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[Galaxy S III General] AMIT1990:
Help download i9300xxemc2_i93*00oddemc1_inu

hotfile link stuck in 80% and not resumable .torrent link doesnt have seeder and peer so not downloading......please provide me resumable link sir.:crying::crying:
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
XDA staff have transferred ownership of this thread to me so that I can update the rooting methods. The reason for this is because the rooting method contained within is outdated and since identified as unsafe.

I have PM'd the original OP [MENTION=4872062]Stormlister[/MENTION] to update the thread but unfortunately have received no response.

I aim to keep the structure of the thread in tact. I am only here to edit out / replace outdated and unsafe methods contained within this thread. The work below is not my own.
[Galaxy S III General] rzr86:
hello everyone here:)

my brother finally decided to root his device(samsung galaxy s3) and he wants from me to do it because i know about rooting stuff

but the point is i am new to samsung stuff

he wants only root and nothing else so i know what i am suppose to do from this guide(because i was reading it for almost 2 hours hehe:D)

so i have 2 questions:

1)is it necessary to install samsung kies to pc in order to root?

2)after root if an official update releases(rumors are saying for android 4.3 in octomber) can i apply it in root condition or do i have to follow some other steps before in order to apply successfully the official update?

thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III General] chrismast:
(1) no, you can install USB drivers separately

(2) OTA updates won't work, but you can always download the update and use Odin
[Galaxy S III General] rzr86:
thanks for the reply

so you are saying that the OTA update can be flashed with odin?

i assume that the device must be in download mode
[Galaxy S III General] chrismast:
Not the OTA update per se but the firmware which you can download from e. G. Sammobile.com, for flashing just read the guide.
[Galaxy S III General] rzr86:
thanks man:good:

now it makes sense

yeah i have read about sammobile site
[Galaxy S III General] ptit_lu:
Nice post, great work !
[Galaxy S III General] raomustansar:
i have samsung galaxy s3 gt-i9300 16GB.i re partitioned with this file "GT-I9300_mx_20120220" via odin after re partition my device stuck on samsung logo,after that i tried a lot to flash stock firmware with odin but it also stuck on "NAND write start"and some time stuck on tz.img

any suggestion what should i do now?
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
Send for repair. See my previous answer in other thread

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[Galaxy S III General] bablooroyal:
Hei,

Pls see the extract from the first post

"I did not know if I had to match the code base of my factory stock rom to the rom I wanted. I was afraid that it might flash my modems software making my phone unusable with my service provider. It seems that the rom file is only to flash the actual OS and wont include the modem flash too."

My doubt is:

If a dev says the ROM is for I9300XXEMG6 or I9300XXEMG4 and the baseband version of my mobile is I9300XXELKC, can I flash this ROM?

Will my baseband remain the same (as XXELKC)?

I also read another great post by rootSU.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2362743

I know the answer to my question is in these two posts. Even after reading two great posts, somehow, my mind refuses to think in the way the post is written. It is searching for the answer in the way it is asking this question. Sorry for that.

-Babloo
[Galaxy S III General] JJEgan:
Stock roms contain a modem .

what modem depends upon what rom . Modems are interchangeable and can be flashed separately .

Devs dont say rom is for bur rom is build RE7 etc .

Suggest you read the basic faqs and guides
[Galaxy S III General] Nonsensical86:
Hi guys. Help needed here. I followed the instructions on the first page but my phone rebooted straight back to the home screen without installing CWM. What's wrong?
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
Please outline step by step what you did and post the output from Odin

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[Galaxy S III General] Nonsensical86:
What I did was simply just reinstall the USB drivers for samsung. Open Odin and upload the cwm .tar file to the PDA section. Put my phone into download mode plug in my phone and start the Odin operation. At the end it stated pass and auto reboot but it does not boot into cwm instead it booted back to he phone home screen again without installing cwm. I've tried CF root and my phone was successfully rooted now just that I do not have cwm.
[Galaxy S III General] JJEgan:
Use Philz Recovery its tar or cwm zip.
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
If you're rooted now you can flash philz.tar via mobile Odin

