yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Mistral150:
Will it restore to factory settings or it will keep it just like it was before rooting (as I would like to) I dont want to reconfigure the whole phone again, I just need root access.

Thanks again for all this precious help.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] post-mortem:
No, the one I linked to will be like flashing a new ROM; all your stuff will go. Sorry, I didn't notice that in your original question. If you want to keep everything, but just root, I think the tool in this thread should work, but you should wait for Skunk Ape1 to confirm.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Mistral150:
Thank you... I'll be waiting.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
This method and files should work just fine for your phone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Mistral150:
Thank you.

I'll have a look at it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] sokydream:
Thank you very much. Worked like a charm.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bullet2binary:
Great guide. Had this thing rooted and flashing roms in less than ten minutes with your guide here. So much easier with this phone than other brands out there. Thank you for taking the time to put this all together for us.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] galaxys3world:
galaxy s3 root problem

I have this problem every time i try to root my att galaxy s3 in download mode no download bar shows up on my phone so its seems like its not downloading to my phone when im using odin and it even says PASS. And when i go to recovery mode its not touch and it doesn't say install. i have done this same root thing with superuser and it fails and it goes into the recovery mode i was describing. please need help i really want to ROOT!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] post-mortem:
Have you tried this one?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Most likely you are letting your phone boot before going into recovery. You must not let your phone reboot. If it does you will lose custom recovery. You MUST turn off auto restart in Odin. You must unplug your phone from the computer and pull the battery. Reinstall your battery and immediately boot into recovery and flash the team epic zip file.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] muji8u:
i don't think it worked. on odin it said pass, i went to recovery mode, and installed the epic root file and when the phone boots up, nothing has changed. i still can't delete at&t bloat software. any help would be appreciated it. thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Download and install root checker from the playstore. Did it say install complete in recovery when you flashed the team epic file?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cnewsgrp:
The instructions are great. I have one question: Why do you need to repeat the ODIN process? Recovery is already installed and assuming phone boots normally, you can still turn the phone off and go into custom recovery that was installed earlier via ODIN.

What am I missing?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Installing recovery does not root your phone. Root is flashed to your phone when you flash "team_epic_root_from_recovery" from recovery. The team epic file installs superuser, busybox and removes 2 files so that recovery sticks.

Samsung added those files to look for stock recovery at every boot and reinstall the stock recovery if it isn't found.

So if you miss getting into recovery on the first try, you will have to reinstall recovery again.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] windex917:
Root

Why is root needed.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] post-mortem:
Here's one of many quick guides:

To Root or Not to Root

Should You Root Your Android Phone?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cnewsgrp:
OK got it. to summarize

- Flash recovery via ODIN

- Boot into recovery and install team_epic_root_from_recovery. This installs Root (superuser, busybox) + two files used by samsung to overwrite custom with stock recovery

Thanks for the clarification.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Correct....
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Blaze Frazier:
Just updated to the newest Jelly Bean from an OTA. Haven't rooted since I basically just got the phone off Craigslist. This should work, right?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
If you phone is the at&t gs3, Absolutely...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Blaze Frazier:
This worked perfectly. Thank you for pointing me in that direction.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cnewsgrp:
A+. 5 stars. Very well done.

Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] HolyGhostBoy1:
What if I have a T-Mobile ROM install will it still work
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
If you have a t-mobile phone this will not work for you. You should check out the t-mobile forum.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] devitup:
Yup. Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] akitten007:
Thanks for this great tutorial. One thing though, in the README in the downloaded file, it says Sprint S3 only, which might throw somebody. Just to clear that up.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Damned I thought I got all of them...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] akitten007:
No problem, and for the best flashing experience, go update your cwm recovery at the clockworkmod website(unless you have twrp).
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] throwawayaccount9500:
Is there an easier way?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Dude... it doesn't get much easier than this. After downloading the files, you are only flashing a single file in Odin (on your computer) and a single file (on your phone in recovery).
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] throwawayaccount9500:
Is there a video?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
All Roms for the gs3 come with a kernel. However, you can flash the kernel separately. There are really only 2 types of kernels for the AT&T GS3 (Touchwiz or CM/AOSP). As long as you use a CM/AOSP kernel with a CM/AOSP Rom and a touchwiz kernel with a touchwiz Rom, you should be fine.

