yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] nubreed000:
The methods described in this thread will work on the Canadian model of the SGSIII as well right? I'm 99% certain they will, but better to be safe than sorry.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] nubreed000:
And to follow up on that: after rooting can I simply use ROM Manager to install CWM, and then all the different ROMS?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] sayce:
Bought my phone through Rogers and I've rooted and installed CWM on my phone using this and everything works great!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] nubreed000:
So the root worked but I can't get clockwork recovery to install. whenever i type in "adb" in command prompt i just get a message saying that the command is not recognized.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] khunfused:
tried rooting for at&t on a mac and i keep ending up at

error: failed to initialise protocol !

what should i do?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ironhelix:
I'm also with rogers, and am failing at rooting

msg from phone

odin mode

prouct name: sgh-i747m

custom binary downloaf: no

current binary: official

qualcomm secureboot: enable

secure check fail: aboot

msg from odin

<ID:0/005> Added!!

<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/005> Initialzation..

<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/005> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/005>

<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

any comments welcome

PS initial i dump the recovery under the root of "sdcard" ans later also under "extsdcard" just to see but to no avail.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Mastermachetier:
Up to date

Is this still the up to date? Also do i need an sd card to root?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Demon91:
Hi there :) Rooted my device using your video from topic :) gonna make russian localization for att fw for me and all the russians that have this device :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MWilkenson:
Question. I rooted using the method that doesn't trip the flash counter. According to the youtube by appdroidseven video to unroot to send into warranty it says that the method will trigger the flash counter...atleast thats what i thought he said. Therefore if i unroot and the flash counter is tripped, how am i suppose to use triangle away to reset the flash counter if i am unrooted. the process in my head is thinking odin to unroot> flash counter tripped> screwed. please guide me in the right direction if possible. thanks in advanced for all your help. ..

Edit: Just trying to figure this out. I'm on aokp and I need to return to stock unrooted for a warranty exchange. Now do I need to Odin back to root stock then flash one of the official ROMs from Samsung or can i flash one of those directly? I just want to be able to remove root and flash back to factory stock without having the flash counter tripped.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Sevarin:
Thank you very much for these Video tutorials. It definitely helped me a lot.

Is there anyway you could make a Video tutorial on how to back up / restore the IMEI? I read the thread but it's very confusing and I really don't want to mess this one up. Thanks!!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] blasterrr:
Spasiba :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] vcharette:
thanks for making this thread. very helpful.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Gabik123:
You guys are awesome!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rpavich:
Question:

I did the "return to stock SIII" procedure with Odin and the Stock Rom and now my phone won't reboot all the way. It get's stuck on the "samsung" logo and the blue LED stays lit....

Can someone help me fix this issue?

The flashing went fine...I passed with a green box but I can't fully reboot my phone.

I'm on an AT&T SIII U.S.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] appdroid:
If i remember correctly this was bug in Att SII Skyrocket & Note with leaked ICS note. The solution was to clear cache. SO boot into 3e recovery & wipe cache. See if it helps.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Spud387:
Hi Appdroid,

I have an unlocked Telus S3 and there are some things I am unclear about rooting if you don't mind clarifying.

I am following your guide here and on http://andr0idtech.blogspot.ca/2012/07/how-to-root-install-cwm-on-at-samsung.html

I see the steps as this:

1. Dowload the files for a Telus S3 here: http://d-h.st/tTY and unzip & untar them.

- This file is called "stock_root66_Telus.7z" and in it is "stock_root66_Telus.tar." Within the tar file is:

aboot.htm

boot.img

cache.img.ext4

NON-HLOS.bin

recovery.img

rpm.mbm

sbl2.mbn

sbl3.mbn

system.img.ext4

tz.mbn​

2. I connect my phone via USB to my PC and copy the "recovery.img" that was in the "stock_root66_Telus.tar" file to my "Computer\SGH-I747M\Card" location. Disconnect the S3 from the PC once file is copied.

3. Open up Odin folder and run "Odin3 v1.85.exe" and unselect "F. Rest Time."

4. Put the phone into download mode. First Turn off the phone then Press Volume down, Power and home button

5. When you see the warning screen, press volume up. It will now say downloading

6. Connect the SIII to the computer. Once the phone is connected a yellow box on the upper left corner of Odin will appear.

7. Select the PDA checkbox and browse for the location of the downloaded files. Select "stock_root66_Telus.tar" and open it.

8. Press start

9. Phone will reboot once its done flashing. Pass should appear on the upper left corner.

10: Now download any app, like Titanium Backup, that requires root request to make sure you have root.

11: Go to the phone settings and enable usb debugging under setting>developer's option.

