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[Galaxy S III Mini General] seedrom193:
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I'm very proud today to present to you my first teaching guide about

the final and the most easy method

to root your siii mini without any download of a new firmware :eek: hehehe you think am crazy well let's find out:

:cool::cool:*****And the good news that at the end you will not lose your warranty by CBC (custom binary count increase)***** :cool::cool:

a little note before we begin I have never do anything by my own,all things you will see here is from different post

from our wonderfull members so if you wish to thank anyone just thank them and (this little post ;) )...am here just doing a little arranging.

without any more words let's start:​

1)install CWM recovery:

****if you haven't hear the good news yet am gonna tell it to you,

the wonderful team of cwm have finally maked our devices supported

so now it's more stable...more official..& will ITS WORKING ;)****

1- download this file

and unzip it. (Thank you my dear friend tys0n for the link )

2- download odin

3- shutdown/turn off your phone.

4- enter the download mode (to do that : Press the power key+volume down+home key).

5- continue (press the volume up key).

6- now plug your phone to any windows OS (PC,laptop..).

7- open odin.

8-

9- press the PDA button and select the unziped file from step (1)

10- press start button (and just wait till your phone is rebooted and a sign in odin tells you 'PASS!!')

##congratulations man you now have the cwm recovery and to access it (just follow the easy guide

by ppero169 how to reboot into recovery

2)download the root file:

1- download this zip file into your sdcard (super thanks to shaan :good: :)

2- reboot to recovery (see the step 10 in stage one)

P.S : to navigate throw the CWM just use the up and down volume keys and the power button to select.

3- choose 'install zip from sd card'

4- choose 'choose zip from external sd card' or 'choose zip from internal sd card' it depend on where you put the root.zip file

5- navigate to the place you put the root.zip file on it (it's very recommended that you put it in the main tree..) and select it

6- get down to yes and select it

and let it do it's magic ;)

7-then press 'reboot your system now' to reboot

and now dude you have a fully rooted

phone just like that...thank you veru mush for your patience

thank to all the member who gave us thoose wonderful files tools and thank you. :D:D:D

And the last and final step when you have successfully rooted your phone install the triangle away app from play store "] by the great member chainfire :thumbup: and wipe you cbc and you warranty is back :cowboy::cowboy:

and now for some evidances to my work (from my own phone):

And again I will repeat all the work done in this thread is done by other great members ...but plz support me by a thank

and thank you
[Galaxy S III Mini General] seedrom193:
hey guys there is a little problem with the images the don't load....I don't know why

I upload them by dropbox,anyway to see the pic jist click right click and open image in new tab

and it should work good
[Galaxy S III Mini General] tys0n:
Thanks alot!

Just a question: Doesn't install cwm through odin make your custom binary increase?

If so, I think it should be mensioned in the text.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] seedrom193:
Re: [GUIDE]Step by Step to root

Haha I was just talking to my self and saying that something is missing okay I will edit thank you.

sent from the super siii mini GT-I8190 using xda premium app.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Shaaan:
Re: [GUIDE]Step by Step to root

And i say again. It will work with stock recovery..

I do not respond to tech support via PM
[Galaxy S III Mini General] catanzaro27:
Re: [GUIDE]Step by Step to root

If it works from stock recovery why this tut recomands flashing CWM?

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
[Galaxy S III Mini General] kicker63:
Re: [GUIDE]Step by Step to root

It don't work in stock recovery like Shaaan said just tried it, says E : failed to verify whole file signature and also E: signature verification failed.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] seedrom193:
Re: [GUIDE]Step by Step to root

Exactly like kicker63 said...the root file doesn't have samsung signature which means it can't be flashed except in CWM since it can avoid the sig. Thing

sent from the super siii mini GT-I8190 using xda premium app.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] tys0n:
Yes, and if you have cwm you are probably already rooted :D

Otherwise you'll have a custom binary count of at least 1 :/
[Galaxy S III Mini General] kicker63:
So it look`s like it`s only for CWM and not Stock recovery like SHAAAN originally said.

