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[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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Root status for Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2

Hi. I'm picking up a Galaxy Pro 12.2 tomorrow after being seriously impressed with the build quality and screen size.
However, after browsing my favourite forum (XDA!) I see that there is little or no development on the 12.2 version.
Couple of questions -
Anybody figured a root method for the 12.2 yet?
I'm assuming that each individual tablet can't use each others ROMs? (e.g 12.2 can't use an 8.4 ROM)
Thanks in advance.
BTW - if anyone wants a fantastic wallpaper and is interested in anything PS4 check out the new Photo Mode screenshot thread on Neogaf. There are some stunning images there. I'm on my tablet just now and don't have access to a link. Sorry!
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Chainfire has an auto root method for the tablet on his website... If your looking for development it's probably not the tablet to go with, these aren't as popular with the modding community. And truthfully with root and mods it's really unneeded IMO.
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His website has root for the Note Pro, not the Tab. Everyone is making this mistake, confusing the SMP-900 with the SMT-900.

Same difference I'm sure. You'll just need someone with balls to try it out.
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I can confirm that the CF Root linked in the article works flawlessly on 12.2 Wifi. Just make sure you use Odin 3.09 and you should be fine.
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ianrobbie said:
I can confirm that the CF Root linked in the article works flawlessly on 12.2 Wifi. Just make sure you use Odin 3.09 and you should be fine.
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Thanks for trying. I might root it now. Do you happen to have a link ?

ianrobbie said:
I can confirm that the CF Root linked in the article works flawlessly on 12.2 Wifi. Just make sure you use Odin 3.09 and you should be fine.
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Then why did this brick mine? Doesn't work!!

which one
ianrobbie said:
I can confirm that the CF Root linked in the article works flawlessly on 12.2 Wifi. Just make sure you use Odin 3.09 and you should be fine.
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http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ is this the correct one
samsung SM-P900 v1awifixx v1awifi universal5420 exynos5
tx's

Not sure why your's didn't work. I just downloaded Odin and put the Wifi variant of the tar.md5 in the AP field, waited on Odin finding it and clicked "Start".
The only thing I will say is that the reboot after the initial flashing takes longer than normal. You just get a black screen. So long, in fact, that I was just about to unplug the tablet then the screen flashed up, doing it's thing. You have to wait until its completely done before unplugging and rebooting.
The link I followed was the one in the CF Root thread in the Galaxy Note 12.2 forum - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2656551
Looking back, I just realised I've been a total noob and confused the Galaxy Note Pro and Tab Pro. All I can say is that the Wifi variant of the tar.md5 linked in the post above does indeed root the Galaxy Pro Tab 12.2. I'm running Xposed and Wanam fine just now.
Are the two devices so similiar?
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I can confirm this approach worked for me as well to root my Tab Pro 12.2.
I did have a bit of a scare initially with Odin 3.09 where I soft bricked the tablet and had to download a stock rom to flash via Odin to correct the issue.
However it did subsequently work using Odin 3.07 using the Note Pro 12.2 CF Auto root file.

Nope-not happening. Freezes at cache.img, screen goes to colored hash, and it soft bricks. So I guess I'm out of the picture. Wish I never bought the damn thing.
Rich

dorpmuller said:
Nope-not happening. Freezes at cache.img, screen goes to colored hash, and it soft bricks. So I guess I'm out of the picture. Wish I never bought the damn thing.
Rich
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Which Rom are you using? I'm using the BTU firmware after flashing it from a USA version, and have just got the same error. "Knox Void 1 " as well though.

Blartiartfast said:
Which Rom are you using? I'm using the BTU firmware after flashing it from a USA version, and have just got the same error. "Knox Void 1 " as well though.
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Same ROM as you-it's the only one I could find. I just reflashed it again. I don't think root is gonna happen, no matter what anyone says. My situation is identical to what you just described.
Wish Chainfire could jump in with a comment.
I quit, before this thing gets hard bricked (or sledgehammered).
Rich

dorpmuller said:
Same ROM as you-it's the only one I could find. I just reflashed it again. I don't think root is gonna happen, no matter what anyone says. My situation is identical to what you just described.
Wish Chainfire could jump in with a comment.
I quit, before this thing gets hard bricked (or sledgehammered).
Rich
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I did download a later firmware version that what was on the device to undo the soft brick. This is the version I updated to: T900XXUANB6_T900SEKANC1_SEK.
Then I was able to flash the Note 12.2 CF Autoroot successfully.
Not sure if it was the newer firmware version or using Odin 3.07 instead of Odin 3.09 which I used when I soft bricked it, but its definitely rooted now and working well.

