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AT&T GS3 how to root/cwm ?

This is my second android device (skyrocket being the first) but that one was easy. All i had to do was "oneclick" which was run a bat file and your rooted. then to get CWM i could use rom manager and i could nandroid/flash/restore/etc
this sgs3 is a little confusing - starting with all the forums. However i hope im in the right forum =)
So out of box SGS3 AT&T - what is the best/easiest way to ROOT and install CWM on it?
for root, i see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 but it seems many people have problems with that?

waiters said:
This is my second android device (skyrocket being the first) but that one was easy. All i had to do was "oneclick" which was run a bat file and your rooted. then to get CWM i could use rom manager and i could nandroid/flash/restore/etc
this sgs3 is a little confusing - starting with all the forums. However i hope im in the right forum =)
So out of box SGS3 AT&T - what is the best/easiest way to ROOT and install CWM on it?
for root, i see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 but it seems many people have problems with that?
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I'm brand new to this part of the forum but, I've already seen videos and several threats made to help you with this. You might want to spend some time looking around a little more.

ChumleyEX said:
I'm brand new to this part of the forum but, I've already seen videos and several threats made to help you with this. You might want to spend some time looking around a little more.
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i finally ended up rooting..
it was a little confusing because the forum said "use odin , download here" and there were 5 versions .. wasn't sure which one to use =) then in the 50 pages, like 20% of the people had problems..
in the end, i used 3.0.7 and the newest AT&T image from here...i had problems at first but that was resolved by using a USB port in the back of my computer instead of the front.
i am now rooted =)

waiters said:
i finally ended up rooting..
it was a little confusing because the forum said "use odin , download here" and there were 5 versions .. wasn't sure which one to use =) then in the 50 pages, like 20% of the people had problems..
in the end, i used 3.0.7 and the newest AT&T image from here...i had problems at first but that was resolved by using a USB port in the back of my computer instead of the front.
i am now rooted =)
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awesome, because that is the step I'm at.. My work computer won't install the samsung drivers and I'm going to do this at home.

ChumleyEX said:
awesome, because that is the step I'm at.. My work computer won't install the samsung drivers and I'm going to do this at home.
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My work is the same way. I got an Elago micro-sd card reader to do this. After you have cwm, twrp, etc, you can just download roms, take your micro card out of the device, copy your downloaded rom to the card and re-install.

There is multiple versions. But it should not be difficult to know that of you an AT&T GS3, you don't use the international version or Verizon version.
I do agree that it can be complicated compared to other devices though. But Samsung is a lot better than some companies in this regard. Also, the Nexus devices are something to keep in mind.
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Samsung phones are ABSOLUTELY the easiest phones to hack. HTC is the ***** with supercid ****. All I did was use Odin flash a rooted stock image and then went into the market and downloaded GOO MANGAGER and in goo hit settings and hit flash recovery. Tooooooo easy. :thumbup:
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Different Carrier SGH-T999 Vs. T-Mo SGH-T999 Compatability

I looked on the forums and couldnt find the answer to this question so I wanted to be extra sure
I just picked my S3 up, and looking at getting it rooted. I am on Cincinnati Bell, it is the same model number(SGH-T999 4.1.1) and baseband(T999UVDLJA) as for T-Mobile. C-Bell shares its network with T-Mobile, and many of their phones in the past have been rebranded T-Mobile's so I assume(but we all knows what can happen when you assume) this will work,but I felt better asking first. Can someone confirm as long as my SGH-T999 4.1.1 matches with the last 4 for the T-Mobile build (DLJA) I should be ok in rooting this.
My baseband version reads as T999UVDLJA
My build number looks like this though:
ULTIMOBILE-T999-4.1.1-cbw-120312-1.4
Much appreciated in advance guys !

