I just received the T-Mobile OTA update this week, and when I tried to root the SGH-T999, I cannot get completely through the instructions. The instructions I am following are:
Does step 8 means the system will reboot into "ClockworkMod" mode ? Or simply reboot and ClockworkMod Recovery is installed ? It reboots, but not into recovery mode. Also, step 9 does complete with "PASS!"
After copying the CWM-SuperSU-v0.87.zip to the internal SD card via Windows Explorer, then I boot it into recovery mode I don't get "install zip from sdcard" as an option. (I am guessing that the recovery mode is not the ClockworkMod recovery, but not sure why not)
The screen says:
Android version: 4.0.4
Baseband version: T999UVLJ4
Build Number: IMM76D.T999UVALJ4
So, let's root our Sprint Galaxy S3 SPH-L710 or T-Mobile Galaxy S3 SGH-T999, it only takes about 5 minutes, very safe to do.
Step 1. Hold down Volume Down, Home Center, and Power buttons together for about 20 seconds until your phone resets and shows you an option to get into download mode.
Step 2. Next hit Volume Up button to enter download mode.
Step 3. Once in Download mode, you can connect your micro-USB cable from your Galaxy S3 to your computer.
Step 4. Next, download GalaxyS3RootSprint.zip and unzip, you should find all the files you need.
Download GalaxyS3RootSprint.zip
Step 5. Next, make sure you have drivers installed, you should see "Samsung Mobile USB CDC Composite Device" in Device Manager. If you don't, simply download Samsung Kies and install it. (Then unplug, plug the micro-USB cable.)
Step 6. Double-click on odin3 v1.85.exe file to start ODIN. You should see a yellow highlighted box with a COM number. The number doesn't matter just so long as you see a yellow box. If you don't see yellow box, your drivers are not installed correctly OR try killing Kies in Task Manager as sometimes it can interfere.
Step 7. Choose "PDA" and choose "clockworkmod.TAR" file in GalaxyS3RootSprint folder. Then hit "Start".
Step 8. In about 10 seconds, your phone will reboot and give you ClockworkMod Recovery.
Step 9. You will get a "PASS!" if everything went correctly.
Step 10. Once your Galaxy S3 reboots, copy over the file CWM-SuperSU-v0.87.zip from the folder GalaxyS3RootSprint to the internal storage or SD card of your phone.
Step 11. Reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery by holding down Volume Up, Center Home, and Power button together for about 10 seconds.
Step 12. Once in ClockworkMod Recovery, choose ?install zip from sdcard?.
Step 13. Next choose ?choose zip from sdcard? or ?choose zip from internal sdcard? depending on where you put the file in Step 6.
Step 14. Choose CWM-SuperSU-v0.87.zip.
Step 15. Choose ?Yes?.
Step 16. Once it?s done flashing the file CWM-SuperSU-v0.87.zip (the Superuser zip file), simply reboot and enjoy a fully rooted Galaxy S3.
Step 17. You will find SuperSU app once rebooted.
Step 18. You can now run rooted apps!
Does step 8 means the system will reboot into "ClockworkMod" mode ? Or simply reboot and ClockworkMod Recovery is installed ? It reboots, but not into recovery mode. Also, step 9 does complete with "PASS!"
After copying the CWM-SuperSU-v0.87.zip to the internal SD card via Windows Explorer, then I boot it into recovery mode I don't get "install zip from sdcard" as an option. (I am guessing that the recovery mode is not the ClockworkMod recovery, but not sure why not)
The screen says:
The phone works fine, but not able to complete the root process. Any suggestions would be appreciated.Android system recovery <3e>
Volume up/down to move highlight:
power button to select.
reboot system now
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
Android version: 4.0.4
Baseband version: T999UVLJ4
Build Number: IMM76D.T999UVALJ4