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S3 JB rooting/unlocking help

Hey all,
Got my Galaxy S3 from Verizon today. It was on 4.1 JB
I have been following this guide to root/unlock the bootloader so I can do custom roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
I used Odin to flash the bootchain and then I followed the steps and flashed the ClockworkMod Touch Recovery 6.0.2.3
I am not trying to figure out what to do next. When my phone boots up it says custom and has a unlocked symbol at the bottom.
I went into recovery as the steps said but I do not know what to do. Odin flashing said everything went ok ect...
Right now I see a normal green recovery screen with adb options or apply updates from external ect..
What is the next step? How do I apply the Download SuperSU + Unlocked Bootloader?
I DO NOT have an SD CARD I have 16GB internal memory only. Please let me know how to continue foward the instructions are not as descriptive as I need since I am a newb! THANKS!

If you see a normal green recovery than something wasn't done correctly. The CWM recovery has a Grey background
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Jarredw said:
If you see a normal green recovery than something wasn't done correctly. The CWM recovery has a Grey background
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I just flashed it again using Odin. See screenshot.
I just booted into recovering and its not grey. Its still blue with options like reboot system now...apply update from ADB...Wipe factory ect...
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I am trying to figure out whats going on.
THANKS!

I believe that would be the stock recovery, looks like CWM didn't flash. I would recommend installing a custom recovery and rooting + unlocking using a different method which is much easier.
Edit: I've always just odined back to 4.0.4 and rooted + unlocked using easier methods than 4.1. That would be my recommendation since I've never tried rooting 4.1. Start with section 5 of this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709 and continue from there.
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[Q] Error Recovery TWRP/CWM Not work

Hello. So, I did all right.
I have root, unlock boot and fastboot.
I got install TWRP but it shows me an error.
Look at the pictures
Installing
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Error
Can someone help me ?
I followed this topic > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302979

im assuming you have a xt925? where did you get a "17/10/2013" version for the 925?
i haven't seen any new versions, maybe i missed it.

The version doesn't matter because the problem is that you need to boot immediately into the custom recovery directly from boot loader the first time and disable the flash recovery script. The OS will overwrite the stock recovery every boot otherwise.

damn i missed that...knew that was stock and not an error, i fail lol

bweN diorD said:
im assuming you have a xt925? where did you get a "17/10/2013" version for the 925?
i haven't seen any new versions, maybe i missed it.
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What ? I didn't understand your question.
cellzealot said:
The version doesn't matter because the problem is that you need to boot immediately into the custom recovery directly from boot loader the first time and disable the flash recovery script. The OS will overwrite the stock recovery every boot otherwise.
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So. I need to disable unlock boot/fastboot ? And remake the process ?

RaR System said:
What ? I didn't understand your question.
So. I need to disable unlock boot/fastboot ? And remake the process ?
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After you push/install the recovery you need to "reboot recovery" the first time, not reboot to system.
My comment is asking if you have the right recovery. I see the date on your recovery is new, I'm making sure you are not trying to flash a 926 recovery if you have a 925. You didn't say what model you have.
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Hm. I understood. Then after I install recovery I need to write "reboot rexovery" right ? When I come back home I'll try !
A sure, I'm sorry I forget to say what is my version phone.
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RaR System said:
Hm. I understood. Then after I install recovery I need to write "reboot rexovery" right ? When I come back home I'll try !
A sure, I'm sorry I forget to say what is my version phone.
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I see now you have a 925 as I suspected, my concern was that you have the right recovery also. I haven't seen any new version for the 925, maybe I missed it. Just make sure you have a 925 recovery or it may not work right or at all.
The edit date in your script for the recovery was yesterday that's why I asked.
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Alright. Well bbut come back to my problem do you know what I need to do and how I do ?
I want to test new roms in my razr. =]
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RaR System said:
Alright. Well bbut come back to my problem do you know what I need to do and how I do ?
I want to test new roms in my razr. =]
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i think you just need to put
fastboot reboot recovery
where you have fastboot reboot. you have to make it reboot directly into recovery, if it boots to system the new recovery is gone.

bweN diorD said:
i think you just need to put
fastboot reboot recovery
where you have fastboot reboot. you have to make it reboot directly into recovery, if it boots to system the new recovery is gone.
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The command "fastboot reboot recovery" doesn't exists. And now ? What do I ?

