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If you do care about KNOX and do not want a custom recovery or custom ROM installed, but want stock rooted- Go to my other thread here!
A custom ROM or custom recovery WILL trip your KNOX to 0x1
(this is irreversible and KNOX will cease to function on your phone forever and ever and ever).
Only proceed to the steps below if you do not care for KNOX.
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Welcome to the EffortLess Guide!!ROOT, RECOVERY, AND ROM the EffortLess Way :highfive:This is a quick and easy way to root and install a custom recovery & ROM on the N900T T-Mobile Note 3
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!!!!!!!!!!! THIS GUIDE WILL ASSIST YOU IN FLASHING ALL THE LATEST NK3 FILES, ROOTING, INSTALLING A CUSTOM RECOVERY AND THEN FLASHING A CUSTOM ROM IN THAT RECOVERY !!!!!!!!!!!
NOTE: ANY STEPS AFTER INSTALLING FULL N900TUVUENK3 STOCK WILL SET KNOX WARRANTY VOID :0X1. KNOX WILL NOT FUNCTION ON YOUR PHONE!
SO IF YOU REQUIRE KNOX FOR WORK, DO NOT PROCEED WITH ROOTING OR FLASHING A CUSTOM RECOVERY!
DO NOT USE MOBILE ODIN PRO (IT DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO UPDATE YOUR BOOTLOADER)
DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY SHORTCUTS... THERE ARE NONE!
ODIN IN A VIRTUAL MACHINE ENVIRONMENT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK... IF IT FAILS TO FLASH, USE A NATIVE WINDOWS MACHINE.
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Either through over the air update (OTA) or the phone came with it from TMO or from a full NK3 Odin flash (Only these methods will mean you have the FULL NK3!) proceed to "Rooting NK3" below.
If you flashed a custom NK3 ROM (without updating the baseband/modem and bootloader), flash the full NK3 Odin below.
If you need to update to N900TUVUENK3 and are on a stock firmware that has not been rooted yet:
Use the built-in Over The Air (OTA) software updater in your phone settings to check for an update then follow the instructions to update.
After booting up, check for an update again and confirm there are none and that you are on firmware N900TUVUENK3 before proceeding to "Rooting NK3" below.
If you are updating from any prior rooted stock or custom firmware follow these steps (or if you don't know if you have a full NK3 install, follow these steps):
Download EffortLess ROM Prep.zip and Full Stock NK3.zip
Unzip both files
Turn off your phone and then hold the Volume Down, Home Button, and Power Button at the same time, when the phone vibrates, let go of Power Button. Press Volume Up to continue past the "Warning!!" screen.
Open the EffortLess ROM Prep folder and double click on EffortLess Odin.exe
Connect your phone to the computer via USB cable (one of the boxes under ID:COM in Odin will fill with a com number and turn baby blue meaning it can communicate with your phone.. if it does not, unplug your phone and run EffortLess Odin USB Driver.exe from the EffortLess ROM Prep unzipped folder. Now plug your phone in again and it should load the driver and the box should turn baby blue and display a com number)
Click the PDA button and navigate to the unzipped Full Stock NK3 folder, click on N900TUVUENK3_N900TTMBENK3_N900TUVUENK3_HOME.tar.md5 and click Open
Wait for the file to load properly in Odin, it will take a minute and you'll see a check-mark to the left of the PDA button and the system path of the NK3 file to the right.
Now click start and wait, don't touch anything until after your phone restarts.
Now go to menu, settings, General tab, and click About device and verify the Baseband version AND Build Number are N900TUVUENK3 if so, go to Rooting NK3
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Old Example Image.. yours should reflect N900TUVUENK3
IF NOT:
Update baseband to NK3 (Only if it didn't update when you flashed full stock):
Follow the steps for Rooting NK3 then continue to step 2
Download the triangle away app from the playstore, or download it from XDA for free.
Run and reset your flash counter
(even if your counter is 0, run it anyway to allow the baseband and bootloader to update)
Repeat the steps above for full N900TUVUENK3 stock
Rooting NK3 (CF-Auto-Root)
Turn off your phone and then hold the Volume Down, Home Button, and Power Button at the same time, when the phone vibrates, let go of Power Button. Press Volume Up to continue past the "Warning!!" screen.
Open the EffortLess ROM Prep folder and double click on EffortLess Odin.exe
Connect your phone to the computer via USB cable (one of the boxes under ID:COM in Odin will fill with a com number and turn baby blue meaning it can communicate with your phone.. if it does not, unplug your phone and run EffortLess Odin USB Driver.exe from the EffortLess ROM Prep unzipped folder. Now plug your phone in again and it should load the driver and the box should turn baby blue and display a com number)
Click the PDA button and navigate to the unzipped EffortLess ROM Prep folder, click on CF-Auto-Root-hltetmo-hltetmo-smn900t.tar and click Open
Wait for the file to load properly in Odin, it will take a minute and you'll see a check-mark to the left of the PDA button and the system path of the root file to the right.
Now click start and wait, don't touch anything until after your phone restarts.
Flashing a custom recovery (TWRP):
Turn off your phone and then hold the Volume Down, Home Button, and Power Button at the same time, when the phone vibrates, let go of Power Button. Press Volume Up to continue past the "Warning!!" screen.