Never flash anything to your phone that's not specifically made for the at&t gs3.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Phaildroid:
Does this method work on all versions of the i747 (as in ICS/JB)?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Isn't that what the op states in the 2nd paragraph? Yes it will root any software version.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
The aroma is an overlay that runs in recovery. It gives the ability to choose custom installation options during a flash.

The advantage of that is you can install options you want. The disadvantages are that the Rom could literally double in size taking longer to download and more space on your phone. If you ask me there are better methods to give people custom options without aroma.

I would have to look up ucdlk3 as I'm not familiar with it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] post-mortem:
UCDLK3 is the latest version of Android (4.1.1, build JRO03C) which is available for the AT&T version of the SGS3 (SGH-I747).

BTW, speaking of Aroma, there's also Aroma File Manager, which allows you to perform basic file operations on your phone through recovery. This is very useful if your phone is unable to boot, and your recovery doesn't have a file manager built in to it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Your build will change to whatever build version the Rom is based off of. I've never had an at&t phone so I'm not familiar with there build #s. Hell, I no longer have the gs3.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] GoghGirl:
I am trying to root an AT&T GS3 GT 19300 TTT

I successfully passed the Odin step

<OSM> recovery.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/006> recovery.img
<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/006> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/006> RES OK !!
<ID:0/006> Remain Port .... 0
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
<ID:0/006> Removed!!

I pull the battery. Unplug the cord.

I hold the volume UP, power and home button as it powers on and stop when Samsung is displayed. Recovery never opens. The top left corner displays a little red line. It freezes on the Samsung logo.

What is going wrong?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Can I ask you where you're located? You seem to be in the wrong forum. And therefore using the wrong root method. You have an international gs3. This is for the us version gs3 I747
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] GoghGirl:
I am in the US. I am using At&T. Not actually my phone, company phone that I have been told to root for QA testing.

What root method should I be using?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] post-mortem:
1st you need to make sure exactly what model phone you have. As Skunk Ape1 said, this forum is for the SGH-I747 (AT&T SGS3). If your phone is the GT-I9300, you can root using one of the methods in Q1 here.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
I hope you didn't brick it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] alextric96:
This will give you SuperUser access right? lol sorry for the noob question, just new around here :P
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] post-mortem:
For reference, here's the TWRP page for the SGH-I747 (d2att):

http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/104
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Thanks for proving my point. If you follow post-mortem's link to the official twrp AT&T page and then under "Download - Odin Flashable Tar:" you will see

Select the latest .tar file from here You will quite plainly see that twrp 2.3.1.0 is for the at&T phone.

I said to myself when I originally posted this guide that the 1st time some moron screws up their phone and blames this method/files or me, I would remove the guide and support I've given.

This guide has made it a year and a half and I continued to support it for a full 6 months after I myself have moved on to another device. I have always supported my threads as long as they're up but since I will no longer be supporting this thread my guide must come down.

.It was a good run and I hope it has helped many of you but it ends here.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] radtech777:
Thanks for sharing your talents with us and all you did for our community. I used your method a while back and it worked perfectly and quickly. :thumbup::):beer:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bomba_king:
Need Help - Wifi not working after install of Synergyrom 484

Need help fixing an issue im getting with the WIFI after installing Synergyrom r484 on my S3 SGH-I747M,

Phone is working fine except I cant seem to turn on WIFI. please help TIA
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] post-mortem:
You'll probably get better help in your ROM's thread, but the first thing I would try is to reflash the ROM.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
And make sure you are flashing the one made for YOUR phone. The synergy Rom has versions available for many different carriers. If you flashed the wrong one, you will likely be in a world of hurt.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Closed at OPs request
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
No problem... The goal was to put it out an easy to follow guide. I hope I succeeded.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tishoo:
My AT&T SGS3 is on the UPS truck for delivery this afternoon.

Looking forward to rooting.

Do you recommend I let Kies update the stock SGS3 to the newer AT&T sanctioned update first, or just root the phone out of the box and install the stock/deodexed 4.1.1 (or even something more exotic) off this forum instead?

