yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Scyzor:
Method #1 using above steps works great for me (AT&T) :good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] trini_vibezzz:
Just a quick question....say I successfully root my S3 using one of these methods, and for some strange reason I have to urge to go back to stock, what would happen if I were to flash 4.3 stock?

1. Would it flash via ODIN successfully?

2. Would TriangleAway reset the flash counter before I flash 4.3?

3. I'm guessing the 4.3 stock ROM would overwrite the existing 4.3 bootloader, so what effect, if possible, would this have on my phone?

4. Any updates on the warranty bit (0x0 vs 0x1)?

Thanks,

ViBEZZZ
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kevinga:
New root after stock 4.3 OTA - new ROM question

I used method 2 and it seems to have worked on my stock S3 which had the 4.3 OTA update. I show to have 6.0.4.3 cwm and Supersu works. When I go into recovery and select reboot device, it immediately will say "root access possibly lost. Fix?". I will then scroll down to where it says "Yes - fix root (/system/xbin/su). I select it and the phone boots up fine - and is rooted.

This is my first post as I am new to this root/rom thing. I have always been interested in learning but never pursued anything until I got the AT&T 4.3 OTA update and it closed my Foxfi abilities. After that I was determined to learn this stuff and get my phone rooted so that I could get my tethering back.

I have an Infuse and a Captivate sitting in the drawer and decided that I would use them to do my first root & rom experiments. That was a good choice. After a couple of soft bricks I managed to successfully root both phones and install some custom roms. I also unlocked the infuse. My infuse is currently running Beanstalk 4.4.

Earlier this week was when I felt confident enough to attempt a root on my S3 which is my daily use phone. It seems to have been successful as I have described earlier. I understand that because I took the 4.3 OTA before rooting that my phone is now a bit more sensitive to bricking than others. I understand that I do not need to change the bootloader.

At this point, what custom roms could I install? I have enjoyed both the Beanstalk and Carbon roms and would like to put one of those on my S3.

I have enjoyed XDA and it has been my core resource for learning how to do this :) Many thanks to those who put their heart and soul into this hobby.

Kevin
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MclJas:
Kind of a Noob myself, but have done lots of tinkering with software. I did not see this posted anywhere here and think it might help out some other Newbies giving this a go. First the best way is TWRP. What I did to make it stick is untick the Auto Reboot in ODIN. When the script is complete and ODIN prompts for reboot. Unplug your device from the PC, and hold power to turn off device. Reboot into Recovery from there and continue with UNSamsung, and SuperUser. The problem I had was once I flashed TWRP and Odin Rebooted the device. Once I shut the device down, and rebooted to Recovery the Stock Recovery was there. Not sure if this will help anyone but hope it does, and hope i dont look like an ass posting this. Thanks to all the DEVs that worked on this. The S3 is junk without Root!!:good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Show-Me:
Success with method 2

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, Method 2 worked first time.

Had previously bricked my phone due to 4.3 OTA update and trying to revert to older ROM. For 2 days I could only get to download mode (during which Odin continuously failed to install an older factory ROM tar file) and the yellow triangle. After someone graciously pointed me to the stock MK3 tar file I was able to return functionality. But I thought I was going to be stuck with a factory KNOXed phone.

Your thread returned ownership of my phone to me.

Next phone looking like a Nexus.

Carl
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BGE12011669:
hello

I need urgent help restore my galaxy s3 yesterday to 4.3 apparently everything went well but when I install the root explorer does not appear mount r / w, I thought that was the root explore and install the ES File Explorer and when giving permissions super user appears to me, this feature may not work on your device. Install two other browsers and got the same error the funny thing is that other applications that require super user permissions if they work well.

Can someone help me in this problem the would greatly appreciate.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dawen:
after rooted with method 2 on rogers i747m, when try to flash custom roms beanstalk 4.4 it fails using twrp 2.6.3, can you still able to flash roms with the new 4.3 bootloader?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bigrodge8:
So I used method #2 and I am having some issues. I push the .tar onto the phone and when its finished, I remove the battery and reboot into recovery. Once in twp recovery, it displays "internal storage 0mb. Also I can't find the su and de-knox zips that I have placed on both the SD card and the phones internal storage. The majority of the folders in the recovery are empty. Any ideas?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] k29er:
I had the same problem. A complete re install of stock 4.3 from samobile fixed it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] zeekster:
I am having an issue ever since trying to root it and just want to flash 4.3 stock. I looked on samobile and I must be doing it wrong but I can't find stock for the sgh-i747 any new than Nov. 2012
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eternityhacker:
Thanks

I just wanna say thanks tried method 2 worked great. :good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Greek81:
Hey guys Ive been reading the thread and I haven't seen anything to help me. I'm already rooted w/ TWRP recovery and running Dandroid 3.9.5. Im getting the ota now so I figured its time to go to 4.3. What instructions do I follow if I'm already rooted ??
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Kavourosaurus:
I was able to successfully root with CF auto root. Are there any limitations as to what ROMs i should use?