Open the EffortLess ROM Prep folder and double click on EffortLess Odin.exe
Connect your phone to the computer via USB cable (one of the boxes under ID:COM in Odin will fill with a com number and turn baby blue meaning it can communicate with your phone.. if it does not, unplug your phone and run EffortLess Odin USB Driver.exe from the EffortLess ROM Prep unzipped folder. Now plug your phone in again and it should load the driver and the box should turn baby blue and display a com number)
Click the PDA button and navigate to the unzipped EffortLess ROM Prep folder, click on openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-hltetmo-4.4.img.tar and click Open
Wait for the file to load properly in Odin, it will take a minute and you'll see a check-mark to the left of the PDA button and the system path of the root file to the right.
Now click start and wait, don't touch anything until after your phone restarts.
Flashing EffortLess ROM in custom recovery:
Connect your phone to PC and copy EffortLess ROM (or any custom ROM) onto your SD card (internal or external)
Power off your phone and hold the Volume Up, Home Button, and Power Button at the same time. After the phone vibrates, let go of power but hold the other two and you should see the new TWRP recovery boot.
Click on "wipe", "advanced wipe", select everything EXCEPT! "INTERNAL STORAGE" AND "MICRO SDCARD" (if you select those you will lose your pics and the EffortLess ROM that you have on there to flash) then "Swipe to Wipe" at the bottom.
Click the home button on the bottom left then click wipe again and slide the slider to "Swipe to Factory Reset" at the bottom.
Now go home again and click install... find the EffortLess ROM zip (or your custom ROM of choice) file on either internal or external storage, click it, then swipe to confirm flash at the bottom.
When it finishes, click "Reboot System"
be very patient on first boot.. Enjoy!
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For those that still are not sure, you can use the Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app as a final verification to see if the Bootloader, PDA, Modem and CSC files all are now updated to NK3.
Old Example Image yours should reflect N900TUVUENK3
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Good tutorial! I'm sure users will benefit greatly.
Sent from my leanKernel 2.5.1 powered stock 4.4.2 (NE6) SM-N900T
Nicely done, this will definitely help people that is having troubles updating [emoji106][emoji106]
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Galaxy Note 3 T-Mobile Root
Quick question from a newbie. I have GN3 n900a NC2 which doesn't have root at this time. So I'm planning to buy GN3 tmobile version. The question is, will I be able to root it even with the latest update installed? Does it have a looked bootloader? I don't care about triping knox. Thanks
yousifnamir said:
Quick question from a newbie. I have GN3 n900a NC2 which doesn't have root at this time. So I'm planning to buy GN3 tmobile version. The question is, will I be able to root it even with the latest update installed? Does it have a looked bootloader? I don't care about triping knox. Thanks
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You can root latest update and it does not have a locked bootloader. Just follow the guide above and you'll be set once you get it.
Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk
effortless said:
You can root latest update and it does not have a locked bootloader. Just follow the guide above and you'll be set once you get it.
Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk
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Awesome. Thanks for your help.
If anyone downloaded the EffortLess ROM Prep.zip earlier today and had a bootloop after attempting to root, I apologize. I have uploaded a fixed root tar in the EffortLess ROM Prep.zip. Please redownload!
Thanks for the guide....was easy and well documented
now i cant even get my phone to start its in a bootloop
joeloe03 said:
now i cant even get my phone to start its in a bootloop
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What was the last thing you did? And did you get the new zip from last night?
Just hold volume down and home and as it loops it'll go into Odin mode.
If you were using the old auto cf root file, just download the new one and repeat the steps for root.
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Thank You
I've used many of your methods in the past; this is my first Note 3 Root. I'm quite excited to give it a try to get my Note 3 rooted since that idiotic 4.4 update took away our mass storage usage. Loved streaming from my drive and moving files around.
I've hesitated; but it looks like once again you all at XDA dialed this process in for us newbies and I appreciate you for it. Always nervous on the first root. Once it's done and TWRP is on there; I'll be able to breath again. Process is always nerve racking; but I know to be patient on first boot because the files require setup which can take several minutes.
My question: Is there a Gapps version we should look for and is there a way to obtain our Samsung apps (mainly because I own music and a couple of movies on their app)?
Thanks again for everything :good:
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fuqnstoned said:
I've used many of your methods in the past; this is my first Note 3 Root. I'm quite excited to give it a try to get my Note 3 rooted since that idiotic 4.4 update took away our mass storage usage. Loved streaming from my drive and moving files around.
I've hesitated; but it looks like once again you all at XDA dialed this process in for us newbies and I appreciate you for it. Always nervous on the first root. Once it's done and TWRP is on there; I'll be able to breath again. Process is always nerve racking; but I know to be patient on first boot because the files require setup which can take several minutes.
My question: Is there a Gapps version we should look for and is there a way to obtain our Samsung apps (mainly because I own music and a couple of movies on their app)?
Thanks again for everything :good:
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********I may have over thought my question considering i'm flashing Stock ROM and not a custom for now. This is just an unlock so therefore Gapps would not be necessary nor should I worry about the Samsung apps since it's just an unlock. Forgive the overthinking if that's what I've done Ran into that problem with my Samsung Tab 10.1 ver 3 flash I did a while ago*****
fuqnstoned said:
I've used many of your methods in the past; this is my first Note 3 Root. I'm quite excited to give it a try to get my Note 3 rooted since that idiotic 4.4 update took away our mass storage usage. Loved streaming from my drive and moving files around.
