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[Q] How To Update Rooted S3?

I have a rooted Galaxy S3 with stock rom.
I keep getting a pop up for a system update, but cant update.
Please tell me how to manually update, and (where) I can find the latest stock updated software
Thanks

Voodoo8648 said:
I have a rooted Galaxy S3 with stock rom.
I keep getting a pop up for a system update, but cant update.
Please tell me how to manually update, and (where) I can find the latest stock updated software
Thanks
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Take a look in the android dev sections to this forum. If you ever update once rooted, you should be flashing a new ROM (clean or dirty flashing) to receive the next update. Running stock ROM in between a Sammy update and while having the older ROM without the newest update will yield that result.

Xontic said:
Take a look in the android dev sections to this forum. If you ever update once rooted, you should be flashing a new ROM (clean or dirty flashing) to receive the next update. Running stock ROM in between a Sammy update and while having the older ROM without the newest update will yield that result.
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I dont know what any of that means.. I just want to update my phone. This cant be brain surgery.

Voodoo8648 said:
I dont know what any of that means.. I just want to update my phone. This cant be brain surgery.
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This might be a foolish question, but why root your phone to leave it as is?

Xontic said:
This might be a foolish question, but why root your phone to leave it as is?
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Wonderful question. I would LOVE to unroot my phone :good:

lol, well if you want to read up on installing a custom ROM, then that is your ticket to experiencing the world of rooted phone glory. If not, I recommend looking up the unroot method...

Xontic said:
This might be a foolish question, but why root your phone to leave it as is?
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There are plenty of reasons for rooting but remaining stock (such as: tethering, Droid wall, Titanium Backup to allow me to backup and restore app data, removing bloat, etc).
I have flashed custom rooms in the past on my Evo but right now I am happy with my S3 at stock.
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Xontic said:
lol, well if you want to read up on installing a custom ROM, then that is your ticket to experiencing the world of rooted phone glory. If not, I recommend looking up the unroot method...
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Oh, okay, Thanks for the help!

Voodoo8648 said:
I have a rooted Galaxy S3 with stock rom.
I keep getting a pop up for a system update, but cant update.
Please tell me how to manually update, and (where) I can find the latest stock updated software
Thanks
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I was in the same boat at you. I put it off for a while but finally decided to update tonight. I followed the steps posted here.

You can update your baseband by flashing a properly packaged official baseband zip, or flash from recovery tool (my preference), like the one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29820376. There are also unofficial, or leaked basebands, available to flash from all-in-one zips, such as the one here: http://goo.im/devs/freeza/Galaxy-S-fre3-LIGFirmwareModemAIO.zip.
As far as the build version goes, that does not have to match your baseband (modem). Most of the ICS ROMs are LG8, although there are some LI3 ICS ROMs to choose from. There's also a leaked build of Jellybean, builds LIF & LIG, with a third leak LIH reportedly coming out tomorrow. Once rooted, you can update your build version by flashing the ROM of your choice, based upon the build of your choice.
One of the top developers, and probably the greatest asset to this community, is freeza. He explained the difference very well here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32095775
That's a long-winded response, but I hope it answered your original question, and helps you out.
Have fun!
Edit: Once you're rooted, you'll still receive OTA update notifications, which will continually annoy you until you choose to update and reboot. Once you reboot, the update will fail because of your custom recovery (you will NOT lose root) and the notification will go away....until the next OTA...
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m20120 said:
I was in the same boat at you. I put it off for a while but finally decided to update tonight. I followed the steps posted here.
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Excuse me for my stupidity but I'm new to android. I'm also using the sprint variant of the s3 and have it rooted with stock rom. However my build number is IMM76D.L710VPALF9. I'm assuming the last 3 are the update versions. What is the current version and how do I update to it?
Also, I'm rooted with Clockwork mod 5.5.0.4. How do I upgrade this to version 6.0.1.2? Will I have to unroot then root again?
Thanks for clearing anything you can up. Don't mean to pirate the OP but I figured I'd post in this thread rather than make a new one. Thanks again.

johnnygabe89 said:
Excuse me for my stupidity but I'm new to android. I'm also using the sprint variant of the s3 and have it rooted with stock rom. However my build number is IMM76D.L710VPALF9. I'm assuming the last 3 are the update versions. What is the current version and how do I update to it?
Also, I'm rooted with Clockwork mod 5.5.0.4. How do I upgrade this to version 6.0.1.2? Will I have to unroot then root again?
Thanks for clearing anything you can up. Don't mean to pirate the OP but I figured I'd post in this thread rather than make a new one. Thanks again.
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You can flash a new recovery using ODIN, or Mobile ODIN. I use Mobile ODIN. There's a thread on recoveries here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31894089
As far as the versions, see my previous post on this thread.
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Can anyone tell me how to just UNROOT?
Maybe step by step instructions and where to get the software?
Thanks

Voodoo8648 said:
Can anyone tell me how to just UNROOT?
Maybe step by step instructions and where to get the software?
Thanks
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There is a link to a video of the unroot process in this post.

