I have rooted two phones in the past but do not feel comfortable rooting my Verizon Galaxy S III. I'm looking to pay someone $15-$25 for their time to root my phone remotely. I'll pay through paypal, then provide my logmein user name and password so whoever can remotely complete the root while I watch. PLEASE, no first timers. I'll make a selection from those that respond. Thanks!!
follow a guide, take notes if you have to. print it out, highlight and read up. theres also videos that you can watch which you can pause and do each step alongside the video. thats how i started as I was cautious at first also.
it can be overwhelming at first, but its really not that difficult.
you can do what you want though. good luck.
ddurandSGS3 said:
follow a guide, take notes if you have to. print it out, highlight and read up. theres also videos that you can watch which you can pause and do each step alongside the video. thats how i started as I was cautious at first also.
it can be overwhelming at first, but its really not that difficult.
you can do what you want though. good luck.
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I've read over the guide multiple times and think I may just go ahead and try it. Thanks for the encouragement.... seems like that's all I needed..... lol
randino41 said:
I've read over the guide multiple times and think I may just go ahead and try it. Thanks for the encouragement.... seems like that's all I needed..... lol
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Shouldn't be too difficult, Open1your1eyes0 made a very easy to follow guide.
Good luck!
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Shouldn't be too difficult, Open1your1eyes0 made a very easy to follow guide.
Good luck!
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One thing I couldn't find in the thread. Is an SD card mandatory? I don't have currently have one but will get one if necessary.
sd card isnt mandatory. the larger TW roms can be close to 1gb in size though.
theyre cheap on amazon if you wanted to grab one.
use that 15-25$ you were gonna pay someone to root with and buy a case and sdcard!
Yep, like others have said, read up and follow the guide. If you have any questions, just ask.
A few tips, make sure you unlock your bootloader and only flash roms for the Verizon galaxy s3.
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Yep, like others have said, read up and follow the guide. If you have any questions, just ask.
A few tips, make sure you unlock your bootloader and only flash roms for the Verizon galaxy s3.
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sd card isnt mandatory. the larger TW roms can be close to 1gb in size though.
theyre cheap on amazon if you wanted to grab one.
use that 15-25$ you were gonna pay someone to root with and buy a case and sdcard!
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Yal are awesome. Thanks. Ill post results later.
I walked a guy though it over the phone on XDA 2 nights ago. He fully rooted his S4. I have all the files as well for rooting the S3. If you need help PM me a number to call and I;ll assist from start to finish.
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One thing I couldn't find in the thread. Is an SD card mandatory? I don't have currently have one but will get one if necessary.
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ddurandSGS3 said:
sd card isnt mandatory. the larger TW roms can be close to 1gb in size though.
theyre cheap on amazon if you wanted to grab one.
use that 15-25$ you were gonna pay someone to root with and buy a case and sdcard!
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SD cards are not mandatory as mentioned before, but they are highly recommended as the only way you can lose data on them is if you explicitly tell your phone to format the card, a ROM flash will not format the card, and a ROM will never need the card to be formatted.
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I've read over the guide multiple times and think I may just go ahead and try it. Thanks for the encouragement.... seems like that's all I needed..... lol
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The great part is even if you mess up and brick your phone you can always Odin back.
Trust me having the ability to Odin back saved me a few times.
Back up your imei and make a nandroid after you root just in case.
clean Rom/xda powerd by zero-lemon & tweaked out Guided by the power of Zeus kernel!!
Like everyone has said before follow the guides and it really is simple. make sure you read them several times and watch the videos. it is better to understand what you are doing upfront. I made the mistake of rooting a friend's phone one time and rooting my fiance's phone. It became a nightmare because he didn't take the time to read through the forums here on xda like I had asked him and it was constantly a pain trying to help him. I figured my fiance's incredible needed all the help it could get and she loved it rooted but with rooting there is always the occasional issue and it was easier for me to get her a note 2 then keep having her upset about her phone.
rooting sch-i535
very easy to root. Just did mine this weekend, took an hour or two of reading and trying several things. don't buy the gs3 toolkit v7.4.5 as it didnt work for me.. I think it was driver related but the recovery loads never worked.
