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[HOWTO] Flawless bell update

WELCOME
to the WINDOWS Bell Atrix 0.37.4 update guide on how to go from 2.2.1 to 2.2.2! (without problems )
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WARNING
Do not attempt any of these steps if you are on an international firmware. You will probably brick your phone. This guide was made to help people who are having trouble updating from 0.37.4 to the new bell 2.2.2.
Bell users:
Please note that flashing files to your phone and modifying system contents can brick your phone. However, the method I am sharing worked flawlessly for myself and others.
Before beginning:
You need root access on your phone. If you are not sure what root access is, you shouldn't be having problems updating, because you wouldn't have modified system files. Regardless, here is a thread on how to root a bell atrix.
Guide:
Step 1:
Download Titanium Backup from android marketplace, and back up all of your apps and games. This is necessary only if you want to have an easy reinstall of most of your apps and games, as we will be wiping data off of the phone. (if you have another backup program, it should work just fine. Make sure it saves the backup to a folder that you can copy onto your computer)
Step 2:
Remove the external microsd card from your phone (if you have one). This is simply for safety purposes, as we don't want any data being wiped off of this (we don't need the microsd any time during the process).
Now, copy (or cut) all of the data from your internal storage to your computer, just in case, and we are about to wipe data off of your phone.
Step 3:
Format your phone. This can be done two different ways.
The first method is the simplest:
Menu -> Settings -> Privacy -> Factory Data Reset.
The second method (if for some reason you can't do the first) is:
Turn off your phone. Turn it back on while holding the volume down key. It will show the word FastBoot. Keep pressing the volume down key until you reach android recovery. Press the volume up key. Wait patiently. Once a little man appears, there should be a menu. If there isn't, press both the bottom left and bottom right corners of the screen simultaneously. That should bring up the menu. (give it a few tries, it takes me 8-10 lol). From this menu, press volume down until you get to wipe data, then press ok on the bottom left corner (give this a few tries too).
Step 4:
Your phone should now be acting like you just bought it. It should, upon reboot, prompt you to enter your country.. etc. Make sure you either use your existing motoblur account, or create a new one. It is just important for you to have a blur account for the update process (my phone gave me hell when I didn't have one). Do what is necessary to get your phone up and running again.
Step 5:
This is where the fun begins. Reroot your phone usinggladroot(or any other root method you know how to use). Download Superuser, install it, then download Root Checker from android marketplace to confirm root access. Whenever a Superuser popup comes up, confirm / say yes (and make sure the remember box is checked).
Once you have confirmed root access, proceed to the next step.
Step 6:
Download Tenfar's CWM recovery, and install the apk on your phone. Follow the instructions inside of the app to install recovery and enable recovery mode.
Step 7:
Download these two files, and put them in the root of your internal storage. (By root, I mean in the very first directory, ie. F:/put file here)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23800522/Blur_Version.0.37.4.MB860.BellMobility.en.CA.zip
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23800522/Blur_Version.0.37.4.MB860.BellMobility.en.CA.crc
Step 8:
We are now ready to start fixing up the phone, and preparing it for the update.
First of all, we need to make sure ADB (the program we will be using on our computer) has root access on our atrix when it is plugged into our computer via usb.
Before plugging in your atrix via usb, enable USB debugging via:
Menu-> Settings-> Applications -> Development -> Check USB Debugging.
Now plug the atrix into your computer, and set the USB connection to: None. Check to make sure USB Debugging is in your notification bar.
Download these files onto your computer if you do not have the adb files yet. Extract the files preferably into the root of your hard drive (ie C:/ ) is just makes things easier this way.
Now open up command prompt.
If it is not in the directory where the adb.exe file is, you will need to type:
cd C:/
into command prompt. This says "change directory to C:/" (or wherever you put the files, could be cd C:/Program Files/ could be anywhere. wherever you extracted them to.)
Once in this new directory, type this into command prompt and press enter:
adb devices
If a device pops up (mine said TY290380 or something like that) that means that it recognizes your atrix. That is great news. We now have to enable ADB root access on the phone.
If nothing pops up, or it says some sort of error, you are not in the directory where adb.exe is located. Navigate to the proper directory.
Now, type the following command:
adb shell
One of two things can happen here. It will either create a new line with a $, or a new like with a #.
blah blah C:/ adb shell
$
or
blah blah C:/ adb shell
#
If a $ came up, you need to prepare a command BUT DONT PRESS ENTER YET. Type in "su", but dont hit enter. Now go to your phone and unlock your screen. After you unlock your screen and can see your homepages, press enter on your keyboard doing the "su" command. Now look at your phone. A superuser request should appear. Hit yes, and make sure that "remember" is checked. If not, it is ok, as long as the su command went through on your screen. it should now show a # on your command line.
For those of you who had a # on your command line, type in shsu and hit enter, then type in su and hit enter (just to play it safe ).
We are now ready to flash the first files to our device. You can close the command window.
Step 9:
Download this file. It is the original unmodified system partitions and files (thank you NFHimself). Extract the file using winrar or 7zip.
Change your USB connection on your phone to: Mass Storage, wait a minute or so, and then put the extracted file "mmcblk0p12.bin" in your internal storage on your phone. (ie. F:/ )
Step 10:
Dismount the phone from your usb devices via windows hardware manager. Unplug your atrix from your usb. Reconnect it, and choose connection type: none. Make sure usb debugging is in your notification bar.
Now, re-open command prompt. Renavigate to the directory where your adb files are located using the "cd C:/" command (or wherever your files are). Once there, perform "adb devices". Make sure a device is there. Next, perform the command "adb shell". You should have a #. Type in shsu, hit enter, now su, hit enter (just to be sure).
Now copy this command and hit enter (you have to right click paste into cmd prompt):
dd if=/sdcard/mmcblk0p12.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p12
This will begin the flashing process, which will restore all stock system partitions allowing us to update properly. However, it's not over yet .
Mine took a few mins, do not panic. Simply wait for it to say "Complete" in x amount of seconds or whatever. Your phone may crash, but it should boot up fine (if not, that is why we have installed Tenfar's CWM )
After it is complete, turn off your phone. Keep it connected to the computer.
Step 11:
Boot up your phone holding volume down. Navigate to android recovery using volume down. Volume up. Open up the menu with the bottom left bottom right press. Go to clear cache. Press OK. Now reboot your phone.
You can now update through settings and it should work properly. If not, respond in here and I will guide you a few more codes, but it should work.
The phone should now boot up, and it should be running android version 2.2.2.
Regard this thread for how to root the new bell update. Just a heads up, it wiped my internal storage and SD card, so remove and backup that stuff. Lol. But it did root.
Now reinstall your backup program, and get your phone going again!
If you have any questions or problems please post them here and I will reply ASAP, personal messages are hard to keep track of. Thanks again to NFHimself for supplying files and code.
Cheers!
PS: I just finished exams, yay!?
Please say if you notice anything misspelled, etc. Gratzi

You are the f***in man for posting this. Thumbs up to NFHimself for his contribution too!