The only rom I could find was this: T900XXUANB5_T900OXAANB5_HOME.tar.md5. I couldn't find a U.S. XAR anywhere. If there's one around, I can't find it. I reflashed this rom with Odin 3.07 and it still soft bricked. I think it's headed to greedbay, I give up.
And everyone is still confusing SMP with SMT. Chainfire now has a SMT-905 on his site, but no SMT-900.
Rich

casteral said:
I did download a later firmware version that what was on the device to undo the soft brick. This is the version I updated to: T900XXUANB6_T900SEKANC1_SEK.
Then I was able to flash the Note 12.2 CF Autoroot successfully.
Not sure if it was the newer firmware version or using Odin 3.07 instead of Odin 3.09 which I used when I soft bricked it, but its definitely rooted now and working well.
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Cheers for that. Downloading that now...
dorpmuller. this flash file is definitely on the sammobile site. You need to register first, log in, click firmware.. Scroll down and put t900 in the search box half way down on the left.. First firmware thats listed.. It is for the the Ukraine (CSC) but hopefully will work fine.. I'll let you know in about 2 hours (I'm too tight to pay for a premium downlaod).
Might even upload it to Mega afterwards.
Confirmed working perfect. Downlaoded the above file, then rooted the T900 with the P900 chainfire root file..
A happy bunny.. I'm uploading the file to mega if anyone wants a nippier download.

OK, I finally got it-forgetting the most elementary mistake! I was using an aftermarket USB cable. I put the device in dl mode, cleared the cache, restarted into dl again, and used a Samsung USB 2.0 cable that came with one of my other tabs. Rooted in 30 seconds. Boy do I feel like an idiot!!
I did go get the aforementioned B6 rom just in case, but the b5 I had reflashed it with worked fine so I left well alone.
My humble thanks to everybody for puttin' up with me!
Oh, yeah... I used Odin 3.07 BTW
Rich

Now I'm confused. After reading dorpmullers reply, I flashed the tab back to the B5 BTU firmware again.. Bloody thing rooted 1st time.
Any ideas why it wouldn't route the first time round (tried around 10 times). Flashed B6 then back to B5.. Routed 1st time... Grr.
I had tried several firmwares (B5's) prior. Same lead, same laptop, etc.

Figured out proper procedure:
#1 If you're soft bricked flash any full stock recovery image. If you're functional go to next step.
#2 After done rebooting, reboot to stock recovery by holding Power + Volume Up and releasing power upon seeing the Samsung splash screen.
#3 Wipe cache using stock recovery.
#4 Reboot into download mode by holding Power + Volume Down, press Up when told to do so
#5 Use EITHER Odin 3.07 OR 3.09 to flash CF-Auto-Root package for SM-P900, yes, the image for the NOTE PRO will root the TAB PRO
#6 Patiently wait for reboot.
#7 Profit.

TweakerL said:
Figured out proper procedure:
#1 If you're soft bricked flash any full stock recovery image. If you're functional go to next step.
#2 After done rebooting, reboot to stock recovery by holding Power + Volume Up and releasing power upon seeing the Samsung splash screen.
#3 Wipe cache using stock recovery.
#4 Reboot into download mode by holding Power + Volume Down, press Up when told to do so
#5 Use EITHER Odin 3.07 OR 3.09 to flash CF-Auto-Root package for SM-P900, yes, the image for the NOTE PRO will root the TAB PRO
#6 Patiently wait for reboot.
#7 Profit.
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That's exactly how I did it, just as you have it here but with the Samsung cable.
Rich
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[Q] Need help to root note 2 tmobile 4.3

Hi I am new to this forum and a casual user. I wanted to root my note 2 tmobile android version 4.3 and actually rooted it once but knox created a lot of problem. I could not even launch titanium backup to freeze knox. Or was completely unable to disable knox. Now as android 4.3 has been released for quite a few months. Does anyone know of a method which will root my galaxy note 2 tmobile (SGH-T889) for sure and let me completely disable knox? If so please give me step by step instruction of rooting my device or alteratively you can provide me a link of the instruction so I can root my note 2 phone. I appreciate your help.