What did work is, download odin 3.07, the vralec bootchain, cwm, and superuser w/ bootloader. you have to know what version you are on. go to settings, about phone. if it is 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
follow the instructions step by step. In fact I'd highly recommend watching the video first and following it STEP BY STEP exactly how he does it.
Notes:
step3: get the Both Root and Unlocked Bootloader SuperUser. this needs to be on your External SDcard in your phone to follow the instructions per se. You are going to use 'load zip file from external SDcard' on the Recovery step.
The other files should be on your computer in your odin folder (or elsewhere that you can find them). All you need is VRALEC and CWM which will be loaded via the PDA button in Odin ONLY.
step5: I didn't restore the factory bootchain. just left it as is.. working fine for me
if you dont boot into custom recovery directly after flashing the VRALEC bootchain the phone will detect that you are screwing with it and reload the factory bootchain! it happened to me the first time. Had to flash a couple times and do things in the correct order to finally get CWM on there. You can see the difference between the factory recovery and CWM recovery (it has a little hat in the middle of the screen and text is different, etc) As long as you flash it with the PDA button ONLY you will be fine. DO NOT USE BOOTLOADER BUTTON IN ODIN AT ALL! Be very careful with Odin and triple-check that you are using the correct settings. It's very easy, but you can potentially brick your phone if you are not carefully looking at every setting. Take your time! :fingers-crossed:
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I am coming from Dell Streak, I hope someone would post step by step instructions on how to root this wonderful device. Maybe the nods would provide a "How to" section keep this forum neat so that people would know where to go when they need something. Like how to root, how to do nandroid backup, how to flash a Rom etc.
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I'm sure guides will come, but for now, the only one is how to root the device. Look in the development section. It's like 4 steps.
Here you go bro. They already have a guide to root the G2x
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1039985
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Here you go bro. They already have a guide to root the G2x
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1039985
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Seen that already bro, thanks for the reply, gave you the thanks button! Still waiting for the unlock code from cellunlocker, unfortunately, 3g/4g does not seem to work on this device as reported by fellow at&t subscribers and news also came out that at&t launched an update for my former device. Sigh... Hope someone will be able to crack the code so we (at&t subs) could get 3g/4g on this awesome piece of device.
I just got it. posted instructions in that thread.
Ok. I'm completely confused about this whole rooting thing. I've done a search and either I'm not seeing it or just confused. LOL but what is rooting and what are the advantage and disadvantage of rooting your phone.
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Ok. I'm completely confused about this whole rooting thing. I've done a search and either I'm not seeing it or just confused. LOL but what is rooting and what are the advantage and disadvantage of rooting your phone.
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http://tinyurl.com/y8kdngs
sgt_addyjp said:
Ok. I'm completely confused about this whole rooting thing. I've done a search and either I'm not seeing it or just confused. LOL but what is rooting and what are the advantage and disadvantage of rooting your phone.
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Rooting
Obtaining root ("administrator", or "full") access to the device. This means you can mount its internal memory partition as read/write, which lets you do various things: have USB or Wi-Fi tethering, uninstall applications you otherwise can't uninstall (e.g. the Amazon MP3 store), install applications that need root access (such as AdFree), disable the camera shutter sound (simply by deleting the shutter sound file), overclock or underclock the CPU, install and boot Debian, and so on.
With the ability to root and unroot these days, I don't know why anyone wouldn't root even just to get rid of the bloatware from t-mobile.
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Rooting
Obtaining root ("administrator", or "full") access to the device. This means you can mount its internal memory partition as read/write, which lets you do various things: have USB or Wi-Fi tethering, uninstall applications you otherwise can't uninstall (e.g. the Amazon MP3 store), install applications that need root access (such as AdFree), disable the camera shutter sound (simply by deleting the shutter sound file), overclock or underclock the CPU, install and boot Debian, and so on.