12: Connect your phone to the computer and open up a command prompt.

13: Type adb in the command prompt then all the commands that adb offers will appear.

14: Type "adb shell" then type "su" after that type "dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18"

15: The following should be in the command prompt.

shell@android:/ $ su

shell@android:/ # dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18

13992+0 records in

13992+0 records out

7163904 bytes transferred in 1.672 secs (4284631 bytes/sec)​

16: Type " reboot recovery " in command prompt.

17: i should have a rooted Telus SGSIII I747 with CWM installed.

Is this the correct method? Am I missing anything? Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rpavich:
That did it...thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ironhelix:
UPDATE

I remove all usb driver related to android ( i had a dell streak before ) , and i follow andr0idtech method, and it worked like a charm....
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] NJRonbo:
I'm the noob here.

Love this thread that has been put together.

I am trying to avoid reading every single post across all these pages in this thread.

Just have two important questions....

1. I am about to move from the iPhone and purchase my first Android phone, the Galaxy S3 from AT&T. Are the video instructions in the very first post of this thread still valid for the version of the phone I will be purchasing this week? Also, I need to be sure I don't trip the flash counter (whatever that means) so I am hoping the initial video posted in this thread avoids that.

2. Are there instructions on how to backup the phone before even attempting to root it? I would hate to brick it and not be able to restore.

Thank You all in advance. Good to be here.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] shawnj0:
Hey guys. I don't have a pc so I can't use Odin. I have the sgIII and a Asus transformer tablet.... Is there any way I can still root? Or am I screwed without a pc?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] thetnaing87:
What does AOKP mean?

Thanks!!!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] vvelvetelvis:
followed all the instructions and got a assert failed: get prop... etc. message. not sure what i did wrong. i have the cwm based recovery v5.5.0.4 and was trying to install cm10. any suggestions?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ExcelonGT:
I also had problems with cwm 5.5.0.4 when trying to flash the CM10 nightly. I cant remember the exact error. But I got it to work by using a later CWM. 6.0.1.2. can be found here --> http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] vvelvetelvis:
Totally forgot to update. Installed rom manager and had that install cwm. After that it installed cm10 no problem.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] TwoOneOh!:
I believe before you install any modified rom you should check Rom Manager to ensure that your recovery is up to date. This can be done by looking under "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" (first option) to see if your installed version of CWM matches up with the latest release.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ultratek:
just curious.. now where are the mac drivers... like a direct link?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] TwoOneOh!:
I didn't need any mac drivers personally (running Lion) i just installed the Android file transfer utility and put my phone into PTP mode and it connected right away.

http://www.android.com/filetransfer/
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ultratek:
i mean for rooting the phone. i get an error on the mac and those sudo cmds dont work either
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] faslane:
From Stock to Rom and back to stock???

Hi All, Can I easily boot to rom (after root and rom install of course) and the jump back and forth from rom to touchwiz and so forth? I installed the latest CM 10 JB for ATT Galaxy S3 and also want to (SOMETIMES) use phone as a stock TW device because a few features I really like) What's the best way to go back and forth? Is it as simple as creatinga nandroid and booting to that instead of the custom CM 10 rom I currently have running? Does this make sense?

Could someone please PM me and tell me if I'm able to do this. I am new to Android but have successfully rooted and installed CM10 etc so I'm learning fast and just want to make sure I'm going about this question the right way. Basically I just want the simplest way to go from Stock interface and then to custom rom and vice versa for testing purposes.

Thanks sooooo much!!

Faslane
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Northerntouch:
Kernel → is the main component of most computer operating systems; it is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level. The kernel's responsibilities include managing the system's resources (the communication between hardware and software components

Radio → The cellular radio on the device which needs control software called firmware to control it.

ROM → Read Only Memory. In the context of an Android device, ROM is the internal flash memory where the core operating system resides. It can also refer to a specific version firmware that can be applied to a device through a process usually referred to as flashing. An improperly flashed ROM can often brick the device, rendering it unusable.

Superuser→ A program, which gives unlimited access privileges to perform any or all operations on the operating system.

ODIN → Odin is the Samsung software used to update Samsung phones. It does not work with any other devices other than official Samsung phones.

OTA or FOTA → (F)OTA stands for (Firmware) Over The Air and is the process by which required updates and enhancements to your phone's basic operating system can be sent to you through the cellular network. The Galaxy S II software update will be sent via FOTA and is available through Samsung Kies mini.0

ODEX → In Android file system, applications come in packages with the extension .apk. These application packages, or APKs contain certain .odex files whose supposed function is to save space. These ‘odex’ files are actually collections of parts of an application that are optimized before booting. Doing so speeds up the boot process, as it preloads part of an application. On the other hand, it also makes hacking those applications difficult because a part of the coding has already been extracted to another location before execution.