You shouldnt have any problems. their the same phone. Also I have the tmobile version and flash att roms all the time

In theory it should work...and I emphasize should lol.I was hoping someone had run across this themselves
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I saw a prior post with Woody replying giving it his thumbs up, so I will attempt to root after I get off later tonight..cross my fingers....lol anyone recommend a particular root method over others I was looking at Mr.'s rootkit

Hey man. If you recall in that thread, I suggested to Jay that he make a backup of the stock ROM that you have on it. That way if you have to take it back to CBW for some reason and they boot it up, it doesn't have the TMo kernel splash on it.
Ultimobile is the script overlay that CBW uses. They are shady man. Well at least they were when I found out some things about them a few years ago. I got a Motorola XT720 from CBW. Was a decent first Android but it was released and abandoned on Éclair (no app2sd), a locked bootloader (wtf was a bootloader) and only had 256 RAM and 512 ROM. Not a lot of space. So we had to repartition our extSD card to create a partition to where the apps could install.
CBW caught a bunch of flak from Users and they hired this Ultimobile team to "build" us a 2.2 ROM. Then CBW gave it's Users Root and an "Upgrade". I put both Build and Upgrade in quotes because once they released the build, we tore it down and found all the code that we had implemented. Even found the signatures. What was worse was that we found a script buried in the ROM that was reporting usage statistics back to the mothership in Ultimobile HQ. Dirty!!! But we couldn't call them out because they didn't release on XDA and it wasn't the first time a manufacture has take from XDA (AGPS patch taken by ASUS-allegedly).
Back to the problem at hand. Make a backup of your CBW ROM and keep it on your PC for warranty purposes. I think (this is brand spanking new) that you might be able download the latest TWPR.img (2.4.2.0) and flash it through Odin. It has a Root checker and if it fails, it asks if you want to install SuperSU. Might be the easiest way ever. You would then flash the img in Odin, install Root, backup your ROM to External SD and then reboot. Make sure it boots and after that, flash away.

As always woody, your the man, appreciate it, I'll let ya know how it goes !

I downloaded Mr's root kit because it looked super well put together and also because it has built in download for either recovery (I've always been more of a CWM fan anyhow...Sorry woody .I got the most recent stable version of cyanogen downloading now .Going to take a shower ,flash the recovery and root on do a backup and then put CM on.I'll let you know how it turns out in a bit
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She's rooted and running CM10, and she is flying!
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Welcome aboard. You'll see what this thing can really do.
Now get out there and help somebody.
Just in case you want it: Official MEGA CM10/CM10.1 Theme Chooser Thread [724 THEMES]

Woody did you read my mind I was just getting on now to see what I could find for that
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[Q] Easy set up for Kitkat on Galaxy Nexus

So, I own a Galaxy Nexus and was dismayed to find I am unable to get Kitkat because the phone has been in production for over 18 months. Knowing I will never get Kitkat from the actual source, I thought there might be another way. I found the post with the general directions and the download for the ROM for Kitkat. Now, I've never done anything like that before, and so I don't know a lot of the terminology that goes into it. I was hoping an easier to understand set of directions could be given to those who don't have any knowledge of this type of thing. Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty tech savvy, but I don't want to mess up my phone by assuming something. Hopefully someone will be understanding and might be able to help a girl out. Thanks!

Have you ever rooted/unlocked the device before? If you have, it's as easy as downloading the zip and corresponding GApps and flashing them in that order. I'm currently running the omniMetal build from 02/22 and it's fantastic when paired with the DirtyV 03/05 kernel.
If you haven't rooted/unlocked yet, there are great guides over in the Galaxy Nexus forums that can walk you through that process first.
Either way, KitKat makes the GNex feel like a totally new device and a pleasure to use.
Edit: Which version of the GNex do you have, Verizon, Sprint, or GSM?

dead_ohio_sky said:
Have you ever rooted/unlocked the device before? If you have, it's as easy as downloading the zip and corresponding GApps and flashing them in that order. I'm currently running the omniMetal build from 02/22 and it's fantastic when paired with the DirtyV 03/05 kernel.
If you haven't rooted/unlocked yet, there are great guides over in the Galaxy Nexus forums that can walk you through that process first.
Either way, KitKat makes the GNex feel like a totally new device and a pleasure to use.
Edit: Which version of the GNex do you have, Verizon, Sprint, or GSM?
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My providor is Verizon. And unfortunately, no, I've never unlocked a device before. I just worry about doing something wrong and breaking my phone. I can't go back to my s1! I also don't have $800 for a new phone. If you don't mind explaining... what is a GAPP? Thanks!

