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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] m.nassy.uk:
Just flashed my S3 with no issues, awesome work Chainfire and thanks :D

This isn't a dig at others, but why all the questions? The poor guy has explained every last detail and any question you ask you will find the answer too in the description/instructions. Just read em :)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] SaNTi285:
About updating the root..

Hello everyone.

I rooted the device with the 6.6 CF-ROOT and now I want to flash the new one.

Do I need to do any wipes before the flash or is it alright to just flash it and enjoy?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] gaui:
Thank you master CF, worked like a charm!;)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] A5J4DX:
Thank you very much Chainfire mate got my GS3 today and straight came here and bookmarked for later ;) flashed now and pure awesomeness!
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Cralis:
I have read the first post:

"This stuff is made for the GT-I9300, if your model number has a suffix, it may not work, or if it is a totally different model, it will not work (may even brick) !"

I have a GT-I9300T, from Vodafone, Australia. I see the sentence above that reads:

" if your model number has a suffix, it may not work "

However, I have seen a post in this thread, saying it worked on a Thailand based GT-I9300T. So, based on that, would it work on my Australian (Vodafone) based T model? What doe the T mean anyway?! And if it DOES work, maybe the original post can be updated to include the T version?

Or - does it not work at all?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Chainfire:
Actually, I *think* it works on the -T, but someone who actually has one would have to confirm.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] UpInTheAir:
It does! Confirmed

Thanks again
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Cralis:
OK, I'm going to give this a bash! :) And one final check... TriangleAway takes us to an S2 forum... but it works on the S3, right?

Edit: Rooted! Thanks man!!

Now to find a 4.0.4 ROM that is easier on the battery, and hopefully stops my nightly freeze/crash. Never a good thing when you reply on the phone as an alarm clock! :)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Silverbolt:
Confirmed working on Telecom NZ I9300T also.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] SGSLover:
Hi Chainfire,

got a question.

If a phone was rooted and then unrooted für e.g. repair,

may root be evidenced even if the phone was unrooted.

Are there leftover fragments or something?

Would be great if you can answer this.

Regards

Heiko
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] gaui:
No, not if you wipe data, clean cache/dalvik and use Triangle Away to reset flash counter.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] sxi200:
Flashed 2 days ago and worked great. But the CWM app is partially disabled.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Chainfire:
I'll try not to forget fixing that next update :)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] houseofcutler:
Download and unzipped followed the instructions and it all worked.

Only thing I had to do was open android SDK Manager so that my PC would recognise the device.

This totally sorted out my issue with not being able to browse to the external SD Card

Great work ChainFire - Donation Made ;)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Chainfire:
Updated to v6.2 !

SuperSU: updated to v0.90 (recommended updated)

CWM: updated to v1.4 (larger text)

CWM Manager: updated to v3.60 (works with I9300T)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] chicoelnino:
What Roms are available that improve battery life or prevent as much drain on standby? I'm a rom noob.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] swipermusic:
Have just purchased triangle away from Play after rooting my GS3 last night. The app has downloaded and it says Current status cannot be determined we need to reboot into a special bootmode. I am scared now is it ok to use it or not?

My binary count is 1
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] dlt0rre:
ummmm

I'm trying mobile ODin, and i can't change the EverRoot option (in grey color) and it's checked...

"If you are running the Pro version, make sure EverRoot is not enabled"

Any idea? Tks

PD: with the option in grey (loocked) and checked y flash it... Rebooting and update ok! ;D
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Cristiano Matos:
Don't worry, proceed...

In special Bootmode will have the options, VOL-UP will reset the counter or VOL-DOWN will return.

---------- Post added at 01:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:28 PM ----------

Yes ok!

If you try tho flash a Kernel or a Rom this option will appears in white. That allows you to change to tick or un-tick.

---------- Post added at 01:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:31 PM ----------

All informations in DEVELOPMENT THREAD.

Have a few options already, go check.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] sxi200:
Thanks. 6.2 has fixed the problem.

Donation made :)

9DM450410L816074Y.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] 7@up:
CF-Root 6.2 perfect ..thank you very much.:D
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] asif316uk:
hi guys, little help needed please.. sorry to be a nooob. But i can't seem to root my galaxy s3 with odin.. odin recognises the phone, however it always fails. Phone is in debug mode, drivers installed.. i have rooted before on my old gs1.. but this cf root doesn't seem to work am i missing something?? help please.... thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Cristiano Matos:
Wich is the message in Odin?

Are you in Download Mode right?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] swipermusic:
I only flashed 6.1 last night and I see 6.2 is here already. Should I update to this (new at rooting this way) or should I stay with 6.1? What is the difference?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] asif316uk:
yes in download mode, the message in odin is. can't open the seria; COM port..
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] nadram:
Same here. Changes?