Links
Crud, your links for the files in dropbox aren't working.

Silvercloak5098 said:
Crud, your links for the files in dropbox aren't working.
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You sure? I clicked them both myself to make sure they work.
How don't they work?
FYI: I'm reuploading them to megaupload as we speak anyways

IrshaadH said:
You are the f***in man for posting this. Thumbs up to NFHimself for his contribution too!
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When I got my phone to update to 2.2.2 it felt amazing.
I just wanted to spread the love

Thank you so much!! You don't know how frustrated I've been all day! The only problem I had was that my root was gone after I flashed it, but I just updated through settings and it worked flawlessly

tyrkk said:
Thank you so much!! You don't know how frustrated I've been all day! The only problem I had was that my root was gone after I flashed it, but I just updated through settings and it worked flawlessly
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NP! Just glad you got your update.
I changed the steps so that the last step is simply updating via settings. If that doesn't work for people I will help them out in this thread with the more complicated coding way.
Cheers!

Couldn't step ten be used to revert to stock from an international sbf?
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App

Ok..quick question. You said not to install for those using any international version. I have run the Telstra sbf at one point..as well as had the Greyblur rom on. Before installing the Telstra I had made a backup using CWM, and a few days ago I had to revert to my old backup due to a rogue app. In my About phone, it tells me my System version is Blur_Vision.0.37.4MB860.BellMobility.en.CA with a Build number of OLYA_U4_0.37.4.
Would this be still safe for me to do seeing's how it seems i'm back to my "Bell sbf" or is there still going to be some Telstra files in there that could cause me some problems?

I made it through to the end of step 10 and the phone was looking good. Then when I shut off the phone and tried to go into Android Recovery, it keeps going to the triangle symbol and I have to reboot.
After a couple times of that I decided to check Android Recovery from inside the app list and it said I no longer have root access.
Any ideas what to do now??

Rickroller said:
Ok..quick question. You said not to install for those using any international version. I have run the Telstra sbf at one point..as well as had the Greyblur rom on. Before installing the Telstra I had made a backup using CWM, and a few days ago I had to revert to my old backup due to a rogue app. In my About phone, it tells me my System version is Blur_Vision.0.37.4MB860.BellMobility.en.CA with a Build number of OLYA_U4_0.37.4.
Would this be still safe for me to do seeing's how it seems i'm back to my "Bell sbf" or is there still going to be some Telstra files in there that could cause me some problems?
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Depends on whether or not you're still on the telestra framework. If you're confident with your ability to recover from a potential brick via early usb enumeration id go for it.

bdking2 said:
I made it through to the end of step 10 and the phone was looking good. Then when I shut off the phone and tried to go into Android Recovery, it keeps going to the triangle symbol and I have to reboot.
After a couple times of that I decided to check Android Recovery from inside the app list and it said I no longer have root access.
Any ideas what to do now??
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Edit: See my lower post first, then this one
Open up the menu in android recovery by tapping both the bottom left corner and bottom right corner of the screen at the same time.
It should show you an error if there was one.
Does the phone boot fine?
You should lose root access. When you flash the .bin it restores your bell to stock like you got it from the store. That allows you to update.
Most importantly open up the recovery menu when you see the triangle by tapping the bottom left and right corners simultaneously. Itll take a few tries.

IrshaadH said:
Couldn't step ten be used to revert to stock from an international sbf?
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
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No, since you are on an international framework it will probably brick your phone.
That .bin file contains the system partitions from the stock bell framework.
If you want to try go ahead but I think the odds are against you

bdking2 said:
I made it through to the end of step 10 and the phone was looking good. Then when I shut off the phone and tried to go into Android Recovery, it keeps going to the triangle symbol and I have to reboot.
After a couple times of that I decided to check Android Recovery from inside the app list and it said I no longer have root access.
Any ideas what to do now??
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Bdking I have another idea. if you can boot up your phone, re-root it using any normal methods, then install CWM. Boot into CWM recovery mode and clear the cache from there. Then do step 11.
Chances are the update file is hanging out in your cache so when the android recovery sees that it immediately tries to install the messed up package.
Thats why you should clear cache on CWm because it wont try to install anything automatically from the cache. Then do step 11.
Hope it helps, Mag.

No my phone boots fine. And now I can get into android recovery to clear cache and have done so. But before I read your response I rooted my phone again.
Should I just restart everything?

bdking2 said:
No my phone boots fine. And now I can get into android recovery to clear cache and have done so. But before I read your response I rooted my phone again.
Should I just restart everything?
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No you should be good to go try to update via settings.
You flashed the bin right?
If so you're good to go

I flashed the bin for sure. But wasn't sure about the process because I rooted again.

bdking2 said:
I flashed the bin for sure. But wasn't sure about the process because I rooted again.
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Root shouldnt change anything only deodexing/webtop mod/ theming should mess it up.
If you flashed the bin go for it. Worst thing that can happen is that the update fails.
In that case, redo step 10, then do step 11.

Magnetox said:
No, since you are on an international framework it will probably brick your phone.
That .bin file contains the system partitions from the stock bell framework.
If you want to try go ahead but I think the odds are against you
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So, there is absolutely NO WAY I can get back to the Bell framework from 2.1.1 without an actual Bell sbf?

IrshaadH said:
So, there is absolutely NO WAY I can get back to the Bell framework from 2.1.1 without an actual Bell sbf?
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NFHimself knows a way.
But hes a master of code.
Pm him, he might be able to help you.
He was happy he got his bell 2.2.2 thoough. so im assuming it wasnt easy.

