So I've changed my stance on root and I've decided to go for it soon. I'm sorry if this question is redundant but there's a few root methods and even more kernels in the developer's forum now, and this will be my first ever foray into android rooting and flashing so I want the noob friendliest method possible.
My goal as indicated in the title is to end up with root, a clean stock kernel and the latest CWM. So what path would you guys suggest I take based on what the great devs have put together thus far? By the way, I have a good handle on Odin I think so I don't need flashing instructions, just the best path to take to the above based on the kernels available.
Thanks in advance.
I have found that stock kernels work best for me. I would suggest you try this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1296348 or this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1305099. I am currently using the second one.
jase33 said:
I have found that stock kernels work best for me. I would suggest you try this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1296348 or this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1305099. I am currently using the second one.
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Thanks but the LOSt kernel isn't stock is it? Assuming it's not, I've decided to pass on it for now and go straight stock. So since chris41g's kernel doesn't root, would it be best to get root by flashing Zedomax's kernel first, then chris' or flash Superuser via CWM after flashing chris' kernel? I'm trying to find the method with the least potential for problems since this is my first go at it.
Thanks again.
I would flash the stock with cwm and then flash the superuser,zip in cwm.
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Well I had a change of plans and decided to go straight to chris41g's LoStKernel. Gonna run that for awhile and see if I can pull of my first LOS. If not, cool beans. If I do, I can always just flash a stock kernel via CWM now that I'm rooted.
Thanks for the advice guys!
ok, first off i bought a at&t galaxy s3 sgh-i747. i have it factory unlocked to work with my carrier. here is the build info
model: samsung-sgh-i747
android version: 4.04
baseband version: i747uclg1
kernel: 3.08-599060-user
build number: imm76d.i747ucalg1
i rooted it on my own (first timer) with clockwork recovery, i have superuser. i also have some other recommended rooted apps, rom manager, titanium backup, busy box, metmorph. all these i am in the early stages of even understanding them.
so i went through at first and like ics. i just wanted it a little faster, i wanted to overclock it, got what i thought i needed, flashed the kernel i believe with odin, and was stuck at the samsung logo, it would show for a min and go away, then nothing, so luckily i found the stock kernal, flashed it back to stock. everything is cherrry. so today, i was looking into custom roms, found a couple. followed all instructions, flashed with clockwork recovery, while loading, it aborted and gave me a status 7 error. i restored my phone with recovery back to normal. tried with another rom with clockwork, same error. it aborts.
honestly what do i need to do to 1. install a kernel 2. safley install a stable rom (maybe just jelly bean) 3. be happy.
lesnbec3911 said:
ok, first off i bought a at&t galaxy s3 sgh-i747. i have it factory unlocked to work with my carrier. here is the build info
model: samsung-sgh-i747
android version: 4.04
baseband version: i747uclg1
kernel: 3.08-599060-user
build number: imm76d.i747ucalg1
i rooted it on my own (first timer) with clockwork recovery, i have superuser. i also have some other recommended rooted apps, rom manager, titanium backup, busy box, metmorph. all these i am in the early stages of even understanding them.
so i went through at first and like ics. i just wanted it a little faster, i wanted to overclock it, got what i thought i needed, flashed the kernel i believe with odin, and was stuck at the samsung logo, it would show for a min and go away, then nothing, so luckily i found the stock kernal, flashed it back to stock. everything is cherrry. so today, i was looking into custom roms, found a couple. followed all instructions, flashed with clockwork recovery, while loading, it aborted and gave me a status 7 error. i restored my phone with recovery back to normal. tried with another rom with clockwork, same error. it aborts.
honestly what do i need to do to 1. install a kernel 2. safley install a stable rom (maybe just jelly bean) 3. be happy.
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I recommend you look around the forums (searching thoroughly or threads with stickies) as there are already quite a few threads with reliable information about properly flashing Kernels and ROMs.
I CAN however tell you that to install a Kernel you usually need to make sure it's compatible with whichever ROM you installed, for example there is the KT747 with one version for Stock Based ROMs and another for AOSP roms etc.
