[HOWTO] Easy Root Instructions (Sprint or T-Mobile) [Updated 24 June 2012]

[Cyberianrazr]

use odin to root. Than i reboot and goto recovery mode and there isnt instal zip from sdcard....can anyone help? i have wind galaxy s3 and it lock to wind

 

[kelemvor33]

Hi all,

Do the instructions in the OP still work with a brand new S3 from Sprint w/Jelly Bean? I don't want to start the steps if there are known issues. I'm sure it's probably noted in here somewhere but at 27+ pages, if someone can point me to the post or link with any changes on current phones, I'd be most appreciative. Or if the OP instructions still work, let me know that too and I'll give it a shot.

Thanks!

 

[blksith0]

Hi all,

Do the instructions in the OP still work with a brand new S3 from Sprint w/Jelly Bean? I don't want to start the steps if there are known issues. I'm sure it's probably noted in here somewhere but at 27+ pages, if someone can point me to the post or link with any changes on current phones, I'd be most appreciative. Or if the OP instructions still work, let me know that too and I'll give it a shot.

Thanks!

They do not. I just tried it.
Anyone have a current guide that works?

 

[mrbmg]

Haven't really looked.. will try to do so in a second. You should be able to flash a custom recovery through download mode then flash a stock ROM with the root injected into it already.

EDIT: I think this is what you are looking for. Let me know how it goes. When I went back to stock I just odined back and lost root. Then rerooted through a flashable.zip that had root injected into it. Of course I'm on TMO but it shouldn't really matter.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774722

Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium

 

[Blackhalo]

Just used this method to root my phone, everything worked fine but I can't get connection to the play store and the time is wrong on the phone. Any easy fixes for this?

Thanks

 

[bx10r]

revised..got it....great how to...

 

[kelemvor33]

Are the instructions in the OP still valid for a new S3 with JB installed or would I need to do anything different? I see they are over 6 months old so just wanted to check before I try to root my wife's phone.

Also, I won't be installing a custom ROM at all, this will mainly just be so she can use wifi tether on the rare times that she needs it,
Thanks.

 

[Evilone69tmg]

Are the instructions in the OP still valid for a new S3 with JB installed or would I need to do anything different? I see they are over 6 months old so just wanted to check before I try to root my wife's phone.

Also, I won't be installing a custom ROM at all, this will mainly just be so she can use wifi tether on the rare times that she needs it,
Thanks.

It looks right. But to be safe you can watch QBKing77's video here. It's what I used to root mine.

 

[sixty4]

They do not. I just tried it.
Anyone have a current guide that works?

I used this method by qbking77 @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoEVDgjTTdg to root my phone and now have a serious echo of my voice when I talk I can here. I am looking for a way to unroot my phone at this point. This is despite being on the stock ROM. I tried another method which ended up botting into the Samsung start up menu then nothing but a blue LED light - not sure if it was user error or another issue. Luckily I was able to get into CWM and restore a backup and my phopne is working again.

Does anyone have a solid and current method for recovering to stock?

 

[mobilemsseana]

everification fail

i've followed these instructions and i get the efile verification fail notice every time. what am i doing wrong?

 

[tdamocles]

revised..got it....great how to...

I have the same problem. I have cwm recovery but no root. How did you remedy this?

 

[beathookup]

Followed step by step got CWM to install, downloaded BusyBox when opening doesn't grant access from SuperUser and RootChecker with no success at gaining root

 

[bx10r]

I have the same problem. I have cwm recovery but no root. How did you remedy this?

downloaded the latest superuser did my job....now im rooting my wifes new s3 and i getthe pass in odin but when i go into recovery i dont get where the su zip is...i get this recovery screen which inever saw...anybody?

 

[dcharleyultra]

downloaded the latest superuser did my job....now im rooting my wifes new s3 and i getthe pass in odin but when i go into recovery i dont get where the su zip is...i get this recovery screen which inever saw...anybody?

That's a screenshot of stock recovery.

After Odin finished, did the phone automatically reboot, or did you power it down, and then go into recovery?

Swyped from my SPH-L710

 

[bx10r]

That's a screenshot of stock recovery.

After Odin finished, did the phone automatically reboot, or did you power it down, and then go into recovery?

Swyped from my SPH-L710

i let it reboot...on its own..if i follow this i get into the recovery i want...i

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32799370&postcount=260

did it multiple times using odin but still nothing..

 

[dcharleyultra]

i let it reboot...on its own..if i follow this i get into the recovery i want...i

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32799370&postcount=260

did it multiple times using odin but still nothing..

Untick Auto reboot. When Odin is done, power down your phone and then power up DIRECTLY into recovery.

(You have to access your custom recovery before the phone boots, after using Odin. If you don't, the stock recovery will override the custom recovery. This has been mentioned MANY times now.)


Swyped from my SPH-L710

 

[bx10r]

Untick Auto reboot. When Odin is done, power down your phone and then power up DIRECTLY into recovery.

(You have to access your custom recovery before the phone boots, after using Odin. If you don't, the stock recovery will override the custom recovery. This has been mentioned MANY times now.)


Swyped from my SPH-L710

I got it, had to use the method i provided the link too but got it. Thanks

 

[iamtherizzle]

GS3 not getting root

I used this method on my GS3 a few months ago and it was perfect. But now my friend got a GS3, but root is unsuccessful. We've tried it twice now, with no luck. Any ideas?

EDIT: So, my friend's phone had been updated to 4.1.1. We had to use the Team-Win-root-from-recovery to get root rather than the cmw

 

[Oldiesmann]

I can't get this to work. Regardless of which recovery (CWM from this thread or the latest TWRP) I flash in Odin, I always end up with "Android system recovery", which only has an option to "Apply update from external storage". If I choose that option, I get "E:Failed to mount \sdcard (no such system or directory)". I don't have an sdcard in the phone at the moment (I will be getting one soon though).

---------- Post added at 11:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:32 PM ----------

Final update on this. After doing some more digging, I figured out what's going on.

Apparently the GSIII has an auto-reset script which automatically resets the recovery if you change it. Following the instructions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1775263 I was able to get in to TWRP and flashed the root file.

---------- Post added at 11:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:26 PM ----------

Ok. I thought that was a final update. Superuser is installed but I'm not getting root access at all. If I try su from within terminal emulator it gives me permission denied.

 

[POWerSUrgeSW3]

I can't get this to work. Regardless of which recovery (CWM from this thread or the latest TWRP) I flash in Odin, I always end up with "Android system recovery", which only has an option to "Apply update from external storage". If I choose that option, I get "E:Failed to mount \sdcard (no such system or directory)". I don't have an sdcard in the phone at the moment (I will be getting one soon though).

---------- Post added at 11:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:32 PM ----------

Final update on this. After doing some more digging, I figured out what's going on.

Apparently the GSIII has an auto-reset script which automatically resets the recovery if you change it. Following the instructions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1775263 I was able to get in to TWRP and flashed the root file.

---------- Post added at 11:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:26 PM ----------

Ok. I thought that was a final update. Superuser is installed but I'm not getting root access at all. If I try su from within terminal emulator it gives me permission denied.

Do you have a recovery? Have you tried flashing SuperUser under recovery? Also with whatever version of SU that you, have you made sure the binaries are updated? Finally what SU are you running, the one by CChain, Kouch, or SuperSU?

~Max

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