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[Galaxy S III General] andrewwright:
Nice thread. :thumbup:
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
Yep its a good thread. It is not mine, I just currently manage it. Unfortunately any thanks given on post 1 go to me instead so if you like this thread,.please thank stormlister in post 3

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[Galaxy S III General] andrewwright:
I no it's not you're thread and I've thanked you for updating this as I had alot of confusion about rooting a month bk. This is now clear and correct. With rom manager... is that not a bad thing to do. I come from the i9100 and that was a big no no on that device.
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
Personally, I would recommend not using ROM manager. On my HTC Desire, it was downright dangerous. Its not too bad here but I still wouldn't recommend it. I wasn't aware it was in this thread, so I'll review that.

Edit >

replaced ROM manager sections.
[Galaxy S III General] greid:
Root via CF-Auto-Root not working for me.

Hi,

I've just flashed the latest firmware I9300XXEMG4 for my Galaxy S3 - i9300 device via Odin - which was successful. After this, I ran a factory reset as my device had become slow and unresponsive and most screens where taking way too long to load. I had a backup from "Mybackup Pro" which I then wanted to restore. This succeeded in restoring most system data and many applications (excluding app data). I remembered in order to get the app data to restore MyBackup Pro needed root access.

So I followed the very clear instructions below and succeeded in flashing the CF-Auto-Root. Odin says "Pass".

The problem is, the device does not seem to be rooted. Since running the "root" flash, MyBackup Pro just gives me a black screen when I load it. Previously I remember it started to look whether it had root access. When there was no root, it loaded immediately with less functionality - now it seems to be stuck in limbo between root/noroot.

I can see the SuperSU application in the Settings->Application Manager window, but no longer in the "Application Drawer" like I used to be able to see it before I flashed the firmware.

I tried installing your Triangle Away app, as it also requires root. After loading it and waiting a few minutes for it to attempt to find root access it reports, "You do not have root or you have not given permission".

So, I can't see what I've done wrong - but clearly something has not worked. I would appreciate any help on getting this device correctly rooted, because until I do, I can't restore any prior app data :( which has somewhat defeated the purpose of me carefully planning my backup :)

Thx...
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
Options..

1) redo the whole process

2) flash a custom recovery (recommend philz) then rooted mg4

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[Galaxy S III General] greid:
Rooting Worked, no SuperSU for Triangle Away

Hi,

I reflashed firmware, factory reset phone again, then flashed Philz as you suggested. Didn't boot into recovery mode, so redid process as per documentation with the 'auto reboot' option unchecked.

After realising the difference between download mode and recovery mode, I got booted into Philz recovery and was successfully able to Root the phone with one of the options. :victory:

Now my flash counter sits at 5 and I thought probably best to use the suggested triangle away app. When I load it it says I'm not using 'SuperSU' for root access which may result in failed resets, bootloops and softbricks.

I this the standard behaviour for Philz root and Triangle Away? Is it safe to continue with reset without the SuperSU root?

Thanks...

Grant
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
As safe as it can be... always a risk anyway.

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[Galaxy S III General] s_john8686:
Great guide, thank you. Will try to root and flash my wife's S3 soon :)
[Galaxy S III General] mbeltoft:
Will CF autoroot work on a I9305 updates to JB 4.3 Stock?
[Galaxy S III General] nikctsh:
Hi [MENTION=2872010]rootSU[/MENTION] , do you mind adding the information on how to odex/deodex stock rom? That will be great!
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
That's not really what this thread is about. Odexing / De-odexing is not for the Ultimate noob. This is not a customisation thread. It is a how-to thread - and it is a how-to of the basic rooting, wiping and flashing. De-odexing would be out of place here.
[Galaxy S III General] vaizardjin10:
Seems like all the download links of the files needed has been removed. :( do i need to manual search all of it using google and still follow the guide?
[Galaxy S III General] romelrc:
i was wondering this as well.

