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[Q] Need Root

Ok so i decided to do the update on the tmobile samsung s3, lost root and tried to do the zedomax method.that didnt work, tired a couple other method. they didnt work either. i dont know what to do.... phone is working fine but i cant get Odin to push cwm, i keep getting failed on the cwm install. i truly read all and researched and anything else im having issue understanding. can someone make a video or help on another method that worked for them.

Follow the guide how to root without tripping flash counter over at the development thread. Once your stock and rooted. Download ROM man anger and flash recovery from there. Forget about flashing cwm through Odin . Do it this way it always works.
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how can i root my phone is i need a recovery. right?

Gregory.u317 said:
how can i root my phone is i need a recovery. right?
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You will need
-ODIN
-Install-able ROM package mentioned above
or
-ODIN
-Custom recovery
-Install-able SuperSU (Root)
-Triangle Away

Gregory.u317 said:
how can i root my phone is i need a recovery. right?
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No. You need root first if you follow that thread I was telling you about. But the cool thing is when you use Odin following the thread I told you. After your phone reboots you will find superuser that means root. Then you can flash recover through rom manager. Just make sure to put any ROMs you want to flash on your internal SD card and not the external. When you flash a ROM you will be rooted. Custom ROMs that is.
Pm me if you need more help
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It worked and i figured it out. had to read it over like 5 times but i got it thanks...
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I wanted to root also. Im on stock with latest update. So let me make it clear: (Im a total noob spending the whole last night to learn about rooting)
First, I do this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687 .
Ok so now I have rooted stock with latest update. It will wipe my sd card, correct?
Next, I go to Google Play to download Rom Manager. then flash CWM recovery. (I want to root because I want backup)
I heard the official tmo JB is coming soon. I suppose I will not be able to update through Kies with my phone rooted, right? so what is the best way to update to JB? thanks guys

rookiegenius said:
I wanted to root also. Im on stock with latest update. So let me make it clear: (Im a total noob spending the whole last night to learn about rooting)
First, I do this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687 .
Ok so now I have rooted stock with latest update. It will wipe my sd card, correct?
Next, I go to Google Play to download Rom Manager. then flash CWM recovery. (I want to root because I want backup)
I heard the official tmo JB is coming soon. I suppose I will not be able to update through Kies with my phone rooted, right? so what is the best way to update to JB? thanks guys
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Yup you are right. Follow what you typed and your into the promise land. As of now some people are lucky enough using voodoo root keeper from market but some aren't. When they try to re root custom recovery isn't sticking. Just wait a couple days. I'm sure devs will have a full rom with latest jb patch included.
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chrisram88 said:
Yup you are right. Follow what you typed and your into the promise land. As of now some people are lucky enough using voodoo root keeper from market but some aren't. When they try to re root custom recovery isn't sticking. Just wait a couple days. I'm sure devs will have a full rom with latest jb patch included.
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what do you mean by "custom recovery isnt sticking"? it is CWM recovery flashed to the recovery partition, isn't it? Also I'm pretty confused. after rooted, can I still do factory reset in the usual way? (go to settings/reset)

Yea some people updated the leak jb and lost root. They then tried and root again and were successful but when trying to flash cwm thru Odin, the recovery wasn't sticking so when they boot into recovery it would only be stock recovery. IF you still have root and wanna grab the jb leak wild just released jb update so go grab it and flash away.
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How can i go back to ICS

how do i go from the official sprint jelly bean update back to the last official ICS update from sprint.

ariel123 said:
how do i go from the official sprint jelly bean update back to the last official ICS update from sprint.
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ODIN is you best friend in these circumstances:
Click Here
Then the stock LI3 update:
Click Here
And Drivers if you dont have them:
Click Here
and just follow this tut:
http://theunlockr.com/2012/07/28/how-to-unroot-sprint-samsung-galaxy-s3/
and you should be back to square one.
Oh, and there is apparently an issue with ODIN fashing modem higher than LEN.
EDIT: You can install a custom recovery to flash the LI3 modem.
I can help you with that also. Let me know if you have any problems.
EDIT #2: (I keep remebering stuff) If you have a custom recovery you can skip all that jazz and just flash LI3 this way:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743923