Root & Install CM7 on Mytouch 3G Slide 2.2.1

Rooting & Flashing To Stock 2.1
1. Download the files below
2. Copy "ESPRIMG.zip" to the root of your sd card on your phone
3. Extract "Super-Click 2.3.1" & "Mt3s Rooter" to their own folders on your computer
4. Navigate to settings on your phone. Select "Connect to Pc", choose "Charge Only"
5. Navigate to "Applications" then select "Devolpment" and make sure "USB Debugging" is on
6. Run the .exe files within each of the folders (Run .exe as Admin if your using Vista/Win7)
7. In SuperOneClick, select "Shell Root", wait for it to finish rooting
8. In the mt3gs rooter program, click on "Root Me"
You will need to turn on the phones WIFI within 30 seconds so be quick and then wait for it to restart.
9. Once your phone is rebooted it should be in BOOTLOADER Mode. Press volume down to select fastboot (If it doesnt show fastboot then select Bootloader and it will then show the menu with fastboot).
Once fastboot is highlighted, press the power button once.
It will check for ESPRIMG.zip and should show a progress bar in the top right.
After waiting a while it will ask you if you want to update, press volume up.
When it is finished it will ask to reboot, press volume up to do so. (If phone says on Mytouch circle for too long just take out the battery and restart)
If you want to put CM7 on your phone do instructions below.
Installing CM7 with Google Apps
1. Rename "update-cm-7.0.3-Slide-signed.zip" to "update.zip"
3. Copy "Update" & "gapps-gb-20110613-signed" to the root of your phone
4. Turn your phone off. Once off press and hold the volume down and power button at the same time.
5. It will look for the ESPRIMG again, after its done you will see the menu. Highlight "Recovery" and press the power button
6. A Red Triangle screen will show. Press volume up and power, then select "Wipe data/factory reset" then done do the same with "Wipe cache partition
7. After all that you will select "Apply sdcard:update.zip"
8. Select reboot system now
9. Once phone is restarted go into the app drawer and open ROM Manager.
10. Scroll down and select "Download Rom" then select install and then select the option it shows. It should say that Clockwork Mod installed.
11. Now select "Install Rom from SD Card" and select "gapps-gb-20110613-signed" and press OK twice.
It will reboot and show it installing.
Once done it will reboot again and your done. (Btw it will have you sign in and such)
DOWNLOAD THESE FILES:
SuperOneClick 2.3.1-
http://depositfiles.com/files/n0dcxce3t
Mt3s Rooter-
http://depositfiles.com/files/hn8tn6141
or
http://www.mediafire.com/?7yq3wo5yl3odz4k
HTC Espresso Stock Rom (ESPRIMG for 2.1 stock rom)-
http://www.4shared.com/file/OsmF_ZD7/ESPRIMG.html
CM7 Rom for Mytouch 3G Slide-
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/get/update-cm-7.0.3-Slide-signed.zip
Google Apps-
http://cmw.22aaf3.com/gapps/gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip
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MyTouch 3G Slide Drivers (These Might Help With Failed ADB Connectivity)
http://secure.htc.com/US/support/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-slide/downloads/
http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
I pieced this together so I don't take full cred. I know this works because I did it to my phone as I typed it
If this works make sure to post it. Also remember to give thanks. This was not easy to figure out.

problem
what if it says cannot roll back bootloader while espring is updated it says bypassed

It bypasses normally

Why not use ClockWorkMod recovery as update.zip and use that to flash roms and things from there?

Just didn't wanna do it that way

thank you so much for posting this i have been trying to gain root ever since i got my phone which was last year thank you

I cant flash update.zip it keeps saying cant mount sd and when i reboot it says i dont have an sd card i need help im stuck with 2.1 and cant load a rom

not working
Didnt work for me.
superoneclick worked saying i had temporary adb root, then i would run mts rooter and it seems like that when the cmd prompt comes up that it doesnt work.
on the first part it said
"cd: can't cd to /sqlite_stmt_journals"
then after I turn wifi on and the cmd prompt goes again I get:
"./exploid not found" and " secretlol not found"
any help?

one small hiccup
Used these instructions to root a friend's phone last night. There was one deviation we had to deal with:
5. It will look for the ESPRIMG again, after its done you will see the menu. Highlight "Recovery" and press the power button
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While we could see the menu the phone only gave us the choice to run update (YES) or reboot (NO). Recovery was inaccessible. We ran the update (with the bootloader bypassed) then when asked to reboot we chose (NO) and then could select RECOVERY and follow the steps above.
Yes, we did repeat the UPDATE.ZIP process but this time it did not skip Bootloader. Soon CM7 was up and running.
Hope this helps and thanks for the great instructions.

i need some help my says i dont have sd card when it boots up .Also it wont let me apply the update.zip .it says cant mount /dev/block/mmcblk0
cant find /sdcard/update.zip
Ive already reloaded ESPRIMG aboput 15 times im stuck with a useless phone please help
Also my pc wont recognize my phone so i cant use adb or anything

angelo420 said:
I cant flash update.zip it keeps saying cant mount sd and when i reboot it says i dont have an sd card i need help im stuck with 2.1 and cant load a rom
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Some sd cards work better than others. Sandisk with a little 4 work great. Try to reformat it with a pc and I think it needs to be Fat32
jasonftfw said:
Didnt work for me.
superoneclick worked saying i had temporary adb root, then i would run mts rooter and it seems like that when the cmd prompt comes up that it doesnt work.
on the first part it said
"cd: can't cd to /sqlite_stmt_journals"
then after I turn wifi on and the cmd prompt goes again I get:
"./exploid not found" and " secretlol not found"
any help?
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Your pc is not detecting your phone. Try installing HTC Sync from the Mytouch 3Gs support page. Also make sure to run it as an administrator while being logged in on a admin account

I actually rooted mine while placing the phone in SYNC Mode after removing the sync program and pressing back button on phone to have it stop looking for SYNC...Just remove SYNC program from the computer not the drivers for the phone to be recognized.