When doing the odin thing, i've read that there are new versions of it where u can do it on the phone and there's no need for a PC. Will that work here?
[Galaxy S III General] DamianKozaryn:
This is a great guide for someone starting on their ROM flashing adventure. Looks good to me.
[Galaxy S III General] linxcaesar:
Very nice topic, wish I had it when I was starting with my S3. Would spare me alot of stress :)
[Galaxy S III General] vaizardjin10:
I'm not sure too. I'm still looking if there is other guides with existing links with it. As long the steps is simple and working I'll take the risk.
[Galaxy S III General] shawnbrennan55:
It's called Mobile ODIN, but it does not support all Samsung devices.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.mobileodin.pro
[Galaxy S III General] romelrc:
thanks a lot!

What option is better for noobs like me to use, the mobile ODIN or the regular desktop version of ODIN?
[Galaxy S III General] shawnbrennan55:
I would recommend becoming familiar with desktop tools like ODIN, ADB, and Fastboot. As you continue to experiment with different ROMs, kernels, and various flashable scripts you may get in situations where you cannot boot your device. In most of these cases you can fix issues with desktop tools like ODIN.
[Galaxy S III General] romelrc:
i tried to do this by going the philz touch-way. But when I boot into recovery mode, I have the following options:

reboot system now

apply update from ADB

apply update from external storage

wipe data/factory reset

wipe cache partition

applu upate from cache

The philz guide says though:

"Put the previously downloaded philz_touch_xxx.zip file on your sd card

Boot into recovery (volume up+home+power)

Select "Install zip" and browser to your downloaded zip file."

How come "install zip" isn't one of the options I find when i boot into recovery? I tried the option of applying update from external storage, but it said the "signature verification failed".

Any idea how to get past this problem?
[Galaxy S III General] shawnbrennan55:
That's odd. Your main Philz Touch screen should look like the attached image. I wonder if your original Philz Touch zip file was corrupted/damaged. Did you verify the MD5 before you flashed it? Where did you download the file from?
[Galaxy S III General] romelrc:
i got it via the official links on xda.

i however fixed my problem at the end. I downloaded the .tar version instead and used Odin to get it working.

Even after that , my phone kept rebooting into the regular system so i had to turn off the auto-reboot option to finally get into the philz touch screen
[Galaxy S III General] Lil Geeky:
please how to verify the MD5 how to know if my download was bad ?

i make 7-zip test of the zip is this enough ?
[Galaxy S III General] shawnbrennan55:
I like the MD5 Checker app from the Play Store by Fabien Thalgott (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fab.md5). The app will extract the MD5 checksum from the file you download, then you copy the provided MD5 for the file from the site you downloaded from and paste it into the app to compare.
[Galaxy S III General] Lil Geeky:
thanks..:)
[Galaxy S III General] cruiser91:
Hi,

I have been trying to root my s3 using instructions above. Tried 3times.

ODIN is showing success but root checker says "not properly root"

I m using official build 4.3 of samsung.

Please help urgently. My device's screen is flickering and have faded.
[Galaxy S III General] shawnbrennan55:
Check out Root Validator (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.thedarken.rootvalidator). It will tell you exactly what you may be missing for root access. You need to have the su binary file in the proper location (system/bin or system/xbin) and a superuser app.
[Galaxy S III General] rustydmn:
cf autoroot links not working...can i get alternate links?

cf autoroot links not working...can i get alternate links?
[Galaxy S III General] romelrc:
cant install philz

I tried flashing another s3 international version. This is a stock model bought in sweden so it is not rooted. I just cannot install philZ recovery on it!

I open odin, i connect my phone via the usb cable (it is in usb debugging mode and i have correct usb drivers installed on the pc) and i add the philz file i wanna flash to the phone.

