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ATT S3 Mini SM-G730A 4.4.2 Root Success

Please follow all the steps or you'll have bricked device
Step 1 :
This is the easiest way to enable USB debugging.
Dial *#0808#
Select last option, DM+Modem+ADB
YOUR PHONE MUST ASK FOR USB DEBUGGING AUTHORIZATION ! YOU MUST CHECK ALWAYS ALLOW FROM THIS COMPUTER AND THEN PRESS OK. IF YOU DO NOT GET THIS DO NOT PROCEED
Step 2:
Reboot phone into download mode
Select PDA slot in odin
And flash the tar file root kernel (you'll need to extract contents of rar file and rename file to boot.tar)
Your device will not have display but it will still be working, run saferoot.
Step 3:
Use saferoot thanks to k1mu, Surge1223, download is at the end of the post linked below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48392009&postcount=1
After phone reboots for first time remove USB and enter download mode.
Step 4:
Select PDA slot in odin
And flash the tar file restore display kernel (you'll need to extract contents of rar file and rename file to boot.tar)
Step 5:
Install Supersu from market and open it. Continue with saferoot, that is waiting for the phone.

When flashing the root_boot.tar.md5 i get an error.
<OSM> MD5 hash value is invalid
<OSM> root_boot.tar.md5 is invalid.
---------- Post added at 03:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:12 PM ----------
nvm, I fixed it by removing the .md5 extension.
You're awesome! Thanks!

Nice work.
Looks like we're flashing 4.2.2's kernel, rooting, then flashing 4.4.2's kernel again.
I guess this also means there is the potential to downgrade back to 4.2.2 completely with mobile odin now...

Did you guys have any trouble getting SuperSU to update the su binary?
SU works, just prompts me to update the binary and fails.

az4x4runner said:
Nice work.
Looks like we're flashing 4.2.2's kernel, rooting, then flashing 4.4.2's kernel again.
I guess this also means there is the potential to downgrade back to 4.2.2 completely with mobile odin now...
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You can downgrade to 4.2.2, just flash the stock bootloader first, then it will let you flash the ROM. I had to do it because I bricked at the 4.4.2 upgrade.
Trying this root now!

djdevin said:
You can downgrade to 4.2.2, just flash the stock bootloader first, then it will let you flash the ROM. I had to do it because I bricked at the 4.4.2 upgrade.
Trying this root now!
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I have not been able to find the JB bootloader. It's out there? The ROMs on Sammobile don't include it... I had previously bricked trying to downgrade due to the locked KK bootloader.

az4x4runner said:
I have not been able to find the JB bootloader. It's out there? The ROMs on Sammobile don't include it... I had previously bricked trying to downgrade due to the locked KK bootloader.
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Sorry, I misspoke. I don't know if it was the bootloader or something else. Check this out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55251936&postcount=18
Also, root works!
Someone want to explain how those two files could be flashed via ODIN?

djdevin said:
Sorry, I misspoke. I don't know if it was the bootloader or something else. Check this out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55251936&postcount=18
Also, root works!
Someone want to explain how those two files could be flashed via ODIN?
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They are stock kernel images. I've never had issues flashing stock kernels or recoveries with Odin.

az4x4runner said:
They are stock kernel images. I've never had issues flashing stock kernels or recoveries with Odin.
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stock images from the sm-g730a? or another device?

djdevin said:
stock images from the sm-g730a? or another device?
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From the SM-G730A.
"Root kernel" is simply the 4.2.2 stock kernel, which worked with Saferoot previously, and still does.
"Restore display kernel" is the stock 4.4.2 kernel you started with, you're just reflashing it after rooting.
I extracted boot.img from each ROM (4.2.2 and 4.4.2), created my own tar.md5 files and was able to root successfully also. I'm not sure why the ones in this post don't work with the md5 extension. It's a great idea.

az4x4runner said:
From the SM-G730A.
"Root kernel" is simply the 4.2.2 stock kernel, which worked with Saferoot previously, and still does.
"Restore display kernel" is the stock 4.4.2 kernel you started with, you're just reflashing it after rooting.
I extracted boot.img from each ROM (4.2.2 and 4.4.2), created my own tar.md5 files and was able to root successfully also. I'm not sure why the ones in this post don't work with the md5 extension. It's a great idea.
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ah I see. that makes sense

az4x4runner said:
Did you guys have any trouble getting SuperSU to update the su binary?
SU works, just prompts me to update the binary and fails.
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i have the same trouble

I just finished step 4 and how it keeps restarting and vibrating.

