Newbie needs help: Will this method get me rooted with CWM on my sprint GS3 LJ7?
Activate Phone??
I installed the old way and it seemed to work ok, but when I rebooted my phone, it tried to Activate via sprint over the air. I read on through the rest of the post and found that that thread was no longer relevant! Crap.
Anyway...I did the new way, everything is fine, BUT my phone is still trying to activate over the sprint network. It's as if I have a totally new phone. I keep canceling it for fear that it will send my new rooted status to Sprint...
1) what would have caused this?
2) should I just let it "activate" and see what happens?
Thanks in advance!
There is no reason for it to activating. The only way it should be doing that is if you chose it under the settings. Try going into updates and update profile.
Are you sure is trying to activate and not update? There is an ota update coming to your phone. My best guess is it's trying to update your phone not activate it.
Your in a different league dude,Unbelievable how organized and nice and clean you keep everything. Even I was able to understand the latest cwm. Where can I donate something.
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First, THANKS for this write up!!! It is clear and simple. Well written Sir!
I got my phone in download mode fine but when I connect it to pc, I can't see the phone as a drive. Odin cannot see the phone as a drive either, when pressing PDA button.
Odin does have a blue box for the ID:COM status. COM3 if that matters.
Any idea why it can't see my phone's drive?
Oh, I forgot... I installed Kies, ran it, BUT I also installed the drivers from your Zip, so I think it overwrote the Kies drivers.
When I plug in the phone in download mode, windows installs new drivers for USB CDC composite device, and Samsung USB modem.
I'm trying it multiple ways, old drivers, Kies drivers.
EDIT: OK, I am dumb. I was looking for the file on the phone, not in the folder on my desktop. Disregard. Sorry!
Getting ready to do Recovery mode now.
You can root on jelly bean as well correct? May be a dumb question..LOL
Yes, that is correct. But this method is for the Sprint version of the gs3.
I have a Sprint GS3 with 4.1.1, all stock. Is your original write-up still going to work?
Does this create yellow triangle when rooting 4.1.1. I just got the S3 came from the S2.