GRock84 said:
ODIN is you best friend in these circumstances:
Click Here
Then the stock LI3 update:
Click Here
And Drivers if you dont have them:
Click Here
and just follow this tut:
http://theunlockr.com/2012/07/28/how-to-unroot-sprint-samsung-galaxy-s3/
and you should be back to square one.
Oh, and there is apparently an issue with ODIN fashing modem higher than LEN.
EDIT: You can install a custom recovery to flash the LI3 modem.
I can help you with that also. Let me know if you have any problems.
EDIT #2: (I keep remebering stuff) If you have a custom recovery you can skip all that jazz and just flash LI3 this way:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743923
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hey thanks i just want to go back to ics and unroot inorder to do the jb update ota. which method do you think is easiest

ariel123 said:
hey thanks i just want to go back to ics and unroot inorder to do the jb update ota. which method do you think is easiest
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Oh well in that case just follow the steps in the tut i recommended. Itll take you back to stock. You'll need the stock recovery installed to update also, so if you have a custom installed just flash the stock recovery with ODIN from this thread along with the stock rom. (recovery is at the bottom of the OP)
after the install and your phone boots you should get the prompt to update

GRock84 said:
Oh well in that case just follow the steps in the tut i recommended. Itll take you back to stock. You'll need the stock recovery installed to update also, so if you have a custom installed just flash the stock recovery with ODIN from this thread along with the stock rom. (recovery is at the bottom of the OP)
after the install and your phone boots you should get the prompt to update
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I second that with one thing changed. Forget the ota from sprint. Too many reasons to fail. Go back to ics like suggested but keep cwm/twrp. And flash this instead
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390135922294523494 update with system checks removed. Flash in twrp/cwm
Just my $.02

Going back to rooted stock jellybean ROM from CM10.1

I wish to return to a rooted stock JB ROM from CM10.1 . CM10.1 is too buggy for me, and CM10 had one bluetooth bug in the final release that was kind of a game killer for me. I'd like to go back to stock JB but keep my custom recovery. The only files I've found for stock jellybean are full stock in that they'll flash over my recovery as well as my system. Does anyone know where I can find a root stock image that will let me flash just the system and keep my recovery like any other rom, so that I can flash back to CM10.1 when it is more stable. PS I am also on Linux and do not regularly have access to a windows machine so I do not have access to Odin, or Kies.

after you flash to stock just flash a recovery, that's what i've done.
also, this is the wrong section and you should search first.
sent from my I747

I searched and found only "One click" stock roms, and the "Fully Stock" roms. Neither of which solve my problem. Did you even read the portion of my post where I say I don't have access to Odin, or Kies or any of that? My only option for flashing is CWM. And I'm not sure how well overwritting CWM while CWM is flashing would work, but I don't think it would go well.
cehf said:
after you flash to stock just flash a recovery, that's what i've done.
also, this is the wrong section and you should search first.
sent from my I747
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find a cwm flashable zip of a stock rom. it doesn't need to be a current version. flash that. then find the cwm flashable ota zips and flash those. you've retained root, and cwm. i have done this process as well.
i'd link you to the threads you need but i'm on my phone and it's difficult to find this way.
edit: one of the otas is here. i haven't found anything about updating to jelly bean, though. i know there's a tutorial somewhere about making cwm flashable zips, i might try making one for you after i get my sister to sleep.
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go to this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28019751&postcount=1
find the appropriate version for your carrier and flash via your recovery. its pre-rooted and cwm/twrp flashable, no odin or PC needed.

Russ77 said:
go to this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28019751&postcount=1
find the appropriate version for your carrier and flash via your recovery. its pre-rooted and cwm/twrp flashable, no odin or PC needed.
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i don't see anything about cwm, only odin?
op, here is a full stock rom. here is the ota that comes after.
sent from my I747

When you're back to rooted TW, flash the recovery you want with Mobile ODIN.
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cehf said:
i don't see anything about cwm, only odin?
op, here is a full stock rom. here is the ota that comes after.
sent from my I747
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my mistake. OP, grab mobile-odin and do that since you're already rooted

[Q] After flashing TWRP recovery, Nexus7 will get an OTA from google?