Most Jelly Bean ROMs are still buggy but plenty are stable enough to use as daily driver, I personally recommend CyanogenMod 10 or AOKP (AOSP based ROMs). For Stock based ROMs in Jelly Bean I recommend Black Jelly, and Drew Garen Sprint ports. As for the Error you're getting when flashing, make sure you have the latest version of ClockWorkMod Recovery or at least one of the latest ones, as most of the newer ROMs require them. (I have version 6.0.1.2)
Here are some links to the above mentioned ROMs,
CyanogenMod 10 (Jelly Bean): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778270
AOKP (Jelly Bean): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949025
Black Jelly (Jelly Bean and ICS, Based on Stock): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1883845
Drew Garens ROM (Jelly Bean Based on Stock): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1869300
The popular KT747 Kernel (With Overclock and Undervolting support): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756776
Be sure to download the right one that corresponds to your ROM type though.
I hope this helps.
Mr. Janderson said:
I recommend you look around the forums (searching thoroughly or threads with stickies) as there are already quite a few threads with reliable information about properly flashing Kernels and ROMs.
I CAN however tell you that to install a Kernel you usually need to make sure it's compatible with whichever ROM you installed, for example there is the KT747 with one version for Stock Based ROMs and another for AOSP roms etc.
Most Jelly Bean ROMs are still buggy but plenty are stable enough to use as daily driver, I personally recommend CyanogenMod 10 or AOKP (AOSP based ROMs). For Stock based ROMs in Jelly Bean I recommend Black Jelly, and Drew Garen Sprint ports. As for the Error you're getting when flashing, make sure you have the latest version of ClockWorkMod Recovery or at least one of the latest ones, as most of the newer ROMs require them. (I have version 6.0.1.2)
Here are some links to the above mentioned ROMs,
CyanogenMod 10 (Jelly Bean): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778270
AOKP (Jelly Bean): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949025
Black Jelly (Jelly Bean and ICS, Based on Stock): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1883845
Drew Garens ROM (Jelly Bean Based on Stock): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1869300
The popular KT747 Kernel (With Overclock and Undervolting support): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756776
Be sure to download the right one that corresponds to your ROM type though.
I hope this helps.
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well here is the name of the recovery i used to root my phone: RecoveryGalaxyS3USCanada
i dont know what version as it didnt tell me. i went onto youtube and followed a set of instructions to root my s3. as far as i know i used the right one. i used root checker to do it.
i honestly really have no patience, and its my own fault most of the times, usually if someone tells me it works then i do it. but sometimes like this one, it didnt work. id like to upgrade whatever i can.
are there any good ice cream sandwhich based roms that i can use??
lesnbec3911 said:
ok, first off i bought a at&t galaxy s3 sgh-i747. i have it factory unlocked to work with my carrier. here is the build info
model: samsung-sgh-i747
android version: 4.04
baseband version: i747uclg1
kernel: 3.08-599060-user
build number: imm76d.i747ucalg1
i rooted it on my own (first timer) with clockwork recovery, i have superuser. i also have some other recommended rooted apps, rom manager, titanium backup, busy box, metmorph. all these i am in the early stages of even understanding them.
so i went through at first and like ics. i just wanted it a little faster, i wanted to overclock it, got what i thought i needed, flashed the kernel i believe with odin, and was stuck at the samsung logo, it would show for a min and go away, then nothing, so luckily i found the stock kernal, flashed it back to stock. everything is cherrry. so today, i was looking into custom roms, found a couple. followed all instructions, flashed with clockwork recovery, while loading, it aborted and gave me a status 7 error. i restored my phone with recovery back to normal. tried with another rom with clockwork, same error. it aborts.
honestly what do i need to do to 1. install a kernel 2. safley install a stable rom (maybe just jelly bean) 3. be happy.
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Status 7 is from an incompatible recovery, update it using Rom Manager.
ok so when i open rom manager, it says i have the latest version of cwm, or well it say that current recovery is 6.0.1.2. when i access my phone through my computer, inside what i have flashed it zipped file clockwork recovery 6.0.1.4. so i dont know im going to try out a foxhound rom, see how that goes. ive backedup my device so if all else fails, im ok i hope.
ill keep you posted.
Wait....wtf is foxhound????!!!!! Dont flash that...!!!