I've hesitated; but it looks like once again you all at XDA dialed this process in for us newbies and I appreciate you for it. Always nervous on the first root. Once it's done and TWRP is on there; I'll be able to breath again. Process is always nerve racking; but I know to be patient on first boot because the files require setup which can take several minutes.
My question: Is there a Gapps version we should look for and is there a way to obtain our Samsung apps (mainly because I own music and a couple of movies on their app)?
Thanks again for everything :good:
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********I may have over thought my question considering i'm flashing Stock ROM and not a custom for now. This is just an unlock so therefore Gapps would not be necessary nor should I worry about the Samsung apps since it's just an unlock. Forgive the overthinking if that's what I've done Ran into that problem with my Samsung Tab 10.1 ver 3 flash I did a while ago*****
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Yeah, no need for gapps or Samsung apps as they are part of the stock rom. Follow the guide and you'll be fine. Let us know how it goes.
Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk
Do anyone have a flashable NE6 bootloader please. I got the modem to stick but lost my NE6 bootloader when I nandroid back to NB4.
Thanks in advance.
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Had friend of mine root phone because of the 4.2 debacle on my phone. Anyways... Currently have rooted Stock 4.4.2 (N900TUVUCNB4) and looking to update to the new version.
Your instructions are very easy but I dont understand why I would need to Flash stock, then reroot (again) then twrp and then rom. If i still want root i would need to follow the rest correct? Or can I just go into TWRP and reboot into recovery, select wipe, advanced, select all but internal and sdcard then slide. Once done select install, find zip of Stock NE6 then wait. This should load up a rooted stock right?
Or am I able to just download EffortlessROM and install from phone via TWRP.
Sorry for sounding stupid, Im not understanding why I would need to go through all the steps if rooting to begin with was to make things easier.
Thanks for your time.
dasudevil said:
Had friend of mine root phone because of the 4.2 debacle on my phone. Anyways... Currently have rooted Stock 4.4.2 (N900TUVUCNB4) and looking to update to the new version.
Your instructions are very easy but I dont understand why I would need to Flash stock, then reroot (again) then twrp and then rom. If i still want root i would need to follow the rest correct? Or can I just go into TWRP and reboot into recovery, select wipe, advanced, select all but internal and sdcard then slide. Once done select install, find zip of Stock NE6 then wait. This should load up a rooted stock right?
Or am I able to just download EffortlessROM and install from phone via TWRP.
Sorry for sounding stupid, Im not understanding why I would need to go through all the steps if rooting to begin with was to make things easier.
Thanks for your time.
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A lot of people went (what they thought was) the easy way of just wiping in TWRP and flashing NE6 ROMs without updating their whole system and just read in the EffortLess ROM thread all the problems they have.
NE6 came with an updated bootloader and modem/baseband, unless you do a full stock install, those won't be updated. ROMs such as EffortLess ROM only contain the OS part and not the modem or bootloader. If you don't have the updated NE6 bootloader and baseband, you'll have issues such as the 4 digit pin lock not working, being stuck on the white TMO 4G LTE screen, or having problems with your 4G signal not switching properly (I'm pretty sure there are also updates in the modem that are required for voLTE to function correctly) etc.
Also, some are having issues updating their bootloader and baseband... there is a write lock on those if you have a flash counter other than 0. That is why you check to see if your modem updated after the first stock Odin flash (if it hasn't most likely your bootloader hasn't either), and to fix it, you run triangle away (to remove the write lock) and then reodin the entire stock (to update those two things properly).
I know it seems like rework, but it's a very simple process and will ensure you have no issues once you're on NE6. Also, once you're on NE6 (including modem and bootloader), then you can do as you asked and just use the last part- wipe in TWRP in between other NE6 ROMs.
Hope that clarified it a bit.
Worked until i got to the install TWRP part. Froze and Odin said FAIL quickly. So i pulled battery and phone had BIG triangle saying its basically messed up reinstall via kies . So I am starting back at 1. Hopefully this works
Been stuck in the downloading part for at least 5 minutes with the progress bar at the bottom not moving. This seems to be stuck, not working or something. I have to be missing something please help.
Update 3:
Unplugged all. Shut down Odin, Removed battery and same thing. Decided to start at step 1 in that screen with the Phone -- Triangle -- Computer. So far seems to be working. Will update hopefully with good news and VERY SOON! 8 minutes later via Odin time ALL GOOD. Back to stock w/ no ROOT. Auto rooting now. WOW fast. Rooted!
I guess I will wait a bit for some answers on TWRP install. Maybe i did something wrong and a simple talking to will fix me. Till then I am rooted and on Stock. Lets start deleting some BS apps. WOW there is a lot
dasudevil said:
Worked until i got to the install TWRP part. Froze and Odin said FAIL quickly. So i pulled battery and phone had BIG triangle saying its basically messed up reinstall via kies . So I am starting back at 1. Hopefully this works
Been stuck in the downloading part for at least 5 minutes with the progress bar at the bottom not moving. This seems to be stuck, not working or something. I have to be missing something please help.
Update 3:
Unplugged all. Shut down Odin, Removed battery and same thing. Decided to start at step 1 in that screen with the Phone -- Triangle -- Computer. So far seems to be working. Will update hopefully with good news and VERY SOON! 8 minutes later via Odin time ALL GOOD. Back to stock w/ no ROOT. Auto rooting now. WOW fast. Rooted!
