[Q]How to root T999 - Please Help - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

Hi all, I really want to root my new T999. I tried zedomax's tutorial on three computers with two different OS's over six times and it DIDN"T work. Please help me. I also tried the Qualcomm Tool-Kit that was posted by another user. :crying:

Seriously what in the eff. They just did an article!!!! There are like 5 open threads on this right now...

SRRy
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Seriously what in the eff. They just did an article!!!! There are like 5 open threads on this right now...
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IM NEW HERE
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IbbiAnsi said:
Hi all, I really want to root my new T999. I tried zedomax's tutorial on three computers with two different OS's over six times and it DIDN"T work. Please help me. I also tried the Qualcomm Tool-Kit that was posted by another user. :crying:
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Follow thread below. Works like a charm.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687

I'll try it. It looks promising. Hopefully it works. Thanks man.
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I tried this and it still didn't work. Is there something wrong with the computer?
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There is something wrong with what you are doing, because thousands of people have used these guides. Why don't you start by telling us what, exactly, isn't working.

Odin won't work. It won't go past and say the pass. Whats wrong.
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Make sure you are in download mode
Make sure you have the usb drivers installed
Make sure you have any anti virus and anything that might block program access to usb disabled.
Run Odin as administrator (just a guess here I have never heard of this being a problem)
Take it slow read over the guides again. If you can't use Odin you will have trouble rooting.
Personally I recommend http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33460832
Cf auto root is incredibly easy method but still requires Odin.
We need much more information to help you.

I did all that. I'm not a noob. Just saying. Please help. Is there an alternate way without odin?
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IbbiAnsi said:
I did all that. I'm not a noob. Just saying. Please help. Is there an alternate way without odin?
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u sure work on JB 4.1.1

It says it works on JB. But not sure.
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IbbiAnsi said:
I did all that. I'm not a noob. Just saying. Please help. Is there an alternate way without odin?
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I don't think he's calling you a noob, you must be doing something wrong when you follow the steps in order, you can't go wrong.

Ill try it again. Should I try on my mac? With heimdal?
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Can someone please tell me ALL the ways to root the t999
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NVM
I did it on my new computer and the root worked. Thanks to the s3 qualcomm toolkit.
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Is there anyway to get dual boot on the T999? It's really annoying to keep on having to reset everything every time you install a new ROM.
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No. Only with nandroid juggling.

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rooted can no longer access internal sd card from pc.

ok not sure whats gone on i just rooted my telus s3 with everything downloaded from mr Robinsons op it all went ok got super user etc. but my device status says modified! and i can no longer access my internal sd card though my pc i downloaded all drivers i got all 4 green ticks but still nothing? i know it worked as right b4 i rooted i put music on my phone though pc.. help any 1?
edit deleted drivers now cant access samsung mobile mtp.. tried kies tried the registry fix wiped cache done permissions done every thing i can find on this forum.. should i try flashing again? any had same problem n fixed it? please help been at computer all day trying to fix it b4 i posted here..
Wrong section.
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This should have been posted in different section.
But below is a link that might help you..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1822308
Rogers/ATT Galaxy S3 Root/Recovery Guide
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AzHavicx said:
This should have been posted in different section.
But below is a link that might help you..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1822308
Rogers/ATT Galaxy S3 Root/Recovery Guide
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yeah i realized that now just tired i guess.. yep i followed that guide to a t still nothing..
sy007 said:
yeah i realized that now just tired i guess.. yep i followed that guide to a t still nothing..
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Did you ask in that thread? As the others said, wrong forum, I won't beat a dead horse but it's a quick way to get flamed round these parts and people are much more eager to help when you follow the rules. Anyways, not picking on yu and I hope you get sorted out proper.
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[Q] Galaxy Nexus can't boot up