cooljd1 said:
Hi I am new to this forum and a casual user. I wanted to root my note 2 tmobile android version 4.3 and actually rooted it once but knox created a lot of problem. I could not even launch titanium backup to freeze knox. Or was completely unable to disable knox. Now as android 4.3 has been released for quite a few months. Does anyone know of a method which will root my galaxy note 2 tmobile (SGH-T889) for sure and let me completely disable knox? If so please give me step by step instruction of rooting my device or alteratively you can provide me a link of the instruction so I can root my note 2 phone. I appreciate your help.
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cf auto root should work for root. what did you use to root? if you are rooted install a custom recovery and flash a knoxfree rom from the dev section

Flash CF auto root via Odin then download latest superuser from play store and you are ready to go.
All credits to ChainFire

Did you try this method, if so did it work for you? Im having similar issues with my tmobile note 2 running 4.3 too. I'd appreciate it, thanks in advance...
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J3D1mineTR1X said:
Did you try this method, if so did it work for you? Im having similar issues with my tmobile note 2 running 4.3 too. I'd appreciate it, thanks in advance...
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Just as a suggestion, something that happened to me while playing around with the phone: if you're running Stock rom and then flash a custom recovery via Odin (I used Philz Touch) upon booting on recovery just to wipe cache/dalvik I found something interesting: my phone wasn't rooted, so when chosing the option "reboot system now" a message that said something like "root is broken, would you like to root your phone before rebooting" appeared. I was curious, as I normally use a website called Kingo root that does it in a one-click kinda way. When I chose Yes in the recovery, upon booting my phone it was rooted. After, I just intalled Chainfire's SuperSU from the play store and it was all good.
It's worth trying I believe.
Cheers

Sobaro said:
Flash CF auto root via Odin then download latest superuser from play store and you are ready to go.
All credits to ChainFire
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wavv.drama said:
Just as a suggestion, something that happened to me while playing around with the phone: if you're running Stock rom and then flash a custom recovery via Odin (I used Philz Touch) upon booting on recovery just to wipe cache/dalvik I found something interesting: my phone wasn't rooted, so when chosing the option "reboot system now" a message that said something like "root is broken, would you like to root your phone before rebooting" appeared. I was curious, as I normally use a website called Kingo root that does it in a one-click kinda way. When I chose Yes in the recovery, upon booting my phone it was rooted. After, I just intalled Chainfire's SuperSU from the play store and it was all good.
It's worth trying I believe.
Cheers
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I have a question. If you don't run odin as a administrator do you get this error message: Windows cannot access the specific device path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access. The last time I tried to root my phone i didn't run odin in administrator mode. I'm just finding out about this recently. I have all of the files installed on the computer and ready. Odin, recovery, keis, and supersu zip on sd card. Im just trying to figure out why I got that error message. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance... Awaiting your response...
"What good is knowledge if it's not to be shared"...
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J3D1mineTR1X said:
+wavv.drama
I have a question. If you don't run odin as a administrator do you get this error message: Windows cannot access the specific device path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access. The last time I tried to root my phone i didn't run odin in administrator mode. I'm just finding out about this recently. I have all of the files installed on the computer and ready. Odin, recovery, keis, and supersu zip on sd card. Im just trying to figure out why I got that error message. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance... Awaiting your response...
"What good is knowledge if it's not to be shared"...
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The only answer that pops up in my mind would be that you weren't running Odin as an administrator, like you mentioned. Maybe try running Odin as an admin, or alternatively (and I haven't tried this myself but Chainfire's thread gives a good step-by-step and people in the forum do help) use mobile Odin ------> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899. The first time I wanted to root my phone I was having issues too, not being able to do it because of lack of experience. I stumbled upon this website: http://www.kingoapp.com/. Check it out, if you would like. This kingo app is a downloadle app (kind of like Odin) that Roots yourm phone alone, without needing to flash anything. The step-by-step's are there, just turn on your developer options and then turn on USB debugging. I personally rooted A Galaxy Tab, SIII, a Note I i717 and an Asus MemoPad with that website and it worked perfectly for me. Rooting via custom recovery is something that I learned recently, and by chance. I do not know whether it trips the Knox counter or not to be honest with you, to me it doesn't make a difference since I will not be returning any of the devices I rooted, After rooting the phone like so you could potentially download mobile Odin from Chainfire's thread and then use Odin without needing to use your computer.
Hope this helps