Your pc is not detecting your phone. Try installing HTC Sync from the Mytouch 3Gs support page. Also make sure to run it as an administrator while being logged in on a admin account
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I downloaded the htc sync software from htc dot com /us/support/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-slide/downloads/ (xda's settings stop me from submitting a link as this is my first post), I then tried to rerun the SuperOneClick and it failed saying "ADB server is incorrect version" or something similar. I copied the ADB.exe from the HTC Sync app directory into the SuperOneClick, and wham bam it worked. Of course the MT3Rooter failed with the same error, so I repeated the copy and I had root.
Thanks for your help everyone, it is very appreciated by this sorta geek.
PS: As a software geek and a 42 year old jerk, it hurts my heart that XDA has to run such nasty anti-spam settings just to keep crap off this forum. Ends up penalizing the users with good intentions. I totally see why it has to be done, and I support the effort, just is sad that it has to be this way.

how do you achieve s-off though? does downgrading, also downgrade your bootloader?
the goldcard app is not working, the site is down to generate keys.

Insanityrains: I have two stupid questions. Is there something I'm missing here? You don't have consecutive numbers for your instructions. Should I follow them in the order you have posted or in the order of the numbers?
Dumb question 2: Where is the download link for the ESPRIMG.zip file?
Thanks for your instructions! I hope it works for me.
UPDATE
I followed the steps to the letter. It worked seamlessly. Thanks insanityrains for putting all this together and the developer who actually figured this out!! However, few things I had to learn by doing it over and over again:
The first part worked awesome! (i.e. rooting and installing 2.1). It will keep saying there were errors and stuff but keep doing what insanityrains says to do.
The second part (installing CM7 with google apps was the hurdle for me): Follow his numbering in post #1 (once again, I'm refering to the second part) to understand what I'm saying below.
Before you begin, you don't need the ESPRIMG file anymore once you have rooted and installed 2.1 (the first part). So delete that file from the root of your SD card. By doing this, you can skip the annoying wait as it tries to reinstall 2.1 on your phone. Now for the two mistakes I did.
1. The first step was a silly mistake, but very much possible for someone to commit. Just rename the file "update" and dont add ".zip" like I did. Everytime I try installing the ROM it kept saying "cannot locate update.zip". I was scratching my head for a few times before I realized the mistake
2. Step #5. It will search for the ESPRIMG file and it is not going to find that. Select "recovery" then
For noobs, dont freak out while doing it. It was scary for me to root the phone. But once I did it fine, it was fun!

so in order to install roms you have to rename them to update zips?

anybody even here anymore?
theres too many outdated rooting guides on here. i already know i cannot achieve s-off now that we accepted the OTA. i already tried to root and it went fine but the clockwork recovery will not work. also when i boot into the 2.1 rom that i downgraded to i see there is no superuser app but it appears i am rooted because most root apps work minus wireless tether. i just want root and to run a semi stock non cm7 type rooted rom. is this possible with s-on or not?
if so can someone point me in the right direction please?

Worked!!!
Thanks insanityrains. Followed the steps and it worked. I would echo comments re: Menu choice for "Recovery" (see updates with fezmonger and ganjagarn).
Again - thanks!

fixxxer2008 said:
anybody even here anymore?
theres too many outdated rooting guides on here. i already know i cannot achieve s-off now that we accepted the OTA. i already tried to root and it went fine but the clockwork recovery will not work. also when i boot into the 2.1 rom that i downgraded to i see there is no superuser app but it appears i am rooted because most root apps work minus wireless tether. i just want root and to run a semi stock non cm7 type rooted rom. is this possible with s-on or not?
if so can someone point me in the right direction please?
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I thought someone on here said that you could use clockwork mod but you probably have to put it in, i can't help since I rooted my phone with the original method that was much easier.
Have you tried installing rom manager and letting it flash clockworkmod recovery?

jacewt said:
I thought someone on here said that you could use clockwork mod but you probably have to put it in, i can't help since I rooted my phone with the original method that was much easier.
Have you tried installing rom manager and letting it flash clockworkmod recovery?
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i was working on it for a client, i gave up. thanks anyways.