I guess I will wait a bit for some answers on TWRP install. Maybe i did something wrong and a simple talking to will fix me. Till then I am rooted and on Stock. Lets start deleting some BS apps. WOW there is a lot
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You should be able to flash TWRP in a similar way as the root file. I'm can't think of anything that you may have done to cause it to hang like that when flashing TWRP.
I'd suggest to try again, but backup your stuff just in case.
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effortless said:
You should be able to flash TWRP in a similar way as the root file. I'm can't think of anything that you may have done to cause it to hang like that when flashing TWRP.
I'd suggest to try again, but backup your stuff just in case.
Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk
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Thats what i was thinking. I do know when we (friend and I) rooted the first time and tried to get TWRP installed it kept failing like it did. Ended up researching like crazy and finding out he had an outdated file. The one provided is up to date. Had to be something on my end. So far Im okay with just Stock Root. Ill give it a day or two before I figure it out. Im tired and need sleep. 1 hour in a 22hr time frame is not good for brain.
Thanks Effotless for your help
Thanks and Worked Perfect
effortless said:
Yeah, no need for gapps or Samsung apps as they are part of the stock rom. Follow the guide and you'll be fine. Let us know how it goes.
Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk
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This worked GREAT on version 4.4.2 T-Mobile Samsung Note 3. Like I had any doubt, you guys ROCK!!! :good:
For the NOOBS out there, just make sure you read twice, print the directions, and download everything ahead of time. If you do this it will go just fine. Final tip, Patience is Key.
Have a great day all
Hi all my name is Blake and I'm a noob. (Sigh) thanks in advance for answering my stupid questions and being the awesome intelligent human bada$$es you are and helping teach me to better understand and operate my phone! So I rooted my phone a while back (4.3) or at least attempted it but I think Knox or something along those lines was preventing the process from completing so I had a friend help me out to complete the root so I'm still not 100% on how to do this. So I want to upgrade to 4.4 assuming it's better but more importantly my phone has a lot of quirks and bugs that annoy the living crap out of me and I won't waste u r time listing them unless you need me to and I'm hoping updating will solve some of them and if not I'll be back to forum surfing... anyways I'm rooted and need to know how to get to where I can get the ota update and then root it or however would be easiest to get the update and back to being rooted? I tried reading and understanding the existing threads but I'm still learning the terminology and i couldn't quite understand the ones i could find. Also this is probably a stupid question but is there an app or anything that will magically go through my phone and fix any stupid bugs and stuff!
Also to show my appreciation if u guys have like a YouTube channel i can like and subscribe to or anything i can do to show my appreciation I'd be glad to do so just send me a link thanks again you're my hero!
magikalbum said:
Also to show my appreciation if u guys have like a YouTube channel i can like and subscribe to or anything i can do to show my appreciation I'd be glad to do so just send me a link thanks again you're my hero!
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I know you wanted a video I don't have all of the equipment to do so .. this is just a lot of words but simple easy steps.
Best possible solution for you if you really wanted the 4.4 update (nothing really has changed except the basic updates (firmware/modem)
... nothing noticeable except when you click on About Phone lol and you see 4.4.2 and the description of your system. That's really it.
But if you really want to give it a try the best solution for you is:
1 ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR PHONE!
This WILL BE UNROOTED BUT WILL GIVE THE OPTION TO BE ROOTED IF YOU WOULD LIKE
2 Download Odin if you haven't already and download the .tar file for 4.4.2 (the OTA Update)
When you extracted everything and opened Odin make sure Auto Reboot and F Reset Time is the ONLY ones checked.
3 Put the .tar file in PDA on Odin and put your phone in download mode (home, vol down, and power) when it comes up press vol up and it will show downloading .. it may show NOT RESPONDING give it a minute it usually will load up
Attach the usb cable from computer to phone once it registers it (will say added) click start. let it finish and you will have a complete wipe of 4.4.2 STOCK ROM --- UNROOTED!
FOLLOW THESE STEPS (COLOR MATCH) TO BE ROOTED ..... 4.4.2 ROOTED OR 4.3 ROOTED
-THIS IS THE START FOR BOTH --
1 Download your custom recovery (Philz or TWRP) ... I use Philz it's simple and and does everything for you to make sure it goes through.
2 Open Odin once more (same checked) turn your phone off wait for the vibration to indicate it is completely off then put it in download mode.
3 Place your recovery in PDA then attach phone and click start.
It will reboot just turn phone off and enter recovery mode (home, vol UP, and power). If the recovery doesn't show (sometimes it won't due to knox again) Then try again this way:
Phone off, place recovery in PDA, attach phone, and UNCLICK Auto-Reboot and push start. It will show downloading wait for Odin to show pass then boot in recovery from the screen you are on by just pushing home vol up and power. It should load that time.
Once it's loaded...
FOR 4.4.2 - ROOTED
3. Factory reset/clean to install new rom ...
DO NOT wipe cache just simply factory reset ..wait.. done ... clean to install new rom .. wait .. done.
If you do you will get a Status 7 or an error message.
4. Flash rom
5. Reboot
-It may ask you if you want to disable custom recovery make sure you hit NO!
You will need to update SU on playstore. And you should be good to go (had problems the first few times).
FOR 4.3 - ROOTED
DO NOT TRY FLASHING .TAR THROUGH ODIN. It will fail everytime because you can not downgrade firmware through it.