Edit: shows in second post. Recommended update for supersu and others.

Sent from my SGS3
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Cristiano Matos:
Do you got a yellow box in Odin upper left corner when you plug the phone?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] asif316uk:
yes in download mode, the message in odin is. can't open the serial COM port..
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Cristiano Matos:
Should update!

Look in first page, The Dev recommends this.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] tridibsahabd:
Do you guys not see the changelog? Read the 3rd post from OP.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] asif316uk:
yes com 11, or its blue in odin 3.04..
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Cristiano Matos:
One question.

The file that you download is in .zip or .tar?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] nadram:
Sorry guys. was working from my mobile.

Updated 6.2 on top of 6.1.

Like a charm
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] swipermusic:
How did you do it?

Do you have to flash with odin the same and then triangle away again?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] asif316uk:
good question, im pretty sure its a tar file. because when i extract it again it comes with the cache and recovery files.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] nadram:
Same procedure. Use odin with 6.2 in the pda field. I never used triangle away. I'll worry about that when/if I want to unroot.

Sent from my SGS3
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] ringrover:
in 6.2 the CWM still 3.55 .....??? why
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] whpgab:
How can I mount external sd cards in CWM? All of the sdcard function is not working. Any idea? Thanx
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] CSeb95:
same here, can't use extenal SDCard but I think it's since I formatted it with exFAT to allow big files (above 4Go).

CWM says : waiting for SD Card to mount, counting down from 20 ;-)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] teddybaerd:
Same here. I installed it manually from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1684535
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] nadram:
External sd card never worked traditionally. Root or no root, SGS 3 does not handle it like other devices. Am I missing something?

Sent from my SGS3
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] KeesStolk:
Same as it was when going from 3.50 to 3.55.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27195291&postcount=176
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] gaui:
I have CF-Root 6.1 and updated SuperSU to v0.90 through Play Store.

Is that enough or do I still have to update to 6.2 ?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] avetny:
nice update !:D
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] klarthur:
I apologize in advance for being new to Samsung. I come from the Evo 4g and am used to Aman Ra for Recovery and I used REVOlution ( i think) to root my device. Will this rooting method still allow me to install custom ROMs and custom kernels? Thank you in advance
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Chainfire:
My 15 or so sdcards all work fine with the SGS3 and this recovery... maybe it's formatted in some weird way ? SGS3 supports only vfat and exfat for sdcard.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] mbroeders:
Sure it will. All it does is root your device and install a recovery (which is highly similar to AmonRa recovery). You can install custom roms/kernels through this recovery.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] klarthur:
Thank you for the response. I think this "CF-Root is the root for "rooting beginners" and those who want to keep as close to stock as possible. CF-Root is meant to be used in combination with stock Samsung firmwares, and be the quickest and easiest way for your first root." threw me off. What would be the difference between this and the other rooting option available then?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] mbroeders:
Well, you used to flash recovery first and the manually flash supersu. Now, you can also use the toolkit to gain root. However, this (CF-root) is by far the easiest and quickest (not to say safest) method available.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] klarthur:
Thank you very much for the information. I certainly appreciate it :)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] skibadee:
Hi chainfire

My phone just told me it was receiving an update. It mentioned stability Improvements. It rebooted and failed in Cwm saying install aborted. When it came back up it said failed try keis or samsung service centre.

I'm in UK with sim free s3, running le8 stock and first cf root you released (6.1 I think) Jfyi :-)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Shamms:
SGS3 Rooting

Hi CF,

I am user who has a little knowledge of rooting and have been using checkrom for almost 10 months. I got my sgs3 yesterday and tried rooting it using CF-ROOT-SGS3-v6.2, on first attempt nothing happened and my phone got rebooted normally, I tried it again and this time I was that counter was showing one. Even after 2nd try it is still STATUS QUO.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] skibadee:
Ok I now have lf2 after running kies update. I've lost root (as expected) Is it safe to install cf root again? I killed my s2 with the dodgy chip killing kernel so am a bit reluctant to just flash away on my s3 :P
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] skibadee:
Shamms

Mine appeared to do nothing first flash. Did on 2nd though. Check if su , cwm etc are in your app drawer.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Shamms:
No I have none in my app drawer.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] gaui:
Can you update normally via Kies after applying CF-Root?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] sarbe:
The same thing has just happened to me using latest CF-Root, On Orange UK, Sim free and unbranded. I tried Kies, it downloaded the update and did nothing, tried numerous times. Any info on how to get it to update?