With the ability to root and unroot these days, I don't know why anyone wouldn't root even just to get rid of the bloatware from t-mobile.
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The only think I'm worried about is I am worried about messing it up and bricking my phone and on top of that it voids your warrenty on the phone.
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The only think I'm worried about is I am worried about messing it up and bricking my phone and on top of that it voids your warrenty on the phone.
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there is an unroot button. if this bricks your phone, you'll be the first out of thousands. if you're that scared, don't do it though. enjoy your tmobile bloat.
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there is an unroot button. if this bricks your phone, you'll be the first out of thousands. if you're that scared, don't do it though. enjoy your tmobile bloat.
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It's not that I'm scared or anything It's I'm nervous doing something I've never done before. I have no clue where to even begin.
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It's not that I'm scared or anything It's I'm nervous doing something I've never done before. I have no clue where to even begin.
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well then, be patient. keep reading all night. learn. absorb. ask.
The main reason I'm thinking about rooting is because my battery life sucks.
Super one click root.
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It's not that I'm scared or anything It's I'm nervous doing something I've never done before. I have no clue where to even begin.
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We all started somewhere and xda is a good place to start. Read, read, and read some more. All the answers are out there. If you follow the instructions in these forums TO THE LETTER you won't brick your device.
First do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1039985
Then do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13330651#post13330651
Your phone will be almost impossible to brick with Clockworkmod Recovery installed.
ok I have superoneclick downloaded and the drivers downloaded and now I don't know what to do from this point. I don't know where to install the drivers at...if I do on the computer or in the phone and if they go in the phone where do I put them at. The process I found doesn't say to much about where to put the superoneclick and the drivers at, any help would be great.
I'm just lost and wish someone would explain it more in detail to me.
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ok I have superoneclick downloaded and the drivers downloaded and now I don't know what to do from this point. I don't know where to install the drivers at...if I do on the computer or in the phone and if they go in the phone where do I put them at. The process I found doesn't say to much about where to put the superoneclick and the drivers at, any help would be great.
I'm just lost and wish someone would explain it more in detail to me.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049154
ok but that doesn't tell me anything about where to install the lgdriver at and stuff like that. didn't help me at all.
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ok but that doesn't tell me anything about where to install the lgdriver at and stuff like that. didn't help me at all.
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if you've been using a computer for at least a month or so, you should know .exe {executables} get executed on your pc.
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ok but that doesn't tell me anything about where to install the lgdriver at and stuff like that. didn't help me at all.
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so chillll...till the next episode....
First off ...seriously chill. Like the man says as long as you follow directions to the t, you'll be fine. secondly first rule of thumb when modding...anything... dont listen to any one who says "hey TRY this!"
don't try. DO.
I know it sux, but reading is your friend. read read and read some more. GO to the android forums and read there as well(im talking like android general/development)
Chill is your friend. smoke a doob, or drink a brewski, do yoga or whatever it is you do to chill out. The last thing you wanna do is work on your phone/computer/whatever in a frenzied panic state of mind.
rooting is easy.
like the man said super one click. the way to go.
drivers? zip?
check it:
dl zip to desktop. make a folder with said file name. put zip inside. unzip.
right clik and runa s administrator.
your pc will do the rest. hit run or just dbl click or whatever you gotta do
I made a folder "superoneclick" inside is the exe file which should be andy with a red glow.
BUT FIRST make sure you got usb drivers!
usb drivers? easy. No need to worry because if you dont have them your pc wont recognize the phone.
go to lg and get them. OR google. or search this forum.
DL and instal dont worry about where your computer will do that for you!
now plug in your phone
make sure usb debuging is on also probably a good idea to set the "allow unknown aplications"
do not hit "mass storage"
your GTG!
now hit S1C
it should recognize your phone
hit root!
DONE !
Woot!
easy no?