Check this thread out for the rooting/unlocking process. As a word of caution, unlocking the device performs a factory reset on the phone so make sure you have a backup.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208865
Once you've rooted and unlocked the phone, I would suggest grabbing ROM Manager and flashing the latest recovery through there. You'll need a custom recovery to flash a ROM. Then head over to the OmniMetal thread in the VZW Gnex forum and follow the instructions on the first page to get the ROM and suggested GApps.
GApps are the Google apps (I.e. Play store) that don't come preloaded with most ROMs. You'll need these to access the Market.
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Okay I'll pm you. (Its quite a long story).
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Hard Bricked my AT&T Galaxy S3 SGH-i747 by Flashing INTERNATIONAL ROM

I made a big (rookie) mistake rushing through the reading on the Android Revolution HD ROM site.
My device model is SGH-i747 and the ROM I tried to flash was only intended for the international version of the S3 (i9300).
Now my device is hard bricked and I cant seem to find any solutions on recovering my device. Can someone help?
I believe i was running 4.1 before i tried upgrading to 4.3 (my phone hard-bricked once i completed the 4.3 installation) so I'm not sure exactly what image file i will need. Hope you can assist me with that as well.
I appreciate any and all advice.

You were running stock 4.1, loaded the international ROM, then tried to load stock 4.3? Is this correct?

If ypu can link to everything you flashed it would help. First it sounds like you bricked by flashing the wrong rom, but then it sounds like you bricked when updating your firmware.
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audit13 said:
You were running stock 4.1, loaded the international ROM, then tried to load stock 4.3? Is this correct?
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DocHoliday77 said:
If ypu can link to everything you flashed it would help. First it sounds like you bricked by flashing the wrong rom, but then it sounds like you bricked when updating your firmware.
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Yes i bricked the device while installing the Android Revolution HD ROM. Previously in was running the stock 4.1.2 Android system. Sorry but I cannot link the site to the Android Revolution HD ROM but I did notice it was for international versions of the S3 only. My current S3 model is the i-747 At&t.
Hope this was enough information to provide a helpful response. If not you can pm me and I'll share the needed info.
Thanks

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You were running stock 4.1, loaded the international ROM, then tried to load stock 4.3? Is this correct?
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I loaded the international ROM by flashing with ROM Manager, once the installation was complete my device asked to reboot, once I selected yes my phone shutdown with no signs of life....hardbricked.
I never got the chance to bootup Android Revolution HD
Hope this info helps.

Can you remember if you ever took any ota updates or did you ever update by flashing firmware with Odin? Was the 4.1.2 you were running the official build or was it a ROM?
Better to discuss everything here rather than PM btw. Not only does it allow more people to try to help, reducing your wait time for answers, but it can also help others in the future.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Can you remember if you ever took any ota updates or did you ever update by flashing firmware with Odin? Was the 4.1.2 you were running the official build or was it a ROM?
Better to discuss everything here rather than PM btw. Not only does it allow more people to try to help, reducing your wait time for answers, but it can also help others in the future.
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I had my device rooted with 4.4.4 CM firmware installed. I then flashed Slimkat 4.4 rom for a littlw while. After that I used the unroot process to unroot my device and flashed the stock 4.1 firmware using Kies. After Kies I decided I wanted to root device once more and install Android Revolution HD... I unrooted my device (still on 4.1 here) then began the process of flashing the 4.3 Revolution ROM. After that it died.

The debrick sdcard process should work fine for you then.
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DocHoliday77 said:
The debrick sdcard process should work fine for you then.
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Just went out and bought a Samsung 16gb class 10 card. Hope it works well.
Do you by any chance have a link to the debrick image I should use for this process?

Hey I've tried doing the sd card method with a few different debrick files with no avail.
Am I missing something here?

Sometimes it takes several tries with the correct image before it'll work. Sometimes some SD cards just won't work. Are you sure its a genuine card? Sammy cards are very often found to be fakes.
Not saying it is, just a possibility. Try other SD cards too if you can. Even good ones just won't do the job sometimes.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Sometimes it takes several tries with the correct image before it'll work. Sometimes some SD cards just won't work. Are you sure its a genuine card? Sammy cards are very often found to be fakes.
Not saying it is, just a possibility. Try other SD cards too if you can. Even good ones just won't do the job sometimes.
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It's a card that I purchased from Wal-Mart, I assume it's legit.
Can you anyway direct me or post links to debrick images that are known to work?
p.s.- by try several times do you mean, Formatting sdcard, using win32 to write debrick image then putting it back into the phone?

