[Q] Would this root method work?

[jdbeitz]

http://www.pocketables.com/2011/06/how-to-manually-root-almost-any-android-device.html

Do you think this would work for root? I'll have my phone tomorrow afternoon and would like to immediately root that sucker.

 

[Artimus009]

Probably not. Give it a few days. I'm sure the devs are cooking up or porting some great things.

Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium

 

[CZ Eddie]

So the Euro SIII's root method won't work?
I was thinking of trying that.

 

[pinoymutt]

You guys ARE aware of the Flash Counter on these phones right?

 

[PMad]

You guys ARE aware of the Flash Counter on these phones right?

Whats the flash counter? Is that something like the "TAMPERED" stamp on the HTC One X's?

 

[daraj]

Whats the flash counter? Is that something like the "TAMPERED" stamp on the HTC One X's?

Yes. Its samsungs way of tracking whether you have installed an Unauthorized ROM on it. Usually there is a way around it on most phones using TriangleAway app from Chainfire. But for this new SG3 i doubt its compatible.

 

[jdbeitz]

Yeah the flash counter will count every time something is flashed via download mode (i think) so when you send it in with a ticked flash counter, they know you dicked with your phone

 

[pinoymutt]

I posted a little blurb on it in the Dev section, but yeah everyone above pretty much summed it up. When you start messing with recovery and kernels, it'll trigger that bad boy.

Folks on other devices have found ways around it, and I'm confident that they will on our new babies as well - but it won't be overnight.

 

[NocNoc9595]

I followed the method in

[18.06.2012] CF-Root 6.3 - SuperSU+CWM5.5+CWMManager - xda-developers

and was done in about 25 seconds and it was my first time.

EDIT: ** Sorry I think the guide i posted only works for international version so I don't think it will work with yours....**

 

[pinoymutt]

EDIT... had a question for the poster above, but appears they have an international version..

IGNORE.

 

[bjsexpress]

Noobs root install... I like it but is it good? Assurance Please

Silly actually.... I love my phone again after rooting for the first time; scared the **** out of me because I thought it was a brick the first 6 times I tried, lol.... anyway love my phone as is just looking for assurance I'm ok with my build and any thoughts on should i change anything to make it "better"


Wanted to go direct to you when I saw your avatar.... I'm a noob to rooting and using custom kerns and roms... I have the first avialble samusng galaxy s2 that was released in the us by at&t... I litterally got the first one in my area of about 350000 people... was so pumped to have this phone;

enough back story... I was happy with being on the non rooted until the lame ics using kies... just wasn't satisfied so while crossing fingers I decided to root my first android phone... it didn't go well at first and then with several kernal flashes... about 6... I finally got the phone "working" then installed a rom that was awesome and then a really awesome theme...

So i have AOKP and a "Cobalt" theme and the phone is better than the 1st day it came out,

possible issue just would like to know more...

looking at the about phone i noticed a srange, funny, and other emotions, kernel and is this normal, lol??

Here's what i got (i love the way the phone is performing just should i change anything, is there newer versions of what I got?)

About phone

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Model number: SGH-I777

Android version: 4.0.4

Baseband version: I777UCLE5

Kernel version: 3.0.28-Wurd-CM-gaaa0e0b-dirty [email protected]****-You#1 SMP PREEMPT Mon May 14 06:27:46 PDT 2012 (FU dirty?)

Build number: Task650's AOKP

Mod version: AOKP i777 Build 36​

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For what it's worth again so happy with the phone now... if my settings are all legit and it's safe to use my phone as is great... if I've messed up with anything it would be nice to know what to do next... if there's even more upgrades from wheer I'm at I'd be interested in continue my path from grasshopper...

thank you for any insight to my custom phone...

Barry

 

[etique57]

And what about this method described here?

[Guide][CWM][Root][ICS] Universal proper rooting for most ICS phones

Can it work (Euro Galaxy S3)?

 

[etique57]

Anyone ?

How comes this method has not even been mentionned for the GS3 though it's supposed to work beautifully??

 

[jdbeitz]

This thread should be dead by now.

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