Guid for Noobs to root and rom - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II

This is a guide for noobs
First things first, ask yourself am I using a T-Mobile Note II SGH-t889?
If you are not, stop now.
Now if your phone blows up, fires nuclear missiles, activates sky net, or becomes a nice pretty paperweight, I am not responsible. You are using this guide at your own risk.
That being said I have provided the exact methods I used to do this on me device and it works perfectly.
OK let’s begin.
First plug your phone into your computer.
-If you are getting an error message about a connection you must have windows xp SP3 or higher (vista, windows 7)
-you must also have the Samsung mobile phone drivers available here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961956
-you must also have windows media player 11 available on the Microsoft website.
Now that you have all this you should be able to explore the files on your phone, it will be under mobile devices.
Now on your desktop let’s make a new folder called System Folder, and in that Folder make two folders, one called ROM and one called KERNEL.
Now back on the desktop let’s make another folder called ODIN
SYSTEM FOLDER
-ROM
-KERNEL
ODIN
Let’s go over to the T-mobile note II XDA forum page http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1877
Now we’re going to go to the section called ORIGINAL ANDROID DEVELOPMENT
Download the KERNEL "peruses". http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1960935
Download the one that says Perseus-alpha27.4-T889-CWM.zip (though the version number may change)
Put that file in the KERNEL folder (DO NOT UNZIP IT)
Download cwm6-recovery-n7100-121014.tar : http://www.mediafire.com/?mouxvj4og7azcow CWM md5: 67208cd19e82478af8591a83ca0a39b2 (the md5 is used to check your download, make sure you have no errors)
Put this file in the ODIN folder
Download CWM SUPERSU installable ZIP: http://www.mediafire.com/?w3i20sr6r58r8ah (put this in System Folder, DO NOT UNZIP)
SU md5 : 010b98d757544d7b2971574951c1d5e6
Download PC Odin: http://d-h.st/6Er put this into the Odin folder and unzip this one
Download Xquizit rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1960950
Download the xquizit rom kitchen too.
Put these in the ROM folder, (DO NOT UNZIP)
This rom is straight forward, once you get the hang of flashing try other ROMs.
Now copy the System Folder to your phones external SD card.
Now open Odin and select the pda button and select the cwm6-recovery-n7100-121014.tar file in the Odin folder on desktop
Now switch off device and reboot in download mode by:
Press Vol down + Home +Power, and then, press Volume UP button in Warning Page to enter the Download Mode
Connect device to PC and wait till device successfully added to com port (it will turn light blue)
Hit ‘Start’ to flash
Once it flashed successfully, you can see 'PASS' in table above the ID: COM, you can disconnect device from PC
Now reboot into CWM by: Switch off device and press Vol Up + Home +Power hold about 5 second
Install SuperSu by selecting install zip from SD card, then select install zip from external SD card, then navigate to system folder and install the superuser.zip that is there.
Reboot.
Download Triangle Away from the play store or from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Run this and it will reset your flash counter to 0.
You have now achieved root.
Install titanium backup, and backup all of your user apps+data (USER APPS ONLY or just reinstall them all from the play store) (you can do this one by one or in a batch in the third tab if you have the paid version. (DO NOT BACKUP RED NAMED FILES, ONLY WHITE)
Download APN backup and restore from the play market
Open it, you will get an error, dismiss it and press the back button
Open titanium and find APN backup and restore, long press it and select to make it a system app.
Press home.
Open APN B&R. and dismiss the error, this time hit menu and disable the ICS check. Then press back and reopen it, NO ERROR
Now backup your APN settings.
Switch off device and press Vol Up + Home +Power hold about 5 second to go back into recovery
Go to the backup/restore section, and backup your current rom (do not skip this, we are about to erase your phone and if something goes wrong and you do not have this, pretty paperweight)
Now go back to the main menu
Wipe data and factory reset 3 times over, wipe cache 3 times over, now go to advanced and wipe dalvik cache 3 times over
now go back to the install zip from sd card menu and select the external sd card, navigate to system folder, and then Rom, then install the xqizit rom.zip file it will open aroma installer, it will give you options of what you want to do, you do not need to re wipe, install typical or custom to choose what apps you want, (svoice is removed unless you add it back under custom) then you want to install the 15 toggle mod.
Now once that is done, reboot the device, wait 10 minutes.
Now open the play store and update superuser
Download apn backup and backup the new tmobile apn with the wifi fix and titanium backup and restore your apps
You are now rooted and on a custom rom with multi window support. Hold down the back button to activate multi window.
Reboot into recovery
Install the perseas kernel zip from the kernel folder
Reboot the phone
Wait for the home screen
Reboot for good measure
You will want to put triangle away back on your device and run it again
You can download CPU control apps and over clock and under clock ECT.
You can change your boot animations; see my post under themes n apps for that.
Have fun and enjoy
Special thank to Dr.Ketan , Chainfire , Chenlu, simplelife, wild child, and any others I have forgotten to mention

Well I would say this needs a sticky...
But since we cant get anything stickied for no reason at all. It will just wander off into the forgotten realm of the tmobile note 2 forums in the dark cold depths of xda where no one cares to do anything to help organize this forum.
Not only do we have worthless posts repeated day after day to no end, and the same question asked repeatedly by the same user. The foreigners that dont have a clue. And trolling to no end. But a thread that could possibly help someone one day will just die along with 'help I bricked my phone' threads. What a shame...
Someone please sticky this
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This snt fair to let this thread go into oblivion. Mods please sticky this guy actually spemt some time making something useful but you guys wont sticky it. Yet viirus comes on here and bilks money from the community and basically steals doing absolutely nothing to back up his promises and people treat me like crap.
But you guys loved him....this is messed up.
Do something positive for the community.
I was right the first time. Please just listen to me
Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2

Bump for your hard work.
This seems like a great tutorial and guide. The only thing missing might be pictures for the super noobs
I haven't tried this yet but i subbed for future reference

What about backing up the IMIE? Forgive me if it's in there it's just that I am very nervous about that. I am coming from the HTC Sensation and am not familiar with flashing Samsung phones. And from what I am understanding this issue is even new to those that have been flashing Samsung phones in the past

To be honest
I havr never backed up my imei
I only use sammy
I have never had a problem
Ill look into this for you though
Good point, better safe than sorry.
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Thankyou for your kind words.
I made this for one particular person who was a bit afrade of rooting.
As always I share with the world for those who dont think to or are afrade to ask.
Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2

Don't wanna be a hater, but this guide is super drawn out. There is already plenty of guides that explain it much better, A for effort tho.

Yea its long but I mean where are the other guides? This forums a mess and theres no sticky thats what I was talking about
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Thread closed
The stickies you all want regarding root already exist in the Development forum. Everything you need to know is contained in that thread.