I hate to be an ass but if you are that nervous about it maybe you should wait.
spend a few days reading and when you are confortable....root that bizNATCH!
root rules but....its not the end of the world if you dont have it.
Hi,
So basically I got a Verizon galaxy s3 running stock 4.0.4 and updated to the latest software from Samsung and Verizon. I've been told to root and am a bit skeptical. Is a hard brick a realistic possibility and what other problems can I possibly encounter. I don't want to break this $800 device but I want to enjoy it to its fullest. I want to run a rom that just gives me stock jelly bean with no touchwiz or anything with good performance and battery life. Can someone please reply to these questions with some answers and possibly tell me the steps necessary to get this to work for me if it is not a risky process. Maybe refer to some videos or other posts? Also do I need to check other compatibilities like kernel version etc?
Any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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Just look in dev section under how to root.
Or youtube root vzw gs3
Ive rooted and unrooted twice with no issues
The devs make it so easy if u just follow the steps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuiJYKV2GGU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Tumblr said:
Hi,
So basically I got a Verizon galaxy s3 running stock 4.0.4 and updated to the latest software from Samsung and Verizon. I've been told to root and am a bit skeptical. Is a hard brick a realistic possibility and what other problems can I possibly encounter. I don't want to break this $800 device but I want to enjoy it to its fullest. I want to run a rom that just gives me stock jelly bean with no touchwiz or anything with good performance and battery life. Can someone please reply to these questions with some answers and possibly tell me the steps necessary to get this to work for me if it is not a risky process. Maybe refer to some videos or other posts? Also do I need to check other compatibilities like kernel version etc?
Any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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No one is going to tell you you can't break your phone, because you can. And the only one who is going to be responsible for it is you. That said, the way the S3 is designed, with (someone please correct me if I'm wrong) a separate space for the recovery partition (unlike my old DX), it isn't likely. After you root and install cwm, you can always re-flash with recovery, or if things really go sideways, cable it to the PC and use the same method you use for Root66 - ODIN. As for "how dangerous is it?", well, obviously everyone on the forum has done it, or is about to, so....
Search for Root66 Verizon That is where you will get started.
Then after root66, run the ez bootloader unlock app if you want to rom it. Oh, and back up your imei before you start flashing roms.
Perhaps I am overly cautious, but I've not yet seen a pattern to the lost IMEI condition after ROMming, so only have rooted (and then unrooted) when I need that level of access to perform certain functions - such as using Titanium Backup or changing file permissions, etc.
These methods of rooting and unrooting have been very quick and pain-free for me.
I have decided to put off a custom recovery and custom ROMs until the lost IMEI conditions have been identified. The bricking possibilities are less a concern, because I've always been careful about customizing my Android phones.
- ooofest
ooofest said:
Perhaps I am overly cautious, but I've not yet seen a pattern to the lost IMEI condition after ROMming, so only have rooted (and then unrooted) when I need that level of access to perform certain functions - such as using Titanium Backup or changing file permissions, etc.
These methods of rooting and unrooting have been very quick and pain-free for me.
I have decided to put off a custom recovery and custom ROMs until the lost IMEI conditions have been identified. The bricking possibilities are less a concern, because I've always been careful about customizing my Android phones.
- ooofest
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the IMEI backups are stupid easy.
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the IMEI backups are stupid easy.
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Sure, though I've seen mixed results after applying a backup because something went wrong with the IMEI. Owners who can't get out of roaming, etc. Recovery doesn't appear to be fool-proof, but I'm open to more information.
I'd rather find out what is causing those problems in the first place before experiencing the issue and not knowing why.
- ooofest
Also, is a SD card necessary for flashing roms or rooting or can I do it all to the on board storage?
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Also, is a SD card necessary for flashing roms or rooting or can I do it all to the on board storage?
Thanks so much
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You can do it without an SD card, however I don't think it is a great idea...