FIX for "Installation Failed when Updating Binary on SuperSU"
bam056 said:
i have the same trouble
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az4x4runner said:
Did you guys have any trouble getting SuperSU to update the su binary?
SU works, just prompts me to update the binary and fails.
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It seems that the SuperSU version (2.01) that is currently (13/10/2014) on the Play Store is outdated. You need to do the following:
1) Download v 2.13 of Chainfire's SuperSU from his Google+ page (I cannot post the link here as I am a new user)
2) Extract the .zip file and find 'Superuser.apk'
3) Transfer 'Superuser.apk' to SD card of your phone
4) Open 'Superuser.apk' from your phone and install/update
5) After the installation/update is complete, open SuperSU and update binary (normal method)
Good luck. I just used this thread to root my Samsung SIII Mini (SM-G730A) from Fido. Working great so far. Thanks atinder! :good:

Great post
It's a great post, I would like thank az4x4runner and wisdom and all of you guys, if you do it step by step is a 123 solve for the ATT S3 Mini SM-G730A 4.4.2 Root :good::good::victory::victory:

I can confirm that I've rooted my G730A using the steps given and with the SuperSU apk provided. The first thing I did was bypass Kitkat's SD card limitations -- everything is now exactly the way I want it. Thank you all!

I need help. I tired to root my g730a and I followed all the steps and now my phone has a blank screen with the blue light on. How can I fix this? thanks!
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nvm, I got it to work.

Recovery
Which recovery works for 4.4.2?

Will this work on Verizon SIII mini running 4.4.2? I successfully rooted my Galaxy Tab with Odin and it was easy as pie. This looks a lot more complicated and I have already tried TowelRoot, Saferoot, etc with no success.

atinder said:
Please follow all the steps or you'll have bricked device
Step 1 :
This is the easiest way to enable USB debugging.
Dial *#0808#
Select last option, DM+Modem+ADB
YOUR PHONE MUST ASK FOR USB DEBUGGING AUTHORIZATION ! YOU MUST CHECK ALWAYS ALLOW FROM THIS COMPUTER AND THEN PRESS OK. IF YOU DO NOT GET THIS DO NOT PROCEED
Step 2:
Reboot phone into download mode
Select PDA slot in odin
And flash the tar file root kernel (you'll need to extract contents of rar file and rename file to boot.tar)
Your device will not have display but it will still be working, run saferoot.
Step 3:
Use saferoot thanks to k1mu, Surge1223, download is at the end of the post linked below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48392009&postcount=1
After phone reboots for first time remove USB and enter download mode.
Step 4:
Select PDA slot in odin
And flash the tar file restore display kernel (you'll need to extract contents of rar file and rename file to boot.tar)
Step 5:
Install Supersu from market and open it. Continue with saferoot, that is waiting for the phone.
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After flashing 1st boot.tar you say screen goes blank then run saferoot. After saferoot reboot will you have screen display again?

[Q] How to root my Note 3

Guys, i need help. I am new to samsung phone and have no idea how to root my note 3. Which method should I use to root my note 3 safely. Thanks in advance! CHEERS!

Download this file ( http://download.chainfire.eu/352/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-hlte-hltexx-smn9005.zip ), then follow this instructions:
" BASIC INSTRUCTIONS
All downloads contain .tar.md5 files flashable in ODIN as PDA.
Make sure your device is in ODIN download mode (usually you can get there by holding VolDown+Home+Power when the device is turned off), then start the included Odin3-v1.85.exe file, press the PDA button, select the .tar.md5 file, and click Start. You can find more detailed instructions and assistance at XDA.
A modified recovery and cache partition will be flashed, which will install (only) SuperSU, thenclean-up the cache partition and re-flash the stock recovery.
For the root to work, the device must reboot into recovery. Most devices will do this automatically after flashing these files, but in case that does not happen, please boot into recovery manually."
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