Hi,
I have GNex for about 2 months now so I decided to root it. I did it ok and everything worked fine. But than
I decided to install custom kernel so I did it. Well after that I cant boot my Nexus, its stuck at its first boot animation
with white Google in a middle and little lock in a bottom. Only thing I can do is go to bootloader and acces recovery mod.
I tried to do pretty much everything in a recovery menu but its still not booting.
What can I do to restore stock rom with stock kernel or I dont know what can helps here. Pleas I will be realy greatful I am
a little bit noob to this
Reflash your ROM if you have any on your SD card. Also you can use a toolkit and flash the factory image.
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droidmakespwn said:
Reflash your ROM if you have any on your SD card. Also you can use a toolkit and flash the factory image.
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My internal storage is empty, no ROMs or any factory images on it.
toolkit is a good idea but I dont have turned on USB debugging, isnt that problem?
But I will try
I don't think it matters if you are flashing the stock image. You can also Odin in a worst case scenario thing.
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SPyxOff said:
My internal storage is empty, no ROMs or any factory images on it.
toolkit is a good idea but I dont have turned on USB debugging, isnt that problem?
But I will try
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good lord do not use a toolkit.
go back to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
there's instructions on how to root there as well.
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I don't think it matters if you are flashing the stock image. You can also Odin in a worst case scenario thing.
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Thank you very much sir, you saved my life! :good::good::good::good::laugh:
I am in your debt for sure!
GNexus fully working and prepared for rooting again, now without any other stupid activity around it
Zepius said:
good lord do not use a toolkit.
go back to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
there's instructions on how to root there as well.
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I understand the hatred for toolkits because it causes complacency but its extremely easy to fix a device using it. Everyone should know how to use adb but I have used both and they both have worked perfectly for me.
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droidmakespwn said:
I understand the hatred for toolkits because it causes complacency but its extremely easy to fix a device using it. Everyone should know how to use adb but I have used both and they both have worked perfectly for me.
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im sorry, but if you think typing a few commands in to flash the stock images is hard, you really are lazy.
I never said it was hard. What is your major grief with toolkits? How is using a toolkit any different than flashing someone else's ROM? You can compile it yourself but its much more efficient to just flash and go. This will be my last response unless the OP has any more issues he needs help with. Good luck with fixing your phone no matter what method you would like to use.
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droidmakespwn said:
I never said it was hard. What is your major grief with toolkits? How is using a toolkit any different than flashing someone else's ROM? You can compile it yourself but its much more efficient to just flash and go. This will be my last response unless the OP has any more issues he needs help with. Good luck with fixing your phone no matter what method you would like to use.
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because when the toolkit fails, it fails hard and then the user of said toolkit has no idea how to fix anything and posts threads on here saying "i bricked my phone and used such and such toolkit"
the people helping them have no idea where to even begin to try and troubleshoot the problem as you dont know the failure point. the toolkit just says "complete" or "done"
that is my major beef with toolkits.
SPyxOff said:
Hi,
I have GNex for about 2 months now so I decided to root it. I did it ok and everything worked fine. But than
I decided to install custom kernel so I did it. Well after that I cant boot my Nexus, its stuck at its first boot animation
with white Google in a middle and little lock in a bottom. Only thing I can do is go to bootloader and acces recovery mod.
I tried to do pretty much everything in a recovery menu but its still not booting.
What can I do to restore stock rom with stock kernel or I dont know what can helps here. Pleas I will be realy greatful I am
a little bit noob to this
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bro. same problem here. wht can I do
nadun911 said:
bro. same problem here. wht can I do
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You can read the thread instead of necrobumping.
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Phone not able to flash in download mode?

