming from Aokp and once from cm10. Imei still intact :good:
Lmao, funny thing is i was deathly scared of the imei issue and very well versed on it, and i never knew it was "dangerous" till i read your post just now.

[TUTORIAL] How To Root the Sprint Galaxy S2 (SPH-D710)

I was recently asked to post some threads here on XDA with the tutorials I have on my site. As time permits I will be posting a series of threads here to the Q&A section that will hopefully answer most questions that might come up.
If you can't find your answer in one of my threads I would highly recommend BluesRulez One Stop FAQ Thread. It is an awesome resource and has answers to just about every question I've seen come up!
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This thread details the process of how to root your device without having to flash a full stock ROM. This method works for the Sprint, Boost and Virgin Samsung Galaxy S2 (SPH-D710, SPH-D710BST and SPH-D710VMUB).
This method uses an Odin One-Click Kernel to install a kernel that includes a Custom Recovery. Once booted into the Custom Recovery you can then flash Superuser which will root your phone and give you Superuser access.
Prerequisites:
A PC running Windows with the Samsung Mobile Drivers Installed. The Samsung Mobile Drivers are available here.
Any One-Click Kernel (preferably from the Android version you will be using, i.e. GB, ICS or JB).
All Sprint One-Click Recovery kernels can be found here.
For this particular tutorial I used the following kernels:
Gingerbread: Chris41g's EL26 Stock CWM5 Repack
Ice Cream Sandwich: Agat63's tFI27 Stock Recovery Repack (rev 2)
Jelly Bean: Agat63's Source-Built GB27 Recovery​
Superuser (or SuperSU, MIUI Security, and etc) in a flashable zip, saved on your Internal or External SD Card.  For this method I used SuperSU v1.25 (but any SU in a flashable ZIP should work). You can download several different versions here.
Although not required it is recommended that you have Samsung Kies installed on your PC as well. You can download Samsung Kies here.
Side-Effects:
This method will trigger the Yellow Triangle upon start-up and will increase your Odin count.
It will also change your startup screen to look like the International GS2 startup screen.
Both of these side-effects are very easy to overcome due to the hard work of Chainfire and Garwynn. You can get TriangleAway from Chainfire's thread here.
For the rest of the tutorial please visit my site: www.rwilco12.com
Enjoy!
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First..well 2nd to you!! Awesome work RW ..your time and dedication is GREATLY appreciated my friend!
Will any of these methods work with FL24? I'm new to rooting Samsungs and am used to simply rooting via exploits through ADB. I have the phone rooted (temp rooted?) via the exploit in Framaroot and am trying to get a custom recovery installed next to flash a ROM. Thanks!
DevonL said:
Will any of these methods work with FL24? I'm new to rooting Samsungs and am used to simply rooting via exploits through ADB. I have the phone rooted (temp rooted?) via the exploit in Framaroot and am trying to get a custom recovery installed next to flash a ROM. Thanks!
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Yes it works.
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Does this exe. push the kernel/rom for me to flash automatically, or do I add that to the sdcard before I start?
KitWasHere said:
Does this exe. push the kernel/rom for me to flash automatically, or do I add that to the sdcard before I start?
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The Kernel One-Click flashes the kernel and recovery together. They are combined on the E4GT.
hey first of thank you for your great work. but Im having issues. Once I reboot ,i had superuser app but nothing has root access. Im wondering what i did wrong. i have sph-d710vmub. Im trying to flash in recovery mode and nothing is working for me. I was told to flash a rooted rom but still anything that i try doing says installation aborted.. Please help;
yogurts said:
hey first of thank you for your great work. but Im having issues. Once I reboot ,i had superuser app but nothing has root access. Im wondering what i did wrong. i have sph-d710vmub. Im trying to flash in recovery mode and nothing is working for me. I was told to flash a rooted rom but still anything that i try doing says installation aborted.. Please help;
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You might have to turn SU on depending on which version you flashed. Open the app and see if under settings you see something like "Enable SuperUser" and make sure it's enabled.
If that doesn't fix it we may need to try another zip with a different set of symlinks. Either way, we're here for you and will get you squared away.
rwilco12 said:
You might have to turn SU on depending on which version you flashed. Open the app and see if under settings you see something like "Enable SuperUser" and make sure it's enabled.