(I'm coming from a Gingerbread Samsung Infuse (nice but underpowered phone) and want to transfer my apps/experience across as painlessly as possible; I'm half considering just rooting and Titanium Un-Backingup my apps/data and dealing with Kies, other ROMs etc in the New Year - but it is encouraging to see how incredibly active the dev community for the GS3 is)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Either way is a good choice. :D
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Asmegin123:
Worked perfect, thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tishoo:
Done! And copying my Titanium Backup to a spare 2GB SD Card for a restore.

Thanks for the super convenient root!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Intub8:
Just wondering does the USB jig still reset the flash counter on jb ROMs.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
There is no reason to reset your flash counter until you are ready to go back to stock. This phone checks at boot to see if you're stock. Go to the unroot guide I posted to see how it's done. You don't need anything but the phone to reset the counter.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] wraithevolution:
So I finally grew a pair and attempted root. Excellent guide you've made here Skunk Ape, you really made it easy. It was so easy, I actually had to try a root checked app afterwards to see if I did it right!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] HSuke:
Thanks for the root kit. It worked perfectly.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] garcia_jx:
Skunk ape, I know you from somewhere.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Android Central. You rooted both your Sprint and at&t gs3's using my guides
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] CAGorman:
Worked?

how do you know it worked? What should I be looking for is there a tell tale sign to look for? It went through all the after touch screen steps and I checked it on an app and it said it did. So now that it is routed, what do I do next
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
There is an app in the playstore called root checker. It will test your phone to make sure it's rooted properly.

If this is the first time rooting. I would suggest reading up in the development section....
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] CAGorman:
That is sthe exact app I used and it said it was rooted. I am just not sure what ROM to use at this point. I really just want to strip off the bloatware and crack the tethering to make my phone a free hot spot so I can connect my tablet to it when traveling.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
I would start with titanium backup pro. And freeze your apps. When after a week if there are no bad effects. Then remove them with titanium. It's also a good idea to back the apps up before removing them so you can reinstall them just in case.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] CAGorman:
does freezing prevent me from using them? should I back them up 1st or back them up after freezing
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
When you freeze them they disappear from your app tray like there not there. It completely disables them. You can back them up anytime before you delete them.Do it doesn't matter if you backup before our after you freeze them.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] freakboy13:
Just wanted to ssy thsnks skunk!

I did the kies jb update, lost root, but got it right back!

Only thing that was a pia was I had to reformat my sd card but whatevs .

So yeah if you get read errors or camera not saving to ext. Ex Storage reformat and its gtg!

Is there any way to get back the data toggle in the drop down menu?

Wtf why samsung take that away?

Thx SA!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
I have the Sprint so I don't know about the data toggle. Sprint jb didn't take ours away...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] CAGorman:
So basically i should only freeze the apps i am thinking about removing
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
You got it.. correct.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MoneymakerM6:
Do we lose any data through this method?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Nope. This does not flash an image. So no data should be lost.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Datron:
BOOM this was easy as heck. Thank you OP.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] opus61856:
Does root stop me from rcving Premium Suite upgrade?

Great detailed step by step instructions - thanks Skunk Ape.

One question - I want to root so that I can install a Wifi Tether (I have experience with the googlecode one) *BUT* I dont want to lose the ability to receive the Premium Productivity Suite upgrade coming. For the moment satisfied with stock rom, just want to break the restrictions.

So again is it possible to root my i747 but still receive the OTA premium ste upgrade?

Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
It is not the root that stops you from getting ota's. It's the custom recovery. I'm a bit busy with Christmas today. But if you give me until tomorrow evening, I will see if I can modify this method to restore your stock recovery and keep your root. That way you should still be able to receive the ota as long as you don't remove any of the required apps.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cowhow:
Great guide and well put together. Does the flash counter on the SGSIII work the same as the SGSII? That is, will anything flashed from the phone rather than odin NOT trip the flash counter? I know TriangleAway cures that so i'm not worried, just curious.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Yes only items flashed in desktop Odin will advance your counter. So if you're flashing in recovery or mobile Odin it will not advance your flash count.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cowhow:
Cool. thanks again for the write up.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hunterx82:
Hey there, in the process of rooting now with this guide. I am at the step above, just went into Download mode after putting that .zip file on the root (we don't extract it do we--the guide doesn't specify). How long is it supposed to stay at the Downloading screen? It's been near 10 minutes, I don't see any file activity...It just says "Do not turn off target".
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] RoryB:
You need to continue with the Odin process to get the recovery installed so you can run the zip you just saved to your phone.

