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I had root custom cwm recovery had JB ROM installed and flashed solid ice 2.0 and booted up. Once in tried installing ROM toolbox and couldn't get root access. I still have custom recovery and super user but I have no root access. I did searches and followed all instructions but couldn't find anything on my current situation. I've never flashed a ROM and lost root. I'm on sprint but have my girlfriends s3 rooted on Verizon. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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jtadak said:
I had root custom cwm recovery had JB ROM installed and flashed solid ice 2.0 and booted up. Once in tried installing ROM toolbox and couldn't get root access. I still have custom recovery and super user but I have no root access. I did searches and followed all instructions but couldn't find anything on my current situation. I've never flashed a ROM and lost root. I'm on sprint but have my girlfriends s3 rooted on Verizon. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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When I lost root on my galaxy nexus, I just restored a nandroid backup and I was back in business. That should work assuming you have a previous backup.

Try opening SuperUser and updating your binaries.
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Thanks but I have no option in super user to update binary.
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tu3218 said:
When I lost root on my galaxy nexus, I just restored a nandroid backup and I was back in business. That should work assuming you have a previous backup.
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I did not nandroid.
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jtadak said:
Thanks but I have no option in super user to update binary.
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In super user store to the left. You should see some green and possibly Red writing. Touch there and you now have the iron to update binaries.
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jtadak said:
Thanks but I have no option in super user to update binary.
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yes you do...open super user, slide your screen to the left, under the info tab look down and tap update binary...so easy a
caveman can do it!

Haha, not on this version Just says it's out of date. I think there's some kind of a flashable zip to update right now.
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jtadak said:
Haha, not on this version Just says it's out of date. I think there's some kind of a flashable zip to update right now.
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Forgot I had this
http://db.tt/ff2iOUgx
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She had to leave and took her phone! I'll try as soon as I see her again. Thanks bud.
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It worked. GTG thanks again guys.
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jtadak said:
It worked. GTG thanks again guys.
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Just for clarity for future users who stumble on this thread, which method worked: updating your binaries or installing whatever is in the dropbox link?
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Yes it was the flashable zip that kintwofan was so cool as to post. That's what enabled me to update binaries on the version I'm on. Great idea, that's why I wanted reply with the success but I should have clarified
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No, thank you. This may help someone in the future.
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Lost root?

I haven't taken any ota's, and out of nowhere I don't have root. I tried updating binaries through supersu, but utility says installation failed. Help?
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Reroot it then...
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Reroot it then...
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Thank u captain obvious, let me clarify, I want to know what may have caused it and if anyone else had this happen, I re rooted but if I flash a jb Rom and it happens again I don't want to be stuck unrooted
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chupafaros said:
Thank u captain obvious
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That made me lol.
Sorry I know I'm not helping at all, but really, that made my day.

More information. What ROM, do you have a custom recovery? If you have stock recovery then the ota def updated itself. If your stock rooted then it will do that without asking
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I'm stock rooted, but I had flashed twrp recovery
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Repeat the rooting process again.

[Q] Root in new JB update

I got the OTA update on my gs3 to jelly bean yesterday. Is it possible to root it using the file i used to root it in ics 4.0.4? Do i need to download a new .tar file to root 4.1.1 or will using the same file be okay?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35418324
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Thanks!
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Posting this here, I made an account just to ask this question. I've rooted a few of my devices but this is my first time rooting a phone. I followed the link you posted but when I boot into recovery using CWM and try to flash SupersSU_Bootloader.zip I get an E:signature verification failed.
Any thoughts?

No sorry haven't rooted mine yet. I'd try adding in the thread for the root.
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Well I fixed it, for some reason it was booting into the normal samsung recovery instead of CWM. I know its kind of obvious but hey....give me a break
For other newbies having the same issue make sure you are booting into CWM and not the stock samsung recovery.

How do you change which recovery the phone boots into?
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ThePatelBros said:
How do you change which recovery the phone boots into?
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You don't. The ota was overwriting cwm on boot like the last ics ota was. The directions for the root method are updated to get around that now.
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Yup! I saw the update about 10 minutes ago and I am now rooted!
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Somebody please help!!!