I seriously hope you didn't flash this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1708371
That's for the international GS3 man... :/
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
ICS ROM recommendation.
lesnbec3911 said:
ok so when i open rom manager, it says i have the latest version of cwm, or well it say that current recovery is 6.0.1.2. when i access my phone through my computer, inside what i have flashed it zipped file clockwork recovery 6.0.1.4. so i dont know im going to try out a foxhound rom, see how that goes. ive backedup my device so if all else fails, im ok i hope.
ill keep you posted.
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Another ROM Stock Based ICS I forgot to mention is KyanROM. That was the first one I flashed on my GS3 and I immediately loved it. It has been thus far the most stable and nice looking ICS room I have used. Perhaps you can give it a try! I believe its on the Android Development (Not to be confused with ORIGINAL Android Development) section of this phones forum.
Mr. Janderson said:
Another ROM Stock Based ICS I forgot to mention is KyanROM. That was the first one I flashed on my GS3 and I immediately loved it. It has been thus far the most stable and nice looking ICS room I have used. Perhaps you can give it a try! I believe its on the Android Development (Not to be confused with ORIGINAL Android Development) section of this phones forum.
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not flashing foxhound. im going to flash wanamlite rom. it just finished downloading. gunna check it out
lesnbec3911 said:
not flashing foxhound. im going to flash wanamlite rom. it just finished downloading. gunna check it out
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seriously? You do know that's for the international galaxy S3 right? You're going to brick your device...I warned you about Foxhound...now Wanamlite.
defnow said:
seriously? You do know that's for the international galaxy S3 right? You're going to brick your device...I warned you about Foxhound...now Wanamlite.
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if you read my previous post....i said something about patience...and that if somone say it works im going to roll with it. i flashed wanamlite the rom went through, as well as the kernel....guess i got lucky?? i dont know. i even did the ad ons, not much to the rom really....just a few little details, something to start with i guess. i didnt even have to wipe and reload from recovery, its like the rom added a few things to ics. dont know...if anyone can explain....please do i need all the help i can get.
Wow, you don't like your phone much want some help, at least take the help and advice your getting. Slow down, read, listen to people trying to help you or your next thread will start something like this:
Help I flashed something and now my phone won't turn on.
jethro650 said:
Wow, you don't like your phone much want some help, at least take the help and advice your getting. Slow down, read, listen to people trying to help you or your next thread will start something like this:
Help I flashed something and now my phone won't turn on.
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i meant no dissrespect....i love my phone. now the second post, i followed his link to black cream, in the thread, the guy reccomended this rom. i have the rom flashed on my phone, it is operational. will this be a problem?? should i flash another rom? i have a stock backup on my phone, im downloading black cream....not sure if ill like it.
any suggestions on a good fast rom for ics sgh -i747
lesnbec3911 said:
i meant no dissrespect....i love my phone. now the second post, i followed his link to black cream, in the thread, the guy reccomended this rom. i have the rom flashed on my phone, it is operational. will this be a problem?? should i flash another rom? i have a stock backup on my phone, im downloading black cream....not sure if ill like it.
any suggestions on a good fast rom for ics sgh -i747
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soo ill admit it....i dont know what im doing, which is hard for a man to do. i am a begniner at this. so far....i believe i didnt harm my phone. whta ive done thusfar...flashed wanamlite rom. ran fine. i was told that it was a intl version only. i went and downloaded another rom, blackcream, another ics based rom. i flashed this over wanam lite. without a wipe. download succesfull. now my phone info says:
model: samsung-sgh-i747
android version: 4.0.4
baseband: i747uclg1
kernel: 3.0.8-985684-user
build number: blackcream v .1a
wanamlite rom:vlalh1 v1.3
so after thinking about all this modifications, and prolly screw ups. i wanted to go back to stock...which i backed up, only had root and root apps...stock g3. i went to restore it, it have a md5 mismatch. cannot restore back to stock!!! i think my build is unstable. i need help and i will listen. i am a step by step person. please help.
If anyone else who reads this is anything like me, they will do what i'm about to do and just forget i even saw this thread. You have repeatedly asked for help, which has been given, and then you proceed to just do whatever. Good luck with the phone, i suppose you will learn one way or the other.
dntesinfrno said:
If anyone else who reads this is anything like me, they will do what i'm about to do and just forget i even saw this thread. You have repeatedly asked for help, which has been given, and then you proceed to just do whatever. Good luck with the phone, i suppose you will learn one way or the other.
