Unable to root. - Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello All iIwas planning to root my old tablet today.
I was follwing along this great tutorial
Code:
www[dot]youtube[dot]com/watch?v=CWtHQj35clk
Until I hit a snag.
my root wasn't working. I was using Oden and the Suggested file I have keep getting failed.
I decided as a last resort to try a new image
Code:
desktop[dot]firmware[dot]mobi/device:79/firmware:8739
I Have the gt-p5210 and I am running kitkat 4.4.2 while the security patch is KOT49H.P5210XXUBNK2
I then tried some of the tutroails on this forum but failed, then I tried those new auto roots.
NONE of them worked.
as a last resort I am here.
I dunno any advice what to try next?

Had you tried KingRoot with PC?

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unable to root evo 4g with simpleroot or unrevoked

Hi all
I tried to root my evo (which had received the OTA 1.47.651.1 update already), but I've run into some problems...
I tried using the simpleroot OTA edition, but kept getting an error in step 3 where the script was unable to create a file in /data/app-cache/...
After that I tried the newly released unrevoked 3 method, which appeared to be working until near the end it rebooted the phone and said it was flashing the recovery, but the phone booted as normal and the program sat there saying it was flashing the recovery for >10min at which point I closed the program.
I was going to try one of the manual methods, but new when I boot into the HBOOT I get an error saying the main version is older, update failed. I've tried a couple different PC36IMG.zip files and all of them get the same error. And if I try to do a factory reset the phone just boots into the HBOOT screen and does nothing.
My phone can still boot normally and is usable except the camera will not turn on.
Can anyone try to help me fix my phone and get it rooted? Or at least restored to its original state?
Thanks in advance for any help!
ok scratch the camera part, after leaving the phone off for a bit and rebooting it appears to be working again... but the rest is still messed up
i had the same or similar problem because i had tried both root methods.
i got it to work with unrevoked 3 after:
1. removing pc36img.zip from the root of the SD card (apparently it'll always try to load a local image before attempting to connect to the PC)
2. uninstalling htc sync from the PC (others say this wasn't necessary, but it was definitely the step that allowed it to work successfully for me)
It turns out PDAnet also interferes with the driver accessing the evo.
Once i removed htc sync and pdanet both from my computer i was able to root my phone successfully.
not sure what the issue with simpleroot was though, but i didn't explore too deeply since unrevoked 3.1 worked now.
Man, that just saved the day for me! Thanks for the info about deleting the zip file.
hey I am having a similar proble with not being able to root. I tried all the stuff you guys suggested but it still wont work.
-i never installed htc sync or PDAnet
am i doing something wrong?
rparker85 said:
hey I am having a similar proble with not being able to root. I tried all the stuff you guys suggested but it still wont work.
-i never installed htc sync or PDAnet
am i doing something wrong?
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Are you trying to root Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Sent from HTC Evo 4g using XDA app
Android 2.2? I need to root so I can use the setcpu app. I'm not real tech savy but I know I tried all these methods and they didn't work. Am I doing something wrong

[Q] Rooting the S3

No matter what i tried i can not get root on this phone i just got it about three days ago.
its a Tmobile Phone
it came with 4.1.1
Build UVDLJA
Ive tried root66 but no dice, i can not run any thing root, everything requiring root hangs in the loading screen and when i try to update the binary for superuser it fails in the acquiring root permissions section,
I never get the prompt to deny or allow.
this is is my 5th android phone and the first to present this issue to me.
Can anyone provide insight on why this is happening?
After you ODIN, did you see the super user icon? If not, you may not did it correctly or you chose the wrong TARZ file to ODIN.
ferny_dx said:
No matter what i tried i can not get root on this phone i just got it about three days ago.
its a Tmobile Phone
it came with 4.1.1
Build UVDLJA
Ive tried root66 but no dice, i can not run any thing root, everything requiring root hangs in the loading screen and when i try to update the binary for superuser it fails in the acquiring root permissions section,
I never get the prompt to deny or allow.
this is is my 5th android phone and the first to present this issue to me.
Can anyone provide insight on why this is happening?
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ferny_dx said:
No matter what i tried i can not get root on this phone i just got it about three days ago.
its a Tmobile Phone
it came with 4.1.1
Build UVDLJA
Ive tried root66 but no dice, i can not run any thing root, everything requiring root hangs in the loading screen and when i try to update the binary for superuser it fails in the acquiring root permissions section,
I never get the prompt to deny or allow.
this is is my 5th android phone and the first to present this issue to me.
Can anyone provide insight on why this is happening?
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check out max's video over on galaxys3root.com. its pretty simple and fool proof. I first had trouble with my rooting of the tmo s3 but followed his guide and worked perfect. Now im flash happy trying out all the awesome roms out there.
ferny_dx said:
No matter what i tried i can not get root on this phone i just got it about three days ago.
its a Tmobile Phone
it came with 4.1.1
Build UVDLJA
Ive tried root66 but no dice, i can not run any thing root, everything requiring root hangs in the loading screen and when i try to update the binary for superuser it fails in the acquiring root permissions section,
I never get the prompt to deny or allow.
this is is my 5th android phone and the first to present this issue to me.
Can anyone provide insight on why this is happening?
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Could be a bad download. I would re-download the root66 file and try again. Just to be sure, are you extracting the .tar file and flashing it in the PDA section in Odin?
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
Have you tired after you Odin root66 booting into recovery and wiping data and cache?
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
I had the same issue until I saw this video and it worked. Follow the link and it'll show u, for some reason this recovery file is the only one that worked.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKwhAVj5Feg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
Thanks for for input folks, I just decided to do a factory reset, that solved my issue s soon as it booked up I was rooted