SDK → Software Development Kit.

Logcat → A debugging tool built into Android devices that displays system logs as they occur. See Logcat.

NANDroid → A set of tools that will enable anyone who has root on their Android device to make FULL system backups, in case something goes wrong or you want to try out that new experimental ROM/theme. NANDroid will backup (and restore) /system, /data, /cache, and /boot partitions.

Recovery Mode → A special environment that you can boot into for troubleshooting and upgrading purposes.

Kang → The process of creating a code based of someone else's code or reapplying code that someone else created into your own code (e.g. git cherry-pick)

Rooting → is a process that allows users of mobile phones and other devices running the Android operating system to attain privileged control (known as "root access") within Android's Linux subsystem with the goal of overcoming limitations that carriers and manufacturers put on some devices.[/QUOTE]
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] clbgrmn:
Install aborted

I keep getting an error where It aborts my install, I have tried to read up on it to avoid being a pest, but all other sources recommend to update to latest CWM Recovery, when I try to do it through rom manager, It gives me an error, and I'm wondering how to do it through odin again. Do I have to delete the old recovery file, or can I use odin to just flash right over it the same way?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] r3dd09:
I'm getting an error when I try to install clockwork

once I enter dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18

I get

/sdcard/recovery.img: cannot open for read: no suck file or directory

Can someone help me out? I've done a few google searches and can't solve this.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] appdroid:
It is saying that u do Not have recovery.img in ur phone's internal sd card.

Make sure its unzipped;)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] r3dd09:
It is unzipped, but I flashed it through rom manager in the end.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Heroic_Kaizer:
Does the Mac flash work with my bell unlocked S3 since it is same as AT&T? it wont brick right? I have mountain lion on my mac air
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] yeah yeah:
Yeah...any luck with Mac support? My win vm is having issues with recognizing USB devices.constant getting error 4 messages.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] LuisFlores3:
Thanks for these...

Super useful place to start. :0)

Much appreciated.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BallerOnABudget:
Big thank you

thank you for posting this. i didn't want to break my new phone and this guide was great in making sure i didn't.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Obsessive:
Thanks for this! I recently rooted my phone and now looking to try some custom ROM's. This will certainly help me out :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] appdroid:
Guys Lets Hit Thnx button, SO I CAN GET MY THNX METER UP! USE THNX METER MORE OFTEN!;):D
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] montrealcityboy:
i have cwm 6.0.1.2(clickable) installed. when i try to install the 6.0.1.4 (touch) through recovery,it installs itself,but then when i reboot and go back to recovery,it's reverted back to 6.0.1.2 (clickable). why is that?

i can't seem to find a .tar version of 6.0.1.4 to install either. :(
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ShadowVlican:
thanks for this guide, helped me revert back to stock Samsung
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DreamerS3:
Hello I'm new to the Galaxy World. I purchase a Galaxy S3, love it. Using this tread, was able to Root, and install CWM, then today grew some balls, and was able to install my first ROM. Love it. Just wanna say thank you to all the ones who took the time to write DIY.

Thanks

Filipe S.:good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bigal1542:
Thanks for the guides. They helped a ton.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] appdroid:
Well Looks like Somebody does not like my thread:(! & Don't care about all you guys who got helped from this thread:( That's why its unstuck it.

Well I will try pming a MOD to see if the MOD sees any value in this thread & if they can sticky it back.:D
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
No, no, your thread is AWESOME! There was just a full page of stickies so instead a link to this is centered at top of the new INDEX added to the stickies.

It was either that or we had to do a "roll-up" sticky and would have been the same results.

Sorry for the confusion and keep up the great work!

Friendly Neighborhood Moderator
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] appdroid:
More Videos has been Added! Enjoy Guys!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Gaylonj:
Very helpful!!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gutlessmerc:
Thank you

Thank you for all the guides guys. Now I have a rooted S3. Still havent grown the balls for custom roms yet though.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] koxx.dta:
very helpful

is it possible to root att gs3 thru linux? i have heard only international ver can be rooted with linux. i do not have windows and have been trying to root for a long time now
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] FishDoc:
Thanks for the information

Many thanks to all the contributors. Very, very helpful.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xxScoobxx:
thanks:good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mywifeshero:
Noob question time. I see a lot about CWM and not much about TWRP? Any particular reason? Also is it recommended to wipe system as well when flashing themes? New to android from iphone 3gs and love the S3! Flashed my first ROM today actually! Would love to flash the new theme but get a fail in TWRP (only wiped the cash and dalvick cash), Thank you so much for this NOOB forum.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Mjamesstephens:
noob time