You want do a backup before you do anything like flashing, etc.. the backup goes onto your SD card so if you run into issues and have to reset, the flash drive is not affected. I don't think it is the best idea to put your backups onto the internal storage.
ooofest said:
Sure, though I've seen mixed results after applying a backup because something went wrong with the IMEI. Owners who can't get out of roaming, etc. Recovery doesn't appear to be fool-proof, but I'm open to more information.
I'd rather find out what is causing those problems in the first place before experiencing the issue and not knowing why.
- ooofest
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There appears to currently be no danger with IMEI now. There is nvbackup/nvrestore in terminal, the synergy flashable zip, and several manual recovery tools even if you didn't make a backup - including a fix for roaming.
Beemer533 said:
You can do it without an SD card, however I don't think it is a great idea...
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I do all my CWM backups to the internal storage as my 64 gig card is not FAT32.
I have backed up & restored perfectly fine from the internal storage.
I left my card at the default file system as I don't want to be limited to a 4 gig file size. I do copy the backups to my PC weekly however.....
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I do all my CWM backups to the internal storage as my 64 gig card is not FAT32.
I have backed up & restored perfectly fine from the internal storage.
I left my card at the default file system as I don't want to be limited to a 4 gig file size. I do copy the backups to my PC weekly however.....
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This is true.. I wasn't thinking about that. But when I said i didn't think it was a good idea, I didn't mean that because it wouldn't work; only that if your backup was on the internal storage and you had to do a wipe your backup would be gone.
Of course if you are backing up to a PC, then so much the better!
it will be ok
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Hi,
So basically I got a Verizon galaxy s3 running stock 4.0.4 and updated to the latest software from Samsung and Verizon. I've been told to root and am a bit skeptical. Is a hard brick a realistic possibility and what other problems can I possibly encounter. I don't want to break this $800 device but I want to enjoy it to its fullest. I want to run a rom that just gives me stock jelly bean with no touchwiz or anything with good performance and battery life. Can someone please reply to these questions with some answers and possibly tell me the steps necessary to get this to work for me if it is not a risky process. Maybe refer to some videos or other posts? Also do I need to check other compatibilities like kernel version etc?
Any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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i was a little scared also but i did it a cpl times already.i thought i bricked my phone so i took it to verizon and got a replacment.come to find out i just had to put it in download mode and flash a stock rom..its easy once u understand a little..i just downloaded a rom [aokp[ jb to my computer u will love this one] then gapps and put them on sd card. i downloaded ez unlock and ez recovery from play store. u also have to install clock work mod thats was the easiest for me. unlock the bootloader first from ez unlock then go into ez recovery and reboot recovery. before u wipe everything go into sd card and make sure the rom and gapps are there.once u see them then wipe data, cache and delvic cache. then flash rom then flash gapps then reboot.BEFORE U WIPE DATA MAKE A BACKUP OF UR STOCK ROM.!!!! SORRY so long .. good luck u will love aokp jb 4.1.1
I have rooted my 4.0.4 gs3 Verizon with the VRLG7 baseband. I unlocked the bootloader as well. I have read a ton of stuff on flashing roms and it doesn't seem to all click to me. All I have done is use the command prompt tool to root it and then ez unlock to unlock it. I want to get an AOKP jelly bean rom but I don't know what to do now as far as recovery and all that stuff. I don't have an SD card but I don't care about wiping my phone since I only have a couple apps and my contacts which are stored through my Google account. Anyone care to guide me step by step on what to download to manage roms and what to do from here to get to AOKP?
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Follow one of the three very well written guides in the Dev section. Your next step is a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP), then you'll need to use the guide in the IMEI backup thread to make sure you don't cause yourself a headache, then go into the original development thread and flash away til' your hearts content.
It will help you lots to read all the guides and threads for the roms you're interested in, etc so that you don't panic if something goes wrong. At some point, it's likely you'll soft brick so make sure you understand how to use ODIN in the event you need to get back to where you started, etc. Download files / programs needed, etc. to your computer so they're handy and you have a personal library of things you will need.
PS- having an SD card even if it's just a 1gb or 2gb card will help you big time and make it a bit easier for you.