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Yeah that was it, i rooted it earlier today. I do have another question for you. I ran root checker pro and it says I'm rooted. I tried to install busybox but it said remove supersu permissions reinstall supersu and to delete and reinstall busybox. Also the adb shell doesn't have root access either. So is that a common occurrence, or is it the norm after rooting and installing custom recovery? Awaiting your reply. Thanks in advance...
What good is knowledge if it's not to be shared...
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Sorry for the late reply, hadn't been to the forum in a minute. To be honest with u, I don't know for sure. I haven't personally yet served myself from adb so I can't tell u. However, the reason why you received that response from busybox may be because when u were partially rooted it gained root access (if it ever did, I only assume).
Try what was asked of u and I'm sure busybox will work no problems. Also, if u have the terminal emulator apk try entering the command "root" (without the ") and if u gain roots access it will definitely mean you are rooted for sure.
What do you want to use adb for, if I may ask?
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[Q] Samsung Galaxy S3 - T999 - Emergency - Bricked Phone

Hello XDA Community,
Well I am a beginner in terms of trying to utilize anything my T-Mob. Samsung Galaxy S3 has to offer, tried to place CM11 onto my S3 but I think I just bricked my device.
I got to the part where my phone was unrooted and I had all the files ready for ZIP. I actually used TOWELROOT to unroot it, got SuperSU & permissions, I think I may have bypassed KNOX, not 100% sure.
I had the latest TWRP - it boots into it fine but when I tried to install CM11 w/ GAPPs - it fails to install. I keep getting the error that the binary doesn't work. I was reading on the forums that one had to change the d2tmob into d2can - tried it and put the new zip back into the SD card, I even tried to put CM10.2 thinking that maybe the "stable version" might be better than the nightly.
Anyhow, I was following a guide and I deleted everything (INCLUDING MY OS) except for things in my SD Card.
I cannot recover anything because I backed up my phone onto my phone - which was wiped...real genius....
I am kicking myself, I haven't been able to use my phone for 4 days now, I've been trying to fix it myself but I have NO CLUE in terms of what to do next.
I keep reading about ODIN and booting something else but I am extremely distraught over the whole ordeal and I do not know what to do.
I can boot into download mode (down button + middle + power) but my skills are extremely rudimentary - I am sorry to bother the community but I really do need help.
I have trouble understanding any difficult things - I kind of need the instructions to be broken down to like "Plug phone in now" - do that...and etc. Any links that might help are muchly appreciated.
I just want any OS now - even if it is stock but I need simple instructions ~ I am sorry, I really do not know where else to turn to....pretty sure my phone is bricked (soft bricked, idk) - but I do not know where else to turn - please help XDA community.
So if there's anything someone could dig up or do to help me fix my phone....I would be eternally grateful.

Download the stock or root66 firmware from my thread stickied in development. I suggest reading that and other stickies as well btw.
After downloading, unzip. The result should be a .tar.md5 file.
Boot download mode
Plug in phone, open odin 3.09. (Download in my signature)
Click AP and select the firmware you just got.
After the check finishes, click start. When it says PASS it'll reboot and you're done.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Download the stock or root66 firmware from my thread stickied in development. I suggest reading that and other stickies as well btw.
After downloading, unzip. The result should be a .tar.md5 file.
Boot download mode
Plug in phone, open odin 3.09. (Download in my signature)
Click AP and select the firmware you just got.
After the check finishes, click start. When it says PASS it'll reboot and you're done.
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Thank You so much for the prompty response, downloading the root66 now,
I hope it's okay that I do not have any OS on it. I will definitely let you know how it goes.
Quick Question: download mode is Down Key + Middle + Power.
And AP should be in Odin right?
Also...for the boxes - what should be checked in ODIN 3.09 when I am about to put in the AP thing?

docholiday77 said:
download the stock or root66 firmware from my thread stickied in development. I suggest reading that and other stickies as well btw.
After downloading, unzip. The result should be a .tar.md5 file.
Boot download mode
plug in phone, open odin 3.09. (download in my signature)
click ap and select the firmware you just got.
After the check finishes, click start. When it says pass it'll reboot and you're done.
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it worked! Thank you so much!