If you were on 4.1.2 firmware, the 4.3 image in the op should work. Its been proven before.
Yes. Remake the sdcard. Can't recall if its in this forums op, but I personally used and prefer the Linux method of creating the sdcard. If its not here, go to the thread in the development section in T-Mobiles S3 forums. Its stickied at the top so you can't miss it. It has instructions for using both windows and a Linux LiveCD. Just don't use any Debrick.imgs from there.
As for the card itself, I hope things have gotten better about it, but in the past, faked sdcards have come from places like Walmart, best buy, radio shack, etc. The only way to truly know before buying is to make sure they are an authorized retailer. This means they buy direct from the manufacturer. Otherwise there could be multiple parties between the two which is where the problems occur. If you want to know more about it, there's tons of info and advice all over the net about this stuff. There are tools you can use to determine yours is the real deal, or a cheap knock off too. I can't remember what they are or what you have to look for when using them, but the info is out there.
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DocHoliday77 said:
If you were on 4.1.2 firmware, the 4.3 image in the op should work. Its been proven before.
Yes. Remake the sdcard. Can't recall if its in this forums op, but I personally used and prefer the Linux method of creating the sdcard. If its not here, go to the thread in the development section in T-Mobiles S3 forums. Its stickied at the top so you can't miss it. It has instructions for using both windows and a Linux LiveCD. Just don't use any Debrick.imgs from there.
As for the card itself, I hope things have gotten better about it, but in the past, faked sdcards have come from places like Walmart, best buy, radio shack, etc. The only way to truly know before buying is to make sure they are an authorized retailer. This means they buy direct from the manufacturer. Otherwise there could be multiple parties between the two which is where the problems occur. If you want to know more about it, there's tons of info and advice all over the net about this stuff. There are tools you can use to determine yours is the real deal, or a cheap knock off too. I can't remember what they are or what you have to look for when using them, but the info is out there.
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The SD card is good. I used Mini Tool Partition Wizard to verify that files were being transferred between my computer and the sd card.
Is this method verified to work if you flash an International rom onto a US device ?

I'm running low on options. I've tried 7 different debrick.img's with no luck.
Is there a link to numerous debrick imgaes for my issuse?

jabbaravila said:
The SD card is good. I used Mini Tool Partition Wizard to verify that files were being transferred between my computer and the sd card.
Is this method verified to work if you flash an International rom onto a US device ?
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Yes its worked for this situation before. Maybe try creating it using Linux. Could also be that SD card just isn't going to work. There's no way to tell which ones will or won't. I've seen high quality class 10 cards fail where a generic class 4 worked. That's not usually the case but it does happen.
How many times are you trying with each image? Just use a known good one from the OP. Back when I did this I probably ended up with close to 15 attempts before it finally worked for me.
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Unfortunately the same fate has befallen me! I have an SGH-I747U, and I used the CWM Bootloader to flash the Android Revolution version that's meant for i9300.
Did you ever get this working? Tried last night with an 8 GB SD card because it was all I had, but I'm going to get a 16 GB one today. Trying to use the debrick-SGH-I747U-CUEMJB3.img debrick image and I747UCUEMJB_2024954_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.rar stock ROM.
Is this the way to go? Any advice is really appreciated!

Rooting Quetion

I just purchased a Galaxy Note 4 in mint condition, because I'm not happy with my S 7 Edge, so this will be my daily driver, a I can't stand not having a rootable phone.. Ya this is a few yrs old, but it seems like it still has roms available.. I had a Verizon Note 4 and used the international roms, and still have them... Was there any issue with rooting after it went to 6.0 Marshmellow? I believe this phone will come shipped with it..

No issues I've ever heard of. Just flash twrp with Odin. Then flash supersu. Assuming from your post count you need no help with that.
And of course, if you use international rom, you might need a data fix for your service.

aaron74 said:
No issues I've ever heard of. Just flash twrp with Odin. Then flash supersu. Assuming from your post count you need no help with that.
And of course, if you use international rom, you might need a data fix for your service.
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Thanks, Ya I know how to root, but like anything else, I like to check from time to time, when dealing with another phone I have not had.. Ya I had a Verizon Note 4, but that was a pure pain in the aers.. LOL. IfI would have checked before buying the S 7 Edge, I would not have spent the money... Ya I still have some files for the international rom Dr. Keaton, I used for the Verizon Note 4 and also still have the data fix.. But I'm thinking of trying one of the many roms just for Sprint. Thanks looking forward to getting this phone in my hands around the 31 of this month..

