hello i have a sprint gs3 with the new 4.4.2 kitkat update and it is causing everything to force close. i am trying to root the phone and get a custom rom. i tried installing twrp using odin and it tells me it is invalid but i have a cwm recovery lte sprint gs3 v5 tar and it says it is valid i really want the twrp tho this is my first time rooting and dont want to mess anything up. i notice in the download screen it says my bootloader is enable is that going to be a problem and is rooting going to trip the knox? and how can i get knox off my phone?
thanks for the help sorry if this is the wrong place for this im new here
Hi! It seems you're in a sticky situation with the GS3, 4.4.2, root and Knox.
I found an excellent thread that has some good info about everything you've asked about. You could ask further questions there as well. But read it all very carefully!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2763239
Good luck!!
Edit: also.... Knox FAQ: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541343
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Hello, my roommate has a Verizon Galaxy S3. He recently took the 4.4 update, and it apparently screwed up his phone pretty bad. He gets terrible battery life and force closes and freezing. He came into my room knowing that I'm an android nerd and he asked me to root and rom his phone. Cool.
So, now I'm trying to catch up on the current state of the GS3.
He has never rooted or installed recovery. I was under the impression that the Verizon GS3 had an unlocked bootloader, but now I'm reading that the bootloader might be locked since he updated?
1: Is it possible to ODIN back to an earlier version and then unlock his bootloader?
2: What's JTAG?
3: Is there an easy way to install recovery on 4.4 that I'm missing?
Any links or advice you guys could give me would be really helpful... I'm currently reading and jumping between links, but It's hard to figure out where the phone currently stands with all the conflicting information out there and the new update that just pushed.
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Hello, my roommate has a Verizon Galaxy S3. He recently took the 4.4 update, and it apparently screwed up his phone pretty bad. He gets terrible battery life and force closes and freezing. He came into my room knowing that I'm an android nerd and he asked me to root and rom his phone. Cool.
So, now I'm trying to catch up on the current state of the GS3.
He has never rooted or installed recovery. I was under the impression that the Verizon GS3 had an unlocked bootloader, but now I'm reading that the bootloader might be locked since he updated?
1: Is it possible to ODIN back to an earlier version and then unlock his bootloader?
2: What's JTAG?
3: Is there an easy way to install recovery on 4.4 that I'm missing?
Any links or advice you guys could give me would be really helpful... I'm currently reading and jumping between links, but It's hard to figure out where the phone currently stands with all the conflicting information out there and the new update that just pushed.
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1: No, it is not possible to ODIN back to unlock the bootloader. Your friend is stuck on 4.4.2.
2: JTAG is a service you can send your phone off for and pay for to unbrick a hard bricked phone. As long as you or your friend do not hard brick his phone, you won't need a JTAG.
3: You cannot install any kind of standard recovery on 4.3.1 or 4.4.2 on the Verizon Galaxy S3. There is an unofficial safestrap you may be able to use on 4.4.2 found here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2797314 But there are no ROMs to flash using safestrap, so for the moment it is kind of pointless.
There really isn't conflicting information in these threads unless you are looking at old, outdated threads on rooting. All of the information anyone needs to know about the current state of the Verizon Galaxy S3 can be found in just a few threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575661
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2653030
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784249
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639337
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hey guys, so im sure many have tried to put cyanogenmod on a VZW Samsung Galaxy s III with 4.4.2 OTA on it. but couldnt. im really looking to put CM11 on it. im very much so new to rooting, and flashing roms, but i already rooted my device, and flashed the stock firmware back, due to not having a CWM back up and getting "system software not authorized by verizon" warning.
so my question.
can i downgrade my firmware from 4.4 to earlier to have an unlocked bootloader without bricking it? do i need to go to 4.3 and then 4.1.2?
because before 4.3 it had an unlocked bootloader.
I really want CM because i cant stand touchwiz anymore. thanks guys . help a newb out
oh and. should i use towel root? or another rooting method
Your now on the locked bootloader and you cannot downgrade to another firmware. You can root with towelroot but that's truly about all you can do
From my CM11 S3
Okay, so apparently I screwed up greatly last night. I was trying to flash Android L 5.0.2 on my phone and after trying to flash it onto my device (using Safestrap) it did not work for some apparently reason (no md5) ,but before, I check summed the files if the codes matched and it did. So, I tried to restore and it failed and I accidentally pressed reboot and now I can't access Safestrap and stuck in a loop of the stock recovery mode.