Currently Nexus7 with unlock bootloader, root & TWRP recovery, will get an OTA from google?
If I want to back to stock recovery, Where can download stock recovery?
Is it possible to well working with stock recovery, root & unlock bootloader to get updates?
Thanks,
idan.

idann said:
Currently Nexus7 with unlock bootloader, root & TWRP recovery, will get an OTA from google?
If I want to back to stock recovery, Where can download stock recovery?
Is it possible to well working with stock recovery, root & unlock bootloader to get updates?
Thanks,
idan.
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i dont see why you wouldnt still get ota updates. i could be wrong, but pretty sure youll still get them
for flashing to stock, rooting, and unlocking you can use the nexus root toolkit.
http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/
it will automatically download the stock image file which contains the stock recovery. i think its boot.img (within the stock file). you can also manually download the stock file here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
edit: heres a good thread that you missed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2379797

Are you sure is it possible to get OTA from google without stock recovery? If its true, is a good news!
The stock from [email protected] is have stock rom & recovery, I want to flash only stock recovery without rom and reset.
Thanks.

idann said:
Are you sure is it possible to get OTA from google without stock recovery? If its true, is a good news!
The stock from [email protected] is have stock rom & recovery, I want to flash only stock recovery without rom and reset.
Thanks.
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im not 100% sure because this is my first nexus device. but on my n7000 (international galaxy note) i got updates just fine with a custom recovery.
use the tool kit in my first post to flash stock recovery.

I got an OTA update on my deb/LTE with TWRP and SuperSU on it.
After the update stock recovery was flashed and my deb was unrooted again.
Just flashed TWRP back and the SuperSU zip. Everything is working fine!:good:

@shyd
Your bootloader are unlocked?
I will waiting to the next OTA to check it (with root, unlocked & TWRP recovery).
Thanks all.

idann said:
@shyd
Your bootloader are unlocked?
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Sure, otherwise I couldn't alter the recovery!
The bootloader lock/unlock state hasn't been changed by the OTA update!

Excellent, thanks all.

idann said:
Excellent, thanks all.
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Also, if you want the OTA but don't want to have to unlock and root again, people usually post a flashable update that you can install via your custom recovery.
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Restore Stock Samsung Recovery

I have CWM recovery now on my SGH-i747 with 4.3 rooted., so how can I get back STOCK Samsung Recovery so I can get the OTA Update for this phone?? It will download it but will not install it after reboot. So is it because of the CWM Recovery and that it does not have Stock Recovery??? Thanks for Help...

I believe you need stock recovery and an unrooted system.

audit13 said:
I believe you need stock recovery and an unrooted system.
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DAA!!! Think article Titled "Restore Stock Samsung Recovery" But you said nothing about How to Restore Stock Samsung Recovery????

tailgunner9 said:
DAA!!! Think article Titled "Restore Stock Samsung Recovery" But you said nothing about How to Restore Stock Samsung Recovery????
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This might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660
Or this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50551942
I have an i747m so getting back to stock recovery can be done by flashing a stock ROM via Odin. Since you have the i747, I don't know of any method to get the stock recovery back on your phone.

Stock Recovery
audit13 said:
This might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660
Or this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50551942
I have an i747m so getting back to stock recovery can be done by flashing a stock ROM via Odin. Since you have the i747, I don't know of any method to get the stock recovery back on your phone.
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Surely there is easier way to get CWM recovery out of phone and back to Stock Samsung Recovery than having to install the entire Stock OS firmware????

tailgunner9 said:
Surely there is easier way to get CWM recovery out of phone and back to Stock Samsung Recovery than having to install the entire Stock OS firmware????
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If there is such a method, I have never seen it.

audit13 said:
If there is such a method, I have never seen it.
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Can I replace CWM Recovery for Stock Samsung 3e Recovery by flashing attached file in Odin 3.07 PDA on my i747 4.3???? Think all 3e Recovery are same no matter Android firmware? Or does it have to be from a 4.3 firmware? Are all 3e Recovery the same/

tailgunner9 said:
Can I replace CWM Recovery for Stock Samsung 3e Recovery by flashing attached file in Odin 3.07 PDA on my i747 4.3???? Think all 3e Recovery are same no matter Android firmware? Or does it have to be from a 4.3 firmware? Are all 3e Recovery the same/
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I'm really not sure as I have never tried it before. To get back to stock, I have always used Odin to flash the entire ROM.