I would just towelroot it.
First go to download mode and flash KERNEL_N9005XXUEND3.tar.md5
Now download towelroot.apk
Root it
Now flash latest kernel for your handset. Voila, rooted and Knox 0X0.
I am online from my phone, so you must google for links
Best regards

The chainfire way is the one I used to root my n9005 so I'm suggesting it. I have heared much about the towelroot method but I have never tried it myself, that's why I didn't mention it...
. @identifyaw, the fact that towelroot does not void your knox warranty is very important because you can retrive your warranty if needed, but as i said, I have never tried this method and i cant ensure you that it works. The decision is yours...
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

thank you guys alot mannn

Help Needed - Downgrading 4.4.4 to 4.3.2, and Rooting after downgrade - I337UCUFNJ4

So AT&T recently force pushed the I337UCUFNJ4 (4.4.4 kitkat) update from the previous 4.4.2 version, and I am not too thrilled about this. I really want to downgrade it back to 4.3 (jellybean) if possible with a root. Not sure what the best order in terms of downgrade and root is. But is it possible to downgrade it now and I know there a way to root the new pushed version (4.4.4 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...to-root-i337ucufnj4-4-4-4-11-13-2014-t2939553). Please guide me in the right direction in terms of the steps to do the downgrading.

See this, flash the nb1 tar file in Odin. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56453100
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app

jd1639 said:
See this, flash the nb1 tar file in Odin. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56453100
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app
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I checked out that link you provided, however that says I can go back to MK2 only if I started out with MLD, MK2 or an earlier base? Is there still no way to revert from 4.4.4 or 4.4.2 to 4.3.2?

zdarkangel said:
I checked out that link you provided, however that says I can go back to MK2 only if I started out with MLD, MK2 or an earlier base? Is there still no way to revert from 4.4.4 or 4.4.2 to 4.3.2?
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Yes, flash the nb1 tar and then ota to 4.3.2
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app