1. You will need to go back to stock unrooted with this HERE (MC2 Download only)
2 Make sure you have the MC2 Download -- or you will receive a Status 7 .. which means you don't have the right rom to update from.
3 Once you're on the MC2 firmware I believe it is the 4.2 version.
4 Turn off phone, enter recovery mode and flash this MC2 to Mk4 Rooted (NEED TO HAVE MC2 first!)
5 Reboot - if it asks to disable custom recovery make sure you press NO or it will unroot it at start up.
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I was trying to carrier unlock my phone, and to do that i tried to downgrade it 4.3 to 4.1.1, and only after i had pressed the button, i had noticed that this might brick my phone in a comment in one of the forums, this is what i did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625461
after following this and trying to run odin with it, odin returned "FAIL", and due to my high level of stupidity at the time, i tried to use the original 4.1.1 as my PDA in odin right after, i didnt reboot or anything, just pressed start again with the other tar.md5 file....
so now i cannot go past the samsung galaxy s3 logo when booting. I CAN go into download mode though, but i have no clue what i am supposed to do afterwards
i have the Galaxy S 3 i747 (was 4.3 before the whole mess) at&t carrier, i am trying to unlock it because i am travelling and need a phone.
please help me fix it, i do not care about the warranty since i dont have it anymore anyways, as long as the phone is working
also, if possible, i also need to unlock it afterwards, any help is HIGHLY appreciated, thanks!
baruchadi said:
I was trying to carrier unlock my phone, and to do that i tried to downgrade it 4.3 to 4.1.1, and only after i had pressed the button, i had noticed that this might brick my phone in a comment in one of the forums, this is what i did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625461
after following this and trying to run odin with it, odin returned "FAIL", and due to my high level of stupidity at the time, i tried to use the original 4.1.1 as my PDA in odin right after, i didnt reboot or anything, just pressed start again with the other tar.md5 file....
so now i cannot go past the samsung galaxy s3 logo when booting. I CAN go into download mode though, but i have no clue what i am supposed to do afterwards
i have the Galaxy S 3 i747 (was 4.3 before the whole mess) at&t carrier, i am trying to unlock it because i am travelling and need a phone.
please help me fix it, i do not care about the warranty since i dont have it anymore anyways, as long as the phone is working
also, if possible, i also need to unlock it afterwards, any help is HIGHLY appreciated, thanks!
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Downgrading your boot loader from 4.3 is a guaranteed brick. I'm not sure if the brick will get you to the Samsung screen.
If you're already assuming its bricked reboot into recovery and do a full wipe. Restore a nandroid of something if you have one or try flashing a custom ROM. Because Odin failed maybe it never flashed the boot loader.
Worth a try
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baruchadi said:
I was trying to carrier unlock my phone, and to do that i tried to downgrade it 4.3 to 4.1.1, and only after i had pressed the button, i had noticed that this might brick my phone in a comment in one of the forums, this is what i did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625461
after following this and trying to run odin with it, odin returned "FAIL", and due to my high level of stupidity at the time, i tried to use the original 4.1.1 as my PDA in odin right after, i didnt reboot or anything, just pressed start again with the other tar.md5 file....
so now i cannot go past the samsung galaxy s3 logo when booting. I CAN go into download mode though, but i have no clue what i am supposed to do afterwards
i have the Galaxy S 3 i747 (was 4.3 before the whole mess) at&t carrier, i am trying to unlock it because i am travelling and need a phone.
please help me fix it, i do not care about the warranty since i dont have it anymore anyways, as long as the phone is working
also, if possible, i also need to unlock it afterwards, any help is HIGHLY appreciated, thanks!
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Welcome to the forum! Wished you'd come in much earlier though as you would have found you CANNOT downgrade from 4.3 to 4.1.1 to free unlock. Sorry, but once you are on 4.3, the surest way to unlock is to obtain the unlock code from the carrier or purchase one online. Sounds like you do have a soft brick. If your phone is still booting to the Samsung logo, then it's only a soft brick. Attempting to downgrade the 4.3 bootloader usually results in a hard brick so you may be in luck.
To fix this first, try to see if you can boot to recovery mode and do a hard wipe/factory reset. If you are able to boot to recovery (or download) mode then you have little to worry about. If the reset does not work, you can flash custom recovery via Odin and follow the instructions in the thread below to restore stock 4.3. Afraid, you have to revert to full stock 4.3 to get the phone back in working order and don't even think about 4.1.1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
If you are not able to get to recovery, then you can see if you can boot from a debrick image following the instructions (on the first page) of the thread below ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
Once your phone is working normally, you can request the unlock code from AT&T via the request form below. If eligible, they should provide this. Otherwise, you would have to buy one online ....
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/
Let me know if you need any further help.
KorGuy123 said:
Downgrading your boot loader from 4.3 is a guaranteed brick. I'm not sure if the brick will get you to the Samsung screen.
If you're already assuming its bricked reboot into recovery and do a full wipe. Restore a nandroid of something if you have one or try flashing a custom ROM. Because Odin failed maybe it never flashed the boot loader.
Worth a try
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I tried wiping everything, i also wiped cache, still didn't boot, thanks though!
