From Desire HD to Samsung G3 :D wow @ this phone :D - Galaxy S III General

Loving every minute of it. its just in a class of its own compaired to my old phone.
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Right i have a few questions guys.
what is the best root method so that when the time comes i will be able to return if back to stock completely if i need it for warranty purposes ?
How would i go about backing up its kernel/bootloader/radio/system/rom basicly everything thats on it stock now incase i want to flash it all back to stock before i root...
not sure its possible but i have heard that these phones come with a unlocked bootloader ?
and is there anything i need to know like what the best recovery is
i loved the tabbed recovery EX4 recovery touch that i used on my htc desire hd ? do we get something like that ?
anything else i need to know phone i have is the UK SG3 with Tmobile contract checked out the phone and its not simlocked at all on anything.

here you go for root and cwm, so....root and do a nandroid in recovery, there you have your stock backup, you can reset your flash counter with the app triangle away, as Samsung introduced this crap on the s2. It's pretty can easy to flash this baby and seems to have the virtual unbrickable merits of the s1.
T&C......do your reading, understand what you are doing, sleep on it, then reread and flash when ready....same old same old!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
[03.07.2012] CF-Root 6.4 - SuperSU+CWM5.5+CWMManager
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bad link, here go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
[03.07.2012] CF-Root 6.4 - SuperSU+CWM5.5+CWMManager
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unlocked bootloader
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Unfortunately there is currently nothing like 4ext, "only" Cwm touch, but when madmaxx82 is finished with his current makeover from 4ext he will take a look and maybe make it available for the gs3 (that's at least what he said to me at the 4ext desire S thread [my previous phone ^^]).
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[Q] Branded Galaxy Note - help !

Hi, today I bought my N7000 from an online store. Everything nice, love it. Just that somehow it has the branding of the TIM from italy company (carrier). I rooted my phone using the method posted here, i have Superuser and everything. All i want is the TIM logo not to show on boot and poweroff, and normal android icons for everything. Is it too much to ask ? It runs Android 2.3.6 and Kernel version KA. Please help me.
You could try flashing a stock firmware with Odin. Kl7 seems to be doing well based on the feedback here.
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yes, but if i use odin, can I go back to the original roms and setting in case warranty is needed?
if you already have cwm, you can do a backup of your stock rooted rom. then you can try Rocket rom v12- the speed is fantastic compared to kka stock rom. I suggest you do a wipe in cwm before flashing the new rom, otherwise you'll get boot loops. And of course, you should assume the risks
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sunt din Romania. Anyway, I just want stock. I tried to flash from CWM but it doesn't mount the sd card. it just counts down 20 secs and stops. I already created a backup up, but when i tried to load it, same countdown issue. Any ideas? it's CWM 5.0.2.7
do u have a micro sd card in the phone?
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Problem solved. Thank you for the interest shown. Happy New Year! !!
if you can, please share what was the solution
happy new year!
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Recovery for n9005 UK