Does it matter if I didn't use ODIN to originally root my gs3 but will eventually use it if I soft brick?
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Does it matter if I didn't use ODIN to originally root my gs3 but will eventually use it if I soft brick?
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No.
I've got a serious problem. I stupidly decided to update my S3 to 4.3. I then tried to root with old Casual method, no harm to the phone but not rooted.. Used saferoot, still no harm. I got root successfully, and updated the SU binary and disabled Samsung KNOX. Then I tried to use the "flash insecure aboot" option from Casual, and after restart now I've got a full brick. Can't boot system, recovery, or download. In fact, when I plug it in the charging animation doesn't even pop up. What should I do?
EDIT: Well I think I ought to explain what happened a bit more. Skip this section if you want, likely TL;DR.
I admit I did a lot of incredibly stupid things to my phone. First I updated directly on the phone, through Settings>About phone>Software update. Everything worked fine, and I was happy with 4.3. (I did factory resets before and after the update)
Then I rebooted and discovered many things including a new boot animation and sound which I was displeased with. Also,even though the new icons are nice, most of what I noticed was eye candy. I tried to root using casual. After a reboot, the phone still worked, but Root Checker said that root wasn't setup properly. Next I tried using saferoot, which is a method designed for 4.3, but not the Verizon S3. That worked and rooted successfully.
Then I opened the SuperSU app. It asked me to update the SU binary and disable Samsung KNOX (which I had no prior knowledge of)
It still worked fine after that. Then I tried "Flash insecure aboot" in Casual. And that's when everything stopped working.
EDIT 12/19/2013: I fixed it permanently! All credit goes to SpyroDazee for his wonderful guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166
I restored stock bootloader, and can now boot without an SD card!
Well I've done a lot of searching, and it doesn't look like there is too much I can do. I've found some repair services that claim to fix it, but I really don't know at this point. I've also heard that you could get a debrick image and write it to a 16GB class 10 microSD card which may fix it. Any thoughts?
Think your hard bricked
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ultpokemonfan said:
Well I've done a lot of searching, and it doesn't look like there is too much I can do. I've found some repair services that claim to fix it, but I really don't know at this point. I've also heard that you could get a debrick image and write it to a 16GB class 10 microSD card which may fix it. Any thoughts?
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You are Hard Bricked. Follow this guide very carefully. It may just save your phone. Make sure you use a Class 10 SDcard that matches the size of your phone.
http://goo.gl/LJfOuZ
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And that's when everything stopped working.
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Did that guide help?
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Did that guide help?
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I love when they come for help, but then never reply...
Sorry for the long delay. Sadly, I don't have a microSD card to test this on right now. However, I've ordered one and it should be coming soon. I'll post back once I've got it and tried following the guide.
Well I'm not having any luck so far. I got my class 10 16GB microSD card today. I tried following both the guide that Sandman-007 linked and a guide from this forum thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166
Nothing is working. I tried each guide a few times each, rewriting the debrick image each time I tried.
I read that u have to try multiple times trial and error but if still don't work then JTAG is ur solution.
Flashing an insecure aboot or ANY recovery will brick the phone with 4.3
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I got it to boot. I just had to charge it! Not fully fixed yet, but getting there!
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I got it to boot. I just had to charge it! Not fully fixed yet, but getting there!
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Keeping it charged is Key .. What you need to bring it to life
I have been looking for a way to root an old Galaxy S3 sch-1535 that used to be on VZW network.
I had cracked the screen a long time and replaced it. But VZW never asked for it back, so my wife just uses it now on wifi since she doesnt have a smart phone. But an app that she would like to start using on it does not support 4.0.4. So... I thought rooting it might be the way to go.
Although it seems as if the info to root this phone is becoming harder to find, I am assuming because it is "older".
I was hoping you guys could help point me in the right direction. Something easy to use to root the phone and a good ROM to use once it is rooted.
