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Need Help Rooting S3 SPH-L710 Without Computer

Hi I have a s3 by Sprint that I need to root so I can use it as a hotspot. I know Sprint doesn't allow a hotspot for free but I was told a root can fix that. I also have no computer so does anyone have a solution without the computer? Thank you

ksmoove2 said:
Hi I have a s3 by Sprint that I need to root so I can use it as a hotspot. I know Sprint doesn't allow a hotspot for free but I was told a root can fix that. I also have no computer so does anyone have a solution without the computer? Thank you
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check out this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351034 scroll down to post #9 by CNEXUS

jdelano said:
check out this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351034 scroll down to post #9 by CNEXUS
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I have no computer. Im asking how to do it without the computer

ksmoove2 said:
I have no computer. Im asking how to do it without the computer
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the thread is "[SOLVED] [Q] Root S3 without computer?"
which links to [GUIDE]Rooting your phone...from your phone [ALL US SGS3]

jdelano said:
the thread is "[SOLVED] [Q] Root S3 without computer?"
which links to [GUIDE]Rooting your phone...from your phone [ALL US SGS3]
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Does that work on 4.3? I tried and its not working

ksmoove2 said:
Does that work on 4.3? I tried and its not working
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I didn't read the entire post there; you could shoot a PM to @CNexus, he created that guide and would be better suited to answer that.
Sorry I wasn't able to help out, good luck with your phone.

I believe that it only worked for a while. At this point I think the only way to root is by a computer especially on 4.3. I've heard some have had a little success with Mobil Odin but not sure all the details on that. Good luck.
http://i.imgur.com/qrByUGN.jpg

I'm about to try towelroot...
I've got a stock s3 sph l710, nd8, android 4.4.2.
I have read many threads on rooting without a computer.
I am down to either towelroot, or possibly poot/ministro.
Not sure about poot.
Anyway, I will try towelroot.
I'll let you know if it works...

success!
I have successfully rooted my galaxy s3, sph l710, kk 4.4.2, nd8.
I used towelroot from the geohot web site.
Not the one from towelroot.org.
I then installed SuperSU by Chainfire, and Busybox (still not sure what that does).
I had heard that the update of SuperSU WRECKS data on sd cards. I have not let it update yet, so far it is ok.
So towelroot worked for me.
Good luck.

robouser1469 said:
I have successfully rooted my galaxy s3, sph l710, kk 4.4.2, nd8.
I used towelroot from the geohot web site.
Not the one from towelroot.org.
I then installed SuperSU by Chainfire, and Busybox (still not sure what that does).
I had heard that the update of SuperSU WRECKS data on sd cards. I have not let it update yet, so far it is ok.
So towelroot worked for me.
Good luck.
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As long as you're on stock ND8 towelroot works. If you're on the new NJ2. It will not as Samsung patched the vulnerabilities to do this. Remember that Towel Root can only be used on supported devices with kernels dates before June of 2014

failure...
I had successfully rooted my s3 sph l710.
Then I foolishly allowed the system update you install.
Now I have the newer nj2 thingy and towelroot no longer works on my phone!
HELP!
I do not have a computer and need to figure out how to root this sucker again.
Any newer suggestions?
Thanks.

still looking for root options, no computer
I tried framawith no success.
Towelroot no longer works with nj2 update.
I can not get poot to work on any device.
HELP!!!!!
I do not have admin rights on my house pc, therefore I can not install programs on it. So I can not use it to root my phone.
I need a solution that does not use a pc.
Thanks in advance.

Samsung galaxy s3 sph-l710 nj2
Still looking for a root option without needing a computer.
I do not have admin rights on my house computer, so I can not install programs...
I have an s3 that I had root on...but I allowed it to update and now it has nj2 instead of nd8 and towelroot no longer works.
I have tried frama, masterboot, poot.
None of them work.
Need a solution!
Any help.
Will work for root.
Thanks.

robouser1469 said:
Still looking for a root option without needing a computer.
I do not have admin rights on my house computer, so I can not install programs...
I have an s3 that I had root on...but I allowed it to update and now it has nj2 instead of nd8 and towelroot no longer works.
I have tried frama, masterboot, poot.
None of them work.
Need a solution!
Any help.
Will work for root.
Thanks.
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unless someone makes a rooting app for post June 2014 kernels/bootloaders your out of luck....