I've flashed the recommended recovery for my version of the note 3 but it appears to be lacking features.
When I go into it, there is no advanced menu for instance, and there are only options to 'apply update' rather that 'install from external sd' like I'm used to seeing whenever I've used CWM Rec before.
Is this right? Or does that sound wrong?
As I tried flashing a RIM yesterday via that update section to no avail. All it did was a factory reset essentially.
Thanks
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blinkinink said:
I've flashed the recommended recovery for my version of the note 3 but it appears to be lacking features.
When I go into it, there is no advanced menu for instance, and there are only options to 'apply update' rather that 'install from external sd' like I'm used to seeing whenever I've used CWM Rec before.
Is this right? Or does that sound wrong?
As I tried flashing a RIM yesterday via that update section to no avail. All it did was a factory reset essentially.
Thanks
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No that sounds like stock recovery to me did you flash Cwm with odin
Ahhh.....am I confusing rooting with ODIN with flashing of a recovery as well?
I was under the impression it was part of the process?
I'm probably mistaken...
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Sorted. Didn't use the recovery in the end anyway, just flashed the ROM over ODIN and then re - rooted and then flashed CWM. Sorted.
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Sorted. Didn't use the recovery in the end anyway, just flashed the ROM over ODIN and then re - rooted and then flashed CWM. Sorted.
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yeah but you have maybe tripped knox have a look in download mode should be 0+0
Of the 2 that are there, 1 says 0x0 and the knox warranty one says 0x1.
I'm assuming that is bad?
What should I do about it, if anything?
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blinkinink said:
Of the 2 that are there, 1 says 0x0 and the knox warranty one says 0x1.
I'm assuming that is bad?
What should I do about it, if anything?
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yeah you have tripped knox ,nothing yet you can do about it ,but now you can flash anything you want lol
Ha ok. Wonderful.
But I've voided my warranty.
Well as you say. It's done now. I can see some devs working on a fix....but it seems to be hardware efuses etc so Lord knows when that will happen.
In the meantime I will now have my fingers crossed that nothing goes wrong with it.....oops
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And stupidly I was only really doing it so I could transfer my stuff over from my note 2. Could have just sucked it up. And I re flashed a stock generic ROM as my phone was a used O2 upgrade and that stupid O2 splash screen was annoying me as I'm 3 network lol
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blinkinink said:
And stupidly I was only really doing it so I could transfer my stuff over from my note 2. Could have just sucked it up. And I re flashed a stock generic ROM as my phone was a used O2 upgrade and that stupid O2 splash screen was annoying me as I'm 3 network lol
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well you can flash any rom you like now
or flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2474713
Yeah I flashed the stock ROM already and that removed the O2 splash. Just have to wait and see now. Will mess about with ROMs at a later date me thinks. Maybe read a bit more about the faculties of the note 3 hardware software before messing again. It's been a while since I last dabbled in it all, I used to have a HD2 that I had ported to android from windows 6.5 but things have come on leaps and bounds since then. I didn't touch my note 2 for the whole time I had it. Worked fine stock lol.
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Confused on rooting

First off sorry if I have missed something but I have been doing some reading but am slightly confused.
I am looking at a Verizon Note 3 on ebay to keep unlimited data since I just sold my Note 2 which was rooted and running a custom rom which is kinda a must for me. Where I am confused is I see tutorials on how to root the note 3 but I also see a petition to have verizon unlock the bootloader. When I hear locked bootloader I think no rooting and custom roms. So did verizon just recently lock the note 3 down like they did with the note 2 4.3 update? Sorry if this is a stupid question.
Basically I just want to be able to root my Note 3 but am not worried about voiding any warranties with verizon since I'm buying it on ebay or something. Feel free to post links to this answer since I'm not opposed to reading just kinda overwhelmed right now.
Thanks for answering my stupid question and have a great weekend!!!
Read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543386
Everything you need to know
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ContractorDude said:
Read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543386
Everything you need to know
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Ok so it looks like I should be able to root it no problem. Whats big deal with the locked bootloader then?
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Only TW custom roms, no AOSP or custom kernels
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Only TW custom roms, no AOSP or custom kernels
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Ahhhh ok thank you for the quick response!!!
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The Custom Roms are awesome though. Still loving this phone
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The Custom Roms are awesome though. Still loving this phone
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Oh I don't doubt it for a second!! That's why I was confused saw plenty of custom ROMs but didn't really pay attention to tw or not. Not really an issue since I've been having crazy battery draining issues on everything I put 4.4.2 on. Haven't done my research but I'm sure it won't be long till 4.4 tw hits the note 3 anyways.
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Ya, Sprints already getting it.
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What is "locked" on the retail device is the recovery and boot partitions. They are crypto-signed and verified early in the boot sequence. Until the phone is hacked, it means it is impossible to boot a non-Samsung kernel or non-Samsung recovery. Even if you intentionally blow the Warranty flag on the phone, this behavior will not change.
So, while you can root, whatever "ROM" you want to try and use must play nice with a STOCK kernel (& ramdisk). So, no CM for example.
Also - because of "version upgrade locking", if you upgrade a stock kernel (let's say MJ7 -> MJE), you might not be able to use Nandroid restores of previous ROMs you formerly used any longer... depending on how tightly the ROM depends on kernel & ramdisk behaviors.
And one more thing - the Safestrap "psuedo-recovery" actually boots the beginning of a stock ROM (or whatever you have in the "stock slot"). One consequence of this is that you no longer have a separately bootable recovery to fix up mistakes or restore backups from. If you wedge the primary OS somehow, the consequence of that will be a loss of all data on the phone which is not backed up, and a trip to Odin to restore a pure stock firmware ... and starting all over from square 1.
(If you buy a Note 3, you might want to consider a BIG removable SD card - then you will have room for media/backups/etc that is not vulnerable to an Odin flash)
So basically, you have a limited form of rooting available.
More info here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49758703&postcount=5