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[HOW-TO] Root your Evo and apply zip files with style

Being that XDA has great info but 5x the garbage, here is some knowledge if you are interested in having root access on your HTC Evo 4G. This may change in the future.
Brought to us by Toastcfh, so this has been known as the "Toast" method of root and is quickly becoming the only way to go if you want root access. So thanks to him and anyone who has helped in the process.
Note: This process will wipe all data from the phone, so you will HAVE to start from stock.
Steps to have root:
Step .1
No matter what version of stock you are on, download this file: PC36IMG.zip
This file can be found directly here: http://link.geekfor.me/rootedromzip
Original site and info here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=690762
Now that you have this file, place it on the root of your sdcard. That means in your sdcard, and in no other folder. DO NOT rename this file. This will take care of acquiring root. But we are just getting started, so on to the next step.
Step .2
This next part will cover getting ready to use a custom recovery. This has be given to us by Koush and is known as ClockWorkMod Recovery. Major thanks to him and the devs behind ROM Manager for making this so simple/PC less.
Download this file: recovery-clockwork-1.8.1.7-supersonic.zip (file version may very)
The file can be found here: http://www.droidaftermarket.com/koush/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-1.8.1.7-supersonic.zip
Again, original site and info can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=699043
Now, with this file, you want to place this in the root of your sdcard as well. However, this must be renamed to 'update.zip.'
Note: This file must be named update.zip and remain in the root of sdcard to use regularly.
Step .3a
Here you will want to download whatever rom you want in zip format and stick it in the root of your sdcard as well. You will need this for later. Most roms now have the super user app so you will be good to run rooted apps.
Step .3b
There is a good possibility that whatever rom you just downloaded does not come with the newer radio for the phone. This is available in a zip as well. Again, put in the root of sdcard and save for later.
Download this file: evo.1.39.00.05.31.zip
Found here: http://link.geekfor.me/radio139000531
Info here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696462
All files should be in the ROOT of your SDCARD. Meaning not in any folder.
Now that the files are ready, we can begin to attain root access.
Step .4
First you must reboot the phone into recovery mode. To do this you must turn your phone on holding the Volume Down button and the Power button until a white screen comes up.
When this screen pops up, the phone will go into recovery mode and works automatically. Give it some time (~60 seconds) and it will ask you if you want to install PC36IMG.zip.
Step .5
When the phone asks you if you want to update, click the Volume Up button to say YES.
Allow the phone to work. Takes a couple minutes so take a little breather.
Step .6
Once complete, the phone will ask if you want to reboot the phone. Again you click the Volume Up button and respond, YES.
Allow the phone to boot and install the stock rooted rom. Once the phone has booted, do not bother signing in and everything as you will be doing it again very soon. But congratzi, you have root access! But only from Recovery mode.
Step .7
Power down your phone. And then, turn the phone on by holding down Volume Down and Power.
Step .8
This will send you into the white screen that is searching for PC36IMG.zip. When it is done, this time decline the update by pressing Volume Down. Then it will ask you if you want to reboot. Press Volume Down again and say NO.
Step .9
This will send you into a menu that you can actually control. Use the Volume buttons to navigate up and down. Use the Power button to select. Scroll down to 'Recovery' and press Power. This will reboot the phone with a black screen and a red exclamation point icon.
Step .10
From this black screen, press Volume Up and Power. This will send you into the real recovery mode.
Step .11
Once here, again use the Volume buttons to navigate and Power to select. Navigate down to 'wipe data/factory reset' and select with Power. This will wipe the phone and get you ready for your first rom.
Step. 12
Once that is done, navigate to 'apply sdcard:update.zip' and press Power to select.
Congratulations, you are now in the custom recovery of ClockWorkMod.
Step .13 and beyond.
This menu is a fully capable recovery. Although it takes some time to get to, here is where you flash any zip you want. I recommend you start with the rom, then the radio. It doesn't matter really. And if the rom comes with the radio then it is redundant. But flash to your hearts content and enjoy your rooted Evo.
To flash zips, navigate to 'install zip from sdcard' then select whatever zip you want to apply. Refer to the roms instructions for any specifics.
Enjoy!
Note:
-Notice I didn't say "connect to computer?" This really can be aquired completely ota if necessary.
-Later on you might want to rename PC36IMG.zip and store it somewhere safe on the sdcard and home computer. Not that you will ever really need it, but if you want to go back to stock, this is a semi-automatic way to do so.
If there were a "thanks" button, I would have clicked it. Very nice of you to put all of this in one thread. Going to help a lot of people out.
Thanks. Finally a short & sweet guide.
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hey thanks y'all. I wrote this because flashing seems kinda confusing to people and for those who have yet to take the leap gain more confidence. fear not the root process! find a rom you like, use this, and boom. eventually think this is how themes will work... im guessing there is always metamorph as well.
Yea, I came from the Droid and used the crap out of Rom Manager. That is one awesome app for testing and frequently changing roms.
I wrote a rooting guide and have pictures in it of the recovery process, feel free to use them in here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701152
Great job Burst! This does help out for newbies. This should be pinned in a newbie forum. They also need something like this in the event you need to push apps to your phone.
Example: if a newb installs a Flipz rom (.2), and he wants to keep fm radio feature on his phone it would be nice if some has a guide like this to help.
Anyways great job again.
this was awesome!
I did this all OTA just for fun and it worked great! And I agree that it already seems faster and more efficient! Nice job!
i'm not asking this because i think it was any fault of your tutorial, but because i'm guessing you'd know the answer: when first going into recovery and installing update from .zip, i'd had whatever rom removed all of sprint's bloatware, but in the format it came in after downloading. after selecting the update, it said no update had been found. i rebooted and renamed the file to update.zip, but after trying the aforementioned steps again, it said the file didn't meet the verification of something. this is starting to aggravate me; i've been trying for a while to load a custom rom.
turn said:
i'm not asking this because i think it was any fault of your tutorial, but because i'm guessing you'd know the answer: when first going into recovery and installing update from .zip, i'd had whatever rom removed all of sprint's bloatware, but in the format it came in after downloading. after selecting the update, it said no update had been found. i rebooted and renamed the file to update.zip, but after trying the aforementioned steps again, it said the file didn't meet the verification of something. this is starting to aggravate me; i've been trying for a while to load a custom rom.
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update.zip is the 1mb~ recovery zip, leave the rom named what it was.
If you just want to add zip files do you have to have full root? I currently am using unrevoked as I dont need full root, at least I dont think I will. LOL
For some reason this is still not adding my zip file. I have been though this process 3 times. Its really frustrating. All I want to do is add one zip file. Pulls out hair.

[IDIOTS GUIDE] Idiots guide to rooted DK28 (froyo) with working gps on the epic.