Awesome! Glad to hear it! Sorry I didn't answer your last questions in time, but for future reference, only F-Reset Time and Auto Reboot should be checked.
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Awesome! Glad to hear it! Sorry I didn't answer your last questions in time, but for future reference, only F-Reset Time and Auto Reboot should be checked.
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No, I am so grateful!
I was wondering if there might possibly be a guide to properly get CM 11, I will definitely look for it. Thanks

DocHoliday77 said:
Awesome! Glad to hear it! Sorry I didn't answer your last questions in time, but for future reference, only F-Reset Time and Auto Reboot should be checked.
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Okay, so now that my phone is back on Stock (I used the root66 method), I have SuperSU but when I go to the app, it gives me the message
"if you have a custom recovery like TWRP or CWM, that can be used to install the SU binary. This is recommended for HTC devices. How would you like to install the SU Binary, with Normal as an option & TWRP/CWM as another option.
I am trying to see how to properly root my phone in the next step.
After I root my phone, I hope to get flash a ROM.
I am sorry to ask again DocHoliday77 but could you please help me once again in terms of what to do next?
I think your instructions were really simple (layman's terms) and it helped me debrick my device.
I just do not know how to flash a ROM, let's just say for purposes that I wanted the Carbon ROM - how would I proceed once I get to the step with SuperSU's message? Please help

If your intentions are to flash a rom, you don't need to be rooted before hand. Just boot into twrp/cwm, factory reset and flash the rom. That's it!
As to your specific question, I always choose Normal for that option.
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Just a heads up, I hear they may have solved it, but the latest cm roms haven't worked well without the 4.4.2 modems. If you flash and find you have signal/connection/imei issues, factory reset and flash an older version.
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DocHoliday77 said:
If your intentions are to flash a rom, you don't need to be rooted before hand. Just boot into twrp/cwm, factory reset and flash the rom. That's it!
As to your specific question, I always choose Normal for that option.
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Just a heads up, I hear they may have solved it, but the latest cm roms haven't worked well without the 4.4.2 modems. If you flash and find you have signal/connection/imei issues, factory reset and flash an older version.
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Seems like a silly question but how do I get CWM/TWRP?
I had booted into TWRP before but I kept getting the binary updater error when I tried to flash CM11.
Is there an easy way to get CWM - I think that would be my route of preference now because of the sour experience with TWRP.

here is a link to CWM advanced philz touch recovery. its CWM but with xtra options and you use 'touch' instead of volume buttons.
if you want to check it out.
its a flashable zip.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552640
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mrrocketdog said:
here is a link to CWM advanced philz touch recovery. its CWM but with xtra options and you use 'touch' instead of volume buttons.
if you want to check it out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552640
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Thank You very much. I'll try to follow the instructions.
And my SuperSU popup never came back after the first time - I do not think it is working properly

mrrocketdog said:
here is a link to CWM advanced philz touch recovery. its CWM but with xtra options and you use 'touch' instead of volume buttons.
if you want to check it out.
its a flashable zip.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552640
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Sorry, was just reading up on how to flash PhilzCWM with a GS3-t999 but it seems a bit complicated.
I'm sorry, I am extremely computer illiterate and I have to apologize for that.
My goal is to get a custom ROM - I already have the ROM I want downloaded and such but I just do not have anyway to flash it.
Is there any easier way to get to where I want to be?
Please let me know & if you could provide simple layman's terms, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.

if you can get to cwm recvery to flash a zip file , then
https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2lte/
the 2nd zip file from the bottom is the latest i believe. (philz_touch_6.486-d2lte.zip).
click on that and it should download to your phone. then go into CWM and choose that file to flash. reboot phone. then go back into recovery and you should now have 'cwm advanced philz touch recovery' on your phone.
then you can flash your ROM from there.
hope that made sense.
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Can you tell us exactly what recovery you currently have? Twrp/cwm/philz should all work fine. I use twrp. Just personal preference.
Also, go into Settings > about device and tell us your current baseband.
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twrp for me also doc. feels more user friendly. (just my opinion) still on v.2.6.3.1 d2att and no problems. just saying.
twrp d2tmo =
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809313
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DocHoliday77 said:
Can you tell us exactly what recovery you currently have? Twrp/cwm/philz should all work fine. I use twrp. Just personal preference.
Also, go into Settings > about device and tell us your current baseband.
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Hey I finally installed a custom ROM onto my Galaxy S3!
I just used TWRP and flashed it. I've been messing around with all the combinations so far ~ it's really amazing, it's like I have a new phone.
Quick Question: say I wanted to flash another ROM, other than the one I am currently using.
Can I just download another ROM onto my SD card and flash it via TWRP again OR
Do I have to restore the phone back to it's original stock OS and redo the TWRP thing again?