I just discovered a reason NOT to unroot...
I just found out that I can tether free wifi hotspot!
Zoing!:victory:

Voodoo8648 said:
I just discovered a reason NOT to unroot...
I just found out that I can tether free wifi hotspot!
Zoing!:victory:
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That is one of the reasons that I am rooted... so I can use WiFi Tether. I do not it much. Hardly any data at all. But when I am in a spot and need a wireless connection and I only have my phone it comes in handy.
Some other reasons:
- DroidWall: Lets me block individual apps from accessing the internet.
- AddFree: Block ads in some apps.

why would you do that?
Xontic said:
This might be a foolish question, but why root your phone to leave it as is?
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so you don't have to pay Sprint 12 dollars a month to teather.

[Q] advice on unlocking (root access) on samsung galaxy tab 3 10.1

Hi,
Unsure about whether the firmware version used in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2495122 will work on samsung galaxy tab 3.10 GT-P5210 with firmware P5210XXUAMFA. Can anyone please advise? I need rooted stock rom so as to retain original apps + look & feel (it is a work tablet for my wife)
Thanks
Damian

It should be fine. But make sure you have a copy of the original in case something goes wrong.
Actually, I don't see why you don't just install cwm or twrp and the the root zip. That way you keep what you're running but gain root.
And thinking for a second you have to install cwm or twrp to install what you're asking about so it only makes sense to just install the root zip instead of the other ROM. Unless you want the few tweaks from it.
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Benzoman said:
It should be fine. But make sure you have a copy of the original in case something goes wrong.
Actually, I don't see why you don't just install cwm or twrp and the the root zip. That way you keep what you're running but gain root.
And thinking for a second you have to install cwm or twrp to install what you're asking about so it only makes sense to just install the root zip instead of the other ROM. Unless you want the few tweaks from it.
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Thanks Benzoman.:good:
Could you please point me to the twrp download that can be used in Odin for 10.3.1? I have seached the site & (again) just going round in circles.

damian.o said:
Thanks Benzoman.:good:
Could you please point me to the twrp download that can be used in Odin for 10.3.1? I have seached the site & (again) just going round in circles.
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hier the Thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2442915
and here the direct link to the files
TWRP recovery to be flashed with odin
https://mega.co.nz/#!HhZjBY5K!fhYqjm_DBadr1w51v9s6HhFXd3YporsRF3j-qOMuhcI

damian.o said:
Hi,
Unsure about whether the firmware version used in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2495122 will work on samsung galaxy tab 3.10 GT-P5210 with firmware P5210XXUAMFA. Can anyone please advise? I need rooted stock rom so as to retain original apps + look & feel (it is a work tablet for my wife)
Thanks
Damian
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This worked great for me, on first attempt.

j.the.campbell said:
This worked great for me, on first attempt.
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Hey there just wondered what build number you were on when you rooted? Thanks
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toakster said:
Hey there just wondered what build number you were on when you rooted? Thanks
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sorry for the delay... TBH, I didn't note my original build anywhere, but I would assume that it hasn't changed, as I have ONLY applied this custom recovery/root process... everything else is still stock. Right now, it reads as JDQ39.P5210XXUAMG6. I *believe* that it is good for any 52xx.. read through the thread, I am pretty sure the question came up there. IF you want to use the Sammy update when (if) an update is rolled out for our device, it will fail. The system is recognized as having been modified. There may be a way around this now, but I plan to apply any upgrade manually... if at all.
Since I have your attention, do you know of any decent custom ROMs for this thing?? I looked a bit, but there doesn't seem to be much out there:fingers-crossed:

j.the.campbell said:
sorry for the delay... TBH, I didn't note my original build anywhere, but I would assume that it hasn't changed, as I have ONLY applied this custom recovery/root process... everything else is still stock. Right now, it reads as JDQ39.P5210XXUAMG6. I *believe* that it is good for any 52xx.. read through the thread, I am pretty sure the question came up there. IF you want to use the Sammy update when (if) an update is rolled out for our device, it will fail. The system is recognized as having been modified. There may be a way around this now, but I plan to apply any upgrade manually... if at all.
Since I have your attention, do you know of any decent custom ROMs for this thing?? I looked a bit, but there doesn't seem to be much out there:fingers-crossed:
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Thanks for your response! Sorry I do not. I imagine down the road there will be more development for the tab 3 but I took one look at the development and realized I would rather pay a hundred dollars more and get the device that has a processor that people know how to work with (Note10.1). Also has front facing speakers and the s pen. Sure it hasn't had the upgrade from 4.1.2 yet but I'm okay with that... that's why I root. Best of luck!
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[Q] Switching ROMS?

hi i have a note 2 sgh-I317m and im currently on CleanRom 5.0
ive been looking at the new Ditto rom for note 2 and i want to switch, but is there a certain process i have to go through to switch? or can i just upgrade on top of cleanrom atm?

You should follow the op's (developer) instructions..Some of these 4.3 roms want you to flash a file for the 4.3 bootloader...I'd read the instructions very carefully and read as many post as you can because more then usual you'll face the same issues they had...
good luck

PhillyTorr said:
hi i have a note 2 sgh-I317m and im currently on CleanRom 5.0
ive been looking at the new Ditto rom for note 2 and i want to switch, but is there a certain process i have to go through to switch? or can i just upgrade on top of cleanrom atm?
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Check out that rom tonight. He is adding a new version so wait and see if it's set up for the 317m
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awesome k thanks alot! im using TWRP also so would it work for 4.3 or do i need to flash something else onto it

PhillyTorr said:
awesome k thanks alot! im using TWRP also so would it work for 4.3 or do i need to flash something else onto it
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If your on 4.1.2 you will need to either flash the att I317 leak if your on att it's on post 226 in the general forum att 4.3 leak or flash a 4.3 bootloader as per the ops instruction in the rom you want. Both use Odin. If you pick the first option it will wipe your device and make you fully stock. So it will require you to root again and flash twrp. The up side it's the most stable way. The second uses Odin to flash. Some have reported problems. Read through the first few pages of the rom to see the issues.
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wow ok thanks! ya im on 4.1.2 right now so i have to do that, but im with rogers, when i flashed CleanROM it said att and rogers are similar so i guess that will apply here too but ill read up on it to make sure!

PhillyTorr said:
wow ok thanks! ya im on 4.1.2 right now so i have to do that, but im with rogers, when i flashed CleanROM it said att and rogers are similar so i guess that will apply here too but ill read up on it to make sure!
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Flash the 4.3 rogers update official and reroot etc see if there is a 4.3 rogers bootloader to flash separate.
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210euser said:
Flash the 4.3 rogers update official and reroot etc see if there is a 4.3 rogers bootloader to flash separate.
Sent from my phone
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Can i do a OTA update on my phone or will that not work? and whats the best way to back up your phone before doing all this?

Definitely read and read some more before you jump into something.

PhillyTorr said:
Can i do a OTA update on my phone or will that not work? and whats the best way to back up your phone before doing all this?
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OTA will only work with a stock 3e recovery...
But taking a factory update over the top of a rooted rom is not a good idea...
Backups are done with a custom recovery...and yes...you need to start reading and learning the proper steps or you will end up making a paper weight..... g
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gregsarg said:
OTA will only work with a stock 3e recovery...
But taking a factory update over the top of a rooted rom is not a good idea...
Backups are done with a custom recovery...and yes...you need to start reading and learning the proper steps or you will end up making a paper weight..... g
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ok thanks!! S:
hmm so to go from 4.1.2. to 4.3 i need to flash a 4.3 rom, then re root, then flash TWRP again, then DN3 rom (once its out) ?

PhillyTorr;4817301p said:
ok thanks!! S:
hmm so to go from 4.1.2. to 4.3 i need to flash a 4.3 rom, then re root, then flash TWRP again, then DN3 rom (once its out) ?
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No just flash 4.3 over top of the rom your using now no need to do all that. Just make sure to read flashing instructions carefully though as others have stated

[Q]from a Mac, root galaxy s3 sph-l710 w/ 4.3 jelly

I know there is way to root my galaxy s3 sph-l710 with 4.3 jelly bean (knox) using odin and CF-Auto-Root on windows. But I want to know if there is a way to do it from a mac (OSX).
thanks.