Is it possible let to not have a phone flash even when u can get into download mode?
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twanskys204 said:
Is it possible let to not have a phone flash even when u can get into download mode?
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I think what you mean to ask is, In download mode you get failed errors in Odin trying to flash a stock fw and encryption errors when flashing a rom via twrp. Post your pics of errors you are getting in the thread hopefully someone has an answer for you. iv'e been trying to help but im baffled, seems nothing will write to his internal on the phone. is this considered a brick even if you can still get into download mode or recovery?
EDIT: here are pics of errors twanskys204 is getting in odin and twrp. even after factory reset or wipes of caches from encryption error still no boot.
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Here are some ill post more
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Encryption error, ugh. Haven't saw that since Captivate days. You may need to send that for jtag.
Here's the link for the Captivate thread with the encryption error. Maybe you can find something there that's useful
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447303
mrhaley30705 said:
Encryption error, ugh. Haven't saw that since Captivate days. You may need to send that for jtag.
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hmm so what exactly does this mean? the issue of the encryption error? he can still get into download mode also
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Here are some ill post more
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If your using a PIT file, tick "re-partition" in odin. It will 100% wipe the device. like factory. That should fix your error.
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If your using a PIT file, tick "re-partition" in odin. It will 100% wipe the device. like factory. That should fix your error.
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So I did it and I got this
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turilo said:
hmm so what exactly does this mean? the issue of the encryption error? he can still get into download mode also
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Post edited, with link.
Edit sorry wrong question
Part of your problem is your flashing att firmware on a Canadian carrier phone. Try the right firmware. They are close, but not close enough.
Okay that being said. I can get into cwm. I see my external no internal. When I flash dagr8s rom it says complete and boots to Samsung splash screen then it gives me that encryption issue.. I'm at the point where I think I'm out of a note 2 but I don't know I'm 16 days into the purchase... Of well I guess this was an 800 dollar mistake on my part. To all the newbies out there plzz plzz read and understand b4 u flash.
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this link is for s3
No, the link is for a Captivate thread on encryption errors. It says that in the first sentence of the OP. The thread link is merely to help point you on a direction to start looking for what happened. It is not posted with the intent to offer a solution, merely more information.
Also, did you flash Canadian firmware on your Canadian phone, instead of Att firmware on your Canadian phone?
Ok first off in Odin. You only want that file in the PDA section.
Did you make a nandroid of your stock rooted before flashing dagr8's ROM? If so restore that. If not. Download a stock rooted one and get your phone working again.
What link did you DL his ROM from? Mine kept failing and had success from mirror 2
Also did you follow all the instruction about root??? It says make sure repartition isn't- IS NOT - checked!!!!
Edit: after rereading I see you were already rooted. If our can get to recovery. What about a data reset. Might work
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]Also... how have you had this 16 days?? They have only been out 7???????
YOU NEED TO DO THIS TO RETURN TO STOCK. THEN START OVER. READ EVERYTHING AT LEAST TWICE. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992303
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A fine example of the importance of reading and reading comprehension.
ashies7 said:
Ok first off in Odin. You only want that file in the PDA section.
Did you make a nandroid of your stock rooted before flashing dagr8's ROM? If so restore that. If not. Download a stock rooted one and get your phone working again.
What link did you DL his ROM from? Mine kept failing and had success from mirror 2
Also did you follow all the instruction about root??? It says make sure repartition isn't- IS NOT - checked!!!!
Edit: after rereading I see you were already rooted. If our can get to recovery. What about a data reset. Might work
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]Also... how have you had this 16 days?? They have only been out 7???????
YOU NEED TO DO THIS TO RETURN TO STOCK. THEN START OVER. READ EVERYTHING AT LEAST TWICE. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992303
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Excuse u I got my phone on the second how is that 7?? And as for reset it did that it seems my internal memory is done... And I got the rom from mirror 2 also... And for as the untick repartition I was told to cheak it if trying to go back to stock
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twanskys204 said:
Excuse u I got my phone on the second how is that 7?? And as for reset it did that it seems my internal memory is done... And I got the rom from mirror 2 also... And for as the untick repartition I was told to cheak it if trying to go back to stock
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Thats correct re partition needs to be enabled when going to stock when using a .pit file in odin. The i317m was released oct 30 so hence the reason he had it longer as I do the same
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twanskys204 said:
Excuse u I got my phone on the second how is that 7?? And as for reset it did that it seems my internal memory is done... And I got the rom from mirror 2 also... And for as the untick repartition I was told to cheak it if trying to go back to stock
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Well, they were released on the 9th. so impossible to have it that long, unless you have the Bell?rodgers version. Not sure when those came out. Also. SORRY for trying to help. it didn't look like you followed any of the instructions. reading the post I linked you too, doesn't have you flashing 5 files in Odin at any time.... EVER! If you truly want to unroot your phone..... READ AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! It helps so much. We were all noobs once, just read and reread.
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Well, they were released on the 9th. so impossible to have it that long, unless you have the Bell?rodgers version. Not sure when those came out. Also. SORRY for trying to help. it didn't look like you followed any of the instructions. reading the post I linked you too, doesn't have you flashing 5 files in Odin at any time.... EVER! If you truly want to unroot your phone..... READ AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! It helps so much. We were all noobs once, just read and reread.
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I guess I only have 1 question.. Is it possible to screw ur phone up even if u can get into download mode?
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twanskys204 said:
I guess I only have 1 question.. Is it possible to screw ur phone up even if u can get into download mode?
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Not that I know of. If you can get to download mode you are still OK. Can you get into recovery?
If you can this is the Att stock image recovery. This should be the only file you need to get back to a working phone. I didn't see one for bell/Rogers.
http://d-h.st/K8Q
I got it from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1883823
I don't think you would need the different modems and such but I'm not an expert on the error you are having.
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[Q] Can't get E4GT to root with Odin (FI27)