---------- Post added at 04:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:48 PM ----------

It do not work with Stock Recovery.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] seedrom193:
Re: [GUIDE]Step by Step to root

Exactly...we have a huge problem when dealing with sammy...sansung signature as it showed us is very hard to imitate

sent from the super siii mini GT-I8190 using xda premium app.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Tyxerakias:
It should be noted with big letters in the OP that this method increases your flash counter. And that at the moment there is no way to zero it.

And just a comment, this method has already been posted, here.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] seedrom193:
Re: [GUIDE]Step by Step to root

As you may see I pointed that out inbthe last of my post...and yes there is another method to install cwm with zero counter but its complicated

sent from the super siii mini GT-I8190 using xda premium app.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] tys0n:
If you refer to "dd" method you'll need to have root already to execute those commands via terminal. Might work through ADB without rooted device. Not really sure 'bout that.

Only known method (as far as I know) to get root without increased custom binary count is still to flash pre-rooted rom through odin.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] seedrom193:
Re: [GUIDE]Step by Step to root

See this thread my friend http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2108614

Im willing to edit my post and put that link to the method xd.bx did..

sent from the super siii mini GT-I8190 using xda premium app.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] tys0n:
Yes, and the root method in that thread is as I said, to flash a pre-rooted rom.

There is no other known way for the moment, if you still want to keep your binary count at zero. :(
[Galaxy S III Mini General] seedrom193:
Re: [GUIDE]Step by Step to root

What I meant was that this method can install the cwm recovery without vinary count...right?

And then you can flash it by shaan root file and by that way you will not (I think and theoretically) lose binary count

sent from the super siii mini GT-I8190 using xda premium app.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] tys0n:
"dd" command doesn't increase binary count, thats right. But you need to be rooted already to be able to..

"I recommend you flash this recovery with dd and not Odin/heimdall after rooting with the system.img method"
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Shaaan:
Re: [GUIDE]Step by Step to root

Can someone please test this temporary cwm and tell if it works?

Download here

Instructions :

Put file in sdcard

Flash from stock recovery

I do not respond to tech support via PM
[Galaxy S III Mini General] tys0n:
I'll see if i can get time to go back to stock rec now and try it out..

Nope. Signature verification failed :/
[Galaxy S III Mini General] mchughman:
T Variant

Worked perfectly on GT-i8190T

AP: DCAMA3

CSC: TNZAMA2

Cheers mate
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Marianoa73:
Excelent works in "I8190LUBAMH1"

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Mini General] drivel2787:
Does this method work for android 4.2.2 on the S3 mini?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Glicerck:
thank you!

Enviado desde mi GT-I8190 usando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III Mini General] vladan991:
I have a plain I8190 no letter next to the name (N, L), and I wonder if it will work on it.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] vlt96:
I have too, and it worked.

PS: NEVER EVER EVER quote OP
[Galaxy S III Mini General] seedrom193:
hello all after a big and huge time of being pffline from the xda community I've get back and ready to help you all :)
[Galaxy S III Mini General] seedrom193:
yes then you have the standard version like me and 100% it will work ;)

if you have 4.2.2 then you are alreadybrooted since it's all custom roms and not stock one...try check root fr play store to verify my theory:D
[Galaxy S III Mini General] noypime:
Hi sedrom. I got a problem after i update firmware I8190DXAMJ1 ver 4.1.2 of my s3 mini. My root has gone.. what should i do? Should i re root it again? Thank u
[Galaxy S III Mini General] noypime:
Anybody to tried update firmware after rooted. What did u do if rooted not working.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] noypime:
Seedrom where are u now?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] andyblessing:
Pls help....can't boot my device into download mode...it boot into factory mode instead though I followed the process above...tried several times but only factory mode shows

Pls help...
[Galaxy S III Mini General] nulda:
Can I use this guide for I8190NXXAMG1 ?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] nulda:
nobody know?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Nappyboy2k:
Need more info on your phone.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] TOKz:
Try pressing the power button, home button and volume down at the same time, usually works for me and to go to recovery it is power button, home button and volume up.

Hope this helps
[Galaxy S III Mini General] andyblessing:
It seems like my s3 mini has no download mode included...

I've tried all the procedures but it only boot into factory mode..

Though,I've rooted it by the help of vroot...

But I can't flash any new ROM since there no download mode...

Any other way?.....