jd1639 said:
Yes, flash the nb1 tar and then ota to 4.3.2
Sent from my Nexus 9 using XDA Free mobile app
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Just so I understand what you mean (I'm a noob at this). Are these the steps I should be following?
NB1 ROOTED WITH SAFESTRAP
Can be performed from ANY base...
CLIFF NOTES...
1. Odin to NB1
2. Root with Towelroot
3. Install Safestrap recovery
FILES YOU WILL NEED...
Odin -- Odin v3.09 -- XDA thread. Download from here.
Rootable NB1 OTA -- I337UCUFNB1_Rootable_Full_Odin.rar -- from here. Thanks @muniz_ri
Towelroot v3 -- tr.apk -- from here. Thanks @geohot
Safestrap v3.72 -- Safestrap-JFLTE-3.72-kk-B01.apk -- from here. Thanks @Hashcode
STEP 1 - FLASH NB1 OTA in ODIN
on phone...
1. Power off phone
2. Boot into Download Mode
--- press and hold BOTH power and volume down buttons
--- when you see "Warning!" screen, release both buttons
--- press volume up to continue
3. Connect phone to PC via usb cable
on pc...
4. Extract .tar.md5 from Rootable NB1 OTA .rar file
5. Right click Odin and run "as administrator"
6. Click AP button and select extracted .tar.md5 file
7. Click Start
8. Phone will reboot when complete... You are now on STOCK NB1!!!
STEP 2 - ROOT AND INSTALL RECOVERY
1. Upload all files to External SDcard
2. Go into Settings > More > Security
--- check "Unknown sources"
--- uncheck "Verify apps"
3. Open My Files app, browse to tr.apk, click it, and install.
4. Open Towelroot and click make it ra1n... You are now rooted!!!
5. Open My Files app, browse to Safestrap-JFLTE-3.72-kk-B01.apk, click it, and install.
6. Open Safestrap and click Install Recovery... You now have recovery!!!
*** If you encounter issues installing the safestrap recovery... install SELinux Mode Changer from the Play Store and switch the mode to Permissive. Then try rooting or installing safestrap again. ***
You are now ready to flash a KitKat ROM. See Post 2 in the Index for list of compatible ROMs and installation instructions. Make sure to use the ATT_NC1_modules as you are on the NC1 kernel now. (In order to for Towelroot to work, the NC1 Kernel was added to the NB1 odin file. That said, the NB1 and NC1 kernels are very similar and either module should work.)
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And then,
MK2 STOCK
Can only be used if you are on MLD, MK2, or earlier base...
FILES YOU WILL NEED...
Odin -- Odin v3.09 -- XDA thread. Download from here.
MK2 OTA -- I337MK2_Combined_Odin_Tar -- from here. Thanks @muniz_ri
ON PHONE...
1. power off phone
2. boot into Download Mode
--- press and hold BOTH power and volume down buttons
--- when you see "Warning!" screen, release both buttons
--- press volume up to continue
3. connect phone to PC via usb cable
ON PC...
4. extract .tar.md5 from MK2 OTA .rar file
5. Right click Odin and run "as administrator"
6. click AP button and select extracted .tar.md5 file
7. click Start
8. Phone will reboot when complete... You are now on STOCK MK2!!!
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So I decided to try what you said from reading the forums.
First I did this (to downgrade from 4.4.4[NJ4] to 4.4.2[NB1]):
NB1 ROOTED WITH SAFESTRAP
Can be performed from ANY base...
CLIFF NOTES...
1. Odin to NB1
2. Root with Towelroot
3. Install Safestrap recovery
FILES YOU WILL NEED...
Odin -- Odin v3.09 -- XDA thread. Download from here.
Rootable NB1 OTA -- I337UCUFNB1_Rootable_Full_Odin.rar -- from here. Thanks @muniz_ri
Towelroot v3 -- tr.apk -- from here. Thanks @geohot
Safestrap v3.72 -- Safestrap-JFLTE-3.72-kk-B01.apk -- from here. Thanks @Hashcode
STEP 1 - FLASH NB1 OTA in ODIN
on phone...
1. Power off phone
2. Boot into Download Mode
--- press and hold BOTH power and volume down buttons
--- when you see "Warning!" screen, release both buttons
--- press volume up to continue
3. Connect phone to PC via usb cable
on pc...
4. Extract .tar.md5 from Rootable NB1 OTA .rar file
5. Right click Odin and run "as administrator"
6. Click AP button and select extracted .tar.md5 file
7. Click Start
8. Phone will reboot when complete... You are now on STOCK NB1!!!
STEP 2 - ROOT AND INSTALL RECOVERY
1. Upload all files to External SDcard
2. Go into Settings > More > Security
--- check "Unknown sources"
--- uncheck "Verify apps"
3. Open My Files app, browse to tr.apk, click it, and install.
4. Open Towelroot and click make it ra1n... You are now rooted!!!
5. Open My Files app, browse to Safestrap-JFLTE-3.72-kk-B01.apk, click it, and install.
6. Open Safestrap and click Install Recovery... You now have recovery!!!
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then I followed the instructions on this post (to downgrade from 4.4.2[NB1] to 4.3.2[MK2]):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50667360&postcount=1
After that, the attached image shows the current setup I have on my phone. Is that how its supposed to be after doing the downgrade (baseband version: NB1 and build number: MK2)? Also, after using saferoot, would I be able to uninstall the regular stock apps? If so, it does not allow me to do so...
Also, Wifi and 4G/data network wasn't working after doing all those steps so I added the apn settings for my network and 4G was enabled, so that's working fine.
However I am still not able to get wifi working on my phone. I have no idea how to load the bypasslkm exploit into my phone to get the wifi working. Could someone please explain to me how exactly I can do that. I read somewhere else on the forum that it could be flashed through safestrap, however I am not sure what file can be flashed, and how to flash through safestrap. If there is any other way, please provide some details as I am doing this for the first time.

[Q] Several root attempts - will not move from stock recovery!