But after I click on start, it just gets stuck on setupconnection as shown below:

View attachment 3096150

After a loooooooooong while, it says that it didn't work and I get an error.

I tried on odin 1.85 as well as odin 3.09

What can I do to install philz now?
[Galaxy S III General] Hawaiihemd:
Which error do you get?

I could be wrong but from what I read you can not install a custom recovery if the device is not rooted. But I read up some controversial stuff, so if anyone knows FOR SURE please correct me.

You could try with another recovery e.g. this one (TWRP) which is what I use. I did install this via Odin 1.85 on my GT-i9300 (rooted) with no problem. You could try that and learn from the outcome either way.
[Galaxy S III General] dkonect:
Why be root to flash a recovery, philz touch or twrp?

It's not mandatory.

You can install a recovery by odin pc, and root by the same's way (cf-root) or by the recovery after you installed it.

If you don't want root you can....

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And I think, for flash by odin pc, first unistall kies driver's if it was installed, switch off your Antivirals on the pc, switch off reactivation lock on the phone (in parameters /security)
[Galaxy S III General] Sepp-Wurzel:
I'm on stock 4.3 with Knox and would like to root my device. But after rooting according to the described method SuperSu is stopped after android started. And a app (Knox?) prevents SuperSu from starting.

Does anyone know what to do?
[Galaxy S III General] shawnbrennan55:
That's an oddball device. Unless someone has ported a custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) for that device your best bet would be trying an exploit like Towelroot, Kingo Root, or Motochopper.
[Galaxy S III General] Iolaum:
Wiping & Flashing - Cleaner Flashing Method - NEEDS UPDATING

Hello guys and girls.

I m a noob who managed to successfully root his S3 i9300 int from the guides here. So thanks for that!

I do however want to point out a flaw that made me nearly brick my phone.

All things were good while I rooted with CF Auto root and backed up EFS.

Then I wanted to do a clean install (to my limited understanding at least) so I picked:

Wiping & Flashing - Cleaner Flashing Method

to update to CM 11.

The steps listed are:

Copy your ROM inside an easy locatable phone folder by browsing to it, from your PC and copying it to your phones folder using your micro USB cable. I strongly recommend using your External SD card as some roms may wipe your internal SD card leaving you without any ROM to update.. that will be very sad.

Boot into recovery (Vol up + Home + power from off)

You will see a new Unix like screen appear, use volume + and - to navigate up and down, home button is enter, and soft touch back button back is back.

Next we will wipe the phone (if your ROM does not have special instructions on wiping this is a standard method).

Goto Wipe Data/Factory Reset -> Yes

Goto Wipe Cache Partition -> Yes

Goto Advance -> Wipe Dalvik Cache -> Yes

Next Select Install Zip from SD Card (You may also mount External SD card and load ROMS from external SD card (I can recommend this))

It will take a while...

Reboot, and hope to god all is good.

There is however something missing!!! Installing CWM or another custom recovery before anything is wiped!!!

The Stock recovery included in my S3 did not have theadvanced options to wipe Dalvik cache !!!!

I was scared ****less I bricked my phone but I noticed on a youtibe video demonstrating the same process the CWM logo (the dude there didn't mention the need for a custom recovery either...). Somehow I managed to install CWM 6.0.4.4 and then do it right.

[I tried to to install the newest one but couldn't find a tar file. The img files I didn't know how to install through ODIN].

So please update that guys. It's an important step for someone who tries to extend the usefulness of his old s3 but is not wise in the rooted ways yet.

Thanks a lot,

Iolaum
[Galaxy S III General] Hawaiihemd:
I'm sorry to say, but it is clearly stated in the OP that you need a custom recovery to flash a rom.

So there is no flaw in the OP. Furthermore, you were scared without reason, in stock recovery (which was what you booted to) there is no way to brick your device since it will not go through flashing custom stuff.