Pls help?....
[Galaxy S III Mini General] antukubo:
1- open Terminal Emulator

2- type su --> enter

3- type reboot download --> enter
[Galaxy S III Mini General] seedrom193:
After a long time being abscent am back to xda....:D if you have any question plZ tell me in a reply
[Galaxy S III Mini General] andyblessing:
Tried su terminal but it boot normally

No download mode...

Can't flash anything...
[Galaxy S III Mini General] LuqmaanMathee:
Locked to a network

Does your phone have to be network unlocked?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] andyblessing:
Phone rooted...everything works normally...but no download mode...

Pressing volume down+home+power always goes to factory mode..
[Galaxy S III Mini General] :
what is factory mode ???

Vol down + Home + Power = Download-Mode

Vol up + Home + Power = Recovery-Mode

very simple ;)
[Galaxy S III Mini General] mauam:
:cool:Maybe a new mode for a new year:laugh:;) Happy new year friend;)
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Tuzuriro:
thanks thread starter.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] wtx1033:
the easiest way to root an s3 mini is to just install TWRP! TWRP asks whether you want root at first boot.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] chacox:
This guide was so usefull. It worked perfect on my 8190L, thanks
[Galaxy S III Mini General] LuqmaanMathee:
How do you install it?

How do you install twrp on unrooted phones?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] davorzilic:
Thanks for this very useful guide, it was so easy to root my phone with it. Apsolutly recommended.

First I flash cwm and after that I use it to flash mclaw twpr. Just one step more, but it works like a charm.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] chan1628:
still booting to stock recovery

Hello,

here is my current situation:

- I have followed the instructions in the OP and everything seemed to flashed properly....ODIN said "PASS"

- phone restarts and then with my command prompt, i use ADB to reboot the phone to recovery

adb reboot recovery

- when the phone restarts, its launching the stock recovery (3e) instead of CWM

then i try the button combo method (vol up + home + power) and the same thing happens, i boot into 3e and not CWM

I tried the same thing with the TWRP 2.6.3.0 ODIN file, still no dice

Previously, I modded an i8190L without any issues

This time I'm modding an i8190 and i can't get into a custom recovery

this is weird, i'm stumped... any suggestions?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Micii:
Rebooting to recovery

After i've done the stage one and I have to reboot to recovery, can I just download Cwm's Rom manager and reboot to recovery from the app?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] ahmed10g:
nice work<:D
[Galaxy S III Mini General] larscn:
Howto in linux (fedora 19)

Hi

I'm in fedora so I needed (well wanted) to do this with heimdall. I did these steps:

1. installed adb tools:

sudo yum install android-tools.x86_64

2. Install heimdall (I didn't expect to need the frontend, but it doesn't hurt to install it. The command line is easier to use imo.)

sudo yum install heimdall heimdall-frontend

3. Download the CWM recovery from the first post in this thread and unpacked the recovery.img.

tar -xvf recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.2.7-golden.tar.md5

4. Checked the md5

md5sum recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.2.7-golden.tar.md5

5. Booted into download mode and printed out the PIT

heimdall print-pit

Found which partition the recovery resided in the output:

6. Crossed all my fingers and praying this would go well:

heimdall flash --Kernel2 recovery.img

Phone booted normally...phew...:)

7. Rebooted to recovery (already enabled USB debugging of course)

adb reboot recovery

My S3 mini booted into CWM. Now I've done a backup to external SD card and is ready to root or flash a new rom. :D
[Galaxy S III Mini General] ghalalb:
Just rooted the wife's S3 Mini AMG1 i8190N using this method, no problems at all.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Siulix:
Lost...

My S3 mini was rooted since last firmware upgrade.

I search and I can't find any root file for this firmware XXAML1 can anyone help me please.

Thanks in advance.

I use this method and work perfectly :)
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Micii:
How can I unzip the first file? I used a program namez TUGZip and I just got a recovery image and it doesn't show up on odin
[Galaxy S III Mini General] dekanac:
not

not working for me
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Seleuco:
I can't find the cmw with ODIN

It doesn't show up when i click on PDA. I've tried different versions of Odin. What can I do?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] vinaldo7:
software updates

what can i do now, i have completed the root but now when i click to check for software updates it says "Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available." which is a problem now as the update for Kitkat will be coming out soon. what do i do???

does installing the triangle away app enable this?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Mini General] tys0n:
Don't worry about official kit Kat. It will never come.