For some reason my blaze doesn't let me register T-Mobile network,,I thought maybe my phone was blacklisted but I checked my ime on a website that tells you if your phone is blacklisted and my ime checked out..supposedly my phone isn't blacklisted..so im totally clueless as to why it won't register,,any help please???
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CaptainhowdY22 said:
For some reason my blaze doesn't let me register T-Mobile network,,I thought maybe my phone was blacklisted but I checked my ime on a website that tells you if your phone is blacklisted and my ime checked out..supposedly my phone isn't blacklisted..so im totally clueless as to why it won't register,,any help please???
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now, when you say it doesn't let you register on the T-Mobile network, what do you mean? No bars? What rom, kernel, and radio are you using?

I would ask t-mobile if it was blacklisted not some random website if your worried about that and did you try a different sim card?
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tommyboy8125 said:
I would ask t-mobile if it was blacklisted not some random website if your worried about that and did you try a different sim card?
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Hey, it's gotta be true if it's on the internet right?
Yeah, I would check with T-Mobile and see what they have to say about it... Where did you buy the phone?
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jparnell8839 said:
now, when you say it doesn't let you register on the T-Mobile network, what do you mean? No bars? What rom, kernel, and radio are you using?
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I would love to know this information as well.
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Im running cm10 latest nightly..I've tried all the available radios...talked to tmo and they said asurion could have blacklisted it...if thats so,is there any way around it..I'm using lightning zap kernel..I'm having problems with network registration but the phone us able to detect the face that my calls are being forwarded..
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CaptainhowdY22 said:
Im running cm10 latest nightly..I've tried all the available radios...talked to tmo and they said asurion could have blacklisted it...if thats so,is there any way around it..I'm using lightning zap kernel..I'm having problems with network registration but the phone us able to detect the face that my calls are being forwarded..
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did you buy the phone used???

Can you go to Settings > About Phone > Phone Status > and take a screenshot , I'm looking for the IMEI specifically .
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I bought it used yes...
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Could you post your APN?
If I helped you in anyway don't be afraid to hit thanks!
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The system won't let me post anymore screenshots..idk why but I will post it asap...might be a few hours if I fall asleep..thanks very much for helping
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CaptainhowdY22 said:
I bought it used yes...
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I thought you might have had a null IMEI , that's not the case ..
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Feel free to remove that screenshot, I noticed it has your number, up to you
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I'm thinking i may need to go another route..if I could afford another phone I would byy another..but for now IMA have to try to figure out how to change the imei I'm guessing..I have an n1 also but the darn thing doesn't charge anymore..so I have two perfectly good phones and two very stressful problems...haha story of my life man...thanks for helping though
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So what's your opinion??does it look like it may be blacklisted? I did notice that there is no nv_data file in efs folder if it means anything
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CaptainhowdY22 said:
I'm thinking i may need to go another route..if I could afford another phone I would byy another..but for now IMA have to try to figure out how to change the imei I'm guessing..I have an n1 also but the darn thing doesn't charge anymore..so I have two perfectly good phones and two very stressful problems...haha story of my life man...thanks for helping though
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Well, this has happened to me before and a data/system/cache/dalvik format and then a reflash of CM 10 fixed the problem (IDK why but it did) Assuming you've already tried that I would flash back to a Samsung Official GB or ICS ROM and see if it works then.
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FroBreadCreamJellyPie said:
I thought you might have had a null IMEI , that's not the case ..
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Feel free to remove that screenshot, I noticed it has your number, up to you
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Thanks for the advice...I'm not worried about it...p.s. I love the xda community...everybody is so willing to help..
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FroBreadCreamJellyPie said:
Well, this has happened to me before and a data/system/cache/dalvik format and then a reflash of CM 10 fixed the problem (IDK why but it did) Assuming you've already tried that I would flash back to a Samsung Official GB or ICS ROM and see if it works then.
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I've been considering that,,though I've been avoiding that option..now that I'm all out of options,it looks like its time..thank you very much and I will post results in the morning..again thank you and goodnight
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CaptainhowdY22 said:
I've been considering that,,though I've been avoiding that option..now that I'm all out of options,it looks like its time..thank you very much and I will post results in the morning..again thank you and goodnight
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Goodnight & Good Luck!

