[Root Guide] Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 only with TWRP Recovery

[mht.msr]

Recovery is not installing

This did not work for me without slightly modifying the procedure in the first post. After the device auto-rebooted following ODIN success, I rebooted the tablet by powering it down and then holding VOL UP and POWER to go into recovery as the instructions said. The problem is that Android stock recovery started and not TWRP. You will know this is occurring because you'll see the large yellow Android Icon in the middle of the screen, together with a "no command" message.

What is apparently happening is that the tablet has a "safety" feature which restores the stock recovery as it is auto-rebooted by ODIN.

I was able to bypass this by unchecking "Auto Reboot" in Odin. Therefore only "F. Reset Time" should be checked when performing the procedure in the first post. Then, after you see ODIN report success, manually reboot the device by pressing VOL UP and POWER. This rebooted the tablet straight into TWRP and I had no further issues. I was just very careful and made sure that ODIN completed it's flash before I manually rebooted.

Hi skythus, as u said in your post I have also been facing same problems but I have sincerely followed everything to eliminate this problem of recovery which is happening bcoz of the safety feature of our GT3 8.0.
But I am slight disappointed bcoz when I unchecked 'Auto Reboot' in odin my tab was stucked in the download load even after the successful completion of the process in odin. Even after odin displayed 'PASS' my tab was stucked.. Then I have to remove the cable and I kept pressing the power button until it restarted normally. This is all what happend.

Kindly suggest me further where am I lagging in understanding the procedure as I am not a new player in rooting I have rooted quite a number of phones but I am facing such an issue for the first time.

Your urgent reply is needed. Thanks in advance.

 

[gr8nole]

Hi skythus, as u said in your post I have also been facing same problems but I have sincerely followed everything to eliminate this problem of recovery which is happening bcoz of the safety feature of our GT3 8.0.
But I am slight disappointed bcoz when I unchecked 'Auto Reboot' in odin my tab was stucked in the download load even after the successful completion of the process in odin. Even after odin displayed 'PASS' my tab was stucked.. Then I have to remove the cable and I kept pressing the power button until it restarted normally. This is all what happend.

Kindly suggest me further where am I lagging in understanding the procedure as I am not a new player in rooting I have rooted quite a number of phones but I am facing such an issue for the first time.

Your urgent reply is needed. Thanks in advance.

When you see the RES OK message in Odin, you need to manually boot directly to recovery by holding Power, Home, and Volume Up for about 10-15 seconds.

Sent from my SCH-I605

 

[mht.msr]

When you see the RES OK message in Odin, you need to manually boot directly to recovery by holding Power, Home, and Volume Up for about 10-15 seconds.

Sent from my SCH-I605

Thanks for your suggestion. Please tell me that when odin shows the message RES OK that is when the downloading is completed via odin then in the normal case should the tablet switch off or remain in the download mode as such?? (Considering that AUTO REBOOT is unchecked)

 

[mido3m84]

Great job!!!:good::good::good: Worked nice and smoothly after I did a manual reset instead of auto to recovery.

 

[gr8nole]

Thanks for your suggestion. Please tell me that when odin shows the message RES OK that is when the downloading is completed via odin then in the normal case should the tablet switch off or remain in the download mode as such?? (Considering that AUTO REBOOT is unchecked)

If you unchecked auto reboot, then the tab will stay in download mode until you manually reboot (into recovery) as previously described.

 

[mht.msr]

If you unchecked auto reboot, then the tab will stay in download mode until you manually reboot (into recovery) as previously described.

Thanks a lot i just wanted that answer :good:

 

[lloydsw]

Thanks for the guide. I have root!

 

[acidguitar]

someone get me out

I did those steps till odin ,but i can't get into teamwin recovery mode. I did that pressing power and volume up button till it flashes 3 times and then releasing power button. I get inside the standard android recovery mode. Please help me out!!!

 

[jackendra]

Still, nothing

This did not work for me without slightly modifying the procedure in the first post. After the device auto-rebooted following ODIN success, I rebooted the tablet by powering it down and then holding VOL UP and POWER to go into recovery as the instructions said. The problem is that Android stock recovery started and not TWRP. You will know this is occurring because you'll see the large yellow Android Icon in the middle of the screen, together with a "no command" message.

What is apparently happening is that the tablet has a "safety" feature which restores the stock recovery as it is auto-rebooted by ODIN.