audit13 said:
I'm really not sure as I have never tried it before. To get back to stock, I have always used Odin to flash the entire ROM.
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Wish someone had old i747 with 4.3 could try it and see if the file would get it back to Samsung Recovery 3e.
Seems like it would be possible since you can flash CWM & TRWP on one in place of the Samsung Recovery 3e

tailgunner9 said:
Wish someone had old i747 with 4.3 could try it and see if the file would get it back to Samsung Recovery 3e.
Seems like it would be possible since you can flash CWM & TRWP on one in place of the Samsung Recovery 3e
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One issue with the 4.3 bootloader is the fact that you cannot simply flash back to stock using Odin if something goes wrong.
I think there are different versions of the stock recovery because updated versions of CWM and TWRP are required to flash newer custom ROMs. Also, some phones have different partition layouts. For example, Samsung phones have an EFS folder that can be accessed by an end user while this is not the case with a Nexus 4.

audit13 said:
One issue with the 4.3 bootloader is the fact that you cannot simply flash back to stock using Odin if something goes wrong.
I think there are different versions of the stock recovery because updated versions of CWM and TWRP are required to flash newer custom ROMs. Also, some phones have different partition layouts. For example, Samsung phones have an EFS folder that can be accessed by an end user while this is not the case with a Nexus 4.
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Makes Sense!!!! May I ask you what is an "Easy Way" to get my i747 S3 4.3 to 4.4.2 since I cannot do the OTA I get and that you know WORKS. I am rooted with CWM for recovery.

tailgunner9 said:
Makes Sense!!!! May I ask you what is an "Easy Way" to get my i747 S3 4.3 to 4.4.2 since I cannot do the OTA I get and that you know WORKS. I am rooted with CWM for recovery.
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I don't know of a sure-fire way. Whenever a person alters a phone's operating system using official or unofficial methods, there's always a risk that something will go wrong.
Since you have CWM, you could flash a custom Kit Kat ROM? If you want the latest TouchWiz ROM, have a look in the development thread. You'll need the newwest version of CWM to flash Kit Kat.

audit13 said:
I don't know of a sure-fire way. Whenever a person alters a phone's operating system using official or unofficial methods, there's always a risk that something will go wrong.
Since you have CWM, you could flash a custom Kit Kat ROM? If you want the latest TouchWiz ROM, have a look in the development thread. You'll need the newwest version of CWM to flash Kit Kat.
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Rom Manager shows it has latest CWM Recovery. Did not really want a Custom Rom, always like the Stock ones on phone. Guess I am just stuck with 4.3 then. Thanks for your HELP!!!!!

tailgunner9 said:
Rom Manager shows it has latest CWM Recovery. Did not really want a Custom Rom, always like the Stock ones on phone. Guess I am just stuck with 4.3 then. Thanks for your HELP!!!!!
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I prefer custom ROMs because they tend to perform better than a stock carrier ROM in my opinion. I prefer a dark UI which TW doesn't have.
Since you have a custom recovery, you could create a nandroid backup, flash a custom KK ROM, and try it out. If you don't like the custom ROM, restore your backup.

audit13 said:
I prefer custom ROMs because they tend to perform better than a stock carrier ROM in my opinion. I prefer a dark UI which TW doesn't have.
Since you have a custom recovery, you could create a nandroid backup, flash a custom KK ROM, and try it out. If you don't like the custom ROM, restore your backup.
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That is very true I have backup of my 4.3. Unless something would screw up and could not get phone to life to get to Recovery. Just stay with the 4.3 Will never install CWM again and loose 3e Samsung Recovery where you can not get OTA Updates. Thanks again audit13!!!!! They should make CWM & TWRP where you can good back to Stock Samsung Recovery. My opinion...

tailgunner9 said:
That is very true I have backup of my 4.3. Unless something would screw up and could not get phone to life to get to Recovery. Just stay with the 4.3 Will never install CWM again and loose 3e Samsung Recovery where you can not get OTA Updates. Thanks again audit13!!!!!
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Sorry I couldn't help you more. I went from a stock Bell Canada 4.1.2 ROM to a custom KK ROM.
Have a look in the development forum. You'll see some amazing KK ROMs. If you wait a while, I'm sure you'll see some custom KK TW ROMs based off a stock TW ROM and kernel.