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Welcome to the forum! Wished you'd come in much earlier though as you would have found you CANNOT downgrade from 4.3 to 4.1.1 to free unlock. Sorry, but once you are on 4.3, the surest way to unlock is to obtain the unlock code from the carrier or purchase one online. Sounds like you do have a soft brick. If your phone is still booting to the Samsung logo, then it's only a soft brick. Attempting to downgrade the 4.3 bootloader usually results in a hard brick so you may be in luck.
To fix this first, try to see if you can boot to recovery mode and do a hard wipe/factory reset. If you are able to boot to recovery (or download) mode then you have little to worry about. If the reset does not work, you can flash custom recovery via Odin and follow the instructions in the thread below to restore stock 4.3. Afraid, you have to revert to full stock 4.3 to get the phone back in working order and don't even think about 4.1.1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
If you are not able to get to recovery, then you can see if you can boot from a debrick image following the instructions (on the first page) of the thread below ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
Once your phone is working normally, you can request the unlock code from AT&T via the request form below. If eligible, they should provide this. Otherwise, you would have to buy one online ....
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/
Let me know if you need any further help.
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I am able to get to recovery, but the first link isn't very clear.... i am not really familiar with odin and all this other stuff... lol, i am now downloading the files it says to download in the first link though, can you maybe tell me in a quick list what exactly im supposed to do?
thanks!
baruchadi said:
I tried wiping everything, i also wiped cache, still didn't boot, thanks though!
I am able to get to recovery, but the first link isn't very clear.... i am not really familiar with odin and all this other stuff... lol, i am now downloading the files it says to download in the first link though, can you maybe tell me in a quick list what exactly im supposed to do?
thanks!
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It's time to start reading. Before doing any flashing/modding, you should make sure you understand what you're doing and know the risks.
Now as for Odin, it's quite straight forward. Phone needs to be in download mode, you put the PDA file in Odin and flash (if it's a Odin one-click, just need to hit start). One thing is to not interrupt it! Especially if flashing bootloaders cause that will brick your phone. Also, don't downgrade bootloaders.
There are a few guides in the sticky, I suggest you take an hour or two reading them so things like that don't happen again (or that you know what to do if it does).
GL!
baruchadi said:
I tried wiping everything, i also wiped cache, still didn't boot, thanks though!
I am able to get to recovery, but the first link isn't very clear.... i am not really familiar with odin and all this other stuff... lol, i am now downloading the files it says to download in the first link though, can you maybe tell me in a quick list what exactly im supposed to do?
thanks!
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Alright. If wipe/reset didn't work, you'll need to restore full stock 4.3 via custom recovery. Here's what we need to do....
1) Download the Odin flashable *.Tar file for custom recovery. I prefer TWRP because of the GUI so that's where I'm pointing you to ...
http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2att/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-d2att.tar
2) Download the stock restore file for 4.3 from the thread below... If you are using TWRP, then the first link is the one you need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
3) Copy the stock restore zip file to a good quality (micro) SD card
4) I presume you have Odin already so you will use this to flash custom recovery to your phone. Run Odin.exe on your PC. If you are using Odin v.3.09 then you need the AP tab. For all other versions, use the PDA tab. Navigate to the custom recovery *.Tar file you downloaded earlier and place this in the PDA (or AP tab). Leave the default settings as is and do not check/uncheck any boxes other than the default settings.
5) Boot the phone to download mode via the 3-button combo (Volume Down/Home/Power). When you get to Odin (Download) mode, press volume up to continue. Connect the phone to your PC with a good quality micro USB cable. Wait until Odin has recognized the device then click on the Start button to start firmware installation (flashing). Wait for the flashing to end and the <Pass> message. Disconnect the phone from the PC and pull the battery to stop auto reboot.
6) Place the micro SD card with the stock restore zip in your phone. Replace the battery and boot to recovery mode. If you were successful with the firmware flashing above, it should boot you to custom recovery.
7) Select install from external card and navigate to the stock restore zip file. Select this file and swipe the screen to start firmware installation. Wait for installation to complete. Then clear your cache/dalvik and reboot to system.
This will hopefully do it.
ok guys, I have successfully been able to root every device I have ever had thanks to the great work and directions of people on this site. Trust me when I say I have searched and searched for the answer to this and I can not find it.
I have a Note 10.1 2014 P605 international version. All I am trying to do is root this device. I would also like Kit Kat 4.2.2 however not required.
At this point, I am able to flash TWRP and can go back and forth from JB and KK, however I for the life of me can't flash any other thing on this device. I have tried multiple downloads of the CF Auto Root, but I get the same thing every time. I go into Odin, process starts, screen flashes, and than goes into boot loop, and stays there until i rerun Odin, and flash stock back on. I have tried to flash a custom reom on this device also but same thing.
I don't care about tripping the KNOX counter, i just want the device rooted, plane and simple. I am starting to think its not the file, but there is a block on the device somewhere and i have missed it. It seems to let me run any stock rom, just nothing else.
I have gotten Supersu but it stops when it gets to the last part and says that i just updated and need to bascly come here for help!
I'm kind of at a loss here. Not sure what to do next. Any ideas? or links that I have missed??
Afarrens said:
ok guys, I have successfully been able to root every device I have ever had thanks to the great work and directions of people on this site. Trust me when I say I have searched and searched for the answer to this and I can not find it.
I have a Note 10.1 2014 P605 international version. All I am trying to do is root this device. I would also like Kit Kat 4.2.2 however not required.