To broaden your knowledge further I suggest you read through the excellent posts pointed to in my sig. If you had done so beforehand, you would not have been scared I'm sure.

Have fun with your improved handset :good:
[Galaxy S III General] thyl123:
great and helpful thread. Thanks!!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Tyler.Boston1:
Hey my samsung galaxy s3 was bricked when I tried installing a kernal for a jb rom and I restored it to stock in odin.

Right now its just stuck on the Samsung Boot logo and the blue led is shown but it wont boot up. What do i do?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ends:
Reflash. By chance, can you get into recovery?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Tyler.Boston1:
No, not at all. When i hold volume up + power + home it vibrates twice and turns off and does the same thing when I hold it which makes it turn on. I can get to download mode though
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] smokin1337:
Use the ota in this guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1895100

It's lg1 then just accept the ota after you do it to get to lh9.

Sounds like you just flashed a bad ota.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Tyler.Boston1:
Ok so ive finished the installation of the CALH1 on odin but my phone is still on the boot logo. What do i do now?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] smokin1337:
Not lh1 here:

Flash this in odin: http://d-h.st/u2B <<< AT&T lg1

Thats the image i used to get back to stock with root. After that flashes the system will boot and say there is an update if you want the latest os then install rootkeeper from play store and run it that will preserve root. Once you run rootkeeper accept the update and that will get you to lh9 the latest os.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Tyler.Boston1:
The install finished and my phone is still on the samsung boot logo after it rebooted from flashing the image the. I've been waiting for it to come to the home screen but it hasn't done anything but glow. Any other options..?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] liltitiz:
Did you try to flash the stock rooted kernel for your phone?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Tyler.Boston1:
No, not yet i cant really get into clockwork recovery at all if you read my post above. I got into this whole mess by flashing a kernal on a jb rom whe i was rooted and i probably shouldnt have because it bricked my phone. But ive done almost everthing above and now im willing to do anything to get my phone back up and running. Will flashing the kernal for it fix it?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] liltitiz:
Yes, if you can find a way to enter download mode flash a stock rooted kernel and a stock ROM. You may need a jig to enter download mode
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Tyler.Boston1:
I can enter download mode without a problem all i need is the kernal you said which would possibly fix my phone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] smokin1337:
The lg1 update i gave you has the boot.img (kernel) with it. It is everything, boot.img, system, modem, etc. Sounds bad but are you sure you are using odin correctly ?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Tyler.Boston1:
Yes I think so, i run odin with administator tick auto reboot and F. Reset time click PDA and located the root69.stock_ATT_I747UCALG1.tar (the old boot img you gave me) and connect my phone while it is in downloading mode and press start. Is that right?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] liltitiz:
You need to find a way to wipe

Data and cache and dalvik
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Tyler.Boston1:
Can you even do that on a bricked phone? Is there a program I can do it through? I can't load my clockwork recovery at all.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] liltitiz:
Did you try the toolkit?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] pwned101:
Hope this helps. I had a similar issue once where the phone gets stuck at the Samsung logo. What I did was booted into stock recovery and did a wipe cache and wipe data. The phone booted up successfully after that.

U can also flash CMW through ODIN and do all the wipes (dalvik,cache and data) and I'm pretty sure ur phone will boot up.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Tyler.Boston1:
A toolkit for the phone? Im still a little new to the android terms but could you link me to the toolkit?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] liltitiz:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28175077

Here you go
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Tyler.Boston1:
I dont see an option for wiping dalvik cache or anything where would it be at?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] liltitiz:
You can try to flash a custom recovery again with the toolkit. It will make things easier
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Tyler.Boston1:
I flashed the custom recovery over again, i click reboot hpeon into recover and i wiped my cache dalvik cache and formated sdcard and it booted back up to setup ! Im now downloading the AT&T update. Will I be able to root again after i finish the update and is there anything i should download on my phone before i do?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] liltitiz:
I would have rooted the phone before updating. Then you install root keeper and you update