Start Odin and connect your phone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
That's just a note. keep reading....

-----Using Odin-----

For those who prefer TWRP Recovery (Which isn't in the kit) I am adding it here. Just replace the recovery.tar file provided in the kit with this one and you will have the most recent TWRP Recovery. Just flash it in Odin the same way you would the cwm provided in the kit.

Download TWRP 2.3.1.0 here.

1. Open the "Odin307" folder and right click on "Odin3 v3.07.exe" and choose run as administrator. Odin will open.

2. Remove battery cover from phone for future access

3. Place your phone into download mode. See above Download note.

4. Plug your usb cord to your phone and computer and wait until you see any number and com in the com block

5. Click on the PDA button and browse to "recovery.tar.md5" in your Root GS3 Folder.

6. Verify that both Auto Reboot and F. Rest Time are UNCHECKED.

7. If everything is like the picture click on the start button. It should move very quickly as recovery is a small file. It is normally completed within 10-20 seconds (depending on the speed of your computer and usb port).

-----NOTE-----

Sometimes Odin will not show "PASS!" in the top left corner until after the phone is unplugged. So observe the message window as well. If it shows "All Threads completed (Succeed 1 / Failed 0) you should be fine.

8. Remove Battery and disconnect phone from computer.

-----Flashing Root in Recovery-----

1. Install battery

2. Place your phone into Recovery Mode.

-----INFO-----The Recovery that you installed is a touch screen recovery. You will not need use the buttons to navigate through the recovery menus.

3. Once in recovery tap on "install zip from sdcard".

4. Now you will tap either "choose zip from sdcard" or "choose zip from external sdcard"

5. Scroll by swyping up and down on screen. Tap on "TeamEpic-Root-from-Recovery-v5.zip.

6. Tap on "- Yes - Install TeamEpic-Root-from-Recovery -v5.

Once complete, tap the "go back" button once and then tap "reboot system now".

You Are now fully rooted with custom recovery installed.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hunterx82:
Ah, thanks guys, that worked!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DT420:
Thanks for the great how to, just rooted and flashed a custom ROM on my s3, using liquidsmooth, crazy how fast it is, its so vanilla. I like it :laugh:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] JarrettG:
What exactly was the problem with you SD card? Why did you have to reformat it?

Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] opus61856:
Root S3 and restore stock recovery

Skunk Ape1, have you had an opportunity to modify this method to restore my stock S3 recovery? I apologize I need special hand holding - your help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks again.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
My idea didn't work but I was able to find the stock recovery for Sprint. I don't know if at&t has the same recovery. I am still looking into this. I will let you know as soon as I find out.

EDIT: I have found that the recovery's are not the same. After your phone is rooted, download the stock recovery from link below to your computer. Flash it in desktop odin in the same pda block you used when you rooted it. Since you are already rooted you can leave the defaulted checks in the auto reboot and F. reset time. Your phone will reboot when completed. You will now have root with the stock recovery.

- This is an Odin Flashable STOCK Recovery for ATT from UCDLK3 release - ATT_recovery_I747UCDLK3.tar.md5 Please give mrRobinson credit for posting this recovery in his thread [HOWTO] [ROOT] No Tripping Flash Counter - [ATT / Bell / Telus / Rogers / Sasktel]
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] NinJak101:
odin 3.07

windows xp odin 3.07 when the phone is plugged in and not in download mode explorer sees the att s3

i unpluged the phone put in download mode and run odin it shows the com and finds the phone but when i

hit the pda button it does not show it in explorer. so i can root it. unplug phone exit odin plug back in and explorer sees

phone again please help me. not sure what to do

THANKS Al

---------- Post added at 11:48 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:28 AM ----------

ok from post above the file the says save to phone is does not even have the right ext that odin looks for so what do i do ?

Thanks AL
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
There are 2 files you are going to be flashing. The first one recovery.tar.md5 should be on your computer. That's what you flag in odin.

The 2nd file team epic root from recovery will be on your phone and flashed in recovery.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] NinJak101:
odin

ok trying it again

Thanks AL