If that doesn't fix it we may need to try another zip with a different set of symlinks. Either way, we're here for you and will get you squared away.
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what if flash the rooted stock rom that you have for sph-d710vmub on your website. will that help?. because i am about to flash it.
Ok i installed the rooted stock rom fj12 now i have rooted access. But my phone is asking me for an update. Cam i go ahead and update yes or no.?
Ok nevermind i updated to see what happend and it got me to fl26. No root access again. So im learning the hardway.
yogurts said:
what if flash the rooted stock rom that you have for sph-d710vmub on your website. will that help?. because i am about to flash it.
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That'd do it too.
rwilco12 said:
That'd do it too.
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Worked like charm. Now I need one piece of advice from you. Can i flash any sph-d710 to vmub?
yogurts said:
Worked like charm. Now I need one piece of advice from you. Can i flash any sph-d710 to vmub?
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In theory yes. I'd recommend backing up your NV data just in case.
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no
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No?
yogurts said:
Worked like charm. Now I need one piece of advice from you. Can i flash any sph-d710 to vmub?
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If you're asking - Can I flash VM builds on the Sprint D710, the answer is - yes. Did it when I tested the builds and everything worked properly.
If you're asking - Can I flash a VM build and be on VM service? Obviously you'll need to be activated to their service and provisioned properly. That's when you'd need to make sure that mmsc/apn/nv data is captured. I don't know if VM is a byod provider. (write that shiz down)
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In theory yes. I'd recommend backing up your NV data just in case.
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no
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No?
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Maybe??..
Couple Q's
Has anyone done this yet and how is it working out?
I am already rooted but on the stock FL24 and stock kernel, is that a problem?
Thanks for all this, I have been searching for 2 days and pulling my hair out to get this done. :good:
EVObastard said:
Couple Q's
Has anyone done this yet and how is it working out?
I am already rooted but on the stock FL24 and stock kernel, is that a problem?
Thanks for all this, I have been searching for 2 days and pulling my hair out to get this done. :good:
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Yes. Many, many people have used this method successfully.
There's nothing wrong with a stock kernel, it just doesn't have a custom recovery packed into it or any kernel tweaks.
But I am confused... If you're already rooted why are you pulling your hair out?
rwilco12 said:
Yes. Many, many people have used this method successfully.
There's nothing wrong with a stock kernel, it just doesn't have a custom recovery packed into it or any kernel tweaks.
But I am confused... If you're already rooted why are you pulling your hair out?
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Well mostly because I'm a noob lol. I heard also that if you do a factory reset with stock kernel you will brick it. But I want the extra options anyway. and really want to flash aJB ROM. Thank you very much for quick response, I shall give this a go in the morning.:thumbup:
Sprint GS3 Rooted, DaRTHSTAULKER X
EVObastard said:
Well mostly because I'm a noob lol. I heard also that if you do a factory reset with stock kernel you will brick it. But I want the extra options anyway. and really want to flash aJB ROM. Thank you very much for quick response, I shall give this a go in the morning.:thumbup:
Sprint GS3 Rooted, DaRTHSTAULKER X
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K. Before you dive in too much further I would recommend doing a little more research. This device had had issues in the past that have made it very easy to brick. You should be very careful.
As a side note - This thread is a how to root thread but it sounds like you're already rooted. I don't know that there's any reason to reroot your device. You don't actually have to be rooted to get on JB either. You could just flash a one-click of a JB ROM.

[Q] Updated Wicked Sensations ROM from MD4 V5.0 to MK3 now stuck in a bootloop

Ok so this is my first post but have been lurking around these parts for years, and am no stranger to Rooting phones or flashing ROMs and Kernels. Can't post directly to the Wicked Sensations thread so I'm hoping to get some advice 'cause I'm stumped...
I've been running Wicked Sensations ROM MD4 V5.0 for months and decided to Check out the new TW4.3 MK3 Version.
Followed directions... backed up onto my external SD..... did a full wipe (System, Data, Dalvik, Cache)....and flashed WickedSensations_MK3_BETA_v.01.zip.
Everything appeared smooth.... rebooted system....and then,,,,,,
Phone boot loops between the Samsung splash and Galaxy Siii screens.