PLEASE DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD WE ALL KNOW IDIOTS WILL NOT READ A THREAD WITH MORE THAN 2 PAGES THEY WILL JUST MAKE A NEW THREAD PM ME INSTEAD AND INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED TO THE OP!!!
First off this seems to be needed so mod move to where ever it should be if not here. Please note I am not the smartest guy in the world but I do know how to answer my own questions with the search feature. Except for my wifi tether .....
WARNING If you follow this guide your warranty will be void and its not my fault. you assume all responsibility for any damages. If you cannot follow this guide you should find someone with the knowledge to help you. PERIOD.
All of this information is available on the forum in MANY posts.
Do a few searches or look at the epic wiki for the links you need. If you cant get the files on your own STOP NOW AND ASK A FRIEND WITH AT LEAST 6 BRAIN CELLS FOR HELP!
What you need
Odin with .pit
Samsung driver for your pc (if you dont know if your x86 or x64 STOP NOW)
DK28 .tar
One Click Root with your choice of ClockWorkMod
What ever rom you want if you want a rom make sure it needs DK28 and make sure you have the proper rom for your file system (RFS or EXT4)
Connectbot from market
Your msl
How to get msl follows.
1. Open connectbot use hardware keyboard for this part.
2. See the box that says ssh? Click it and make it say local.
3. Type something in the text box (says nickname) and hit enter.
4. Type getprop hit enter.
5. Scroll up until you see the line [ril.MSL]: [******] the number are your msl write it down. ( Yep tiny letters sorry )
6. Type exit press enter, hit yes to close session close connectbot.
7. If you are now in possession of your msl , CONGRATS your not a total moron. If not do the rest of the world a favor and PLEASE DO NOT BREED!!!!
8. If you are sure you did it all right and still dont have your msl and are VERY SURE YOUR NOT AN IDIOT or just cant read the tiny letters call *2 ask for tech support and ask them for your msl.
9. Go to step 1 of How to root with working gps on DK28.
How to root with working gps on DK28 follows.
1. Install Samsung driver.
2. Open Odin.
3. Place .pit in .pit section of Odin.
4. Place DK28 .tar in PDA section of Odin.
5. Power off phone.
6. Open keyboard and hold 1 (number one) key and power key for download mode.
7. Connect usb cable to pc and phone WAIT for driver installed successfully pop up.
8. Look at top left of Odin you should see a yellow bar with connected in it.
9. If all is well hit start and wait for Odin to do its thing and phone to reboot, If not unplug and replug usb. Still no good? STOP NOW AND GET A FRIEND TO HELP.
10. You should now be running stock DK28. From homescreen hit menu , settings, about phone, and look at baseband version if it says DK28 your good for next step. If not start at step 2 or STOP NOW AND ASK A FRIEND FOR HELP.
11. Unplug usb.
12. From homescreen hit menu, settings, applications, development, check usb debugging.
13. Plug usb, WAIT for driver installed successfully pop up.
14. Find your .zip file for the OneClickRoot you chose, right click it and extract to *** folder.
15. Open the new folder.
16. Find the file called run (windows batch file if you look at type tab) NOT RUN.SH, right click and run as admin.
17. Follow on screen instructions, letting the program do its thing and wait for phone to reboot. IN CASE YOU MISS IT ON SCREEN IF THIS STEP TAKES MORE THAN 5 MINUTES WITH NO ACTIVITY START AT STEP 16. If you have issues with this step try a few more times IT DOES NOT WORK EVERY TIME.
18. Your phone should reboot.
19. If you want to keep the stock DK28 your done download gps status and toolbox from market run it and hit menu, tools, and calibrate compass because your north south is probably backwards, also calibrate your pitch and roll.
20. Want to install a rom? Place the .zip of the rom you want on your sd card somewhere easy to find.
21. Power off phone.
22. If you picked CWM3 (ClockWorkMod 3) this step will take a few minutes. Do a 3 finger reboot ( In this order press and hold volume down, camera, power hold them all until samsung screen). If on CWM3 the phone will change file system to EXT4 before you can do anything else so let it do its thing.
23. Using volume keys for up and down and camera for enter go to install .zip from sd card, hit camera, go to choose .zip, hit camera, then find the .zip file for your rom and select it with camera. The .zip should be installing now let it do its thing.
24. If it did not reboot select reboot system now, NOT REBOOT RECOVERY.
25. You should now be running your rom of choice. Check by hitting menu, settings, about phone.
26. Go to market and get gps status and toolbox.
27. Open gps status and toolbox, hit menu, calibrate compass, and calibrate pitch and roll, and all should be good.
28. If you made it to this step pat yourself on the back because your not a total idiot. You have now successfully searched the forums, (remember this before you post or people will yell at you) , downloaded files, installed those files, and followed directions.
If you end up at STOP NOW.... you may pm me and I will try my best to answer your question, you will however be ignored if your question can be answered searching the forum because you are a TOTAL WASTE OF OXYGEN. Any questions posted in this thread about this thread will be ignored because you are a MORON.
If you feel that this is incomplete in any way pm me and I will add what is necessary.
PLEASE DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD WE ALL KNOW IDIOTS WILL NOT READ A THREAD WITH MORE THAN 2 PAGES THEY WILL JUST MAKE A NEW THREAD PM ME INSTEAD AND INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED TO THE OP!!!
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Problem rooting SGS2 phone?!?!

I have a problem rooting my Samsung Galaxy S2 phone running 4.3.6.....Im in Odin mode on my phone and running the exe. on my laptop and everytime I choose PDA and recovery-cmw-hercules.tar and hit start nothing happens. Help?
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Mr_UvA said:
I have a problem rooting my Samsung Galaxy S2 phone running 4.3.6.....Im in Odin mode on my phone and running the exe. on my laptop and everytime I choose PDA and recovery-cmw-hercules.tar and hit start nothing happens. Help?
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I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING YOU CHOOSE TO DO WITH YOUR OWN DEVICE
Really?
Have you not read one of the hundreds of rooting guides FULLY before trying to root your phone?
BE SURE TO HAVE AT LEAST 75% BATTERY BEFORE INSTALLING ANY CUSTOM SOFTWARE FROM RECOVERY MENU yes you cold get away with less, but you are obviously new to this and I would not recommend you run the risk of losing power during a ROM flash as this could make your phone COMPLETELY unusable I SUGGEST you have it plugged in to the wall outlet charger as you run through this with your battery at 100% the first time.
Hold both vol keys in [push in the middle of the button] while powering it on and release vol keys when you see Samsung logo, this will take you to what you installed via Odin with the Hercules-cwm-blah file the ClockWork Mod Recovery.
Once in Clockwork Mod Recovery then you tap install from SDCard and then choose the SuperSU zip file [found on XDA and in many rooting guides] by tapping through the directories to where you saved it then the file itself once there
In Linux directories are listed different than Windows folders in that it is case sensitive [meaning you can have a folder named Android and a folder named android in the same location] This also means it lists directories [I am saying folders for Windows users but really it directories] differently when you are browsing for files [some file managers in Android actually "fix" this like ES File Manager if you would like them to list more like Windows with Download and download appearing right next to each other instead of Downloads being above then downloads showing up after the last Uppercase directory.
This may sound a little confusing as it is odd to explain in text see my example directory listing right below [sorry a lot of beginners always swear to me they created a directory, but they can't find it until this gets explained].
An example of how directories [folders] would be ordered in recovery if they had the names as listed [this can confuse beginners especially if they are more adjusted to Windows (and yes you can have a directory named Android AND a directory named android with the same overall location [say SDCard]) which can be nice for some folks as it gives you possibly double the number of folders [or a way to say distinguish between your unsorted downloads in downloads and keeping a sorted directory of verified downloads up higher in Downloads] stuff like that.
---EXAMPLE LINUX DIRECTORY LISTING---
Android
Download
Movies
Music
Stuff
Zebra
android
download
movies
stuff
tap to wipe cache
tap advanced
tap wipe dalvick cache
go back a menu
restart device [this boot can take roughly 5 min as it rebuilds dalvick cache PLEASE BE PATIENT AND WAIT AT LEAST 5 - 10 MIN.
VIEW THE GENERAL SECTION AND FULLY READ THE ROOTING GUIDE FOR FURTHER DETAIL

[Q] Brand new T999V running Cyanogenmod 10, camera doesn't work! Please help!