CaptainhowdY22 said:
I've been considering that,,though I've been avoiding that option..now that I'm all out of options,it looks like its time..thank you very much and I will post results in the morning..again thank you and goodnight
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR RETURNING TO STOCK SAMSUNG-SGH-T769 OFFICIAL FIRMWARE
So first register at www.sammobile.com, then search SGH-T769 under firmware and download the August 2012 ICS or The Feb 2013 ICS Firmware, wait for the download to finish (took me 30 minutes) then extract which ever firmware zip you downloaded then using Odin click on PDA and select the .md5 file which is located in the extracted ICS Firmware Folder that you've downloaded from sammobile.com
Download the PIT file here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919228
Click on PIT in Odin and then select the one downloaded from the link above
then make sure re-partition isn't checked and start the flashing process after it is done flashing and reboots you'll have stock ics to root it simply follow the instructions over at the root ics stock thread found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919228
This will flash a custom recovery and once the recovery is flashed using Odin reboot into recovery and flash the superuser.zip then you'll have Rooted Stock ICS Firmware
*BOOT LOOP MIGHT OCCUR*
To fix boot looping after flashing stock ICS just boot into stock recovery and wipe data and cache then reboot or on custom recover wipe cache and dalvik cache reboot and you're good to go.
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[Q] So about this cyangenmod..

I'm trying to root my s3 and the goal is in the end to put cm on it. I'm bummed the installer doesn't work for our phone, but is there a good guide on here or elsewhere with the files I'll end and a how to?
Thanks in advance ( FYI, I've flashed and rooted multiple times before just never cm)

If you stop by Google and go to CyanogenMod's page, find the phone in the devices section. There are device specific guides there. If you want to try something else, go to the original development section, find the CyanogenMod ROM and follow the directions there.
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I've found the site but I'm not too familiar with some of the steps needed. I've re rooted my device, I know now I need to unlock my bootloader. There used to be an app on the play store for this, is still there and whats the name of it does anyone know?
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Never used an app but using an automated system like that without knowing how to do it the real way ends up crippling you for the long road of wonderful Android. Here is a link to a sticky that has your info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295146
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Ok so I managed to unlock the bootloader and now I'm on the next steps..but it mentions something about adb. I've never messed around with it..
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JPull07 said:
Ok so I managed to unlock the bootloader and now I'm on the next steps..but it mentions something about adb. I've never messed around with it..
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Read the instructions here once rooted/unlocked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405425

Yeah, those didn't really help me...if I gave the file on my sd card should I be able to flash it from there with rom manager or goo manager?
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If you're rooted, and unlocked, do you have your nandroid backup set up with custom recovery? From there just use Goo Manager to boot into recovery, and then wipe your cache and then flash your ROM and appropriate Gapps pack. Process was fairly simple on my SIII using TWRP. Make sure you look up the appropriate Gapps zip before starting or you will wind up with key features inoperable and will have to reboot and load it onto your phone before finishing setup.
You'll like CM 10.1.x on the SIII, it runs very smoothly.

Nothing in the post I linked mentions Rom manager. The instructions work if followed.

Don't forget to do this either. Just in case. I've never had to restore, but i still have A & B covered
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
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Is it bad to flash a rom with less then 100% Battery
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JPull07 said:
Is it bad to flash a rom with less then 100% Battery
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Not necessarily. I think I flashed my SIII with about 85%. Then again, I did most of the steps with it plugged into the charger EXCEPT for flashing the rom itself. It took about four or five minutes tops.

Has anyone tried both cm and slimbean? I'm thinking of trying slimbean first bc I have usee cm in the past but I keep reading slimbean is stable and gives great battery.
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Alright this is confusing.I have the files but I can't find them when I go to look on my sd card..is there a certain folder tbey should be in (stock browser)
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