RaR System said:
The command "fastboot reboot recovery" doesn't exists. And now ? What do I ?
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sorry, it should be adb not fastboot.
adb reboot recovery
if you want a script that i know already works, here is one by tucstwo http://www.mediafire.com/download/2o061zcmzlaycb5/Razr_HD_Recovery_Flasher_V8.rar
just change the recovery img for yours.

bweN diorD said:
sorry, it should be adb not fastboot.
adb reboot recovery
if you want a script that i know already works, here is one by tucstwo http://www.mediafire.com/download/2o061zcmzlaycb5/Razr_HD_Recovery_Flasher_V8.rar
just change the recovery img for yours.
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Wow, amazing ! It work very well !
My thanks !
Problem Solved :3

Glad you got it fixed
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[help plz]Kernel problem only booting on kk on which wifi and bluetooth not working

This is a very wierd problem I have experienced in my life with My senny.
I recently sold my sensation to my friend running 4.1.2 sense 5 viper 5.3.0.
it was clocked at 1.4 ghz so it was draining battery very fast, so my friend discussed this problem with me, so I under clocked it to 1180ghz using venom tweaks and I forgot to tick the option (apply changes at boot).
so he used the phone whole day after that when he reached home he powered off phone and left it for charging, after that when he switched on the phone get till boot animation and then it restarted and so this cycle continue going on and phone didn't booted up.
I re flashed rom but the problem still exist, I flashed kk and restored boot backup (which I made from 4ext recovery) so phone booted but the wifi and bluetooth doesn't turned on,
I again tried to flash viper 3.2.0 but the phone doesnt booted so I flashed its boot.img from linux using the command :sudo fastboot flash boot boot.img, it sent boot but still the phone didn't booted and restarted once the bootanimation was ending.
I flashed cm 11 kk again same issues exist there (bluetooth and wifi), then I flashed kk boot.img using linux but still the same issue exist.
now I want to know how can I get wifi and bluetooth back to work and boot other roms other than cm11 kk.

Whatshboot? N r u son or soff?
V u tried wi pop e evrything bt sd card?
N when restoring choose advance restore n dont restore cache, restore system, data n boot only.
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I'm s-on
im using 4ext recovery latest version
my hboot is I guess 1.27 something
And I flashed cm11 as zip and restore boot from advance restore.with wiping everything except sd card

Mustafa Mubashir said:
I'm s-on
im using 4ext recovery latest version
my hboot is I guess 1.27 something
And I flashed cm11 as zip and restore boot from advance restore.with wiping everything except sd card
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Can u update ur firmware, n try
Method is on forum, use rumrunner to soft, then try flashing ROM again
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Link please?
And I appreciate your help. Thanks

abuulala said:
Can u update ur firmware, n try
Method is on forum, use rumrunner to soft, then try flashing ROM again
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Link please?
And I appreciate your help. Thanks

read this bro
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2085025 and use this to fix ur

abuulala said:
read this bro
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2085025 and use this to fix ur
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I'll try the wifi fix,
But I don't think it is useful for me,
Because I've flashed these roms with s-on device using 4ext and yes smart flashed was enabled I've also tried writing boot.img using fastboot from windows but still no luck,
Only 4.4.4 kk cm11 by sultan is booting no other roms are booting although the last working rom (before this problem) was viper 3.2.0
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Images of phone.
Only booting on kk any other roms are not working nor the boot.img via fastboot method working.
I don't know what to do.
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First flash new 4ext recovery through fastboot, n then flash ur rom n flash that kernel via fastboot,
Try it from windows adb,
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abuulala said:
First flash new 4ext recovery through fastboot, n then flash ur rom n flash that kernel via fastboot,
Try it from windows adb,
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Okay
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abuulala said:
First flash new 4ext recovery through fastboot, n then flash ur rom n flash that kernel via fastboot,
Try it from windows adb,
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hey i flashed new 4ext recovery from windows and also flashed the same kernel (i.e sultan cm11) on my sensation but still wifi and bluetooth not working.
what should i do next?
Is there anyway to get to stock ics?

Mustafa Mubashir said:
hey i flashed new 4ext recovery from windows and also flashed the same kernel (i.e sultan cm11) on my sensation but still wifi and bluetooth not working.
what should i do next?
Is there anyway to get to stock ics?
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read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672425

rzr86 said:
read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672425
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thank you for this but i already visited this thread yesterday and i planned to go back to stock on my senny.