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Hi everyone!
I'm a noob. I got my Galaxy S3 T999V rooted and the boot (recovery?) runs clockworkmod. CyanogenMod 10 is running smoothly, except:
The camera doesn't work! Getting a "cannot connect to camera" error instantly upon launching the camera app (stock).
So from perusing the internet a little more, there are other phone models also suffering from this "can't connect to camera" error.
The fix involves: Booting into rooted stock. extracting the folder "cameradata" in system using a file explorer (AndroZip). Put them on the external sdcard or your computer. Then overwrite your CM10 flashed system/cameradata folder's .bin(s) and setting the permissions a certain way.
Does anyone have the stock Galaxy S3 cameradata files? And I have no idea how to change permissions!! HELP!!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102981&page=2#post39859973
THOSE ARE THE FILES (or click here?)
1. Download the files, unzip them and place them somewhere on the phone (sdcard0 or sdcard1, in some separate, user-made folder)
2. Make sure you have CyanogenMod's built-in File Manager set to allow ROOT access
3. Using CyanogenMod's built-in File Manager, click the "parent folder" at the top until the top reader line says /
4. Look for a folder called system, enter it
5. Look for a folder called cameradata, enter it
6. With nothing selected, press the :: button in the bottom left, on-screen. Select "properties" and choose 'permissions', grant all properties to everything (except the S column). This allows you to copy the downloaded files into this folder.
7. Browse to where you have the files. On the left is a tick-box, tick them all.
8. Browse back to the /system/cameradata/
9. Select the :: again. Select "paste all items here". SELECT OVERWRITE.
10. Individually long-press each item and change it's properties. Select permissions and permit all except the S column again. This allows the app to be accessed, the user to change the app, and the app to save files.
11. Attempt to run the STOCK camera app. CHANGE THE SCENE "SCN" TO 'ACTION'. I've been told this keeps it from crashing again...
12. If the camera app is a bit laggy, try rebooting. If it persists (but camera app is functioning) may want to restore permissions using Recovery Boot (I use CWM).
The difference MAY be adding that one extra file (_ZH), but I recommend moving and overwriting all just to be safe.
Malumen said:
Hi everyone!
I'm new to the whole modding/cyanogen/clockwork thing. I got my Galaxy S3 T999V rooted and the boot (recovery?) runs clockworkmod. CyanogenMod 10 is running smoothly, except a few issues:
- The WiFi and mobile network connections fly between 20% and 60% (with the WiFi signal reaching 98%) when I am just sitting in my room and the phone is motionless. Do I need to update the radios to get better reception? (And how do I do that? I am on Mobilicity in Canada)
- What steps do I take to perform a restore? I've made a backup in the CWM boot/recovery of Cyanogen after I got everything working fine. If I messed some things up, what steps do I take to restore back to that point? Do I press Wipe Data/Factory Reset and Wipe Cache, or do I just select Restore and the file to restore using?
- THIS IS MY BIGGEST ISSUE: The camera doesn't work! None of the camera apps work in my CM10. Skype and Hangout using the front camera works, but no photo-taking apps work (they do not even run, just black then they back out to the Apps screen)
So how do I:
> Get more stable reception? Do I update the radios? If so, how?
> Perform a restore? What steps do I take to return to a backup I have of Cyanogen?
> Get my camera working?
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try to reflash. wipe everything and make sure you didnt download nightly. nightlies can have some problems. are you sure you download the stable version?
KingKostas said:
try to reflash. wipe everything and make sure you didnt download nightly. nightlies can have some problems. are you sure you download the stable version?
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May I ask quickly what steps are involved in "reflashing"? Just to make sure I don't do some extra step or miss something.
As far as the stable version goes, I looked for the d2tmo file on get.cm under the Stable tab. I'm assuming that would be the most stable build?
(Perhaps a nightly might fix it??)
Question: Is there not a way I can just install/add this "4.2" camera? I've seen videos and read that people are using that just fine on CM10. Alternately if I boot into recovery would "fix permissions" be any help?
re: odin flash
Malumen said:
Hi everyone!
I'm new to the whole modding/cyanogen/clockwork thing. I got my Galaxy S3 T999V rooted and the boot (recovery?) runs clockworkmod. CyanogenMod 10 is running smoothly, except a few issues:
- The WiFi and mobile network connections fly between 20% and 60% (with the WiFi signal reaching 98%) when I am just sitting in my room and the phone is motionless. Do I need to update the radios to get better reception? (And how do I do that? I am on Mobilicity in Canada)
- What steps do I take to perform a restore? I've made a backup in the CWM boot/recovery of Cyanogen after I got everything working fine. If I messed some things up, what steps do I take to restore back to that point? Do I press Wipe Data/Factory Reset and Wipe Cache, or do I just select Restore and the file to restore using?
- THIS IS MY BIGGEST ISSUE: The camera doesn't work! None of the camera apps work in my CM10. Skype and Hangout using the front camera works, but no photo-taking apps work (they do not even run, just black then they back out to the Apps screen)
So how do I:
> Get more stable reception? Do I update the radios? If so, how?
> Perform a restore? What steps do I take to return to a backup I have of Cyanogen?
> Get my camera working?
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The very best advise is to do the following, doing anything else will most likely prolong
the problems you are having or making them even more difficult to resolve.
First thing you need to do is to install the stock Tmobile T999 rooted firmware.
Here are the exact step by step instructions with the download link for the firmware.
After you have followed these instructions your phone will be working properly and if
you like you will be able to flash any custom roms made for the Tmobile T999 phone
or restore any backups unless the the backup is corrupted in some way or another.
Here is the link to the Tmobile Stock & Rooted firmware you need:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390169635556426451
After downloading it make a folder on your desktop and unzip the file
using Winzip or 7zip so the .TAR file is in the new folder you just made.
Here is a link for ODIN which is required for flashing the stock rooted firmware
(a windows app) http://d-h.st/Q14
Download and extract Odin into the same folder you made containing the TAR file.
Here is a step by step guide for you.
Download the firmware of your choosing (use the root66 version if you want root)