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wow. you honestly think i am the only one to have had this issue. ive already admitted to being a little overly stubborn. it is people like me that support this forum. it wasnt that ive ignored the advice. i just didnt do it properly. and ive had no advice yet..but what im doing is wrong. im trying to understand how this whole flashing thing works, dont quite understand the instructions, do my best. now ive ran into a wall .
so if people are anything like YOU, then sure, pass this thread up and forget about it. if you are not, and really want to help a fellow andriod lover, my build is in above thread. i dont know if its correct. im not looking for YOUR WRONG, im looking for help, and what and where to go from here. :good:
Can you please post a screenshot of your "about device" view?
Like so...(I know you posted the info, but I'd like to see it)
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
Start here read read read. The best is not to ask foe help after your in trouble but try to educate yourself so you don't get it trouble in the first place.
You'll most likely get some help...hell if I wasn't working I'd try to help a little more....but you gotta try to help yourself lol.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
[STICKY INDEX]NEW TO AT&T GS III - I747 {Guides/ROMs/Root/Recovery}
defnow said:
Can you please post a screenshot of your "about device" view?
Like so...(I know you posted the info, but I'd like to see it)
alright ive attached a photo, hope it works.
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lesnbec3911 said:
defnow said:
Can you please post a screenshot of your "about device" view?
Like so...(I know you posted the info, but I'd like to see it)
alright ive attached a photo, hope it works.
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Ok..thanks for the pic. How the hell you were able to run international rom ...crazy. Anywho, you said you tried restore your "stock" backup you made. At least you made one! Good job on that, but now you're getting a MD5 error? That happened to me to a while back. After searching, I came across this thread. I did the suggested code and my backup was fixed.That may be something to look into. You will need to use terminal emulator to do this. (it's free in the market)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714114
If you don't feel comfortable doing that...then download the stock rom from here..it WILL take a while to download..be patient. Once downloaded flash it using ODIN...
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/163588704/8c85bb4/I747UCALG1_I747ATTALG1_ATT.zip.html
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Error 7 means you're trying to flash leaked JB version on top of a ROOTED device. The leaked version ONLY works on NON-ROOTED LH1 version.
If you want to try JB, I will recommend trying (CM10 M2 build). Once you're comfortable, then update to the nightly build then.
CM10 thread is here
I haven't gotten my way entirely around this specific phone when it comes to recoveries and such. My sister owned this phone sometime before me and while she had it, I rooted it and installed a safe recovery. I later flashed CM10 on it, but earlier I flashed a rooted version of the JB leak, and wanted to know what recovery can I use with JB so I can flash other Touchwiz JB roms?
Juanito216 said:
I haven't gotten my way entirely around this phone specific phone when it comes to recoveries and such. My sister owned this phone sometime before me and while she had it, I rooted it and installed a safe recovery. I later flashed CM10 on it, but earlier I flashed a rooted version of the JB leak, and wanted to know what recovery can I use with JB so I can flash other Touchwiz JB roms?
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There is an Agat repacked FK23 thread but there are known issues. You can check out that thread in the dev section. There are some other repacks in there as well.
As of right now, the recommendation is using el26 cwm as the go to recovery for flashing anything while on a JB TW build.
So, in short, you'd:
1. odin el26cwm
2. either do a battery pull or long press and hold power+vol up (as normal) to get straight back into recovery (rom will not boot now)
3. Flash the JB TW rom
4. Flash the JB stock recovery.
5. PC odin the JB modem (if you're currently not on one)
If you're going to flash any aosp/aokp builds, those thread OP's have detailed suggested instructions.
Juanito216 said:
I haven't gotten my way entirely around this specific phone when it comes to recoveries and such. My sister owned this phone sometime before me and while she had it, I rooted it and installed a safe recovery. I later flashed CM10 on it, but earlier I flashed a rooted version of the JB leak, and wanted to know what recovery can I use with JB so I can flash other Touchwiz JB roms?
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Timmetal did a nice description here as well to Mohogalore's SOP.....
Recover Me!