I was able to bypass this by unchecking "Auto Reboot" in Odin. Therefore only "F. Reset Time" should be checked when performing the procedure in the first post. Then, after you see ODIN report success, manually reboot the device by pressing VOL UP and POWER. This rebooted the tablet straight into TWRP and I had no further issues. I was just very careful and made sure that ODIN completed it's flash before I manually rebooted.

This did not work, still!
this is like my 10th+ time trying, and yet it does not boot into TWRP recovery, just usually gives me a 'No Command' error STILL after trying that^.

Its getting quite difficult, ive rooted one of my androids before, but this is just plain ridiculous, I really want to root it xd, yet no luck!

 

[mrhush]

Hi all I rooted my galaxy tab 3 8.0 with this method and now I cant access my play store its only a wifi version and have tried the host file editing amd deleting but still cant sign into my google account

 

[jackendra]

Reply

This did not work, still!
this is like my 10th+ time trying, and yet it does not boot into TWRP recovery, just usually gives me a 'No Command' error STILL after trying that^.

Its getting quite difficult, ive rooted one of my androids before, but this is just plain ridiculous, I really want to root it xd, yet no luck!

Also, if I try Home+VolUP+Power after odin is done, it just shows > Samsung Galaxy tab 3 logo, then keeps like almost rebooting, and showing the same logo till i let go, then it goes to regular boot :/

 

[viblack]

after galaxy tab 3 logo appear,, release power button but keep holding vol up + home..

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[Gemch]

TWRP Recovery works with firmware KitKat 4.4.2?

 

[Luin081]

helpp im stuck at <ID:0/004> recovery.img
someone plss help me

 

[iromek]

TWRP Recovery works with firmware KitKat 4.4.2?

I'm having a hard time gaining root and I am also on 4.4.2 now.

No problem getting TWRP working and it says that RootSGT3 was successfully installed but when it boots, it's not rooted. Any ideas what I can do?

 

[Galaxy droid fan 7]

I'm having a hard time gaining root and I am also on 4.4.2 now.

No problem getting TWRP working and it says that RootSGT3 was successfully installed but when it boots, it's not rooted. Any ideas what I can do?

So weird I just had this problem and think I figured out how to fix it make sure the sgt3 flashed supersu then if the app shows up uninstall it and instead install supersu from the Play Store once you run it it should I ask to install binary install it normaly and it should say Knox is detected on your device and it can cause problems choose to disable it when I ask you you may have to do this more than once for it to be successful and then choose a normal binary download again and you should.be rooted with supersu

 

[vishnu8058]

I was able to root the tab T311 (running on official kitkat) by the below steps:

• Reboot into TWRP recovery.
• Flash ROOT_SGT3_8.0.zip.
• update the supersu app itself from Playstore.
• Open supersu app and update the binaries using normal and disable knox when prompted by supersu
• Repeat the above step again if not rooted yet.

.

Hope this helps!

 

[mht.msr]

Is this method valid for official Kitkat firmware also?

Thanks for your awesome tutorial for rooting sm t311. I had successfully rooted my tab 3 using your method when I was on jellybean 4.2.2.
But now as I have updated to latest official kitkat firmware so I just want to know that whether this method is applicable for kitkat also.

Kindly reply soon as I am very unhappy with the sd card bug of kitkat.
Thanks :good:

 

[cutthroat_jake]

Good set of step-by-step instructions. Thanks.

 

[mrofredo]

This did not work for me without slightly modifying the procedure in the first post. After the device auto-rebooted following ODIN success, I rebooted the tablet by powering it down and then holding VOL UP and POWER to go into recovery as the instructions said. The problem is that Android stock recovery started and not TWRP. You will know this is occurring because you'll see the large yellow Android Icon in the middle of the screen, together with a "no command" message.

What is apparently happening is that the tablet has a "safety" feature which restores the stock recovery as it is auto-rebooted by ODIN.

I was able to bypass this by unchecking "Auto Reboot" in Odin. Therefore only "F. Reset Time" should be checked when performing the procedure in the first post. Then, after you see ODIN report success, manually reboot the device by pressing VOL UP and POWER. This rebooted the tablet straight into TWRP and I had no further issues. I was just very careful and made sure that ODIN completed it's flash before I manually rebooted.

Brilliant, after 30 minutes of intense head-scratching, your solution worked!