Run Odin by double clicking the Odin.exe within the folder you extracted
Turn off your phone and boot into DOWNLOAD MODE (Volume Down + Home + Power Hold until phone powers up, then release and press Volume Up to enter Download Mode)
Once in Download Mode, connect the USB/Charger cable to the phone and plug into the USB port on your computer.
You should now see a COM** port listed toward the top-left of Odin (under ID:COM)
Click on the PDA button in the middle-right area of Odin.
Browse to and select the FW you downloaded (TAR file)
Make sure Auto-Reboot and F. Reset Time are the only options checked and that PDA is the only other thing checked.
TRIPLE CHECK your settings and that you have selected the correct firmware for your model phone and are using the correct options.
If you are using a laptop, make absolutely sure you are plugged in, or if on battery, that it is charged enough and will not go into sleep mode during flash.
Click Start to begin the flash. This will take a while, so be patient!
Once complete, in the top-left box in Odin, it will say PASS and the phone should have automatically rebooted.
You may unplug the phone and close Odin if you wish.
Wait at least 5-10 minutes for the system to boot the first time and then build its cache! (It may seem to hang during boot, this is normal and you must be patient!!!)
Misterjunky said:
The very best advise is to do the following, doing anything else will most likely prolong
the problems you are having or making them even more difficult to resolve.
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I followed most of these directions the first time, using the guide from High On Android:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPeIZZVYHbY
I used Odin, got root, wiped and got CM10 working.
This seems to be a bit of a problem that has cropped up in other models (i747). The fix that was used was to get back to the Stock ROM, while rooted, and browse to the system folder /cameradata/. In there are files for permissions for the camera. Copy those to the external SD card or your computer, then get back into CM10. Replace the CyanogenMod system folder /cameradata/ with the files you got from the Stock ROM. Then change the permissions for these new files.
So does anyone have the Stock /cameradata/ files? I'd greatly appreciate it!
re: camera issue
Malumen said:
I followed most of these directions the first time, using the guide from High On Android:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPeIZZVYHbY
I used Odin, got root, wiped and got CM10 working.
This seems to be a bit of a problem that has cropped up in other models (i747). The fix that was used was to get back to the Stock ROM, while rooted, and browse to the system folder /cameradata/. In there are files for permissions for the camera. Copy those to the external SD card or your computer, then get back into CM10. Replace the CyanogenMod system folder /cameradata/ with the files you got from the Stock ROM. Then change the permissions for these new files.
So does anyone have the Stock /cameradata/ files? I'd greatly appreciate it!
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Just download any of the custom rom zip files based on the jellybean v4.1.1 stock rom.
All of those custom roms will have the files you are looking for.
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This also works on the sch-i535 as well. Thank you so much.
kingsugar said:
This also works on the sch-i535 as well. Thank you so much.
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Yes, I tried all the other options for getting my camera back on track, but only going back to a full stock (rooted) ROM got my camera up and running again. FWIW, I was running an AOSP ROM for months without issue. What kicked my camera offline (the dreaded can't connect to camera) for some strange reason was when I updated to the most recent firmware VRBMF1. Now its straight back to AOSP for me! Thanks for creating this post! Very helpful!
My fix
I'm going around posting my fix to all the camera threads in hopes of helping people find a solution sooner. I created a thread over in d2vzw http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2492304
fix camera error on i9300 with cm 9 (4.0.4)
Malumen said:
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Hi everyone!
I'm a noob. I got my Galaxy S3 T999V rooted and the boot (recovery?) runs clockworkmod. CyanogenMod 10 is running smoothly, except:
The camera doesn't work! Getting a "cannot connect to camera" error instantly upon launching the camera app (stock).
So from perusing the internet a little more, there are other phone models also suffering from this "can't connect to camera" error.
The fix involves: Booting into rooted stock. extracting the folder "cameradata" in system using a file explorer (AndroZip). Put them on the external sdcard or your computer. Then overwrite your CM10 flashed system/cameradata folder's .bin(s) and setting the permissions a certain way.
Does anyone have the stock Galaxy S3 cameradata files? And I have no idea how to change permissions!! HELP!!
*************************SOLVED*****************************I*TAKE*NO*RESPONSIBILITY*FOR*ANY*DAMAGES*OR*BRICKING*THAT*MAY*OCCUR***********
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102981&page=2#post39859973
THOSE ARE THE FILES (or click here?)
1. Download the files, unzip them and place them somewhere on the phone (sdcard0 or sdcard1, in some separate, user-made folder)
2. Make sure you have CyanogenMod's built-in File Manager set to allow ROOT access
3. Using CyanogenMod's built-in File Manager, click the "parent folder" at the top until the top reader line says /
4. Look for a folder called system, enter it
5. Look for a folder called cameradata, enter it
6. With nothing selected, press the :: button in the bottom left, on-screen. Select "properties" and choose 'permissions', grant all properties to everything (except the S column). This allows you to copy the downloaded files into this folder.
7. Browse to where you have the files. On the left is a tick-box, tick them all.
8. Browse back to the /system/cameradata/
9. Select the :: again. Select "paste all items here". SELECT OVERWRITE.
10. Individually long-press each item and change it's properties. Select permissions and permit all except the S column again. This allows the app to be accessed, the user to change the app, and the app to save files.
11. Attempt to run the STOCK camera app. CHANGE THE SCENE "SCN" TO 'ACTION'. I've been told this keeps it from crashing again...
12. If the camera app is a bit laggy, try rebooting. If it persists (but camera app is functioning) may want to restore permissions using Recovery Boot (I use CWM).
The difference MAY be adding that one extra file (_ZH), but I recommend moving and overwriting all just to be safe.
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thanks a lot, i read your post, i take your advice to copy "SlimISP" to built in (cm system) folder, its work for me perfectly.
Thanks a lottttttttttttttttttttttt, have a nice day.