I'm able to get into recovery...TWRP 2.6.3.0... tried to restore my backup however the same bootloop scenario plays out.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
MeAtKeRtN said:
Ok so this is my first post but have been lurking around these parts for years, and am no stranger to Rooting phones or flashing ROMs and Kernels. Can't post directly to the Wicked Sensations thread so I'm hoping to get some advice 'cause I'm stumped...
I've been running Wicked Sensations ROM MD4 V5.0 for months and decided to Check out the new TW4.3 MK3 Version.
Followed directions... backed up onto my external SD..... did a full wipe (System, Data, Dalvik, Cache)....and flashed WickedSensations_MK3_BETA_v.01.zip.
Everything appeared smooth.... rebooted system....and then,,,,,,
Phone boot loops between the Samsung splash and Galaxy Siii screens.
I'm able to get into recovery...TWRP 2.6.3.0... tried to restore my backup however the same bootloop scenario plays out.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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You might have to Odin back to md4 to get your phone back to where you can restore your backup
[ROM][ODIN][TAR]SPH-L710 MD4 (MD4 Modem/Kernel/ROM - Stock)
jdelano said:
You might have to Odin back to md4 to get your phone back to where you can restore your backup
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Yeah I was afraid that might be the case.... is ADB sideload an option?
MeAtKeRtN said:
Yeah I was afraid that might be the case.... is ADB sideload an option?
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I'd Odin, there is a pre rooted option.
then restore wicked.
might try to download 4.3 again if you want to try it.
you used a 4.3 rom that still used the md4 firmware, right? (nm: I see the zip name)
jdelano said:
I'd Odin, there is a pre rooted option.
then restore wicked.
might try to download 4.3 again if you want to try it.
you used a 4.3 rom that still used the md4 firmware, right?
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Correct. No 4.3 firmware... KNOX free.
I'm downloading the pre rooted, no data Odin version now and will attempt a restore of wicked once I can boot up again. Thanks for the link and the help.
MeAtKeRtN said:
Correct. No 4.3 firmware... KNOX free.
I'm downloading the pre rooted, no data Odin version now and will attempt a restore of wicked once I can boot up again. Thanks for the link and the help.
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The way I did mine today I saved everything I could to my computer. .. then not only did I do a factory reset and wipe the caches I also formatted the internal memory because of all the issues I've heard of and also experienced. Other than that I didn't do anything special. ..Please let us know if you get it back up.
http://i.imgur.com/qrByUGN.jpg
Worked like a charm. :laugh:
incompatible noertsus
bigpappags3 said:
The way I did mine today I saved everything I could to my computer. .. then not only did I do a factory reset and wipe the caches I also formatted the internal memory because of all the issues I've heard of and also experienced. Other than that I didn't do anything special. ..Please let us know if you get it back up.
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Got WIcked MD4 back up with all my data intact... only wifi wasn't working at all with the ROM. Thought maybe it was an issue with the stock kernel or modem via Odin... so i flashed Ktoonsez and Mk3 like I was running up until this morning... wiped cache and dalvik... Got hung up on my custom boot img for 10 min and couldn't get her to boot up. Trying a restore again now. Hopefully 3rd times a charm.
I was able to get Wicked MD4 back up but can't seem to get Wif to work. Any ideas on how I might remedy?
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MeAtKeRtN said:
I was able to get Wicked MD4 back up but can't seem to get Wif to work. Any ideas on how I might remedy?
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you might try to forgot the network (press and hold on the name, then select forget) and then connect to it again.
Did you check your md5 on your download to make sure you didn't get a bad download of mk3 Rom?
Yeah turns out it was a bad download of the WS MK3 Rom from the other morning that set problems off. After a few tedious hours flashing kernels and modems and some trial and error I was able to stabilize and back up a full working nandroid of the MD4 setup.
Flashed Wicked SensTW4.3 MK3 with Decimalmans TW kernel yesterday and I'm really feeling it... super stable for a 1st Beta release. Barring a cpl random app fc's and the fact I can't seem to figure out how to install a wallpaper onto the lockscreen.. it's badass. MAD props to Dazed and Team Wicked on the ROM.. it far exceeds my expectations and am fired up to see where it progresses from here. Thanks for your hard work and efforts to impress us....
Happy Xmas all...
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