[GUIDE] UPDATED: How to Root Your Sprint Galaxy S3

If I just wanted to update to JB from a rooted phone with CWM all I need to do is flash that last file you linked to, right? Also, is there a good place to watch to find the newest pre-rooted stock ROMs when they come out? I'm really only seeing lists of custom ROMs when I look.

EDIT: well, I see now that's an exe. Guess I'll check it out when I get home.

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I would download this Pre rooted Jellybean tar and flash it just like you did in the first guide EXCEPT check auto restart.

After it starts go back to downlode mode and flash the CWM recovery again. And again select auto restart.

This method will wipe your data but it should clean up whatever super one click did to you.

Thanks for the quick reply SkunkApe60! I followed your directions for Unroot and return to stock using KIES_HOME_L710VPALI3_L710SPRALI3_1092716_REV03_user_low_ship.tar (latest from Samsung Mobile) and returned the phone to a functioning state. I'm going to try the Pre rooted Jellybean tar sometime in the near future.

John
 
Hey Skunk, I just want to say thanks for the efforts you've put forth with this device. I'm not the proud owner of a rooted GS3 :mad: bwahahahaha
Now off to go flash some ROMs.
 
Hey Skunk thanks for sharing this and all of the help you provide. I'm sort of a beginner at this rooting stuff, and I successfully rooted my phone using your guide and the 1st thing I wanted to do before flashing roms was do a nandroid backup, but I keep getting error messages. Any ideas why??

Thanks
 
Hey Skunk thanks for sharing this and all of the help you provide. I'm sort of a beginner at this rooting stuff, and I successfully rooted my phone using your guide and the 1st thing I wanted to do before flashing roms was do a nandroid backup, but I keep getting error messages. Any ideas why??

Thanks

How are you trying? open recovery and let me know the version number cwm you have installed.
 
Just followed this and rooted my phone running the stock JB from Sprint. :D

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How are you trying? open recovery and let me know the version number cwm you have installed.

Never mind. Didn't realize my SD card was full(fail on my part). Cleared some space, tried again, and everything worked out. Sorry for the trouble.

Thanks
 
Never mind. Didn't realize my SD card was full(fail on my part). Cleared some space, tried again, and everything worked out. Sorry for the trouble.

Thanks

Cool glad you got it figured out.

BTW. You do know that 5.8.4.7 is out dated?
 
If i flash back to stock official rom will i still be able to get and install OTA updates coming later this year and next year?
 
If i flash back to stock official rom will i still be able to get and install OTA updates coming later this year and next year?

Yes, I will have an updated return to stock stickied in this forum before the end of the day. Which will give you two choices.

1. Return to LEN stock ICS
2. Return to LJ7 stock Jellybean
 
Will this root method work for the S3 if my phone was updated to 4.1? I found a pc to do this on, however I originally had planned on using my Mac but found out that the process (which uses terminal on osx and appears to be way different than this) only worked for S3s running ICS.

EDIT: sorry I skipped a few pages, I see the answer already. My bad guys
 
Will this root method work for the S3 if my phone was updated to 4.1? I found a pc to do this on, however I originally had planned on using my Mac but found out that the process (which uses terminal on osx and appears to be way different than this) only worked for S3s running ICS.

EDIT: sorry I skipped a few pages, I see the answer already. My bad guys

This is VERY Easy...
 
Ok so I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers, rebooting, etc and still cannot get odin to see my phone. I went into download mode, plugged my phone in and nothing seems to ever happen. Is there any other reason this would be happening? or a way around this?
 
Ok so I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers, rebooting, etc and still cannot get odin to see my phone. I went into download mode, plugged my phone in and nothing seems to ever happen. Is there any other reason this would be happening? or a way around this?

Have you tried restarting your computer? Also try different usb ports and cables.
 
Have you tried restarting your computer? Also try different usb ports and cables.

Sorry I meant to write restarting, not rebooting. Yes I tried that and tried all of the usb ports. I'll have to find another cable and try that.
 
Sorry I meant to write restarting, not rebooting. Yes I tried that and tried all of the usb ports. I'll have to find another cable and try that.

disconnect phone
Remove drivers
Reboot
Reinstall drivers from thread
After the driver software loads.....
Restart phone (Do not have phone in download mode.)
Plug phone into the computer.
Windows should now recognize the phone and finish loading the drivers.
safely remove the hardware.
Open Odin
setup odin in accordance with the instructions
put phone into download mode by pressing volume DOWN, power and home simultaneously until you see a warning then release and press volume up.
Odin should recognize your phone
 

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