Could someone recommend a good, stable ROM? How about the latest CM nightly
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ptkambo:
Thanks

Thanks for the post.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] PDo27789:
I want add an additional thanks for this. The new "security" botched one of my apps that I'd rather not be without. Method two worked for me - rogers 747M
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jmppe3:
Method 1 worked for me on a SGH-I747M on Koodo. Root appears to stick. Had some problems with Adblock Plus as I couldn't access the network anymore with some apps, but after changing the proxies and/or uninstalling ABP it's working fine now.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Capa1970:
I had also attempted to install the CM installer but since I had previously upgraded to stock Android 4.3, Knox did not allow the installation.

Am I understanding correctly that if one of these two methods works for me and then I should be able to use the CM Installer or any other Rom that is at least 4.3?

Since I am not rooted, what backup programs do you all recommend (I did try Helium but kept on getting the same error message)?

I do have an Micro SD-card but from what I have understood the CM Roms do not work with ex-fat. I assume that I will have to reformat to something else. Could someone please confirm. Many thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] fire_angel:
Very goog guide for root my Galaxy S3 with Android 4.3. Thank you bro....XD:good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jazee:
The link to the instructions to update to 4.3 are a thread I previously read and it involves erasing your apps and data. Yet it appears on here that some users did the OTA update and still were able to root. Is there any major benefit to updating by flashing the ROMS versus doing the OTA method and saving headache of trying to restore (via Titanium Backup) and get all your apps/data squared away? Seems like the non-OTA route could be much more of a PITA.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] PDo27789:
Cleaner installs are always nice!

In my case, the ota messed up. I couldn't select text anymore. No matter how many factory data resets, including the stock recovery cache wipe, nothing worked.

I rooted and installed a 4.3.1 based ROM, no more problems.

My guess is that there was some left over settings that standard wiping just couldn't clean up.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] sb37506:
Steps with screenshots to unlock AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3 with 4.3 update

Hello,

I am trying to root my AT&T samsung Galaxy S3 with 4.3 OTA update.

As i have never done anything like this on Android plus there are mixed reviews from people, i am a little concerned bricking my phone.

Can somebody post a step by step tutorial with screenshots or images that i can follow to root my phone.

I am planning to use root method 2.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

SB
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] collad0:
Im rebooting into download mode but odin does not detect my phone. Suggestions?

Edit: nevermind reinstalled drivers and that did it but noob question how do i flash supersu and knox on to my phones memory? Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AHLASSICH:
Root Method #2 Gives Me No Recovery

I am on Android 4.3, Firmware MJB. Tried Root Method #2. Odined TWRP 2.06 with no apparent problem. When I go into Recovery, it does the normal vibrate, then the blue letters at the top of the screen come on. Then the screen goes blank. No recovery whatsoever. Not even the stock recovery. I tried reflashing 3x with the same results. It apparently boots normally with no apparent problems after pulling the battery and reinserting it. I thought bricksville but I can boot normal. I thought maybe I have a corrupt TWRP but I flashed my S4 with this TWRP and it flashed fine. What now? :confused:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bigrodge8:
None of the methods worked for me, couldnt get any assistance.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] capman231:
Method 1 worked for me and when I updated SU it disabled Knox.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] collad0:
Worked perfectly with method 1! Just have to update SuperSU and it disables knox. Rebboted and did a root check and its all good! :good::)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] whiskeyxray84:
in step 3, how do I flash supersu and knox remover in recovery mode? If it is flashed, why do I need to download it from play store in step 5.

Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cmdrtomalacc:
Hi, thanks for the great guide on how to root on 4.3. Mine rooted with CF auto root a while back, but nevertheless any noob who got stuck is probably very grateful. But anyways I had a question, and I felt it was most appropriate to ask in this thread since everyone is on the same page.

Now that I'm rooted on the 4.3 stock ROM and I have CWR installed, what limitations do I have in terms of flashing ROMs? I am on the normal OTA with KNOX disabled and Enforcing SE status with the regular bootloader that comes with the update. Does this mean I can only flash ROMs that are 4.3.x and up? Also, is it safe to flash ROMs over this one without ending up with a brick? Any answers would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Alex
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Kastro1784:
How do you unroot 4.3 ?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] collad0:
Open up SuperSU, go to settings and scroll to the bottom. There is an option to do a full unroot
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ghanson:
It worked for me

Thanks for outlining the steps, especially about re-installing SuperSU. I was relieved to see that SuperSU does the binary update itself. (I thought maybe I'd have to begin researching "updating binaries"!)