doubledragon5 said:
Thanks, Ya I know how to root, but like anything else, I like to check from time to time, when dealing with another phone I have not had.. Ya I had a Verizon Note 4, but that was a pure pain in the aers.. LOL. IfI would have checked before buying the S 7 Edge, I would not have spent the money... Ya I still have some files for the international rom Dr. Keaton, I used for the Verizon Note 4 and also still have the data fix.. But I'm thinking of trying one of the many roms just for Sprint. Thanks looking forward to getting this phone in my hands around the 31 of this month..
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Yup and there's a unified AOSP Nougat ROM available that is for our device and it runs great!

doubledragon5 said:
Thanks, Ya I know how to root, but like anything else, I like to check from time to time, when dealing with another phone I have not had.. Ya I had a Verizon Note 4, but that was a pure pain in the aers.. LOL. IfI would have checked before buying the S 7 Edge, I would not have spent the money... Ya I still have some files for the international rom Dr. Keaton, I used for the Verizon Note 4 and also still have the data fix.. But I'm thinking of trying one of the many roms just for Sprint. Thanks looking forward to getting this phone in my hands around the 31 of this month..
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Supposedly sometime before Christmas, which should be very soon, a lot of people are anticipating the arrival of @tx_dbs_tx N7 port rom. He's suppose to release it soon. He only releases very stable roms. Im sure it'll be very great.
But until then, if you like high customizable rom, you should try Dtux rom here on sprint thread. And if you like aosp, we have cm14 working pretty damn good and stable. It's on the verizon thread but works for all.
Enjoy your new old note 4, still the best phone money can buy.

aaron74 said:
Supposedly sometime before Christmas, which should be very soon, a lot of people are anticipating the arrival of @tx_dbs_tx N7 port rom. He's suppose to release it soon. He only releases very stable roms. Im sure it'll be very great.
But until then, if you like high customizable rom, you should try Dtux rom here on sprint thread. And if you like aosp, we have cm14 working pretty damn good and stable. It's on the verizon thread but works for all.
Enjoy your new old note 4, still the best phone money can buy.
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I just downloaded that rom you mentioned. So when my phone gets here, I can get started.. One question. Should I root, before I activate it or activate first.

doubledragon5 said:
I just downloaded that rom you mentioned. So when my phone gets here, I can get started.. One question. Should I root, before I activate it or activate first.
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I don't use sprint service, but I would definitely setup and activate phone on pure stock, make sure everything works.
Then once you install twrp, I'd also make a complete stock backup (at least boot,system,efs,modem). Or use something like Flashfire by chainfire to backup partitions. Especially all the EFS partition. Keep it somewhere for safe keeping.
I don't know what kind of modding your going to do, but having a working backup is very helpful.
Then you can do what you want. But yes activate on pure stock, cause that's gonna setup your efs partition correctly and other stuff. Plus some custom roms don't have the Sprint activation software in them.

Finally got my Note 4 it is activated, but need a new sim, because the one Best buy sold me is not compatible. Now my question this one comes with 5.1.1 N910PVPU4C0G5. Is the root method for this the same as arron answered in post 2. Just checking..
I do not see a TWRP for the Note 4 other than the edge, what is the deal.

doubledragon5 said:
Finally got my Note 4 it is activated, but need a new sim, because the one Best buy sold me is not compatible. Now my question this one comes with 5.1.1 N910PVPU4C0G5. Is the root method for this the same as arron answered in post 2. Just checking..
I do not see a TWRP for the Note 4 other than the edge, what is the deal.
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If you follow the Note 4 Qualcomm path: trlte, you'll find the one for Sprint Note 4.
https://dl.twrp.me/trltespr/twrp-3.0.2-0-trltespr.img.tar
The one above is for Odin flashing in download mode. Use the AP slot but uncheck auto reboot in Odin options. You'll need to wait for your success, 0 fail then pull USB and battery and wait at least 30 seconds. If your initial boot after TWRP flash isn't recovery, you'll end up with stock recovery when you boot there later. It won't stick.
Keep in mind that root methods are same for both lollipop and marshmallow but updating will remove root in most cases, especially using suggested methods. With that in mind, get to the right update before you root. If you're flashing a custom ROM, you don't have to root first; custom ROMs include root.
As already mentioned, make your appropriate backups.
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Ok finally got root. Now to debloat this stock rom or install another..