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

[Whiplashh]

Just to confirm, This does work for the 4.1.1 update?

 

[Skunkape60]

Just to confirm, This does work for the 4.1.1 update?

Again yes. It will work on any Sprint GS3 regardless of software version.

 

[bp240]

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

It seems like the laptop I was using kept having issues with the drivers. I used a friend's computer today with no issues. Thanks again

 

[Skunkape60]

Glad to hear it! Welcome to the dark side.

 

[SquirrelMagic]

None of the Download links are working for me I tried with two different computers and internet browsers

 

[Halifax]

None of the Download links are working for me I tried with two different computers and internet browsers

I just tried the first download link from my phone and it worked for me. Maybe they were just down temporarily.

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Android Central Forums

 

[Skunkape60]

None of the Download links are working for me I tried with two different computers and internet browsers

I just downloaded every file in this thread. ALL of them worked.... Perhaps you need to adjust your anti virus settings.

 

[jeremiasfe]

pleace pleace help i am geting e:signature verification failed ..jeremiasfe@gmail.com

 

[Skunkape60]

pleace pleace help i am geting e:signature verification failed

What step were you on? What phone and who is your carrier?

 

[Skunkape60]

Guide updated for Windows 8 Users.

 

[skinneejay]

Guide updated for Windows 8 Users.

Thank you for the easy guide to follow. I'm rooting my wife's phone now. Will this delete her set up and apps. Or will everything be untouched. I told her to not set up everything up last night in case it would reset. She was to excited to wait. I don't blame her though. Lol

Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk 2

 

[Skunkape60]

Thank you for the easy guide to follow. I'm rooting my wife's phone now. Will this delete her set up and apps. Or will everything be untouched. I told her to not set up everything up last night in case it would reset. She was to excited to wait. I don't blame her though. Lol

Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk 2

Rooting will keep her settings and apps. No problems at&t all.

 

[Peter Android]

Hi,

I rooted my phone about two months ago using this method. Now my phone is complaining to install an update, which doesn't work, the bootloader thingy complains about it being digitally signed or something like that. What is the easiest way to get this (I believe it's the 4.1) update onto my phone?

Thanks so much!

 

[Skunkape60]

Hi,

I rooted my phone about two months ago using this method. Now my phone is complaining to install an update, which doesn't work, the bootloader thingy complains about it being digitally signed or something like that. What is the easiest way to get this (I believe it's the 4.1) update onto my phone?

Thanks so much!

After updating are you going to want to root again?

Also needed to know if you removed or froze any of the Sprint or Samsung pre-installed software?

 

[Peter Android]

Yes I would like to keep root.

I didn't remove anything, just installed a couple things.

Thanks!

 

[Skunkape60]

Yes I would like to keep root.

I didn't remove anything, just installed a couple things.

Thanks!

This will update you to jellybean and keep you rooted.
Download these
LJ7 Firmware and place it on either your internal or external sdcard.
"LJ7 Full Odexed Version" and place it on either your internal or external sdcard.

Shut down the phone. Press and hold volume UP, power and home buttons simultaneously. Release all 3 buttoms as soon as you see the word Samsung on the screen. Your phone will go into recovery after a small wait. Then follow the directions below in the order shown.First flash the Firmware using the dirrections below, then flash the the update_Full_Odex using the same dirrection.

1. From the home menu, select "wipe cache partition" and confirm by selecting yes.
2. Select advanced menu.
3. Select wipe dalvik cache and then confirm by selecting yes.
4. Return to the home menu
5. Select "install zip from sdcard"
6. Select "choose zip from sd card" or "choose zip from external sdcard".
7. Select the file "Galaxy-S-fre3-LJ7FirmwareModemAIO" and select yes to confirm. (if you don't see it, swipe the screen to scroll up and down)
8. Return and do the same for "LJ7_update_FULL_Odex.zip"
9. After it completes, go back to the home menu and select "reboot system now".

 

[Peter Android]

Seems to have worked fine, thanks so much! I appreciate the help - and for free!

Hoping they don't update again anytime soon...

I was thinking about not updating because I read there seems to be battery life issues, but I doubt it could get much worse... it doesn't even last my commute in both directions, I need to charge in the middle of the day.

 

[gsw4279]

i just got my phone last night...just checking to make sure nothing has changed in the last 5 minutes and this still works.

thanks

 

[Skunkape60]

i just got my phone last night...just checking to make sure nothing has changed in the last 5 minutes and this still works.

thanks

Yes it still works...

 

[gsw4279]

yes it does! thanks