So i searched around for quite a bit and could not find anything addressing my problem so excuse me if this is a re post!
So I had to do an emergency recovery through Kies Air today and go all the way back to stock FI27! After doing so i went and downloaded what I needed to re-root so that i could get CWM loaded up again but when trying to do so Odin fails! I have tried 5 different cables re-downloaded and tried all the different variations of the root such as the No data and wipe data etc. Just curious if anyone else other than myself have run into this issue? If so and you know of a way to fix it please let me know it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!!!!
AKanadian47 said:
So i searched around for quite a bit and could not find anything addressing my problem so excuse me if this is a re post!
So I had to do an emergency recovery through Kies Air today and go all the way back to stock FI27! After doing so i went and downloaded what I needed to re-root so that i could get CWM loaded up again but when trying to do so Odin fails! I have tried 5 different cables re-downloaded and tried all the different variations of the root such as the No data and wipe data etc. Just curious if anyone else other than myself have run into this issue? If so and you know of a way to fix it please let me know it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!!!!
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How far does it get?
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garwynn said:
How far does it get?
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It shows no progress at all in Odin or on the phone itself. After starting it just sits there for a good 2-3 min and then fails.
AKanadian47 said:
It shows no progress at all in Odin or on the phone itself. After starting it just sits there for a good 2-3 min and then fails.
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But the com port shows up and it says Added!, right? Odd... have another PC to try on?
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garwynn said:
But the com port shows up and it says Added!, right? Odd... have another PC to try on?
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Yea that was going to be my next step just thought I would ask on here to see if it might be a common issue first! This is the second S2 I have not been able to root since the FI27 update! Thanks again for your time! Hoping to get this figured out I miss my superuser permissions :/
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AKanadian47 said:
Yea that was going to be my next step just thought I would ask on here to see if it might be a common issue first! This is the second S2 I have not been able to root since the FI27 update! Thanks again for your time! Hoping to get this figured out I miss my superuser permissions :/
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Other option you have - assuming it boots to system... Download the Exynos Abuse .apk from Chainfire and use that to obtain root. You can then flash by Mobile Odin Pro if you're willing to buy from Play Store. Will get you everything except the modem, which flashing Agat's repack in Mobile Odin can also get you covered there.
Try a different version of Odin, sometimes they are really picky
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Hey guys just wanted to let you know I got it to work on a different PC Thanks once again for you help and advice!

Odin -Failed- during PDA

Guys I sold my old HTC One X for a used Galaxy s3 so I'm very happy with how it's been so far and I'm not regretting it at all.
It's firmware is 4.0.4 and I wanted to root my phone.
Galaxy model I'm using is the i747
I followed this guide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJss1...b3AMT1POhpYeXG
I did tried the step by step guide and video but I always got stuck and problems at the PDA section. It says FAIL.
I did tried searching for a fix but it seems even though I'm not the first neither the last with this problem I had no idea how to fix it.
I also tried the MACosx version with Heimdall and exactly the same, it fails during the PDA part.
What is my solution?
Thank you so much!
That link doesn't appear to be working. It could a bad file download. Maybe try downloading the root file(s) again. If you're doing this from Windows, there are several root methods to choose from in the general section I believe
xBeerdroiDx said:
That link doesn't appear to be working. It could a bad file download. Maybe try downloading the root file(s) again. If you're doing this from Windows, there are several root methods to choose from in the general section I believe
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Alright that link got down but here is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJss1_dZZeY&list=PLIB9nMQ3IBuXuTz3PQJb3AMT1POhpYeXG
Harkadenn said:
Alright that link got down but here is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJss1_dZZeY&list=PLIB9nMQ3IBuXuTz3PQJb3AMT1POhpYeXG
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That's the rooting process for the international version of the GS3...
You want to root the i747 unless you have the international version i9300... In that case you are in the wrong forum.
Edit...
If you do have the i747 than all the steps and instructions and files you need for rooting is here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35327104
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KorGuy123 said:
That's the rooting process for the international version of the GS3...
You want to root the i747 unless you have the international version i9300... In that case you are in the wrong forum.
Edit...
If you do have the i747 than all the steps and instructions and files you need for rooting is here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35327104
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Thank you, the one I'm using is the i747.
I also heard there's a newer rooting update.
Things may fail if you do not use the original cable that came with the phone.
Before I start rooting it... what back programs you guys recommend me?
I tried titanium but titanium requieres rooting and my phone is not yet rooted.
Back up of all phone.
Harkadenn said:
Before I start rooting it... what back programs you guys recommend me?
I tried titanium but titanium requieres rooting and my phone is not yet rooted.
Back up of all phone.
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Once you root you'll install recovery and backup everything in recovery.
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Perfect!
Thank you very much, have a nice evening.

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