Use heimdal (I forget its correct spelling)
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Heimdall . Here's a good place to start.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878686
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thanks so much. I'll search a bit more on heimdall.
thanks again.

sotero2 said:
thanks so much. I'll search a bit more on heimdall.
thanks again.
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To root all you have to do is flash twrp recovery with heimdall and upon rebooting via the recovery the recovery will ask if you want to root the device.
The replicant os page (I think thats what its called) has a great guide on using heimdall
The command is something like heimdall flash RECOVERY pathtorecovery.img.
Make sure to get the latest version of heimdall, there was a weird bug in slme recent versions where the recovery writes would fail
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I appreciate the time you've taken answer my post. If it is not to much of a problem, would you please point me to the right direction. I haven't really found any thing referring to gs3 w/ 4.3 jelly knox os.
thanks again

sotero2 said:
I appreciate the time you've taken answer my post. If it is not to much of a problem, would you please point me to the right direction. I haven't really found any thing referring to gs3 w/ 4.3 jelly knox os.
thanks again
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as far as I know knox shouldnt interfere with the root process.
It would just trip the knox counter but that's about it, from what I read.
and when I spoke of replicant earlier I was referring to this page
http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/HeimdallRecoveryInstallation
Do you have any experience working with terminals?
let me know if you need more help.

jesuscash said:
as far as I know knox shouldnt interfere with the root process.
It would just trip the knox counter but that's about it, from what I read.
and when I spoke of replicant earlier I was referring to this page
Do you have any experience working with terminals?
let me know if you need more help.
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Yes a I've used the terminal a couple of times. All i want is something similar to my current os (sprint galaxy s3 4.3 jelly) but without all the bloatware. What rom can you recomend me?

sotero2 said:
Yes a I've used the terminal a couple of times. All i want is something similar to my current os (sprint galaxy s3 4.3 jelly) but without all the bloatware. What rom can you recomend me?
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I dont use touchwiz ROMS but if you want a stock experience, you can root the phone, then just remove the bloatware with a root app.

sotero2 said:
Yes a I've used the terminal a couple of times. All i want is something similar to my current os (sprint galaxy s3 4.3 jelly) but without all the bloatware. What rom can you recomend me?
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And there's an xposed module specifically for touchwiz roms that allow for a great deal of tweaks without having to flash a different rom
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jesuscash said:
as far as I know knox shouldnt interfere with the root process.
It would just trip the knox counter but that's about it, from what I read.
and when I spoke of replicant earlier I was referring to this page
Do you have any experience working with terminals?
let me know if you need more help.
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I am just curious, I popped into this thread and found some very useful info. However, I am unsure to one thing: The difference between GS3 SPH-L710, and i9300. Then will replicant work for SPH-L710? Many other forums, I have browsed, said stay away if it is not the same model. Is that true, or does it even make a difference? Thanks.
Also turns out that I am entirely too new to this site to even have a link in your quoted text, lol.

How to root i747 on nj1?

Please help, what is the process of rooting a stock 4.4.2 NJ1 i747 on at&t?

Araltd said:
Please help, what is the process of rooting a stock 4.4.2 NJ1 i747 on at&t?
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I tried some programs, including towelroot, but they are not updated tu support NJ1, I really need to root it too, so we are in the same boat.
Good luck

MarceloUruguay said:
I tried some programs, including towelroot, but they are not updated tu support NJ1, I really need to root it too, so we are in the same boat.
Good luck
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Look through this thread. I'll bet something in it will work. Enewman17 is a whiz at this.

OKAstro said:
Look through this thread. I'll bet something in it will work. Enewman17 is a whiz at this.
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Here's the issue I'm having, that thread linked says it will flash a pre-rooted NJ1 rom - ok fine... But as far as I can tell, no one has specifically said they have flashed his pre-rooted rom on top of a stock NJ1 rom. They've all upgraded to NJ1 from NE# using his method.
Obviously the NJ1 'upgrade' was at least in part an attempt to prevent rooting, and I'm not experienced enough to unbrick (or effectively undo) whatever may happen in a botched attempt.
I'm assuming once you're on NJ1 stock rom, rooting is not possible?

Araltd said:
Here's the issue I'm having, that thread linked says it will flash a pre-rooted NJ1 rom - ok fine... But as far as I can tell, no one has specifically said they have flashed his pre-rooted rom on top of a stock NJ1 rom. They've all upgraded to NJ1 from NE# using his method.
Obviously the NJ1 'upgrade' was at least in part an attempt to prevent rooting, and I'm not experienced enough to unbrick (or effectively undo) whatever may happen in a botched attempt.
I'm assuming once you're on NJ1 stock rom, rooting is not possible?
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Read midway down in the 1st post of the OP I linked...talks about rooting NJ1

I was able to root my ATT S3 that is on NJ1 using this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1963790

Dbeayon said:
I was able to root my ATT S3 that is on NJ1 using this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1963790
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The link is incomplete, can you post it again, or better yet, explain how did you do it ?
Thanks!