[GUIDE][ROOT][CWR/TWRP][DEODEX][OVERCLOCKING] SGH-S730M - Samsung Galaxy Discover

Note: This is an old phone. It's no longer being supported by Samsung, and I see that nobody is selling this phone except for eBay or Amazon. I also have a new phone now and my Discover is simply sitting there for me to have fun with. I won't be actively developing for this phone. However, I will provide support with any issues you may encounter. This thread will be kept here for future reference if anyone needs help.
Update (2022): ​I am no longer using Android. This is my last update here.​Copies of the relevant files are shared in this google drive link:​
SGH740M Root Files - Google Drive
drive.google.com
​
Please thank Ivdoan he is the mastermind behind finding and implementing root for this phone.
Thanks to JohnnyGalto for giving us updated CWM, TWRP, and Partition Tables!
THIS THREAD IS INTENDED TO USE ONLY FOR THE SGH-S730M, AND NOT FOR ANY OTHER PHONE. I CANNOT CONFIRM THAT IT WILL WORK ON ANY OTHER SGH-S730 VARIANTS, SO USE THIS THREAD AT YOUR OWN RISK. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DATA LOSS, OR BRICKING THAT IS A RESULT FROM YOU CHOOSING TO ROOT. HOWEVER, IF YOU SOFT BRICK YOUR PHONE, IT CAN BE FIXED VIA CLOCKWORK RECOVERY. WARNING ABOUT USING ODIN: IF YOU ARE A NOOB, ONLY CLICK ON THE BUTTONS I TELL YOU TO CLICK, AND NOTHING ELSE. I ACCIDENTALLY SOFT BRICKED MY PHONE BECAUSE I HIT THE WRONG BUTTON WHILE USING ODIN - AND DONT WANT YOU TO DO THE SAME THING. AND LASTLY, ROOTING AND MODDING THIS PHONE WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY. SINCE THERE IS NO OFFICIAL WAY TO RETURN TO STOCK, ONCE YOU MODIFY YOUR PHONE: YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN FATE!
IF YOU HAVE THE 730G VARIANT (Tracfone, Net10), GO HERE: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47417608
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Issues and Bugs (Known Problems)
Okay, with deodexing - sometimes the SamsungIME.apk in the /system/app directory can be a pain to deal with! I put a warning in my deodex CWR script that tells about this issue. It does seem to correct itself overtime, so I am not too worried at the moment (but still very annoyed).
Also, it seems that many users have been experiencing strange battery problems (such as the phone suddenly losing half of its charge in 3 minutes). I hope it is an software issue (correctable), or just a battery issue (fixable), rather than a hardware issue (hard to fix).
Rooting, Custom Recovery, and Unbricking Guide (Everyone)
]If you want to root your phone then follow part A.
If you want to root your phone and add custom recovery then follow parts A and B.
If you have soft bricked your phone, then please complete all steps outlined below (if not already done yet).
The tutorial is done on a Windows computer and is meant for a Windows computer. Steps will vary slightly or tremendously if it is done on any other OS.
Part A - Rooting the SGH-S730m
1. Download and install UnlockRoot Free on your PC. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO INSTALL BLOATWARE!!! PLEASE READ SETUP INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY!!!
2. Download and Install Samsung USB Drivers. If it prompts you to reboot for any reason, then reboot your Computer.
3. After all of this is over, you have to prepare yourself for the hardest part of this whole process, and maybe the most complicated dilemma you will ever face in the entirety of your lives.
4. Turn on your phone if it isn't already. Wait for the phone to fully boot.
5. Plug your phone into the computer via USB.
6. Run UnlockRoot on your computer and click the "Root" Button (when it prompts you to install bloatware apps on your device, say no).
DO NOT UNPLUG YOUR PHONE UNTIL UnlockRoot SAYS IT IS OK TO DO SO!!!!
Congratulations, you have should now have a rooted SGH-730m in proximity to your hands! :fingers-crossed:
How to verify your 730M is rooted
If by any reason, you feel unsure as to if your phone is actually rooted or not:
Install a root checking app.
These apps will tell you if your phone has root access or not.
Try Root Checker from the Google Play Store.
Install a terminal emulation app.
In these apps, type the command "su" (without quotes). If you get "permission denied" you have not rooted your device. If it prompts you for root privileges (ie a popup appears) then your device is rooted!
Try Terminal Emulator from the Google Play Store.
If you are a n00b (like me occasionally), and you fail to understand why something works, or, the exact opposite: Don't worry! You probably thought the auxiliary headphone jack was the USB port, or, thought you should unplug your phone early, despite me warning you not to do that. That's okay, you can get it fixed.
Part B - Installing a Custom Recovery
If you are not already acquainted with the idea of Custom Android Recovery, don’t be afraid. It allows developers, tweakers and noobs alike to backup, restore, fix, and to install custom ROMs and Kernels designed specifically for their device. It becomes extremely useful, because it allows people to remove “soft bricks†from their devices (which occurs when someone flashes data to the wrong device, or wrong parts of the device respectively).
I know you probably just want to not read this stuff anyways But I need to pay tribute to the developers Ivdoan and JohnnyGalto for there amazing work at compiling these custom binaries for the Samsung Galaxy Discover. Thanks guys.
So, lets get started – shall we?
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YOU MUST ROOT YOUR PHONE BEFORE YOU DO THIS!!!!!
1. Download either the SGH_S730M.CWM_6.0.3.1.custom.recovery.tar.zip or the SGH_S730M.TWRP_2.5.0.0.custom.recovery.tar.zip file, and extract its contents to your desktop (if you don’t know what a desktop is, then please leave. You will probably break your device).
Just to clarify for those noobs out there: CWR stands for “ClockWork Recovery†and TWRP stands for “Team Win Recovery Projectâ€. They both are custom recoveries, and basically do the same thing. Personally, I would recommend the CWR for people that just want simplicity, and the TWRP for people that want more appeal. TWRP for this device is still under development, so be careful!
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2. Then, download the Odin Flashing Program attached to this post. Extract its contents to wherever you find necessary.
DO NOT MESS WITH ODIN! IT IS NOT A TOY! IT CAN BRICK YOUR PHONE!
Odin, is a flashing tool. It is not made to be user friendly, and is meant for people who know how to use it. I will be very blunt by saying that I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU NOT DOING EXACTLY WHAT I TELL YOU! PROCEED WITH CAUTION!
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3. Right Click on Odin, and click “Run as Administrator†(if available).
4. CLICK ON THE PDA BUTTON
5. When the file window appears, browse to the desktop directory (your desktop) and select either the S730M-CWR.tar.md5 or the S730M-TWRP.tar.md5 (depending on what version you downloaded).
6. Now shutdown your phone. Plug your phone into your computer. Boot into download mode by turning on the phone (release the power button as the phone vibrates) and holding the lower volume button and home key. Follow the instructions (press the upper volume button) to continue with download mode.
7. If your phone has been detected by Odin, the proceed.
8. Inside of Odin, press the Start button.
DO NOT DISCONNECT, UNPLUG, PLAY WITH ANY BUTTONS, OR CLICK ANYTHING ON EITHER THE PHONE OR COMPUTER UNTIL ODIN HAS FINISHED FLASHING CLOCKWORK RECOVERY ON YOUR PHONE.
8. To boot into clockwork recovery, hold down the upper volume and power key until the first vibration, then just hold the volume key.
That should be IT! :highfive:
Part C - Soft Brick Recovery (CWM Recovery Only!)
YOU MUST HAVE A MICRO SD CARD WITH AT LEAST 400 MB OF FREE STORAGE SPACE TO DO THIS!
build.prop restore script
You need busybox installed on your phone in order to use this script! If you dont have busybox, it wont work.
If you messed up your build.prop file (If you did, then you will know that you did), then you can use this script to restore you build.prop file to the original stock format.
1. Download the build.prop restore script, to your device (preferably a computer).
2. Place the zip file to the root (/) directory of your micro SD Card.
3. Remove the SD card from the computer, and turn off the SGH-S730M.
4. Remove the back plating from the phone, and insert the micro SD card into the phone. It should be named SGH-S730M CWR stock build.prop.
5. After putting the phone back together, boot into recovery by holding down the upper volume and power key until the first vibration, then just hold the volume key.
6. Using the volume buttons as scrolling keys, scroll down using the lower volume until you see install zip from sdcard as highlighted text. Using the power key as the enter button, click the power button.
7. Then, also using the volume keys, scroll down to the choose zip from sdcard option, and click the power button.
8. If you placed the zip file exactly where I told you to: you should see SGH-S730M CWR stock build.prop as an item. Scroll down to the file and click the power button. Then, when it prompts you to "Confirm Install", scroll down to "Yes - install".
9. Press the power button.
WAIT FOR THE PHONE TO BE 100% DONE EXECUTING THE SCRIP! YOU COULD MESS UP THE PHONE. DO NOT TURN OFF THE PHONE.
Full Restore (If all else fails)
To reduce confusion, please remove any backups that you may already have (which would be funny, you wouldnt have to do this anyways).
1. Download the rooted stock CWM Recovery Image (.zip) from here, to your device (preferably a computer). http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2677332
