How to Root The US Cellular Samsung Galaxy S3

[socha818]

All I have done is root it using the toolkit. I have clockworkmod on and team win. The only thing I think that is messed up is the wifi part. It doesn't turn on. The other things I think we're due to battery being dead.

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[trucky]

Here is a quick read on what root really does. Nothing you've listed would have been caused by simply rooting. I think you may have other issues going on there...

http://forums.androidcentral.com/so...at-does-rooting-your-phone-actually-mean.html

 

[socha818]

I will have to check it out. All I can think of is that I had the wifi on when I began rooting? I will look through and see and let you know. Thanks.

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[socha818]

Read through it and I don't see anything either. So I wonder if unrooting will fix it?

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[clintw22]

If I was you I'd unroot then re root again and see if it helps any. Rooting shouldn't hurt anything at all.

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[socha818]

Thanks. Would you use the toolkit or another method? What do I do with the apps that I had downloaded when I rooted? What will happen with team win recovery when I unboot?

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[socha818]

ok so I found something in the toolkit that may help, but I need help understanding.

 

[trucky]

ok so I found something in the toolkit that may help, but I need help understanding.

I don't think this would apply to you. Since you weren't already rooted you wouldn't have a custom ROM. Did you flash the Toolkit Boot Image?

 

[socha818]

I do not believe so. All i have done is the toolkit to root and got rid of a few crap bloatware apps.
I am a tech type person, but so far i feel stupid. sorry

 

[socha818]

I don't think this would apply to you. Since you weren't already rooted you wouldn't have a custom ROM. Did you flash the Toolkit Boot Image?

would the toolkit flash the boot image? how would i know?

 

[socha818]

SOOOOOO after long awaited thought, I used the toolkit to wipe/factory rest my phone. However, the wifi didnt work, there for I flashed the stock ROM back onto it and now it is working. Whew. That was scary. It is working fine now. Now I just have to customize my "new" phone again.

 

[trucky]

Glad you got it working. Sometimes the best way is to just try what you think is the right thing to do. After you root, read up and make sure to do a nandroid backup on a regular basis and always before tinkering. That way you can go right back to how things were.

 

[socha818]

I had a backup file, but the thing was, I might as well start the phone from square one. I took all the important stuff off my sd card before doing it. So I wiped it all. Its working fine. Now I have to go through the stuff like the first day. Now if I am to root, again, to get rid of that crap bloatware, I should do nandroid backup (download on google play?) then root, correct.

 

[trucky]

You shouldn't have to download nandroid, It would install when you root. I think the correct option from the toolkit says something like "load all three, recommended".

Other than that, your order of operation is close. You can't do nandroid until you root so...

root
nandroid backup
maybe a second nandroid, just for giggles
play

 

[socha818]

Well son of a %$#@! I tried to root again, guess what, wifi doesnt work again! Man. Back to square one again!!!

 

[socha818]

Well son of a %$#@! I tried to root again, guess what, wifi doesnt work again! Man. Back to square one again!!!

This time all I did was flash the stock drive back on it without wiping the storage, the wifi was already turned on when it rebooted after the toolkit was done. So it was on without me turning it on. Odd.

 

[socha818]

It's working. But I'm not going to root anymore. At least not with the toolkit.

 

[JOHN Khatri]

okei

 

[leofamemonster]

I have to same issue and I live in Canada, had no idea the US Cellular does this that's why I bought the phone on Ebay. Now I am stuck and don't have a clue how to unlock this phone.. I already lost 60 dollars on the phone as I had to pay duty to get it into Canada. If there is any way to unlock the phone I would really appreciate it.

 

[Brian_Tackett]

Downloaded the whole toolkit only to be disappointed because it does not support my phone (USCell SCH-R530U running 4.1.2). Boo.