[GUIDE] The Beginner's Guide to Rooting Galaxy S3 and installing your first ROM

The Galaxy S3 being my first android (or smartphone for that matter), I had a tough time trying to figure out how to root my phone, which methods to use and which ROM to install. So I've compiled this from other threads here on xda after 2 days of heavy reading, for other noobs like me
FOLLOW THIS GUIDE TO THE LETTER. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING, PRESS ANYTHING, CHECK ANY BOXES UNLESS TOLD TO DO SO OR YOU WILL END UP WITH A 600$ BRICK
[/COLOR]Rooting
So what is rooting? Rooting basically gives you administrator privileges on your phone, allowing you to install a host of programs that allow you to, for e.g. use firewalls, remove bloatware, change themes, install improved kernels, install custom roms with improved boot and memory performance, the list is really endless.
ROOTING VOIDS YOUR WARRANTY
However, it IS possible to reverse the process and cover your tracks, should you need to claim warranty. Read on to find out how.
Here is some good prereading to help you understand the basic flashing process and apps involved, even if it was written for the S2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
Before we begin, its a good idea to note down the details under Settings -> About Phone, for future reference. Also note that under Status, if you root your phone, it changes to 'Modified'. This is, as stated before, reversible.
This guide is for the GT-I9300 Model. If your model number has a suffix (other than T) this may not work.
Step 1: Flashing CF-Root with Odin
This is an easy method to root your phone and I haven't needed to use any other. It comes with the added benefit of also installing Clockwork Mod and CWManager which we will use to make backups, flash our first ROM and cover our tracks. For those of you who want to install the newer clockworkmod touch look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1719744
Guide compiled from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
1. Install Samsung Kies and plug your phone into your PC via USB so that all the appropriate phone drivers are installed
2. Download and extract Odin3-vX.X.zip from the download link below
3. Download and extract CF-Root-SGS3-vX.X.zip ONCE (you will end up with CF-Root-SGS3-vX.X.tar
CF-Root for SGS3 v6.4:
http://download.chainfire.eu/196/CF-Root/SGS3/CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.zip
4. Disconnect your phone from your computer, close Samsung Kies and any antivirus/firewall that may interrupt the flashing process
5. Run Odin, click PDA and navigate to your CF-Root-SGS3-vX.X.tar file
6. Power off your phone and then boot it into download mode (Hold Volume Down + Home + Power button until the screen fires up)
7. Note the warning and continue.
8. Connect the phone to your PC via USB and allow drivers to install.
9. Make sure 'Re-partition' is NOT checked in Odin
10. Click Start button and wait for android to boot
11. If you see a green 'PASS' message in Odin, everything went as intended. Done!
Step 2: Make a NANDroid Backup
This is a precautionary measure that backs up your phone's current state, should you have any problems with custom Roms. It is also a step in reversing the root process, should you need to claim warranty.
1. Power off your phone and boot into recovery mode (Hold Volume Up + Home + Power button untill the screen fires up). This starts up ClockworkMod.
2. Use Volume Up/Down to navigate and the Power button to select
3. Navigate to Backup/Restore->Backup and wait for backup to finish
4. Go back and select 'Reboot System Now'
5. Connect your phone to your computer and copy the backup folder from /sdcard/clockworkmod/backups/
6. Done! Now you can restore this backup by booting into recovery mode and hitting Restore!
Step 3: Installing your first ROM
After hunting for a good ROM that was fast and bloatware free, I ended up with the nightly build of the popular CyanogenMod 9 and I don't intend to go back!! I haven't had any problems with it whatsoever but if you prefer, you could instead install the RC version.
Note: The camera's flash feature cannot and will not work on any version of cyanogenmod until samsung releases source code for their camera.
Here's how to flash the ROM. This is also the basic method of installing any other ROM or kernel, though the ROM/kernel developer would give you more tailored instructions.
1. Download the desired version of CyanogenMod 9 from here:
http://get.cm/?device=i9300
2. Download Gapps from here. I used the 20120429 version. This may not be necessary for other roms.
http://goo.im/gapps
3. Copy both files to your phone's internal sd card
4. Boot into recovery mode
5. Select 'wipe/factory reset' and confirm
6. Select 'wipe cache partition' and confirm
7. Go to Advanced -> wipe dalvik cache and confirm.
Now we're ready to flash the ROM!
8. Select 'install zip from sd card'
9. Select 'install zip from internal sd card and navigate to the cyanogenmod file and confirm
10. When done, use the same method to install the gapps file
11. Do a wipe/factory reset again (needed for google calendar sync to work)
12. Go back and select 'Reboot system now'
13. The boot screen of the new ROM will show up. Wait about 10 seconds, remove the battery and put it back in.
14. Power on and setup your phone. Done!
More on CyanogenMod:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1714354
Step 4: Installing your modem
With CyanogenMod 9, people report that the first call made doesn't work, but every subsequent call will. If, however, you are still unable to make calls, you may have to install your phone's specific modem driver which you should have noted under Baseband version before we began (under Settings->About Phone).
1. Go here to download your specific modem and copy it to your phone's internal sd card:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1740061
In my case, it was XXLFB.
2. Boot into Recovery Mode
3. Install .zip from internal sdcard and navigate to your modem.zip file
4. Done!
Step 5: Covering your tracks
So your phone is broken and you need to claim warranty? Not with your rooted phone you don't! The S3 uses a flash counter that tells it how many times the phone has been flashed, and your rooted phone appears as 'modified' under status information. Here's how to cover your tracks.
1. Download your phone's stock firmware for your region from here and copy it to your phone
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3
2. Download TriangleAway from the download link below or consider buying it from googleplay to support the hardworking developers, extract it and copy it to your phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
3. Install TriangleAway by opening the .apk your phone's file explorer (Mine's ES File Explorer)
4. Run TriangleAway and select 'Reset Flash Counter'. Your phone will Reboot into a special mode. Reset the flash counter here and pull the battery immediately after reboot.
5. Boot into Recovery Mode and do a factory reset, cache wipe and dalvik cache wipe.
6. Flash the stock Firmware, reboot and setup the phone without any logins.
7. Check that Settings -> About Device -> Status is not 'Modified'
8. Done!
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More on TriangleAway:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Optional: Upgrade to CM10
1. Make a Nandroid backup so you can restore if you dont like cm10/if its too buggy.
2. Download CyanogenMod 10, Gapps and your modem from here and copy it to your internal sd card:
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager/device/i9300/developer/daniel.hillenbrand%40codeworkx.de?manifest=http%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.clockworkmod.com%2Fdeveloper%2Fdaniel.hillenbrand%40codeworkx.de%2Fmanifest&name=codeworkx&deviceName=Samsung%20Galaxy%20S3
3. Boot into Recovery Mode and install cm10 then gapps then modem using 'install zip from sd card -> choose zip from internal sd card'
4. Do a factory reset/wipe then reboot
5. Done!
More on CyanogenMod 10:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1779578
Please point out any errors/suggestions so I can make the appropriate changes. Also report any issues for the benefit of other noobs out there
Admins: If my formatting is inappropriate I apologize but I'm by no means an expert at this
Credits:
Chainfire
Teamhacksung
willk22
UpInTheAir
and All contributors without whom none of this would be possible
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I'm afraid to root mine in case something goes wrong.

Thus is the best root guide I have read thank you so much , will do thus when cm10 is more everyday user friendly. Can not thank you enough.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium

Awesome guide mate.
I'm too big a wuss to flash a custom rom at the moment but this is pushing me to try it!

good thread man just moved from sgs2 to this and what an improvement! Cheers

I spent an entire day researching heavily before I was comfortable doing this and since everything is compiled here, I'm glad to see it having the same effect on you guys

Triangle Away is a payed app. Offered for free by chainfire on his thread for xda members. He specifically asked not to post it elsewhere. I think you are not permitted to attach it on other thread. At least ask for permission to do it.
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Phil3759 said:
Triangle Away is a payed app. Offered for free by chainfire on his thread for xda members. He specifically asked not to post it elsewhere. I think you are not permitted to attach it on other thread. At least ask for permission to do it.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
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I have posted this thread only on xda and like chainfire believe it should be available for free. People won't buy the app unless theyve tried it and know it works. But since you complained I've removed the attachment and people will have to visit chainfire's thread in order to download it.
Thanks for feedback!

Use Clockworks Touch
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1719744
Can be found here

Updated to include clockwork touch option.

Awesome stuff jbonetwo :good:
Question though? Rooted & installed Cyanogen 9 as above, followed all steps all rebooted and set up phone as if 1st time user. Now I've lost all apps, contacts, messages etc and nothing has synced?
How can I get all contacts back? Not sure why it hasn't synced as I've linked my Gmail account and sync is on?
Please excuse an Android noob....