You can use triangle away to remove binary count, then factory reset to obtain official status again.

Sent through time and space from my s3mini/CM11
[Galaxy S III Mini General] best1905:
thank

Thanks works for amg4
[Galaxy S III Mini General] kawaiidesu:
Does this root method works on GT I8190LUBAMK1 (4.1.2 android, samsung s3 mini)? I just want to be sure to not screw up my phone! Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Vivek24:
Worked... Thank you!
[Galaxy S III Mini General] jarhead70:
Hi,

I tried your method and it failed with this error message, when trying to apply root.zip with CWM

-- Appling Multi-CSC...
Applied the CSC-code : XSE
Successfully applied multi-CSC.

-- Install /sdcard
Finding update package...
Opening update package
Verifying update package...
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed

The OS Build number: JZO54K.I8190DXAMJ1

Any way to work around this?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] sa-ra:
Thank you for this method it is working:good::good::good:
[Galaxy S III Mini General] rdazevedo:
Worked for me... thx
[Galaxy S III Mini General] vicvx:
Worked for me, thanks. I decided to go this route rather than risk it with VRoot.

Now to install Maclaw's CyanogenMod :cool:
[Galaxy S III Mini General] gorantz:
I downloaded file from step 1 and I should unzip it but that file is not zipped file it is:

recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.2.7-golden.tar.md5

is it allready unzipped?

p.s does it work with I8190 - XXAMG4 ?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] leyow:
Will this work on XXAML1 , thanks.

Sent from my GT-I8190N
[Galaxy S III Mini General] tys0n:
Just put the *.tar.md5 in PDA in ODIN.

Method works for all versions.

Just one thing..it's better if you flash latest version of recovery instead of that one. This thread havn't been updated in a long time.

Search for Philz recovery or TWRP2.7.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] gorantz:
I folllow these steps:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2748327

Now I have screen and options (Install, Wipe, Backup, Restore, Mount, Settings, Advanced, Reboot), what should I do next to complete procedure of installing CM 11 by Maclaw ?? pls help I am new to this one :D
[Galaxy S III Mini General] leyow:
Yes it works

Sent from my GT-I8190N
[Galaxy S III Mini General] LuqmaanMathee:
Yes
[Galaxy S III Mini General] NeoPaladin:
Does not do anythying on my i8190

Greetings, i'm new here and migrating from blackberry to android with this phone :)

I did all the ODIN steps to flash the I8190_TWRP_2.7.0.0.tar.md5 file (with download mode down+start+power) to install kit kat later and in the end of the procedure its says PASS in my ODIN screen, but my android phone stills in the downloading screen with the bar full and never resets (i dont know if this is normal), i let it be like 5 minutes and still same.

so, I turned off my phone presing for 5 seconds the power button, and when i tried to enter recovery mode inmediatly after powering it off, (up+start+power) the system still shows me the same "Android System Recovery <3e> of always and doenst install the TWRP as it supposed to do.

I dont know if im doing something wrong, but im stuck here to continue my journey to kit kat 4.4.2

My Android OS version on my i8190 is: 4.1.1 JRO03H.I8190XXALL2 and as far i know it has been never flashed before.

thank you for all the help you can give me!
[Galaxy S III Mini General] by_rofl_alex:
As I know TWRP 2.7.0.0 for i8190 is only update. Before its installing you should download 2.6.0.0 and install this version.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] NeoPaladin:
thanks, I will download and install TWRP 2.6.0.0 and let you know if worked!
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Gw|n:
It's not only update, it's standalone version.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] LuqmaanMathee:
Hey there to the thread starter, maybe you should link the new versions of cwm, twrp and philz to this thread? They can do the same thing and eliminates flashing more than one file.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] cuāuhtli:
Boot loop/ soft bricked

So after i flashed the recovery in odin the phone went into a boot loop. i have searched for hours and havent come up with a solution. please help!

I have the Metro PCS Exhibit (SGH-T559N)

By the way, I did read the op and this isn't my first rodeo. I've successfully rooted, un-bricked, un-rooted, and flashed the recoveries of my previous phones, which include: T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant, Verizon HTC Thunderbolt, Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus, T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3, AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 2, T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S4, T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and the Nexus 5.