It was running Kitkat 4.4.4
Safestrap 3.72
Phone: Rooted
Galaxy S4 SGH-i337
sorry for bad grammar, running sleepless atm
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Okay, so apparently I screwed up greatly last night. I was trying to flash Android L 5.0.2 on my phone and after trying to flash it onto my device (using Safestrap) it did not work for some apparently reason (no md5) ,but before, I check summed the files if the codes matched and it did. So, I tried to restore and it failed and I accidentally pressed reboot and now I can't access Safestrap and stuck in a loop of the stock recovery mode.
It was running Kitkat 4.4.4
Safestrap 3.72
Phone: Rooted
Galaxy S4 SGH-i337
sorry for bad grammar, running sleepless atm
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Here is the Safetrap discussion thread: Official AT&T S4 Safestrap Discussion Q/A by graydiggy.
If you register on xda, you can post your question there. best place to get help IMO.
Here is a guide how to unbrick your device: [GUIDE] How to Unbrick your AT&T S4 I337 OTA UCUAMF3 by nkhater.
Hope this works in your case.
Good luck !
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Ok so I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-I353 running Android 4.4.2
Kernel version: 3.4.0
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After searching around for past few days an reading around n such I've not really been able to find just a straight answer for this so I figured ok might as well go ahead and make a thread.
As far as I've got I believe I AM able to root the device which is cool BUT can I also get a custom recovery or boot-loader n such too so I can use different ROM's n such or am I **** out of luck? I don't wanna brick my phone obviously so if anyone could just give me a no or a yes and if a yes please point me to a link that will explain how to root / use custom boot loader n such.
Thanks in advanced for anyone who takes the time to reply.
Currently, there are no known method to unlock the bootloader on a Verizon S3 with firmware 4.3 and above. Attempting it will brick your phone.
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Ok so I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-I353 running Android 4.4.2
Kernel version: 3.4.0
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After searching around for past few days an reading around n such I've not really been able to find just a straight answer for this so I figured ok might as well go ahead and make a thread.
As far as I've got I believe I AM able to root the device which is cool BUT can I also get a custom recovery or boot-loader n such too so I can use different ROM's n such or am I **** out of luck? I don't wanna brick my phone obviously so if anyone could just give me a no or a yes and if a yes please point me to a link that will explain how to root / use custom boot loader n such.
Thanks in advanced for anyone who takes the time to reply.
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You can root it but as stated in the previous post unlocking the bootloader is impossible on 4.4.2 and is not even an option and DO NOT attempt to try to unlock it. There is one method available which is a jtag service but finding one to do it is what's almost impossible
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I'm looking for help rooting my galaxy s5 SG-M900W8 running 5.1.1, I ran cf auto root with Odin it flashed an said passed, when I unplug ed the phone it was in a boot loop, I put it into recovery mode it was still saying I had no root access an that it was the original recovery, I flashed the original rogers room to get out of the bootloop as a factory reset didn't help, is there a way to root my modle on andriod 5.1.1 kingroot dose not support nor dose kingo app, I heard for the s6 running 5.1.1 you need to flash a custom kernal before rooting it this true? Can someone point my to the right place plz! This isn't my first time rooting but my first time with issues!
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I'm looking for help rooting my galaxy s5 SG-M900W8 running 5.1.1, I ran cf auto root with Odin it flashed an said passed, when I unplug ed the phone it was in a boot loop, I put it into recovery mode it was still saying I had no root access an that it was the original recovery, I flashed the original rogers room to get out of the bootloop as a factory reset didn't help, is there a way to root my modle on andriod 5.1.1 kingroot dose not support nor dose kingo app, I heard for the s6 running 5.1.1 you need to flash a custom kernal before rooting it this true? Can someone point my to the right place plz! This isn't my first time rooting but my first time with issues!
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Hi and thank you for using XDA Assist
I saw you already posted into a right section so i'm gonna close this thread.
Good luck!