EDIT: Rebooted PC and phone and Kies update worked.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] swipermusic:
Yes, I have just updated mine from XXALE8 to XXALF2 through Kies. It unrooted my phone so have now re-rooted and used triangle away again.

I didnt do anything before updating. I got the notification through software update on phone and did it through Kies on my pc.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] anukilimanoor:
Un-Rooted the phone using Triangle Away. Check the status - Normal

Again Did a factory Reset.

But kies is telling "Your device does not support software upgrading via kies.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] gsw5700:
Flashed ALF2 via ODIN, all gone well however struggling to get root (flashing CF-Root-SGS3-v6.2.tar) Tried three times now, Odin thinks it has worked and I get a green PASS but the phone then boots with none of the usual messages indicating Chainfire's magic.

No CWM/Superuser app, now stuck as I can't restore all apps/data using TB.

Any idea's folks.

Update.

CWM v5.5.0.4 CF 1.4 is there ( I am running a nandroid backup now), tried clearing cache/dalvik, rebooting, reflashing CF6.2 again, but no joy, this worked immediately on ZSALED ROM.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] aslan93:
for those struggling to update with cf root, you most definitely need to be on STOCK recovery to apply an OTA.

what im wondering is if i flash the full new firmware with mobile odin conserving root, will my recovery stay cwm?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] robbiekhan:
Perhaps we need to wait for a CF-Root update then?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] gsw5700:
i was on stock ZSALED with CF-root 6.2. Flashed ALF2 via odin. As stated above, I have CWM if I boot to recovery, but no root/supersu/cwm app???

Tried everything including hard reset, until chainfire gets back, I might have to

1) Restore last ZSALED ROM (with root)

2) Flash ALF2 with mobile odin (to 'hopefully' retain root)

This is a last resort measure, hopefully, someone will sus whats happened. Another alternative I guess is to flash another rooted kernel (not sure if any exist at the moment)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] aslan93:
and i got my answer..

recovery will be overwritten unless you unchoose it in mobile odin. fairly simple. or just flash the cwm recovery again afterwards, also you can flash the su file from recovery as well to get root. both recovery and su are provided on this forum. simples
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] anukilimanoor:
1. Rooted with CF 6.2

2. Installed Triangle Away

3. Run Triangle Away and downloaded the file. Hit reset flash counter

4. Boot the phone into triangle away menu.

5. press vol up to reset

6. While start rebooting removed the battery

7. Boot into recovery and did a full wipe

8. Remove the battery when it start rebooting

9. Boot into download mode

10. Installed I9300XXALE8_I9300OXAALE8_I9300XXLE8_HOME.tar via odin without any pit.

11. Booted the phone without configuring any account.

12. Rebooted Wait for few minutes to see the device status Normal

13. Did a Factory Reset.

14. Check the status from download mode

15. Booted into normal and without configuring any account and then connect with kies

16. Your device does not support software update via Kies

Anything wrong??
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] aslan93:
screw kies man, download the lates FW from samfirmware.com and flash it in mobile odin or desktop odin (mobile can keep root and cwm recovery). i dont see why you need kies anyway.. you get all firmwares faster on samfirmware

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flash the su file and whatever else you need again from recovery. id also reflash the recovery with odin. for both things look in the op here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1684535
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] anukilimanoor:
I know mate :).. My phone status is normal. But why kies is not allowing to download.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] aslan93:
Probably the triangle away f*cks it up and takes it off the download path... I don't know...
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] gsw5700:
Thanks for that, flashed CWM-SuperSU-v0.90.zip and I have root again. Guess I need to look at using mobile odin
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] sarbe:
I updated via Kies with latest CF-Root installed.

I also had Triangle away installed, it worked for me.

As someone else posted, if root doesn't work download the CWM-SuperSU-v0.90.zip and install via recovery, worked for me, got root back.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] skibadee:
Think he means through the booted phones software update method, not in download mode.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] sarbe:
AAh i see, thx m8, i'll edit my post.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] altusan:
I used to have the same error and I turned off my SGS III and turned it on. Later, I used kies and I didn't get that error anymore.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] gsw5700:
Just purchased mobile odin, used this to flash CFROOT 6.2 and everything just worked (first time), not sure what went wrong with the desktop version...!
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] wildalan:
can i root the new LF2 with cf 6.2?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] JBL74:
Yes.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] pennzoilgtr:
yes, it will work.i just got that root on ALF2. btw ALF2 gives me 5552 quadrant score on stock. :D
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] robbiekhan:
LF2 rooted fine for me actually using the old Odin version 1.85. I also updated LF2 using 1.85 as well though.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] rendez2k:
Hi all, I may have a bit of a problem. It appears my on-board phone memory may have run out of space and now I can't restore any image without getting a 'cannot restore data' error. Is there anyway to delete old backups from CWM as I have two old backups I can remove?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] aslan93:
I don't get it.. why don't you turn the phone on and delete something?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] rendez2k:
Sorted now. Basically I had restored a backup that partially failed so the phone wouldn't boot properly. Managed to delete just enough files to restore fully!
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] ratcom:
@Chainfire - I have a small request, would it be possible to have the option within CWM to format the built in storage? I know that if we select wipe/format from stock recovery we also format the built in storage however we dont have this option when running CWM :(
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] penima:
Will I receive OTA updates after aplying CF-Root?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] sarbe:
No.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] rendez2k:
So how would you check for updates and update?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] P1n3apqlExpr3ss:
I'm a newbie to this but I'm guessing by downloading the firmware and flash it using odin. From what I've heard you should keep apps and stuff
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] KeesStolk:
Yes you will.