Okay so this is a total noob question. and thank you guys ahead of time. I'm very much new to rooting. I Had someone root for me and then i learned how to flash different roms. now talking about kernels, i'm pretty sure kernels are phone specific but are they rom or device model specific?

i have been trying to install the underwear kernel and it keeps putting my phone in a bootloop.:eek:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Symbian_Black:
Will doing a factory reset wipe my Root?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Z3R0H0UR:
Thanks

Great thread, very useful :good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Generalen27:
I have some issues everytime i follow the exact steps it says in cmd "Mounting system RW and pushing SU then remounting system RO again mount: Persmission denied failed to copy ¨su¨ to system/xbin/su?

I have g2 software V30b-EUR-XX

Any idea?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] cbond007:
How come on the S3 Rootexplorer does not see the ext sd card? It only sees the internal sd

Sent from my Galaxy SIII
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] TorgoJohnson:
Go into the /mnt directory and look for the folder titled extSdCard.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] gingson:
I was looking for the same thing. I think its the way Samsung has labeled the internal memory as an SD.

Using the My Files app the SD card is labeled as extSD. Maybe Root Explorer needs to be updated.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] cbond007:
The post above you works.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] gingson:
Yes, it does. Thx.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DroidRage1:
I don't know what to do, whenever I try to download the additional files for Dead Space, which I bought, I get server error 5002. I'm really running out of ideas here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zetsumeikuro:
Probably something wrong with EA's servers. Just wait and try again later. Or it could be your connection. Are you downloading via 4G or wifi? Another issue is the nav bar I believe. Did you change the size of your nav bar? If so put it back to stock, or remove the navbar while you're downloading.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xorob0:
Same here with mass effect. There are no solution. You have paid for nothing. Somebody tell me to download the file from an other Android and copy all the file from /mnt/sdcard/android/data/com.ea.game.nameofyourgame_row and paste it on your Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leelaa:
Iam guesing you guys have changed the size of your nav bar buttons (height and width) put them back to default and try then. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DroidRage1:
How do I remove the navbar?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheJ0hnman:
I had the same issue at 241 and 240 dpi, downloaded without a hiccup at 320
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] x_zeSS:
Thanks Man, it helped me! I'm on Paranoid Android and changed nav bar size from 80 % to 100% and cash download started!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
You know you've wanted to play some games on an emulator on your phone. Old classics from the NES/SNES/GameBoy era. :D

Here's what I've tried so far (all under CM7):

Using my wiimote + nunchuck:

Download BluezIME-v1.14-Wiimote.apk (or the latest version that ends with Wiimote) from http://code.google.com/p/android-bluez-ime/downloads/list

Install it, and select Bluez IME as your input method. (Settings > Language and Keyboard)

Put your Wiimote into discoverable mode by pressing and holding 1 + 2 until the 4 indicator lights start flashing

After a few moments, BluezIME will recognize your Wiimote and list it

Select the Wiimote

Now you can use your Wiimote as a virtual keyboard!

Go into your emulator and select keyboard as input method, and configure the keys to your liking.

So far I've only tried SNESDroid as an emulator, but this should work with ANYTHING that accepts keyboard input, including your SMS app, web browser, etc. It's mapping your Wiimote keys to keys on a virtual keyboard on your phone.

Enjoy!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Wodensman:
I'm big on emulators. I actually have quite the collection of real Sega, NES, and SNES cartridges. I wish VB supported the bluetooth drivers needed to use controller connectivity. I love having SNESDroid. I use my PS3 controller as an SNES controller for my emulator on my laptop. With CM9 about to drop, I will definately be making the switch, and hopefully CM9 will support the bluetooth drivers needed.

I would love to play someone in some Killer Instinct, or something else if they want to play on a PC emulator. All you need is ZSNES v1.42, the ROM, and Hamachi. Works perfect. I have a killer instinct tourney server on Hamachi.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] twisted03:
Wow, now I feel old after readying that... Lol

Sent from...that shallow place in the back 40
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Wodensman:
So, does anyone want to play some SNES with me? You need zsnes 1.42 and Hamachi. I mainly play Killer Instinct and Biker Mice From Mars, and Zombies Ate My Neighbors. pm me for details.

As for emulating on phones, The app fb recommended doesn't have Sixaxis support yet, so I use Sixaxis Controller app. On the ICS roms, when you use that app, it makes the emulator a little laggy at times, like during high combos on KI.