6th_Hokage said:
unless someone makes a rooting app for post June 2014 kernels/bootloaders your out of luck....
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That is not what I want to hear, but I was expecting this.
I'll keep trying...
Thanks.

Still have not found a root option for my G s3.
All the older ones no longer work with the last update to nj2.
Anything new available?

[Q] Note 3 towelroot not working

Hello all.
So I've tried the towelroot method on my Tmobile Note 3 running 4.4.2 a total of three times with no luck according to RootChecker. I have SuperUser installed via a Reddit posters suggestion, but I am at a loss at to why root isn't working. Does anybody have any ideas?

Make sure that you are on baseband version DNE6, otherwise it won't work. I did it yesterday and it worked quickly and painlessly. If you are not, you need to upgrade first, then root.

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Eudeferrer said:
Make sure that you are on baseband version DNE6, otherwise it won't work. I did it yesterday and it worked quickly and painlessly. If you are not, you need to upgrade first, then root.
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Thanks for the help man. I went ahead and updated to the NE6 firmware via Kies, then tried Towelroot again. Still no go. I did download SuperSU per reddit suggestion, but it keeps giving an error about binaries. Could this be the culprit? Keep in mind I am pretty much a noob, but learn fast

Dont install it from the google play store. You have to download supersu from this link: Download
Check out this video that shows you how.
http://youtu.be/S_wYMmZipcU

[ROOT] TowelRoot - 4.3 & 4.4.2

Hey everyone! Most of you have probably already heard about this, but for those who have not, I thought I would post up the information.
XDA Recognized Developer @geohot has developed a new root method that so far is working for many, many devices....Including ours!!! And believe me, it just does not get any easier than this!
Check out geohot's original thread here on XDA: I'm throwing a party and you should come **GS5 ROOT THREAD**
Don't forget to at least click his Thanks button, and consider donating to him if you can. There was a bounty started for rooting the Verizon and AT&T S5's, and they finally got their wish! And geohot gets to claim a nearly $19,000 bounty!!! Amazing stuff! For those who may not be familiar with his previous work, he was the first to jailbreak the iPhone/iPod, and if I am not mistaken he did the same with the PS3!
So anyway, you are here to root your device, no? I guess we should get on with it then!
This is confirmed to work on 4.3, NC2 firmware for the T999, as well as 4.3 and 4.4.2 KK firmware for the I747! It should work for the T999V firmware released this morning, and for the upcoming KK updates to the T999/T999L/T999N!
HOW TO ROOT WITH TOWELROOT
Developed By: geohot
Go to http://towelroot.com
Click on the red Lambda symbol to download the towelroot.apk
Install towelroot.apk on your device
Open the app
"make it ra1n"
You are now rooted! But need to follow a couple more steps.
Install Chainfire's SuperSU from the Play Store
Open SuperSu and let it update the su binary
When it asks if you would like to disable Knox, SAY YES!​
Note: I tested this on stock unrooted 4.3 firmware. Build NC2. When I told SuperSu to disable Knox it just hung with the spinner going. I just had to close SuperSu, reopen and when prompted again, said yes and it worked just fine.
There you have it! The easiest root method we have ever had for our S3's! Enjoy!

Recently many have reported problems with root after installing SuperSU. Mostly they are issues with updating the binary breaking root. Chainfire knows about this and is working on it, but until he fixes it do not install via the Play Store.
Instead, download and install (as a normal app) SuperSU 2.00 from here.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712471997
This should get you guys by until he finds a fix. Sorry for the trouble some of you have had.

CONFIRMED .. this worked on My Videotron SGH-T999V with latest stock 4.4.2 firmware (NF1) ... altho with the following notes ...
at first I tried to use the same procedure I used to root 4.3 (twrp 2.7.1.0 recovery, de-knox script, and superSu 1.65) ... but su binary would either fail to update or not survive boot
used latest towel root apk (version 2), but su binary failed to update until after a reboot
now I'm in the process of using root and Titanium to debloat KitKat .. thanks samsung, lol
so far, I don't really notice much difference between kitkat and 4.3 which is kinda odd for a "major" release .. it's actually a letdown
mucho thanks for bringing this to our forum, Doc ... merci bien

thank you for this method, unfortunately i only found out about this now and rooted with cf-auto-root last night. Are there are advantages using towelroot instead of cf-auto-root besides that you dont need odin?