dkuang said:
Hey I finally installed a custom ROM onto my Galaxy S3!
I just used TWRP and flashed it. I've been messing around with all the combinations so far ~ it's really amazing, it's like I have a new phone.
Quick Question: say I wanted to flash another ROM, other than the one I am currently using.
Can I just download another ROM onto my SD card and flash it via TWRP again OR
Do I have to restore the phone back to it's original stock OS and redo the TWRP thing again?
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Sorry I haven't replied sooner. Haven't been home this weekend.
For the most part, yes, just download the new rom and flash. No need to revert to stock or reflash recovery except in certain situations.
Unless you are flashing a very similar rom, it's always a good idea to factory reset. You can get away with "dirty flashing" sometimes, but if you have problems, youll have to reset.
This is required if going between different based roms such as Touchwiz and cm.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Download the stock or root66 firmware from my thread stickied in development. I suggest reading that and other stickies as well btw.
After downloading, unzip. The result should be a .tar.md5 file.
Boot download mode
Plug in phone, open odin 3.09. (Download in my signature)
Click AP and select the firmware you just got.
After the check finishes, click start. When it says PASS it'll reboot and you're done.
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Hi, everybody!
The minus page says that the file is not avaible or does not exist, when I try to download the original ICS Rom of the T999 T-Mobile.
Please, fix this!
Thanks!

porrafonso said:
Hi, everybody!
The minus page says that the file is not avaible or does not exist, when I try to download the original ICS Rom of the T999 T-Mobile.
Please, fix this!
Thanks!
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I don't recommend installing a stock ICS ROM if your phone has a 4.3 bootloader.

Yeah I did the ICS on the 4.3 bootloader. Don't do it, it hurts......

[Q&A] [Recovery][D2SPR] TWRP for Boost/Virgin Mobile Phones

Q&A for [Recovery][D2SPR] TWRP for Boost/Virgin Mobile Phones
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i tried flashing twrp-2.8.6.0-d2spr-virgin-boost.img.tar.md5 and my odin just crashes.

hellspawn3200 said:
i tried flashing twrp-2.8.6.0-d2spr-virgin-boost.img.tar.md5 and my odin just crashes.
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The .md5 is a checksum file. Use the .tar file.
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hellspawn3200 said:
i tried flashing twrp-2.8.6.0-d2spr-virgin-boost.img.tar.md5 and my odin just crashes.
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Does it just hang or does the window completely close on its own?
Luniz2k1 said:
The .md5 is a checksum file. Use the .tar file.
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Actually in this case it is the actual recovery with the checksum added in. Just like samsungs stock files.

Lrs121 said:
Does it just hang or does the window completely close on its own?
Actually in this case it is the actual recovery with the checksum added in. Just like samsungs stock files.
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Good to know. I am used to md5 files being checksum files only.
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Luniz2k1 said:
Good to know. I am used to md5 files being checksum files only.
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I completely understand, took some getting used to when I had a samsung phone.

twrp not working
i need help I installed twrp via odin on my virgin mobile galaxy s3 nd when I go onto recovery to do a back up it shows my internal storage 0 nd I cant install roms cuz it wont read my sd card also when I turn it off it says I have no OS installe dbut I do. but works fine with cwm nd philz touch any idea what it can be???

nowayjose420 said:
i need help I installed twrp via odin on my virgin mobile galaxy s3 nd when I go onto recovery to do a back up it shows my internal storage 0 nd I cant install roms cuz it wont read my sd card also when I turn it off it says I have no OS installe dbut I do. but works fine with cwm nd philz touch any idea what it can be???
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Which version of twrp did you install the one from this thread or from the offical twrp website. if you installed the on from this thread make sure youre running the latest version.