[Q] i9505 - Want to root and cwm 4.2.2

Hello everyone.
A long time Xda follower (even though i post little).
I recently bought a Galaxy S4 9505 and had a couple of questions. Previously I had the 9300 and modding that was very easy. Now due to the knox bootloader I am a bit confused.
I want basically install the google 4.4.2 rom on my phone. So i know I need to first root my phone and then install a custom recovery. Is this possible on the official 4.4.2 from Germany? Would there be any potential problems I might run in?
Thanks a lot everyone.
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If you flash a custom recovery ur warranty will be void (KNOX: 0x1). This mean u wont have warranty anymore. If u bought it now and u have 2 years of warranty, think about it :highfive:
*EDIT: Answering your questions:
- You dont need root for flash a custom recovery.
- You can flashs ROMs with the latest German android 4.4.2
The knox counter does not "erase" the warranty completly. If you are having problems with your device which are caused from unsigned firmwares/kernels/mods then samsung will not repar your device. If your volume rocker falls off then samsung will repair it.
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That is just perfect. Thanks for your help guys. However if i dont have to root to install a custom recovery, can i still install other roms? Like the 9505g port? Or would that require root?
Plus warranty doesnt matter much regarding knox since I am in europe.
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Sure you can. Install a custom recovery using Odin, download the rom you want (4.4.2 Google Edition in you case), copy it to sdcard, wipe /system, /data , /cache and /dalvik cache.
Then install the rom and reboot
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Thank you so much. Tonight I will do that. Cheers!
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mkabani said:
Thank you so much. Tonight I will do that. Cheers!
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You may want to back up your phone after installing a custom recovery. You can do that in the recovery. Safety first
S4 9505 / Note 10.1 2014 P600
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did u do it?? im thinking to install custom rom 2 i dont care about knox
I will back it up as soon as its downloaded.
And no I havent installed it yet, but i will do it tonight. Knox isnt worth the hassle .
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ok let me know if you do it and if it works then i will try it aswell
any news did u do it in the end?
Yes i did. I PMd you. Thanks to the XDA community i finally installed the google edition rom and am enjoying it since last night
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How do i get the official update for jellybean?

Hi im back on the android hype and ive gone and brought a samsung galaxy tab2 GTp5100 (3g version) and im currenly running software 4.0.4 ICS and it says ive not got an update so i want to know how i get jellybean or which ever is the latest software for my tablet (WITHOUT ROOTING) please thanks
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lewisb246 said:
Hi im back on the android hype and ive gone and brought a samsung galaxy tab2 GTp5100 (3g version) and im currenly running software 4.0.4 ICS and it says ive not got an update so i want to know how i get jellybean or which ever is the latest software for my tablet (WITHOUT ROOTING) please thanks
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Sorry if its the wrong section noob at work here
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Download official rom from:
Code:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-P5100
or
Code:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/?
and flash it by Odin program.
Personaly I think Android without root is *** Generally Tab2 have horrible lags and should bee boost by custom modifications...
I recommend you use new custom roms with KK 4.4.2
Ok i am thinking about root could you give me some links to a tutorial of how to root this device an what i neeed to get kitkat
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lewisb246 said:
Ok i am thinking about root could you give me some links to a tutorial of how to root this device an what i neeed to get kitkat
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Easiest way is to just flash a custom recovery with Odin and installing a custom Rom.
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All thuis rooting is pretty new to me do i need to root to update using sammobile.?
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lewisb246 said:
All thuis rooting is pretty new to me do i need to root to update using sammobile.?
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No. Sammobile is for official (Samsung) builds. One can use Odin without root. Sammobile even gives the steps to get it done. Achieving root grants you access to ALL files (system and otherwise) so one can flash custom ROM's and other mods. Of course, having that kind of access means you can brick your Tab as well. I really suggest reading as much as you can about root and custom ROM's before you do such a thing. Knowledge is power when it comes to the root game.
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