In the end, root is root. So no real advantages once you've already done so. This just makes the process extra quick and super easy!
I consider it to be the safest method at this point as well. If for no other reason than it limits the potential for human errors. But it also requires no flashing, which which always carries some risk of its own.
If anyone who has never tripped the warranty bit tries this method, please confirm it does not trip it.
Its been reported not to already on other devices, and I see no reason it would, but its better to have confirmation on each device nonetheless.
And fyi, after flashing stock then running Towelroot, the device status remained "Official" and I could still check for updates until I rebooted. After rebooting it re-runs its check and sets the status to "Custom".

can verify that it works

WAY TO GO
Can confirm this works on At&t stock 4.3:good:

This is a wonderful, wonderful thing & may actually get me off my lazy a$$ & get me to finally root...
Many props to @geohot!

Lol! Kinda hard to make excuses to not root now, huh?

Thanks worked great on my sgh-t999v running stock 4.4.2, it got hung up on disabling knox but after a reset and opening supersu again the message popped up and disabled knox. This is aMAZing

So I tried Towelroot yesterday with both mine and my wifes S3, I can confirm that it works and didn't have any problems. I've included screenshots from Download Mode and Device Status...All Official!....And most important....DeBloated!!!!
Thanks for the advise Doc:victory:

After completing this, is it as easy as getting goo manager or rom manager from playstore, and installing a custom recovery?
Been out of the loop for a while now...lol

fasteddie5 said:
After completing this, is it as easy as getting goo manager or rom manager from playstore, and installing a custom recovery?
Been out of the loop for a while now...lol
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From whats around it seems that flashing a custom recovery will lead to a increased warranty counter...But if you don't care...flash away.

That was the easiest root ever. Just followed your instructions and only had an "issue" with SuperSU. I just rebooted and all is working fine. Thanks.

DocHoliday77 said:
If anyone who has never tripped the warranty bit tries this method, please confirm it does not trip it.
Its been reported not to already on other devices, and I see no reason it would, but its better to have confirmation on each device nonetheless.
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I can confirm that the warranty bit does not get tripped with this rooting method. The status is custom now however but warranty but remains at 0.
Sent from my SGH-T999L using XDA Free mobile app

Worked
Thank You, Thank You, Thank you Geohot, you the man, this worked great on my Samsung Galaxy S5 with KitKat 4.4.2 Firmware, I got at AT&T!!!! Finally can use my SD Card as intended.
DocHoliday77 said:
Hey everyone! Most of you have probably already heard about this, but for those who have not, I thought I would post up the information.
XDA Recognized Developer @geohot has developed a new root method that so far is working for many, many devices....Including ours!!! And believe me, it just does not get any easier than this!
Check out geohot's original thread here on XDA: I'm throwing a party and you should come **GS5 ROOT THREAD**
Don't forget to at least click his Thanks button, and consider donating to him if you can. There was a bounty started for rooting the Verizon and AT&T S5's, and they finally got their wish! And geohot gets to claim a nearly $19,000 bounty!!! Amazing stuff! For those who may not be familiar with his previous work, he was the first to jailbreak the iPhone/iPod, and if I am not mistaken he did the same with the PS3!
So anyway, you are here to root your device, no? I guess we should get on with it then!
This is confirmed to work on 4.3, NC2 firmware for the T999, as well as 4.3 and 4.4.2 KK firmware for the I747! It should work for the T999V firmware released this morning, and for the upcoming KK updates to the T999/T999L/T999N!
HOW TO ROOT WITH TOWELROOT
Developed By: geohot
Go to http://towelroot.com
Click on the red Lambda symbol to download the towelroot.apk
Install towelroot.apk on your device
Open the app
"make it ra1n"
You are now rooted! But need to follow a couple more steps.
Install Chainfire's SuperSU from the Play Store
Open SuperSu and let it update the su binary
When it asks if you would like to disable Knox, SAY YES!​
Note: I tested this on stock unrooted 4.3 firmware. Build NC2. When I told SuperSu to disable Knox it just hung with the spinner going. I just had to close SuperSu, reopen and when prompted again, said yes and it worked just fine.
There you have it! The easiest root method we have ever had for our S3's! Enjoy!
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fgarzabangs said:
Thank You, Thank You, Thank you Geohot, you the man, this worked great on my Samsung Galaxy S5 with KitKat 4.4.2 Firmware, I got at AT&T!!!! Finally can use my SD Card as intended.
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If I remember correctly, the AT&T S5's bootloader was locked and you guys couldn't gain root, right? Be careful on your next updates because as I understand it, Towelroot makes use of a kernel exploit which I believe has been patched in all kernels dated after June 6. This means Towelroot most likely will not work on future updates for you guys.
I could be wrong, and hope I am, but just use caution when you update again.