Lrs121 said:
Which version of twrp did you install the one from this thread or from the offical twrp website. if you installed the on from this thread make sure youre running the latest version.
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It was the latest version nd i even tried an older version juss to see if that was what was wrong but still did the same thing nd yes i used the twrp from this thread nd also from the website every twrp ive tried kept doing the same thing

nowayjose420 said:
It was the latest version nd i even tried an older version juss to see if that was what was wrong but still did the same thing nd yes i used the twrp from this thread nd also from the website every twrp ive tried kept doing the same thing
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Unfortunately beyond saying use the latest version, there's not much I can do without logs.

Lrs121 said:
Unfortunately beyond saying use the latest version, there's not much I can do without logs.
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how would I be able to show yu the logs?? I get a lot of red words saying cant mount

nowayjose420 said:
how would I be able to show yu the logs?? I get a lot of red words saying cant mount
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How to obtain the logs is covered in the op right under the FAQ's. upload it here as an attachment and ill look through it. However, usually when there are mount errors thats because the recovery isnt meant to run on your device.

Is it possible to enable device encryption while using this recovery?
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I've been using the multi boot version of twrp basically since I've had the phone and out of nowhere when I go into recovery its a different version of twrp and isn't mounting anything all the sudden. And says no os but I do
How do I add a file to your post from your phone.trying to add the log

SuppliedRelic said:
Is it possible to enable device encryption while using this recovery?
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It should work though I don't know if/what issues may come up because of the way I had to change some files around to just get the recovery to complile.
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I've been using the multi boot version of twrp basically since I've had the phone and out of nowhere when I go into recovery its a different version of twrp and isn't mounting anything all the sudden. And says no os but I do
How do I add a file to your post from your phone.trying to add the log
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I'm not really certain how to do it from a phone. I would try and use the web browser instead of any of the apps that can connect to xda. And if that has issues I'd upload it to dropbox or google drive and post a public share link.

Right now I have Gummified TWRP 2.8.0.0 on my Virgin Mobile d2spr. If I switch to this recovery, will I be able to restore nandroids made with the Gummified TWRP?

Powered_By_Linux said:
Right now I have Gummified TWRP 2.8.0.0 on my Virgin Mobile d2spr. If I switch to this recovery, will I be able to restore nandroids made with the Gummified TWRP?
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you should, im not certain if there were enough major changes between 2.8.0.0 and 2.8.6.0 or if there was changes made to the Gummified twrp that would make the backups incompatable. i suggest reading the major changelogs on the twrp.me website and look for anything related to backup changes. otherwise most if not all twrp backups will work with each other.

So I am not sure if this is a TWRP issue or a phone issue, I have a boots S3. SPH-L710 and Installed TWRP 2.8.6.0 and i try to wipe something and I get the following errors:
wipe completed: failed and other errors, see screenshot
I get error unable to mount /cache and so on, I have included a screenshot of the error.
I flashed via Odin, I tried 3.04, 3.06, 3.07 and 3.09 of oden and it says it has been flashed sucessfully no errors on the flashing side of odin, just when I try to wipe or install a rom. I have TWRP on Note 4 and it works fine, I tried all the steps i did previously on my note 4 and it worked on that device, just not the s3. Perhaps this TWRP isn't compatible with this device? Or something I missing,
I did try flashing this twrp listed on this forum and odin crashes as well. included screenshot

nofroyo said:
So I am not sure if this is a TWRP issue or a phone issue, I have a boots S3. SPH-L710 and Installed TWRP 2.8.6.0 and i try to wipe something and I get the following errors:
wipe completed: failed and other errors, see screenshot
I get error unable to mount /cache and so on, I have included a screenshot of the error.
I flashed via Odin, I tried 3.04, 3.06, 3.07 and 3.09 of oden and it says it has been flashed sucessfully no errors on the flashing side of odin, just when I try to wipe or install a rom. I have TWRP on Note 4 and it works fine, I tried all the steps i did previously on my note 4 and it worked on that device, just not the s3. Perhaps this TWRP isn't compatible with this device? Or something I missing,
I did try flashing this twrp listed on this forum and odin crashes as well. included screenshot
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You can download Flashify from the Google Play Store and then use that application to flash the latest version of the fixed recovery posted in the original thread.
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SuppliedRelic said:
You can download Flashify from the Google Play Store and then use that application to flash the latest version of the fixed recovery posted in the original thread.
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yea hopefully i can get it running so i can do that