So
I have been struggling a couple of hours with this issue: Trying to root my samsung galaxy s4 i 9505, with three different odin versions (now last tried v.1.85) and both CWM and TWRP. I finally managed to get a pass from odin, but whenever I go into recovery mode on my phone, I am at the stock recovery "page", saying Android recovery on the top. Which must mean that I am not rooted.
I have no idea what to do, anyone there with some tricks up their sleeves?

snorre89 said:
So
I have been struggling a couple of hours with this issue: Trying to root my samsung galaxy s4 i 9505, with three different odin versions (now last tried v.1.85) and both CWM and TWRP. I finally managed to get a pass from odin, but whenever I go into recovery mode on my phone, I am at the stock recovery "page", saying Android recovery on the top. Which must mean that I am not rooted.
I have no idea what to do, anyone there with some tricks up their sleeves?
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1. Reflash Stock Rom.
2. Root your phone with latest version of ODIN following this GUIDE or you can:
- Download and unzip this FILE in your pc.
- Take your device in DOWNLOAD MODE.
- Flash it via ODIN.
3. Install SUPERSU of Play Store app if you don't see it in desktop of your device.
4. Reboot in DOWNLOAD MODE and flash TWRP via ODIN. Your phone will reboot or reboot manually.
5. Done, your have root and custom recovery installed. Good luck :highfive:

Joku1981 said:
1. Reflash Stock Rom.
2. Root your phone with latest version of ODIN following this GUIDE or you can:
- Download and unzip this FILE in your pc.
- Take your device in DOWNLOAD MODE.
- Flash it via ODIN.
3. Install SUPERSU of Play Store app if you don't see it in desktop of your device.
4. Reboot in DOWNLOAD MODE and flash TWRP via ODIN. Your phone will reboot or reboot manually.
5. Done, your have root and custom recovery installed. Good luck :highfive:
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Cheers for your reply, unfortunately I haven´t gotten longer than the first step. I try to flash stock rom, but it seems like i need a pit file and i cannot find a working one anywhere around the internet. Is there some way to find the pit file stored in my phone? Or another place where I can find a working pit file other than the one called CSB_signed_Fusion3_EUR_0325_V2?
Edit: Now I successfully reflashed stock rom and installed CWM recovery. Problem is that whenever I try to flash a rom I get the message "installation aborted".
What to do?

My phone is stuck in downloading mode after installing TWRP

Hi everyone,
Sorry to bother you with this. I recently purchased a Samsung Note 4 (less than a month ago). I successfully rooted it and it worked fine. But today I was incredibly stupid and I tried to install TWRP on my phone. I followed the instructions on this site (which I can't link because I am a new user) and tried to install TWRP using flashify. However, something went wrong and now when I reboot my phone it goes into downloading mode with a green android and text that says "Downloading.. Do not turn off target".
Now every time I reboot it goes into this. I googled this and I tried
1. to click cancel on the download
Does not work, goes to green android screen anyways
2. to go into recovery mode
Does not work, goes to green android screen anyways
I cannot perform a factory reset because I cannot go into recovery mode. I don't know what to do. Is there any software from the PC that would allow me to reset my phone? Of course it would be ideal if I can get it working without resetting it but at this time I just want the phone to work...
If I take my phone to someone, will they be able to fix it? Please help.

Download Odin and the TWRP .tar file.
In Odin, click the AP button and select the TWRP .tar file. Then just flash it that way and it should work just fine.
If that doesn't work, download a full stock ROM from either Sammobile or one of the mirrors here and flash it the same way using Odin. The stock ROM is probably a .tar.md5 file. Don't extract it further and just select this file in Odin.
You might have to install the Samsung USB drivers for Odin to work.

Nuu~ said:
Download Odin and the TWRP .tar file.
In Odin, click the AP button and select the TWRP .tar file. Then just flash it that way and it should work just fine.
If that doesn't work, download a full stock ROM from either Sammobile or one of the mirrors here and flash it the same way using Odin. The stock ROM is probably a .tar.md5 file. Don't extract it further and just select this file in Odin.
You might have to install the Samsung USB drivers for Odin to work.
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Thank you. If I knew I could have just flashed TWRP in with Odin earlier, I would not have gone through all the trouble. Unfortunately, the method I chose made my phone stuck in downloading mode.
I downloaded the stock ROM and used Odin to install it. I was able to get out of download mode that way but then my phone got stuck in an endless reboot loop. But at that point I was able to access recovery mode again so I just gave my phone a factory reset. It works again now. (Hooray!!)
If I every do try to flash TWRP in again, do you know which version I should use?

Just use the newest one on the official TWRP website.