Updated with CM10 Instructions

FinGerS o FuDgE said:
Awesome stuff jbonetwo :good:
Question though? Rooted & installed Cyanogen 9 as above, followed all steps all rebooted and set up phone as if 1st time user. Now I've lost all apps, contacts, messages etc and nothing has synced?
How can I get all contacts back? Not sure why it hasn't synced as I've linked my Gmail account and sync is on?
Please excuse an Android noob....
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You will lose your apps when switching to a new rom. One good way to reinstall apps is with titanium backup pro (batch reinstall).
If you had your contacts sync;d with google, syncing with your google account on your new rom should (supposedly) restore your contacts. I didnt have to do this though since i added contacts after installing cm9.

Thank you for the guide, worked first time for me

(GUIDE) FOR FLASHING AQGL Full stock rom (ROOTED

Hi people, i am in no way a developer, but, i would like to share with you all how i achieved a fully AQGL rom with ROOT. YES, The full AQGL with basebands, build numbers etc. and running surprisingly smooth too. gonna be trying it with the new adb update that @norbarb provides us, thanks man. Alright, without any more rambling here it is,but, first i guess the legal stuff:
DISCLAIMER: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK, BREAK,SMASH, OR BLOW UP YOUR PHONE. THIS PROCESS IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK! PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ROOTING OR ALTERING YOUR DEVICE MAY VOID WARRANTY AND MAY CAUSE A BRICK, SOFT BRICK, OR BECOME A PAPERWEIGHT! THIS IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
To make this process get done as quickly as possible,
PREREQUISITES:
1. REMOVE SAMSUNG AND GOOGLE ACCOUNTS
2. A COMPUTER WITH THE LATEST SAMSUNG MOBILE DRIVERS
3. SOME PATIENCE
4. PART1 - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B41aDwpfEm1lSE1SdkJQbHFYeVU
G1 CSC - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B41aDwpfEm1lWnRkV1JNdGZ2YnM
5. PART2 - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B41aDwpfEm1lbF9PWHFpWlhJZU0
ALSO, ID LIKE TO SAY THAT, DURING THIS PROCESS YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE BOOT UP PROCESS. AS SOON AS YOU FLASH THE SAMPWND FILES, THE ROM WILL BOOT AND ASK FOR PERMISSION TO "ALWAYS ALLOW THIS COMPUTER" CAUSE USB DEBUGGING IS ALREADY ENABLED, CLICK ALLOW THEN MOVE TO THE NEXT PROCESS. the need for wipe data and factory reset is a must.
'ALL NEEDED FILES, FOR THIS PROCESS ARE IN THE .RAR FILES. HAPPY FLASHING AND ENJOY
IMPORTANT, if you are using substratum, please know that N Navbar might cause heavily lag.your choice to use or not.
PART1
1.open Odin Prince Comsy and add sampwnd BL,AP,Cp,CSC in their respective places and START
2. once booted allow usb debugging on START screen and root with SAMPWND root folder (it says Step1.bat and wait for it to reboot)
3. flash G1 CSC from odin(normal) ( NOTE: THIS HAS TO BE DONE FOR STEP 2 TO WORK.) then begin the next process,
PART2
(make sure your supersu is updated before installing flashfire)
4.go through boot up screen install flashfire from
5.in flashfire click the + and start adding files in this order:
a) Wipe- leave the choices select already and select cache partition and format cache partition
b) Flash Firmware Package- system.img
c) ZIp update/OTA - AQGL_OTA and leave it, just tap the check mark
d) Zip/OTA -supersu - select Mount R/W
e) Zip/OTA - busybox - select Mount R/W
f) disable Everroot
g) Flash Firmware package - CP_AQGL-Baseband and select MODEM
h) have patience cause it takes kinda long........
6. enjoy the AQGL rooted and the smoothness.
i will be trying out the latest and update from norbarb. The QJ1
thanks to
@elliwigy for giving us root among other things
@hazmad for a base to run off of and files
@Mark805 for his guide in a guide
@Chainfire for his flashfire, supersu, and a bunch of other things

Worked like a champ. Been trying to get root.
Every time I try other ways I end up loosing the dialer for some reason. Only thing im not sure about is it has seemed to drop more calls even when it has good signal? Thoughts???

416084 said:
Worked like a champ. Been trying to get root.
Every time I try other ways I end up loosing the dialer for some reason. Only thing im not sure about is it has seemed to drop more calls even when it has good signal? Thoughts???
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Im not to sure on that cause i havent lost calls yet. are you completely on GL and did you do a factory reset after and through all the steps?
im messing with different firmwares right now and ive noticed that the J8 latest update from TMO, the baseband has more bars than our stock one. Only problem is im getting the green screen thing and its funny what ive found the fix to be. Just press the power button to sleep the phone and turn it back on and its gone. ill be posting another update on rooted things soon. Once i find a good combination.
do a logcat when your phone drops the cals and we can look into whats going on. Also i use my phone with enhanced LTE SERVICES turned off. SETTINGS/MOBILE NETWORK/ENHANCED LTE SERVICES.