I flashed it with mobile odin and all went well.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] bluebobx:
Your SIII will

still

tell you that an over the air update is available - so you don't have to keep your "ear to the ground" for new firmwares from Samsung. However, you won't be able to just use the "download and install the update". From what's been said by others here you have two options.

1) Use MobileOdin to do the update. Based on the comments here, this method will retain your rooted status.

2) Use Kies to download and apply the install. Then use (desktop) Odin to reapply the rooting kit. As chainfire says, applying the RK is very simple, quick and straightforward.

I used option 2 - mainly because I needed to update the rooting kit anyway, but also because I figured that the worst-case-scenario would be that the root would be removed (which it was).

So I'm now running the ALF firmware but still have that rooted status that I need for Titanium Backup to work- yay! Is it just me or is ALF a bit faster than ALE? (My phone is a SIM-free unit, currently running with a Three SIM - if that makes any difference)

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I flashed via Kies - don't quite trust Odin to do official firmware yet. But, as you say, all settings, apps, etc are left untouched.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] rendez2k:
Thanks - I'm on Three UK but I don't seem to have any updates yet (although I believe Samsung were pushing one out yesterday?). I wasn't sure if I just wasn't getting it due to root.

I assume when Samsung release a new FW, its up to the carrier to push the update? If you have unbranded FW though, do you get notification of all Samsung updates?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] ozcr:
Kies may still work for you. That's how I updated mine after root.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] rendez2k:
How to I access my microSD card from CWM? I seem to be only able to get to internal memory.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] asif316uk:
Still can't root :-/

hey guys sorry to be a noob again.. but ive tried everything with odin but it always seems to fail when i try to flash the tar file. i always get can't open serial com ports error message. i have all the drivers installed, odin recognises the phone, but whenever i hit start it does nothing.. can somebody please help.. am i missing something???
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Chainfire:
Try on Odin file, right click -> run as administrator
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] asif316uk:
Ive been doing that, no luck :-/ im very confused.. obviously im doing something wrong, just don't know what it is..

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finally done it! turns out my pc needed a restart!, don't ask why but it worked! lol

many thanks anyway, keep up the good woork :)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] spline1:
Chainfire

a Beer once again 7DJ2547469965351Y

Thank you
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] avetny:
-Kernel XXALF2

Hi Chainfire !;)

Can you bake for us ?:p

-XXALF2 Kernel is here.

Best Regards !
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] drdax:
Hi all. Surprised people having so many problems

Got a siii mon, by tue it was rooted and running Darkstar rom.

Sorted no prob
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Fornowagain:
Eh? ALF2 works fine already.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Chainfire:
You have failed to read the first post. You deserve a spanking.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] avetny:
God Damn ! Sorry boss
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] fishcake13:
might be a stupid question but should i be flashing this if my battery is not fully charged?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] JJEgan:
As long as its over 30% plenty of power to carry out this small task .

jje
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] bluebobx:
You're correct on all of the above. That's one of the reasons that I went SIM free (actually a minor reason - the major being that I'm about to leave Three) - it cuts out one source of delay (the carrier) in getting those juicy updates out.

Three, to their credit, are far from being the worst in delaying updates - but yes, you could be looking at a month or more wait while they "certify" it.

Only thing I can recommend is to join one of the mobile phone forums (digitalspy, avforums, or even here!). Failing that the Three blog http://blog.three.co.uk/ can be quite a useful source of information.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] hieupham:
Dear @Chainfire, does S3 suffers the eCCM bug could you please tell us?

Is it safe to wipe/ reset out devices in stock condition?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] sarbe:
50%+ via Kies.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Chainfire:
Unknown.

It appears to be safe ... but who knows ?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] frav:
@Chainfire :

Thanks for your great job on SGS3 !

Beer on the way ;-)

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