I have a wind mobile S3. It was running 4.3 and rooted. I upgraded to 4.4.2 via odin and none of the methods including this one are working for me.

broken7 said:
I have a wind mobile S3. It was running 4.3 and rooted. I upgraded to 4.4.2 via odin and none of the methods including this one are working for me.
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I am on Wind, upated to the latest 4.4.2 via Odin, went to the website, downloaded the app, ran it, install SuperSU, rebooted and was rooted. I had to do the "knox disable" thing twice, but that's it. I rooted fine.

getochkn said:
I am on Wind, upated to the latest 4.4.2 via Odin, went to the website, downloaded the app, ran it, install SuperSU, rebooted and was rooted. I had to do the "knox disable" thing twice, but that's it. I rooted fine.
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I had to remove lbe security master then the root worked.
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I've got it rooted, xposed installed with the module to translate lbe but I can't download lbe security master because it's not available in my country, thanks google store. So frustrating.

[Q] No root with ANK1 - is it safe to rollback to previous firmware?

I'm just wondering if it's safe to rollback the firmware on my Galaxy Tab S 10.5" to the previous one or if it causes some sort of conflict.
I want to do so because I've just installed the most recent one (T800ODD1ANK1 - India) and I can't root it using Cf-Autoroot posted here.
Thanks!

What happens when you try to root it?

DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
What happens when you try to root it?
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Nothing. I did it with Odin and it just reboots to the same old unrooted tablet. All is working fine as usual, but no root.

What botters me the most is that I had Xposed framework installed but now it has no functionality and all the modules I had installed don't work. I would install the previous firmware but I'm afraid of breaking something, with installing older software on top of newer one.

I was able to root the US version of that ROM (T800XXU1ANK1) using CF Auto Root from Chainfire:
http://download.chainfire.eu/473/CF...uto-Root-chagallwifi-chagallwifixx-smt800.zip
Perhaps give that a shot???

I will but the India version has a more recent changelist (which was the reason why I chose to install it).
Thanks in advance.

As I predicted, since the changelist is different (your version has the same as the older one I had, with functioning root, but not with this one), no root.
Does anyone know if it is safe to install a previous version of the software? Like, for example, Cellular South ANK1 (with an older changelist).
Thanks.

Itchiee said:
I was able to root the US version of that ROM (T800XXU1ANK1) using CF Auto Root from Chainfire:
http://download.chainfire.eu/473/CF...uto-Root-chagallwifi-chagallwifixx-smt800.zip
Perhaps give that a shot???
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I'm having the same issue as the original poster. It says I am rooted, but I'm not because root checker just keeps spinning and there isn't a SU# icon in my apps. I've done this with Odin about a million times before, for some reason on my new T800 (after I updated the software), it doesn't work.
Am I missing a step because I have the same version you have? Extract the file. Load the md5 file into AP. Hit Start. Wait for it to reboot. Right?
Yea root isn't working for me with T800XXU1ANK1. =(

Im assuming you ran Super SU and updated the binaries or whatever it asks, or updated the app in playstore?
Ive done nothing different and root works fine.

I was thinking about another root alternative. I was thinking about downloading the supersu zip and save it to the device or sd card. Then flash twrp recovery with odin, then boot into recovery and flash the supersu zip to get root? Could that work as an alternative since it flashes root in the process?