But for some stupid reason (I'm probably the one that messed up) I can't un-brick this stupid thing!

***UPDATE***

I was able to fix it by flashing a pre-rooted firmware using ODIN

tys0n is a life-saver!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2489238

interestingly, in my frenzy to find SOMETHING that will work, I downloaded the one for the T-Mobile variant and it works.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] LuqmaanMathee:
Why did you flash i8190 recovery to your T-Mobile version?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] tys0n:
I'm glad you found it, and thats exactly why I made that firmware in the first place. I'm still a bit surpriced that no official firmware is to be found :confused:

Probably because it's the same phone with just a few small differences. He is not the first one :)
[Galaxy S III Mini General] LuqmaanMathee:
Oh I see. Does it work fine for their version? Doesn't SoC matter?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] tys0n:
Same SoC, partition layou, etc. I think screen is different, and probably the reason for why recovery for i8190 wont boot.

I have even flashed their firmware to my i8190 but of course it got stuck on the static bootscreen.:p
[Galaxy S III Mini General] LuqmaanMathee:
Haha that's crazy man. Aren't you ever scared you'll brick?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] tys0n:
Not when I did that test :laugh:

As long as mounts for system and boot is correct in updater-script there isn't much to worry about except for softbrick.

Download mode and recovery is still there :good:

Modifying param.lfs partition was a little bit more scary on first test. :D
[Galaxy S III Mini General] LuqmaanMathee:
Haha nice chatting to you, Tyson. I've seen quite a few posts from you.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] tys0n:
Nice chatting to you too. :)
[Galaxy S III Mini General] LuqmaanMathee:
Thank you?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] walttheboss:
The link for Root.zip on the opening page/post is not working. Can you repost.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] qilun56757:
This is awesome,just rooted my phone and everything goes right
[Galaxy S III Mini General] chonghua:
Hi, rooting procedure unlocks the network too, right? Anyone could confirm this. Thanks
[Galaxy S III Mini General] HaShLo:
what you mean with unlock the network ?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Nanhia:
Problem

I decided to root my phone (i8190) with this method. Everything went fine in the beginning, but after Odin said "PASS!" and I turned my phone back on to reboot to recovery with adb, when it rebooted I couldn't see anything but the default recovery boot options (I'm assuming it's default, never had a look before, but the title says Android system recovery <3e>). So there's obviously no option to 'install zip from sd card'.

What went wrong?! :( I noticed that people had asked this before in this thread, but all have been simply ignored.

Based on different guides, I'm really confused. This is installing CMW recovery first with Odin. Then there is(are) another guide(s) that says to install custom pre-rooted firmware, and only after your system is rooted, you're actually able to install CMW with Odin. Which is it? And how do I root my phone without downloading pre-rooted firmware?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] LuqmaanMathee:
Go straight into recovery after flashing. Also I recommend you to try TWRP.

I'm Batman!
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Nanhia:
Can I just repeat the first procedure in Odin on top of the old one?

Edit: I tried that, the issue is that I can't go into recovery without turning my phone on so that adb knows it's there.

Edit2: I ended up using the SkipSoft Android Toolkit which encountered the same issue of the stock recovery appearing, but it was a known issue so there were instructions / procedures to fix it. I did 'Flash Custom Recovery + Install Root via Recovery" using TWRP when choices were given. Now my phone's finally rooted, and nothing appears to be broken. :)

But if I were to follow these options again, I would try doing what I did according to Toolkit instructions and your comment, which is install the custom recovery media with Odin so that auto reboot is unchecked. I'm not sure though if simply installing CRW like in the OP instructions will allow for the volume up + home + power button to open recovery mode or if it's something that Toolkit did.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] sampod:
Hi,

I just tried this method Nanhia suggested, as my stock ROM (I8190NXXANF2) kept falling back to stock recovery:

I can confirm that this works. Just uncheck "auto reboot" in Odin and use volume up + home + power button to open recovery mode.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] badalmic:
Thanks

Followed the good words of seedrom193, Shaan, and several others. Guess its taking longer because I hit back up system

Update: finished its process. the phones kinda the same as it was. Kind of a let down. Should I odin it again and do the whole process over?