At this point, I am able to flash TWRP and can go back and forth from JB and KK, however I for the life of me can't flash any other thing on this device. I have tried multiple downloads of the CF Auto Root, but I get the same thing every time. I go into Odin, process starts, screen flashes, and than goes into boot loop, and stays there until i rerun Odin, and flash stock back on. I have tried to flash a custom reom on this device also but same thing.
I don't care about tripping the KNOX counter, i just want the device rooted, plane and simple. I am starting to think its not the file, but there is a block on the device somewhere and i have missed it. It seems to let me run any stock rom, just nothing else.
I have gotten Supersu but it stops when it gets to the last part and says that i just updated and need to bascly come here for help!
I'm kind of at a loss here. Not sure what to do next. Any ideas? or links that I have missed??
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If you only want root, have you tried Towelroot? I was able to root my P605V when no other method worked. The only issue I have (since I have a locked bootloader) is that I can't update my SU binaries in the ROM or via recovery (since it's stock). You likely won't have that issue since you have custom recovery and can just flash.
ok- so after another night of sleep, i was able to get this done - here's what I did -
Reflashed stock rom via ODIN
Flashed TWRP via ODIN
installed SuperSU onto simcard, installed via TWRP
SuperSU opens and tries to shut down KNOX, stalls
I reboot, rerun SuperSU, and again tries to shut down KNOX, but this time it works
I reflash Kit Kat 4.2 and repeat the process and whoop there it is...root access with stock Kit Kat.
Finally!
Hope this helps someone!
adam
This only works on the v7 and v8 bootloader(for now)
I am proud to present a new rom pre-installed with supersu!
Make sure to follow instructions. You will also be able to downgrade to 7.0 if you have 9.0
This tutorial is easy and will take a max time of 30 minutes to complete.
The samsung s8+ snapdragon has been hard to root to only have temp root, to bricking, but now, I have found and modified some files that you can use to permanently root your s8+ G955U and..You...can...install...TWRP!!!
TWRP will be installed as you go threw the process. Safetrap will be disabled and like all of the other rooting methods, your phone will only charge to 80%. YOUR WARRANTY WILL VOID DUE TO ROOTING AND INSTALLING A CUSTOM ROM. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR BRICKING YOUR DEVICE(some idiot will accidentally brick there device. Like bruh, this method is easy. I don't see any way how you could accidentally brick your phone. If your reading this after bricking your phone...read the damn title next time. This method is only for the u.s versions of the s8+ aka Snapdragon.)
Let's get started!
You will first need to download this custom rom. It will disable safetrap and install twrp!
While the files are downloading, take that time to factory reset the phone and clear the cache.
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This file package includes a modified version of odin.
There will be two firmware files. DO NOT FLASH BL AS IF YOU HAVE A BOOTLOADER 8 IT WILL NOT WORK. If you have bootloader 7 then it might work.
Next, put the phone into download mode. Hold Power + Volume Down + Bixby Button until the blue screen shows up. Press the volume button to continue after the blue screen shows up.
After that, open up odin and connect your phone with your cable to your computer using a USB 2.0 port. You can try USB 3.0 but might suffer a failure like a Auth error.
Once your phone is connected to your computer., odin should be showing (added!) and also will show a bar saying com. It doesn't matter what the number is.
After that, download the bootloader file for v8. You might be able to tell if your bootloader is 8 or seven(if you try flashing, it might say 8 > 7 or it just might say error. If you have v7 flash the file that came with the first download.
IF YOU FLASH SOMETHING AND IT FAILS, YOU HAVE TO RESTART THE PHONE INTO DOWNLOAD MODE AGAIN TO CLEAR THE ERRORS. IF NOT THE PHONE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO DOWNLOAD OTHER THINGS.
V8 BL download
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If v8 fails then you might have to flash v7( located in folder from first download) if v7 fails flash v8(second download)
Flash the BL by clicking the BL button and navigating to the file location of the BL file.
In odin, go to the options table and unchecked f reset time and auto reboot. After that click flash! It will be quick when flashing the BL. After that once it says pass! Reboot the phone into download mode again. After that, click the reset button next to start and click on the AP button. Go to the folder where the AP file is located and load it into odin. It will freeze odin for a few seconds as it checks the MD5. Once your phone is in download mode and odin is responding again, click start and wait for the system to flash over! Depending on the speed of your pc it might go slow or fast.
Once it is done, it will said Failed! but that's ok. It has successfully completed installing and now you can reboot the phone normally. After it loads, safetrap should be disabled if a screen pops up saying continue or recovery. If none of that pops up that's fine, we still have some more files to flash.
Give the phone time to boot. The phone is not usable yet as android is still locked down. Wifi will not work but you will have temporary root access to the phone. You will see a app called flash fire. Open it but before you do, download the system file below!
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Give it time to download. Extract the file from the 7z(have a file extractor that supports 7z). There should be a img file. Right click on it and press Send to the click on the phone. It will send it to the internal folder not downloads. Once it's on the phone, open flashfire then on the plus button. Then press the flash system(not Ota button) look for the img file and then press flash once you loaded in the .img Give it a few minutes to flash. After it's done flashing it will auto reboot. It might say that you flashed unauthorized files onto the phone and to contact your carrier. If not then skip this step. Go into odin. Select a BL file(remember if you think you have v8 flash the second download you downloaded. If you have the v7 bootloader, flash the BL that came with odin aka the first download. Uncheck f reset time and auto reboot. Flash the BL then wait. Once its done reboot the phone normally(hold Power button + down button) The error should be gone. The phone should reboot itself with a new boot logo animation. If that does happen, congrats you finished step one successfully . Now on to step two!