Newbie-friendly: TWRP and Root for Samsung S3 Tablet

Tested SM-T820, for Android O. It is reported that it works for Android P as well, with small modification (see below).
This post is designed to gather information found across this forum to give a step-by-step guide for obtaining a custom recovery TWRP and Root (via Magisk) for the Samsung S3 tablets running Android O. This process works if you are upgrading or staying with Oreo. [If you wish to run Android N, there is a slightly different process.] This process will wipe the contents of the tablet, so make backups as appropriate.
Credit to the software authors, original post creators (especially ashxy) and all those who contributed to the discussions to clarify all the issues. Most of the specifics below were hammered out in https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...recovery-twrp-3-1-0-1-samsung-galaxy-t3581359.
WARNING Flashing a custom recovery to your device will trip the Knox warranty bit on your phone. Check with your mobile provider to see if they will still cover warranty on Knox bit triggered devices. If you understand this risk, continue on. You generally don't have to worry, as it's incredibly hard to brick a Samsung device, and physical damage warranties should be exempt from Knox triggering. [credit: jcadduono]
The below instructions are for Android O (Oreo). User BenG7 reports (I have not verified) that the same process, with slight modification, will work for Android P (Pie). See posts #38 and #39 for those modified instructions.
1. DOWNLOAD
a. ODIN​https://samsungodin.com/ (I used 3.13.1)​b. Samsung USB Drivers​https://developer.samsung.com/galaxy/others/android-usb-driver-for-windows​c. Original firmware​Search for SM-T820 and download latest version 8.X at http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model​d. TWRP​At some point, it will likely find an official version at https://twrp.me/Devices/. For now, grab the latest beta version at https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...recovery-twrp-3-1-0-1-samsung-galaxy-t3581359​e. Magisk​Get the latest stable Magisk version from https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445​f. Ashxy's oreo encryption disabler https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=890278863836288163​​
2. PREPERATION
a. While running your tablet in Android, go to Settings -> About device. Tap 7 times on Build number to enable Developer options. [credit: jcadduono]​b. Now go to Settings -> Developer options. You need to enable OEM unlock, otherwise you might end up with boot problems or be unable to flash later on. Do not ever turn off Developer Options or OEM unlock. Doing so will cause your device to refuse to boot and require a full factory restore. [credit: jcadduono]​c. Turn off your tablet.​d. Get a micro SD card​e. Copy Magisk and oreo encryption disabler onto microSD card​f. Install microSD card into Tablet​g. Install Samsung USB Drivers on Windows machine​h. Unzip ODIN (1a) and Original firmware (1c) on your Windows computer​i. While tablet is off, plug in usb cable between tablet and Windows computer​​3. REFLASH ORIGINAL FIRMWARE (Optional if your tablet is already running Oreo)
a. Enter Download mode, press and hold Home, Down Vol, and Power until you see the Warning screen of the downloader mode. Press Vol up to continue​b. Open up ODIN, confirm that ODIN can see your tablet. We will fill in three files for flashing. Click AP button on Odin. In popup, select AP_[blah blah].tar.md5 (whatever AP file you downloaded in step 1c). After selecting the file, Odin will check the signature of the file you downloaded and appear to freeze up. Let it finish, and it will report: <OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully.. <OSM> Leave CS.. In a similar way, fill in the BL and the CSC files. As these are much smaller, the signature checks will go much faster. [Use the CSC file, not the HOME_CSC file, in the CSC slot. This will completely erase your data on the tablet, which minimizes the likelihood of future problems. You will be erasing all of the /data partition later, so there is no point in saving your data now by using the HOME_CSC file.]​c. Make sure that in the options, Auto Reboot is selected. Then click Start. The screen of the tablet should show a progress bar as your tablet is being restored to its original firmware.​d. At this point, your tablet will reboot into the default recovery mode, with a full blue screen and an android figure with the spinning arrows. The tablet will then self reboot again (perhaps more than once). After a while, you will be greeted with the Welcome screen where you can select your language. Be patient.​e. Power off the tablet using the power button​​4. FLASH TWRP
a. Enter Download mode (press and hold Home, Down Vol, and Power) until you see the Warning screen of the downloader mode. Press Vol up to continue​b. (Re) Open up ODIN, confirm that ODIN can see your tablet,​c. Important We do not want the tablet to automatically reboot after installing TWRP. If the tablet does reboot into Android before completing the steps in Section 4 and 5, there is a good chance the stock recovery will overwrite TWRP. So click the Options tab on the left and deselect Auto Reboot. After doing that, click the Log tab so you can monitor progress​d. Click AP button on Odin. In popup, select twrp-[blah blah].img.tar (downloaded in step 1d), but make sure that the BL and CSC slots are unchecked, i.e. we will only be flashing an AP file this time. Then click Start. You will see the progress bar on your tablet. Watch the log window of Odin and wait for the message "<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)"​​5. ENTER TWRP AND CONFIGURE
a. At this point, from the last section, you should still be in Download mode on the tablet. It is important that, after flashing TWRP, to go straight to TWRP without letting the Android System reboot. To do this, Hold [Volume Down] + [Home] + [Power] to get out of Download mode and immediately swap to [Volume Up] (while still holding [Home] + [Power]) when the screen blanks. [credit: jcadduono]​b. In a few secs, you will see the TWRP first screen, you can let go of all the buttons.​c. If you don't see then TWRP boot splash try again from the start of 4. FLASH TWRP.​d. Swipe to Allow Modifications. (For some reason, TWRP has some issues with the touchscreen for some tablets. If you experience this, expect to make several swipes or taps until it properly registers. You have succeeded when you see the classic 8-button main screen of TWRP.)​e. Click Wipe then Format Data (do not just Wipe data), type yes and let it complete. Then click back until you get to the 8-button main screen of TWRP.​f. Click the Mount button. Select Storage button, and confirm that the Internal Storage shows non-zero MB. If it is, you know that the /data partition is now mounted properly. However, since we put the needed install files on the microSD, go ahead and select Micro SD Card as our storage. Click Back until you are back at the 8-button main screen.​g. Click the Install button, install the Magisk zip file you downloaded in step 1e and copied to your microSD. Once finished, click Back to get back to the install screen (do not reboot yet).​h. Install the oreo encryption disabler zip file from step 1f. When it completes, you can press the Reboot System button and let your tablet reboot into Android. You can also disconnect the usb cable connecting the tablet from the computer. The tablet may reboot itself once or twice, let it do its thing, and eventually you will see the Samsung Welcome! Screen, where you can select your language.​​6. CONFIRM DATA ACCESS IN TWRP
a. Before going into configuring your tablet, go ahead and turn off the tablet and re-enter TWRP (Home, Vol up, Power).​b. *Important* Since you will not be changing your system partition, this time, when you get to the "Keep System Read only?" screen, click the Keep Read Only button.​c. In the 8-button screen of TWRP, click Mount, click Select Storage. Confirm that the Internal Storage is greater than zero MB. If it is, congratulations, you have TWRP installed with /data mounted.​d. Reboot to System​​7. FUTURE USE OF TWRP
a. Unless you are planning to make changes to the System, continue to choose the Read Only System when you return to TWRP.​B. [NOT YET TESTED]If you need to make changes to System, e.g. flash a new ROM, go back to Step 5 and install the ROM just before Step 5g​​
8. Click the Thanks button if my guide helped you.