SU Library Update Fails

Hi all,
Galaxy Nexus.. Running Android 4.3 Build-JWR66V, rooted, using SuperSU.
Few weeks ago I got an update which increments the build to JWRR6Y, which failed to install every time I tried.
Then I read that there are still a few problems with root on 4.3.
After the SuperSU was updated (which foxes the problem) i opened the app and it said that SU binary needs to be updated, I agreed to continue...
Chose "Normal" and waited around 8 minutes without any luck, restated tried again without any luck...
Chose the other method which restarted my phone into recovery mode, which ended with an error...
Can anyone please help me out with this issue, I've searched the internet getting nothing really worth the fox that I'm looking for...
Thanks.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

So I'm Pretty Sure My Wife Is Going To Kill Me

So I offered to put a custom ROM on my wife's Galaxy S II T989, because she likes my S3. First problem was it would NOT root. It would install the superuser app but it wouldn't verify as rooted, says the su binaries were not installed... Ok. I wanted to use the CM11 Kit Kat Rom, so the instructions said that I had to be rooted so I kept looking and finally found one for su v0.92, it failed in CW recovery so I tried it using Odin, and again it failed. So I rebooted the phone to try again later and it is now stuck in a boot loop. I have read that Odin can be a little finicky so I kept trying and to no avail. I even tried Heimdall Suite and it said that it detected my device but after I tried to install the root package that way it said device could not be detected and threw an error. I couldn't figure that out, so I verified that the USB drivers were installed and they were. The forum says I have what's called a soft bricked phone and to download a recovery kernel for it and it should fix the problem, but I can't find one for android version 4.1.2.
I have tried two different USB cords, and two different USB ports and nothing. I am just so lost confused. I completely abandoned Android after Froyo and went to a Windows Phone for over 2 years but recently came back because of the lack of app support. I used to flash ROMs on my LG Optimus T all the time without a problem. Things have changed I guess. I'm pretty sure that my wife is going to have a cow when she wakes up this morning. Any help that anyone can provide would be most helpful. Thanks in advance!
So I fixed the problem with the boot loop. Odin finally wanted to cooperate this time. I downloaded a stock time and extracted the md5 file out of it and flashed it using Odin v1.85 with defaukt options checked and it worked! I hope this helps someone who was having the same problem I was with the Galaxy T989.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app

Root messed up

Hi
I rooted my phone a couple of months ago, a few days ago I accidentally updated superSU on google play. It said had to restart phone and update etc. So I did that but then I went into greenify and only could do the manual close and root was gone. So I used odin and clockwork method and did everything right but root was still not there. Did it a couple of times and still couldnt get root then uninstalled SuperSU and tried again and still nothing. I really dont know what the issue is. Could anyone give me a hand? Dunno whats going on
I have GT-I9190
Thanks
Try to flash this from odin
http://download.chainfire.eu/423/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-serrano3g-serrano3gub-gti9190.zip
Unzip before
Miccia said:
Try to flash this from odin
http://download.chainfire.eu/423/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-serrano3g-serrano3gub-gti9190.zip
Unzip before
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did you tried to root it with towelroot ?
Hi
I tried again and it just worked. After the 7th attempt with same method. Its odd.

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