Can I root my phone and install a custom recovery without having the access to the sy

Can I root my phone and install a custom recovery without having the access to the system UI? Can I?
PS: I have ZUK Z1 running Cyanogen OS 12.1
Thanks in advance.
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XDevgten said:
Can I root my phone and install a custom recovery without having the access to the system UI? Can I?
PS: I have ZUK Z1 running Cyanogen OS 12.1
Thanks in advance.
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You can install a custom recovery through fastboot (however that requires you to unlock the bootloader) and then root from the recovery using the SuperSU zip recovery installer.

janekmuric said:
You can install a custom recovery through fastboot (however that requires you to unlock the bootloader) and then root from the recovery using the SuperSU zip recovery installer.
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Any bad consequences for unlocking the bootloader?
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XDevgten said:
Any bad consequences for unlocking the bootloader?
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You will lose your warranty (if you have one) and the data partition will be wiped (meaning that you will lose your game progress, apps...). Also you will not be able to receive official OTA updates.
It's also worth mentioning that some phones don't need an unlocked bootloader for fastboot, but in most cases this is necessary.

janekmuric said:
You will lose your warranty (if you have one) and the data partition will be wiped (meaning that you will lose your game progress, apps...). Also you will not be able to receive official OTA updates.
It's also worth mentioning that some phones don't need an unlocked bootloader for fastboot, but in most cases this is necessary.
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Thank you very much [emoji1]
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janekmuric said:
You will lose your warranty (if you have one) and the data partition will be wiped (meaning that you will lose your game progress, apps...). Also you will not be able to receive official OTA updates.
It's also worth mentioning that some phones don't need an unlocked bootloader for fastboot, but in most cases this is necessary.
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So by activating this option the bootloader will be immediately unlocked? I'm 99% sure that I'm wrong, but I just need confirmation [emoji2]
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XDevgten said:
So by activating this option the bootloader will be immediately unlocked? I'm 99% sure that I'm wrong, but I just need confirmation [emoji2]
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Yup. That's pretty much it.

Do I need to have a root access to install a custom recovery?
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XDevgten said:
Do I need to have a root access to install a custom recovery?
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If you have a unlocked bootloader then you don't need root access to flash a custom recovery via fastboot (or download mode).
If you don't have a PC and you want to flash a custom recovery you'll need root access.

Newyork! said:
If you have a unlocked bootloader then you don't need root access to flash a custom recovery via fastboot (or download mode).
If you don't have a PC and you want to flash a custom recovery you'll need root access.
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Thank you

Stable MIUIv8

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Good news
thanks for screen, its good news we are getting it finally.

Is xiaomi locking the bootloader of mi4i? because as soon I flashed the stable rom, my custom recovery got deleted and mi recovery got flashed and now I cant flash twrp nor can I root it. Please can anyone check it and let me know. Thanks

tej1697 said:
Is xiaomi locking the bootloader of mi4i? because as soon I flashed the stable rom, my custom recovery got deleted and mi recovery got flashed and now I cant flash twrp nor can I root it. Please can anyone check it and let me know. Thanks
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I flashed the stable build. Using twrp and its working fine. Twrp is still thr. Twrp usually gets replaced by stock while updating via the updater app.. But u should have no issues flashing it back using the toolkit. Check ur pc drivers and try again.
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Souroking said:
I flashed the stable build. Using twrp and its working fine. Twrp is still thr. Twrp usually gets replaced by stock while updating via the updater app.. But u should have no issues flashing it back using the toolkit. Check ur pc drivers and try again.
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Even I had flashed using twrp as the phone was rooted before! If I had updated through the updater app then it would have stuck into bootloop so " I used twrp to flash stable" but it replaced my twrp in stock mi recovery and my phone lost root! Now I cant flash nor boot twrp!
P.S drivers are installed perfectly but my fastboot just remains for like 30 seconds and it again reboots! Any solutions?

Souroking said:
I flashed the stable build. Using twrp and its working fine. Twrp is still thr. Twrp usually gets replaced by stock while updating via the updater app.. But u should have no issues flashing it back using the toolkit. Check ur pc drivers and try again.
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Couldn't flash latest MIUI using TWRP. Cannot mount system. I am from RR 5.7.2
My bad. After wiping i tried to flash directly. Now after wiping entire system I reeboted again and finally found it flashing.