Good guide. In 5, a, at least for the t-820 and if assume other variants, you can hold power, vol up, and home until it boots to recovery. You don't need to hold the keys to boot the bootloader and then quickly switch to the vol up. It's a little easier for me to do it that way.
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Good guide and HNY!
klaberte said:
7. FUTURE USE OF TWRP
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B. [NOT YET TESTED]If you need to make changes to System, e.g. flash a new ROM, go back to Step 5 and install the ROM just before Step 5h
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I would flash magisk *after* flashing a new ROM, i.e. install the ROM just before Step 5g.
Btw, I installed TWEAKED for T820 by @rorymc928 which comes already with encryption disabler.

Great guide!
But, anyway to install SuperSU instead of Magisk?

Frunktz said:
Great guide!
But, anyway to install SuperSU instead of Magisk?
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I'd ask over here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...recovery-twrp-3-1-0-1-samsung-galaxy-t3581359

klaberte said:
I'd ask over here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...recovery-twrp-3-1-0-1-samsung-galaxy-t3581359
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Already asked but it SEEMS not possible because SuperSu was discountinued. But somebody has successfully installed it on Oreo 8.

I am new to rooting my Tab s3 so pardon me if any of my questions are redundant. I will be following the directions from post "Newbie-friendly: TWRP and Root for Samsung S3 Tablet". Can someone please confirm the following for me before I root -
1. I am running on the most recent firmware T820XXU2BRL1, do I need to complete process #3 REFLASH ORIGINAL FIRMWARE?
2. After I complete root process will my Tab s3 automatically be set to recognize SD Card as internal storage or will I need to complete another setting or process? This is my main reason to rooting.
3. Second reason is to remove bloatware. Does anyone know of a post advising which bloatware on Tab s3 to remove safely and which ones to leave alone?
4. After completing root process following directions from post "Newbie-friendly: TWRP and Root for Samsung S3 Tablet" has anyone experienced any Tab s3 functions or app not working properly? Is USB-OTG working?

my Tab S3 delivered today and followed ur guide and did in first try! send Thanks!

Great post. Im having an issue. With my tab s3. Yesterday i was updating magisk manager and after i did it stopped charging. I thought my charger came unplugged but it didnt. Now the only way i can charge it is to put it in twrp and let it charge. But its unresponsive when its powered on and when its off it just loops the charging screen. But wont charge. I jave tried to revert back to a previous back up but had no luck. I was plannig on flashing stock firmware when i get back to my computer.. but any input would be greatly appreciated..
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cdeitrich00 said:
Great post. Im having an issue. With my tab s3. Yesterday i was updating magisk manager and after i did it stopped charging. I thought my charger came unplugged but it didnt. Now the only way i can charge it is to put it in twrp and let it charge. But its unresponsive when its powered on and when its off it just loops the charging screen. But wont charge. I jave tried to revert back to a previous back up but had no luck. I was plannig on flashing stock firmware when i get back to my computer.. but any input would be greatly appreciated..
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I don't know why your tab won't charge. Updating magisk should be totally unrelated to charging. Did you have any magisk modules that would have modified charging parameters?

jd1639 said:
I don't know why your tab won't charge. Updating magisk should be totally unrelated to charging. Did you have any magisk modules that would have modified charging parameters?
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I had the sony framework module installed for ps4 remote play. But that was it. I cant figure it out.
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jd1639 said:
I don't know why your tab won't charge. Updating magisk should be totally unrelated to charging. Did you have any magisk modules that would have modified charging parameters?
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https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3641443&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
This was my issue. I love this forum.
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Quick question. I'm already on the latest firmware, my bootloader is unlocked so can I just run Odin, flash twrp and then any pre-rooted Rom? Or do I need to follow all these steps? It's been awhile since I've flashed anything and just want to make its done properly. TIA

after rooting, the secure folder works or not

jawalexander said:
after rooting, the secure folder works or not
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That's correct.

Is that the only drawback?

On reboot I got: Verification Failed, Unable to restart your device. The Integrity verification has failed. You need to reset your device to factory default settings. This will erase all your data.
Now what?
UPDATE: Oh I see, I totally skipped e. "Click Wipe then Format Data". Now it's fixed and working properly. Now to remove some bloatware.
David C.

I posted something silly before. Deleted.

THANKS ! Works also for Android PIE
Hi,
thanks,
I did a clean install of Android Pie for my Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, SM-T825.
Altough not yet officially available for my country, I downloaded the version for the Netherlands (PHN-T825XXU3CSH9-20190909091851) from the SamFrew-site [https://samfrew.com/nl/download/Galaxy__Tab__S3__/evss/PHN/T825XXU3CSH9/T825PHN3CSH8/[/URL] . As one can anyway customize languages, etc., no problem.
Then I followed your guide step by step.
I added BusyBox, latest version from XDA developers []https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1929852 as last step, in 5. g
Altough written for OREO, all this steps work perfectly well on my Android PIE !
Including the use of the Ashxy's oreo encryption disabler of point 1.f
(I didn't find a similar disabler for Android Pie yet... Someone a better idea ?)
Rootchecker confirms that I have Root access and that BusyBox is indeed installed.
Thanks very much - great help !
baudi

baudi said:
Hi,
thanks,
I did a clean install of Android Pie for my Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, SM-T825.
Altough not yet officially available for my country, I downloaded the version for the Netherlands (PHN-T825XXU3CSH9-20190909091851) from the SamFrew-site [https://samfrew.com/nl/download/Galaxy__Tab__S3__/evss/PHN/T825XXU3CSH9/T825PHN3CSH8/[/URL] . As one can anyway customize languages, etc., no problem.
Then I followed your guide step by step.
I added BusyBox, latest version from XDA developers []https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1929852 as last step, in 5. g
Altough written for OREO, all this steps work perfectly well on my Android PIE !
Including the use of the Ashxy's oreo encryption disabler of point 1.f
(I didn't find a similar disabler for Android Pie yet... Someone a better idea ?)
Rootchecker confirms that I have Root access and that BusyBox is indeed installed.
Thanks very much - great help !
baudi
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Thanks for the update! Just wondering, why did you add busybox and XDA developers at the end of step 5g? XDA developers could have been installed as a standard app once the tablet is up and running, no?
Why manually installing BusyBox at this point of the setup?