I did tried cyanogenmod to root it a few weeks ago, but apparently they dont support it anymore.
jekmandco said:
I have been looking for a way to root an old Galaxy S3 sch-1535 that used to be on VZW network.
I had cracked the screen a long time and replaced it. But VZW never asked for it back, so my wife just uses it now on wifi since she doesnt have a smart phone. But an app that she would like to start using on it does not support 4.0.4. So... I thought rooting it might be the way to go.
Although it seems as if the info to root this phone is becoming harder to find, I am assuming because it is "older".
I was hoping you guys could help point me in the right direction. Something easy to use to root the phone and a good ROM to use once it is rooted.
I did tried cyanogenmod to root it a few weeks ago, but apparently they dont support it anymore.
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Have you tried the casual root and unlock method? Link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2332825
FYI you do need a pc to use this tool
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ShapesBlue said:
Have you tried the casual root and unlock method? Link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2332825
FYI you do need a pc to use this tool
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That won't work on ICS, only jellybean.
Fortunately this guide still exists.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Good luck finding rootdebugfs though, if you can find a legitimate copy it will most likely work. However, I'd be extremely careful with it. I'm not exactly sure if it depends on server files to loophole your phone, and you'll be injecting a 3 year old copy of supersu (which is hardly recommended).
If you want my advice, you're better off using Odin and putting 4.1 on your phone, then using casual like ShapesBlue suggested.
BadUsername said:
That won't work on ICS, only jellybean.
Fortunately this guide still exists.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Good luck finding rootdebugfs though, if you can find a legitimate copy it will most likely work. However, I'd be extremely careful with it. I'm not exactly sure if it depends on server files to loophole your phone, and you'll be injecting a 3 year old copy of supersu (which is hardly recommended).
If you want my advice, you're better off using Odin and putting 4.1 on your phone, then using casual like ShapesBlue suggested.
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Damn man mine came with 4.1.2 when I got it back in 2013. I didn't even know the S3 was even on ICS but apparently I was wrong. Thanks for the heads up though
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ShapesBlue said:
Damn man mine came with 4.1.2 when I got it back in 2013. I didn't even know the S3 was even on ICS but apparently I was wrong. Thanks for the heads up though
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Not a problem, that's ancient information, back in my lurking days.
BadUsername said:
That won't work on ICS, only jellybean.
Fortunately this guide still exists.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Good luck finding rootdebugfs though, if you can find a legitimate copy it will most likely work. However, I'd be extremely careful with it. I'm not exactly sure if it depends on server files to loophole your phone, and you'll be injecting a 3 year old copy of supersu (which is hardly recommended).
If you want my advice, you're better off using Odin and putting 4.1 on your phone, then using casual like ShapesBlue suggested.
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Thanks for the reply. Im reading through the information now.
First question is, what exactly is the rootdebugfs that you referred to above?
Also, another question I have from reading so far is this, in the guide you provided the link to. The author says that once you are rooted to go to the superuser app and check that the bianaries are updated. If the bianaries are not updated, will I have issues updating them because of not having any OTA access, only wifi access??
I may have more questions as I read more, but wanted to ask this question before I forgot.
And just an FYI for the possibility of my stupid questions. I have done a fair amount of reading about rooting over the years, but have never actually done it
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jekmandco said:
Thanks for the reply. Im reading through the information now.
First question is, what exactly is the rootdebugfs that you referred to above?
Also, another question I have from reading so far is this, in the guide you provided the link to. The author says that once you are rooted to go to the superuser app and check that the bianaries are updated. If the bianaries are not updated, will I have issues updating them because of not having any OTA access, only wifi access??
I may have more questions as I read more, but wanted to ask this question before I forgot.
And just an FYI for the possibility of my stupid questions. I have done a fair amount of reading about rooting over the years, but have never actually done it
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Rootdebugfs is a script that injects supersu into the system. Just not sure where it's pulling supersu from.
Binaries are from the app, it'll make you update it from the playstore. Wifi access is fine for this.