I AM ROOT. :D
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Alfred1516:
Will i lose my data by doing this? Please i need to know, thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AceTrader:
Nope
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Alfred1516:
Thanks dude
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] emoticonartist:
Is there a way to check to make sure KNOX is removed after Supersu states it was done?

If I go into "Device Administrators" in the settings, it still shows KNOX as being there but whether it is is disabled or removed entirely, I cannot be 100% certain!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AceTrader:
For me Knox shows under device administrators. but it is not checked. And i have never got any Knox problems after SuperSU disabled it during rooting.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] qureyoon:
Hi,

I tried the same steps as you, but when I went to Play store, there is no option to update the SuperSU :(

Please advice on what to do?

Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AceTrader:
You need to go to the page of SuperSU in play store. Either by searching or in my apps.

There should be options to update and uninstall in that page.

If you are still not finding the update option, please let us know what options you are getting.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] qureyoon:
Hi ansonantonym,

When I go to Play Store, the only option is "Open"

I could not even uninstall it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MrDynamo:
I've tried method #2 with flashing TWRP in Odin. Odin says everything completed successfully but when I reboot into recovery it's still the stock recovery? Any help?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jeliez:
Need more HELP with Method 2 please!!!!!!

I have s3 i747m and I followed method 1 which worked last time with 4.1.2 but now have 4.3. I however, had SuperSu already installed on the phone. Odin told me it worked but when i went to open supersu - the message it has stopped comes on. I cannot get into knox and disable it. I also cannot update SuperSu at all because install is not an option for me. All I get is open. I also cant see to uninstall it. After SuperSu closes I get the not authorized notice to a secured area.

So i think i want to try method 2 but have never done that before. Where do i put the supersu apk file and how does the knox remover work - do i just leave the zip file on my sdcard or actual phone?? I have never done this and i am desperate! Thanks

:crying:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] JimFromMarketing:
this didnt work at all. now I just get 'Unfortunately, SuperSU has stopped". look it up, im not alone.

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my bad,

it looks like i might have had SuperSu already installed. im not sure, i just reflashed the rom, and tried it again, ensuring that SuperSU wasnt already installed, and wiping the cache/dalvik cache before/after. worked like a charm
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tito07dr:
How i can unroot my S3 i747(AT&T))(UCUEMJB), i downloaded the OTA 4.3 UCUEMJB Firmware, but i can find a guide to do it. ( I rooted it with method 2 and it worked 100%)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] LocoRobo:
Download Philz recovery: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2446393

[d2spr][CWM ADV.] OFFICIAL PhilZ-Touch Recovery 6.0 [11.24.13]

Download Odin Flahable Philz recovery: https://www.dropbox.com/s/dy83i0xvcd3ald5/CREATED-TAR-201401140913.tar

Download knox remover

Flash recovery in Odin via PDA

As soon as the device turns off, hold Volume up key and home button until you see blue CyanogenMod android.

Flash the philz recovery again in philz recovery so that the recovery is permanent.

Flash Knox remover

Go back to home in recovery and go to philz settings then Hit Re-root system (SuperSU) and apply. Reboot

Go to play store install SuperSU open and if prompted, follow instructions. Should not have to reboot after that.

This worked 4 me.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] pwnagedroid:
method two worked as a charm

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I had the same problem try to use Odin 3.09 instead of Pda select the file in AP make sure to check AUTO REBOOT and F.RESET TIME

if this still dont work try to flash ClockworkMod instead download their last version and convert their .img to tar.md5

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Hey Jeliez I have the exact same phone than you Canadian S3(Mine Fido) don't be afraid

1) Reboot in to download mode ->power off you phone and simultaneously pressing the power button, home button and volume down key.

2) Flash TWRP with Odin via PDA-> once your phone is in download mode plug it to your PC and turn on Odin press PDA and select the Twrp file and press start (you phone will automatically boot plus make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset time are checked and if you are using the newest version of Odin PDA is AP)

3) download the scripts(Knox Remover) and SuperSu and put them in a folder in the internal memory of your phone.

4) Reboot to recovery-> Entering recovery mode on Galaxy S3 is very easy. All you have to do is shut down your device and boot while holding the volume up, home button and power button simultaneously.

5) press on install and direct your self on the folder that contain your files and follow the instruction on your screen

6) reboot

6) here 2 things may happen if SuperSu is already installed then go to the play store and update it. If SuperSu does not appear in your app drawer than go to the play store and download it.