I just rolled back to T800XXU1ANJ6 and I am rooted.

I just bought a Tab S, and I can't seem to find an answer to a question that relates to this thread. Is there any advantage to updating before rooting?
I can't decide if I should root it now or update the software, and then root. After searching some, it appears that it doesn't matter whether I upgrade or not, but I can't seem to find if there is any advantage to updating it then rooting. Like, is it easier to get the latest firmware that way?

PeterGunz said:
I just bought a Tab S, and I can't seem to find an answer to a question that relates to this thread. Is there any advantage to updating before rooting?
I can't decide if I should root it now or update the software, and then root. After searching some, it appears that it doesn't matter whether I upgrade or not, but I can't seem to find if there is any advantage to updating it then rooting. Like, is it easier to get the latest firmware that way?
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If i am correct, There should be stock custom roms available that are prerooted so you can flash over. As for an ota update, that is faster than being rooted then flashing lollipop rom.
Anyway we have a lollipop rom already built. Its smooth and most things are working. Its really cool and id rather use this than waiting for samsung to get the latest update out. Do you have the 10.5 in or 8.4 inch?

DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
If i am correct, There should be stock custom roms available that are prerooted so you can flash over. As for an ota update, that is faster than being rooted then flashing lollipop rom.
Anyway we have a lollipop rom already built. Its smooth and most things are working. Its really cool and id rather use this than waiting for samsung to get the latest update out. Do you have the 10.5 in or 8.4 inch?
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I have the wifi 10.5 inch.
So, you are saying update OTA then root, unless I want to jump to Lollipop (which I do), which in that case it doesn't matter so I should just root and flash a lollipop rom?
Thanks for helping me out.

PeterGunz said:
I have the wifi 10.5 inch.
So, you are saying update OTA then root, unless I want to jump to Lollipop (which I do), which in that case it doesn't matter so I should just root and flash a lollipop rom?
Thanks for helping me out.
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Up to you If you want to jump to lollipop/CM12, just run flash Cfautoroot( with odin to root) then install twrp and flash the lollipop rom. There is a thread for cm12/lollipop in the development tab s section.
But wait! Rooting trips knox with voids your warranty. Same users has reported getting service from samsung for free of charge from defective units and some had to pay to get defective parts replaced by samsung. 50/50 chance. I took the risk and havent got a hardbrick or anything yet.
Regards

DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Up to you If you want to jump to lollipop/CM12, just run flash Cfautoroot( with odin to root) then install twrp and flash the lollipop rom. There is a thread for cm12/lollipop in the development tab s section.
But wait! Rooting trips knox with voids your warranty. Same users has reported getting service from samsung for free of charge from defective units and some had to pay to get defective parts replaced by samsung. 50/50 chance. I took the risk and havent got a hardbrick or anything yet.
Regards
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Thank you for the heads-up. I've rooted all 6 of my android phones that I've had, so I'm not too worried about voiding the watrranty. Judging by your reply it sounds like there are a lot of lemons out there for this device. Mine seems to be running okay, but I just can't take all the lag that I assume comes from TW and bloatware. My HTC One M8 with Lollipop seems faster and smoother than my Tab S at stock. Although after typing the last sentence, I put Nova on there and sped up all the animations and it is definitely light years faster than my One M8 now.

I think the answer to the original post is that the Su binary was installed, but the op didn't download then update Super su after rooting. You wont get full root until you do as there is no app to handle root requests.

[Root]AT&T Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (SM-T217A) Root w/ Super Su by chainfire

