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Samsung Galaxy S III I9300 Official Thread V23, 4.1.2 leak is here
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firefoxian
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 Nov 17 2012, 11:06 AM
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QUOTE(XeactorZ @ Nov 17 2012, 11:02 AM) To firefoxian take your time read the 1st page, just search root was just about to post again in this thread. Well, I did some background reading already. The first thing I need to do is backup everything. But with all the Titanium Backup and Nandroid (Titanium Backup requires rooting if i'm not mistaken), which should I start with first? I read about Rooting. And TS there talk about CF, which is the basic root for beginners? Which instructions should I follow? » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « QUOTE ODIN Installation (detailed)
- Follow these instructions to the letter. Do not touch any buttons or checkboxes that are not listed below to touch!
- Unzip the attached Odin3-vX.X.zip file
- Download and unzip the CF-Auto-Root-....zip file (see posts below this one)
- If you end up with a recovery.img and cache.img file, you've extracted twice. You need to end up with a .tar.md5 file - don't extract that one
- (USB) Disconnect your phone from your computer
- Start Odin3-vX.X.exe
- Click the PDA button, and select CF-Auto-Root-....tar.md5
- Put your phone in download mode (turn off phone, then hold VolDown+Home+Power to boot - if it asks you to press a button to continue, press the listed button, or run adb reboot download command)
- (USB) Connect the phone to your computer
- Make sure Repartition is NOT checked
- Click the Start button
- Wait for Android to boot
- Done (if it took you more than 30 seconds, you need practise!)
- NOTE: Sometimes the device does *not* boot into recovery mode and root your device. Just do the entire procedure again if this happens. If it still will not install root and such, make sure that in Odin "Auto Reboot" is not checked. Then after flashing, pull the battery, and boot with VolUp+Home+Power button to boot into recovery manually. This will start the install process.
New to Samsung? Unfamiliar with Odin? Think all the above is a hassle? Get used to it. It's very simple, and us Samsung folk use Odin (or Mobile ODIN ) for everything! It's so very very convenient once you get used to it. Notice the 30 second comment above? For experienced users, the entire process indeed takes only 30 seconds!
You may now optionally want to install and run Triangle Away to reset the flash counter.
ATTACHED FILES
Odin3-v1.85.zip - [Click for QR Code] (198.6 KB, 3124 views) please advice. Thanks in advance. |
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firefoxian
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Nov 17 2012, 11:17 AM
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QUOTE(XeactorZ @ Nov 17 2012, 11:15 AM) read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238and this http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/06/09/how-to-...-cf-root-video/*everything is in 1st page, take your time and read if you lazy and don't know what ti means then better don't root willing to learn and not lazy. just that the content of this thread can be confusing. I did search and read carefully. this thread mixed up with so many other general questions. can't really seem to find the 'flow' of the steps. maybe I'm a slow learner. Sorry for being a noob. |
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firefoxian
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Nov 17 2012, 11:23 AM
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QUOTE(XeactorZ @ Nov 17 2012, 11:20 AM) from the 1st link you see the post 2, which is below link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.p...363&postcount=2and read the long instruction at that post that all you want to do is very simple only, don't worry yet, go download samsung kies 1st because you need the usb driver, if not won't working thanks. QUOTE(tigerporc @ Nov 17 2012, 11:21 AM) IMHO, forget about learning step by step from this whole thread. First page of links is enough to start learning, and maybe post questions for short specific problems/issues. Jayce Ooi rooting tips are good for noob... that's the problem for me. because of the lengthy thread (20++ pages), somehow not confident if I would miss out anything (though I know that TS will update it). Bricked my friend's phone once, wouldn't want to brick on my own S3.  Thanks. I'll do more reading. |
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firefoxian
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Nov 17 2012, 11:32 AM
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QUOTE(Kevin_Low @ Nov 17 2012, 11:30 AM) Haha, You Brick your friend phone? I think he sure piss off to you  it was semi-faulty already. touchscreen for his galaxy S1 seems to be spoilt. So i thought flashing a new ROM would help. Didn't do enough background reading I guess. Half-way process stuck. Then can't boot already.  |
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firefoxian
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Nov 17 2012, 11:38 AM
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» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « QUOTE(normeck @ Nov 17 2012, 11:35 AM) firefox need us to do the instruction ok let me give the laymen instruction 1 - dowload odin 2 - download cf root 3 - set your phone to download mode 4 - open odin 5- plug in your cable 6- in ODIN it will say added! 7- click PDA 8- search CF root 9 - check re-partiiton (should be untick) someone please recomfirm me on this 10- click start wait till it reboot and you a good to go p/s : please correct me well, not that I want to be spoon-fed. I actually followed this thread for some time already. I only did not ask questions up to now because was busy with exams when I just got my phone. Now that I'm already done with exams, I'm basically free!!! Got one month left of freedom before going to Germany to study engineering. So now I just want to use this opportunity to fully maximise my phone. Thanks for helping. And I know this is a question repeated 9999 times already, but I still need to install KIES and backup anything from my phone? Rooting won't do any harm to my data right? |
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firefoxian
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Nov 17 2012, 11:43 AM
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QUOTE(XeactorZ @ Nov 17 2012, 11:40 AM) you know that the question has been ask a lot time then why you ask ? anyway, not really recommend use KIES to backup, last time I also didn't backup straight root away *just learn from each other, all of us also noob before ok ok. QUOTE(Kevin_Low @ Nov 17 2012, 11:41 AM) Actually root on s3 is not that hard, do you know HTC is the hardest to root? I remember my friend, his HTC incredible requires 20 steps to root it.s off, flash correct version, unplug battery and do some crazy stuff. S3 you need 2 most important thing, odin and cf-root. S3 can't brick unless you do it with your battery life very low. Result during half process, no battery left and brick. is it? I know rooting is not that hard. quite confident. If you are like me, who work part-time for so long just to save enough money to get my first super android phone, surely you will be quite paranoid also right? Now downloading files and updating KIES. will update soon. thanks for the help guys. |
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firefoxian
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Nov 17 2012, 12:17 PM
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QUOTE(normeck @ Nov 17 2012, 12:11 PM) im paranoid to flash custom rom cause it happen to my s1 see the picture for details  i see. haha. that's how i feel right now. wouldnt want to hurt my s3. currently running on stock JB. a little sluggish. that's why thought of doing some tweaking. |
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firefoxian
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Nov 17 2012, 02:31 PM
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ok.rooted dy. sorry for the noobness. This post has been edited by firefoxian: Nov 17 2012, 02:40 PM |
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firefoxian
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Nov 29 2012, 04:16 PM
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yo! still new to this flashing custom rom thing. but i did a lot of background reading and im all set to go. the only thing is that im not really sure how titanium backup, nandroid and busybox works.
i have already did batch back up using titanium back up.
what's next? I plan to flash ARHD v16.
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