2. Extract ALL of the contents of the zip file to the root (/) directory of your micro SD Card. The folder should be named "clockworkrecovery".
3. Remove the SD card from the computer, and turn off the SGH-S730m.
4. Remove the back plating from the phone, and insert the micro SD card into the phone.
5. After putting the phone back together, boot into recovery by holding down the upper volume and power key until the first vibration, then just hold the volume key.
6. Using the volume buttons as scrolling keys, scroll down using the lower volume until you see backup and restore as highlighted text. Using the power key as the enter button, hit the power button.
7. Then, also using the volume keys, scroll down to the restore option, and click the power button.
8. If you extracted the zip file the exact way I told you to: you should see a menu option. If you didn't do what I told you to, you may see "No files found". If it says "cant mound /sd" (or something similar), you probably have a bad SD Card, or, forgot to put it in correctly.
9. Press the power button.
WAIT FOR THE PHONE TO BE 100% DONE RESTORING YOUR BACKUP TO THE PHONE! YOU COULD HARD BRICK THE PHONE (BECAUSE CWM RECOVERY WRITES TO THE BOOTLOADER). DO NOT TURN OFF THE PHONE. THE PHONE IS NOT FROZEN IF IT WONT RESPOND FOR A WHILE.
10. If you did this correctly, you should have a rooted, and restored SGH-S730m!
Part E - Removing that annoying triangle from the boot sequence
Use the triangleaway script in the attatchments. (triangleaway.zip)
It resets flash counter and resets binary status to official.
Might have to do a factory reset to return current status to official.
Boot your phone into recovery mode
Extract triangleaway.sh from the zip file.
Open up ADB Shell
push triangleaway.sh /tmp
chmod 755 triangleaway.sh
execute triangleaway.sh
Reboot Phone.
Overclocking and Modding (DEVELOPERS ONLY)
SYSTEM MODS
If you don't know what you are doing, then, please don't read any further. its for your own good
The CSC directory can be deleted (and the files in the main /system directory that are associated with it). It does not affect the phone at all. Also, If you go to /system/etc/feature_default.xml you can change the phones features. So far, I have done many tweaks to the Messaging, Phone, Settings, People (Contacts) and Lock screen of the phone! If you are a developer (or tweaker like me), you should be able to enable/disable whatever you like using the feature_default.xml.
Overclocking
FitAmp has made a overclocking script for 1GHz (1000MHz). There is quite a noticeable difference in response, but, the phone still tends to lag a bit. File is attatched to the thread (S730M-OC-1000MHz.zip)
Custom ROMs
Custom ROMS by atmu5fear. All flashable ZIPs. - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2677332
I'm also making one for the Discover. It should be coming soon.
Please click :good: if it works for you!
Where can I find the OC script? Thanks
evertking said:
Where can I find the OC script? Thanks
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The Script it attached to this post.
Procedures (using ADB)
put boot.img on sdcard:
adb push boot.img /sdcard/boot.img
Then, from adbshell:
su
dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p8
then reboot device.
shifattk said:
the op of this post decided to dump this thread and developing, so i decided to take over & repost this, as requested by the op.
I will also organize and add more of my stuff. That might take at least a week or so since everything is a mess right now, but i will do it.
***** original thread is here *****
please thank ivdoan he is the mastermind behind finding and implementing root for this phone.
Thanks to johnnygalto for giving us updated cwm, twrp, and partition tables!
issues and bugs (known problems)[
okay, with deodexing - sometimes the samsungime.apk in the /system/app directory can be a pain to deal with! I put a warning in my deodex cwr script that tells about this issue. It does seem to correct itself overtime, so i am not too worried at the moment (but still very annoyed).
Also, it seems that many users have been experiencing strange battery problems (such as the phone suddenly losing half of its charge in 3 minutes). I hope it is an software issue (correctable), or just a battery issue (fixable), rather than a hardware issue (hard to fix).
rooting, custom recovery, and unbricking guide (everyone)
if you want to root your phone then follow part a.
If you want to root your phone and add custom recovery then follow parts a and b.
If you have soft bricked your phone, then please complete all steps outlined below (if not already done yet).
The tutorial is done on a windows computer and is meant for a windows computer. Steps will vary slightly or tremendously if it is done on any other os.
part a - rooting the sgh-s730m
1. Download and install unlockroot free on your pc. You do not have to install bloatware!!! Please read setup instructions carefully!!!
2. Download and install samsung usb drivers. If it prompts you to reboot for any reason, then reboot your computer.
3. After all of this is over, you have to prepare yourself for the hardest part of this whole process, and maybe the most complicated dilemma you will ever face in the entirety of your lives.
4. Turn on your phone if it isn't already. Wait for the phone to fully boot.
5. Plug your phone into the computer via usb.
6. Run unlockroot on your computer and click the "root" button (when it prompts you to install bloatware apps on your device, say no).
do not unplug your phone until unlockroot says it is ok to do so!!!!
congratulations, you have should now have a rooted sgh-730m in proximity to your hands! :fingers-crossed:
how to verify your 730m is rooted if by any reason, you feel unsure as to if your phone is actually rooted or not:
install a root checking app.
these apps will tell you if your phone has root access or not.
Try root checker from the google play store.
install a terminal emulation app.
in these apps, type the command "su" (without quotes). If you get "permission denied" you have not rooted your device. If it prompts you for root privileges (ie a popup appears) then your device is rooted!
Try terminal emulator from the google play store.
If you are a n00b (like me occasionally), and you fail to understand why something works, or, the exact opposite: Don't worry! You probably thought the auxiliary headphone jack was the usb port, or, thought you should unplug your phone early, despite me warning you not to do that. That's okay, you can get it fixed.
part b - installing a custom recovery
you must root your phone before you do this!!!!!
1. Download either the sgh_s730m.cwm_6.0.3.1.custom.recovery.tar.zip or the sgh_s730m.twrp_2.5.0.0.custom.recovery.tar.zip file, and extract its contents to your desktop (if you don’t know what a desktop is, then please leave. You will probably break your device).
2. Then, download the odin flashing program attached to this post. Extract its contents to wherever you find necessary.
3. Right click on odin, and click “run as administrator” (if available).
4. Click on the pda button
5. When the file window appears, browse to the desktop directory (your desktop) and select either the s730m-cwr.tar.md5 or the s730m-twrp.tar.md5 (depending on what version you downloaded).
6. Now shutdown your phone. Plug your phone into your computer. Boot into download mode by turning on the phone (release the power button as the phone vibrates) and holding the lower volume button and home key. Follow the instructions (press the upper volume button) to continue with download mode.
7. If your phone has been detected by odin, the proceed.
8. Inside of odin, press the start button.
do not disconnect, unplug, play with any buttons, or click anything on either the phone or computer until odin has finished flashing clockwork recovery on your phone.
8. To boot into clockwork recovery, hold down the upper volume and power key until the first vibration, then just hold the volume key.
That should be it! :highfive:
part c - soft brick recovery (cwm recovery only!)
you must have a micro sd card with at least 400 mb of free storage space to do this!
build.prop restore script
you need busybox installed on your phone in order to use this script! If you dont have busybox, it wont work.
if you messed up your build.prop file (if you did, then you will know that you did), then you can use this script to restore you build.prop file to the original stock format.
1. Download the build.prop restore script, to your device (preferably a computer).
2. Place the zip file to the root (/) directory of your micro sd card.
3. Remove the sd card from the computer, and turn off the sgh-s730m.
4. Remove the back plating from the phone, and insert the micro sd card into the phone. It should be named sgh-s730m cwr stock build.prop.
5. After putting the phone back together, boot into recovery by holding down the upper volume and power key until the first vibration, then just hold the volume key.
6. Using the volume buttons as scrolling keys, scroll down using the lower volume until you see install zip from sdcard as highlighted text. Using the power key as the enter button, click the power button.
7. Then, also using the volume keys, scroll down to the choose zip from sdcard option, and click the power button.
8. If you placed the zip file exactly where i told you to: You should see sgh-s730m cwr stock build.prop as an item. Scroll down to the file and click the power button. Then, when it prompts you to "confirm install", scroll down to "yes - install".
9. Press the power button.
wait for the phone to be 100% done executing the scrip! You could mess up the phone. Do not turn off the phone.
full restore (if all else fails)
to reduce confusion, please remove any backups that you may already have (which would be funny, you wouldnt have to do this anyways).