This is a method to obtain working root & Super Su by chainfire with up-to-date binaries for the
AT&T Variant of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (SM-T217A) on 4.4.2
Let me make very clear, I did not develop these apps!
This is just a method I found after searching & some trial and error.
I thought it may be helpful if it were available here on the forums.
I spent too long looking for a method that still worked on an OTA up-to-date device etc.
Nobody bothers for an old device with a locked bootloader. :crying:
I'm sure everyone that has had or currently has this model knows that Kingo Root works (at least for partial root), and a big thanks to them for their effort & hard work.
But if you're like me, you want the freedom to use Super Su or any of the other available options out there for managing permissions.
Either way, thanks to Kingo for a temporary solution.
And thanks to gatesjunior you can have your freedom of choice back.
(Although I highly recommend that you use the version found at the bottom of the post, because the newer version I tried stalled at the 1st stage.)
If this method ends up working for you I think it would be worth the $3.99 to support the developer by purchasing his app!
(If you feel adventurous you can attempt using the google play store release, but I had no such luck.)
I had originally tried to use Super Sume version 6.5 with Kingo Root but, it just ended up losing my root access and I had to re-root my device.
Yesterday I attempted to run Super Sume v. 9.2.6 I believe, but for some reason it didn't recognize it Kingo, or Kingroot as being installed on my device.
So I ended up uninstalling it and trying an older version I had read worked, and it succeeded!​
Instructions for obtaining Root & Migrating over to Super Su are as follows.
If you are currently rooted using Kingo Root, un-root from within the Kingo app 'Superuser' and proceed to uninstall the rest of their apps..
Install & run Kingroot 4.5; When this is finished, restart your phone and run an app to verify you have root. (I use the free version of Root Checker.)
This may not be necessary but at this point I re-installed Busybox.
Install & run Super Sume v6.7
Restart & Verify Root!
:fingers-crossed: Success! :highfive:
If for some reason your device failed to achieve root using Kingroot after removal of Kingoroot; you may have better luck leaving your device rooted with all the Kingo Root apps installed until after you install Kingroot.
(Although I'm sure most people would advise against it, I actually skipped the un-root/un-installation procedure until after I had installed Kingroot 4.5 because I my battery was at 9%)
Honestly it shouldn't really matter though Super Sume is supposed to remove everything like that anyways
Required APK's can be found below.
4/12/23-Edit: Replaced broken links with working ones from my google drive.
Kingroot 4.5.apk
Super Sume 6.7.apk
7z archive incase drive has false-positives: here password: xda​

Thanks for your efforts!!
Hi, I would really like to appreciate your efforts for this but the links you gave at the end are not working so I am unable to even try your given method.
Thank You!!

Fixed Broken Links
SteeleRocky said:
Hi, I would really like to appreciate your efforts for this but the links you gave at the end are not working so I am unable to even try your given method.
Thank You!!
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Sorry about that, I went ahead and put them on my google drive. Let me know if it works out for you.

Fyi, this method worked for me on a sprint sm-t217s galaxy tab 3 7.0 running kitkat 4.4.2 baseband OH1..

The:Dude said:
Fyi, this method worked for me on a sprint sm-t217s galaxy tab 3 7.0 running kitkat 4.4.2 baseband OH1..
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Glad to hear it!
I figured it would probably work on all the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 variants but I only have the AT&T model.
If you don't want to flash your system(or can't in my case) this is probably the next best thing.

Worked for me on my AT&T SM-T217A on 4.4.2 T217AUCUCNI1 & T217AUCUCNI2
Thank you!

sixn3is7 said:
Worked for me on my AT&T SM-T217A. Thank you.
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You are most welcome. :victory:
Enjoy!

Got hit with a infected file warning.

Try this archive instead, password is xda.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByBY1FxjHZd2WnlHMEVVTzB1VXc/view?usp=drivesdk

Let me know if updated link works, otherwise... I will update OP when I get home.

I know this thread is quite old but it helped me get back on track thanks to r4e_hafintosh and his great instructions. I am working with a Galaxy 3 7.0 SM-T217A (AT&T) version. Wasn't working right so I did a full reset. Tried to get TWRP installed and things went to hell quickly. Biggest problem then was finding a stock 4.2.2 and/or 4.4.2. I finally located both here: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=T217A so I was able to use the repair files and get back to stock 4.4.2. Then I followed instructions from r4e_hafintosh to get KingRoot installed along with BusyBox. I'm currently waiting for SuperSUMe to install and it appears I'm back on track. Thanks to r4e_hafintosh, the unknown person who posted the repair files and everyone who has posted at XDA and other Android sites that allowed me to finally hunt down what I needed. Probably a small victory for those much more well versed in customizing ROMs but I big win for me. Hopefully the next person trying to find stock files for the AT&T SM-T217A will find this post as well. Thanks all!

How can we unlock bootloader for it