7) Go and open SuperSu and they will ask you to Update the Binary... select normal and follow the instruction should not take 5 mins

8) Enjoy rooted 4.3

Voila if you have more question just ask

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Hey Vibezz just flash the old 4.1 firmware than use triangle away with it to reset... and then update your phone OTA
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] fffft:
Once you have 4.3, there is no known (or likely) way to go back to 4.1.x. That is because 4.3 was a major update and it blew a "qfuse" on the phone, preventing a reversion. The best that you can reasonably hope for on that front is to use a tool like Safestrap to boot a secondary ROM. That doesn't multiboot kernels, just the ROM. But it is conceivable that a pre 4.3 version could be emulated. In short.. you should think of 4.3 as irreversible unless someone does something unexpectedly clever.

edit for clarity.. you can revert the file system files e.g. with a custom ROM, flashing with

mobile

Odin, etc. What you can't revert is the underlying bootloader /modem that controls a lot of the functionality and characterizes the version that your phone runs.

For those having problems rooting or adding custom recoveries under 4.3.. both methods at the head of this thread continue to work. Where most people are running into problems is in having remnants of Supersu remaining that keep the second attempt from succeeding. You need to completely remove Supersu. Probably the easiest way to do that is to flash a stock ROM before trying to root or add a recovery. And then the two methods at the start of the thread work just fine for 4.3.

So if you've been having problems,

1. Backup any important data. Then flash a stock ROM via Odin. Important: make sure that partition is not checked in the Odin menu. And use the PDA line to select the stock ROM tar file.

Followed by:

2. If you just want to root and don't need a custom recovery, then CF-autoroot works well.

3. If you want a custom recovery e.g. TWRP, then use Odin to flash TWRP instead of CF-autoroot. Then boot to recovery and use TWRP to flash install the SuperSu and remove Knox zip files).

In all cases you should be using the newest versions of TWRP, SuperSu, CF-autoroot, etc. Older versions of TWRP or SuperSu won't work properly under 4.3

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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AceTrader:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49485783

Make sure you have removed SuperSU before the entire procedure as mentioned by fffft
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] qureyoon:
Thanks guys, I've managed to flash TWRP, and install the old SuperSU and Knox remover. (method #2)

Now I'm able to update the SuperSU in Google Play.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] excessive81:
Is there a rom or a way to be able to adjust this setting. I am trying to use my wif teether on my xbox one and it requires a setting of 1376 or higher and when it runs the test my setting is 1260. This did not cause musch issue on the 360 but with the xbox one you cant even sign into a profile = $500 paper weight
[HTC One Max] asteetva:
Is it possible to make HTC One MAX a wifi hotspot without rooting? When I had EVO, I used PDANET. Are there any equivalents?
[HTC One Max] mobile88:
This is default feature available. No need root for it. Look for it at settings/more/wireless network/mobile sharing
[HTC One Max] asteetva:
don't want to pay $20.00 a month

I know that feature, but for that I have to pay monthly charge and also it has a limit, I do not want either.
[HTC One Max] travlincablguy:
Even with root I am unable to get tethering apps to work with this phone. I've tried easy tether pro and Wi-Fi tether for root users.
[HTC One Max] pradeepvizz:
What provider are you guys on?
[HTC One Max] asteetva:
I am on Sprint
[HTC One Max] milesje:
don't have an answer for you if you don't have root but for those that do I use Wifi Tether for Root found here (https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/). Its not perfect I usually have to start and stop it a couple of times before my Mac will recognize it. As well you can use this (http://www.clockworkmod.com/) for usb tethering, I got it working on my linux box, but the PC app does not work on my Mac OS X Mavericks.
[HTC One Max] INCREMENTAL:
Foxfi, I tried it on the Verizon store demo and it worked fine lol. I havent bought it yet, still thinking about it but Foxfi woeked just fine on it.
[HTC One Max] UTbone04:
What were you settings for Wifi Tether?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] qudwis:
Like I said on the title, is there a way to use flash player on 4.4?

I know where to get the flash player.apk and how to install,

but chrome and firefox beta doesn't work.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] z0phi3l:
No real need for flash on mobile is the site is properly configured
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Lolento:
Your argument is pretty ignorant and really only applies to Google and NOT real users.

Let's say that 1% of all sites on the internet is "not configured properly" and still uses flash. Google may not make a lot of money from 1% of the internet and that's may be the reason they don't want to continue to support flash.

But that 1% of websites may still be essential for users that frequent those sites. I don't need flash often, but 100% of the websites that broadcast "live sport" uses flash; so it is essential for me to have working flash on my phone. I don't care if it is buggy or not.

Google has be very heavy handed in their new service policies this year. Killing exchange active sync for gmail made me completely switch to Outlook.com. And now THIS!!!

Unfortunately, I think Android has peaked. They are no different from iOS now and in some ways, Google apps on iOS may even be better.

So guess what, my next phone/tablet/phablet will probably not be Android based.