1. Download the rooted stock cwm recovery image (.zip) i made from here, to your device (preferably a computer).
2. Extract all of the contents of the zip file to the root (/) directory of your micro sd card. The folder should be named "clockworkrecovery".
3. Remove the sd card from the computer, and turn off the sgh-s730m.
4. Remove the back plating from the phone, and insert the micro sd card into the phone.
5. After putting the phone back together, boot into recovery by holding down the upper volume and power key until the first vibration, then just hold the volume key.
6. Using the volume buttons as scrolling keys, scroll down using the lower volume until you see backup and restore as highlighted text. Using the power key as the enter button, hit the power button.
7. Then, also using the volume keys, scroll down to the restore option, and click the power button.
8. If you extracted the zip file the exact way i told you to: You should see a menu option. If you didn't do what i told you to, you may see "no files found". If it says "cant mound /sd" (or something similar), you probably have a bad sd card, or, forgot to put it in correctly.
9. Press the power button.
wait for the phone to be 100% done restoring your backup to the phone! You could hard brick the phone (because cwm recovery writes to the bootloader). Do not turn off the phone. The phone is not frozen if it wont respond for a while.
10. If you did this correctly, you should have a rooted, and restored sgh-s730m!
part d - soft brick recovery (twrp recovery only!)coming soon..
part e - removing that annoying triangle from the boot sequence..to a thread near you! (it's already here. I'm just organizing them so it is easier to understand and to use)
deodexing, overclocking and modding (developers only)
deodexing you rom
you must have a micro sd card with at least 100 mb of free storage space to do this!
so, after some work (and tons of patience), i managed to make a deodexed version of this phone. So, ive made a deodex script for cwr, that will remove you old /system/app and /system/framework directories, and makes new ones, with the new deodexed files.*
now, since this is considered a more "advanced" tweak, i am not going to post a step-by-step guide on how to do this.
Why? Well, if you really needed instructions to do this: You probably shouldn't be doing it anyways!
For developers: Make sure you have busybox installed, then install the zip here via cwr (its easy to see what file it is). Remember to wipe dalvik cache. There are some temporary bugs with the samsungime.apk, which wont work right for a while. Mysteriously though, the problem corrects itself after some time using the phone. Reply your findings!
For noobs: Don't do this, it will just make no difference, and i honestly don't feel like solving problems that don't need to be solved (or, ones due to illiteracy). Wait until you know what you are doing (and what an odex file is), then try this yourself.
system mods
if you don't know what you are doing, then, please don't read any further. Its for your own good
the csc directory can be deleted (and the files in the main /system directory that are associated with it). It does not affect the phone at all.
Also, if you go to /system/etc/feature_default.xml you can change the phones features. So far, i have done many tweaks to the messaging, phone, settings, people (contacts) and lock screen of the phone! If you are a devleloper (or tweaker like me), you should be able to enable/disable whatever you like using the feature_default.xml.
overclocking
fitamp has made a overclocking script for 1ghz (1000mhz). There is quite a noticeable difference in response, but, the phone still tends to lag a bit. File is attatched to the thread (s730m-oc-1000mhz.zip)
please click :good: If it works for you!
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and where is the odin did you the number
thanks
manuelelitaliano said:
and where is the odin did you the number
thanks
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Hi there,
Sorry for the late reply. I've been quite busy lately.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189539
^ That thread has the downloads for Odin.
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Hey guys,
have we found a way to fix my problem with the phone, I still have no access to download, recovery, normal boot and it stays on for 7 secs max. This has ocured because I flashed the wrong file to modem. Let me know as I want to start working on development again.
camvar97 said:
Hey guys,
it stays on for 7 secs max.
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^ That, to me looks like the battery is not charged (unless I am wrong).
camvar97 said:
Hey guys,
... I still have no access to download, recovery, normal boot and it stays on for 7 secs max. ... This has ocured because I flashed the wrong file to modem.
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I've searched around a bit, and the best option would be to send it for repair IMO.
shifattk said:
^ That, to me looks like the battery is not charged (unless I am wrong).
I've searched around a bit, and the best option would be to send it for repair IMO.
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as for the battery thats what samsung says might be the problem and that i need a new one
SGH-730G Users ONLY
Here is a thread I started this morning about the SGH-730G (Tracfone, Net10, Straight Talk) variant of the Discover. I created this thread so there wouldn't be confusions due to the slight differences between the 730G and the 730M variants. Right now there is a root method listed, and I am working on an Odin flashable recovery from soft brick. I will also be posting things that I have figured out so far, and in the next day or so a full deodexed version of the stock firmware. Coming later will be a custom rom. If anyone in this thread has dev experience and has the 730M variant, PM me about this custom rom as I would like to make it compatible with both versions of the phone but will have to work out the differences between the two to make it fully compatible. New thread for the 730G - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47417608
TheGeekyNimrod said:
Here is a thread I started this morning about the SGH-730G (Tracfone, Net10, Straight Talk) variant of the Discover. I created this thread so there wouldn't be confusions due to the slight differences between the 730G and the 730M variants. Right now there is a root method listed, and I am working on an Odin flashable recovery from soft brick. I will also be posting things that I have figured out so far, and in the next day or so a full deodexed version of the stock firmware. Coming later will be a custom rom. If anyone in this thread has dev experience and has the 730M variant, PM me about this custom rom as I would like to make it compatible with both versions of the phone but will have to work out the differences between the two to make it fully compatible. New thread for the 730G - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47417608
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I've added a link to your thread to the original post such that people don't get confused and/or break their phones. Thank you fore making the thread.
shifattk said:
I've added a link to your thread to the original post such that people don't get confused and/or break their phones. Thank you fore making the thread.
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Word. I know some people were confused in another thread. Root methods are basically the same but there are structual differences between them when it comes to mounting points for restore and such. Thanks for addinthe link to the OP. I'll go back in a few and add a link here in my OP for the same purpose.
Does anyone know how to carrier unlock for this phone yet.
question?when i try to install CMW it keeps failing nand rite mode and restarting! any solution or different ay to try,still showing stock recovery but rooted!
Hello guys is there any way to unroot??? thanks
alexandros050 said:
Hello guys is there any way to unroot??? thanks
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You can use unlockroot software to unroot.
I tested rooted and unrooted.
x1745 said:
You can use unlockroot software to unroot.
I tested rooted and unrooted.
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Ok thank you very much for your reply
Take a look at This, I've created a flashable zip that both roots the phone and installs the overclock kernel found in this thread. Thought you might be interested
edit: I also just posted a flashable stock rom here. it's deodexed, rooted, and overclocked.
Restl3ss said:
Take a look at This, I've created a flashable zip that both roots the phone and installs the overclock kernel found in this thread. Thought you might be interested
edit: I also just posted a flashable stock rom here. it's deodexed, rooted, and overclocked.
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I tried flashing your ROM, get error status 255, installation aborted...
shifattk said:
The Script it attached to this post.
Procedures (using ADB)
put boot.img on sdcard:
adb push boot.img /sdcard/boot.img
Then, from adbshell:
su
dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p8
then reboot device.
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Phone wont boot past samsung logo after this. Followed your instructions exactly
atmu5fear said:
Phone wont boot past samsung logo after this. Followed your instructions exactly
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Did you make a CWM backup before doing it? If you did, boot into CWM recovery and flash the recovery package.

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