MarceloUruguay said:
The link is incomplete, can you post it again, or better yet, explain how did you do it ?
Thanks!
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The correct url is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1963790

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wayneneely said:
The correct url is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1963790
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hi, jut to let you know that i tried rooting my s3 on latest 4.4.2 using the link and it works perfectly.

johnye17 said:
hi, jut to let you know that i tried rooting my s3 on latest 4.4.2 using the link and it works perfectly.
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Which message from that thread did you follow in order to root the phone ?
Thanks!

MarceloUruguay said:
Which message from that thread did you follow in order to root the phone ?
Thanks!
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I used Odin to flash the latest CF Auto Root for the phone, even without rooting a phone for at least a year (out of practice) I did it in less than 40 secs.

johnye17 said:
I used Odin to flash the latest CF Auto Root for the phone, even without rooting a phone for at least a year (out of practice) I did it in less than 40 secs.
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Were you using baseband I747UCUFNJ1 ?
I don't want to brick my phone
Thanks!

MarceloUruguay said:
Were you using baseband I747UCUFNJ1 ?
I don't want to brick my phone
Thanks!
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yes, i was running NJ1, and just so you know, right now im running a Stock Mod Custom ROM

johnye17 said:
yes, i was running NJ1, and just so you know, right now im running a Stock Mod Custom ROM
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Finally I rooted it without too many problems, I had to re-install super su, but after all, it wasn't too complicated.
The difficult part was to enable tethering, because most fixes still need an AT&T chip.
The solution was this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/themes-apps/xposed-moto-x-4-4-native-tether-apk-t2601859
Thnak you very much for everything,
Marcelo

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MarceloUruguay said:
Finally I rooted it without too many problems, I had to re-install super su, but after all, it wasn't too complicated.
The difficult part was to enable tethering, because most fixes still need an AT&T chip.
The solution was this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/themes-apps/xposed-moto-x-4-4-native-tether-apk-t2601859
Thnak you very much for everything,
Marcelo
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I am complete noob at this. I am running Nj1 and I have never rooted anything before. I am having battery issues and everything points to deleting the battery bin file. I could really use a little help on how to do this. When I go to the cf auto root page I can't find the file needed for I747UCUFNJ1

BakaRed77 said:
I am complete noob at this. I am running Nj1 and I have never rooted anything before. I am having battery issues and everything points to deleting the battery bin file. I could really use a little help on how to do this. When I go to the cf auto root page I can't find the file needed for I747UCUFNJ1
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The file for NJ1 is the file listed for SAMSUNG-SGH-I747, which is http://download.chainfire.eu/235/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-d2att-d2uc-samsungsghi747.zip
You will see that the files inside the zip are updated after NJ1 was released.
Best regards from Uruguay,
Marcelo

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MarceloUruguay said:
The file for NJ1 is the file listed for SAMSUNG-SGH-I747, which is
You will see that the files inside the zip are updated after NJ1 was released.
Best regards from Uruguay,
Marcelo
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You're awesome. But I have a question. Will this work for 4.4.2? Idk is that is a stupid question or not....

BakaRed77 said:
You're awesome. But I have a question. Will this work for 4.4.2? Idk is that is a stupid question or not....
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Sure, I have 4.4.2!
It's not an stupid question because probably you saw 4.0.4 at the CF Auto Root page, that's just the first Android version that the s3 i747 used, now the latest official android version is 4.4.2

MarceloUruguay said:
Sure, I have 4.4.2!
It's not an stupid question because probably you saw 4.0.4 at the CF Auto Root page, that's just the first Android version that the s3 i747 used, now the latest official android version is 4.4.2
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Ok so I went through and got it to say pass on Odin, but it's still not rooted. It said superSU has stopped. Tried a reboot and it keeps saying it. Root checker basic says its def not rooted. Idk where I went wrong.

BakaRed77 said:
Ok so I went through and got it to say pass on Odin, but it's still not rooted. It said superSU has stopped. Tried a reboot and it keeps saying it. Root checker basic says its def not rooted. Idk where I went wrong.
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Just update superSU using Google Play, and you should be rooted.