Shut down the phone and wipe the data and cache(factory reset)
Download the pre-installed supersu rom below:
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Extract the files and only keep the AP file.
Go. Ack into odin and click on the AP button. Load in the AP file you just downloaded. Odin will freeze while checking the MD5. Once unfrozen, select the BL file you have. Remember, if you have v8 use the second download. If you have v7 use the first download or the one that came with odin. After that flash the two selected files and wait for the system to install.
Once the system is done it will say failed! Which is still good! Then reboot the phone and wait for it to load again. It will load into safe mode on first startup. Setup phone without Google until you want to login. Keep wifi off until your done setup. Once setup is done reboot phone by pressing power off. Once phone powers off, hold Power button until boot. Congrats if you made it this far! You have successfully rooted the samsung s8+ 955U snapdragon!
Will be making a video soon for people who had trouble installing.
@Flinnyd Please check your PM inbox. Thank you.
-Regards: Badger50 FSM
THANK YOU HAVE ...i made It as a NOOB !!! best user noob level guidance ever !!! I am trying to get to pixel simulation rom ...any pointers
jeetjeet said:
THANK YOU HAVE ...i made It as a NOOB !!! best user noob level guidance ever !!! I am trying to get to pixel simulation rom ...any pointers
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So you were able to get your s8+ rooted?Look for any rom that might support your phone or cpu. As you learn, you might be able to edit rom files to work with your phone. The only problem is that phone companies are making it harder to make custom roms and also there's increasing security. I would say go for it!
Yes i fully rooted the SM 955u Snapdragon using the instructions above word by word and step by step ! Thanks a lot !
jeetjeet said:
Yes i fully rooted the SM 955u Snapdragon using the instructions above word by word and step by step ! Thanks a lot !
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Yay!!!! Glad it helped
I am trying to flash other ROMS like Pixelexperience using the safestrap4.06v>Install>the zip file of the ROM ...i keep getting errors that "This package is for device greatlte etc" and the process stops , could you help with any ROMS suggested for snapdragon 955u
Sure. I'll try to find some roms then I'll pm you
jeetjeet said:
I am trying to flash other ROMS like Pixelexperience using the safestrap4.06v>Install>the zip file of the ROM ...i keep getting errors that "This package is for device greatlte etc" and the process stops , could you help with any ROMS suggested for snapdragon 955u
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Forgot to mention installing other roms like pixel experience will remove your root.
I was able to root my S8+ with your method, thank you!
Now, I tried to use a module through Xposed but it doesn't work. I activated the module, rebooted and Xposed will detect it but it will not work even when it says that the module is active. Any suggestions?
Xpose probably broken pre installed. Try to reinstall xpose if you can
HEllo,
thank you for your work.
I am after all the stuff for SM-G955F
any idea?
thanks for the help
chandler132 said:
HEllo,
thank you for your work.
I am after all the stuff for SM-G955F
any idea?
thanks for the help
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Will post for 955F but might not work and will need testers since i don't have the 955F
Flinnyd said:
Will post for 955F but might not work and will need testers since i don't have the 955F
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thanks, I will test for you. Quick question, is it possible to bypass the FRP, if I flash the phone?
chandler132 said:
thanks, I will test for you. Quick question, is it possible to bypass the FRP, if I flash the phone?
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From what I know, I believe it has to be bypassed to install a custom rom.
Flinnyd said:
From what I know, I believe it has to be bypassed to install a custom rom.
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ok, so it means, that the installation will erase everything as well as the FRP?
Installing a custom rom will disable it
Does this work with the SM-G599U1? My BL is V8 and I had trouble installing this, and another root. It soft bricked my device and I had to flash stock BL I think? Anyways I'm a bit rusty and haven't done this since the Galaxy S3 was the biggest thing lol, so that may have contributed. Would love to hear some feedback on a link if this isn't the place to be rooting my device. Thanks!
AntyGuy77 said:
Does this work with the SM-G599U1? My BL is V8 and I had trouble installing this, and another root. It soft bricked my device and I had to flash stock BL I think? Anyways I'm a bit rusty and haven't done this since the Galaxy S3 was the biggest thing lol, so that may have contributed. Would love to hear some feedback on a link if this isn't the place to be rooting my device. Thanks!
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I believe you can flash the 955U1 with this firmware but maybe I'm wrong. If you have bootloader v8 then flash the BL V8 file with odin with the AP file(second AP file download saying SAMFAILED) try that again and tell me if it works. If it doesn't then I'll release another method for the 955U1.
Thanks!
Flinnyd said:
I believe you can flash the 955U1 with this firmware but maybe I'm wrong. If you have bootloader v8 then flash the BL V8 file with odin with the AP file(second AP file download saying SAMFAILED) try that again and tell me if it works. If it doesn't then I'll release another method for the 955U1.
Thanks!
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I tried again and I was successful. It was definitely confusing with all of the failed messages. but I got it. You can add that the 955U/1 works if you haven't tested yourself. Thanks again as a lot of the other methods seemed outdated and didn't work, or maybe I did it wrong lol.
Anyways, cheers!